The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-07-26
Newport, Thursday Morning, July 26, 1927.
POLITICAL.
Gen. Jackson 10 .Nr. Bsrerlev.
HERMIrAeE,JuN 9th, 1897,

AiEhhii AuEy JlNt Dlns 80,
Dear Sir--youT letter of the 10th ult.
from Louisville, Ky. is Just received, and
in conformity with your request address
my answer to Wheeling, Va.
Your inquiries relative To the proposition
of bargain made through Mr.. Clay's friends
to some OF mlne, concerning the then pend
ing Presidential vsetUon, we're answered
m unG .Gdnkiy at the time but without
any calculation that they were to be thrown
into the public journals but facts cannot
be altered "a your letter seems not to have
been written Tor publication, can assure
you that having no concealment my self. nor
any dread arising from what | may have
said on the occasion and subject alluded To,
my feelings towards you are not the least
changed. ] always intended, should Mr.
Clay come ont over his own name, and de-
ny having any knowledge of the commun
icaton made by his friend TO my friend aud
to me, that would give him the name of
the gentleman through whom that commu-
nication came. | have not seen your lot
ter alluded to, as having been published in
the Telegraph although that paper, as
am informed, ~ regularly mailed for me at
Washington, still | receive il irrcgularly.
and that containing your letter has not
come TO hand, ofcourse cannot say whclh-
er your statement is substantially correct
or mott will repeat, however, again, tho
occurrence, aud To which my reply 10 you
must have conloTmed, and from which, If
there has been any variation you can cor
rect it. II 10 tins, Early in January, IL.
%, member of Congress of high respcc
liability, visited me one morning, and oh
served, that he had commune cation ho
Was deslrous To make To me--that he was
informed there was great intrigue going
IN and that il was righ: | should be in.
formed ofit--that he came as n friend
and let me receive the communication as !
might, the friendly motives through which
Il was made he hoped would prevent any
change offriendship or feeling with regard
20 him. TO which replied, from his high
standing as "a gentlemen, and member OF
Congress, and from his uniform, and friend
y and goutlemonly conduct towards my
self, could not suppose he would make
any communication TO me, which he sup
nosed was improper Therefore, his mo
tives being pure, let me think as | might
Of the communication, my feeling towards
hlm would remain unaltered. The gcn-
'leman proceeded He said he had been
Informed, by the friends of mr. Clay. that
the friends of Mr.. Adams had made over
'urCs 10 them, saying, If mn. Clay and his
'riends would unite in aid Of :he election
of mr.. Adams; Mr.. Clay should be SecTe
tary Of State. That the friends of mr.
Adams were urging, as a reason To induce
the friends Of ur. Clay 10 accede tn their
proposition, that i'll was elected President
mr. Adams would be continued Secretary
of State, (inuendo there would be no
room for Kentucky That the friends OF
Mr.. Clay stated, the West did not wish "a
separate from the West and If would
say, or permit any my confidential friends
10 say, that IN case was elected President
Mr. Adams should not be continued Secre
tary ofStatc, by complete union Of mr.
Clay and his friends. they would put an end
| 10 the Presldential contest IN one hour.
And he was ofopnion II was right to fight
such intrguers with thor own weopons
| To which, in substance, ! replied, "that m
politics as in every thing else, my guide
! was principle and contrary 10 the expires
sed and unbiased will Of the people, or
their constituted agents. | never would
step into the Presidential chair ; and re.
quested him TO say to mr. Clay and his
friends, flor did suppose he had come
from mr.. Clay, although he used the tern
mr. Clay's friends) that before ] would
reach the Presidential chair by such means
Of bargain and corruption would see thu
earth open and swallow both mr.. Clay ant
his friends and myself with them. If they
had not confidence IN me To- believe, if
was elected, that would Gull to my aid il
the cabinet, men Of the first virtue, taleu
and integrity, not 10 vote for me-" Tb'
second day after this communication an'
reply, IT was nnnonced in the newspaper
that mr, Clay had come oui openly and a
! vowedly ~ iay or Of mr.. Adams.
II may be proper 10 observe, that in th'
suppoaitioa that mr.. Clay was privy to th'
proposition stated, may have done injus
tee TO him if so, the gentleman informing
me, can explain.
am, very respectfully, your most ODE
Client servont. ANDREW JACKSON.
Mr.. Carter Beverley.