Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-12-08
From The Lexington (Va) intet,igencer.


We are authorised 10y several Gentlemen, aad
requested TO state, that Colonel Benton few da Us
since, in this town on his way 10 Washington
stated TO Gentleman Of this place OF the first
respectabry, that he I" did not believe there was
any corrupt understanding of bargain and sale be.
tween M Adams and MIR. Clay, with regard TO
MIR. Clsy's receiving the Office OF Secretary OF
State, in consideration of his voting for Mr.. A
dams.--That Mr. Clay had, as early as between
the first and the 18Th # December previous TO the
election, uncluiv ocally declared to him his de-
termination 10 vote for MIR. Adams and that he
would not vote for General Jackson. That lie
Colonel B,n'on) l,lt The city of Washn gt on 20
visit his family in this county, about the 18th OF
December and that Mr. Gays declaration TO him
was previous TO that time
The fact which Colonel Benton states with re.
gafd 10 d ites ard the crcum stance which makes
II impossible that he can be mistaken, is rather
unfortunate for Mr. Ea,on's Statement. He says
that meeting OF Mr. Clay and his friends was
held on Sstu'd,y the % OF January, " previous
20 which time the opinions of MIR. Clay and his
friends matter Of conjecture only, aud not
until after the Monday following did the opinion
prevail that they had taken their ground. - He
also stated th,t Mr.. CIsy's letter 10 Judge Brook
on the - h Of January was the first snnUnciation
of his purpose, these are his words: " ihus on the
.2Slb Of January and not earlier declaration
made If the course he had concluded to take he
then asks, b" Why the necessity of sill. nee so
long and risidy prrserved?" To suppose that
MIR Clay's unequiyocsI declaration to Colonel
Benton the warm and decided political friend of
General Jackson, made even before Mr. Kremer's
denunciatioD. remained an entire secret 10 Major
alon and all the rest of Genera Jack sons friends
until sfer the 22d of January, exceeds all human
belief The Major must have fallen into rnidaAfs
and it would be charitable to (using his own
vvords) " concrde that the mistakes are those
which proceed from error Of recollection"
The following Article will serve 10 convince our
raadxs-- if indeed il were necessary TO cite addf
tionaI proof that the people of Philadelphia are
determine ell to employ every mode of artificial
transportation, in order 10 obtain the trade of the
SnsdIehanna country. Wbat--we ask with deep
concern-has Baltimore done, or what is she
now doing to prevent tie transfer of this rich and
valuable possession 10 her more enierprising and
wise neiSbbor?
From tic PhiadeipAia National Gnzc,te
We understand that Major John Wilson, the
principal Engineer appointed to survey and report
upon the best route for Rail WAY between the
Susquehanna and Scbuylkill rivers, through Lam
easier and Chester counties, yesterday afternoon
finished The examination assigned 10 him. He
was accompanied by George IIaioes, E.q. Of Lu-
zerDe county, and Mes,rs 4. H. Johnson and r.
Pettii, OF this city, and Mr. !. Il. Thompson of
delaware county. From the Character Of Major
Wilson who was formerly officer of the United
STATES Engineer Corps, and who has executed i'm
may look for a full and satisfactory report. We
further lesrn that Rail Way Tor the whole die
tango, ie ascertained to be perfectly practicable.
SHclscn. the BGlf RobJer, taien! The Roy
s1ion (yC Advocate, received this morning.
siates, by Information received rom q Iebec, tha;
Snslson, the robber of The Petersburg Bank has
been arrested, and s in prison in that place. II
il reported that Snelson engaged a passage 10
Liverpool, ia a vessel about TO sail, paid for the
same. and entered the assumed name of .3LartgeH.
rs bis, the books that just before the vessel
called, he left the city, and proceeded about ten
miles into the country, where he remained some
days al ease in bis supposed retreat His re-
sidence soon became known in the city, and exct-
"a suspicions which, the return OF a reconnoi,-
efng party with SnesOn prisoner, were proved
10 have been well founded. Instead, therefore, of
being on his voyage TO Liverpool lie is snurly
Gagged in Quebec, waiting the receipt OF a bill OF
crfin0ge from he United Stateg