Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-09-01
IFrom ,hc piu,hnrc CO.

From ,hc Pitsburs C;azclteT
Gen. Jac&son and Nh Eurt0nen-Tt mus, h, eyi !
dent TO the musi careless reader that SINCE io NH,
hcatlon OF Mr. Buchanan's letter. the charge made bv
the General against Mr. Clay is entirely dissipatei
Bir. buchanan says, IL called upon Gen. Jackson
on the occasion which have mentioned soleLy as his
ite0 upon my individual responsibility, and not dsfhe
agent IF Mr.. Clay dny oidey person never
have been the political friend of Cbay,n &c So lbat
Mr. clay upon the testimony of Gen. Jackson's own
witness, might rest the here but his friends will
not be satisfied with mere verdict of acou;,iaI
! They do and will insist that Gen. Jackson uDo, his
o'Tn STEERING, has issued from 1.-the saloons of te Her
! miage'" with malice and without probable cause, vile
caumnlcs against the reputation our most mer
ItorIoUs and vruous citizens.
What is the charge contained in The Generals let
ter: The following the words: eff would saw or
permit any Of my confidential friends TO sax that if
was elected President, MIR. 4. should not be Copnu
ed Secretary ofStae, By complete anton nj .5T CHM
aad htEfFiendS Mey "onld PIT an EMU to he P,csdcn
dgI contest in one hour.u
Again, the General says, 'sThe evening before he
had communicated substantially, the same 1,rcpsos,-
lion to Major Eatonu I 49,
Again he repeats, 'upon certain terms and cond;
uSns oe,'g assonted to on my part then, by union
OF Slr Clay and his friends, they would nut an and
| to the Presidential contest in one hourn
( And again, 'The character of MIR. Buchanan with
me- oroids The idea that nc acting on his own res
ponsIbIity," or that, ''uudcr any circumstance hc
could have been induced 10 promise an ay7onoc,gcn,
unless possessed of satisfactory assurances taf II ac
copied. IT would be carried into eiTectD
! nus repeating, oyer and over again, that a nrono
sit1on was made to him. UPON certain conditions stc
put an end to the presidential contest in one hourn-
tiat ''an arrangement WaS prOpDsed In every line al
most obs second letter he insists and re-insiss that
/ "Proposition" was made to him. This now is matter
oitact not Of inferencehe asserts it in every variety
Of shape.
What does Mr. buchanan, his own witness, says-
(oc' ne say that be made any proposition the Gencr-
az Tn the contrary, he denies il over and over again
IN the hrs place nc says, rhat nc acted so2eiy n,
'."eLGS Jdc6sons lrj"nd," G1d not "oS tie aren't Of
e. mr.. Ct1y or any other pc'son.o
urther he says that until ne "saw the Generals
o,'eI OF INC 7'h OF June. TO Mr. Beverly the con-
Cepuon never entered his mind that The General
posGd nc meant to propose IN h terms of am k,nd
ana he states That in his letter Of the 10Th of Oc,ofor
70 'he editor Of the Telegraph, he nform&l hin, it,
ne mad no authority from Mr Clay or bis friends TO
propose any terms to General Jackson in relation g,
lher votes, mar did Ger make any such pyDo,.
r tom 'N"' P'Of'0St-
! Vow here is a direct aud unequiyooaI issue. INN,
a matter OF fact between the General and his own
witness IN General asserting, over and over a.
gam mat W.T. Buchanan made "proposilou," and
Mr. D. directly and poinediy denying it. Mr. b. is
'Ae ueneFa's own ~i'ross-of course lie vii! be be,