The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-09
JOHN Holdings WoRTH

Given under my hand, this 18th Of June, 1877
at Wheeling, Va.
JOHN UOLLINGSU0RTH
General JACKSON 10 Mr.. Bceerig
HERmTAGE, June 9th, 1897
Dear sir:-Iour letter OF the l5thultlmo, from
Louisville h. IS just received, and in conformity
with your request, address my answer 10
" Wheeling, VI
Koor inquire, relative TO the proposition OF
barg un made through Nh Cay's friends TO
% eV nine, concerning the tben pending Pres.
I'd ta election. we're answered freely and tYuHk-
l. Il me time; but without any Calculation that
they were To be tnrsWr into the public Journals !
but ltIris cabnol be aitercd-and as your lettcf
seeln not 10 have been written for publication,
can assure va that, having no concealment
mys #, a9f any dread arising from what | may
have sud ON TIE occasion and SUI Jet alluded to ;
n, feelings towards you ate not tine least chang
81. ! always intended, should MIR. Clay cone
out over lii Own name aud deny having afy
know ledge ot he communication made by y :
friend to ny friends and TO me, that would give
h,,u the name otthc gentleman thru' wsom that
communication came. | have not seen your lci-
tei Al uded 10, as having been published IA III
IeegI aph; although the paper rs am iu,erm-
ed, Is rguiai y mailed Tor me 1T Washington,
stld receive II irierulaIlv, and thai containing
yOur letter has not come 20 hand, otcourse can
MOI say w ether You statement is substantially
correct ornot i will repeat, howcvet gun the
oceurIen e, and to " hch my rely to you nust
nave coniormed, and nom which, II there has
been any variation. YOU can correct it II IS
this ially IN January, lS2a, a member OF
Congress o. high respcclabIIIty, visited me oue
morning and observed tba he hdda ,omuuri
cation hc was DESTROYS tc make to me--thut nc
was informed tnele was a great intrigue gong
on : ana that II was nght should be informed
OF it---taa nc came as a trIeud-and let mc &c.
ceiECt communicatona lmigh., the friend
" tAts TN ough which it was made, he hop.
ed, would prevent a Y change of friendship OF
feeling Win regard 10 him Iowhlch replied
from his Ing tmdng as dgentleman and mem
Der OF Cougress, and I om IN, uaIiOrm, friendly
and gentIenanly conduct towards mysei, /
could not suppose he would make any oOmmu-
uicatiUn 10 me, wlIch he supposed was nhpro-
pei therefore, ms motives hemg pure, let me
thr.1 a. mlght Of the commune aton my feel
my ,o@a. Il, nm Would remain unaitcted. The
gentleman proceeded. Hc SAID he had been IN.
iormvd by the friends Of Mr. Ga, that the
friend, Of NJ. Adam, had made oyertultS 10
them, sa!isg, II MI, Cha, and his friends would
tnne Ia aud OF the election OF Sir. Adams, MI
Clay should be Secretary 81 State. That the
tuents Of Nj Adaus were urging, IS a reason
10 ntncc tilends Of Nj Clay 10 acccde
10 then prep sI;Ion, that If vas elected PEST
dent AT Adams would be continued Secretary
OF St7te, linuendo there would br no rnom
ior henucly.) hat the friends OF Mr.. Gag
stated, The West Il d not wish - separate from the
West; aud III would say, or permit any Of IN,
contidantial friend L. saF. that IN case | was e
lectrd Pc eut, Nj Adams should not be con.
iinaed Secr,ta = safe by "A comp etc union OF
Mi. Cav alN hi, I .1l.IS xauid mat N, nj