Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-11-15
M~ARTiNsBURG, VA. THURSDAY. NoynMpER * 1909.

10 cherish peace and
the government with a due
regard to economy, it should receive
my cordial and hearty support.
The latter end Of December. 1924 I
believe, but cannot with absolute Ger
say, it was on the Soth. my friend
Mr.. Buchanan called to see me in tha
evening at my boarding house. I hap.
pened to be alone in my room:-he sat
with me a considerable length of time
our conversation turned principally, on
the then pending presidential election
nr. b. commenced by stating that he
felt great solicitude for the election of
general Jackson and that his friends
should use every honorable means to
promote it to which | replied that |
heartily united with him in opinion. MIR.
Buchanan adverted to the rumours
which were a1oat, that the friends of
Mr.. Adams were holding out the idea
that in case he should be elected MIR.
Clay would probably be offered the sit
uation of Secretary of State, and that IA
case general jackson was elected he
would appoint or continue Mr.. Adaes s,
as secretary of State. told Mr.. Buch
anan thought such a report was calcu
lated to do the general a great deal of
injury, and if it were not well founded
it ought to be contradicted, and men
toned farther that there was great
plausibility in such reports, and their
receiving credit, particularly that which
represented general Jackson as having
determined if he should be elected that
he would continue Mr. Adams Secreta-
ry OF State, inasmuch as Mr. Adams had
been one OF bis ablest defenders and al.
yocates in his report sustaining general
Jackson against the charges which were
preferred against him for his conduct in
relation to tue Seminole war.
Mr.. Buchanan stated that he had
written to, or received a letter from a
mutual friend of ours in Pennsy lvania,
on the subject of the presidential elec
ton, and cabinet appointments, and that
he had deter mined TO call upon the ge-
neral himself, or to get Major Eaton to
mention to him the reports that were in
circulation, and obtain il he could a
contradiction OF them. MIR. B.. also ask
if | had seen MIR. Clay, and whether |
had had any conversation with him
touching the Presidential election. |
that | had seen him ia The House,
but had bad no conversation with him on
that subj ct, but said | was anxious to
get an opportunity to have a converse.
ton with him, 40 | felt a great anxiety
that he should vote with Pennsylvania.
Mr. Buchanan replied that no q felt
more ANXIOUS. for various reasons, than
what he did himself-t that it was lmpcr-
tant, not only as it regarded the success
of general Jsckson's election hat MIR.
Clay should go with Pennsylvania, but
account of his Interior political pros
pect; declaring that he (Mr. b. hoped
one day to see Mr.. Clay President of
the United States, aud that was another
reason why he should like to see him
Secretary of state, in ease general Jack
son was elected and that il he was
certain that Mr.. Clay's views were IA
vourable to general Jackson's election
he would take an opportunity of talking
to the General on the subject. or get
Major Eaton to do so-that be thought
by doing so b would confer a partieu-
lar benefit on his country, and that he
could see nothing wrong in it. Mr.,
Buchanan urged me to use no delay IN
Sir Clay. told him would,
and accordingly called upon Mr.. Clay at
his boarding house. l think the evening
this conversation; but he was not
at his lodgings. | called to see him a
gain, but be had some of his friends
with him, and | had no opportunity oil
converting with him, nor had ever any
conversation with him unit! the evening
of the 10th or 18th of January prior to
my leaving Washington for Pennsyiva-
MIA to attend the courts in Montgomery
The conversation | then had
with him was of avery general charac-
ter no mention was made OF cabinet
appointments, and | did not ascertain
which of the candidates Mr.. Clay would
support. | have no recollection OF any
thing being said in the conversation with
Mr.. Buchanan about the friends of Mr..
Clay moving in concert at the election
Il however distinctly recollect that we
both expressed an anxious hope that
the West would not separate from Penn
sylvania. Thave no recollection what
eger ofhaving urged Mr.. 3. to see gene
raj jackson, although | c%oncurred IN
the propriety of his suggestion that he