Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-08-28
MIR. CLAY.

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MANSFIELD.
MIR. CLAY
ihe Raleigh Star Of the 2Sd inst. contaips the
following statement:
+" MI. Clay, in his speech at the Lexington din
"e'' stated that he was informed. that, when his
nomination TO the Office of Secretary of State vy.,
acted upon in the Senate, .sGsn jackson and
every other Senator present was silent as TO the
"nPo's"oh lof corruption now made, no one Ore :
S SUNNY 10 question my honor or integrity.''-
U.S. we assert, is not the fact; for we have UNI.
ue's'ooo. from source that can be relied upon
'hat so lar from his nomination being silently sc
guessed in, MIR. Branch, one of The Senators az
.his stale, openly opposed it on the floor of the
senate; aud tina, the friends OF the administration
rather than incur the danger of an Investigation Of
'"e circumstances, upon which the charge of cor
'"P''oh was founded, rutfered bis remarks TO pass
unanswered We think it duty, which MIR
branch owes 10 b;msslf 10 the friends n, General
jackson In the Senate, and TO the public a, large
10 lay MS speech before the people Ii will then
oe manifest that either Mr.. Clay or his informant
has attempted 10 deceive the public Tbs, Mr.
C''y should nave been msinformed relative to a
circumstance, whish was CT such vital Interest TO
himself, and which occurred in line srs..nce of ,anv
OF MS friends. IL highly improbable But we bcpe
,na. governor Branch will place the matter bevon
doubt, by laying his remarks before the pub,ic -
4 us Is course TO which he cannot reasonably OH
y-~'' 80 VIZ HJunCtion OF secrecy has Ions since
o.en removed from the Transaction. and the caus.
oil truth requires j; at it's hands,
ga FRIDAY we noticed the same contradict
WI Iiay IN Louisville paper We should ha,
."'eo me whole article, but for The violence of the
,"hs'@Se USED. We concur in opinion ', iih the
'h'' governor Branch owes il TO him elf and
W 'iis nieuipers oil the Senate who voted az ain
comb ming Mr.. Ciay's appointment, TO state vba,
occur ed. There Is pable mi-represen,ari on
one sue or the other in this matter Mr. Giay,s
uehuhei"tion OF General Jackson applies also IN
certain members OF the Senate. General Jackson
having oeen just defeated Ia the Presidential cleo
non, would have exposed his motives to attach 3,
he had said any thing in his place 10 d.f.a, rho
nomination. IL would have looked like repsuSe
'SAeh 100 In ms public character, and in serycf
session. Whatever faults General Jackson NAV
nave ne cannot be charged wi h assaiiing his enc
.'''es III me udTh and IN the rear, do we think
tie would do an act that could give ri-e 10 such an
idea. His silence in the Senate of which AZ
LAY attempts to make SD much, is not reprehens;
o'e' why should General Jackson par,icuiarlv
's '"1ei 'hft occasion TO denounce Mr. CLAW }
as not Inc charge OF corruption ready b.fo,s
tue PdDii'! was not The public mind filed with
JUNIORS on the snbjeci' Mr.. Clay, himself. .,r,ro
oil tins, aud experimenting objections in the S-,a,s
U" his score, applied TO Senator "to ask The
appointment OF committee OF enquiry unless IL
should appear 10 him altogether unn.cs.s.,, .,
IL the article in the Star be true, Mr. CIav Ia.
oeen grossly deceived by the Senator in whom he
eohnueo' or ne has made wfu .misI ept eseut,,ion
OF matter OF fact
Ane National lntei!Isencer and National Jou,
nal, have neither had the fsrness to ren,hIi.b a.,
vernon Randoiph's letter, aud both have co,r,sn,-
eu upon u. The lnteiiigencer has most de.ile.ate
iy saroied and misrepfesentetl IT, Tbey Iii IL;
readers that AIr. Jefferson thought .. Csnn G,.,.e
Wouid De entirely faithful to The object of
ing certain very alarming evils in the General Co
'efhheht' u lie should be brought into ofFre 10
correct The tendency towards thes- evils,
mar = ten. Jackson is aot likely 10 come into
once upon any such principle for he i snnno,,I
ON The ground OF being friend TO ,l.se ,ia,,,,;'
eFhs OF internal Improvement and the eoconr.,a
heht OF education and science. ''---.s The -
men' proves nothing, therefore,, but thar Mr. ~
ieison believed General jackson 10 be n nm, Is
.'S Wo'd- They conclude their sophisiicsl a..
ieie oy saying, F" Mr. Randolph has shown 10 u.
as lar as his letter proves any thing that NJ J.f
iefson never dream, OF preierrine General LcL go,
10 M Adams tor the Presidential Chair hu, h.li
on me contrary, uniformly opposite Iaueuag. -
we make but this single remarks, the res 10,
VINO has seen Governor Rando!ph'= letter. bear in
nina that the Inteigeucer declines TO publjsb i,
ana gives this character of il.
The masked Editors of the NatjonsI Jo.,,..,
nave a!so declined TO publish The letter; bat ,bs,
oestow upon 1t and lis author Two and a half 30
'u,uhs OF abusive commentary. We ioin in H..
call Tor lufiher disclosures Of Mr.. Jeffrrsons mi
mons We doubt not but that q vernon Rsn.
uoPh wiil be amply sustained, IL il deed, he stood
IN need OF IT. 1870
we take this ocrsson to tender ia m. L,i;.o-s IS
'hai paper, whoever they may be, our thanks IN,
lheiT attentions. We have already show, ,h., 49,
material ayerments o! General Jackson are sub
s'ah'ialed by Mir. BUebsnan's sasemgnt Tbs
is'sI' 10 iac'' confrddicS nothing but the impre.
sion taken up By the General, fhs, MIR 90.
:" authorised" 10 make the coumuair,,i r. 40
me points IN whch they do not agree as IN VT
ere not material 10 The main issue. Did moi A.
D. tell Gen. j. all that MIR. hIarkley had .sid in
hm' and that he had g urged'' him 10 n.LA ,b.
Enquiry aud hat he did MOI want The answer 10,
" ms own satisfactioBi" When we be,, an 49,
testimony (and more il expeced) The i,n,sI LII
nave II all sIiied carefully and candidiy.
good deal has been sail about the letter VIII.
ten oy Mr.. buchanan to the Editor OF IN. ~ III
graph. IN October last. The following is an ..
tract fTumi
y, vi H., d,snce Of tmf could not i would rzp'sin
80" sue winch ndaf.d me 10 hold pri, con-
Fes~ion ever held with Gen Jsek,on on ~. .,b; 81 -
rfP9'',o Know that had authority I,'p Sc a.. I
'tsds " propose any te'nsto Cen g. k.on 10 t,I,
would he ~ incapable Of becoming ~, "n
occasion, IS . Shown Jackoa would be 10 '.esy cb
ptssd the 'ub''snee u thp conversation, 4, H.,
:, " .S''s',i one 7i "m mn hlvs eomu,uui- a.d
sssn ~ upPos'os he subject Of been x. yo a.
t"Ee ~ YOU you eusi Wud itsrvfore, ur ds.f sgs,o
bringing ma conservation before the teope toosi he
''un "i ne 'e"gi apis. OF any ntiier ,v,uspef.
ihe ihes are h.tprc the world brt Nj Clsv and A.
tc"sf inents made NJ Aisns Pienden and ,sI IA, A.
,w' Immediately Theodore made NJ CLAW secfefsr ~ So.
fhf people 's'l, d. ihet own inference. ffon, R e
a '',s o. - e"9nseted win It. They vii njss Of
The last paragraph Of This letter j. clearly ind,
cstive Of Mr.. Buchsnan's opin,on of ,be is,. ,,,.
between Me'srs. Adams aud clay or their ftienrs