The Litchfield County post., 1827-08-16


are one and all incorrect and unauthorized. The hon.
esty with which the charge OF venaly has been made
against Mr. Clay by Of the friends Of Gen. Jack
son, viii he inferred from the fact here stated BY Mr.
buchanan, that fen months ago, in reply letter from
the editor of the United States Telegraph-the lead
| ing opposition paper at Washington-Mr. b. says
al promptly informed him that Ihnd no authority from
Mr. Clay, his friends 10 propose ANY TERMS to Gen.
Jackson, in relation to their votes NOR DID EVER
MAKE SUCH A PRoPOsITIoN"-Andy vet this same press
has been daily reiteTatng the charge, with this know
ledge of IFS untruth. After all, them it that in
stead of bargain being proposed by Mr. Claws friends
the proposition to come from the Jackson party to
Mr. Clay. MIR. Buchanan, the warm friend of the Gen
eral, suggested it, and after it had failed, Ito screen
themselves the party who support the General have
the audacity turn about and charge their own guilt
upon those who found vrtuous to participate
in it.-Vcry, the tables turned But we will not
longer detan our readers from the letter of Mr. B.
which must forever put 10 rest the gross libel,
wisely published to the world.
! From the Lancaster (IeaaSylraaiaJ Journal
| The Cincinnati Advertiser was last night placed in
my hands by friend containing address from Gen
eral jackson to the public, dated the 18th utmo,
which he announced me to be the member of Con-
gress with whom he had conferred, in his letter Mr..
Beverly of the 5th of June last, The DUTY which
owe too the public, and to myself now compes me to
publish to the world, the only conversation which
held with General Jackson upon the subject of the
last Presidential election prior to its termination
In the month of December 1924 short time after
the commencement of the session of Congress heard
among other then in circulation that General
jackson had determined, should he be elected Pres-
dent to continue MIR. Adams in the office of Secretary
OF State-sAlthough felt certain he had never inna-
ted such intention, vet was sensible that nothing
could be better calculated both cool the ardor of his
friends and inspire his enemies with confidence than
the belief that he had already selected his chief
pettor for the highest Office within his gift thought
General jackson owed it to himself and to the cause
in which his political friends were engaged to cantla-
dict this report and to declare that he would APP
point to that office the man. however worthy he might
be- who stood at the head of the formdab par
! ty OF his political enemies. These bling my impress
sions, addressed letter to confidential friend in
Pennsylvania then and still high in Office and exalted
IN character, and one who had been the decided adj
vocate OF General Jacksons election, requesting his
opinion and advice upon the subject. | received his
answer dated 9th December 1894, upon the Doth,
which is now before me, and which strengthened and
confirmed my previous opinion. then finally deter
mined, either that would ask General Jackson my
self or get another of his friends ask him. whether
he had ever declared, he would appoint Mfr. Adams
his Secretary of State. In this manner hoped con-
tradlcon OF the report might be obtained from himself
and that he might probably declare that it was not his
! intention to appoint Mr. Adams.
short time previous to the receipt of the letter to
which have referred, my friend Mr.. Markley & my
sell got into conversation very often did, both
before and AFTER upon the subject of the Presidential
election, and concerning the person who would prob
ably be selected by General Jackson fill the office
OF Secretary of State, feel sincerely sorry that am
CoHipcheu 10 MS nane nut 90 0,Wlth
the less reluctance, because has already without any
agency OF mine, found its way into the newspapers in
conneXion with this transaction.
Mr.. Markicy advened to the rlmour which have
| mentioned, and said it calculated to inure the
General. He observed that Mr.. Cay's friends were
attached to him, and that he thought they would en-
deavour to act in concert 1T the election, that if they
did so, they could elect either Mr. Adams General
jackson at pleasure but that many of them would
vote for the LATTER fthey knew he had predeterm-
ned to prefer another to Mr. Clay, for the first Office
in his gift; and that of the friends of Mr.. Adams
had already been holding out the idea, that in he
were elected Mr.. Clay might probably be offered the
situation of Secretary of State
| told Mr.. Markley that felt confident Gen.
jackson had never said that he would APP
point Mr.. Adams Secretary of State be-
cause he was not in the habit Of cOnversng
upon the subject of the election, and if he
were, whatever might be his secret intention,
he had more prudence than to make such
declaration. mentioned to him that | had
been thinking, either that would call upon
the General myself, or get one of his other
friends to do so, and thus endeavor to obtain
from him contradiction of the report: al
though doubted whether he would hold a
ny conversation upon the subject.
Mr.. Markley urged me to do so: and OBJ
served if Gen. Jackson had not determined
whom he would appoint Secretary of State,
and should say that it would not be Mr.. Ad-
ans, it might be of great advantage to our
cause, for us so to declare, upon his own au-
thority; we should then be placed upon
the same footing with the Adams men and
might fight them with their own weapons.
That the western members would naturally
prefer voting for western man, if there were
IA probability that the claims of Mr.. Clay to
the second office in the Government should
be fairly estimated and if they thought pro-
per to vote for Gen. Jackson, they could soon
decide the contest in his favor!
A short time after this conversation, on the
30th of Dec. 1924, q am enabled to fix the
time not only from my own recollection bnt
from letters which | wrote that day, on the
day following, and on the Cd January, 1857
called upon Gen. Jackson. After the com
pany had left him, by which found him sur
rounded, he asked me to take walk with
him, and whilst we walking together upon the
street introduced the subject. told him |
wished to ask him question in relation to
the Presidential election, hat knew he was
unwilling to converse upon the subject; that
therefore if he deemed the question impro-
per, he might refuse to give an answer. That
my only motive in asking him this was friend
ship for him, and trusted he would excuse
me for thus introducing subject, upon which
knew he wished tn be silent
His reply was complimentary to myself,
and accompanied with a request that would
proceed.-I then stated to him that there was
report in circulation that he was determin-