Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-06

nie 10 HeneIal JacksOH's election ne would
take an opportunity of talsiog TO the General on
the subject, get Major Eaton 70 do 30, that me-
thought by J0iag he would confer particular
benefit on his country, and that he could rec no
thing wrong in At. Mr.. Is Ichanan urged me TO
use no delay in seeing AIR. Clay. | 'c.d him
would, aud accordingly called upon Alr. Clay az
his boarding house, think the evening after this
conversation. but he was not at his lodgings !
called to zee him again, bat he had some oil his
siiends with biin. and had no opportunity OF con
versing with him, had ever any conversation
Win him until the evening of the IOth or | Ith OF
J-"nsry P'ior TO my leaving Washington for Penn
SJIVanis to attend the courts ia Montgomery cpun.
~. The conversation then had with him was o.
very general Character; no mention was made of
cabinet app ointmenis, and did ascer ain " hch
OF Tie candidates Mr.. Clay would support have
no ~ objection oi any thing being said IN the con
Ners"'i"n with Nh. Buchauan about The friends o
Mo Clay moving IN concert at ;Ae election: |
however distinctly recollert that we both eXp,es. ed
an ANXIOUS hope that the West oud 40; sep rate
nom Pennsylvania. have no recolle ciiun what
ever OF having urged Mr. Z. TO see Gen Jackson,
although concuItcd in the proprieiy of his sug.
gestIoa that BE- should call to sec him; nor have
the iaintest recollection of any thing icing =aid
ABOUT lighting Mr.. Adams friends With their own
weapons. 1t any such expressions wegeu,el !
am very certain 1t was not by me. From the re-
CORRECTION have OF he conversation o which MIR
buchanan has reference, his letter TO the public
Tue object OF his visit tSai evening was to mge the
rfoPriety OF my seeing Mr.. Clay, and TO give hi.
my views as TO the Importance of his identifying
H'mse!I wiIh PcnnsyiY ania in support OF Ge.eral|
JacASon. entertained, no doubt that Mr.. Bucha
nan was honestly determined that no exeriions or
ms part should be wanting, and that he iet conf
cent ne could speak with certainty az 10 the great
mass 1T General Jactson's fIieuds Ihat ia case OF
the election 4 Gen. Jackson; hey would press up
on hm the appointment Of AIr. Clay as Secretary
of State.
Nj. Buchanan ed with ms in opinion that
Ptnnsyl' ania would prefer mir. Clay's appoin,
i,'eht 10 'hst at any other person "a Secrelar of
'o''te' and from the Obligations the General wa.
uhieF to Fennsy vsnia, that lie ,y.ull 20 far to
grAtl' her wishes and that therefore he believed
iDs General, 1t cleo ed would appoint NJ. Clay II
nave thus given the convef-atiinn substantially AZ
II TOOK place as the Mr.. j. has reference
'h MS letter To the public OF The Sth of August
"a" ~ was conversation of rather a general and
Piomiscu"us ch'rsc'ei IN which we boih partici
Pa'sd IL is upwards Of two years since tlai CON
Nei'"uon took place, AMI Considering il of a pri-
EA'e and confidential char. cite, made no mi
."'e o. IT. nor did J ever EXPECT it would la, e
oesp gwen to the public. II is som " hat remark
stle tnat two years and more should have elppsed
'I buchanan and myself boarding together at the
s'He house during the two last sessions of Com
g e's during hich period " e had many converse
tons on the subjec' Of he Presidential election
as well as on public aud private matters vet not
one, IN all that time did my friend Mr. Buchanan
ever advert TO the conversatio q, hich he has re
cenuy 'h'uSh' himself called upon 10 give as hav
ing taken place betv cen US
caunot avoid thinking il sosrevgh., slpguIs,
that Nh u should have been 40 reserved towards
TIE, particularly Duff Green hal been furnished
With statement in October, 1926 of what had
passed between General JaCk~on AID himself .rd
mar statement had also been furnished 10 him Il,
MAJOR Eaton 10 August, 1926, Us to the purport !
Of thc conversation between himself and Mr. In |
rhauan, bat these movements should have taken
place, and ih1' there should have been no conce,,
improperly to drag me into this business, and yet
hA' uncer atl these circumstance Mr.. b should
have been silent towards me, AMI th.t he should (
'hlnN proper TO introduce the public a detailed
conversation in which he makes NE say ali and
hlH5eli il't= or npthinS-a conversation totally |
for the purpose of Sustaining an nGi !
vIiual acting, as he protsst- lie always acted on !
his own authority does 10 me- and prcbsblv vJ
70 the public seem somewhat uoaccouniabe. 1t
gives rhe rain 10 think of hase thing- especially
Is having emanated from person 1. whom ( el
81 cations OF friendship fcts of kiudne g, and ~
y hose friendship reposed the most unlimited con-
idencs.
The succeeding morning after The oonve,s,,io,
With hlr. Buchanan met with Nh. Lacks of .ren
nes'ee, IN The Hall Of the House Of ReDresents-
We-. My recollection does not enable me Ia
state whether 1t was at his seat, O. in the lotry
nv on the sofa at the rig hand a. You 20 into 10.
door
may here be permitted TO remark. t!,ai Mr.. /
SACKS Oelrs native OF Mon Somefy count, pa /
The district ! Represented in congress, he early
sought my acquaintance in tie session of 1923 md
1874, end had many conversations with re OF a /
private character, Ia relation 10 himself aud In
which took a." interest, and TO he bes, of inv abi
lIty and opportunities faithfully -erved him Those
conversations necessarily H5odpceJ intiuacy. and
friendship winch frequently brought u- tossther
ana even into the habit Of tee, friendly aud uDr.-
served conversation. Tie cppypr.stion ,yl,ic, l
represents to have taken place b=tYcen Us Is incof-
Tecuy reported; he assuIedly misappreh ended or !
much misfepTesen's me. From, The general tenor
OF hIs statement this however doe- not appe.r sin
guar lie seems from bis narrative t. have paid
more regard to our relative positions, at fhe scve
raj NICE I'gs, 10 which be has reference tliao 10 o.
ven the substance Of what passed bet,v cen U.s. re-
lying upon the recollection # Nr Buchana. BE- 4, I
da'es. Hat there was cony eTsatron between MIR
Lacks and myself, on the the subject Of The nre,
donil'! election, The morning after Mr. Buchanan
mao called 10 see inc, perfectly ell remember and
have 10 doubt that in tn course OF tfst conv-,-
sa'ion We agreed that Gen J-ckon's IIosrects rft
an cleo ION were iair ia fact ,ys both expressed
ourselves anxious 10 bis success. disti.clv re- /
collect Mr.. sacks rensEking that much would
DEFEND on The course Mr. Gays friends yyosld
take, ani EXPRESSING HE 5-l.ef Ia, they would /
WIN a.. replied thlt ! sincerely b. ped the,
would 20 win Pean-y ly ania and thst in iIa event
OF General Jackson's election. felt nh 'ent lh.,
nOIhlnS would be more grsiiloing TO Pencsy1vanis I
than 10 see Mr. Clay appointed Secretary OF State
M Isacks replied that he was hi second choice
tor Ire5itent that he would be hrs ffst choice i'll
ten. D. was elected, 10 be appointed Secretary oil
stale, and that he had frequentl EXPRESSED birn.sf
to that elect. have no recollection of having
sad 10 Mr.. l-acks that wi-hed to see Mr. Exon,