Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-07-18
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WEDNESDAY MORNING., July IS. 1877.

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Gen Jackson in lis own house, "that Mr.. Clay had
offered 10 make him President in hour, ['yss by
G-d,' says Jackson, Gin hour,n) provided he
would stiPuaie not - retain Mr.. Adams Secretary
ut Siaie"-ths charge which is substantially the same
charge made by MIR. Kremer, upon which Mr. Clay
(then Speaker OF the II. Of r. demanded public
'nvcsiGaiion from which investigation Krener shruRk
this charge concocted By the choice Jackson spirits
aud "hic! the contemplate krcner was made The
instrument Of prOnug iGg-th:s charge which is the
whole suundati0n OF tat series of relentless wantoa
and abusive attacks ,nae upon tie personal fame OF the
President ana lie Secretary of State--wilh has ex
posed them 10 persecution never before seen in the
U. 5. and led thousands of their fellow citizens to
believe them capable and guilty Of bargaining between
themselves, for tue two highest oiccs Z: the Govern.
ment-lhs charge say, is at last about to be in
vestigatel, and 10 be finally sustained or refucd Gen
Jackson in s house, before q large asscabage
.! gentlemen, asserted that ovetu.es bad been made
to him fro,a MIR Clay and his friends, 20 make him
President in one hour, if he would dismiss ir Adams
as Secretary of Siale and upon this charge SO made
Mr.. Clay Las put his solemn and unqualified negative
and called Upon Gen. jackson prove il before the
American peCr!e.-We 90 not know whether w mort
rejoice that this cha,ge disgraceiu to the charac-
tcr Q: men for when have great respect is about
as we believe, 10 TO cleared up the satisfaction OF
the whole world or most wonder at the instrument and
the means which have brought affairs 10 desirable
crisis. When this charge first made against NIr
Clay, he promptly threw himself upon the House CT
Representatives Tor his trial avowng lis Innocence
demanding the proof, and ac!inoweds ing that if he
guilty Of lag, ant and drraceul violation Of
the Representative Character he - as unworthy to pre-
side over IFS deliberations The wrctcacd lLremer
whose furious zeal and bgo;ed understanding had made
him the dupe and catspaw CT more artful and de-
signing than himself reccded from his ground Gov cred
with disgrace, which justice had been done, should
At least have been shared By other men. Not,Yitf
standing this virtual acquaI of AIr Clay, the charge
OF bargaining and corruption was still rang upon in
every form, the floor Of Conress and il the public
ruts and since the ;h Riarch 1890 has formed tic
grand aud ne&haustble topic Of cleotoneering tecla
nation against tho administration. But when it was
least hoped for, though not Until il had d.i.sed dis
trust of NIgssrs. Aisns s Clay throughout the MON
and had given tone and edge to the most viru!ent op
position ever before seen III this, perhaps any other
enlightened country, this charge which nobody would
father, which could be traced responsible or gin
is directly assumed rs we'll founded and repeated BIZ
Gen. Jackson himscf--and srangest of all, Mr. Car
ter Beverly of all the world, MIR. Carter Eev-
crly whose connected with grave political
transaction sufficient destroy lis gravity, is
under Providence made the instrument OF bringing it
to unexpected ISSUE and re have no doubt TO
happy deliverance! Well has it been said, that the
ways of Providence mysterious and past finding
OUT and equally we that truth is great and shall pre-
vail.
To prepare he reader for that public investigation
which is Doubt hand, and to enable him to
detect the shuGling which will unque5onably be re-
sorted TO by the partiHdns OF Gen. Jackson 10 screen
him from the consequences OF his mprudence in max
ing this charge before Carter Beverly, we beg leave
to recapilulae the leading facts which have transprcd
since that timc.-No sooner he in possession Of
what had passed at Cen Jactson's table, titan be wrote
TO friend III y. Carolina (Which Vas Immediately after
published 10 the Fayetteville Observer in the oIloyy-
ing words Gle Gen Jacison) told me this morning
be(ore all his comPany i'll reply TO question put to
him concerning the election OF J. C. Adams to the
Presidency, that Mr. Cays friends made proposition
10 lis friends that if they would promise for HIM. not
TO put T. Adams into the scat CT Secretary OF State
Clay 6, his friends would in hor make him. Jack.
son. the President" This is the original charge made
by Mr.. Garter Beverly, in his Fayetteville letter, and
which universally circulated through the jackson
prints, Of which to this day, have never published
the denial o :lc truth oF h. carge which Immediately
after appeared in the Democratic Press, they well
knew, upon tie authority of Mr. Clay himself. The
comments made by them, upon this letter Of Mr. Bev-
cry, were infinite. They all relied upon il as coucl1-
sivc proof Of Bir. Clay' guilt. They took occasion
from it, to with fresh yigor, the charges of in
riguo, bargain and corruption against the President
and Secretary of State which had begun grow stale
Not satisfied with MIR. CIay's imputed denial Of the
truth ofhc charge, roy demanded that he should DEM,
IDie d4ycd, Under his hand, that he was cogni.
zaut Of and consentng TO- the overture TO Gen Jacson
and unless lie did this they pronounced him convicted
Of having bargaincd with FIR. Adams, 20 make bin,
pre.dent. on condition OF hsinr made Secrcary oil