American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-08-14
MIR. BUCHANAN'S LETTER.
~ the Editor Of the Lancaster journal

The Cincinnati Advertiser was last night pla-
cell III nv hands by friend, containing an adj
dress from General Jackson to the public, dated
on the 18th nltmo, ia which lie announces ine to
be the member Of congress to whom he had refer
red in his letter to Mr.. beverly Of the 5th OF June
last. The duty viii Ii | owe 'n the pubic, and
to myself. now compcls me to publish TO the world.
the only conversation whicl, ever held with Gen.
Jackson upon the subject ot Tie last Presidential
election prior to its termination.
la the month Of December. 624, a short time
after the commencement Of the session Of Con
gress. heard. among other runors then IN circu-
htinn that General Jackson had determined,
should lie be elected President, to continue MIR
Adams in the Office Of Secretary OF State.-Al
though felt certain he had never ntlmaed such
an intention. vet sensible that nothing could
be better calculated, both to cool the arunur OF
lis friends and nspil his enemies with confi'lence
than the belief that he had already selected his
chief competitor, for the highest office within his
gift thought General Jackson owed it to him
self and to the cause in which his political friends
we're engaged, to contradict this report; and to
declare that he would not appoint to that ohce the
man, however worthy he might be, who stoou al
the head Of the most formidable party OF his po.
litical enemies. These being my impressions.
addressed a letter to confidential TREND IN rem
s,yana, then and still hi.h IN office, and exalted
in character. and one who had ever been the de
cided advocate Of General Jackson's election, re
9ucstins his opinion and advice upon tne SUBJECT
] received his answer, dated the 9th December
1924 mon the Goth, which is now before me, am
which strengthened and confirmed my previous
opinion | then finally determined, either that
would ask General Jackson myself, or ret anothc
Of his friends to ask him whether ne hah ever ne
elared, he won,d appoint Mr. Adams as oectetar.
of State IN this manner, hoped contrad'c
ton Of the report might be obtained from himself
and that he might probably declare It was moi Al
intention to appoint Mr. Adams. =.
a short time previous to the receipt OF the iet
ter to which have referred, my friend Mr.. Mark
ley and myself got into conversation, as we yer
often did, both before and after, upon the sunJee
Of the Presidential election, and concerning I'll
person who would probably be selected ~ Gent
raj Jackson, to fill the office Of Secretary OF Statt
| feel sincerely sorry, that am compelleu mus
introduce his name, but do so. with the less re
uctance, because it has already, without an
agency Of mine, found its way into the newspi
pers, in connection with this TRANSACTION
Mr.. Markley a,lyerted to the rumor, which
have mentioned, and said it was calculated to lnJu
tie General. lie observed that Mr.. Cay's irien,
were warmly attached to him, and that he thon.s
they would endeavor to act III concert at the ele
ton That if they did so, they could either Gle
| Mr.. Adams or General Jackson at their pleasure
but that MANY Of them would never agree to w
for the latter, il they knew he had predetermint
to prefer another to Mr.. Clay. Tor the iirst Once
his gift; and that some Of the friends OF Mr. A"ah
had already been holding out the idea, that IN ca
he were elected, Mr.. Clay might probably De
fered the situation Of Secretary of State.
told Mr.. MarkIey, that felt confident o .,
eral jackson had never said be would appoint NJ
Adams Secretary Of State; because he was not !.
he habit IF convcrsing upon the SUBJECT OF