Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-15


occasion. To you made kno~n Tie fact of roy
having written TO Mr. Clay, in day or two after
iah zone 80; and with You, along with many
Others oi my friends, it was my fortune will
u.'efihs IN some measure on CERTAIN, political to-
r'cs' 10 a'ow openly, often before the pubic,
'he reasons Tor my convictions do with ,ba ON
eioseu whatsoever you may please. Such des,na
no" as you may given VIII entirely satisfy
fouI friend and servant,
JOHN TYLER.
RoB i DoUrHAT, Esq.
ne wen established responsibility OF the Editor.
OF tie Enquirer, renders any statement of fact nm
their own responsibility, worthy of no,ire- anj I
readily coheede that ii they fall into anv ,,ro,
such error would be purely unntentionu Tbs
account which Is gwen by them in their nanrr nj
'n'' morning, OF a conversation held by one of
'ie'" WIN me on The subject of letter written
by myself to Mr.. Clay shortly after the presJ.,
'i election, is calcua' ed 10 make the imp e.sioo
mat was disposed TO complain of Mr.. CIav far
'he mere Jact OF having spoken of letter pyi-
V"te' 10 true, but MOI c0m ientill thus leav,ue
Inc pubic al liberty 10 infer thai had acted viii
coHcedImsAt, and had kept in reseyre 4 ~, M a.
r'"'ohs 10 tie "cted on when hal reached he Sc
nate CHAMBER. | ain sure shat such could No. h.,.
neeh' ana was not The intention. Whatever req. -,
may nave experienced, The degree of vitune,a
Hoh' as TO which 40 nian of seu>ib;iuy can he
wholly lndinesea., to which The yyIncEes;er ma
FSsraph may have unjHs;iy subjected me. vel I
mao no risht 10 Complain OF MI Clay, aad in fact
no possible motive, 10 do so, merely because he
had spoken oi a letter not confidential a Il ,ba
sentiments OF Which myself had over and over
again avowed, "a those which, honestly e,,e,tain
ed. Now, the circumstances attendant ON tba,
conversation were these being in The lobby of the
IL VI ~ wh!ch, 81 the time was ha. GRO i'd
ed, Col. Gooch with whom had been in habits
OF hiehuiy intercourse. approached me aad placed
N au,l. h
20 much talked OF paragraph. have no piec,s.
recollection o. the very terms OF tie conv.,s,,io,
In ccnversinS with one supposed To be a frjenJ
40 not treasure up every syllable for future u-e
can therefore only deny what did moi saw if =
M3HUeSHy iaise asciIption 8 made to me but
cannot repeat the precise words uttered That
man IL surely 10 be enyied " hose memory i. 30
acute and 30 TetentVe as-o retail with entire ar
cuTacy whole senion, es sp, ken ia conversation
under The Circumstances attendant on this In
aus instance can only speak with prriect CON
hdence OF the Impressions made on nv mind
from reading the Winchester paragraph then for
The first time by ne. From The apnaren,
easerness with which he sough. the inter ieyy 7
concluded that lie labcred under The immersion
that stood committed 10 the a administration. ard
at the moment u also occurred TO me that Mr.
Clay by speaking publicity OF the Ietter sougln to
create that Impression with the public and thereby
To render all men opposed TO Tie Administrator
reserved ana distant towards me- and thus ultimate
iy to cause ne 10 side with the Administration -
In thisascripiieu am convinced | was ,ni.tsL.,
and hesitate not 20 retract the mputa,ion
My better reflection advises me that his corse yyas
one entirely natural IN itself, which any one rac-
cd in lis situation would have been an, 10 have
dOpted The object then, with me in ut,.rip, any
thing TO Col u. could Oniy have been TO remove
from his mind the impression OF my commitment, {.
the language used was to this effect: IL did
write 10 Mr. Clay about the time OF the Presidential
E!ection-The precise terms of the letter do moi
now remember, but IhdUe u corn and aliH RE-
cur 10 it but, If Mr.. Clay thinks that he bind,
NE TO the Administration by breaking the seal OF a
private correspondence (or by making Public the
contents OF my letter, the expressions are Of
the same impoTi,) or that can be driven from IN =
principles, he deceiyes himself Tie cOdness of ms
friends may fepeI from their intercourse. but
nothing can Cause TIE 10 abandon my principles "a
iu''her stated that ii true should have
voted for Mr.. Adams, MIR. Graz, ford aside. but
that that created no obligation 10 sustain him az
forwards TO which Col. Gooch as " ell a. remem-
Der replied Virginia would have done then the
same thing, but not so now or =" that prefer.
ence for Mr. Adams At the time Of his election did
not necessarily imply preference for him now. -
repeat could not vouch for ;he precise form Of
expression, but that the object Of any remark used
by me, was above stated. I ain positive,
could have had no motive 20 speak OF il n any
other manner, since the fact that that letter had been
written bad been made known by me 10 many.
and my opinions relative 10 AIr. Clay's conduct
had been dIyulgcd in instances without number.
| In advefung TO that letter. shall content my
self with stating its substance; but If MIR. Clay
-hsl see cause to crafty the appelites Of newspaper
Editor, he is at Liberty to publish H. sbail have
no Cause TO complain OF it. IL is then, perfect
true, that ! wrote TO Mr. Clay in the spring Of rs
Ii is also true, that approved Of his course grow.
ing ou OF tie Presidential election, anil concurree
with him most empbaticaIly In the result Of BIZ
vote 1t is equally so, that esteemed Mr. Adams
az decidedly better qualified Tor the PRESIDENCY
han Gen. Jackson, aud that would have vote,
for him after Mr. Crawford's chance of success
was over TO this effect, wrote 10 Mr.. Clay II
terms Of perfect 'rsuknsss. Now, where Is tn
commitment on NY part 10 The administration
e because preferred Mr.. A dams fhe5t tha, mus