Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-06

there was NnPcu speculation on the subject much
was said unre. ervedly and with much zeal and
god hnmor on the subject Of cabinet apDoint |
men''; that Il this or that candidate succeed to lie
Presidency the general voice raised in favor
OF, and the general eve always fAed upcn that
statesman and infiexlble republican
Henry lay, as the FIRST officer of the government
ard DOW sincerely believe tina, whichever of the
ca didStes bad been elected, he Guild have had the
offer OF he most prominent situation i'm the c.bl
nell that which he now holds under Nh Adams
II has repeatedly been stated, that was the A.
gent, or a Major Eaton IL pleased TO cay, The 'ns-
sotiat'I' OF MIR. Clay, authorised To make ptopo-
si'ions' OF ark plelg of conditional character
Tor the vO'e OF MIR. Clay and his friends
do now soieiunIy aud positively declare that the
charge and insinua,iun void of truth. ! never
dld, either directly indirectly, receive fran Mr.
Clay or bis friends any iuiima,i n which could be
construed even by political rancoYr, into such a
commission, or any thing even remotely approach
ing TO It Had any such agency by any one been
rendered, should have Indignantly rejected it, /
viii 20 further and state that never did in the
course CT any CONVERSATION with MIR. Clay hear
aim say, or express deshe that IN the ev ent OF
'be election OF Gen. jackson Nh. Adams or Mr.
Crawford, 'hat lie should vi. e. be SecIea airy OF
state, or hold any station 10 lie cabinet. Eunher
/ never have to any one az any time, - on any
occasion. represented myself, or wished it to he
understood That was Authorized 20 receive. or to
make oVeituTes on the part Of MIR. Clay ar his
friends think proper to make this general and
unqualified declaration hat there may not b. left a
loop on which TO hang a doubt on this subject ]
did not know until ten t,ys alter the sIartion of
Mr.. Adams, that Mr.. Clay had been offered the an
pointment OF Secretary Of Stale: and il IL "a . ell
known fact, that after he had the fIef he consul, =
Ell many OF his friends whether he should, OF
-houid not, accept it. He ,old me in n conyefsa
uon ne did me the hononr TO hold with me on the
subject, that the acceptance of il ouJ be 10 him
only pf -.
serious pecuniaIy loss. l know also that not onl,
ms immediate peS-onsl and political friends but
many OF those who voted for other candid ates
were desirous that he should accept the station,
anu urged that his country hal claims upon hn
paramount II all other Considerations and would
never see him suitsr rom devotion TO her bcs IN
teTest-.
am free to acknowledge hat at the lime of the
conNeTSaton between hlr. Bucha AN and my-elf.
my Impression was that Gen jackson would BE-
e'ec,eI' aId 1t vac prs'ty generally talked Of as
wen IS understood among many Of his friends,
that IN the event If his election, Mr.. Clay would
nave the office of Secretary / ) ate; AMI doubf
not oa' may, IA common with Others. have man
Hnned my opinion 10 NY Po!itica friends These
impressions were founded on the belief that he
western crest would unite in G e. eraI Jackson
e'ecton' ahd that with the aid OF che or tyyo of
'ne states III idvors oi Mir Craw ford, he would
De eler'ed we.tion those floating opinions f
The day, TO show that have no rr-erVes and that
all 'aia, or did, ] AN quite willing should be
known
LEFT Wsshinso on fr Pennsylvania on he morn
hs OF ths iih aud l2'h Of January, lS25, and did
ho' return until Inesdey the 3Oh OF he anne
month. the day after Mr.. C!ay's card had spuear
eo Il" he National Ioellisencer This absence It
ms JiEclure, Is of Itself suf-ient e. repei
Inc idea bat took a"y peculiar ntele- as to The
arrangements DEF endant VIII might O. mirht
no, be elected president. I recoliect a conyefsa
ton wib particular iIeud, who travelled with
me IN the 81 age, on my return Penns,ly,nj,
40 him. Ia the course Of that conversation. ex
pressed uy-T~gTe' al not having had an orporturi-
- OF itse and general conversation, with Mr.. G
IN thr uiJeci OF the pfesideual election AMI s.id
that had some idea oil wiling o him as coon =.
l arrived at Norristown. We both oppressed an
nn%jety thai M. Clay should woe with pesnsyl.
varia.
Exception has heen taken to my or4r;,e ,ls
resolution ct thanks when Mr.. CLAW was span,
Fe'ni & from the Speaker 5 char in 1928 Such
e-.'uuo" IL h'd been custoEla y al he end OF
a congress 10 offer, AID the house to adopt. "a i,
ga on 'his occasion, almost viih puloct unsnin-
iy. i was my own voluntary act had no
'onsu ia'ion with any one nor the slightest refe
ence 10 ms course on the presidential election:
HsIed the resolution because I thought lie emit
'sh"y deserved H. he, IS speaker did OF r,cb-
earn vote OF thanks, who shall, presume q
D'hS he mas p'etensicns Ia such bo. our? The
"ahEs oI me house over which he presided for
aItnIul, hrm and partial discharge Of the Ju,iss
u he station hardly earned aud willingly a
yaEded. thought it his due even though he had
hHered from Pennsylvania in the choice OF Pf =
ideni she owed hun much for his ind~fatisable
,Esruons ~ favor OF her policy and best interests
10" only dld these considerations, tut others
prompt me to oiTer the resolution OF thanks Mr.
Jay thought, had been uriustly and undese "
sdiy as sfled Tor an honest difference Of opinion
iHd u a. painful to see man who he'd raised
himself by biz own talents and cxeflions to be one
d the most distinguished statesmen and orators of
ne age; one who in war and in peace bad never
'D'ndoned hIS country but always stood firmly by
'e', usiendlng oY he powers of his gigantic mind
an powerful eloqGcnce berrights and boldly pro
claiming her true rolicy; that such a man should
re unihahked when about to retire from the snea
SeT's chair Of body of which / had the honour
10 be a nember, DID not comport with my feelings
Dr. sense OF right and wrong, shoulG indeed have
considered s'ch neglect gross derihciion of
iuty
feel somewhat at a loss for terms. sufficient.
IS measured, in which to s eak Of the pre-umptu.
)ls and nnwsrranted conclusion at which Msior
Eaton las arrived, and the bold and uuceforno-
lious epithet which il has been biz pleasure 10 20
ply I" me- The conversations, reported 80 tiey
are by Mr. Buchanan and Mr. lacks. and Isb,-
rodsiJ and carefully directed sgsinr me furnish
no Evidence even Of remote aHd circuulstantiai
CHARACTER, 20 warrant the declaration inst wa. a
1esotia'or; ard lsel assured that nothing but The
devoted zeal of Maj Eaton, the cause OF G. en-.
Jackson, could have tsmpted him. ~ the face o. IN
intel igen' people 10 US the language he has used
'f buchanan Indignantly sst aside the importation
? p'ed 10 De cast upon bin BY Gen. Jacks. ~
D f.Yiug made proposition or propositions. to
'in, IN tic name Of Mr.. Clpy, or MIR. Cl.,'s
friends, and decisie', in express terms, that he al
ways acted, and Represented himself a. acting, on
lis own personal responsibility, and ives solely