Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-12

Kentucky. But, at the same time, in aliusion -,
me information had received, gave il as nv
opinion, that circumstances might exist which
, would Justify the giving of her vote to ano,bsr
with the eu;ie appreciation of the ere., ms. &c
the people. ! do not think directly advised the
giving OF her TO Mr. Adams: bpt 7 ,v,.
eiea'iy OF opinion. and intended TO be so UNDER
$1,000, inat IN case General Jackson was :eter-
"'inea 10 make Mr. Adams Secretary of State
and MIR. Adams was willing TO mt Mr. Ci., :;
'nat ONCE, then, nron knowledge o. those Gcrs
me vote ct Kentucky ough, to be given TO Mr.
Auams. then hoped, as did the PEOPLE of Ken
lucky generally, to You, al no distant .,r
i occupy the Presidential Chair and tbo,,h, *
union OF Adams ndJacssou would be fatal To an
those hopes. AT thai tine have no do,,bt n,
'ouf-iiiihs OF the people of Kentucky with the
same information on ibe subject, would have felt
! anu acted as 1 DID, Jhey would have prefe,rsa
Adams Presden, and Clay Secretary of STATE. To
Jackson President and Adams Secretary: becausa
the weight of their State would have been lra.
ana me prospects of yourself utterly obscured and
destroyed So
Boz it now seems, that an essential mar, of H..
representations on which acted, were without
real foundation. Although the runor prevailed
also al Washington and in the Eesiern States
,nat General JssS4on had determined, in case of
/ ms e!ec'ion, 10 make Mr.. Adams Secre,a,x Of
state, 1t now appears from the disclosures of Mr..
Buchanan, that it never was countenanced in The
least by any thing which came from the General
himself. II probably originated with your friends
" 100 Va i'-'. ADAMS, FOR the purpose of de-
tachlng from the General all those who desired
your future elevation. Certain il is thai r, 90,
used with effect at Washington CRY and else.
where
| aid not think that your friend committed anv
crime, mora! political, in siyinr me tb. ~;
formation have repea,ed or th,,I co,n,;,,a,
any ia writing thai letter. There yvere thi,,r NJ
i"rty ndividn'is OF the highest standing in society
ana IN both Oh our local parties, who were INDUCED
70 write % similar information, and am sure that
I ali
convection, that IN has endsayoring TO secure 10
you protiered elevation, thew were promotj,,.
me tree interests OF kentucky, of the Western
Country and OF the Union. But you will NOT adj
"''' ''" 'h's thing could be innocent in yourself
or your friends. fOa declare, tha, no unders. and
ing existed by which YOU were TO receive the of.
nee oil Secretary at State, and you saw that If
such were the Tact, - there is punishment which
could exceed lie measure of my offence We'll
you may sckno Wedge yours self as guilty "a Won
please; b1i protest ms, your attempting 10 fp
tuTPitnde upon TIE acts OF your friends who tho,t
mat, In eievaing You, they prouoted the interests
OF their country. adm, that they were mistaken
and that worse cabinet Tor the peace and inter-
es's OF the county, could scarcely have been
formed; but The honest efforts OF your frierds 10
secure you the ofice of Secretary OF State before
! The election, ought MT now to be visited win
your reproscbes,
Perhaps you conscious that the arranssn,e,,
oil which we IN kentucky were 81 early informed
was based on private interest and personal ambi,ion
without the least regard TO The will or the interests
OF the people. Then, indeed, was il corruat-
Then are yon right boldly to deny the ypboIetra,s.
action, and cast down the gauntet 10 the ,vbo,s
world. a bold lace may some into silence
and convince others OF your innocence II ia mn
1 ~ oy de, psrsie leap, that man who stands
upon crum!lJng precipice, can save himself from
destruction. Your conduct in this affair pa,iskes
OF sach defpera,ion As ii conscious Of suiIt and
Impending punishment, you utterly deny thar which
might have been innocenty done, snd with dss-
peTae resolution, rely upon the plea of not euiyt,
! when you might with more safety have plea ms.
( s!tioahoH Perhaps you tbink the evidence does
not exist or csnnot be procured which would lead
! to your conviction. DO not rely upon that Fee
week brings forth additional iac,s and your own
conduct induces multiplied disclosures The ex
uiisIion OF yourself and friends, because e.,chs
nan dld not directly prove your guilt, was pre-
el-eiy ihaf which the criminal feels when fron,
the unexpected weakness of the festimopv h. 10
acquitted. HIS exultation is high AZ his coil,
II deep, and he Trjoces, not n conscious inno
cence, but IN hs escape from msrited punishment
/ la VIVA, manner the understanding with Mr.
Adams was bscu2h. about, or who received tEs
/ direct as-urance from him, was never inlorrsd
Nor dii ask your Confidential friend who cor
veyed TO hitn this intelligence from IYashjno,o,
CITY ] was simply informed that such an UNDER
standing existed, and wrote becau.e I Draf,,r.t
you TO Geneal Jackson, ha wing been told ,I,st 4,
any eyest, should probably have Mr. Ad,,cs
IN the cabinet, either as President or Secre,arv oF
State. But II Is notorious from the facts ALREADY
j., related, that Mr.. Adams must have told somef,odv
that IN rase OF his elociOa, be would appoiat ven
his Secretary OF state for nobody else could teIl
what he would do. Fiat someb Jdy conve, cd ,bI,
imros.ant piece Of iafortnaNJn TO Frankfort. ia
alike obvious; tor o hsrw!se II would moi have cot
mere That u was true. IL squ,ily obvious: See
cause The result proved it to be so. The proof M
therefore conclusive, that MIR. Adams did nro,u;sa
hsiore the election, make you Secretary M
state, II I've should be elected President
Wee you All ali your friends totally Ignorant
vt this promise! Who conyeysd it 10 FrankfortS
Was It Buchanan some other friend of JaeEsnr
No, no; neiiAor Buchanan nor MAJ xley nor sr,
other friend pre- ended lriend jackson had a.
thing 10 d. VITA u. Wa Mir. Adams ny 81;
friends? rh'- j. not probable for they hi Va
friends or correspondents IN kanuely Was /,
Mr. Clay or his friends Upq1es,ionsliy II was
the one or tie Other. The OBJECT was 10 seru,e
you oihce and power, and " ho should be active
IN this effort but yourself and your ffend.S
Snail be candid! Id3 befisrc TINT you ,ygpa
fhs affirmation y0WssJ 6eh,pe So, because
ne two men - ia motion b. u, one Jroninent in
he old court party and the other IN The new are
well known 10 have been yoGr Oton cosfIe ,,fi6I
: CrieHds AMI c.rrcsp OndeHt5. lid you been ,lis
posed TO COMMIT your secret thoughts and l;l NJ.
plans 10 any person IN ke.tucky, II would Lac.
, been 10 ~ b th Of these two. IbfEese IL 49,.
cause know pi but one Other mi, Who wa a.
, ell likely TO baveeiven ibis information & knov,
he I'D not. / bsiieve It, because know yop 80
write To- them about that ttne. beiieDe Il BE-
cause u = precisely Ike Hose acts OF sd,oit man
aS7ment for which Tie last Us o and half vgs.s of
lite, have been uisfinVufst.4