Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-08-03

time before, lnesny shfunk from appearing before
the conwitee oil the House of Repre-, entativ-s
TO make good their charges, ! requested Senator
oil The Udied States, when my nomination shot
be taken up TO ask OF the Senate the appoiniule
of committee OF inquiry. unless i, should
appear to him to be altogether unnecessary Oue
OF our uwn SenatHSs wa- ampellej. by the urgen
cy OF his private business, to leave Washington
before my nomination wac disposed of; aud as /
had hut little conf ence 10 the fidelity and proess-
ed friendship OF the other, was constrained to
present my application to Senator from another
State. | was afterwards informed, that when it
was acted upon, Gen. Jackson and every other
Senator present was silent as 10 the imputa,ions
now made, no one ~ esnning 10 question my honor
or Integrity. How can Gen Jackson Justify TO
lis conscience or 10 his country this palpable
breach oil his public duty? II is in vain to say that
he gave silent negaivevoie. lie was ia pos
session OF Information which, if tue, mus. have oc.
casionei the rejsguon Of my nomination. Il d e.
not appear that any other Senator possessed The
same information. Investigation was alike due to
he purity OF the National Councils to me- s as an
act is;iict Justice az the oher parties implicated
II Is impossible for him 10 escape from the dilem-
una that he has been aitbless, as a Senator OF the
United State, or has lent himself 10 the crcula-
ton OF an ATTRACTIONS cslumny.
Alter tie election, Gen. Jackson was among the
first who eagerly pressed his congratulations upon
his successful rival. II Mr.. Adams had been gull
~ oil the employment of impure means TO eject
his election, Gen Jackson ought to have distsined
to suiIy has own hands by touching those of his
conupt competitor.
On the l0.h OF February, 1925, the very next
day siIef the election, Gen jackson was invited TO
public dinner at Warrington, by -omc his friend-
tie expressed TO them his isb that he might be
excused ioiD accepting the invitation becusse al
ldding to the recent election, he said any EVIL
- Gence OF kindness and regard, such as you pro-
- pose, might, by many, be viewed as conveying
- with II execution. anil cC
~ complaint, which sincerely hope belong 10
" none OF my frienjs.'' More than one month af-
ter the corrupt proposal is pretended to have been
received and after, accord ng the insnusiion of
Gen Jackson, corrupt arrangement had been
made between MIR. Adams aud me-afer the aciu
al termination of election, the issue of . h,cl
was brought about, according TO Gen Jackson, by
the bsstst OF means, he unwilling to accent
the honcrs of public dinner, lest it should i'm
ply even an exception against The result of the G.
lection.
Gen. Jackson processes ia his letter of the 9Th Of
June quote again his words, :" TO have ALWAYS
intended, should Mr. Clay come out over his own
Signature and deny having any knowledge of the
communication made by hi, friends to my friends
and to me, that ouId give him the name of the
gentleman through whom that communication
came" lie pFetends never to have seen the Fay-
eiievi!e letter; and yet tie preext of a denial
under my Signature IS precisely that which had been
urged by the principal editors who sustain his
cause III this be an uhconce.ted, 1t is neyerthe-
less, most wonderful coincidence The General
never communicated to me his protested intention
bat LETT me Ia entire ignorance OF his generous pur
pogei like the overture itself il was profoundly
concealed from me- There was an authorized do
NAL from me- which went the circle of the public
prints, Immediately after the arrival at Washington
OF the Fayetteville letter. In tina, denial nv
words are given. They were con aimed in letter
lated at Wsshng'on City on the IS,h dsv of A
phil last, and are correctly sta'ed to have bee,
. that the statement that his (my) liends had
made such proposition as the letter describe, IN !
the hiends OF General Jackson was, az far a. he |
knew or lieved. utterly destitute of foundation.
that he was unwilling to believe that Gen Jackson
had MADE any such statement; but that no matter
with whom It hid originated, he was fully ne, -uaG
ed that 1t was gross fabrication, Of The same ca
luminous character with the Kremer siorv mn,
ioTth Tor the double purpose or iauing his public
Character and prcPpinS the cause Of Gen jackson.
anu na. ior himself and tor his friends he deGed The
'losiantiaiion OF the charge before any fair tribunal
whatever" Such were my own words transmi,- |
Ied Ia the form of letter from friend TO Imam,
person. Whereas the charge which they IeneIIed
was contained in letter written by person ,ter
unknown TO some person also unknown Did no, |
iehy inc charge under my own signature in my
Gard, OF the list January, 1925, published in ,bs |
National intelSencer? Was not there snb
slanIal denis OF II in my letter 10 JUDGE BrooLs
lated the 2Sth OF the month In nv Orc,
lar to my Constituents? In my Lswisburg Speecb |
And may not add, in the whole tenor Of 49,
public life and conduct? If General J,cksno |
lad offered TO furnish me the name of a neubsr -
Congress, who was capable of sdyisins hi az
;eP'anee OF base sod corrupt proposition. orgb,
to have reSored to his Infamous and discrs,IiSa,
witness? -'SH
IL has been thousand times asserted and re,,,.
20, ihst violated Instructions which ! ouch, -
ave ooeyed deny the charge, and am harm
o nave this opportunity OF denying it in the NJ
enee OF my assembled Constituents. The Gene |
a assembly requested the Kentucky delegation TO |
'ote Ia particular way. a mai .fity of that la
'galon, including myself, voted in opposifion n |
hat request! The legislature die not intend ~ ,;,a
IN Imperative instruction. The dislinctio, H. |
ween request and an instruction was fsniIi.r -,
he legislature; and their rolls attest that The
ner - always addressed TO the members OF the IT IS
representatives, and the latter Unly to the Sena,or
Of the U. States. Aa'0'
but do not rely exclusively on this rscopnized
distinction. dispute at once The ri,b, 81 ~
legislature to issue mandatory instruction TO the
representatives of the people, Such risb, ~
10 foundation In the Constitution in the reason or |
nature OF things, nor In the usage of the Ksnt,,c
- Legislature. Its exc else would be a r,a,icss,
isufpation- The General Assembly has The - !
;onuoVer'loie right 70 express its opinion and IN !
proclaim its wishes on any political sgrisct -,
'yeTi and to such an expression erea, -is,.r 90 80
aspect are due but 1t Is not oblisatorv III |
people, when, Ia August 1921, they elected man
'sfs 10 the Cen Assembly, did not invest tIe, ,i,b
ny power to regulate or control The exercise of |
ne discretion OF the Kentucky DELEGATION in ,Ls !
congress OF the u. 5. put it to the csnJnn, n
very eieclor present, 1t he intended 10 p,rt Win
liS own Tght, or anticipated the exeftion of sr,
such power by the legislature, when ne o,,. T.
vote IN August, 1922
AHe only instruction which ,s..i..ot e.