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COURKSPO 0 ENOE
JlclweervGmeTx, Jcick$ori: and
John C j Calhoun
President & .Vice President' of the United,
y fcdNci.mii). 'j r , ;
in 1 L -j - - ! j 1 - 1 , 1 '
, ' Mr. Calhoun to Gen. Jackon.
SrEAamoiT Potomac,
.', ' Ut fctne, 1830.
Sia ; Though voa inlimite, in-your letter of
veser!aV. tbatino fitrther tcommutiication vrth
ino is necessary on tne sudjpci to wnicii n rerers.
1 teel mrsetr nnneJieu io nonce, some pi your
remarks, lest ihv sHence sjltould be const rued
nito an acquiescence in theu truth: or justness,
I shM! be as brief as possible.
You sav that I hare entirely mistaken your
tetter of tlie iath Mav, in wnposinjrtnat it ques
tioned either my motives or conduct.. '-1 am not
aware tbnt I have impuied to .you aiv impeach
ment of my motives ; but certainly dul under
sftand that vou had questioned the sincerity ant
rWkness of. my conduct and I must add that
vour present letterj' notjthabndmg the most
demonstrative prooi w men i nno ouerenj luiiie
cotiitrary, Miwws clearly t hit I t understood yu
coi rectly, and ot course ws Jftt, as you suppose.
miitiken. .. ' j- . f-.. .. .
I have no doubt that there are those who ac
creted by enmity to me V4 and; not friendship to
you, have, in the most artful man irV for , years
intimated that I have, been ecrctly endeavoring
to injure you, however abswrd the ' idea ; but I
Trust express my surprise that you should have
permitted ihsinUationjyas base as they are false,
w operate on you when eyery word and act of,
TBiine ave to them the lie Jdirect. ! feel cn
tFjcinus that I h ve honombly and fully perform?
ed towards you, every duty -that, friendship im
posed, and that any imputation to the contrary
ia wbolTy. unmerited. '- : ' ;;' v 'f V '. " '.1
You mistake in supposing that have any dis
pute with Mr.CraWford. That he bears me ill w ill
Is certain ; but whatever ff elirig of unktndness?
ever had toward hfm has on since: passed a.
way t so'much so;-that, instead 'bf-returninjr his
stacks on me the line of conduct which I had
prescribed to myseFf,' was,to beat patiently and
silently all that he mieht d or say leaving it to
time and truth to vindicate
my conduct-? IF I
have ann3rentlv departed from the rule that I
had prcscribed'in this csej, it; was not because
there was any dispoM'ioTi on my part to altsr
the line cf my conduct but when you interpos
ed vnur name, by placing in my baiids a copy
of his letter addre ssedHo, Mf. ' "Forsyth, I
compelled, by an act of yoWs,Jn order thatTjny
silence miglhoV bef interpreted into anac
Icnowletlgement of thetrufh of Mr. CrsrwfortPs
statement, to correct his misstatements, and to
ex poe the motives of; eninijlyj which actuated
him, and which sought to iue you' as an instru
ment of its graticatioB. I '1 ' i" 1 -a (
You intimate, Ihatyat 'icime future timej 'when
you may litrve mfere tcisutr. you will place jfi
snWject ofhis torrespojlence in. a difi'etynt
rifv'it. 1 wish yott to be assured,;; I feel every
confidence, that whenever you mdy be disposed
to controvert -the correctness of either my siate
Tnt nts or conduct in lIiis.iiTairshaU be pfepa
red on my part to imintaiii ihe Aiith orthene,
anatraiiKnf ss,
tlvrouchout
I Thit you bonCstlvthoucfht
authorized vou to do what vm did5 1 have neyer
inestioned : hut that vou can 6how bv any, do
-cu merit, public or privs.tetthatheerlh
tended to crive von ihe'thor-i'.iier) ytt' as
stimed,' or that any!H.ch c0hs'tv.cri6inas placed
nu mem, ai any iimr, it. uic unrjuiBinniu'' yi
myself in particular, I belflve to be impossible.
Ynn l-pmark that mV If tier of the 29th instant
js he first intimation vou iwd that I had taken a
ditTf rent View fr.m Yourself of your orders.
I'h.it yon should conceive. that you had no-mti-
Ti ition lforei , is to -me unaecnnntanie. 1 nail
snpnWd that the inviutid Of MiVf Monroe, in
Vis lethrto voi of the 201 i Ocjty br, 1818, with
the intention that the difTerentewa taVeU; by
you and jm self of the orders should, he placwl
on t)e files of the Denamf,4 shd my letter to
you of the 13th April, 1828ebyering a cojfy b
thy h ttir to .Major- Lee irj t)iin-' rTejr the
public documents, and private-ctirrespondence
betueer you ami Mr. Mxrnroe,j is tcontainTng the
views taken of your orders 'und the" ofter
wliicli I made to present Aiy views morefullv',
if not given sufficiently exidVit in the docu
ments referred jo, were at least anVintimaiion
that ue differed in the oiMJtruct'ion of the or
ders ; and I feel assured tliai neither " my con
htci,werd, fictions, or letters,' affocd the slight
est proof to the contraty. f , ; f
The charge which you ilia ve made againt me,
of secret hostility and opposition, whieh, if true,
Vmdd so vitadect.ttc'Uactertur-sincerity
and hoiJor, and "wh,iHj hasjcatwed .jrupWre in
our lbnir continued frndlir) has noiBtlier toyii-
datiruxbut that of a difference between us inhe
construction of vour .orders orders issued bv
nivsr'.f the intention of: which s of course,
could nit mintate. whatever niav be their true
construction in a military point bf view, and thei
iii;!'t and duty of interpreing which belonged
eiptciuMy to m. as the head 'of! the War Ue-
prtn,ent. The mere statement f these dels
mu.st jrjvt; rise to a train of reflections, the ex
.qtress.on of.wluch I c:.not; sundress. t
, course, as 1 4UKkr!&tiinit, assumes for
rf hasH that I, who, sr Seieretiu;AVrt. issu
ed i lie older, have some motive to conceal my
ConMt union ,-.r ,m .. . t t. i r.. r,.
.j.. v,nrtll, .1 X il 1.IU !IIU t IJJ MV v filler
noiiuuon whether the officem .to'-w-hoin thev
itft !?!Vn h wl t...nAA .'. ..
nl . .. 1 " - l
My right, its pecrc
. nonor, anaiatnousm oi we pilfer
t his w h ole transaction. &tf;-
that your ;ordets
tary bf Wat,' was'at least as perfect as touts, as
ccmmandiiiprjtricertla judge of the true -intent
I an4 JimltV of yutlr oiilets t ?and I had " no . more,
flmtiye to cotcrai mv. construction oj uicmuwn
yoti nad to conceal yours. .itve icea ot conceal
ment nevr entered mv conception, f and n sup-
nuse it; is to suppose, that I was uite rly" unwor
thy )f the oflice which J occupied. Whv showed
. - : . ii i , t ' '. t . Ji.ii..:u:i.. .
i conceal r -. i ru tw rvi''l,'ijf jw i '
f i ou were not afraid ii place vour construction
00" your orders, why-4itulfl 1 be ifn"id to place
mine I It was an afTairof mi-re official duty, in.
snipj and l so tre,atei It;
r- IivertoefuWort 1 had sup
bosed ttiat the want of siucet ity and frankness
would be the lasf charge lb;t.w oirtJi ,be.brpgnt
against me t;omiog Trnraiquaner irym wjhvi
I had retson to r extject jiafrrdufrent treatment,
nd destitute, rasf 1 knowjltit be, of the slightest
foundation, it pould otClil to! excite feelings
tno w irm li. be xnresPi!. wiih due recara to
the ofuciul relation which I bear to vou.
I have th honor to be, very re.pecttully,
your roust ODeaient servuir, i ..
'yiV'MrVFbrsytKtalMf. Calhoun.
CranniTawvI DtsTRICT OT CoiUMBI A,
V Sir Havlm? at the request of ihe President
to be' informed What took plice in th cabinet
of Mr. Monroe oTt the suhiect of the Seminole
omnolmi Ynl hfuf tl'nf ii WIDV feXCtpt the
"omission- of a name) of a letter from Mr. C hw
ford, which has mce!; leeh communicated t
vun. tiie President has. thodirht it just to permit
me to read yourianswcr ivf the 29lh int. to his
letter enclo'siOjg jt. Between you and the Pie
sident, or betWecn yoit a)d Mr. Crawford, or be
tween you and the friends of Mr. ' Draw ford,
when spoken of t;i entsre', H is not my design
to intervene Thereire; lovyeyyr Ctteumstan-ce-s
in youT letter, of a pf rnal cbjtracter, that
require to be pUced tn tieir . triit light, in jus
tice to you and to rhyseu'. ;As ttf the tiWt,
comptam
the Presi
anion
placed (by me) in possession of all the facts-and
circumstances connected with this affair-" So
far as 1 understand the point oHCwhichlhe Pre
sident lesred information, there' is no circum
stajioe or fact within -my. knowledge that can
thiow any additional light, upon it. Tliere is
certainly no f ct Wr t:i;cumstnce within toy
knowledge directly or i c olhtterally conitected
with it, that is not at yWr service.
, If desirable fn vou. vou shall be furnished with
a copy ol'my letter (a copy of it is in the Presi
dent's hands) referred td in Mr. C's. letter to
meand wttft ? the&ia.me . ot tne gentleman, to
whom it was writteni known also to the Presi
dent. 1 cannot promise, a-copy of ihe letter
from Savannah, to wjiich;my first as an answer,
as I am not sure Uiat it is it . being ; it it is, &
car be found on ply return to Georgia, you can
have have a copy ot it. Having thus ottered
justice according to your view; of it, you will
not oe surpi mcn uwi jhwuiu cajjit,i jvuiv,c m
rettirW Your answer to ilthici President seems to
be founded upon the presumption that there is
some conspiracy secretly at work t6 do injury
to your character, and to destroy your political
consequence.' With this presumption I have
no concern ; but the circumstances under which
my name. is Introduced by you render it proper
that I should be disnctly informed if this charge
of conspiracy against yoli is intended to appfy
tome. .'.JNi-t
. In jtsticeTtb MrC.j; and-ifbf his use, I snail
applyitiie President for a copy of your letter
of lht9th Instant. Ifijfou have tiny objection,
yo will state it.fC- ! shallitake it for granted that
j ou acquiesce, unless otherviise informed.
I km, Sir, your obedient servant.
- JUHM rOKSY 1 11.
'V, Mr. Calhoun to Mr. Forsjth.
r Steamboat Potomvc,
J ' . ' - 15 June, 1830.
t
Sm : I have just-received yoi it letter of the
31st ultirno. which was Irar.ded me by Mr. Ar
cher.r It eive me the first intimation -that I have
had that the President applied to you to obtain'
informstfon of what trH p!aCe"in the cabinet of
.. . i . ..Lfv.it-f .1. . a : t ...
sir; Monroe on xne suojeci;ot ne scinuioie cam
paign ; and, of codrse, as t suppose, that you
were acting tor him, and not for yourself, in
vour corresnonde nee with Mr. Crawford. Nei
ther the copv of his letter to you,J placed my
hatxls by the President, nor hrs note covering
the copy, gave me tne spgnte imimanon ot
this fact : but. on the contrary t had a rijrht to
presume, from Mr. Crawford giving' you author-
itv to show me his letter if you pleased, that the
correspondence originated wlih yourself, :and
wag uner vrur entire control, ami. not, as i now
. ..'-. , ...
infer. at the request ot the rrestuent, and tor
hlsjise.f f The view in which fjliftf gardel ' the
C4rfe'sriottdence, and which I was justified to do,
judging by the facts before me, fully explains
mv temarks in my letter to the President, as
you were concerned with them. ''
lit the direction which; this affair has taken, it
i not for pie to determine fwhetheryou ought to
furnish me any information, or what it ought to
be. Had I stipp jsey inat, under tne circum
stances in which I was placed, such a right be
loneecf to me. I wouldriliaye: claimed it previ
ouslv to my answer to the President's letter, so
as to have had the advantage, before 1 made rriy
rerfv. of whatever light! misht-be' furnished
from the sources I therein indicated. That there
are those who intend that fhjs affair shall op.
rate against me poetically 'by fusing Tupture
petweeu mys't anu tie rresiaent, ami tnereoy
affect, if possible, my stH.nding.wit h the nation,
I cannot doubt,, for reasons which I .hate stated
in my answer to the President ; but I must be
permitted td'estpress my surprise that you should
suppose tht my vemarksf cmprtliehded you,
When theyexpressly referred mo those whose
riarnei lid tiotl appear ih ithe transaction, aud
consequently fexcluded youi.ji ? ' f j--My
arWwer to the President is hisi property,
and r mine t andeonseouently it belones to
him. and not to'meftf 'determriie to whom - lie
shnjl, or shall not give copies, l am very res
pecttully, &c. t- ; ,
h a . JC. CALHOUK.
Mr. Calhoun to Gen, Jackson
PWTo'uSe 22,1830.
!j,StRi I embrace the i first I leisure moment,
since mv return-home tn enclose' to VOU a conv
of a -letter; from lfih, the prigjnaV of
which waa; handed to ! tnfe op my passagirorb
ashtugton to Norfolk, on board, the steamboat,
and also ft-'copy.ot-jiry pftiiipti :' i-'.- '&X
You wilt learn, Jhy perusal c; Mr. Forsyth's
letter, that it refcrsjto tltet corVesMndeuce' be-
twen usf and tRijt ttphi4es iht-PjbjsH th1
corresptmdence in a hght in some respepts edd
fereit &fls3t wbjt I had. jpreVioust regarded if.
yau
dent deprives yti of important fights :
inur rnp itiTtf.rnrvt.it 11111 tit ttic it;tutv ji
!JL' 4
ir these is enumerated the right ot being
r had snpposed, from the .CompTexin of your
tellers to me, that the-copy of. Mr. Crwtont's
etterlo Mr. Forsyth had been 'placed hy tn?
atterin your hands, without any previfH act or
agincy on your part but, by Mr. Forsyth s
ettet to me. lam in tot men mat such is nox
the fact rit seems that he acted .s yw ffif "
in the afEur Jle states, that yott applied to
him to be informed of what took place in the
Cabinet of Mr. Monroe on the subject of the
Seminole Campaign ; and I infer, as the infor
mation could be obtained only Irom some one
of the members of the Cabinet, and as Mr. For
syth was not one, and, as as I am informed,
not patticuwrlv intimate with any of its mem
bers, excent Mr. Crawford, that the obiect of
vour recmest was to obtain the informaiion
through Mr. Forsyth from Mr. Crawford, and
that, consequent!', in writing -to- him, :ti.d in
placing the copy of his letter in your hands,; he
can be regarded in no other licrht but that ot
your agent.
r Under this new aspect ot this MUir, I con
ceiye that I have the riglit to claim of you o he
pilt in posst-ssion if all the additional informa
tion, which I miht fuily have demanded.' of
Mr. Forsyth, had the coriespondence been ori
ginally between him and myself, on the suppo
sition oh vvlwch 1 acicd previously to the receipt
of his letter. He vo himself ready, if desired
by me, ,(o furnish nfe wiilt the additional infor
mation but a sense of propriety would not
permit ine to make the request of h;m. Consid-
ereu as vottr fl?w in this urlair. itis not irr me
to make the rtduest of inform-Uion of him.
What additional information I conceive mvelf
to be entitled to, my letter to you of the ; Qlli
May wiil suinciently indicate. A part of the in
formation, it seems from Mr. Fqrsyth's letter, is
already. in your possession, and there can be no
doubt hut the whole would be furnished at your
request. ; ',
1 tnake this application solely from the desire
of obtaining the means of enabling me to unra
vel this mysterious uflYrr. Facts and circum
stances, ht pf themselves, may, when viewed
hj connexion, afford importatit liglu as to the
origin and object ot" what. I -firmly believe to he
a base political intrigue, got up by those who
regard your reputation and ithe public interest
much Ies than their own personal advancement.
I imist remark, in conclusion, that the letter
of Mr. Forsyth affords to my mind conclusive
proof that the intimations to my prejudice, to
which you refer in your letter of the 30ih ulti
mo, ami which you seem to think made no im
pression on your mind, have nt been without
their intended effect. On no other supposition
can 'I explain the fact, that, w ithout giving mo
any intimation of the step, you should apply f),r
information, as to my course in the cabinet, to
one whom you kneW to be hostile to me as Mr.
Crawford is, and-who cold not, as you know,
make the disclosure consistently with the prin
ciples of honor. and fideliy, when my previous
correspondence with you ought to have satisfied
you that I was prepared to give you, frankly
and fully, any information which you might de
sire, in relation to tuy course on lhe.occ.sion.
i.C. CALHOUN.
Here follow short letters from Ren. Jackson
to Mr. Forsyth, from Mr. Forsyth to Gen. Jack
son, from Mr. Forsyth to ; Mr. Calhoun, from
Gen. Jackson to Mr. Calhoun, which, being un
important, are omitted.
Gc
cu. kiutniuii iu .'in vaiiiwtiii.
. IIRitaoe, June9, . '-1&30.
Silt :r Your letter of the S2 l June last has just
been received, via Washington City. I regret
that mine to you of the 7th of May, covering a
copy of one to, Mr. Forsyth jfrom inc of the s ime
date, had not reached you, as it -"would have
prevented you from falling into the gross! errors
you have, from the unfounded inferences you
have drawn from Mr. Forsyth's letter tome, :md
.would have informed you that I had no Conver
sation or communication with Mr,, Forsyth on
the suttject alluded torr before the receipt; of the
copy of Mr. Crawford's letter, which 1 so prompt
ly laid before you. To correct the error v.iuto
which the inferences you have drawn from Mr
Forsyth's letter h.ve led you, I herewith agio
enclose you a copy of my letter to Mr. Forsyth
of the 7th of My, and Ids answer thereto of the
I7th June 1 st, which I received on the 8th in
stant, and I have to regret that any interruption
of the mail prevented your receipt of mine of
the Tib of May, which was mailed the same time
mine to Mr. Forsyth was. ,
Mr. Forsyth having promised, in his letter to
me'of the 17th June, that he, would explain, and
by letter Correct you in thef unjust and unround
ed inferences which you had drawn from his let
ter ; and I must add here, for your information,
that, if I understood your other !tlusidrts, iheV
are as equally unfounde-d. I have never hcrrd
it eyenjintimated, except in your letter, that the
individual to whom I suppose you allude, hod
the slightest knowledge on the 'subject; or the
most remote agency in the matter, In conclusion,
I repeat, I have always met the. intimations of
your having made before thef Cabinet, in secret
council, against mei. injurious movements, with
flat and positive denial, and brought into view,
by way of rebutter, your uniform and full ap
proval of my whole conduct on the Semir.oJ
campaign, o far as I, or any of my friends had
heard you on the subject ; and the high .charac
ter you sustained for fair, open,' and honorable
Conduct in all things, was' entirely opposed to
the secret, uncandid, and itnmaaly course as
cribed to you by those iiitiinations, and I banish
ed fiora my mind what I conceived to be unjust
imputations jujoiv your honor, by ascribing du
pljctty toy oti, sknd never, until niter the intima
tions, were communicated to me of the "suggektir
ons of the Martial, as stated in my letter to Mr.
Forsyth (a copy of .which was enclosed ' to you.)
It vi aa then that I had a desire to see the state,
ment said fo liate been made by -Mr. Crawford ;
and when information informed by Col. Hamil
ton, tharsttch 'statements' had beeti seen in writ-
jjng, that I made tne request to see it, wuti tne
object of laying it before you, which I then
supposed would meet your prompt and positive
negative But I regret that instead of a
negative, which' I had a right to expect, I had
tiie poignant notification to see in your letter
an admissioni of its truth. UndeTgti'ing the
matter now, I feel no interest in this altercation,
and leave you and Mn .Ctawfortl, and all con
cerned, to settle. the affairvin your own ;way, and
now closeUhis;sWespoitd.ee for ever.
I am,' very respectfully your most obedient
servant, " V-?; 7 v. ' -- v -V -p -: , "; ' ;
1 tfi ,v ANIljllKW JACKS! N. .
Hont JTC. Cncrs VicevPreSKlent U. S. ' j-
V Mr, Calh6un to Geh, Jackson.
Fa Hirx, 25th 1 850.
ia ' i I received ort the 6th irit uu," yTjr fetter
tided the t&h titwhnt whtch, I fcuppose, was
:.. ..l.'il r. vKr. IQil. littt- Uitib Itk p ri'lnicii-Ao "
Intended probably for 39th July. f
. '- - . .
received the note of Mr.
Forsvth, covgrihg a copy1-of his lttterto vou of
the 17lh samemoiitri ; but owina o some' delay-
in the conveyance, for which I am unable io ac
count," I did not rec-. ive your fetter of the Tib
of June, covering a Copy of your letter to Mr.
Pprsyth, tilj I4Hi Jjilv. '
You regret that I did not receive your .letter
of the. 7th June bei'ute f -wrote mine of the 28th
of The same month, on the ground, to use-yout
own language, that it would have prevented me
"from fulling into the gross errors yon Iwve.from.
tlie ui. founded inference you have drawn from
Mr. Forsyth's letter to me." You crinot more
sincerely regret than I do,:that any del y in the
mail deprived me of the advantage of the state
ment ift your letter to Mr. Forsyth, seeing that
oti deemed it materhd to a correct '.understand
ing of the facts ; but I must' say. after a cnrefnl
perusal of your letter to him, as well as yours
,o myself, I am utterly -at a loss to perceive the
V gross errors" of which you accuse me. As
far as I can understand you. they sem to con
sist in the supposition that I inferred from Mr.
Forsy th's letier, that you applied to h'm person
dlto obtain the infi.rmativm from Mr. Craw
ford, of what took place in the cabinet on the
Seminole question ; whereas, in fuet, you ap !
plied not to him, but to Mr. Jnmes H.mihon, of
yi" w-York ; and that it w:is h and not you.
who applied to Mr. Forsyth to obtain the inf.o
mat'ton. If there be a d'uTcrence in principle
between the two statements, I can only say that
I am-not responsible, for it. - Tlie change of
md not
to me. His words are : ' Hvintr. at the
n quest of the President to bje informed vylii't
took ph.ee in the dhinet of MV. Monroe ou the
subject of the Scmii...le campaign, laid before
him a copy (except the on.i-sinn of a name-,) of a
letter from Mr. Crawford, which has te;n since
cuiiimiin cated to you," he. Sec. Now, sir", if 1
h il inferred from these words, a yon suppose I
did, that you had personally applied to Mr. -Forsyth
to, obtain the information for yon, I would
huve done no more uian what' I jf.iii h nYurht.
without the imputation of ' gros error's."
Hut I made no such inference ; on the contrary,
I have used almost the very words of Mr. Fof
syth, My language is: 44 1 h:.d supposed
frnu the? complexion of your letters to
me, that the copy of Mr. Crawford's letter to
Mr. Forsy th had been placed by the latter in
your hands, without any previous act or agency
on yoiu- part ; but, by Mr. Forsyth's letter to me
I am informed that such is not ihe fact. It seems
that he act"d as, your agent in tnis affair. He
states that you applied to him to be informed of
what took place in the cabinet of Mr. Monroe
on the sttjfct of the Seminole campaign." In
my letter to Mr. Forsyth, I use almost verbatim
the same Kmgnag. As'far asl am cajiable of
understanding tiie force of word, my language
docs not v.u v in the smallest deirree.in its sense.
from that used by JUr. Forsyth in his letter tt
meand most certainly does not nire strongly'
imply than his loes thrd yon applied to him per
sonally for the informatio'i:. Dut, r-,i:poe I "had
fallen into the "gross errors" of inferring from
Mr. Forsyth's letter tint you had personally ap
plied to him, when, in fact, it was not you, but
yonr stger.t, Jani?s Hamilton, of New-York, who;
applied fw." you. in ydurimfhy, us ilr. Forsy th in
formed you i:i hi letter of ith June, if requires
more penetration thsn I po3csato discover how
the difference cm, in the slightest degree affect-,
the-only -materbl question, w hether he acted as
a mere volunteer or as your agent. Mr. Forsyth
himself decider i'.h question. He tells you ex
pressly that he did not act as a volunteer, and
it is on the ground that he acted, for yo.u. and
not for himself, that I claimed of you to be put
in possession of certain facts connected withth?
subjert of our correspondence, which were in
the possession of Mr. Forsyth, and which I
deemed important to the fail dovelopement of
this ufirtir i hut instead, of complying with so
reasonable a request, you reply, not by denying
the justice of the request, nor that he acted for
you and notMvr iv.rnseit, but by accusing me of
" gross f rt ors ;" a:n assumption on your part at
ouce gratuitous and immaterial, that I had infer
red th.it yo;i h;td applied to Mr. Forsyth person
ul!y, tt'oen, in fact, the application had been
made for you, in your name, by Mr. Ha-nUtpn.
I must say, ifiut I cannot see in yo'tr s'atement
the least excuse for withlioUling ftom me the in
f ormation requested ;;nnd I am constrained to
add, that I have looked in vain in the course
which yon have pursued for evidence of that
frankness which you assured me, in submitting
the copy of Mr. Crawford's letter to me, ha
ever characterised vour conduct towards those
with whom you had been in habits of friendship.
As connected with this point, let m? call your
attention to a fact which has not yet been ex
plained, though in my opinion it ought to be. j
It now appeal that when Mr. Forsy 1 1 r placed
the Copy oPiMr. Crawford's letter inyour hands, !
he also ftfac.eil with it a Copy of hi. letier referred
to bv Mr. Crawford. Why was it that a copv
of this letter of Mr. Forsyth did not accompany
Mr. Crawford's, when you placed a copy of the
letter in my hand.- ? Calling upon" me in the
spirit of frankness and friendship, as you i ft form
edme you did,.! had a right to infer, that every
document connected with the charge, and in
your possession, cs'culated to aff rd light,
would be placed in my possesion ; and such, in
fret, was Iny impression, but idiich I now rind
to be erroneous. It is with regret that I feel
myself bound to state, that Mr. Forsyth's letter,
with the subsequent correspondeioe, has given
an aspect to the afl'dr very different from wh:tf
I received from your first letter.
7 ou have stated some suggestions of the Mar
shalof the District, which were communicated
to you, as the reason why you have agitated this
old affair at this sime. You h.ve not stated what
they were, to whm made, or byjwlsom oommw,i'
'cated, which of course, Jeaves. me in the dark
as to their nature br character. ' But what-,
ever they may be, the course you adopted,
considering the friendly. -relation which IJrad
reason, to suppose .existed between us, js'well
calculated to excite sa' prise. Instead of apply
ing to the Marshal, m order to ascertain; --what -
he trtid say, ahftom whom, he derived his iiifoi
mation, and then submitt ig his staterncBt to me,
which, course ft iedship, and the high opinion
which' you say you entertained for my character
' for fair, operVj nd honorable conduct -Tn nil
things," manifestly "dictated, you applifcd for in
formationi; ss to my conduct,Jb;the man who
you knew felt tov7rds nn the stronget enmity.
I wjsh.not to be xinderst'Mdihat you had mere
general information of his ill will . towards me
voitr iiifcrmatiori was of the most specific clarae
ter,i and ya.-j of sucjt a iature: as ought to have
made you chstrttst aoy-statement of his, calcula
ted to affect my reputation. y.J -v
: i. ttoowmg the ptMiiieal nachinafions that wefe;
cajri-fngon 'against me?, "in'd wishing ti place me
en' niy guatdjAa frielid of nine placed' in - ttSv-l
hands, ime tjiuegsince a opy of a letter writ
tert hyftr. Crawford to sl Nashytlle correspond
ent of his, fa. 187. ? 'It tfoustit'utes .oiie of the
manj. measl resorted to to jatd-: t5'3tcii:our.
On tlve 24th ofVune I
suspicion against m '.In it.Mt- Cravford mikes I
with thus" assailing-mv character in the dark.'- he
offers tn -bring -into the- market the luftuettca
which Georgia miglit" have u the Preswlentl d
elect ion, rs a -means whereby to deprcssTmv
political prospects. To avoW the possibility of
pistakes, .1 w'til give extracts from the leiteTT
self, in full confirmation uf what I have stated.
Speaking of the Presidential elt-ctinu. Me
Crawford s ys that, the only .difficulty "that
this State (Georgia) hss upon the subject fynir
election,) , th.afif Jackson should be fckcted, !
Calhoun will borne inter power." " 'j
- 'Again :-.- ' - ' - ' : ' - v 'j . J
If you cm ascertain that Calhoun will not-be
benefitted by Jackson's election, you will do
him a bendilt by coinmiinicating'theiiiformlttioo
to Ui. Uke what use you jdeiise of this letter,
ami show it to whom 'you please.'! 1 j Vs
That ''the letter; --was .intended". for yout inspec
tion, canno.t be doubted. .The authority tq . his
correspondent to make what use he pleased and
tostvw it to-vuomhe Jjleaieif, with the nature of
the information sought, whether I was to be
h'enr filled hy your election, which could p?ii'y be
derfostl frum- wniwlf, leave no doubt Joo that
point ; and 1 uia acconhng'.yhifoi-med that you
saw the letter. 'V ' , .
A proposition of the kind at that partiv'daf'pe
woil, when the v presidential elisc.tiou' was ,iuot
doubtful, and 'most warmly conuitetl, neds u?t
comment as io its object.,, Ty nothing uf ;ts
moral & political char.icter, stronger proofcould
not be offered, of the doepeAt enhuty to-tu-,ls
me On the part of the writer, which at least
uighl to have placed yoU on your guard sgai-tist
all attacks on me from that quarter. The letter
will not be denied: but if, contrary to' expec-a
tion, it should, I stand ready, by highly respecta
bh- authority, tomilr.tain Us authenticity.
uu well know the 'disinterested, open, and
ru..u.. ' ... !.:..t. - ir - i
i-'"i;c, Hini.ii iiivicn auu uiv 'Trieols
were pursuing at this very nerixl.: nnl the
weight of enmity wluch it drew tlown upon usi
from you r-. opponents. ;i Little did I therii suspecV
that these secret orivchination were carrying on
against me at Nashville, or that such propost-!
lions could be Ventured to be made tQ you, orj
d' ventured, without being iirstaiitIy;dis,closed to
me. Of this however, I complain not, Por. do I
intend to recriminate ; but I roust repeal the!
expression of my sur;iis-, that you should
ply to an inttividual who you knew, from such!
decisive proof, to bf actuated by the most invet-1
erate 'Iwistihty Uiwartls me, for iutbrma'tion of my
course in M. . Monroe's cabinet. It affords to my
mind conclusive pro f that you had permitted
your feelings to be alienated by the artful move
ments of those who hive made you the victim!
of their intrigue, lonif, before tltj; commence
ment oft -us coriespondence, -,,
, Instead of fiuviishing me with the information
which I claimed in order to full understanding
of this extraordinary affair, aiul which you could
not justly withhold, you kindly undertake to
excuse the individual to whom you supposed
so. te allusion of mine to be. made. I know not
to whom you refer. I made no allusion to any,
one particular-individuals liut, be that, as it
may, yon must excuse me if, on subjects which
concern me, I shoulu prefer my judgment to
yours, and, of course, if 1 should not be satisfied
with your opinion, as a substitute for the facts
by which I might be able to form my. own.
After 1 had so fully demonstrated the1 candor
and sincerty with which I have acted through
out tins affair, I did not suppose you would
reiterate your former charges j ; but having dune
so, it only remains for me to repeat, hi the most,,
positive manner the contradiction. I never tor
a moment disguised my sentimentson this.or any
other political subject. ' Why should I tn this
instance f I had violated no duty no , rule of
l honor nor. obligation of friendship. I did your
motives full justice in every itage of the cabinet
deliberation and, after a full investigation, 1
entirely approved and heartily , supported the
final decision. In this Course I was juidel, it is
true,' not by feelings of friendship, but solely by
a sense f duty. When our country is concern
ed, there .ought to be room neither for. friend-
sbip nor enmity- . t
You concluded your letter by saying 'that you
understood the f, matter now 4hat ybiv feel no
interest in this altercation and that you would
leave me and Mr. Crawford, ami all concerned,
to settle this affdr in our own way, and that you
now close the correspondence forever.!
It is not for me to object to the .manner you
may choose "to close the . correspondence on
your part., my, part, I have no desire to pro-,
long it. ihe spectacle of the iirdt and second
ofneers of this .great' Kepuhlic engaged'in a Cor
respoudeuee of this nature has no . attraction for
nfe at any time, and is very far from being agree
able aj this critical juncture ofpur affairs. 53Iy
consolation is, that it was not of my Seeking;
a'ndV'as I um nf fesponsinre for its commence
meiit, I feel nuu, disposition toincur any. responsi
bility for its continuance. Forced into it,, to ie
pel unjust -nd base irnputations upon my char
acter, I could not retire in lioiTor while they con
tinued to1 be reiterated..' V;
H iving now fully vindicated my conduct, I
will conclude the correspondence also, .with a
singje rytn-ark, th i I loo well know what i die
to my f ights and self-renpect in this' unp'eusant
affair, to permit myself to be diverted into iti
altercation with Mr. Crawford, orany other in
dividual whom you may choose to consider as
concerned in this affair. V ' . . ; J .' ,
J. p. CAIJIOUN.
The Appendix to this Pamplrlct contains.Kx
tracts from the'Private Correspondence between
Mr. Monroe jind Gen. Jackson, on the Seminole
Affair, referred -Jo in 3lf. Cahmrh's letter of the
29t h of May -Mr.- M duffies lettlr to Mr?Cal2
houn, dated May 14, 5Q , Mr. Robert Gar-
. a'.. e m t4k- m m ' i '
netrs letter gi jap. iz; tcut t . ar. caiooun s
U?ttti to Mr. Monroe and "his reply, of itfay 17 &.
10, 1830 i Mr. Calhoun's letter to Mr. Wirt1 and
hisreply, ;of May SSL 185041 Cidlibnn let
ter to iMr. Admji ndr ha;'icp;--fjnf-t. & 14
1831 ; VlrCrow-'iinshteld to Mr Calhoun, 4aV
30, 1831 ; and The following letter of Mr. jfI.
houn tc Mr. Crawford, returninjj his ietter of
2d October; 1830.: ' ' ; '' ' ,','-'"
Mr.Calhoun to MK Crawford.
Fort Ilrtu October SO,. 1830,
Si a t The last Mail brought me your letter of
the 3d Ynslant, but post marked tbi 2id, Vhich
I herewith retciro. f " '." , 4
I can'n6t,pitseoC to correspond with ybu on
the, subject toSsjhicir il ; referiAThe controver
syjs pot withyoM, ut Genera sjek'son.--;,. Yen,
fnVmih:Ailir'iM!lu'ntaril&rft&sttAeil the character
ofahe informed tJter tltatltaracter only.it j
I know voui which of bourse precludes allpm-'
rnunication between its in relation to the 'contfo
vewy except.through General ' JacksonsKe
gatdiu yo in the l;$jhr I 4X0, yot nay 6SVas
sured that no abuse on vour Part. kov'em'raiU-'1
- 7 wsuri me, UTfwever lalse, can pos - f b" i
ffibly prHvoke neo me y mi to ht level r i .
principal, ! by sur-sth acting yiui in the pUd of , H:
-knernL'-kiorti the feorre'srtorvlencW Sliould 1 r5
ou, . however. subtAit to the deirnidatmn of Ihe
position hicil you liavd'lhupi voluntarily taken
and will send VIih or any other; statement to CieWt -neral
Jacksou, ;anI 'induce him ti- mkji til ''tl. r
subject ofny .farther comnniiMtion tome, an' .."
confirtrug in Ms o'infbrmet statement
or wtNkewg my ref iitatioij I,will b;prfred, ife
by the mdst dmcmstrttjve prooi drawn from .
the paper-itselfno show such plpable;riirrorsrI
!n your prfsent statement as to desfroXU tOai .
Sdehce m y our assertions! t leavirig ifhoweTeti j
to thoewh Jhave,tie best means-of judgjnjgt i
deteiiinehethethef wWnt of truth be owing
to a decayed memory or'sme btner (jsej v
IIavii4nentaulit-Crfie' pa'ihe.'-iifcenit'
of taking t all possible piecaition whers liarii; f
any tiring i do wiuryu, I deern; it prudent ijqC L ,
to tlrprVvd myslf f Uie advantage which vour - '
papei-aThrdji wie, and have, accordingly5 taken a ;
WV3 pi t-caui louary measure.' , 1 - , '
i am, five.
J. CALHOUN, s-
- .. '. ... .., ..-&?-.-' - '- . i-
Since Mr. C Ai.no, sr published hia pat
phlet, the folluwing additinnal letters have?
been vmHo lln pub! ic J
TO TSB Tl)rT'R e TflE P, S,
.Sir .' I enclose tn vou. for oublieation. mv let.
ter ti Major liaimitoiv reft-red to uti M Craw
fol d's letter to meofth30h April, t30,hicv j ,
last forms so prominent a place to they recent ad '
dress of the Vice PfeVuleT)tto the People of thef -United
States.' Had I believed this fetter f ny:w ;
importance -to Mr. Calhottn, it would have beed
voluntarily cuuMnunrft til p him, afterthe,re :
cei jit of his answer of the fit tf June to my let-" .
ter to him of tbe 31st of May. ..'I give it io tltp..
public not beciuse my opinion of itis chartg;er
but because Mr. Calhoiioin his letter ti i
President of the 25tjii of August, 1830,' after' mV 1
offer to futhislrhiin with-a copy of it, TfherdestH
red i,' (reiteiates the opimop that H 'oaght?
have been shown to him. . This communicattont
to M-jor llamihon ws made without inquiry in-Aj
to his motives Ttrt asking it." Certainly no hostile i 4
ty to Mr. Calhoun was imagined, nor is it per' tr
ceiy'ed how the facts stated could, 9fXifimsvii. i$
be in any way injurious to him. Major llamiltonlipf;
characteij was to me a sufficient guarantee tjt V ifj!
the iidormatia requested was not sotight for any'' ,4M
un wort hy purpose. ' '" ' ' : - -,: -" A : -3 Jl
Justic to Mr Crawford demands the pubhcStff "
tion of his letter to Mr. Calhoun 'Hvmgrer, ' f.aUj
cejved frm him a copy of it, shortly after it;Wa
written, t have submittecfit to the inspection pf
some of those in whose judgments I know h& ;
reposes implicit confidence ; and as they coin? A
cide with me in the opiHicn I have exprefs, 1 '
send it toyou for immediate insertion ii yajffjfatfi; (i.
per, . It is for Mr. Crawford, and for hi'hlj' V
decide whether ar.y thing more is neee$saryr
his jutificatidh-. I have found my sejf veiy .?
expectediy compelled to -say any- thirtgf .about y-
this tranactiuiyandfrustt that rtoue of thWeVtib -i
are intereste!in if will fid it necessary jto intrcPj; 1
duce my name into the fucther disrussion of it, ' '
- ' 'JOHN FORSVTH
Georgetown, Feb. 19, 131,3.
Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Harai!fou. 5 '
hlittinc.Yi-u.z; FfASth, 1828.
Dr.An Sins Oitriheitd, Wm.Il. wford,wa
in this place a few Itoors yesterday oji private btn
sjness. 1 hud -very uoexpectedly fen .opportuni
ty to compjy wilhjhe request made In yofir IcUl
ter dated Savannah," .January 2pth.?; tited a Injjj
conversat ion .with Mix Caitdel'fti:Wtdi to; ;
him your letter, He regretted that Vour engage'
mems did not permit you to pay him a passing;'.
visit. "By bis authority Instate jn reply, to yoij r
inquiry, lhaf at a meeting of M;. Monroe cibi .
net to discuss Ijhe course Jp be "pursued' towards!
Spain in consequences f Gen. Jackson's proceed
Kg in Florida :hiring the: Seminole war,-Mr.!
Calhoun, tfie Secretary of jhefWar Department
submitted to and irTjjed upon the President the
propriety and necvSsity nf arresting ;rj.d-. trying!
Gen. Jackson. tr. Monroe n-as rerV mitch an
noyed by it -expressed 1elief'.tiinricii-ti rte'p:'
wottld not meet tiie pubJipprobntinlrp)it Geny.'
j. nau perrornteu too mucti public serf ice to be
treated a a "younger :dr 4tba!tern''offi'tf(ighl;
witfiouf shhcking- jpubltfi bpinionv alfAdams:,
spoke with great violence r against the proposed
arrest and, justifrvd'tbe General throughout Ve-.
hihenUyui giilglhe President to mskethcausef
of the fJnral thrtfof the Atlmnunrat!on vl.
In etiisequenc..of the strong excdemnt?pr '
rhtce t bjr the:pedents obrtcms eTbarrWmeo
Mr. Crawford interpose! Jri the discussibnisug'
gestiug that there Vas m ibecersity fordeCiding'r
upon th course-fo be pursued, towards the Ge-,
iierat'a'i,' (he; .qite'fa'tOr tej'r hith the cbnet'wa
convent d did nut require it. ' They were 'called !
to determme hoV SpaWVai tof be treated in re
lation to the Flondaaffair $. the cimduct ef tlftV
Gner1! was a ipaiter jexchtsively betweeh; tbe
General aiulhisowU GoVenimeptinhiclhov
eier Spain'mijrht fe,el iuterestedhe had no rights
to- meddle. IThis subject 'was Ahen disposed cC
and WaJnbt renewed; - r'?- "" -"r ;
Mr. Cklhouit: had previous eomrntinicated to
Mr. Crawford jiis intention io present the f true, v
i.on to Mr iMoprnejan ehtioB Mr.ra(bfd
stated
either if
by-th:.Presidendt: F : ' -
)Viit gteai,respecfi I am, dear jm yowi -'t':y.:.'
' '' - ;' J0HK FQtfSVTtfl' . -
l .-.KltfrCpraVford to Mr. CalhoqE .1.
: ; ?r.;WpoiitAww, 2 Oct ISM. -V '
Srtlf ' 'Siitce the a!jourpment of Congress, tlfii
copy of abetter from yp fo the Praitfent, eoi
taMimg.Jeven sheets lasji been .pyeetfetn myi "
-naiul Tbe.-l6-. of this labored essay , is I
jroVe-' t.l)a1t.a;ilatennt contained in a JeiWI from !'
hie to the IIonAf ohn Forsyth of the y5eite'ciV
the United Statta, i iheorrect 1 U there vWst':'
approved Aftbigi-beHeying. s Jiei
to Mr. Qa-ftoun, tuat Gen.yJ. would Sh
rested or cenurd
jc-j-p' T lwmhf not ttfriA nf1 " . .1 . . - 'ill
t(wnal'' an;! unprejudiced .ImiiK that ray stated '
ment W.jMri Forsy th is substantially corwef . ''"'-J.
-:tn (te brier comment rhich I inteudio mate'i ' - ' vh -11 j
upon yoiu eUay lofeleren sheets, 1 propose itftv - j
. .4 thi:Af.imiU -T . , . ..r- I S L
the fiersoh I atldress s when Ime'et wifli a Wr
that f cahhot fVankty ind dirfictiy tdeny; n ;
j tMtfb,-seryatios .6pon'hci
djsclosure'ef the secrets of.ihe; Cabinet wlueh
y ou say U tW first hatfh!ui accurrcd. at les irr
tlOf cottnry; "Do yon really believe this Asser
tion -Mr, ; CdvVi. ypw uidte.rrltieD" p.v
and t 'shall t, takcly -.-and , kypakiti& m t
tei a. fothearance whidil d J nwt fret At V t-.:! i M
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