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1A lE!? KMvtHK.tr, Esq as a candidate to
Vpr'sen vV ke. County in the lower house
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2'o tiic hi r,t)l JKb oj iYllktS
County.
?T AVI.v’G b en ab ent from the
3 * CJttnty ma>r of the rime since
my r eram • n.n *he legislature, and
in tiding a journey to the stare of
Alabama (wnerel hall probably be
derai led unri! about tue fir t of ,fu y )
1 have thought it proper io commu.ii
a.e to you throu ;n this medium, chat
] am again a ctn-Jid i e to repre.'.Mit
the conn y in the House of Represen
tauvea of this Shou and my pub
lic con uct o;eet your apnrobrtion,
(andl invite inveetiga ion)i slater my
ce 1 you will again tend the same
liberality wliich ha. been bestowed
upon me heretofore.
1 am re pecifu ly.
Your fellow citizen,
vV. C, Lyman.
May 14, tb2i. 20 —ts
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’ OU will appear at your usual pa
fade ground in Wa hington on
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apipped witn otx rounds b ank cart
fidges. By order.
W n. Q Anderson, o. s.
May 12, 18 21 iO -it
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eame days.
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Daniel Meigs.
Jonathan M. Hand.
Augusta, December 31;
CORRESPONDENCE.
“KsoxviLtii, Sept. 2V, ISOI.
Ite<ir Sir: Through life 1 htive
held it a sa nil duty 1 owed to mv
country and myself, never to {give
my suffrage to a candidate for a seat
in‘he Congress of (he Unfed Slues,
unless Iv> tMHivmecd ifiai hi- po
liucul sentiments were congenial with
The Wa shineton News.
those he rtprtsenied , a*;d ihai tie
would i,eak a:.d do the will of his
constituents; and being now in
formed ttia you are ara id date for
ilie honor of representing <he cm
zeos ♦>! the Slate of I'ennessee in
the represeoialive hraovh of <he
federal legislature—believing, as 1
(It, that any ei iaett who does 0h.a.0
tne sulf tijge of the free men of iVn
iiessee, must he a eharao.er, Uie
coinposittou of whi h is virtue tal
ents, and (he tiiuk whig puimji
FLES OJP SEVENTY--IX ; hi short,
so-, thii ho must he a iLpubUcun,
and. in politics, like ( ce- u s wife,
not only chaste, but UNsusPbU fed.
M ine li si iw i uompotieni pans
of this cuaraeter 1 k i.w you pos
sess ; the latter, as to myself, 1 have
ever thought you did. liui, sir,
tue punlio mi,id nas hren taieiy led
le believe, that your polrieal sea
tinieois are douhitul, a.od souie have
held you up as an aristocrat. TLese
realms have operated wi b me to
call upo i you to answer the follow
ing interrogatories : Eirst, are you,
and have you always been, a true
admirer oi the wug principle j
seventy six? iiave yuu uiwuys ht-i u
au udmiier of tue state auihoriti s ?
Are you uow, and nave you always
been, an aUihirerot the constitution
of tue Lulled states—ineudsy to its
adnn iis ration,agreeable to me true
literal meaning of the instrument,
and tiamshi the dangerous doo
lii ie of implioati •!) ? Have you al
ways been, a-id are you i jw, oppo
sed tn standing armies in iue oi
peace? Are you now, and have you
always been, iniinieal, to a standing
naval anuameol ? Are you now, and
have you always been, opposed to
loreiigii politi. al eonne dions ? \re
y.u now, a id have you always been,
opp is and to the extension of Execu
tive patronage? Have you always
been, and are y u now. aw advocate
for freedom of religion and freedom
of the press? Are you now, and
have you always been, friendly to
economy in the public disburse
ments, and an e emv to the system
of loans ? And lastly, are you a real
Republican in principle, and will
you be a in practice ?
“ The above questions are put to
you by a sincere triend in private
life, and one who is very much dis
posed to extend to you his little po
litical vupp u*t. He expects, how
ever, thai these cj jestious will be
answered with your usual candor
on other subjects. This letter is
no* confidential, nor will your an
swer he viewed as such—it is as
well fur the gratill *a*ion of enqui
ring friends as myself. Accept, sir,
of my respects, and believe me to
he, y our most obedient servant,
anhrew Jackson.
Dr. William Dickson,”
Extracts from Gen. Jackson’s letter to Mr.
Monroe, dated Nashville, October 23, 1816.
Having learnt from Gee. David
Mcrriwether, that V!r. Crawford is
about tn retire from tike Department
of War, I am induced, as a friend to
you and the government, to bring
to your notice, as a fit character Jo
fill that office, Col. William H.
Drayton, late of the army of the
United States.
I am not personally arqnuinted
with Col, I), but believing it of the
utmost importance that the office
of Secretary of War should be well
filled, I have, fyr some time, thro*
every source that has pre*ented,
been making inquiry on the subject.
From information that I cau rely on,
the revud is, that he is a man of
ni *e principles of hocor and hones
ty, of miliiary expei ience and pride
—possessing handsome talents as a
lawyer and statesman.
I am told, before the war he was
ranked with the Federalists, but
the moment bis country was threat
ened, he abandoned private ease and
a lucrative practise, for the tented
fields. Such acts of the-e speak
louder than word#—“the ree is best
k town by its frail,” and such a
man as this, it matters not what be
is a'led, will always act tike a true
American. Whether he would ac
cept the appointment, I caunotsay,
hut if he w mid, his talents, expe
rience. and energy, would prove
highly useful to Lis couutry. It is
WASHINGTON, (gk-jrg;a) S\T UR DAY, MAY 29, 1824.
all imp rf,* in a"*! ii war,
l as you w fi k tow, ro havo this of
fi e w *:i fi< -d} at present, when
there exisi - .u ! i strife in the army
as appears in the North, it is im
p ctaot t select a cdnra- ter of h
I li m .ess and energy as cannot be
, swayed from stri t rule and justice.
, Fr ‘in every infirmv:ion 1 have re
•eived. Col. Drayton fill* this eh li
ra *e ; aid is better qualified to
execute the duties of me Depart
ing* f War ihan any other idiarac-
I ter I have any knowledge s>f, either
i pei sooaiiy or from information. I
t wrise you eonfidentialiv. It is said
here #######
spoken of to succeed Mr. Crawford.
[ Test assured this will out do—when
I *ay this 1 wish you to understand
me, that he does not possess sulfi
cient capacity, stability, or energy
—the three necessary qualiffraiittig
for a war officer. These hints ~ro*-
* red from the purest motives, that
you may he supported in your ad
ministration by the best talents and
virtue of our country, that you may
oe hailed ia your retirement from
the executive chair, with that unan
imous approbation that has brought
you to it
Extracts from Gen. Jackson’s letter to Mr.
Monroe, dated Nashville, November 12. 1816.
Being deeply impressed with the
imp ranee ol another subject which
relates to yourself, aa well as the
government, I hope I may he per
mitted, once inn; e, to obtrude my
opinions. I * fi'ling the vacancy oc
casioned by toe transfer of !Br,
Crawford from the War Office to
the Treasury, it is of the highest
m ment that some proper and fit
person should he selected.
Your happiness and the nations
v/elfare materially depend upon the
selections which are to be made to
fill the Heads of J)epartments. I
ne; and not tell you that feuds exist,
and have xisted, to ao injurious de
gree, in the Northern army. To
fill the Department of Mar with a
character who has taken apart in
these feuds, or whose feelings have
been enlisted on the s : d * of party,
will he adding fuel to a flame, which,
for the good of the service, already
burns too fiercely. This, and oth- j
er considerations, induced me to en- I
ier on the inquiry for a character
best calculated to fill that Depart- |
meotj it has resulted on the seleo- !
£ion of Colonel WiMfrtn Drayton. \
Siroe my last to you. in which this
subject vvas then named. General
Ripley has arrived here, who hear
tily eon'-urs with me in the opinion,
that Col. Drayton is the best seleo
tiou that can he made.
Purdot* me, mv dear sir, for the
folio wing remarks concerning the |
next presidential term; they are
made with the sincerity and freedom (
of a friend I cannot doubt they •
will lie received with feeli ‘gi- simi
lar to those whi;}) have impelled
me to make them. Every thing de
pends upon the selection of your 1
ministry. In every selection, party j
and party feelings should be avoid- j
ed. Now is the time to extertuin- I
ate that monster, railed party spi- :
rit. By selecting characters most !
conspicuous for their probity, vir- !
tue, capacity a and firmness, without
any regard to party, you will go
far to. if not entirely, eradicate
those feelings, which,’ on former oc
casions, threw so many obsta les in
the way of government; and, per
haps, have the pleasure aad honor
of uniting lfse people heretofore po
litically divided. The Chief Ma
gistra'e of a great ami powerful na
tion should never indulge in party
feelings. His conduct should be
liberal and disinterested, always
bearing in mind that he acts for the
whole, and not a part of the com
munity. By this course you will
exalt the national character, and
acquire for yourself a name as im
perishable as monumental marble.
Consult no party in your choke;
pursue the di-tales of that unerring
judgment whi h has so long, and so
often henefitte! our country, and
rendered co spicuous its rulers.
These are the sentiments of a friend;
they are the feelings, if I know my
own heart, of ao uudissemi led pa
triot.
Extract from Mr Monme’i leMer n Gen.
Jackson, dated Washington, £)e&. 14,1816.
Ii is vrry gratify ing to me to re
ceive your opinions on ail subjects on
which you will have (he goodness to
communicate them, because I have
the utmost confidence in (he sound
ness of your judgment and purity of
your intentions. I will give you my
sentiments on the interesting sub
ject in question, likewise, without
reserve. I agree with you, derid
fdiy, in the principle that (he Chief
Magistrate of the country ought
not to be the head of a party, but
of ihe nation itself. I au also of
opi ion, that the members of the
Federal party, who left it iri the
late war, and gallantly served their
eoonry in the field, have given
proofs of patriotism and attachment
to ft ee goverumeni that entitle them
to the highest eonfiJenue. In deci
ding, however, how anew adminis
tration ought to be formed, admit
ting the result to correspond with
the wishes of my frie.ith, many
considerations claim attention, ns,
on a proper estimate of them, much
may depend of the success of that
Administration, and even of the Re
publican cause. We have, there
fore heea divided into two great
parties That some of the leaders
of the Federal party entertained
principles unfriendly to our system
of government, I have been tho
roughly convinced; and that they
mean*, to work a change in it, by ta
king advantage of favorable circuui
sta n es, lam equally satisfied. It
happened that I was a member of
Congress, under the Confederation,
just before the change made by the
, adoption of ihe present constitution;
and, afterwards, of the Senate, be
| ginning shortly after its adoption.
In the former, I served three yean,
and id tiie latter, rather a longer
term, la these stations, I saw in
dications of (he kind suggested. It
was an epoch at which the views of
men were most likely to unfold
themselves, as, if any thing favor
able to a higher toned government
was to beobiained, that was the time.
The movemeut in France tended, al
so, then, to test the opinions and
principles of men, which was disclo
sed in a manner to leave no doubt
on my mind of what I have suggest
ed. No daring attempt was ever
made, because there was no oppor
tunity for it. £ thought that Wash
ington was opposed to their
s hcmes, and not being able to take
him with them, that they were for
ced to work, in regard to him, un
derhanded, using his name and stan
ding with the nation, as fa* as oir
euinstances permitted, to serve their
purposes, ‘The opposition, which
whs carried on with great firmness,
chewed the career of this party,
aod kept it within moderate limits.
Many of the ciroumstanoes on which
my opinion is founded, took place
in debate and in society, and there
fore fi .and no place in any public doc
ument. I am satisfied, however,
that sufficient proof exists, founded
on facts and opinions of distinguish
ed individuals, which became pub
lic, to justify that which i had for
med.
she contest between the parties
never ceased from its coiwtnence
menl to the present time, uor do I
think tha> it can be said now to have
ceased. You saw the height to
which the opposition was carried in
the late war; the embarrassment it
gave to the government; aod the
aid it gave to the enemy. The vic
tory at Nfw-Orleans, for which we
owe so much to you and to the gal
lant freemeo who fought tinder you,
and the honorable peace which to< k
pla*e at that time, have checked the
opposition, if they have not over
whelmed it. I may add that the
daring measure of the Hartford
Convention, which unfolded views
which had been long beforo enter
tained, but never so fully under
stood, contributed, also, iu an emi
nent degree, to reduce the opposi
tion to its present state. It is un
der such circumstances that the e
lection of a successor to Mr, Madi- \
ton has taken place, and ha* anew j
Administration is to commence its ’
service. The election has been
made by the Republican patty, sup- !
posing that it has sue ceded, a.ul of
a per* >n known to be devoted to
thatuause, How shaii ue aoi? How i
i *
organize she Administration, so far
as dependent on bun. when in that
slaiio’ ? How ti'l the vacancies ex
isting at (lie time ?
My candid opinion *. that tho
dangerous purposes which | have
adverted to, were never adopted, if
they were known, especially in their
full cx’ent, by any large i'-rlion of
the federal party, but were confined
to certain leaders, and they piiucL
pally to the Eastward, The manly
and patriotic conduct of a great pro
portion of that party in the other
states, I might, perhaps, say, of
all, who had an opportunity of dis
playing it, is a convincing proof of
this fact. But still Southern and
Eastern federalists have been cou
nee*ed as a party, have acted to
gether heretofore, and, although
their conduct has been different, of
late especially, yet the distinction
between republicans and federalists*
even in the Southern, and Middle*
and Western States, lias not been
fully done away - :’o give effect to
fiee government, and secure it front
future danger, ought not its derided*
friends who stood firm in the day ol
trial, to be principally relied onE
Would not (be association of any of
theiropponenls in the administration
itself Wound their feelieg, or, at
least, of very many of them, to tho
injury of the republi an cause?
Might it net be considered, by tho
other party, as an offer of compro
mise with them, which would les
sen (he ignominy due to the oouncilQ
which produced the Hartford Con
vention, and thereby have a tenden
cy to revive that party on its for*
mcr principles? My impression is*
that the administration should rest*
strongly, ou the republican party*
indulging toward oilier a spirit
of moderation, and evincing a de
sire to discriminate between its
members, and to bring the wU<>lq
into the republican fold, as quietly
as pntw de. Many men, very dis
tinguished for their talents, are of
opinion, that the existence of tho
federal party is necessary to keep
union and order in the republican;
racks: (hat is, that free government
cannot exist without parties. Tbis
is not my opinion. That the an
cient republics were always divided
into parties, that the English gov
ernment is maintained by an oppo
sition, that is, by the existence ofa
party in opposition to the ministry
—I well know. But, I think that
the cause of these divisions is to btt
found in certain defects of those go
vernments, rather than in Itutnatft
nature; and that we have happily &•
voided those defects in our gystemo
The ficst object is, to save the*
cause, which au be done by thoso
who are devoted to it only, and. of
course, by keeping them
or, in other words, by not disgust
ing them, by too hasty an act of li
berality to the other party, thereby*
breaking the generous spirit of tbss
republican party, and keeping alivQ
that of the federal. The second is
to prevent the re-organie ition antx
revival of the federal party, which*
if my hypothesis is true, that tho
existence of party is not necessary
to free gover-rment, and the otbeC
opinion which I have advanced ia
well founded, that the great body
of the federal party are republican*
will not be found impracticable.—*
To accomplish both objects, add
thereby exterminate all party divi
sions iu our country, and give new
strength and stability to our gov
ernment, is a great undertaking*
not easily executed. I am, never
theless, decidedly of opinion that it
may be done, and, sh mid the expe
riment fail, I shall conclude that
its failure was imputable more to
the want of a correct knowledge of
all rin-umstances claiming atten
tion, and of sound judgment in the
measures adopted, than to any oth
er cause. 1 agree, 1 thick, per
fectly, with }ou, iu the grand ob
ject, that moderation should be
shewn to tiie federal party, a.sd e
vc:. age tero-js policy be adopted to
wards it; toe o;.iy difference beiweea
us seems to be, bow far shall that
spirit be ioduiged iu the ousel; aud
it is to make y u thoroughly ac
quainted with my views on tiiis
highly important subject, that £
have tmiua to you so freely oa it.
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