I yesterday received your letters of the 13 and 29 August and
am very much indebted to you for this mark of your kind remem-
brance as well as for the intelligence they contain— I am really
sorry to find that Mexico should continue to be so convulsed even
after the arch fiend has left the country— What will Pakenham
say now— I did not raise the insurrection this time nor am I
in anyway the cause of the revolt in the States-— It is inconceivable
that he and his friend should have been so weak as to attribute
to me what is owing to the character of the people and their
ignorance of self government— I dare say you will get along very well
with Fagoaga, but doubt whether you will have long to get on
with him— He has not I think, talents for the place he fills—
You seem in the dark as [to] his predilections and the cause of
Pakenham's coolness and even dissatisfaction with the appointment
and I can account for both and give you a little secret history,
which may be of use to you In Alaman's first reign as Secretary
of State, he desired to send this very Fagoaga to London-— Victoria
objected and Mr. Ward objected; but Alaman who had at heart this
nomination addressed himself severally to the President and the
british Charge— To the President he said that he ought to
overcome his objections because Mr. Ward had expressed an earnest
desire to have Fagoaga appointed to his Court—and to Ward that
the President desired this so much that he thought the objections
he had advanced ought to be withdrawn—
At length an eclaricissiment took place between the parties— The
President apologised and expressed his regret that he could not
oblige Mr. Ward in this matter, the other was stupefied— They
mutually explained, and agreed that the secretary had sought to
serve them both a scurvy trick— Ward called at my house on his
return from this interview at the palace He was shocked at the
duplicity of Alaman— He then told me, that Fagoaga's
predelections were altogether french—that he was a Bourbonite and that it
was certain the french ambassador in London would be instantly
informed of every thing which passed between Mr Canning
and the Mexican Envoy He was right—all the Fagoaga's are
french in their predilections—Jose Maria desired the ratification
of the plan of Iguala and treaties of Cordova and so did this
Sor- Dn Francisco— I thank him however for his compliments to
our country and sorry I am to say they are not deserved—
Ambitious and bad men are exciting the people against the federal
government— Calhoun, Hamilton, McDuffie and Hayne have driven
our countrymen stark mad and our once loyal and glorious little
state is about to disgrace herself and bring ruin upon her citizens—
We have used every exertion to check them in their mad career,
but in vain— They have gained almost all the elections and will
in all probability have a constitutional majority in favor of conven-
tions— In this hope the Governor has called together the
Legislature for monday next— The object is to call a convention of the
people and nullify the tariff act— If General Jackson is reelected
I have no fears of the result— He will I am sure act with vigour
and put down these nullifiers, forever— It is a hard case to stand
by and see our city ruined by these men, who are guided alone by
their personal ambition— We had a most animated contest and
the union party put itself under my guidance, but it had been so
mismanaged, that I could not restore it to order in the short time
I had the command—not three weeks, We will do better in
another year if the contest is not decided by the Sword before that
period—- In every other part of the United States there reigns the
most perfect tranquillity and unparallelled prosperity—Even here
if these agitators would let us alone, we are more prosperous than I
have ever known Carolina to be— I cannot think of them or write
of them with any patience— I will inform you soon of what our
assembly of wise men do at Columbia— I cannot doubt of Genl
Jackson's reelection—