Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-03-30

legitimate, and even matter Of necessity; before
II II IS neither the one or the other. We beg leave
10 repeat our sincere conviction that Mr.. Adams
neither is, or will be engaged i'm any combination
against Mr.. Crawford, but that discardng all ma
nagement and tricks, he will await the decision OF
the people themselves. We have every assurance
mat 1t is SO, from his general good conduct.
| MIR. CLAY.
We afford place in our columns to the s,bioip
ed communication from Washington, with entire
pleasure The author hns not mistaken our perfect
Willingness TO distribute through this press to the
public the opinions of all parties. Opposition to
.he sentiments of the conductors of this Journal
.caSt oil ALL furnishes objection to publication
we give our own freely, when the occasion seems
10 require q. and the opinions of others with the
same chcerfuiness, when they desire it.
i ne author is pleased to say, {" That our candor
ana hoeraiity would not have permitted us to have
made these assertions, had our zeal for another
sunefed our Judgment TO be misguided by mistaken
intelligence We may be permitted to reply to
'his that our remarks in the article referred TO- can
scarcely with justice, be called sections. We
uid not say, with postireness that the events under
",scu5'ion would happen. but that they seemed to
ne, from the sisnsof the times, extremely proba bc
we could not have meant when the whole drti-
Gle was an acknowledged conjecture"
AS to the correctness of our infr-
nation, that must be left to be inferred from the
event ami from the great probability which seemed
10 recommend it to belief. 1t only speculative
IN which the author freely hazarsicd concctures nc
10 the results OF the Presidential ecctiou Ii all of
ms conjectures turn out to he erroneous no great
hafn Will have been done, either to Mr.. Clay or the
cause of truth.
But is not the author himself mi ;lcad, by his
zeal Tor another" Is il not true that Mr. CI,v,e
prospects have faded since the ting of CONGRESS
ahat ms Jealous espousal of the Tariff and Of the
Road and Canal System, has lost for him friends in
ue oouth' without a corresponding acquisition in
DINER. quarters! That the cnthu ;as.n with which
zen. Jackson is supported in the West like the in
huence OF master passion, is overwie.ninq cverv
tnns in its vortex? We think So and thought So he
tore our individual opinions were strens thened bv
'ns conJecnres OF those better informed than our
selves. We may be allowed the credit of caudo,
Ii: expressing this sentiment, since the suDpantns
Oh Mf. Siay, by Gen. Jackson, Is an event which we
sincerely lainci.t and deprecatc.
WASHINGTON, 25th March, 1921.
-scssrs. Pleosonfs & Butler,
GENTLEMEN-A friend handed :uc Your paper
OF the I'D inst. and have Just looked over n nara,
graph, headed The Presidency" in which Won star,
mat you had seen letter from w ashinston sneak
ing OF the probability of coalition between
Clay and jackson, aud in favor of The la,ter"--
You have been good enough to express an opinion
mat cly Is incapable OF being concerned in such
barter but you say at the same time, that "such
result, from the force Of eUe,lts is by no means inn
prooaole. You then proceed to say, that the
prospects of Mr.. Clay have certainly much faded
since the present session Of Congress- and it is un-
derstood that he himself stakes his last hone ON the
" vote oil New York. As 1t is certain that he can
" not obtain that, we are not premature in r,I,cnr
t. him by the side of Mr.. Calhoun hors iu combaf
AS II respects the first, can only repeat what is
already wen known to all those intimately acouain,
cd with Mr. Clay, that he has not, will not have
amy bargain, arrangement, understandings in re-
lation to the Election thar, if he shall lie cIcctn
he will come into office ,umcilesi by promises
or understandings, free pursue the best ntere
OF the nation He and his fiiends will not deviate
from the maxim OF friendship with all, entangling
alliances with none - and he will come ill., if he
comes into the Office all, h., the free choice of his
fellow citizens, unnluenced by MANAGEMENT or in
trisue, AS to the sccond that the force of events"
will result i'll his retiring from the contest his friends
have no such belief or expectations and can assure
you, his friends will neither desert him TO pe ouer IN
anotheror from feeling despair his SUGGEST they
have confidence of his success. And as to his heinz
RoTS an conDa we are already apprizcd, that 4; eff
feet his being thrown into this attitude the columns
OF other newspapers than yours have echoed asser-
| tions of the kind which they but too well know is
calculated to have its influence the reader Per-
nit me to say, however, that nv opinion of vour
cando' and fair dealings would not have permitted
| you to have made those assertions, had not YOUR
zeal for another suffered your judgment to be mis-
guided by mistaken intelligence So far from Mr.
|
of the present session of Congress, his friends en-
terrain the very opposite opinion, and the sequel
viii prove that he has not only gained, but is gain
| ing Ind Will cor..iuue to gain ground
Again: And as it regards his being "ho-s dir com
6df rely upon it your information is wholly incor-
rect, and you will find that MIR. CLAY does not
'stakc his last hope on the vote of New York" al
though, to say the least of it, his prospects for the
vote of that State is equal 10 that Of any other nd
perhaps better. Yet, without New York he will he
neither the lowest, the lowest in eiecto-
raj votes, but he will be the first or second highest
| in electoral votes. Aud we are not vet to learn
that the friends of each of the other candidates arc
| exceedingly anxious 10 keep Mr.. Clay out of the
House of Representatives as all believe if he gets
votes enough to bring him there it is tanamount to
defeat of their favorite and hence the opinion of
his being hors dH coDb is endcavored to be iucul-
Gated i'll many various shapes, in the face of fcts
ktoc,, and represScd, FOR the purpose of disheartcn-
ing such Of his friends are not fully informed of
| the strength of the expressed and decided support
which it is already known lie will get.
| shall forbear to offer any comment upon the
prospects of either of the other candidates to show
who will soom be hoys du combat.
THE WEST.
| VIRGINIA AND TIE PRESIDENCY.
That the last Legislature anticipated the pro-
| liability that 1T might become necessary for Yir-
ginia to designate, second choice for the Pre-
5denCy, we think is apparent from fine alteration