The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-11-08

"'responsbiiily. said and did all | could to pro.
mote IL.
twas absent from the seat Of Government on
Saturday, The 22d of January The Iimr nj shieh
Major Futon saws II Was reported meeting Of
Nj Clay and his friends took place = and, AT
! the time OF the conversation which Mr. Buchan-
an bad with Major Euton had Ien Washa gton
aud was absent for more than th,D two weeks.
IT had been acting rs the author aud Friend ar
agent, Of !r Clay II would layeIbeen indispen-
sable that | should have remained on the spot,
where nv services might have been useful. Ere
qucni intercourse would have been absolutely
Necessary. 10 communicate what was said aud
done. y contemplated To be done.
Ii Mtpr Edton he credited he would wholly
disproyc the state rrnt Of Mr. Buchanan Who "
vers that he acted solely an his own authority ia
the conversation held between HIM aud General
Jackson and that IL was mol me. bat his niend
III Pennsylvania, whose Letter determined INN
10 holl such conversation. Nh. Buchanan s
dates do not agree with those of Major Eaton
who abors, Ia the most things. 10 agree with
Mr. Buchanan. The only conversation he ever
had viii General jackson on the presidential
eeciing, was on lac 2d Of lanuNV accnr ding 10
Major Eaton'> showing; Nh. Buchanan, howe,=
CT, SAYS he did not call on him b. fore his con'er-
sa ion with the General ~ a certain day, about
the 18th or 10Th OF January.
There appear some strange discrepancy IN
parts OF the statement of Hr. Buc anan, NJ.
lshckS & Major Eaton, which ate perfectly ire
concilallc with the riter Of Central Jackson.
MI lsacks thinks that his conversation with Mi
Buchanan may have he one rtwo weeks later
tbnh VIZ. Buchanan states II to haYc'been bur he
seems quite willing TO give up his own iecolloc.
ton for accommndatons sake, AND 10 take the
time stated by NJ Buchanan. &that II shall he
fixed on the Both DE embcr
cannot pretend TO say when Nj Buchanan
called on General Jackson, rs he never conmu
nicatcd To r,e--whom Major Eaton represents As
" the necotintorn--any conversation between
him and General Jackson. | do not rscolecl
that Mr. Buchanan aud myself had any CONVEX.
satlon, from the Goth OF December. pn'i after
nv rctnrn to Washington, ON the 3oth of Janua-
~, rom Njrrsiown thai Is. for the whole month
almos immediately preceding theeIeeon; during
the gtealel part of which time was more thnna
hundred miles from the scene Of action, the ogat
OF Government
To undertake 10 detail the numerous CONVERSE
tous held pending the Presidential election, Ivy
the friends OF all the candidates. IN nhich was
apary Or which heard, isnot my purpose. la.
deed 40 consideration would tempt me Ia dvulge
private conversation, especially ifthe object was
to niurc irirnd, ei even political enemy. II
may hoWeNef. he proper To STATE that IN none Oh
the conversations Of which have any knowledge
was there anv thine said which had the slightest
tendency TO fix ~ trace either corruption OF bar
gam 10 Mr.. Adams, 10 General JacL> on. To Nh.
CraN lord. or TO Mr. Clay. All that WAS able TO
discover, among the friends Of the respective can
dldates, was fair and honorable anxiety aud
zeal TO promote the election OF their lavorlte can
dldatr.
close this communications whrh has brenrS-
t",t'd from me, IN publication OF ny self aid IN
iuslice TO those who, through me havr been a.
sailed and CHARGED with having participated IN q
corrupt Transaction. II has been To IN most
unpleasant duty--one winch ! sincerely wish !
could have been spared but | THOUGHT lowed
il to myself my friends aud my country | harr
endcayolrd 10 avoid offensive expressions a=#t
personal remarks. save on these which bayr
thought Indispensable 10 nv own nsiiheation. ~
as hearing directly on he statement oftb gem
t'emen whose ovei-zeal mas induced them 10
breal, into the sanctuary ofprivale friendship
for political purposes