Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-10-18
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MARrINsBURG. ooronra Is, 1927.

IN CasriestOwn on Monday last-THoMAs GRIoss.
ESQ in the Chair and JAMS BRows, Secretary.
seven delegates were appointed to attend the
contemplated Convention in Richmond on the
seeond Tuesday in January, to wit: Thomas
Criygs, Danisi Morgan, Henry s. Turner, Ben.
,aran Davenport, Bushrod c. Washington, Col.
lanes Hte aud James Shirley. A Committee of
Correspondence was at the same time appoint.
I'd The resolutions we're penned with consi.
derable ability and force.
We refer our readers to the proceedings OF
the L~eesburg meeting, published at large in a.
nOther column. -
.lfr. Eafon's .lddress-Nsjor Eaton the bio.
rrapher and friend, We might add, the Genus
:, the lamp, 10 Gen jackson, having waved to
see the most plausible grounds upon which the
Newspapers could place Buchsnan's letter with
zen Jackson's statements, has at length ad-
dressed the public. We Law his address before
the reader, nothing losth-for we do not know
which to admire most, his pinched and impov.
erished style, or the absolute s~terrillty of his
matter. 1t is worthy Of remark that the Enqui.
rer of Yesterday, though for three days previ.
Gus. in possession OF the Majors letter, has not
q single reflection upon it. Duff has not yet
made his commentaries; when he gives the cue,
We expect TO hear from the editors.
The only point of any importance in the Ma.
ior's communication is the following:
: "ln January, 1926, a few days before it had
5een known that Mr.. Clay and his friends had
declared IN favor of Mr.. Adams, ! was called
mon BY MIR. Buchanan of Pennsylvania. He
sad, it was pretty well understood, that over
lures we're making by the friends OF Adams. on
the subject of cablne, appointment. That Jack
,on should fghf them pcih their or0n tveabsns y
The reader viii recolieCt he earnest and so
49,. aa,na in yAi,tch Nh pnrhupan panenRA
the declaration that he had SAID seen. jackson
ought to fight them with their own weapons
in other words, that be ought to bid as high for
Mr.. Clay, as Mr. Adams was supposed to have
done. II will surprise no man that Major Eaton
supports Gen. Jackson in this statement. That
was expected from the friend and biographer.
Tit wonder is, that after the friend and biogra
pher thus gives Mr. Buchanan the lie direct
after his asserting that MIR. Buchanan did use
language plainly importing his wish that Gen.
Jackson should attempt to bribe MIR. Clay by
offering him the Department OF State, which If
true, or if Maj. Eaton believes it to be true.
MIR. Buchanan stands in his eyes, the corrupt
scoundiel which he tries to make the world be-
lieve Henry Clay to be-we say that after this
II il wonderful to observe the caresses and honi
ed phrases which the friend and biographer la.
wishes upon this same Mr.. Buchanan, whom ne
proves to be, if his memory may be trusted, in.
famous and corrupt. Mr.. Clay whom he sus
poets of having acceeded to Il similar bargains
offered TO him by Mr.. Adams, Can find no ia.
y0r or forgiveness, in the pure eyes of the
sfriend and biographer"-but Mr.. Buchanan,
whom he declares 10 have given the advice
that "fIeB. Jackson should fight them with their
own weapons" that he too, should offer Mr.
Clay the Sc cretary Of State-Mr Buchanan is
excusable, 'because he was acting on the ground
Of solicitude for Gen. Jackson s success" But
we prefer TO let the 'friend and biographer,' =
speak for himself This is his language:
"ln this application and interview, | felt that
Mr.. buchanan was acting on the ground OF anx-
ious solicitude for the success of Gen. Jackson,
and from a desire that nothing of strstagem and
Management should iuterpose to prevent the e.
lection of one for whom he felt more than com
mon interest. l considered, in his zeal, he felt
II to be right to defend the citadel against un-
looked for assaults, and believed, consequent.
ly, that The enemy should be met with their
" weapons. He may have intended to pre-.
sent this as the idea and opinion of others, not
his own. Such indeed may have been the case.
though ! cannot say | so understood him at tie
time"
We beg the reader TO pause a moment and
reflect upon this extraordinary paragraph
Mr. Clay is csnsured, reviled, prosecuted, in.
suited, because circumstances lay him under
the suspicion of having voted for MIR. Adams
an consideration OF office but Mr.. Buchanan
who is declared by Gen Jackson and his friend
and eiographer, to have advised that very thing
which MIR. Clay is suspected of having done, is
openly excused and justified by the same men
In the one case Mr. Gays guilt is inferred
from circumstances, in opposition to the tenor
OF his lie and character, and when his ap
D0Intmant can be accounted fnr unnu vIrtupus
motives. and his real claims to the ofice-lr
The other, Mr.. Buchsnan's guilt is established
BY the testimony of Gen. J. himself aud his
blographer and friend. Yet these men are fol
exterminsting Mr.. Clay upon susbicisn, while
they acquit and even applaud Buchanan,t though
his guilt is, they say, personally known 10 them
selves. Why this distinctions? Why 10 one
man condemned tor that which is pardonable
anu even praiseworthy in anotheri The an.
swer IS obvious. Henry Clay must be sacri
heed 10 Gen. Jackson. His character must be
biackened and his honor asssiled, for the pur
pose OF convincing the people of the u. States
mat the Administrator ought to be put out
Mr.. Buchanan on the other hand, is a frienc
whom 1t IS DANCE rous to ALLEVIATE. Circumstan
Ses compel the biographer and friend to give
MN the iie-to insist that he was infamous c
nough to advise the bribing of Mr.. Clay. The
nero had Incauti0usly ascrlbed this advice 4
MT Buchanan and the hero must be sustain
go Mr. Buchsnan's v~eFacity is accordingly
challenged, and Mr. Buchanan charged as tbt
author OF Infamous advice-b but then "he wa
sctihS IN his soiicltude Tor Gen Jackson's sue
ees' That which is so infamous when Mr.
IIay is suspected of it, and is in truth, abstract
edly. morally and intrinsically infamous, is re
usemed and even rendered l~audable, wheI
Prompted by snlicitude tor Gen Jacksonis sue