Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-07-18
10 'giIE PUBLIC.

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@: my Arrival at Wheeling on the 22I iost,n,
was informed that Mr. Garter Beverly then at ti,
place, had received the preceding night by mail LET
Ter from General jackson, which he had exhibited tn
several persons, aud left with my friend Col Noah
Zane FOR my perusal, and which | was told formed ,
subject ofgcneral conversation and had produced much
excitement In the town. The Captain of the Reindeer
having kindly detained his steamboat for nv accoumo
da'ion aud as ! was unwilling longer to deay his
departure, had only time 10 obtain hasty but ba
eve correct copy Of tie letter, and now seize the
St moment, after my arrival at home, present 10
the public, together with COPY of another letter al
dressed 10y MIR. Beverly TO Col. Zane.
purposey iOrhear, at this time, 10 make several
co"neh'S "i'ch 'heSe documents authorize and con-
'i"e '9se 10 notice OF the charges which General
jackson has trough; forward in hi, letter
These charges are. Isl. That nv friends !, 70,
grcss carly in January 1895, proposed to him that file
"ouo say or permit any OF his confidential friends tu
say, nat IN case he was elected President MIR. Ad-
ans should not he continued Secretary of State bv,
complete union of myself and my friends we would mn
an end to the presidential contest in one hour ana
~.y' nat The above proposal was made to General
JACKSON, Through distinguished member of CONGRESS
oil nigh standing, 'sM my prjrity and consent
| 10 The latter charge, / oppose direct unouaI6c,
"hu indignant denial neither made, authorized
! nor knew OF any proposition whatever 10 eiIher
oil the three Candidates WHO were returned 10 tie
House OF Representative at the las, Presidential IT.,
'o' or I" the friends Of either OF them for the purposc
o influencing the result of the election or for .p,.
other purpose. And all allegations it,iirna ,;ops o
inuPndoes that NY vote on that occasion n,,,a..
!
TO be given, Was i'll fact given in consideration
any stipulation or understanding, pressed or IMPLIED
direct or indirect, written verbal, that I yn. -
that any other person not to be anpon,eJ Ser-o
tay OF State, or that was, any other mannar T., -
personally benefited, devoid OF ii, truth and 1o
tiiute OF any foundation whatever. And | firmly .n
socinny believe, that the first OF The two aboyc,o
toned IhHIges is alike untrue and proundIass ID,
contrary to my full belief my friends or anv of then
made any such proposition offer, as is asserted in
that hrst charge, il without nv KNOWLEDGE ,,,;
without my authority,
The letter OF Gen. Jackson nsnuates rather ,ha,
directly makes, the further charge, that an arranqc
inent was proposed and made between Mr. Adams,s
friends and mine, by which IN the event of bis aio
ton, ! was TO be appointed Secretary orS,ate mn.
hoahce 'iat charge Also far I know or believe
to be untrue and without the least foundation
Gen jackson having al last voluntarily placed him,
SCH III me altitude OF my public accuser are no,~
iair!y al ISSUE rejoice that specific accusat;on
ny a responsible aCCuser, has at length appeared
though at the distance of near and half years since,
the charge was fist put FORTH through MIR. George
Aiener IL will be universally admitted, that the ac-
cusaiion is of the serious nature Hardly any
more atroc1us could be preferred against represrn
n'''e OF the people in his official character The
charge IN substance is that deliberate Dropositions OF
bargain" were made by my Congressional friends COLI
cct!Veiy, through an authorized and DISTINGUISHED
MEMBER OF Congress, 10 Gen. Jaclson that their Or.
ject was, by these ncans Of bargain and corrrptiop
to exclude Mir adams from the Department of State
or 10 secure my promotion to Office; and that was
prvy and assented TO those propositions and to the
employment OF those means.
such being the accusation and the prosecutor and
the issue between US, have noiY rich 10 exnect tIa
lie VIII subsantiae Is charges By tie exhibition of
satisfactory evidence In that event, there is no pu-
isrnent which would exceed the measure of my
offence In the opposite event, what ought to be th.
judgment OF the American public is cheerfuiy sub,
United TO their wisdom aud Justice. H. CLAY
Lcr1ng!0'I, @?M JIple, 1897.