fail me, you may rest assured that the opposition has done themselyes great injury in the manner in which they have appointed the investigating committee, and particularly by having that notorious scamp, Wise, upon it who has prejudged, and charged the Secretary of the Treasury with impeachable offenses. The Secretary of the Treasury has nothing to fear, nor has the administration, the truth will out, that there are more of the opposition concerned in this defalcation of Swartwout than the public is aware of, and I fear some of the subordinate officers and heads of Bureaus, have been concerned with him in the gambling in stocks. If possible Swartwout and Price should be both brought back and as severely dealt with as the law would or could inflict. I never have been as much disappointed as I have in Swartwout and Price. The latter was appointed from the entire and united recommendation of the Republican party, and they both ought to be gibbetted. I still think there is upwards of 600,000 of the Merchants bonds left with the opposition Merchants that will be discovered hereafter. I think the time has arrived when public opinion will sustain and require the removal of all public officers who were opposed to the administration, and the time has arrived when the Government owes it to its own safety to remove all those who are opposed to the administration and secretely trying to injure it. Therefore they ought to be removed.

"Although I regret the course that Mr Rives has taken, it was not altogether unexpected. He and Talmage were determined. to be at the head of a new party and by January the opposition would come into power, but their fate will be that of all traitors and apostates, and Burr and Whites fate will be theirs. I cannot believe the Virginia Whigs will unite in electing Rives; however much they may rejoice in the treason they will despise the traitor.

"I have noted that part of your letter that relates to your Southern tour and Col. Polks views thereon. I am unable to say how far the view of Col. Polk may be correct, as my course have been always to put by enemies at defiance, and pursue my own course. If my health permits I will meet you at Memphis, if that should be your rout, and escort you to the Hermitage, stopping at such intermediate points as may be convenient. Unless indeed, Colonel Polks ideas should be upon consultation believed to be best, which at present I cannot well see the force of, when a visit to me at the Hermitage surely could not be used to disadvantage the cause. . It is true, the next August elections are of the highest importance to our state, but if we could get suitable candidates out for Congress we would carry every district in the State, but in this Congressional District we have as yet got no candidate. Mr. Burton, since the withdrawal of Carroll, has been called upon by the principle republicans in Davidson to let his name be run for congress. If he accepts the call he will beat Bell easy; if he does not it is at present doubtful whether Bell will be opposed. Shameful tho true. I still hope Burton may yield to

the call.

"We are now experiencing as cold weather as any we have had this winter. My son and Major A. J. Donelson are both in the Mississippi state, preparing Cotton farms. My little family are visited with scarlet fever. All unite with me in kind salutation to you and yours.

"I am happy to hear that Major Forsythe and Mr. Poinsett will accompany you, present me kindly to them and their families, and say to them we will hail them welcome with you and yours at the Hermitage.

"Believe

"The President United States.

me, yr friend,
"Andrew Jackson.

CHAPTER 20.

Letters beginning in 1833 to and from Andrew
Jackson.

"My dear Sir:

GEN. WILLIAM CARROLL TO JACKSON.

"Nashville, August 9. 1833.

"A few days ago I made you a communication on the subject of the watch word and countersign of the British army on the morning of the 8th. of January 1815. I regret that I could not be more explicit, but after a lapse of so many years, without the aid of written documents, I find it difficult to remember any of the particulars.

"Our election is over, and we have received information of the result from almost every county in the State, and I believe that I may venture the opinion that Major Eaton has not lost any

strength, indeed his more sanguine friends say that he has gained. That however will be better known in a few days, as measures will be taken to ascertain precisely how the matter stands. The state of feeling which the late election has ingendered between Grundy and Foster and their immediate friends renders it certain that no coalition can be formed between those gentlemen. This will be favorable to Eaton as no unkind feelings exists against him, and the weak party will ultimately give him its support. We shall have a very different state of things to what we had at the last Session. Then the necessity did not positively exist to make an election, but now it must take place to effect which the friends of some one of the candidates must give him up, and I know that some of the supporters of Foster have come to the determination to quit him the moment his chance is doubtful, and go for Eaton. To secure his success however it is absolutely necessary that he should be here, and I would advise him to set out immediately and pass leisurely through East Tennessee. It will stimulate those who are now his friends and make new ones. I will most cheerfully give to Major Eaton my support. In doing so I am actuated by two considerations, First, I believe that you desire his election, knowing from long experience that you can in all respects confide in him; Second, it is proper that his own State should give some unequivocal proof of its approbation of the conduct of one, against whom so much. unjust slander has been levelled. I request that you will be kind enuogh to write me on this subject, and if you deem it proper, ex