American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-11-09

preferred against MN Ior MS Conuhct III lelhtion
TO the Seminole war.
Mr.. Buchanan stated that lie Ind written to, on
received letter from, mutual friend Of ours III
Pcnnsg lvania, on the subject OF the Presidential
election, and Cabinet appointments, and tllat he
had determined to call upon the General himself,
or to get Mai. Eaton to mention to him the reports
that were in circulation, and obtain, il lie could,
contradiction Of them. Mr.. Il. also asked II | had
seen Mr.. Clay, and whether had had any con
yersatiun with him touching the Presidential cleo
tion replied that had seen him in the House
but had had no conversation with him on that sub
ect but said was anxious to get an opportunity
to have conversation with him, as | felt great
anxiety that he should vote with Pennsy lvania.-
MIR. Buchanan replied, that no one tet more anX-
ious, for various reasons, than he did himself that
it was important, not only as 1t regarded the sue
cess Of General Jackson's election, that Mr. Clay
should 60 with Pennsyv ania, but on account OF hs
Interior political prospects; declaring that he Mr.
b. hoped to see MIR. Clay President the United
States. and that was another reason why he should
like to see him Secretary of State, in case Gen.
Jackson was elected and that, if he was certain
that Mr. Claws views we're favorable to General
Jackson's election, lie would take an opportunity
Of talking to the General on the subject, or get
Mai. Eaton to do so; that. he thought, by doing
So lie would confer particular benefit on his coun-
try and that he could see nothing wrong IN IT.
Mr.. Buchanan urged me to use no delay IN seeing
Mr.. CLAY. told him would and, accordingly.
called upon Mr.. Clay at his boarding house,
think the evening after this conversation, but ne
was not at his lodgings. called to see him again,
but he had some Of his friends with him, and had
no opportunity of conversing with him, nor had |
ever anv conversation with him until the evening
of the 10th or II th Of January prior to my leav-
Ing Washington for Pennsy wanna, to attend the
Courts in Montgomery County. The CONVERSE
ton then had with him was OF very general
character No mention was made OF Cabinet APP
pointments, and did not ascertain which OF the
candidates MIR. Clay would support.
have no recollection Of any thing being said
in the conversations with Mr.. Buchanan, about the
friends of Mr.. Clay moving in concert at the
election; however distinctly recoect that We
both expressed an anxious hope that the West
would not separate from Penns ylsania. have
no recollection whatever Of having urged Mr.. B..
i to sec Gen. Jackson, although ccncurred q the
proprety OF his suggestion. that he should call 70
see him nor have the taintest recollection ni
any thing being sand about fighting Mr.. Adams's
friends with their own weapons. II any such cx.
pressions Nere used am very certain i was not
/ by me From Tie recollection have ot the con.
yersaton ID Which Mt Buchanan has retcre nee.
in his letter @ ..e public. II the 8th OF August
last. M Impressions are, that the object 81 his vi
st that evening was 1 urge the propriety OF my
seem. Mr.. Clay, ana 70 give him my views as 70
tie Importance d his identifying himself With
Pepns, llatlia ID support OF General Jackson. ]
entertained ~ doubt that Mr.. Buchanan vas hon
estiy determined that eXertlons On bis part
should be wanting, and that he felt confident he
could speak With certainty to The great mass Of
General Jackson's friends that, in OF the
election OF Gen. Jat kson, they would press upon
him tie appointment Of Mr.. Clay as Secretary Of
state
\ Mr.. Buchanan concurrcd With me in opinion
at Pennsy lyana would prefer Mr.. Clay's APP
paintmcnt to that Of any other person as Secretary
81 State. and from the obligations the General was
under to Pennsylvania, that he would 30 far TO
CRAFTY her wishes, and that, therefore, he believed
the Geneial, if elected would appoint Mr.. Clay.
have thus given the conversation substantially as
it took place, as the one Mr.. 3 has reference to
in his letter to the public of The 8th OF August last
Il vas conversation Of rather general and pro
inscuous character, in which we both participated
L IS upwards Of two years since that converse.
ton took place. and considering it OF private and
confidential charactera made no minute Of IT, nor
did ever expect itewould have been given to the
: public. Il is somewhat remarkable, that two years
and more should have elapsed, MIR. Buchanan and
myself boarding together at the same muse dur.
lng the two last sessions u Congress, during which
period we had many conversations on the subject
of the Presidential election, as we'll as on public
aud private matters, yet, not once in all that time
did my flend Mr.. Buchanan ever advert to the
conversation which lie has recently thought him.
self called upon TO give, as having taken place be
tween us.
cannot avoid thinking II somewhat singular
that Mr. b. should have been 81 reserved toward.
me, particularly as Duii Green had been furnish
ed with statement III October, SEQ e What hat
& passed between General Jackson and hinsells an,
that statement had also been furnished To him b,
Mayor Eaton, in August, 1926, as to the purport
I the conversation between himself and MIR. Bnch
q anan. That these movements should have takei
u place, and that there should have been no concer