The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-06-12

srrcrlhti"n, nh,thrf the General. pssu=
lariiy in that State, faint as il appeared Ia
be, was not father rrlati,e thin, positive
the result III hos lily - MIR. Clay, origlna
ting in The local r'''',es oC the STATE, ra-
Their than any friendship for hims,lf--
The orloiOn that Gen. Jack sou wss not the
second ehoicr OF kentncky. derives con
frnatlon from The Tact, lhh some IF the
very members of the insiructing legisfoiire,
Who voted for the resolutions IN favor of
! Gen. Jackson, afterwards wlole 10 mem
befs OF Congress, disappro, ing Of ihe,r onn
recorded vote. SEE III. Cidy's letter 10 has
CoHsf,iUtnts.l
That lie instructions of tho Ken ucky lc
gislaiufe Heip regarded as anart Of usurnn-
lton by the constituents ol Mr. Gay war
manifested by then conduct buth before
AID after The election. BEFORE The election
Mr.. lay received the following inShuc.
hons, signed by respectable number ol
his constituents:
We, the understand, voters in III,
Congressional district. having ,Ica.u
" The Instructions. a. trqnesI of the legs
"lalnre oil heninokt. on the subject oi
Choosing "A President and Wee Prrsl
dent 1T the United States With regret.
aud The said request or Instructions IL
" the representative IN Congress- from In
Dlsttl't, b.lng without oM knowledge ~
consent, we, Tor many reasons known
|" 10 onrsei'es, connected with So mameni-
"ous mn occasion, hereby instruct onr rep
" rescnlatve IN Congress To vote on III,
" occasion agrecabIy 10 lis own Judgment.
" and 10y the besi lg,ls he ma, haze o..
F." The sahI"ct, win or without the con.rnt
s." oithe legislature of Kentucky"
We thlnk ou first proposition is com
plelely substantiat.d. M Clay was bound
I" support Mr. Adams Why? Becaus
he was not instructed To vote for any par
li6ular candidate, under any coalmgeoc,
which might happen bat on the contra
y. was expressly told ITO vote agreeahl,
10 his own Judgment" That jodem.n.
pointed 10 Mr.. Adams aud II be nad moi
obryedlts dictates, he would ha,. been
worthy of the dennaclailous wAieh hive
been so unsparlngly heaped upon his head
We have yet one other particular To ~
Ter Ia, "hlch, though not u the posltl,r
character Of tho preceding, !. yet, when
viewed collat"raliy, no insignificant proof
Of the truth of .our posi toe. litter Mr.
Clay had taken his stand, aud lrcu,drd
hls vote--altrr Nj. Adam. had been inaa-
gnal,d and Mr.. Ga, had accented tb.
Secr.tat ship OF State ms conduct uas
approx I'd and defended by the very con.
slrtueats whose voice, It was SAID, he had
misr.presentpd, aud " hos. ,ot.r.srs. II WAS
T loud. proclaimed h, had sacrificed IN h,s
ambition Strange! lhnI Mr.. Cav. con.
slluenr4 should nave been of such duh
per, plIon as not To hsv. been awar. oi
their own wishes and interests, or such
cowardI, slaves AZ 10 conreal thr our aud
tamrIy abandon the other Still mor.
strange, that their WISHES should have
been discrrned With 80 much r,sdiorss
from afar, and rhrlr inlcrpsts tak.n INTO
the keeping ofentire stranger! Such Ro.
man Justice and Christian generosity are Of
% rare occurrence thar rhr act will f1rm u
bright page in the arna!s of the Upi,,d
States Whrn the m,ts of pr, lad c,
shall have been scattered bv the RAYS Of
truth, aud the Turbulence of fartlon hush.
ed into peace, posferity will ~ doubt do
that Justice To the memories of X em4l
and bis abeltor-, whicn then cot mpurs
ries unjuslly withhold from then labor, ,
But, to br serious. Nj Clay, directly If