Delaware journal., 1827-10-12

r. i. DltOOhJt, SndlTllldu.
w. F. GRAY, Secretary.
Extract from General Eqtoas lddrcs, to the Public,
Sep. ~.
Between the statement of General Jackson and
hat submitted by Mr.. Buchanan, can perceive
some differences; but they are principally verbal,
and not material.-Those which do obtain, appear
to me rather as to inferences deduced from facts
themselves substantially there is accord. Mr..
Buchanan alleges, that, approaching, Gen. jack
son, he did not come from MIR. Clay. Ii is not as
serted that he did General Jackson states, his
opinion at the time was, that Mr.. Buchanan had
come from Mr. Clay, or some of his friends but
this is given merely matter of mpression-noth-
ing more. BY the showing of Mr.. lsaacs and Mr..
Buchananit now appears, that Mr. Markley was the
negotiator. difference as to the date-the period
of time at which the conversation took place, may
exist for Mr. Buchanan places it on the 30th of De-
cember. 1t may be, however, that he intends this
as the period of his conversation with Mr.. Markley;
if it be in reference to his interview with General
Jackson them agreeably to my recollection, it is a
mistake. cannot precisely, and 10 day, declare
the time when Mr.. b. came TO see and converse
with me but do recollect it to have been during
that week, on the Saturday Of which the reported
meeting OF Mr.. Clay and his friends took place, and
when the determination was taken to support Mr..
Adams feel quite satisfied that the meeting to
which allude, was on Saturday the 22d of January
Early in ha week, TUESDAY or Wednesday even
ing) Mr.. Buchanan visited me, was on the pave
nent, and in front Of my own residence, where we
conversed together. statement of our CONVERSE
tion, concisely drawn, was given to General Green
editor of the United States Telegraph, at his re
quest, in August 1826-more than a year ago-it il
as follows
In January, 1895, few days before it had beer
known that Mr.. Clay and his friends had declared il
favor of Mr. Adams was called upon by Mr.. Buch
anan OF Peunsy lyania. He sad it was pretty wei
, understood, that overtures were making by tn,
friends Of Adams, the subject of cabinet appoint
ments !; that Jackson should fight them with thei
own weapons. He said, the opinion was, that Jack
son would retain Adams, and that it was doing hin
Injury. That the General should state whom h
would make secretary OF state, and desired that
would name it to him. My reply was, that I wa
satisfied General Jackson would say nothing on tn
/, subject. Mr.. Buchanan then remarked :. Well,
he will merely say he Will not retain Mr.. Adams
that will answer" REPLIED | was satisfied, Gen
eral jackson would neither say, who should, or VIII
should not be secretary of state-but that he, (AI
B. } knew him WE'LL and might talk with him as wei
! as could.-Mr. Buchanan then said that on tn
next day, before the General went to the house, h
would call. He did so as afterwards understood
. In tnls application and interview, | felt that M
buchanan was acting on the ground of anxious sol
cltude for the success of General Jackson and tror
e desire that nothing of stratagem and managemer
should lnterpose to prevent the election of one fo
t whom he felt more than common interest. consif
A cred, in his ZEAL he elt it to be right to defend tn
II citadel against unlocked for assaults, and believed
r consequently, that the enemy should be met wit
i their own weapons. He may have intended to pre-
sent this as the idea and opinion of others, not hi
>. own Such indeed, may nave been the case, thoug
II cannot say so understood him at the time
bl take occasion to repeat, that the conversation
here given, at the request of the editor of tn
United States Telegraph, was afforded him in Au
d gust, 1896, while he was on visit to Tennessee
mentioned this fact because the statement bein
III his possession, he will be enabled to say. if fin
he has, and that which is here submitted be no
e the same. By this circumstance, thus fortunatel
n existing, may find safety from some ofthosc charge
IS which kindly editor has already taken occasion
surmlse and lnsinuate. The ungenerous and iIlibe
h raj effort is made to extend pre- udice to forest;
a. the public, and 10 awaken suspicious, through the al
It legation, that an attempt would be made to dis
credit Mr Buchanan, by arraylng Major Eaton an
others against him. before the public On so idl
es an errand, and so hopeless effort | should es
d. ceedlngy regret the necessity of being obliged [
t, proceeds and yet were Unnecessary to maintain m,
ct self on any fthe demands of truth. should ce
al ainy venture regardless of the savings and propI
re ecics of any one. Between Mr.. Buchanan's stat
n ment, my own, and that of Gen. Jackson, heret
es tore Published, can, as already remarked tscel
% no essential material difference True before
ng had read anparticularly examined, what had bee
Istated, beEeycd differences were to be foun