Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-25


disclosed ~ those conmunca;i ~, - the s'iu-on
msde to me in that affair by other Prints; cannot
oojeci To the rropfiety OF the inGrity TIE nsnes
OF the persons CONCERNED being s.icady before The
id.''', there remain no considerations OF dclicscy
-dfhcient 20 iofaiI ,,.r whcn have 10 p.s&e
To your call.
In the winter os 1924 IS. after /, we, known
that air Clay had not rece, ell suicient luu,bef
oil electoral votes 10 bring hin. before the House
of Representatives as candidate for President:
and before had heard OF any indications b.,ns
1 gwen by him and his friend. ot the ,our-.
which they ultimately took ia the eisetio,: mel
Ssih Air. Aiarkiey Peaosy ivsmis in IN, lobby al
tue House of Repi eseatativ.s in the morning a lit
tie before tie meeting vi the House, " e were SIT
1nS o. So's In the righ, win, from the door
; NJ Msr.sey introduced the subject ., ,h- AN.
proach'ng Presidential election, and spoke encot,
f'si"s'y VI Cen Jackson's pros pecI OF success.
When vei yreadny as-enied. Alr Nar.l. \ how
ever proceeded ia'ihe. and viii: more lan ordina.
~ interest aud earnes;ness Gas tlorghD insst-,
A' GENERAL Jackson II eiectoj, Ought ~ aJDo,,.s
-hf Cicy Secretary d s.cte and urs.d 10 me IA.
necessity y hdr6'e tie Eiag So nndc s,osa. an!
! s'ii tha' lie wished 10 Mr.. Eaton about it
Ia ans er TO hat, spoke of MY own high regard
iof Mr. Clay but told him that a. f,o,n C-n Js,h
sun COULD eSy nothing did not know uha, h-
i"'enu'n- were upon the contingency n,eutionej,
aau G nse'inenily hal authority TO coni.nuni.
cate any thing. My object was to let the an ,iter
pfesen;sd5y this part of tie conversation est u,
"heie iouai H.; and thd she popos,,ioo made
eh uid neither becume O; more or les. yeis h from
any ihin.; might FAY, 10, snew notlnny ,h.,
W. "iu enable De 10 i0clIu- II eli, her way; aid
eo"Shi TO be 10 understood li-re the conversation
1 ended. The words used ia IL I have not attempt;
ed TO give, sii ths.E import what have stat.
| q iter the atioui n,ncat cf tie House on the
same day, Get with Mr.. 3 .chsuan of Pennsyly,
MA on the way TO our lodgings, abou; where we
P'sseo 'ie enclosure that surrounds tie Capitol we
""'i-cu 'ose'her aOont b"i ine taking the pave.
men' o" The lett side oil Pa. y venue. The points
on winch our conversation turned will relate AS
nov recoiieci them. Upon our iaiiin, IN o.
geiher, MIR. Buchanan let inc know thai Mr. Maxi
icy Lad oesn talking with BIN, and had pressed
hi1i Tor Information on the subject Cabinet ap.
poi" mems, IN the event OF Gen. Jackson'- cleo
tion. so N discovered iro,n Mr Buchansn's con-
Ve,s"loa that the proposition TO fii,o adj been
vailed iToni that made NE IA The norman Il
'east presented IN another vie In. informal On
wnicn seemed 10 be soush, though Mr.. u .ci.anan
was an assurance to be relied on, Hat M. .7taH,s
couf6 's1t be Continued tee state D6Bdyt.;seut
w talked Soout these propositions, and their pTo-
/ oab!e bearings on the election | eApfes,sd tbe
iuile-t conviction that Gen. Jackson would rye NO
assurance as 20 who would, or who would not he
! appointed, aad tina, hi- friends could not saw any
! thing on the subject. Mr. Buchanan su....i.J
'hat he thought the su'ect ought ne well cons:-
| d-reJ- That an snsn would be- expected These
4 "hue'st"od to be his appreh-ns Ii nothing
was communicated which Mr.. C. & his Friends
coaiisrely That hir. Adams ould have nantes,
advantage over Zen. Jackson the contest be-
cause II had already been rumoreG, tb.t If elected
Gen. Jackson would continue MIR Adams =, hi
lthen) present olhce, aud this would I've turned tn
we account oil The iattsr-on the other hand tie
election OF Mr.. Adams would necessarily l,avs
The department of State vacant. And he in
sisted that the effect OF the circumstances o,, h,
TO be countefarted. That Gen. jackson ought TO
ne informed OF these matters, and mentioned hlI
|H'oa or myself as most suitable To make the
communication 10 him. pc, Gel. ell nd admitted
'ne e'tee' watch these circumstances ns chs have Oh
! the event (it such means were TO be used and re-
safded } spoke OF the supposition respecting
! Nj Adams bang continued ia the State Depar.o
! .ieh' as wholly Unauthorized By Gen. Jackson on
MS friends, so tar as knew. Thai a. 10 ,ov,elf
| l was 80 wei! apprsed of the Generals de;ermina
ton 10 remain silent upon all subjects calculated TO
give direction 10 the progress oI the eiecti,n ,il
! !. was over, that could not with p.oprleiy Law
1 ne subject before him; but said that II he M
! ~ thought II Indispensable, go himself and
'aiA "''h Jackson; HE de!icacy WHICH ,youid
( prevent me- would no. apply to him. don'i
200" "he'"sf MI Bichaaan had conciudsd to 20
] Oh no, Wben our conversation W as broken of NV
our BENG joined by MIR. Clay, who bad nvet,ak.o
us I" { walked together bu; short distance al
1 'e' Hs, uh l"oA leave aud crossed tue Avenue
, ~ the direction towards NY bgsIding house Mir
rie.c"ei J having wen, beyond the cross stIeet
| leading most diIeet!y there iron. TIE CAPITOL
NY Opinion o tbe character OF The answer
""'c" Gsnelai Jackson wosId give 10 such a COM
inahicAtion II made T. HIN, was formed fr IN an
acquaintance VITA tie MN, aud MS cOoduci ,ur
! ne The canvas. Aud felt wiling or ratbsr
! yielded, tbai Az huchaasn, Who ~ AS then and
! '"s ever since been, hs friend and efficient sun
] porter, should satisfy himself OF The General,
course, by = conversation Ni;h him; and NJ.
i out hlue eGsiosiiyto snow what the result of il
Wa uof n"' one word passed between M Bu-
ca man and ny self about II ON thai ,iv =, 49,,
Ie" days after IL very general terms by Thomas
Claio 'rHe, Esq. formerly q member of Gomez, :
rom tniS Slate, and then 81 Ma-ninston tn, "a
DIchaian had in'orued iue GeBafaI OF some u,
HiSulnS tISt was godg Oh, sld tiia, 50 lar - h.
eonli lac had PUT end 10 1t. From ,Sbirh
look 1t iof granted, thai the conversation had sL.o
pace aud resulted a. anticipated. This !, ~.
Z only derAtie overture coming within m, L nv
! ledge, connected with the pre-iJent,ai eler,,o,
I WINS II was pending before tLe House OF Ksors
7eh'siivss; aad these ae tie uaieiiaI facts II, -
gard 10 the manner oil is 60 aunnicsii,o Ia i'..l
L was priyy.
A"ese Conversations, which have nlv rye,
/ both with Mr MMkley and Mr. buchanan ,..,o
'ne femaIGs which follow the later ~ a iif.,sl
eA Tdc' rom correct copy OF letter written he
NE 70 menu Oh the iUlb OF August last ia a.,
s"sT TO o"e received from tim on this sol,isc,.
oi"re then, have read Alr Bachan,n'> Istie, -,
'hs on OF lie same month, in winch RnJ tt.t h
IS aDIe satisfactorily to himself to Tx the ,t.
as voAVs' Sati0n WITH General Jack con "a the 20 -
0i Decemoer, 1921, rom ceIiai. d,,a So,
ao's ihat enables me to .tate the precise tl,...
Except Tor The dses referred to l,y Nj r. ,,.,t
presume are correct, sLosld have fhouob, !, /
might nave been week or tsso later-h,tt .o,,f, }
no. rom memory, have fixed uuo. IA, ..