Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-10-10

he sen, his answer not only 10 Mr.. Cays friends,
but 10 Mr.. Clay himself. Let these citations
from the statements of the prosecutor anG his
witness be compared together, and they will ex-
bib;, 7 apprehend, something more than
merely reybdl diff renee. According 10 Genei-
=, Jackson, Mr. Buchanan came from Mr.. CLAY:
according 10 Mr. Buchanan, he came, on his
own responsibility, and not as tie agent OF any
nerson. Mr. Eaton appears 10 rely on the CIR
cumstance, that what Mr.. Buchanan states, Is
given as fnci and that what Gen Jackson states
was given as his" opinion" merely as matter
4" of mpressioa-nothing more" IT this posi-
ton, and Mr.. Ea,ou's deductions from it, be
correct, nothing can be more futile Than any
collision Of one OF the statements with the 9th
err For whatever discrepancies between them
might be shown, we should be met by the an.
swer tina, il was assertion on one side, and only
opinion on the other; and that, as 10 things SD
essentially different as fact and speculation,
there can be no common standard OF comparl-
son.
But lrtus inquire, first, whether Gen. Jack
sons free and flank" answers to Carter Bev-
erly's question, were given as nothing more
then "opinions" IS matter OF imprrs
sion" Beverley says, i'll the letter which dug
him from ubscurity and insignia ancc VI have
Iust returned from Gems Jackson's. found
& cyo,cd Of company with him. Seren pHgin'ans
4" we're of the number. He gave me most
Z" friendly reception, and urged me to stay
+" some days longer with him He told me-,
6 this morning, hstore aR his compqny IN reply
&c a PRESTON Ip,d 10 him concerning the election
:" of John Quincy Adams to the Presidency,
" that Mr Gays fiei made proposition 10 his
" ffends, that If they ,Ooufd promise for
"a 10 I'm, Jo of
" Secretary IF State, Cloy md his friends
" rould in one hour, make him (JackS0n)
|" The PreaGeni'' Here Beverly expressly a
vers that Gen Jackson's declarations, "at his
awn house. md fire, side" were assertions oil
facts; not 'opini MS or mater Of impression"
Bnt tbs is not all All the seven Nirginians,
and the rest of tn" gue SITS, except Beverly. had
wit enough to know that they were expected
to MAKE good use Of these '6re-side" revela
tons, but b. no means to give 10 the Generals
name IS thori,y for hem. But poor Beverly
was unable to wi hst nd the :emptatipn Of Gem
my m Of s"me consequence, and forthwith
It he Cat "u' of the bag. AS nigh have been
expected, he was >eryNlittle regarded, and was
Obliged to write 10 his patron for Instructions.
Accordingly, Gen Jackson vroe to him, on
TIL sta OF Jene, S27, ,etter, w ich Beverley
says Mr.. Zane, urequivocaly confirms all
|" Beverley have said regarding The overture
e" made to him p,nding the last Presidential
|" elect n: anl Asserts great deal more that
[" than ne told me, gong mos. circumstan'ial-
4" ly aud miuutely into the business" So that
b very at, least, continued 20 view tn Cen
rats statements 10 him as Express assertions
Of facts that cannot be altered" Beverly's
letter 10 6 neral Jackson, IF l5th May, S27,
has no, been published, and thus one link in
the CHI in is WANT 6. But that his declaration
in the Fayetteville letter, that Gen. Jackson's
commune atoms at the Hermitage were in the
shape of ia, Is. and not Of opinion, is correct,
we have General Jlckson's own authority for
+. lieving Ia his address to tae Public, the
General says in reference to BeNerly's qn's-
tons, 81 answer him ca ID dly, being UNI Die, as
" unwilling, 20 refuse telling things had heard
" and KNEW 10 be true
MIR Ea on's "opinior," therefore, hat what
Gen Jacks N said was sg,v'n merely as mat
ter Of "impression," is alto ethrrerron IL
my next number, it will be shown that the dis
zinc ion VIII CHI he has l4houred to take, woold
not even if it were correct, answer his pur-
pose ATfltUS.