Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-04

10 Mr Clay TO add tina, gentleman Ia this city has re
eeised letter from him dsciaimiug any lot or par,i
| the movements in New York.
fcoMMUsIcArfoS.
must request the favor of you TO publish
the following extract ola letter, from highly
respectable gentleman in Albany, explaining
the causes which led TO that result of ths cleo
ton M New York which has excited SO much
snrprize here. ii shows that result to have
been the effect OF NO premsditated scheme ON
The part Of Mr.. Ciay's friends in that state.nor
Of amy hostility 10 Mr.. Crawford personally
bot to have proceeded almost necessarily from
Unforeseen circumstances. over which thew
had NO cOntronl. No candid man can blame
them, for supporting with Zeal, the object oi
their honest preference, in the manner best
calculated to promote his interest and they
seem TO have been placed, (by The friends Of
nir. Crawford theInsrlves) in a situation " Lich
almost necessarily led to the event which fol-
lowed. Al least, no personal hostility should
be felt towards Mr.. Clay, ON account of the
conduct OF his friends in thai State. as il is per.
iect'y obvious, from the history her. given of
the progress OF the event, that he could have
hau no agency in producing Them. E.
You will probably have learned the result
lof the election for elrctorsl before this reaches
you, and also, that 25 Adams electors. have
been chosen by the co operation of Mr.. CYuu's
trends in the Legislature. 1t appears to me,
that full explanation is due, from the friend,
vt NJ. Clay in New York, to the friends Of
Mr.. Crawford 10 Virginia, for this course. II
y true that the friends Of Mr.. Clay, had per-
i.ct right 10 choose between MIR. Crawford and
Mr.. Adams; but il ID also true that majority
OF the friends Of Mr.. Clay, were disposed to
take up Mr. Crawford as their second choice.
u from any unforeseen contingency, the former
should be withdrawn from the contest. With
mis- feeling, they came 10 Albany, and The
same feeling led them to go into caucus with
the friends Of Mr.. Cswford, at the conence-
rent of the session. They were resolved to
support Mr.. Clay, because they preferred
MIN, ana because they felt assured, that he
was the choice Of large majority of the
denocratic party among the people This
leo mem u assert IN caucus, his claims, with
great iorce and zeal. But numbers were the
only reply they received. The friends of MIR
Crawford had a majority in Caucus, and though
neither party had one in the Legislature, the
trends OF Mr.. Crawford thought proper 10
'nsist, that the friends Of Mr.. Clay should
submit To Their numbers, and meekiy Weld 10
them, instead of consulting their own idr
nents and the voice of the State. This was
resisted with becoming spirit, and the conse-
quence was that they were in effect expelled
rom the Caucus. They were treated with
contumely, and threatened with the high
dsPicasure ofthe set ofindi, iduaIs here called
the " Albany Regency"
rms unfortunate state of parties was.
for some days, productive of no other result
than all obstinate adherence IN the hnuse Il,
the respective caadidales neither parry
would yield, and the consequence would have
been that the vote of the slate would hay.
been lost. At length symptoms b.gan To he
manifested amongst some uf the friends of
MT. Crawford, which alarmed their leaders.
ana determined them IL set their. hopes ON
the hazard Of die; and to driue the friends
oi MIR. Clay 10 the support of Mr.. Crawford.
Inc mode OF appointing electors in this stale.
enah'ed them TO make this desperate attemut.
Zach house dominates Sc Electors. They
then meet anu compare their lists; if they a.
gree, the whole are Of course chosen. if NOT.
they proceed 10 choose from the fvo t,sis onh,
by joint Ballot. No name not ON ON. ar the
"iher list, can be voted for. Here then, the
leaders of the Crawford party, Determined
trashly IN my oFiniSn,, TO vote for the Albums
ticket In the lower house, 50 as To reduce the
question 10 Crawford and Adams piece oil
management, which, as nigh, have been an.
pretended, drove the friends of Dir. CLAY. m
eiiSnant at The course of this business. 10 vot.
tor the Adams ticket. on joint ballot, with IN,
exception uf seven Clay men on the Crawford
ticket They were forced into this course
fhey could uot consistently with their respec,
Tor themselves, and for public opinion, pursue
any other. The consequences must rest u,,.
On the heads of those, who reduced them TO
the necessity"