Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-08-14
TUESDAY .4wgust Ia, 1922.
From the National Journal.

This singular performance is introduced by de-
claration on the part of General Jackson that his
letter to Carter Beverly has lately, without any
consent agency, or wish on my Gen. Us part,
found its way into the newspapers &c. There is
no difficulty in admitting that Gen. jackson would
have felt we'll satisfied if the plot against Mr.. Clay
had not taken, through the laundering vanity of
beverley, so unfortunate turn to make it
sary for the General himself to appear IN proparia
PERSONA on the stage. But how he could expect thai
letter, drawn from him for the express purpose Of
sustaining Beyerey's statement in the newspapers
would be kept private, is not very nelligibc especi
tally, as at the close of that letter he had said s.
may have done injustice to him Mr.. Clay j if SO.
the gentleman informing me can explain" II the
letter to be considered private, how could the
" gentleman" be led by it to an explanation More
over, Beverley, in announcing to MIR. Zane the re-
ceipt of his letter. says that Mr.. Iongsworth "wl
bear to me any communication from you, which, as
it Is all public matter | shall be glad to be made
in writing Conceding to Beverley his full claim
to more than ordinary stupidity. IA claim which is
indeed irresistble.) he can scarcely be supposed
in applying to General jackson for an authentica
ton of his statement, to have left the General in
ignorance OF his purpose. or have so far mistaken
his correspondent as TO suppose that 10 be ..M a
public 2aatter." which was communicated asa secret
1t is rather surprising too, that Gen. Jackson should
disclam any consent to the publication of his letter.
as he thus ncurs another reproach for privately ca
Illuminating Mr.. Clay.
1t is painful to find Gen. jackson adopting the
misrepresentation Of MIR. Clays statement Of June
29th. which the desperate ingenuity of the prints in
the interest of the former has endeavoured to palm
on the public. The General speaks # this state
ment as :. contradicting and denying, not any thing
| have written, but that which he himself Mr..
Clay makes me to say" . 1t is not" he proceeds.
{. the Interpretation given BY him to my letter but
my own language and my own statement, that am
called upon to defend. and expected TO pindcate =
Afterwards, he says that MIR. Clay should have
quoted what had written accurately ard fairly; for
then. the text and his commentary would have suit
ed together at present, his contradiction Is some
thing suggested by himself, and Is not contained IN
my letter.
The last passage cited seems to have escaped thu
notice of the Nashville Committee, or they woult
have stricken out the Sc contradiction - which ad
mits that MIR. Clay's commentary salts Genera
Jackson's text. and in the same breath thu
commentary of preventing the text Ii the com
mentary would have suited'' the text under an
circumstances. that relation between them canno
be affected by any alleged Interpretations Of the text
But in truth. there is no Interpretations. Mr.. Clay
in repeng the charges brought forward in Genera
Jackson's letter. says
These charges Isl. That my fieods in Congress,
early in Janury, 1876 proposed to him rat, If he woui
in he elected President, Nj Adams should nof
continued Secretary of State by complete union OF myse
y and friends. would put an end TO the Presidential cor
test in one hour; and
1dlv. That the above propose! made TO Gen. Jack
son, through Distinguished member of Congress,of hs
standing, 7eih my briOty md consent
After opposing to the latter of these charges !"
direct unqualified and indignant denia.' and e.
pressing firm and solemn belief that the former
them was alike untrue and groundless," he adds
"The letter Of Gen. jackson nslnsates. rather than
recy makes, the further charge, hat arrangement ";
proposed and made between Nh Adamss friends and MN
by which, in the Of his election, to be appou
ed Secretary of State pronounce that charge als0as
know believe, to be untrue and without the lea
foundation.
Now if any man can place on Gen. Jackson's lie
he ter construction different from that which gwen
he it in these extracts, and make such constitute
M Ineligible to plain understandings he deserves
s. be forthwith made chairman of theNashye Comm
tee; the most responsible situation in which loscia
in can be placed What is the language of the lett
er- to Beverley Why. that I" a member OF Congre
se of high respectablity came to Gen. jackson, ear
sm in January. 1925, with information that CORFU
- intrigue was going on between the friends OF NJ
Adams and the friends of Mr.. Clay and that NJ
Clay's friends stated if Gen. J. 8 would say.
permit any Of his friends to say" thatin the event
his being elected President. MIR. Adams should n
be continued Secretary Of State. that "by cor
plete union of Mr.. Clay and his friends they won
put an end to the Presidential contest in one hour
This member of Congress of high responsibility
''acas Of opinion it masrght (nnuendo, edgisee u
Jackson) to fight such intriguers with their own we
pons y and Gen. jackson, . did suppose nm
have come from M. Cay." Acting on this supp
sition, he sent a message by him to Mr.. Clay al
says, in the letter to Beverley, that he always
tended, should Clay deny having any knowledge
the communications made by his Mr.. C's) rle
to my friends. and to me Gen. j. that would 81
the name Of the gentleman through whom that COZ
muncation came"
This whole story Gen, Jackson tells to cole
ton of his partizans at his own table, and yet h