Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-04


moi merely failed 10 support him; he has stated
facts which cannot stand with the Generals
statements, NOR be rec oneiled 70 them.
Those who are disposed to attribute the con-
duct Of the General to mistake, are requested 10
notice few circumstances.
The General fixes the date OF the CONVERSE
lion f,oo days, before il was generaiiy kno~I
tha, Mr.. Clay and his friends had determined
10 support Mr.. Adams. fhe inference 10 De
deduced from this was, that his refusal 10 ihee'
the proposition had fxedtheir resolution. III
stead of t,oo days, more thar f,oeniy adys Trans,
pired between the two events MS iaPse o.
time totally destroys the conclusion which Tue
Generals statement Of dates would seem 10 war
rant Is it not too much to eonslGer THIS AL
6 accidental mistaken"
2. The General SO related the affair as to con-
vey the impression thaithe person he consefs-
ed with, and the others concerned were ifienas
of Mr.. Clay. Without this, the conversation
could cast no imputa,ion IN the iriends "i W.T.
Clay. The fact is directly adverse 10 mat con-
veyed by the General, and being SO adverse
can by no possibility affect Mr. Clay or MS
fr ends. II must be conceded that his is very
| suspicious mistake.
3 II is eviden, that so long ago as October,
1896, The Editor of the Telegraph was informs
cd. by Mr.. Buchanan, that he " hnd no author
uv from Mr.. Ckay, or his friends, to pro-
pose a,iy terms TO Gen, jackson, IN retafaon
10 their coles, nor did he erer make any
such propositions" The relation IN which
IKE Editor Of the Telegraph stands 10 Gen:
Jackson, precludes the supposition that he did
not apprise The General Of the contents OF the
commune alton from Mr.. Buchanan. Consid-
ering il as certain tina, the General received
r l.! l. Dor c,tr,p
| explanation from MIR. Buchanan, had he not
felt conscious that Mr. Buchanan was right?
Would he have reiterated the faishood in
March, 1927 TO Carter Beverly and others, had
he first circulated il under mistake.
A. Had the General honestly Inexperienced
Mr. Buchanan, is it probable that We would
| have heard MIR Claws denial, in the case of
Kremer, and never once advert to the subject,
either in conversation or correspondence with
Mr. Buchanan? This | conceive incredible.
Yet Mr.. Buchanan tells MS, that in sail thar in
ferc0UySe Snce tchefber personally, or IN the course
Of correspondence, Gen Jackson nerer once a9Ueried
10 The subject" a consciousness that he had
misreprcs scented Mr. Buchanan, would lead him
to act thus Honest misapprehension would
have sought explanation.
! No doubt i vii, be asked, with some temper,
do impeach General Jackson's veraciy? l
answer p ainly, that do. a close observation
Of the conduct of Gen. Jackson. and of many,
who are his confidential friends and supporters,
| has led me to the conclusion that strict re
gard for truth, is no point of honor wi h them
I The General himself has written out and pub
lished more than one palpable departure from
veTacity He has witnessed the same conduct
in his Eulogi,,s, SO far as we know, without
conforming them. There is a note on the
! | @ |, ,fM t,p'c ,rb
conveys d total gnisrep presentation of matter
CT history, for the purpose Of giving a false
reputation to the Hero. He is STATED to have
voted in the Senate of the United States, in the
! Session Of l79s. for repeal of the alien law,
in conjunction with the Stamp act and the ayes
AID noes are given The truth is, tina tie alien
law was not brought before Congress, until af-
ter he had left the Senate, on leave OF absence.
ii is singh. f.ct stamps The character ofhis We
racitv with me. No man who regards the
truth can permit himself 10 b. commended by
la school. None would ATTEMPT thus to COM
mend him, who did not know that he would
swallow it.
Mr.. Buchanan hssevidently disappointed the
General and his. satellites. The suggestion
| that nothing should be done unless Mr. Clay
would appeal TO Congress, is now explained.
II was known that Mr.. Buchanan would not
sustain the General, and it wished TO in
dnce him 10 emain silent, and ground himself
upon the point that Mr.. Clay should appeal to
Congress. None who could feel, as honora-
bic man must feel, 10 such case, wculd have
made the suggestion More Than every thing
else, it stamns the character OF the party, and
shows that, With the, chiefs, falsehood is prin-
cipal weapon.
From, MetDemorratic Press.
Proceedings ofthe Friends ofths Adminis,ra-
ton, aud Of the American System, in relation
TO The expected visit Of HENRY C1AY to Phi
ladeiphia
a, a meeting ofcitizens held at the old Ma
sonic Hall, on Monday evening Aug 18th, 1927,
John Jennings, Esq. was called TO the Chair,
AID Lawrence Shuster and John Waters, were
appointed Secretaries.
The object Of the meeting having been stated,
!, was, on motion, Resolved, ,ha, Committee
# three be appointed to report resolutions ex-
prcssi,e IF the sense Of the meeting