Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-24
From the Scioto Gazette.

II any additional evidence were wanting, OF
the entire purity of,he conduct Of Mr.. CLAY s
his lends, with regard to The late Preside n,ial
Election, it would be found in the letter Of Mr..
MARKLEY, which appears on our proceed ing
page; and in communication from Gen HAIR
RIsoS, one Of our Senators in Congress, 20 a
frirnd in this town, which will be found below.
by the former, il is proved conclusiyely, thai
Mr.. Markley, up 10 the time st the cleo ton,
had ever been the fast poliloal friend of Gen.
Jackson, and had labored assiduou>ly, in the
House and out Of it, 20 promoe his success;
rhat he never did, directly or indirectly, receive
from MY. Clay ar his friends any power or
thority, or any thing even remotely approach
ing it, TO Intrigue or bargain their hehalt;
that it was not only his wish, but the wish Of
large ms jori,y Of the Pennsyl, aria delegation;
that the office Of Secretary of SAFE should be
conferred on Mr.. Clay, let the contest for the
Presidency terminate as ii may; tia, it was
the general impression tina, he would receive
that appointment, provided he would accept OF
il, in ANY EVENT. that the friends o! all the sew
eral candidates were equally zealo"s AVID active
in promoting the interests Of their respective
favorites BY all fair and honorable means; and
that he never saw ANY thing like Intrigue, OF
arIihce, employed by any party, and least OF all
by the friends of Mr. Cav. Gen HARRISON, on
The other hand, fully sustains the statement
con aimed in Mr.. Claws speech al Lexington
that he "had r.qucs ed Senator OF the Umitcd
s ates, when his nomination should be taken
up, 10 ask Of The Senate the appointment OF
committee Of inquiry, unless Il should app' ar
10 him 10 be altogether unnecessary" which
has been at empltd to be invahdaied by re
terence 10 speech delivered al the lme "f the
penrlency of this nomination, by Mr. Branch,
Of North Carolina II appears that Ten. Har-
risen was the Senator TO whom Mr.. Clay had
cont ,lcd that trust; that Mr.. Clay was very
anxious that the proposed inquiry should take
| place, AMI stood prepared To meet II; but lha
Gen. Harrison. in the l. gl'ima,e exercise OF The
discretionary power vested in him, and with
the concurrence OF two other high minded Sen
ators, deemed il " holy "uGnecessary." NJ one
al that time, prrsuming 10 question: the honor
and integrity Of his friend. Thus il has been
in every stage Of this mos, atrociOus persecn-
lion Mr. Clay and his friends have ALWAYS
been ready 10 meet irresponsible accusrr;'
but none has dared 10 acknowledge himself as
such They have repeatedly called for proof;
bu, they have met nothing in return, except
far fetched inLCnloes, unmanly cvasions; ard
reiterated calumnies-the cowardiy wrctches
who had dared covrr'ly to accuse them having
in every inst ance shruuk from full and fair in
vesligation. The issue has, however, been al
length made up, The Witnesses have been
heard, and the whole accusation has VANISHED
into thin air, as il respects the accused, while
i, has eooilrd with ten fold force, against thr
accusers rhus may Heaven etcr protect the
innocrnt against the Vaccinations OF their en-
emies!
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