The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-06
TO TIE N BIG

the nc8 spapers accompanied by statement o.
veI tn sunattie Of II CaY, cnntradlcting and
dpns hg not any thing hayr written bni thai
which he himself makes ue 20 say II Is not
the Interpretation given by him 10 my letter, but
ms own languaee aud own statement, thai !
am called ppou 10 defend, and expect to vmdis'
cute
Ioe.plain the manner in which nv opinions
have fpuud the WV into the Journals o! the day,
seems In the iirsi place To be due both the pun
lie aud my self Mr. Beverly heluR on Hhit ~
M house. requested 10 kno" Of me. other gen.
tiemDn being present, whether the osertnrrs
heretofore imputed 10 M Clay were well teun-
drd, aad III M u knowledge 81 any oi the tacts
myself lpa,,,efcd him caudiih hclng una.
bic. ~ well a. unwilling tn refuse telling things
bad beard, aud knew TO lac trlc.--A hitter d.
miline or cony fsalion shortly Afterwards oh
famed puhliclt, IN the " North Carolina Jonrnat'
printed AZ IA, cttc,iile. --pn the 10Th ni MAY
last from louisville Kentucky, u comnuihca-
lion vas addfrssed 10 iac by MIR Beverley 81.
TIM, what before lad MOI known, that b. was
lhr writer OF mis- laVcimvllle letter lie ca.
planned the reasons FIR his having repeated the
conversation. and requested 10 hr informed lin
any thing he had misquoted OF m'scaGcelfed my
meaning. Indersuch circumstances, conceal
nent and silence migh have seemed mere nlieC.
laliau. OF indeed something OF a dillI rcut aud e.
ven worse character Publicity having been
givcn 10 the conre sation. aud an uppcnl made
10 nc ioi is accuracy, fell II 10 he due 10 Nh
Be,c,ley. thar nothing Of fabrication should be
imputed 20 him. md la nysclt, fhat what had
atcd shouldbc correctly understood. according
Won ibr oh oi June \ in reply 10 his of the l5fh
OF Nav. addressed him letter of which the
public are nltcady possessed -ilow, and by
IL t,,Ib
newspaper Mr. Beverley has eypla,ncd he
,latcs TO NE tha, he gave II INTO the hands of Mr.
Noah Xanc ofWhcelins, Virginia ut his earn
est request for perusal, under pledgeo honor
that it should he returned and with no expccta
ton thai ans copy Of il was 10 be retained thai
On his applymg for, aud demanding the letter y
was refused TO be rcstoreduntil Two copies should
lie madr. lioplocceds 10 say;
Mr.. Zanc an old and most respectable gen
enan ed the loan of your letter rs favor,
and contrary 20 all custom md propriety Ia
such casrs he IN conjunction with Mr. Clay y
his friends, Took copies OF II, without my kunwl-
edge or prsiy, in any way, and without askinr
my leave 10 do So soon ms understood thai
such was the use they were making oft, ] de
mandcd of Ar Xaue the letter aud rcmonstra.
led eain>t The unprecedented course they were
iakiug. He refused Ia resinrc II to me, most pc
tcmpio,ily. until they had satisfied themselves
y furnishing TO Mr. Clay Que copy, aud rcserv.
Ing another 10, their own use,
The original conversation referred to, and The
above extract ola Letter rom Mi Beverley az
Wheeling dated 10Th Of Nav are presented 10
show that l. nave not, rs Is charged, placed
myself IN the attitude oi q pubic accuser," and
that vhutevcr publicity has been gwen 10 this
transaction, has arisen rom no agency or pro-
a., al 81, NJ, -,
las himself held the matter mp 10 public gaze
Ia doing this. Ne should have quoted what ! had
written accurately and fairly; for then the text
aud his commentary would have sultedtogethcr;
at present, his contradiction is a something sue-
gcsted by hilnsclh and IS not contained IN my
letter.
The statement contained in my letter 10 Me
Beverley is TINS That in January, 1928, a
member of congress, OF high respectability, Wis
tied me one morning and observed" he had
been informed by the friends of Mr. Clay. that
the friends Of Mr. Adams had made overture,
to them, saying. il Mr. CLAW, and his friends
would unite IN did of the election of Nj Adams,
Mr. clay should he Secretary OF State that
tie friends Of NJ. Adams we're urging as a rea-
SON To induce the friends al MIR. Clay 20 aCccdr
to this proposition, that il was elected Presi
dent. Alr, Adams would he Continued Secretary
Of Stnte (innmdo. there would he no room for
Kentucky > hat the friends of Mr. Clay stated,
The West din not wish 10 separate from the
West, and i'll would spy or permit any of my
confidential friends 10 say that IN case was e
icctpd President, Mr.. Adams should not he con
tinocd Secletar, of State, hy complete union
Of Mr. Clay aud his friends they would put an
end othr Presidential contest in one hour aud
he was right TO fight such ntrguers With their
own weapons
The disclosure was made to me by Mr.. James
Buchanan, member of Congress from Penn.
Sylyania, gentleman ofthc first responsibility
and Intelligence The evening before, he had
communicated, substantially, tho same PROPOSE
ton 10 Mai Eatou. m, colleague IN the Senate
with a desire warmly manifested that he should
communicate with me, aud ascertain NV views
on The SUBJECT This he declined dong sug-
costing TO Air, Buchanan that he, as well as him
sell, could converse with me. and ascertain my
opinoh though. from his knowledge of nfr. he
thought he could well conjecture my answer
that would enter lnlo no engagements wiatc.
Yer II was the morning succeeding TIN, inter
view, after MAJ Eaton had objected 10 con.
verse with me on the subject and before | had
SCI oa' from my lodgings for the tapitol. that
Mr. buchanan came 10 visit me- and when the
conversation have stated took place. The an
need no. here be repeated.
To be thus approached by gentleman of MIR.
Buchanan's high character and standing. with an
apology profiered atthe time forwhat he vas n
bout 10 teniarlt to me--one who, as undcrtood
bad always, 10 that moment, been on familiar
aud friendly terms with Mr., CLAY, assuring me
that on certain terms and conditions being as
scented TO ON my part. then, :" 10y an union OF MIR
Clay and his friends, they would put AN end 10
the Presidential contest IN one hour" what other
conclusion or references was to be made, than
that be spoke by authority either Of Mr. CLAY
himself ar some Of his confidential friends The
character Of MIR. Buchanan with me forbds the
idea that he was acting on his own responsibility,
or thar, under any circumstances, ne should bave
been induced 10 propose an arrangement, unless
possessed OF satisfactory assurances, that, it ac-
cepied. it would be carried fully into effect A