Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-26

la'lon to their votes. nor did ever m AXE o'.
Such proposition" 1t would seem ,ha, M ny
did or liberal mind can FOR mnmrn, mai.
hat this charge is snstained-on the c,r,,.'
il IS expressly deaied: he disayows all cor!
ion with Mr. Clay-di,claims the in,en,,,nA,
making any proposi,ion-rejects as ma, '.
honor the dangerous sentiments ascr,hod -
him, and repels the imputation Of being an >. ="
tive and conspicuous agsn, in corup r,s.
action. II is clear that whatever nay have h..
communicated, and whatever may have N 4,
the impression; that no proposition from N,
CIay's friends wa. intended 10 BE- madc-rn"..
was aulhorized-nonc was made-,nd e,o,:,
there was reasonable ground 10 believe TIA, ,,.%
was made, still it is now denied -,
Mr.. Buchanan "trus's he is as incapable OH.
/" coming The messenger on such an occas;o.
IS as Genera! Jackson is Of receiving such ar,,
i" sage" "rhat he was no: the poIiicaIfri.rrr
~" --"lbat he had no ,antho'ity"-"ihal he as,,.
" did make such propositions
e, General Jackson says, "fhe conclusions ,.4
" differences from that conversation, the tin.
manner and all the circumstances, sai,nclr,
mind that it was not nnautaon=ed." T..
statement above must satisfy every oue orr,
entire misconceptions of the nature and ,5,,.
Of the interview. Tia, the opinion h. ci..
tanned was not derived from any express mon.
si.ion, bu, that it was merely The cn1cir,,.,.
Of his own mind, and differences from fsc,, "a
perfectly known. But it shcvs that 10 the j.,
lous, vrilles ere combinations strong as ,r1ot
Of Holy Writ
Among the circumstances 10 which h. L.
~, H., y =,
ed strongly on his mind, (hough they co,Il
no, at the ,in,e) is ,ha, "lhc second day ,r,.
"this communication and reply, i, vas aurour,.
" cd in The newspapers tina, Mr.. Clay had Cone
sou, in favor of Mr.. Adams" Now this n.
,erview with Mr.. Buchanan, and The rcirc,io,
Of the proposition, was on the 5otb Of Decor.
Der, 1924; consequently, on the second Of J.rr.
arv it must have been known tina, Mr.. C.r
would vote for Mr.. Adams, and Consequent
they cannot accuse tho friends Of Mr.. Chv ii
making any proposition or engaging in aayin.
trigue subsequent 10 that day, and. it has ben
before shewn that none was made, or aulhoriy
ed, or intended to he made, on that day; and V.
have before assumed as an inf renee, not loy
resisted, that no other proposition Of simiI,
character was ever made to General Jacks,r,
and consequently il is demonstrated that no pc.
position was made 10 him at any time.
If the proposition had been submitted byle
friends Of Mr.. Clay. and had been spurnet. and
Mr.. Clay had, on the % day after, announcrl
in the papers he would vote for MIR Adams,
would have been strong circumstance on he
mind Of a man alive to every impre ssion: butt
is denied tina, any annunciation was made
twenty Ga.s-perhaps nothing certain was al
nounced in thirty days thereafter. II is bel:v
ed that nothing appeared in the papers, e1uF
those friendly to General Jackson, and ,hatl5sT
consisted uf rumors a1oat, sUspioions, dark 10
sinuariohs, which were intended to intimidsr
Mr.. Clay, 10 deter him from his purpose, &c!
drive him into their ranks.
On the els, January, it is said that great "
certainty prevails with regard to the issue ofrh:
elcc,ion-many conjrciures and rumours are.
float. On the 25th Kremer's letter is wriitH
and, on the 2Sth, a bold denurciation aganS
Mr.. Clay is publicly made by the friends OfG:.
neral Jackson. SO that there exists an eXtr'o'
binary error in point Of fact in the mind Ofte
General, and, consequently, the inference whlti
he ha1 right 10 deduce from il, if true, falls
20 the ground.
If the fact is not true, that Mr.. Clay's dett,'
mina,inn to vote for Mr. Adams, was annol,'
ced in the papers on the I'd day after the COT,
versalion with Buchanan, it clearly evN'a
(what was before Intimately that this is there.
collections of the General-that this is asctoM
thought-that it could no, then have w,iGhe
on his mind. At the time it occurred, he c0uA
not have been so mistaken. When it was re-
cent, and the affair actually pending, TIE"
could be no misapprehension as it regards ~
fact. 1t was a striking one in the m''
of man who was actually laboring under ~
delusion that a corrupt proposition was mlH
to him by the friends Of Mr.. Clay. Blu, i&
moment suck mistake, could not have Occur
cd, and consequently could not have tend~a o
strengthen the impression on his mind -
however, he has fallen into this. error, it show
that it is an effort Of his memory to recall dr.
tant events, which he confused, and oai OF TIE
order Of time. :.
Take the fact either way, and It's iataL "
il is true, then it is demonstrable that no prop
si'ion was at any time made to Gen Jacs".
II it is untrue. the conclysions which he az.
from il are also untrue; and it is besides man
fest thar, as the mistake could not haze h:p
pened when the events took place, it is an a'..
reminiscence. Perhaps this impI
liant fact never occurred to his mind, until u
began to summon his re- objections t. ioFi' %,
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