Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-10-20
From the National Journal.
MR. SENATOR EArON'S ADDRESS ~
THE UBLIC.-No.V VII.

THE PUBLIC.-No. VII.
Mr. Eaton. il seems, had made sundry cal
cula,ions showing as clearly that General Jack
CON would be elected Peesideni by the House
Of Representatives, as ii has since oeeh SHOWN
that the Generals character is very IKE tna' Oh
Washington. Nor was the Senator disenehant
ed of his "fond despair" until the iata' 22o o.
January, when, according to him. MEETING VI
Mr.. Clay and his friends took place a'er ina,
il had been ascertained that Jackso" "ou'u
make no disclosures as 10 his Iaolnet roI
thus gently does the discreet oiograPhe! o.
General Jackson touch on the authority given
to Mr. Buchanan by that Immaculate ierm'
to temper with all partles!J
The proceedings Of this meeting having
been very improperly kept secret from Mr.
Eaton. he has been obliged to report them from
the hearsay Of one of his correspondents. Al
ter Carter Beverly had blurted out in the news
papers that Gen Jackson had before crowc
of company uttered certain charges, II became
necessary for the Generals guardians TO ext'l
cate him, If possible, from the difficulty into
which he had thus been plunged. 10 this end,
The most industrious efforts were used, first to
explain away the Hero's declaration, and next,
when they had all failed, to "hsh for evidence
in support Of it. Ii is no! yet known how ma
nv letters were wril,cn by MIR. Eaton with this
"in,endmenl," but 10 one Of them he received
the following answer, VIZ:
"The bargain Of 1925 between Messrs. Adj
ans and Clay, remember well was freely spo'
ken of bv many members OF Congress, although
! had no personal knowledge of any fac, which
| would warrant the belief that the contract eX-
listed: besides, the high esiimalion in which !
then held MIR. Clay, forbade my suspicious on
any accusations not supported by positive
| proof; that proof was not aao ded me, and
held him puillless:-Yet there we've some cir>
cumstances Of unfavora6le appearance, and
which, as the friend Of Mr.. Clay, / was sorry
had existence. The circumstances TO which
alIude were the continued silence and lengthy
reserve of Mr.. Clays friends, in publishing or
letting il be known how they would vote; and
the fac, that the Kentucky delegation who vot-
ed for Mr.. Adams had a meeting 10 determine
upon their course, as was informed BY one o.
them: al which il was said TO me that upon the
question being proposed TO MIR. Clay, Tor whom
shall VIC vote, he answered in substance, "ihai
in case General Jackson should be elected, he
believed the Administration with its weight
would be opposed to him, TO PROSTATE him:
that should Mr. Adams be elected, he felt salts
fed that it would not be SO; but thai he hoped
no personal considerations for him would IN
on these circumstances have often remarked,
that the first was not in character OF kentuc-
kians, and that the last was the strongest ap-
peal which could be made to mans friends,
and the heaviest requisiiion which could be
levied on their attachment. Until a very short
time since, I had not been convinced that the
bargain had been made as executed, and | even
now regret that am constrained to admit II;
but believing il, shall leave nothing undone
W ich can be honourably performed to defeat
the Coalition.
Thrs letter being introduced by Mr. Eaton as
testimony in the case, il is obviously impor-
tant that the name Of the writer Of il should be
known before the public can decide what is
its weight lr any consideration can increase
the importance Of such a disclosure, it is that
as almos, the whole Of that letter consists of
statements made by The writer on the informa.
ton of others, and of his own differences and
opinions, good deal gifts weight is
,hor,y; and the value OF that authority must
remain undetermined, so long as the writer's
name remains unknown. 1t is to be regretted,
therefore, that Mr. Eaton has kept the public
in the dark on this point, What he has not
done, will now do. This letter in question ,ras
,critten by Mr.. MCLEAN, who, al the period TO
which /, refers, was Sena or in the Congress
of the United States, from The State Of Illinois,
and who on the Sd February, 1925, addressed
letter 10 The Editor Of the Illinois Gazette, re-
Gently published in that paper. The following
is copy OF il, viz:
Dear Sir No doubt you have, with astonisb-
ment, seen the cards Of Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Kre-
mer in the In,eliigenc.r. The cause Of those
papers was letter said 10 have been written
from one of The Pennsylvania delegation, pub
lished in Philadelphia paper. That letter
was a direct attack upon the integrity OF Mr..
Clay and his friends and charged directly that
Mr.. Adams had their support upon contract,
for appointments to office: that the supper, had
been offered TO General Jackson a, the same
price, but had been re eclcd. Mr.. Clay, yester-
day, from his Speakers chair, solicited an in
quiry, and a committee is raised to-day Tor
that purpose. This course was selected by
Mr.. Clay, because it was the only one, the an-
thor of the letter not being ayowed, and il be-
ing said that Mr. Kremer did no, settle differ
ences in the way Of mcn of honor, have heard
TWO reasons assigned; one that Kremer would
no, fight; the other, that he was not OF sufficient