The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-10-11


son and that submitted by mr.. Buchanan,
] can perceive some differences but they
are principally verbal, and not material. =
Those which do obtain, appear 10 me rath.
er as infcrences deduced from facts, than
as to the facts themselves: substantially,
there is accord. Mr.. Buchanan alleges,
that, on approaching General Jackson, he
did not come from mr.. CLAY. IL is not as
serted that he did Gen. Jackson states,
that his opinion at the time was, that mr.
Buch~nan had come from mr. Clay or some
OF his friends; but this is given merely az a
| matter OF mpresslon-nothIng more. by
the showing of mr. Isacks and mr. Buchan-
/ IN, 1t now appears, that mr.. Markley was
the negOtlator. A difference as 10 the
daje--the period of time at which the con.
vcrsatlon took place, may exist for mr.
/ Buchanan places it on tho Both Of DeceLn.
( ber. II may be, however, that he intends
! this ms the period of his conversation with
mr.. Markley; ii it be in reference 10 his in
terview with Gen. Jackson, then agreea-
bly, to my recollection, it is a mistake.
cannot precisely, aud TO a day declare the
/ time when mr. B. came to see and TO con
verse with me; but | do recolect it to have
been during that week, on the Saturday Of
which, the reported meeting of mr. Clay
and his friends took place, and when the
determination was taken TO support mr..
Adams. ] feel quite satisfied, that the
meeting to which ! allude, was on Satur-
| day the 22d ofJanuary. Early in that week,
| TUESDAY or "Wednesday evening,) mr. Blu.
cbanan visited me. 1t was on the pave
ment, and in front Of my own residence,
where we conversed together. a state
ment of our conversation, conciscly drawn,
was given to General Green, editor Of the
United States Telegraph, at his request, in
August, lo2G--more than q year ago--it is
as follows
"In January, 1925, few days before it
had been known that mr. Clay and hlsiriends
had declared in favor OF mr.. Adams, | was
called upon by mr.. Buchanan of Pennsyl-
vanla. lie said, it was pretty well under
stood, that overtUres were making by the
friends of Adams, on the subject Of cabinet
appointments. That Jackson should fight
them with their own weapons. lie said,
the opinion was, that Jackson would retain
Adams, and that it was doing him injury
That the General should state whom he
would make Secretary Of State, and dcsir
ed that ! would name it TO him. My reply
was, that | was satisfied General Jackson
would say nothing on tho subject. MIR.
Buchanan then remarked Well, if he
will merely say, that he will not retain mr..
Adams, that will answer" | replied, |
was satisfied, General Jackson would ne-
ther say, who should, or who should not be
Secretary Of State--but that he (mr. Il.
knew him well, and might talk with him as
well as | could.--Mr. Buchanan then said. |
that on the next day, before the General
went TO the House, he would call. lie did
so, as | afterwards understood
In this application and interview, iclt ,
that mr.. Buchanan was acting on the I
ground of anxious solicitude Tor the sue. !
cess of General Jackson, and from u desire !
that nothing OF stratagcm and manage
ment should ln;crpose To prevent the cleo. |
tion of one, for whom he felt more than |
common interest considered, in his zeal, /
he felt it to be right to defend the citadel |
against unlocked for assaults, and believed,
that the enemy should be
met with their own weapons. lie may
have intended To present this as tho idea
ana opinion of others, not his own. Such,
indeed, may have been the case though ]
cannot say | SO understood him at the
time
take occasion to repeat, that the con.
vcrsaton, as here given, at the request OF ,
-he editor of the United States Telegraph,
was afforded him in August, 1896, while
10 was on visit TO Tennessee. mention
his fact, because, the statement being in {
lis possession, he will be enabled to say, if \
he one he has, and that which is here sub $
nitted, he not the same. BY this circum. c
tancc, thus fortunately existing, may find 1
aiety from some of those charges which a C
'lndly editor has already taken occasion to 5
urmlse and insinuate. The ungenerous i
nd ilIibcral effort is made TO excite preiu J
lice TO forestal the public, and to awaken +
uspicOns, through the allegation, that an Y
ttempt would be made " to discredit mr.. I
Buchanan, by arraying major Eaton and t
thers against him." be fore the public. On c
o idle an errand, and so hopeless an effort, {
should exceedingly regret the necessity !
II being obliged to proceed and yet, were
I necessary to maintain myself on any the l
demands of truth, | should certainly ven I
ure, regardless of the sayings and proph- S
'cies OF any one. Between mr.. Buchan- I
ms statement, my own, and that OF Gen S
raj Jackson, heretofore published, can, }
IS already remarked, discern no essential I
IT material difference. True, before had v
cad and particularly examined, what had
een stated. believed differences were to
c found, though that opinion no longer re- J
mains. If there be those who desire to {
rgc that any such do exist, and that the !
averments are in fact unlike, ! |
hall be free and cheerful to concede, that I
ne mistakes are those which proceed from I
.ror of recollection, aud from no other
ausc. 4 have known mr. Buchanan too I
opy 20 nlncc onv siatemept of his which |
night be discrcpent with my own. under c
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