The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-08-15
WORCESTER !.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Is, 1927.

'"NA'o" AND NLAf' we TINS day publish
Gen. Jackson's reply to Henry Clay, by which
1T will be seen that he neither brings any new
evidence in support of his charges, nor under
takes TO account for his keeping them so lopo
to himself, when, if true. his duty required him
to make them public. He has, however, given
the name of the person who made the PROPOSE
ton, and it proves, as was expected, to have
been one of his warmest and most jealous sun
porters. We hope soon to see his account of
the matter
But Gen. Jackson says, he does not appear
" as the public accuser of Mr.. Clay" and com
plains because copies were taken of his letter.
Would he then rather be considered as his pri-
vate slanderer; because in one lipht OF the
other he mustbe viewed He made statements
at his own table, in the presence of numerous
guests, duplicating the character of Henry
Clay In an infamous transaction Beverly one
of the guests publishes an account of the CON
Versatlon in newspaper, from which it circu-
lates through the Union; the accusations are
denied by Clay, so far as they apply to him !;
Beverly then appeals to Gen jackson to sus-
tain the truth of his statements, and he replies
confirming what he had before asserted. Can
it be pretended that it was not his intention
that this letter should be made public9 When
Beverly sent the letter to Noah Zane, in
an accompanying note, he says " as this is
all d public matter, if Mr.. Clay makes any re-
ply | wish it may be in writing" And the
General, himself, now says, "publicity having
been given to the conversation, and an appeal
made to me for its accuracy, felt it to be due
to Mr.. Beverly, that nothing of fabrication
should be imputed to him and to myself that
what had stated should be correctly under
stood" Accordingly the letter of June 6, was
addressed to Beverly. How this letter was to
have the desired effect, unless made public, the
General does not inform us. The possession
of it by Beverly could neither relieve himself
from the imputation of fabrication, in public
opinion, nor give correct understanding of
what the General had stated, so long as it re-
manned in his pocket 1t spreposterous there
fore, to pretend that it was not intended for
publication.
The letter to Beverly, says, " that in the
suppostion that Mr.. Clay was privy to the
proposition stated, may have done Injustice to
him; if so, the gentleman informing me can
explain Yet the name of the informant was
withheld, and was only to be given up in case
" Mr.. Clay should deny the charge orcr his
own name" Was it expected he should come
out with such a denial, without the letters
being published, or himself furnished with a
copy of it, as an evidence that the charge was
made The more the general writes about il
the more he involves himself in inconsistency
and absurdity.
The last part of Gen. Jackson's address Z" to
the public" is a weak attempt to give wrong
coloring to the investigation of 1926, and to di-
rect public attention from the main facts in
the controversy. McDufie's amendment was
so absurd in itself, that it never was seriously
supported by any one, except for the purpose
of defeating the whole investigation. 1t wa.
not necessary for a committee to inquire wha
was limited, or what overtures were said t.
have been made but whether any actuau,
acre made, or accepted and such an investi
cation Henry Clay demanded, and, when
committee was appointed for the purpose, Zen
Jackson's friends shrunk from the inquiry, anc
refused to come forward and substantate the
charges.
HARRIsBURG CONVENTION. This body ros
on the Sd inst. after an interesting and harmo
NOUS session of five days. Fourteen State
were represented, by SO delegates. A memo