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& National Nomination.
At a meeting of the Democratic Mum
r>evs ot Congress, in the Chamber of thy
House of Representatives of the United
States, February 14, 1824, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Rcsolved % Aa the senie of this meeting]
\V-M. H. CR&Yi*YOUV>,
Of Georgia, be recommended liirhe people
Of the United Su es as a proper Candidate
for th# office of President, and
Albert ©aLLaTtN, N
of Pennsylvania, for the office ot Vioe Pro
ficient, of the Gnitcd States, for four years
from the 4th of March, l ; 825.
SATJUTSSfsUU
THURSDAY EYENlNG, Uai 20, 1824
rv.ii:. .v*a
THE CAUSE OP PATH!OTIS vt AND VtR t'UE,
VBU INTRIGUE AND
iUPTlON.
fencer, of the 12th instant,
Member of the Gommittee
j chargea preferred by Mr.
cr of Mexico; against Mr
ary of the Treasury, a com-
y that committee from Mr.
deie to be printed. The
rannmt'cd to Mr Crawlotd
I*’ Memorial, with an intima
sa to receive from him any
light have to make on the
which he haa intromitted to
:n ordered to tie printed.—
mt it is laid to be A MOST
DILATION OF HIM FROM
)F IMPUTATIONS CON
THIM Having publiahed,
Mr. Eiiwaafta' “Vimitcriv.
I, in (be same manner, when
of it, publish also Mr.Csaw
sply to it.*
mrm _
CONGRESS,
On, the lllli hist, the jf ariff Uill was .
• >r consideration hi Remits, the qucctu...
ipon cowfltirinR in the several amendments mud
in committee of the whole, which were taken up
separately, and a large qumbor of them agreed to.
The amendmentg striking out the duty on Iron
and Hemp, were negatived, so that the latter re
mains in the bill at £35per ton, and thefontter at
90 cts. per US pounds.
The Senate also refused to coneur n the amend,
ment to strike out the following line—“bn all
other Vaisins, [ekeept Muscatel raisins, and raisins
in jars and boxes] 3 cents per pound.
On motidn of Mr Macon, the whole duty on
Colton Bagging was stricken out- - ayes 25, noes
22. The duty on Pimento waa wl«o stricken out
On motion of Mr. Taylor, of N. Y. the Senate
decided that the set shall be inapplicable to im
poriations of goods from ports eastward of the
Cajie of Good Hope, or beyond Cape Horn, be
fare the first of January next tnsu ng,
In the Rouse qf Representatives the joint reso
lution for an adjournment was called up for con
sideration, and after some debate, in which a
strong disposition to fiwalt the result of the inves
tigation on the subject of sir. Edward's memorial
yas exhibited, it was, on motion of Mr. Tod, laid
oh the table—oye* 99, noes 87.
The engrossed bill msking an appropriation for
imprchhig the navigation of the Ohio and Missia
sippi tivfita wu read a third time and passed—yeas
115, nayafiQ.
A communication from the Secretary of the
Trehsury in reply to Mr. Edwards, was received
and ordered to be printed
The report of the aommittee to whoa was re
ferred the Beaumarchais claim, was then taken up.
in committee of the whole, and after some debate
it wu orderea to lie on the table.
Tim House wu occupied thi remainder of tlie
day on the bills to authorise the construction of
canals through the public lands in Indiana and
Florida, the latter of which passed to a third read
ing.
esjionaence
Destructive Firs.—The work shop of the U S
arm >i> at Uarp r’s Perry, in whl«h, upwards of
200 workmen wore employed, was destroyed by
fire on the morning of the 6th inst. Loss to the
U S estimated at from 80 to jfl00,000, and to the
workmen at from 10 to $20,QUO, in conictjuenc
of being thrown out or employ.
The legislature of Ithode Island convened at
Newport, on the 5th imtant, for the purpose of
organizing i he government for the political year
ensuing. Governor Fenner's majority is estima
ted at 1600 votes.
i
IjfV J.J- y, jjvyr, * , , - - p m
cn General Ju»;k.*mi and Mt. Monroe
whlolt Wncy T tnrmty recommended to be fi"
ul bVWe« Gadsden who, owing to tlttt »nw.
deed t.might say pnaent, delicate a u» hit,
health, ii desirous of resigning (h* appoWment
in the army. In this, us in all my recommenda
tions, t have the public good in view. .
"From the ucquiremeitU of Lieut Gadsden, tin
army will sustain u great loss U» the withdrawal ot
his service* from it i but, by retiring at present,
and avoiding the insalubrious climates, where hr.
duty as an officer calls him, his health may be res
tored, atid Ins life preserved fur the benefit of hi*
country at some fbture period There are lew-
young men- in the army, or elsewhere, possessing
ilia merit i InS education Is of the best kind; eud
his mind is richly stored with the mast uselu'
sort of knowledge r he should, therefore, be Fos
tered as capable, at some fbturo day, of becoming
one of his country’s most useful and valuable cm
zero. Lieut Gadsden’s situation requires some
office, the profit-, of which will yield him a cum
netcncy while preparing himself for some profes
sional pursuit i this office will afford it. The,
are tne reasons that induoe me so warmly jo re
commend him I hope, should the events allude, <
to occur, he will receive the appointment.
Being deeply impressed with the importance, «f
another subject wliich relates to yourself, as wcl
hb the government, t hope I may bu permitte ,
once mor-*, to obtrude my opinions. In filling
the vacancy occasioned by the transfer o' Mr.
Crawford from the War Office to the > Treasury, it
is of the highest moment that some proper and ft
person should be selected.
Your happiness and the nation's welfate materi
aily depend upon the selections which are to b<
made to fill the heads of Departments. 1 nee'!
not tell you that feuds exist, and have existed, to
an injurious degree, in the Northern army 'I'"
fill the Department of-War with a character wh
ilst taken a part in thoae feuds, or whose feeling
have been enlisted on the side of party, will «•*
adding fuel to * flaine, which, for the good of tlv
servic", already burns too fiercely Th'ia, an
other considerations, induced me to enter-on the
inquiry for e character best calculated to fill th •
Departmenti it has resulted in the selection o
Col William Drayton Since my laat to you, I
years,'-.and la the latter',-.rather alotkrV*
tunn. In those stations, I saw indicathw
From the A ationnl Intelligencer. ;d- 1
WAIIIN6TON CITY, Mai 10,1824.
Messrs. GatT.$ Et Si atom—l send you for pub-
lieu linn the loiters which heretofore passed be
tween Mr. Movrob and Gon Jackson, oil the
subject of forming his Executive Cabinet,in 1817,
Mr. Munboi’s are authentic copies, procured
from Nashville, Tennessee. Those of General
Js.vK.sov are the original letters themselves,which
some time since, were placed in my possession,
by the President, with authority to use them os 1
might think proper, In any way not objected to
by the writer. Both those gehtlemen nave ex*
pr ased a willingness that the entire eorrespon
deuce ahouH he laid before the public! accord
ingly, and to gratify a desire which seems gener
ally; to prevail, they are sent to you for publics,
lion . It is matter of regret that private, confiden
tial letters, breathing a freedom and carelessness
of txpressiou, based one mutually subsisting
friendship, and never intended for the press,
should; under any circuravianccs, be drawn forth
and exhibited to public view. The necessity,
however, which imposes their publication, and of
withdrawing the privacy under which they were
written,-wilTb ' ascribed tathe proper cau*s and
readily understood by those who have wilneaeti
wna' has recently been said, and written, ant
printed, respecting them.
Very rc»pv-cUullyf
JOHN H. EATON.
IllAB QUAHTina, Division of thb South,
Nashville, 33d of October, 1816
Dai* Sin—I returned from the nation on the
12th inst. and seise the first moment from duty to
write you.
I have the pleasure to inform you that we have
obtained by cession from the' Clicrokees and
Chickasa vs all their claims south of the t'eunCs
see, that interfered with the Creek cession.
We experienced much difficulty with theCldc
karaws, from wbst they call their guarantee, or
charter given by President Washington, In the
year 1794; and recognised by the treaty with that - Jirhich this subject was then named, Qen. Hlpiei
nation in 1801i which not only guarantied the ter. ha* arrived here, who heartily concurs with me i
- 6 the opinion, that Col Dr*ylon la the best selec
From Greenock and 'Hoegoui.—By the
British ship Commerce, we last evening re
-ccived Greenock and Glasgow papers to
the 3d ult. The only news in them, is the
contradiction of the report recently pub
Itshed in this country, of-the death of Mr
r Mr. MONROE and Senator
•OWRIE.
J the correspondence of Mr.
:kaon, ttUtive to forming an
n 1817. Thu* it the public
to ffie controversy bevw Mn , _ . .
ic gentlemen removed at last. \Scarlett, the eminent English Counsellor;
*»7«w Ea,t u
i-owrie a statement; and the The following is the la\«»\
n Jackson's amalgamating ad “
it's duplicity,and of Mr. Hay's
, have recoiled on their own
king as wu hoped and intend
epntation of Mr Lowrie. It
bjectof regret to eveiy Ame.
lent of the U. States should be
iating predicament to which
cted himself—but it is much
ride and congrauriaUun, that
tructed on auch principles—
ualitp between the highest and
e rights and character of every
.'om the injuiy and Insult of the
>r,ns well u tiie officious under*
veak evasion of the friends of
i Sir. Montn*, t. vWm >n
>nn the specific terms, ••tvofed
fmbKconi" which they have at
Lowrie, is clearly and justly ex.
ien who choose to be governed
rather than by fugtidious add
laphisics, will say, that, had Mr.
Gen. J'a. letter, used thoae very
have substantially and suffici
•* ia fully proven by the letter
nany man after reading the
-esiiate to acknowledge Mr.
, and the complete fulfilment
I to deplore that want of eon.
esident, which, to screen an
haps, wanted not his kealous
least directed,) hu tarnished
eroan, and lessened that digni>
'office. We were willing
e t«» retire into private life'
rmigned at the bar of public
iduct toward* Mr. Lowrie—
> office^-hia disregard of so-
—hi* decret interference with
lent—and'his aystem of policy
dican parly baa been almost
ideal image called amalgama-
* Wife people, and draw off
the idjiidact of their political
dered;u nece^jy lhg , h|f
mted out and the sev«—** -w
t lavished on bun.
■wi.—By an arrival at Balt-.
Buenos Ayres, we learn that
dation there from an undoubt
ndians bad made an attack on
* had defeated and near
>le of his force*! they were
t troublesome in the neigh,
tyres, and persons having es
iagues from the city, feel ex.
e they would be attacked.—
“i J8J on board, dull, 30,000
KKfca of the U. States ex.
and all other artidea of ex-
J^Spanisb DolIa W ,.scorce-
ers received at Norfolk, st.te
kh«a entry into the city of
Sti Match, and hoisted the
»t the Foriu
iiisbuo;.;'
nt of the
Scottish markets.
GLASGOW, April
♦Turing the first two weeks of the past month
the business done in cotton was very limited, bui
we have since bad a good demand, and prices of
American and Braails have advanced about j l per
lb out in other descriptions there was little, alte
ration. The total sal a amount io 4899 bales.—
The sales this week comrot of 38 Sea Island, 6 at
134 12 at 13| l 14 • 14:1.6 at 16d; 82 S'pine-' do.
a' 114 • 12Ji 49'' B'iwed Geo at 8|-i a 9J •, 84 N
O at 8J*I • IO-. 1 ,7 inferior do at 7|ii In l'obac
co the sa es were limited and prices a shade low
er. Rice, Am in bond, per 112 lb. 17 a 19s.
“Imports into Clyde from the 28th Feb. to the
3d April, 1824—3535 bales Am. Cotton, 392 do
D>.marara dot 150 half tierces dice."
Bengal papers of the 9th of Jan. have
been received at the office of the Boston
TwiiuninP»Tiwy gWfiwg WBirwitfgxaing
accounts of a famine at Madias; Parents
were abandoning their childern, and several
had already dipa from absolute a arvation
A military force, stationed at the Godowns
where rice was distributed, has been scarce,
ly able to prevent depredations. The in>
habitants of Pondicherry were also suffer
ing for'tbe want of food.
Calcutta, Dec, 24.
An unusual degree of activity has pre
vailed in our Cotton Market, during the
last two or thret weeks, and-since the arrival
of the Columbia from Liverpool, a rise in
the price oi about Rs. 10 per Candy has
token place. Orders to some extent are
supposed to have been received by that
ship for the Liverpool market, and we hope
the expected ships from London will bring
a confirmation of the anticipated good ac
counts from that quarter.
The present prices may be quoted as un>
cJei;—
Fair Surat of Broach Cotton Rs 138 to
140; Bownagbar, or China market, 124 to
126; Dokras, 116 to 118; per Candy of 7
ctw.
January 9.
Cotton has been in active demand during
the week— the market is very bare of the
finer qualities, and prices rate a shade high*
.er.
PIRATES—We learn by the brig
Fartluan, from Fernandina, that about the
lOtli ult. a piratical boat, schooner rigged,
fired into anshirig boat about/twenty miles
to the leeward of that place, and wounded
one man. It was currently reported at
Fernandina that an English brig bad been
captured by the pirates, carried into the Isle
oi Pines, and all her. crew murdered. A
vessel belonging to Fernandina, having a
priest on board was captured by ihe pirates
on her passage from Omoa. After a de
tention of two days she was released,
without being plundered of any thing
but her water.—One eff the piratical crew
was recognised by the priest in Freiiandma,
who caused him to be token up and sent to
Trjnidnd. The pirates declared that they
would, ifpossiblq, capture the Parthian and
murder all on' board. They were very nu
eprwvt** **»/«» u. Aiicv wgic vciy
garrison j n.erous on the south aide!«>f the Island
A i>*W' Guzc<t;t~
ritory, but bound the U. States to prevent intnu
tions, within the limits defined, of every kino
whatever; In the treaty with the Cherokee* late,
ly entered into at the City of Washington, the
greater part of the land guarantied by tne treat)
of 1801 to the Chickasaw* wss included. The
fact is, that both President Washington, and the
present Secretary of War, must have hceiiimpos
i d on by false representations, as neither 'he
Cherokee* or Chickasaws had any right to the ter
ritory south of the Tennessee, and included with*
in the Creek oesoioh, aa the testin-ony recorded
■m our lournal, and forwarded with the treaty, wil
hew; it being in tbe possession oftlie Creeks uu-
tii conquered by u« in the faM of 1813. 1 feel hap
py that all these conflicting claims are accommo
listed by tlie late tr<*a ies, ami al a moderate pre
miura, payable in ten yearai and that extensive
fertile country west of the county of Madison, and
north of tbe Tennessee, which at once opens a
free intercourse to, und defence for, the lower
country, ia acquired t In a political point of vie*
its benefits are incalculable. We will now have
good roads, kept up and supplied by the industry
of our own oilmens, and our frontier defended by
a strong population. The sooner, therefore, that
this country can be brought into m <rket the bet
ter. By dividing this country into two districts,
by a line drawn due east frum the mouth of tbe
biack wurriur to the Coosa rive T and appointing
an enterprising individual to superintend the
northern district as surveyor, he can have ull the
land* north of the line ready fur sale by the first
of June next. The vast capital now held up for
the purchase of this land, if offered for sale be
fore tbe holders turn it to other objects, will en
sure the Treasury an immense aum of money, and
give to the government a pcrmaimnt population,
capable of defending that frontier, whioh ougti
to tndooe th. government to prepare it for mar
ket as early as possible.
Having learnt from Gen. David Merriwetlier,
that Mr. Crawford ia about to retire from the De
partment of War, I am induced, as a friend to
you and the government, to bring to your notice,
as a fit character to fill that office, Col. William H,
Drayton, late of tbe army of tlie United States
I am not personally acquainted - itb Col. D. bu-
believing it of the utmost importance that the
office of Secretary of War should be well filled,
I have, for some lime, ifirough every source that
haa presented, been making inquiry, on thestto
ject, From information tuat 1 can rely on, the
result is, that he is a man of nice principles ol
honor and honesty, of military experience and
pride—possessing handsome talents as a lawyer
and statesman.
1 am told, before the war lie was ranked with
the Federalists, but the moment hiB country was
threatened,he abandoned private ease and a lucr.
t've practice, for the tented fields. Such acts a
l,n «] these speak touder than wordu—“the tree is best
known by its fruit," and such a man as this, si
matters not what be is called, will always act like
a true American. Whether he would accept the
appointment l cannot aay, but if lie would, hi» la
lent*, experience, and energy,'would prove high
ly useful to his country. It is all important in
peace and in war. as you well know, to have thill
office well filled! at present, when there exist*
such strife in the army as appears in the North, i<
is important to select a character of such firmness
and energy as cannot be swayed from strict rule,
and justice. From every information I have re
ceived, Col. Drayton fills this character! and r»
better qualified to execute tbe duties of the De
partment of War than any other character 1 have
any knowledge of, either personally or from in-
formation, 1 write you confidentially. It is said
here *•**•«• is spoken of to succeed Mr.
Crawford. Rest assured this will not do—when
Isay this I wish you to understand me, that be
does not posse** sufficient capacity, stability, or
energy—the three necessary qualifications for a
war officer. These hints proceed from the purest
motives, that you may be supported in your ad
ministration by the best talents and vir.ue of our-
country, that you may be bailed in your retire
munt from the executive chair, with that unsni
mous approbation that has brought you to it,
Present Mrs J. and myself respectfully to yout
lady and family, in which is included Mrs. U»y,
and accept for yourself my warmest wtubes fu.
your happiness.
ANDREW JACKSON.
Hon, Jambs Monhoe, Secrets: y of State.
[Private.]
Nashvim,*, Nov 12th, 1816
8;nJ Permit me to introduce to your notice
LiluL. Gadsden, who will hand you this letter
and who is also the bearer oftlie Treaties lately
concluded with tbe Creeks, Chic-aaaws, and
Ciier-kees.
In my last to you, I took the liberty of drawim-
your attention to the benefits that would result
both to the Treasury of the U. States, and tie
defence of tne Lower Mississippi and its depen
denotes by bringing into market those tracts t-i
country lately acquired by the Treaties above
named. I am so deeply impressed with tbe im
portance of this subject, that I cannot forego the
present opportunity of again bringing it to yout
o i n-l V i e ^ hl> rnoi ! Iie,,l wro te the Comptroller
on this highlj. interesting and important bukines*
lf the plan proposed is adopted, the land can b.
brought into market within a very abort time,
which will immediately give to that section of
country .Wrong and permanent settlement of
Ametican cumins, competent to its defence,
bhould the government divide the Surveyor’*
district, as proposed, and appointed Geheral Cof
fee Surveyor ot the Northern, his energy and in
di.stry will bring it into market in all June next
S-iould the district be divided, as contemplated,
and ucncml Cof}#e appointed Surveyor, it wih
eave op. n the appointment of Ueceiver of Pub-
bo Moneys, heretofore jwutito'J to the Goneral,
tion that can be made.
Pardon me, my dear air, for the following W
marks concerning the next presidential term; th- y
\ve made with the sincerity and freedom of •
friend. I cannot doubt the) -mill be received witl
feelings similar to those which'have impelled m»
to make them. Every thirty depends on the ae e<
tion of your minis'ry. In evety selection, pan
giul party feelings should be avoided. Now is tit
time to exterminaie that monster, called party *p
rit. By selecting characters most coiupicuou
for (heir probity, virtue, capacity, and Amine*
without any regard to party, you will go far to, i
not entirely, eradicate those feelings w hich, n>
former occasions, threw to many obstacles in th-
way of government; and, perhaps, have the picas
ure and honor of uniting a people heretofore p.
liticaDj’ divided. The Chief .Magistrate of a gre
nd powerful nation should never indulge in pai l)
feelings. His conduct should be liberal nun di»
interested, ahaays bearing in mind that lie au's
for the vhole, und not a fart of the community
By tins course you will exult the national charac
ter, and acquire for yourself a name »* impend'*
ale as monumental marble. Commit no party in
your choice i pursue the dictates of that unerring
judgment which has so long, and so often bem fu
ted our country, and rendered conspicuous its ru
lers. These are the sentiment* of » friend i thr)
are the feelings, if 1 know my own heart, of an un
litsembled patriot.
Accept assurances of my sincere friendship, and
believe me to be respectfully, your ohedier
servant,
ANDREW JACKSON.
The Kon. Jambs Monho*.
Copy of a letter from , Mr. Monroe to
Gen. Jackson, dated Washington, De
cember 14,1816.
Dear Sir,
I have, ainee my lost to you had the
pleasure of receiving two letters from you,
the laat. of the 12th of November. The
advantage of the late treaties-with the-In
dians ia incalculable. One of the benefits
consists in putting an end to all -dissutibhic
tion on the part of Tennessee; pi oceed
ing from the former treaty. This has been
done on very moderate terms. Another
consists in enabling the government "to
bring to market a large ' body of valuable
Und, whereby the public debt may be
considerably diminished. A third,in extend
ing our settlements along the Mississippi
rum, unto a* a °d ^ owa, d8 the Mobile, whereby great
Such acts as wi „ ^ added to our Onion in
quarters where it is mos wanted. As soon
os' our population gains a decided pre
ponderance in those regions. East Florida
will hardly be considered by Spain as
part of her dominions, and" nb other power
would accept it from her as a gift. Our
attitude will daily become more imposin
on all the Spanish dominions, .and, indeeu
on those of other powers in the neighboring
islands. If it keeps them, in good order,
in our relations with them, that alone
will bean important consequence- I have
communicated what you suggested respect
ing Gen Coffee and Lieut. Gadsden, to the
President who is, l am satisfied, well dis
posed to promote iheir views
It is very gratifying to receive your
opinions on all subjects on which you will
have the goodness to communicate them,
because 1 have the utmost confidence in
the soundness of your judgment and puri-
ty of • your intentions. . I will give you
jny sentiments on. the interesting subject
in question, likewise, without^reserve. I
agree with you, decidedly, :n the principle
that tlie Chief Magistrate of the country/
ought not to be the head of a party, but
the head of the nation itself. I am, also,
of opinion that the members of tlie Fe-
deral party who left it in the late war,
and gallantly served their country in the
held, have given proofs of patriotism and
attachment to free government that entitle
them to the highest confidence- In
deciding, however, how a new Administra
tion ought to be formed, admitting the re- p
suit to correspond with the wishes of my
friends, many considerations claim atten
tion, as, on a proper estimate of them
much may depend of the success of that
Administr tion, and even of the Republi-
can cause. We have, heretofore been di-
vtded into two great parties. That some
oi the leaders of the Federal party enter
tained principles unfriendly to our svstein
ol government l have beeA thoroughly
convinced; and that they meant to make a
change in it by taking advantage of favora
ble circumstances, 1 am equally satisfied-
It happened that I was a member of Con-
gt ess, under the Confederation, just before
the change made by the adoption of the
present Constitution, and, afterwards, of
the . Senate,, beginning, shortly after its
adopter*. In the formoiv \ cvrvtfli
of the kind suggested.
at which the views of men were most lit ,u
touhfold themselves, ns if anything fit ^ hr*
ble to a higher toned government wa«
be Obtained, that was the time. The ,1?
meat in France also tea to test the
mono and principles of men, which tm
disclosed in a manner to leave no doubt m,
my mind of what l have suggested.
daring attempt was ever made, because
there was no opportunity for it. [ t hou c k
that Washington wmi opposed' to their
schemes, and not being able to take hi n
with them, that they were forced to work
in regard to him, underhanded, osiov hw
name and standing vyitli the nation, as f/
as circUtastances permitted, to serve flJr
purposes. The opposition which was car <
ried on with great firmness, chec ed ill* ’\|
career of this party, and kept it mia.“•» : I
moderate limits. Many of the circum?
stances on which tny opinion is fou n d et i'
took place in debate and in society and
therefore find no place in any document.
I atn satisfied, however, that sufficient '
proof exists, founded on facts and om.
nions of distinguished indivi uals, which
became public, o justify that which 1
had formed-
The contest between th parties never
ceased, from its coininiencement to the pre
sent time, nordo I think that it can be said
to have ceased, You savr the h ight to
which the opposition was carried in the
lute war; the embarrassment it gave to the
government, the aid gave to the enemy. The
victory at New Orleans, for which tve
owe so much to you, and to the gallant
freemen who fought under you and the
honorable peace which took place at that
time hare checked the opposition if t ey
have not overwhelmed it. I may add;
that the daring measure ot t-e Hartford
convention which unfolded vi w* which
had been long before entertained, but never
so fully understood, contributed also, io an
eminent degree, to redqce tlie opposition to
its present state* It is under suchctrca-ws
stances that the election of a succeswt to
Mr Madison has taken place, and tkt &
new adininist ation is to commence it* ser-
The election has been made by
the Rep lican party,supposing that it has
succeeded, and of a person known to be
devoted to that cause. How shall he act?
How organise the Administration so fant,
dependent on him, when in that staiiu .?
How fill the vacancies existing at the tape r
My caudid opinion is that the dangerous
pu poses which I have adverted to, w re never
doptediif they were known especially in eir
fill extent by any large portio of tlie frik-nl!
party, but were conn ed to ccrtan leaded, ]
und they principal: • to the Eastwa J. Th:
manly and patriot!# conduct of a great propor
tion of that party in the other atat -s I inigot,
perhaps, say, of a.l who had an opportunity
displaying it is a convincing proof of this fact' I
B stil -South* n and Easternf dcrafsu. !„.r 1
been connected together as a party, have art!
together heretofor , and although thei; t~
duct lias been different, of lat<* especia li
the distinction between republicans and f
idiots,even in the 8outhem and Midd c- ana
tern States, has not been fully done aWy
give effect to free government, un sec ?
from future danger, ought n it its ei
frien s, who stood firm in the dav of trial, n-
principslly relied on? Would not. the.- assucut
of any of tueir opponents in the' adminis rutj
itself wounding t eir feelings, or, at 1
of ve many of hem to the injury «,
republican eauae? Might it itot he confide
by the other party, a»*n offer of comprot
with them, which would’less n lie ignominyd
to the counsel* which-produced tlie IJ.n’in
'Convention, and thereby have n t--•idency
revive h party o its former p incip!
My impression u, that the edutiaistration sit
res . str ngly o the rep blican party ind.
ing toward the other a spirit of rasderatit:
ana evincing a d.-.aire to c-iscrirainatc t cnve<
its members and to bring the whole into
republican fold as qu etly aa possible. Mtny n
dlstingnished tbr their talent*, are of opin'
that tne existence oftbe federalpsrtyh n
to keep union and order in the rep iblic
that is that free government cannot exist will
out parties. This ia not my opinion, Th t r
ancient Republics were always divided :,
parties, hat t ;c E glishgoverment is nuiohh'f'
by an opposition that is, by t e existw'- 1:1 *
party in opposition to fie . mipistry J
kdow. But, I think that the cause ofte
sfions is to be found i. certain defec s of fcofij
g vernments, rather than in human naus4f
and that we have happily avoided those 4M
In our system. The first object ia to save w
cause,which can be done by those who a ectv.
ted to it o ly, and of course by keep ng ‘
together ror, i other words by not disg:
them, by too hasty an act of liberality to
ther party, thereby breaking the generous i
rit of the republican party and keeping h
that of the federal. The second is to pre* 1
t e re-organkraton and revival of the led:
party, winch if my hypothesis is true, tint ™
existence of party is not necessary to free go'
ernment, and the other opinion which I
Vituced is well fou ded, that the great body.'
the federal party are republican, Will • n ° t
found impracticable. To accomplish both.ob
jects, and thereby exterminate all party division
in our country, and give new strength and sta
bility to our government, is a great undertas-
ing, not easily executed. I am nevcrtlieleiV
decidedly -f opinion tliat it may be done,
should the experiment fail, I shall conclude tin
its failure was imputable more to the wantot*
correct knowledge of all circumstances c«i n 'i'|
attention, and of sound judgment In the me»
:;rcs adopted, than to any other cause. l«n
w ’ar, i tlfink perfectly,witti you in thegrando.'jvoi
that moderation should e shown to the hJ
eral party and even a generous policy adopi
towards it i th. only dif-f i ence between w j
seems ta be, how far shall that spirit be wdujp
ed in the onset; and it is to make you thorpup*
ly a quainte ' with my views on this hig^y
portant subject, tuat I have written to you.
f-eely on it. Of the gentlea-en of whomj
have spoken. I think asyou do, of whwpn •«*.
him proof when in thr- department of war. /
placing him in the Board of Officers for
mg and reporting a system, .of dinctpltne.
the Army, and afterwards, by other.tv*'
of confidence, and I add, with
1 should be gratified r gardihg tbe fcclinb ,
c flims above stated, to find «0 opporUmiVi
proper tlnte hereafter, should the event!'
temptation occur, to add other proofs a •
good opinion and high respect for. j
In the formutiou of an adrtimstretton,,, .'j I
pears to me that the'representative prir^ J
ought to be respected in a certain rt ^e r \' crL ,
least, and that the head of i D.'pariW^ ' ^
being four, should be taken from UtP0JWg| ;
the c
of th-
«ivrsrv .muvi tu iw* v ” , . ” ' « M*.
transccndant -ulcnts woufl a ways ju^t J
parturc donM !»t it
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