Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-05

mo Presidential election. MIR. b, commenced
by stating tina, he felt great soliciude tor the
.iec,;on Of Gen Jackson and that his friends
should use every honorable means to promote
IL. 70 which replied tha, heartily united with
him in opinion. Mr.. Buchanan adveIted TO
the rumours which were aAoa,, that the friends
of MIR. Adam. were holding out the idea that
in case he should be elected, Mr.. Clay would
probably be offered the situation OF Secretary
of State, and that IN case General Jackson was
elected he would appoint or continue Mr.. Ad'
ans, Secretary of State. told Mr. Buchanan
I thought such report was calculated TO DO
the General great deal OF injury, and II 1t were
no, we'll founded it ought 10 be contrsdicied,
and mentioned further that there was great plan
sibi.ity in such reports, and their receiving ere-
dit particularly tina: which represented Gene
raj Jackson as having determined il he should
be elected that he would continue Mr.. Adams,
Secretary OF State, inasmuch as Mr. Adams had
been one of his ablest defenders and advocates
in his report sustaining General Jackson aga INST
the charges which were preferred against him
for his conduct in relation TO the Seminole war
+ Mr.. Buchanan stated that he had written 10,
or received letter from mutualfrlend OF ours
in Pennsylvania, on the subject OF the Presiden-
,ial election, and cabinet appointments, and that
he had determined TO call upon the General
himself, or TO get Maj or Eaton, TO mention to
him the reports that were in circulation, and
obtain if he could contradiction ofthem. Mr..
B. also asked if ] had seen Mr.. Clay, and whe-
ther / had had any conversation with him
touching the Presidential election. / replied
that had seen him in the House, but had had
no conversation with him OH that subject, but
said I was anxious 10 get an opportunity to have
q conversation with him, as felt great ankle
" that he should vote with Pennsylvania. Mr..
Buchanan replied that no one felt more anx-
ious. for various reasons, than he did himself;
that it was important, not only as it regarded
the success Of General Jackson's election that
Mr.. CLAW should go with Pennsylv ania, but on
account of his Interior political prospects: de-
claring that he Mr.. b. hoped one day to see
Mr.. Clay Prs; mt Of the u. 8. and that was
another reason why he should like to see him
Secretary Of State, in case Gen. Jackson was
elected; and that if he was certain that Mr..
Clay's views were favourable 10 Gen. Jackson's
election he would take an opportunity Of talk
ing to the General on the subject, or get Major
Eaton to do so; that he thought by doing so he
would confer particular benefit on his coun-
try, and that he could see nothing wrong in il
Mr.. Buchanan urged me to use no delay in see
ing Mr.. Clay told him would and accord
house, think the evening after this converse
ton, but he was not at his lodgings. called
to see him again, but he had some of his friends
with him, and had no opportunity Of convers-
ing with him, nor had ever any conversation
with him until the evening Of the 10th or tn
Of January prior to my leaving Washington Tor
Pennsylvania 10 attend the courts in Montgo-
merry county. The conversation then had
with him was Of a very general character: no
mention was made ofcabinet appointments, aud
I die not ascertain which OF the candidates
Mr.. Clay would support have no recollec-
ton Of any thing being said in the conversation
with Mr.. Buchanan about the friends Of Mr..
Clay moving in concert at the election; how.
ever distinctly recollect that we both expressed
an anxious hope that the Yves, would not sepa.
rate from Pennsyivania-I have no recollection
whatever Of having urged MI. B. 70 see Gen.
Jackson, although concurred in the proprie'y
Of his suggestion that he should call 10 see him;
nor have ! the faintest recollection Of any thing
being said about fighting Mr. Adams friends
with their own weapons. If any such express
sions- were used am very certain it was not by
me. From the recollection have Of the con-
versation 10 which Mr.. Buchanan has reference,
in his letter to the public, Of the 9th OF Angus,
last, my impressions are that the object Of his
visit that evening was to urge the proprety OF
my seeing Mr.. Clay, anu 10 give him my
views as to the importance Of his identifying
himself with Pennsylvania in support Of Gene
raj Jackson. / entertained no doubt that Mr.
Buchanan was honestly determined that no ex>
crtions on his part should be wanting, and that
he felt confident he could speak with certainty
as to the great mass Of Gen. Jackson's friends,
that, in case of the election Of Gen. Jackson,
they would press upon him the appointment
Of Mr. Clay as Secretary ofState.
MIR. Buchanan concurred with me in opini
on that Pennsylvania would prefer Mr.. Clay's
appointment to that Of any other person as
Secretary of State, and from the obligations
the General was under to Pennsylvania, that
he would go far to crafty her wishes and tina,
therefore he believed the General, if elected 1
would appoint Mr.. Clay. have thus given
the conversation substantially as it took place
as the one Mr.. B. has reference to in his lette
to the public of the 9Th of Angus, last. 1t was
. conversation OF rather general and promis
cuous character in which we both participated.
II is upwards Of two years since that converse