Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-26

pcrs. tits perhaps in character that they should
appeal to British authority, in matter OF dis
pute between Great Britain and the U. States;
but. for ourselves, we must be excused for adj
vocating the American side Of the question, re-
living only on plain reason and sound sense for
The support Of our old-fashioneI republican
notions.
The following extract Of letter from gen.
ileman in Washington, to the Editor Of the
Democratic Press, is complete refutation Of
SANDER which General Jackson's friends faslen
upon the Hero himself.
"Washington, 18th April 1927.
"Dear Sir,-A friend the other day put into
nv hands the Washington Telegraph pa
per which seldom see unless thus casually
shown to me-in which there was The follow
ine extract Of a letter from the "Fayetteville
Observer" and said to be written by va highly
respectable Virginian" at present on visit to
Tennessee.
Tennessee, at Nashville 9th March, 1927.
81 have jus; returned from General jack
sons. found crowd of company with him;
seven Virginans were of the number. He
gave me most friendly reception and urged
me 10 stay some days longer with him, He
told me this morning, before aH has company, in
reply to question put 10 him concerning The
election Of Q. Adams 10 the Presidency, that
Mr.. Claws friends made proposition to his
friends, that il they would promise for him, not
TO put MIR. Adams into the seat Of Secretary
OF State, Clay and his friends would i'll one hour,
make him, Jackson, the President. He most
Indignantly rejected the proposition, and de-
clared he would not compromit himself; and
unless most openly and fairly made the President
by Congress, he would never receive it. He de
clared that he said TO them, he would see the
whole earth sink under him, before he would
bargain or intrigue for it,"
cater reading this extraordinary declara.
ton Of General Jackson before aHhis company,I
called on MIR. Clay and inquired il he knew any
thing about it. He replied without hesitation
and with his accustomed frankness "tha, the
statement that his friends had made such a
proposition as the letter describes, to the friends
Of Gen Jackson was, as far as he knew or be-
lieved, utterly destitute of foundation;-that he
was unwilling to believe that General Jackson
had made any such statement; but that no mat
ter with whom it had originated, he was fully
persuaded it was a gross fabrication, Of the
same calumnious character with the Kremer
story, put forth for the double purpose of inju-
ring his public character, and proping the
cause Of General Jackson,- land that for himself
and for his friends he pEFlED the substantiation
OF the charge before any fair tribunal whalev-
sr."
Although their statement carries on its face
It's own retutation, have thought it due to the
occasion to put you in possession of this fiat
and positive contradiction. The statement is,
that "Clay and his fr,snds," by which the idea
Is conveyed that all, or at least a majority OF
his friends in the House Of Representatives
made the proposal. If the statement be true, il
must be susceptible of proof; and if proof can
De adduced, why has its exhibition been so long
seiayed? Why is the statement at this late day
made to lag behind all the interesting incidents
o. the two last years which have followed the
Presidential election. Why is it brought out
through the obscure channel Of the Fayetteville
observer?' Why is it made to issue from the
mouth Of man who more than all others hving
Interested in creating and circulating 1t:
= Mr.. Clay and his friends "were to make the
General President Sin one hour" The Propo..
Sal therefore must have been made on sne doy %
We election in the House. Now il was well known
IN Washington for several days proceeding 'has