Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-08-31
From The Co,lnecttc., zrmc.

sHT L'Hcao'tUpS Letter. The friends OF the
Administration affect 10 rejoice al the contents oil
Mr. Bnchsnsn's letter TO the Public. In the end
however, they will fad in 1t nothing but :. cold
Comfort" Let any candid reader peruse the let
Ter aIteni 'ely, and lie mus, irTesistably be brought
10 The result, thai, whatever NAY have been the
nien'ions OF AIR Is, Gen. Jackson was fully su-
thotiSed 10 come 10 the conclusions he did.
Gen Jackson in his letter addressed to the pub
liz, says,
90 That in January, 1925, member OF Congress
OF high responsibility. visited me one morning and
obsstved-' lie had been informed by the friends
OF Mr. Clay, that the friends of MIR. Adams had
made oVeTiures 10 them, saying, il MIR. Clay and
his friends "Oud unite in aid OF the election OF
Mr.. Adams, Mr. Clay should be Secce iary OF Slate;
that the friends vi MIR. Adams were urging, as a
reason TO induce the friends of Mr. Clay to ac
cede 10 ms propositions, that If was eecied Pre-
siieni, Mr.. Adams would be couinued Secretary
OF Siaie (inuendo, there would be no room Tor
Kentucky J. that the friends OF Air. Clay slated,
the We.; did ut want TO separate lio.u the " est
ana II would say, or permi. any OF my coaijen
Iiai iiiends to say, that In case was elected Pre-
sident, MIR. Adams should not be continued Sc
crctaTJ OF Stale, by complete uni OF Mr. Clay
and his iieadS, they would put All end to the Pre-
sden;i-l contest IN one hour; aud he was OF opi-
"ion II was right to fsht sush iuIruers with their
own weapons"
Mr.. Bachanan says. the conversation he related
to Gen Jackson, as having taken place between
han and hiehd OF MIR. CIay's, Was the following:
'Alr. Msrk!ey and myself, got inio conversation
as we very often did, upon the subject Of the
PRESIDENTIAL election, and concerning the person
VINO would probably be selected By Gen Jackson
10 JiI the office If Secretary If STATE. Mr.
Marley adyerted 10 the yuni0Rr, which h,ye
mentioned That Gen. Jackson had conclude to
appoint MIR. Adams Sec'Iy of SlsIe, ii liz should
Oe elected ] and said 1t was calculated 10 iDiue
The General. lie observed that Mr. Cls,'s friends
were attached TO bio, aud that he thought thsy
would endeayour TO act Ia co.ceT al the election
Iha1 ii The did so, they could elect either Mr.. M
ans or GeH. Jackson ut Llsi,. pleasure; bu,
That many Of them would not agree to vote for tie
Latter II they knew be had predetermined to pre-
Jsr G"otheT to MIR Clay. for the first office ia his
Ey AS rs, nat ;9lae Of the lsmdI II dir n hot al
IF Sta,s.' secretary
:" l told Mr.. Msrkiey that had been thinking ,
enhef that would call upon the General myself
" get one oi biS other friends TO do So and thus
sndfsyour 80 obtain from hlm contradiction OF
The report, although doubted whether be " ould
hold AM conSersalion upon tie subject"
. MI. MsIkley urged to do 80; and OBJ
served II General Jackson had not determined
'ohom he t00uld appoint SccTciarV of State, and
should say that IL lCOuid not be Ny. adams !,
might be Of great advantage t. ouI Cause for US so
20 declare, upon his own authority we should
'hsn he placed upon the footing with the
adams meo, and GgAt them t1iif their o,on
UeoP0ns. 1bst the western members would nat.
urslly prefer voting for a western man, fffhere
eeIe profanity that he eiaings of lifr. CIav
10 ne second office in tie GoUernDlsnt should
0e Jo"Iy estimated; and ihal il they thought pro-
EI 70 yGie Tor General Jackson, they could soon
"' cue ne contest IN his Jao0rL'
TIT q. siter calling uIon The General and intro.
duci"s The subject says
shen stated 10 him there was report in cir
euls.iOn that he had determined he would so,oi,,
mf' Ahsins Secretary Of S,s;e, in case he wee
Erected fIe'ideni, d that l wished to ascertain
Hoi' ni" whether he hal ever intimstej such an
~ .shuoh' Aha' he uIRsi 81 once perceive how in
i"t'V", 70 his election such a report must BE- Thai
40 GouOi 'hefe were several ate aad ambitions men
~ ne eo9hIy, shong whom thought MIR. Cisy
might be iaciaded,w 10 were aspiring 10 TIA, oa.cs
'nd 81 u were believed 10 bad AHEAD. determined
20 appoint bis chief eoiUgeHor, ID taIshi hsvss
NO.. UNHAPPY eject upon their exstions. 8. fbo.e
" iheH friends That unless he bad ~ Determined.
though 'hs report SHOULD be promptly cosusi,c,-
si under bio oSn authority.