Delaware journal., 1827-11-06

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remained on the spot where my services might have
been useful. Frequent intercourse would have
been absolutely necessarily to communicate what was
said and done, and contemplated to be done.
If Major Eaton be credited, he would wholly DIS
prove the statement OF Mr.. Buchanan who AYERS
that he acted solely on his own authority in the con-
yersation held between him aud General Jackson,
and that it was not me but his friend III Pennsyiya-
MIA whose letter determined him to hold such con-
versatieu Mr.. Buchanan's dates do not not agree
with those of Major Eaton who abors in most things
to agree with Mr.. Buchanan. The only converse.
ton he ever had with General Jackson on the Pre-
sdential Election was on the I'd Of January, ac.
cordng to Major Eaton's shelving Mr.. Buchanan
however says he did not call on him. betore his
conversation with the General at a certain day
about the 18th or 10Th of January.
There appears some strange discrepancy in parts
Of the statements of Mr. Buchanan, MIR. lsaacks aud
Major Eaton, which are perfectly rreconcilabe with
the letter of General Jackson. Mr. lsaacks thinks
that his conversation with Mr.. Buchanan may have
been one or two weeks later than Mr.. Buchanan
states it tn have been; but he quite willing to
give up his own recollection for accommodation
sake, and to take the time stated by Mr.. Buchanan,
and agrees that it shall be fixed the 50th OF De-
cember.
| cannot pretend to say when Mr.. Buchanan cal
led Oh General Jackson, as he never communicated
to me-whom major Elton represents as $ the me-
gociator," any conversation between him and Ge-
neral jackson. | do not recollect that Mr. Bucha-
nan aud myself had any conversation from the 3Oth
of December, until after my return to Washington,
on the 5Oth Of January, from Norristown, that is
for the whole month almost Immediately preceding
the election. during the greater part of which time,
was more than hundred miles from the scene 0i
action, the seat Of government.
To undertake to detail the numerous cOnversa-
tions held, pending the presidential election, by the
friends of all the candidates, in which was par
ty or which heard is not my purpose. Indeed nc
consideration would tempt me to divuge private
conversation, especially if the object was to inure
friend, or even political enemy. 1t may, how
ever be proper to state, that in none of the
sations, Of which have any knowledge, was there
any thing said which had the slightest tendency tt
fx or trace either corruption bargain to Mr.
Adams, to General Jackson, to Mr.. Crawford or tt
Mr.. Clay. All that was able to discover among
the friends of the respective candidates, fa
and honorable anxiety and zeal to promote the elec
ton of their favorite candidate
! | close this communication which has been ex
torted from me, in yindicaton of myself and in JUS
tce to those who, through me, have been assailed
and charged with having participated in corrup
transaction. 1t has been to me most unpleasant
duty, one which sincerely wish ! could have beel
spared but thought | owed it to myself, my friend
and my country. l have endeavorcd to avoid often
sive expressions, and personal remarks, save onl
those which have thsught indispensable to my ow
justification, and as bearing directly on the state
ment Of the gentlemen, whose over zeal have Undue
ed them to break into the sanctuary Of privat
friendship, for political purposes,
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