The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-20

cessantiy fineing IA the public ear. u IS draw
ing too largely on public ercdulity 10 attempt 10
produce such an impression.
But, says Gen jackson in his letter TO Bever.
lev. the communication (was) made by his
Mr.. Ciag's) friend 10 my friends, and 10 me. y
Now, 10 ascertain the truth of Tins assertion. We
must enquire who made the communication
Gen. Jackson hmselft ellaus twas Mr.. Buchan
an. Aud was Mr.. b. (as Gen. Jackson hsseris)
Mr.. Ciay's friend So far from it, he was an
active partzan Of Gen. jackson aud voted iot
him in all the stages of the election. But lei
Mr. Buchanan's own words contradict the lierr.
" called upon Gen. jackson (savs hc) solriy H.
his ffieua" I nersr hdps bcei tie political
fcieHd Of M. Clay since he hecame candidate
for tie Presidency Is this "a confirmation On a
contradiction THIS is an important difference
in the statements of the prosecutor and his wi
ness on another accouu, than 10 show ho" much
the former was mistaken III the consersaii"n he
has SO inconaidcrateIy nnhli he'd 10 tie world
depending on his pnenaoous renownto deter NJ
Buchanan into confirmation Of his s'0tement,
or il he should deny IT, relyine oe bis weight ef
character tc sustain him aud push NJ d. to the
wall Onthis ponl. Nr. Buchanan viii be able
10 prove the truth Of his aycrment.
Let rs now contrast Two or three Of thc most
important sentences of the conversation as the
General aud Alr, Buchanan respectively State "a
The General says. TINT Mr. Buchanan told him
che had been infornedbg NE fjeads Of Mr.. Chm
that the friends Of Mir. Adams had made ore,-
t,ues to thcn. saying il Mr., Clay and his friends
would mite IN aid of the election Of Mr. edams
VI. CilgStolth b. SecreiaVof Tah" Is there
my thing in Mr.. Buchanans letter lilSa this
Let MS sec. On re.pernsal Of Mr., BIS letter,
we find the following sentence which is the only
one bearing the remotest resemblance 10 il ; Mr..
Marley observed TO Mr., Buchanan that " some
of the friends of Mr.. Adams had already been
holding out the idea that. in case he were elect.
ed. MI, Clay might probably be Offered the sitna.
ton Of Secretary of State" Is there no differ
ence in these versions Gen. Jackson says, Blu.
chanan told him that he got hisnformeton from
the ficndso Mr. CiaVn buchanan himself says
ibii ltiln iidN NE BO " lonl WI NHfklfi, the
friend Of Gcn Jarkson Is this confirmation
Gen, Jackson SAYS, the friends of Mr.. Adams
made oreripes 10 HE friends of Mr. CIag'--Mr.
Buchanan speaks OF Mr. Adams's friends ~
" holding out an idea, &c l. this confirmation
Gen. Jackson says these ovcriues were. thai " II
M. Clay and his friends mould unite in MD ofHe
election Of Mr. adams NJ. CidQ doaH be SIRE.
reimyQf State' Mr. Buchanan represents Il as
mere expression Of opinion tint in case Mr
Adams were elected with or without Nh
Ciay's aid, J" Nj Clay mightprobabiV IL oBtred
the situation of Secretary nf State" Is not this
a papabe contradiction Aud here We will nn-
s~er an anticipated objection. II may be- said
that in holding out the idea ofthe probability of
Mr. Clay's appoinimcoI Mi Adamss friendv cal.
cnlate5 on It's having the desired effect & therefore
did not act nnadYisedy But these Directors
ought 10 recollect that. although Gen Jnclson
never even hunted whom h. should appoint Sec.
rotary Of State IN case Of his election vet
Mr Adams was almost universally said 10 be IN.
choice. May not Mr.. Adams have been eounlly
reserved, and yet the public equally eager TO de-
slenate his Secretary The fact is, Gen Jack.
sou, in all his fre-sdc remarks, has 80 hbcralIy
construed what has been told bin, thai W. must
believe the habit of making nuendos" is a Sc.
cond nature with him, and that lie never attends
to the literal purport Of what's said
We must hasten to a close. Gen. Jackson saws
thai Mr.. Buchanan told him, Z" il he Gen. y
would say, OF permit any of his confidential
friends TO say, that. in case he was elected. Mr.
Adams should not be continued Secretary of
State by a complete union of Mr.. Cla, and hi
friends, they " uld pu' an end 10 the Presiden-
tia contest in one hour This is me rhafpe
the others are merely collateral points. growing
on, of this. And is there any thing in guehan
ans letter like il We do not ask fB's st,trnen,
contains the same words; but is there = sentence
IN il which cau be iorfurfa into such a meaning
No. And yet some men contend thai Buc,an.
an statement confirms Jackson's In Matching
false tale the Chlef and Witnesses ought nol on
y TO possess tellow-ieelng--a common inie.
rest--a common bond ofunon-but they should
not reside hundreds OF miles apart; or. il they
dad they should Just all the particulars Of ther
story before they make il public 1 Jackson had
consulted with Buchanan, the letter To Beverley
never would have been wrtten
The indignant manner and tone which Gen.
Jackson says he exhibited, when he told Nj. |
Buchanan to inform Mr. Clay and his friends
that he would see the eartIropen and swallow
them and hmseIfn rather than accept their pro
position, how could il esca pc Mr. Buchanan's oh. |
'ervation2 Impossible It is natural TO presume
thai such an expression would have excited |
more vehement manner than had been Displayed |
In the previous part OF the convcrsatlon--and
that this, combined with the surprise which |
man would feel at being told To carry reptg TO
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