The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-20


iial ffiend 10 Prnnss lvapa then and stil big in
Office. aud exalted IN character, and one who had
eyer been the decided advocate often Jnci.son,s
election, requesting his opinion and advice upon
tie subject received his answer, dated tie
=dH December, ls24, npon the both which :,
no" bfiotc me. and which strengthened and CON
hrmed ny previous opinion. linen finally De
termined either tia, would ask Gen Jackson
ms self or 81 another Of his friends 10 ask hm--
whether he had ever declared he would appoint
Mr.. Adams Secretary Of sinfe. In this mannei
hoped n contradiction Of the report lnie lit be
obtained fron, bm.clf. and that he might proba-
by declare II was not his intention to appoint Mr.
Adams.
A short time previous 10 the receipt Of the lei.
Ter 20 which havefeierred my friend Nh Mark
ley and myself got into CONVEX sation, as We Yefy
often did, both before and after upon the subject
Of the Presidential election and concerning the
person who would probably he selected by Gen
Jackson, 10 lll the office Of Secretary OF state
feel sincerely serTy that am compelled 10 nitro
dnCe his name; but DO SO. With the less relac.
tance, because II has already, without any agcn-
cy Of mine, found its way iuto the newspapers,
IN connection with tins transaction.
Mr. Mardcy ndyerted To the rulnor which
haye mentioned, and said il vas calculated 10 IN
nre the General lie observed that Mr. Claws
be though they would endcnvor 10 act in con-
cert at the election. That # they did So they
would either elect Mr. Adams or General Jack
son AZ their pleasure but that many ofthem
would never agree 10 vote forhe latter, il he had
predetermined 90 prefer another 10 Nh Clay
for the first office in his gift And that some III
the friends Of Mr. Adams had ALREADY been ho-
ding out the idea that ~ case he were elected
Nh Clay might prohabIybe offered the situation
Of Secretary Of State.
Told NJ. Natkley, thai fell confident Cen
Jackson had never SAID hc would appoint Nh
Adams Secretary Of Stat. because he was not IN
the habit OF conversing upon the subject of fhr
election, and il he we're whatever nigh, be his
secret intention, he had lao,e prudence than To
make snch declaration. | mentioned TO INN
thai had been thinking either thai would call
upon the General himself. or pet one OF his other
friends 10 do SO, and thus rudeavor 10 optain
from him a contradiction Of the report aItho
! doubted whether he would hold any cOnyersa
ton upon the subject.
Mr. Markley urged me 10 do so; and observed
if Gen jackson had not determined whom he
would appoint Secretary Of state, aud should say
thai II should not be MI Adams, II might of
great advantage u u cas- i1f usso ~ declare.
upon his own authprfs We should then be pla
ccd upon the same foot'u ,,ith the Adams men,
That the western ~ rsrers would naturally PIE
fer voting fora we..ezl Ie1n. if taere we're pro-
liability, that The s.a ~, 81 Nj. lay 10 the So
cond Office in The Cptefnmcnt should be iair,
tuna ed and that if ttry thought proper 20
vote for Gen. Jackson, thcy could soon decide
the contest IN his favor.
4 Shori ,nne after This conversation, on tn
3Dh Dee. mber 1929. q am enabled 10 fix the
time noionly lrommy WI recat etioa bet from
letters which wloip on tat ll9. en- ire day lo
lowing aud on the "a January. 1879 He'd
on Gen. Jack on After the company I'D el
HIN by which found him surrounded. he asked
me 10 '"Ke walk WIN MN a., whoNt we
"eiP ""N,hS 1o2eihfl un"h ne l. h.''Hn
era ne 'oPJ'e lo'" nun. W.. nv 10 AK i''
q"tsh'n III i''a"oh 70 me i'esl"'l,iai 'l''"o"
a, knew ne was unwilling 10 aux upo" IN"
'''' '''e' e'"'o y ne pe'.ieu ''e 4oeN'.'"
lmp'"Pe ne msil reuse 10 give II an answer