American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-09-04
TO TIE sp.rons or ren nicnMoxD ENQUIRER.

CEHTLEmEN On my return home the day DC
fore Yesterday from journey taken for the benef
IL ms health, Cor the ii st time, read Carter BE
,erys letter Of the III July last, published in th
u Telegraph. AID The remarks made thereo
bv the Editor OF that journal. Both the text an
the commentary give color TO the whole tansac
zion w'.;si tic facts by no means warrant. III
Editor is IN great dc.ree excusable for the sie'
Ne tona Of my agency IN that affair, as he had n
other information on the subject than what he ol
tanned from MIR. Beyeriv. aud probably was not az
priseJ Of the slight credit which is given to tia
mans statements .iere he is best known.
Justice to myself seems to require that tru
statement Of nv conduct, and an explanation
my r.ui,es in the affair alluded to by Mr.. Bevel
". should be laid seiore the public, and ask tn
favor Of you. Gentlemen, to publish in your paper
thi- communication together with the accompany
ing documents and trust that you will not in thi
instance refuse to crafty an old friend and ac
l0ain.ance.
Ne first intination had Of the receipt Of Gen
MS letter BY Carter Beverly was conveye,
u !. ncte Of the cath Of June last, in which h
Ft1s :. the very high respect which have for yol
and your political character, added to the grea
2fal aid interest feel for the honor and welfare
Of orr country, induced me to announce to you
the receipt last night from General Jackson OF ;
letter dated TIE 5th inst from his residence il
Tennessee. lie most unequi,ocally confirms all
have said regarding the overture made to him pen
ding the Presidential election, and asserts grea
deal more than he told me, going most circunistan
TALLY into the business. II was always his inten
sion he says, that if Mr.. Clay denied the facts
10 give him up his authority. 1t is OF the first char
acter and order in our Government and country. II
only waits M. Clay's denial, when the whole sub.
iect will be brought to issue before the public.
.aake this communication to you on many accounts,
cut especially rs understand Mr.. Clay is to cali
IN yoa thss morning and pass an hour OF two with
you on his way down the river from Pittsburgh.
My friend. Mr.. IIollingsworth, of this place, has
seen the Generals letter. lie will bear to me a
ny communication from you, which, as it is all a
public matter, shall be glad NAV be in writing 2
10 that letter made the following reply: " |
have received yoar note OF this morning bv Nj.
Holingsworth and request the favor Of YOU to send
me Gen Jacksons letter. pledge myself to return
q" Mr.. Beverly Immediately after the receipt
Of my note sent me by Mr.. HoIingsworth. Gen
iachson's letter. In the opinion Of Mr. Beverly,
This letter, was Of the first character and order in
our government, of public nature, and only ava
ted Mr. Clay's denial and Gen. Jackson would
give mp the name Of his author; and he makes his
communication to me- son MANY accounts. but es
pc oily as | understand that Mir. Clay is to call
on you this morning" After this voluntary pa
safc OF highly important document, which con
cerneh Mr.. Clay personally. and in the opinion Of
Beverly himself, involved the character Of our
Government Of which Mr.. G. is member, was it
not natural that plain man like myself unyersed
IN mode OF expression, which would seem to re
serve some meaning foreign from the import Of
The words. should adupt the opinion that Mr.
Beverly intended the Generals letter Tor the in
s9ection Of Mr.. Clay and would have no objection
copy being taken, especially as he did not
ale to the contraryl Such was my view Of
matter and acted accordingly. Had Mr.. Be-
rly designed the letter for my private perusal,
.s.ly should he have sent it to me at the time Mr.
t!av was expected at my house? Did he intend
70 furnish me with the means OF catechising Mr.
llav upon the contents Of the letter, without sub.
mltting 1t 10 his perusal, and thus have elected
some expression which shtbe used tohisdsadyan.
tases u such was his plan was not astute enough
to discern It, or i had comprehended it trust
should not have been sufficiently base tt have a.
doptedit. On Mr.. Clay having visited me. hand.
ed him General Jackson's letter, which he read
and returned to me, making no other comments
upon It than what related to the proposals alleged
to have been male BY him and his friends TO
These he said they we're unfounded, as to himself
and he believed untrue as his friends informed
Mr. Clay that was pledged 10 return the letter to
Mr.. Beverly but would have il copied for him,
and tor that purpose handed il to nv friend and
relation then present. Mr.. Clay therefore left my
mouse Wheh ne copy was under progress. Mr.
Hotllnssworth called on me and demanded the let
Ter which refused to give up until the copy then
under way should be completed. Had MIR. Bev
erly, when he sent me the letter expressed de-
sire that 1t should be shown to Mr.. Clay. hut not
copied. might have confurmcd to his wi
But as ha, promised Mr.. Clay a copy before |
had an idea that it would be objected to, and he
lett my house under an expectation that it would
be furnished, Determined on complying with my
promise. II the letter had related to family or
private concerns, just censure would have attach.
ell to me for permitting copy to be taken under
any circumstances but as Mr.. Beverly treated it
IN the light Of public document, involving the ho
nor and character OF the government and country,