Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-03-31

I raj in the Western States to support ciuzen
| Of New-England, it must be equally Immature
| in the newfoundland States to support GU
zen of the West. And, on the same prnci'
ME. the New.England States ought to be re-
strained from concurringin the election OF
/ citizen in the Southern States, or the Southern
states from cooperating in the election ct a
citizen of New-England. And, consequently,
the snnport which the last three Presidents
have derived from New--England, and that
which the vice-President recently received,
hos been most unnaturally given. The ten
dency of such reasoning would be to donation
| oJize lis. s. to contract every part OF the Union
,,,;th;n the narrow selfish limits of its own Sec
ron. 1t would be still worse 1T would lead
IN the destruction of the Union itself. For II
!, he unnatural in one section to support
citizen in another, the Union itself must be un-
u,t,ral all our ties; all our gories all that is
an;mating in the past all that is bright and
cheering in the future, must be unnatural
Happily such is the admirable texture OF our
Union, that the interests of all its parts are
closely interviewer Ifthere are strong points
of affinity between the South and the West,
there are interests of not less, if not greater,
strength and vigour, binding the West, and
the North, and the East.
Before close this address, it is my duty,
which proceed TO perform with great regret,
nm account of the occasion which calls for
il, to invite your attention to letter address
ed by General Jackson to Mr.. Swartwout, on
the Esd Feb. last. The names OF both the
General and myself had been before the Anne
rican public, for its highest office. We had
both been unsuccessful. The unfortunate
hare usually some sympathy for each other
For myself, | claim no merit for the cheerful
acquiescence which have given maresult by
which was excluded tromthe House. Ihave
believed that the decision by the constituted
authorities, in favor of others, has been found
ed upon conviction of the superiority oftheir
pretensions. 1t has been my habit, when an
election is once decided, to forget, as soon rs
possible, all the irritating circumstances which
attended the preceding canvass If one be
successful, he should be content with his sue
cess If he have lost it, railing will do no
good. never gave General Jackson nor his
| friends any reason to believe that would, in
any contingency, support him. lie had, rs
thought, no public claim and will now add,
no personal claims, # these ought to be ever
considered, to my support. No one, there
fore, ought to have been disappointed or cha
grined that did not vote for him. No more
than YVES neither surprised nor disappointed,
that he did not, on more recent occasion,
feel it to be his duty to vote for me. After
commenting upon particular phrase used IN
my letter to Judge Brooke, calm reconsider
alton of which will, think, satisfy any person
that it was not employed in an offensive sense,
if, indeed, it have an offensive sense, the Ge-
neral, in his letter to Mr. Swartwout, proceeds
to remark, "No one behcld me seeking thro'
art or management to entice any representa-
tive in Congress from conscientious response
bity to his own, or the wishes of his consttu-
ents. No midnight taper burnt by me; no Sc
cret conclaves were held, nor cabals entered
into to persuade any one to n violation of
pledges given, or of instructions received. BY
me no plans were concerted to impair the pure
principles of our republican institutions, nor to
PROSTATE that fundamental maxim which main
tains the supremacy ofthe peoples will. On
the contrary, having never, in any manner, be-
fore the people or nsress, ntertered in the
slightest degree with the question, my con-
science stands void of offence, and will go
quietly W ith me, regardless of the insinuations
ofthose who, through management, may seek
| an influence not sanctioned by integrity and
! merits am not aware that this defence Of
himself was rendered necessary by any char
ges brought forward against the General
| Certainly | never made any such charges a.
gainst him. l will not suppose that in the
passage cited, he intended to impute to me
the misconduct which he de.cribes; and yet,
taking the whole context Of his lettert together,
and coupling with Nr. Kremer's address, it
cannot be disguised that others may suppose
he intended to refer to me. | am quite sure
/ that if h. did, he could not have formed those
nnfavorable opinions of me upon any person.
al observation of MY conduct made BY himself;
for, a suppositon that they were founded up
r his own knowlegcd, would imply that my
lodgings and my person had been subjected
to a system of espionage wholly incompatible
with the open, manly, and honorable conduct
ofa gallant soldier. Ifhe designed any insin-
uations against ME, must believe that he
made them upon the information of others, of
whom can only say, that they have deceived
his credulity, and are entirely unworthy OF all
credit. Ientcred into no cabals; held no Sc
cret conclaves; l enticed no man to violate
pledges given or instructions received. The
members from Ohio and from the other " est
ern States, with whom [ voted, were all Of
them as competent as | was to form an opinion
on the pending election. The MArthurs and
the Metcalfes, and the other gentlemen from
the NCSt lSOllC vi WilOli III hiNS HotS
bravely "made an effort to repel an invading
foe'') are as incapable of dishonor as any men
breathing as disinterested, as unambitious, as
exclusively devoted to the best interests of
their country. 1t was quite as likely that I
should be influenced by them, as that | could
control their votes. Our object was not to
impair, but to preserve from all danger, the
purity of our republican institutions. And how
Frustrated the maxim which maintains the
supremacy of the peoples will, | am entirely
at loss to comprehend. The illusions Of the
Generals imagination deceive him. 7HePeo-
pie of the United States had never decided
the election in his favor. If the people he'd
,ciAed his election, he would have been elect
ed. twas because they had not CiAed his E.
lection, nor that of any other candidate, that
the duty of making choice devolved on the
House of Representatives.
The General remarks: "Mr. Clay has new
eryet risked himselffor his country. He has
never sacrificed isrepose, nor made an effort
to repel an invading foe; of course, his con-
,.;once oceurad him II uac altooefher wrOnp