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with few exceptions,) that Mr.. Adams so
| elected by Western votes. would make MIR.
| Clay, Secretary ofState. They believed that
| Mr.. Adams once elected, the power and pat
ronage Of the General Government, would
mould public opinion IN accOrdance with their
wishes. The people Tor their interests, wished
rs to vole one way; and Mr.. Clay for his in
| terest, wished us to vote another. The triH
and the interests of Mr.. Clay were preferred to
! the scW and the interest Of the people, and
Mr. Clay was accordingly made Secretary Of
1 State"
The honouraL!c gentleman. as we are ad-
vised. having ascertained. that his constituents
had become dissatisfied with his course Of con-
duct, and being pretty we'll assured that he had
had determined to drop him. anxious to retain
his office, as representative. made a sudden
halt, openly made known his attachment to
Gene al Jackson. and with the vain hope of
Kentucky, came out rank Jackson man, and
undertook TO sing himself into office, by chaunt-
ing whining di'ty. about the right Of inst-uc-
/ ton, a subject which has occupied much ofthe
time Of the Kentucky people. His success in
this now attempt to push himself into office,
we do not { INK will be very considerable; if
we are not sadly mist aiken, he will be defeat
ed. Mr.. Moore. WIS formerly supporter Of
Mr. Clay, as he says, though il is well known
that no great confidence was ever placed in
his sincerity tina, be was not trusted; and it
was the general opinion Of the Western Dele
CATION, that he could be bought by the high
est bidder Be this, however, as it may, his
sccedng from Mr.. Clay.is a matter Of but very
small consequence; and the Jackson people are
welcome TO him. and are asked to make the
most Of him. We shall leave the reader to
make his own comments on the extract from
the speech which we have copied if he will
allow us TO pause for moment to notice one
part Of it. which we cannot suffer to pass by,
unnoticed. He says tina. Mr.. Clay, carried
with him the votes Of Louisiana, Missouri, Il
linois, Kentucky and Ohio, and that the peo-
pie of those States, noioriously preferred Gen
eral Jackson to Mr.. Adams! The assertion is
notorously false, and we are surprised that the
gentleman should have made it, unless he has
lost sight Of all regard for truth and decency
1t is well known that Mr. Clay, received a
ma. .orty Of the votes Of Ohio. Missouri, and
Ken,ucky;t that he would have had ma jority of
the votes Of Illinois, Louisiana and Ind-
ana, if Mr.. Adams had not been a competitor,
and that after those two candidates, General
Jackson was the lowest in the scales; and we
undertake to say, if their elections had been
fairly and honestly conducted General Jackson
would have received but very small minority
Of the western votes
| MIR. Moore, avows it, as his opinion, that
those members Of the western delegation. who
voted for Mr.. Adams, did so vote, with a clear
and perfect understanding, that they were Civ
ing their suffrages to that candidate. in con-
sideration Of his giving to Mr. Clay, the office
of Secretarv Of State, provided his election was
secured. He has an undoubted right to his
belief, but ifhe so believed at the time of the
presidential election. it is passing strange, that
he did not express that belief and opinion, at
All earlier date, and not wait till this late hour
TO express it TO the public.
But that he has any reasonable foundation
for such belief, is positively denied, without
! perephrass or equivocation; and he is chal-
lenged by Mr. Clay. and his friends, to adduce
the least particle of proof 1t is an old story
! grown stale with its age, and ridiculous with
| repetition. We would not give q fig for his
| opinions o, his bclef; aud We think tha, in Au-
| gust next, his former constituents. will teach
him, that they have no confidence in biz poli,i-
cal integrity or expressed opinions. But We
| leave Mr.. Moore, and Isoceed to take a cas-
ual glance at the Kentucky Gazette, formerly
conducted by the venerable John Bradford,
but which has recently been purchased by the
friends of General Jackson. and noninayly,
placed under the management of Mr.. Merri-
weather. In making his debut. the new Edi-
tor indulges in the following remarks, relative
TO the elevation of Mr.. Adams.
1--WE DO not charge Mr. Clay with making
a corrupt bargain, by which the vote Of Ken
tueky was ,akeo from Gen. Jackson. and Civ
en- to Mr.. Adams: Bot we do say, that if the
meu.bers Of Congress from this State had not
been previously satisfied that Mr.. Adams
would make Mr.. Clay Secretary Of State, Gen.
Jackson would have recei, ed the vote ofKen-
| lucky. Were those men authorised to barter
away the vote which belonged to the people
of kentucky for any such consideration Were
tl.ey authorised TO presume. that the people Of
this State would give up the right of selEgov-
eminent 10 secure the elevation Of Mr. Clayl
Did they prefer the will and interests Of the
peoplel or did they knowingly Disregard and