The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-08


in few days afterward, Mi Clay's military
chirfiain letter, II II has BEEN sty led, was MI
ten 10 Judge Brooke of Virginia, OF whom he
speaks as a particular friend. In TINT letter, nc
mentions his difficult, bis +" highly critical situa
: ,ion-the Interrogation 10 his conscience and the
course he had resolved 10 pursue Thus TO a
particular friend on the 2sthof January, and not
earlier, was declaration made OF the cou' Sc
he had conclHded1o take WffY the nece sly
OF sence so long, and so rigidly preserved
, This Saturday evening meeting, and the
course which had been resolved upon, formed gen.
orally on Monday the subject of conversation.
The senate having adjourned, General jackson
aud myself were passing from the capitol, beng
yet within the enclosure, aud near TO a flight OF
steps leading ~ The avenue, when Mr.. Clay com
ing diagonaly on our route from the House OF
Representatives, passed very near and without
speaking He was proceeding down the 1igi'' OF
stepsin front oithe building, l. we were in the
acl of descending, when some person coming up
accosted US. Al THAT moment Mr.. Clay, turned
round ~ observed" how are YOU to-day GeuetalP
with manner somewhat embarrassed as though
he had just then discovered him The sauation
was returned and Mr. Clay passed on lmlne-
dtatcly afterwards. General jackson remarked
u me, that Mr.. {. seemed disposed to pass him
without speaking-my answer was, as he has
concluded vote against you, General | suppose
lIe Is SOLICITORS for no further intercourse -
| dropped the subject. | mad never before per-
ceiYed Nj. Clay thGs distant with General ack-
/ son, having been previously quite the reverse ~
we'll knowing, from our near pro xmfy attLe tima
that it was altogether improbable he should not
| have observed MS. looked 10 this coyness on his
! part, as circum tance corroborative of what
/ had been tire report oi The day--a determination
! taken 20 support tif. Adams.
! Previously TO the annnnciation of this meeting
on Saturday, had distrusied the result OF the
election. As regarded the course Kentucky would
! take, even conceding the force of Mr.. Clay in
fuence felt there was security in these consid-
erations. That so from there being shy thing of
! good, there had been an unffleudly understand
! ing very lately subsisling between Mr. Adams
and Mr.. Clay that MIR. Adams IVES not the
choice of kentucky-had not been thought of
or voted there aud tail the persons nresen-
| ted 10 the pabc. would probably have received
The most incpnslderahe suffrage ia that state
! hat lriitenden who stood at the head of the
electoral list for 5lr Clay and whose opinions
of the preference and choice Of Kentucky I
hence inferred, might have weight had written to
friend Of mineat Washington, that Kentucky
preferred jackson, and wished him to succeed
against ADAMS. But, beside all this, the Legis.
latnfe Of The state had sent forth their nstuclions
Cor fcquest) on this snhject declaring what was
L
| well remembering tle warm aud ancient contest
between Mr.. Clay and nr. Pope. on the subject
OF disregard OF Instructions had not supposed
that the former would venture to place at nonght
ms previous open ayowals on this important POI
liucal pont.-These were the grounds ormy >
pinlons, and OF NY conclusions, and were reno
we'd, only when understood that tins meeting
had been held, and the vote Of kentucy deer.
mined upon
Eh..., q,
aud OF arg iment. The state OF y York was
Thought 90 be dependant ton the cOu sc she would
pursue, on lie vote OF a single individual Thus
situated At could not b. knownto absolute Ger
tunty1 though conjecturaily il was, what final.
y hei course would be Maryland it was be.
heVea would al least the FIRST ballot be on the
side ei vi, Adams. These two, with the six
Ne" England states. were all, which with any
tmne ri certainty could be counted on. Five. !
we vet wanted Louisiana and Illinois il was
5e'R Fed would be III favor OF the same course
Trough a. 't was ia opposition to the preference
adleaiea by The electoral colleges at home. il
was asserted, that the member from those states
would not march in thai direction, except in the |
event, that thereby the election Of Nh Adams |
would be rendered secure and certain Repori
having urged strongly, that IN he second bal |
lot Maryland would secede and vote for Gen |
'ld jackson hwdS therefore ndlSpenslbly i'm !
pnrtant 10 bring matters To "A cluse The whole
ahaH then rested with kentncky, Ohio. and
Missouri. Under this state of things was it, after
Il had been as .certamed, that Jackson, would |
make no disclosure, as To bis cabinet that the
meeting ofthe 22ud of january tosk place
Those who attended IT, being partcipants in |
what was done have never sef declared the |
parhculars-i have, though, in .ny possession a !
communication tren gentleman, formerly off
congress, (Hot from this stato) aud heretofore
the friend of Nj. Clay lie gives the reason
why he lsno longer that frirad To a letter
which was lately written 10 him by me- this IL |
his reply
" Ihr bargain Of 1925, between Messrs Ad- |
ans aud Gay remember well was freely spo-
Ken 90 by many members of Congress although
had II" personal knowledge Of any tact which !
would "arrantthe belief, that the contract ex- |
isted Besides the high estimation in which
then held Mr. Clay. forbade NV suspicious on
any accusations not supported by positive proof;
that proof was not afforded me and held him !
EuiltieSS Yet there were some circumstances
o. nniavorable appearance, and which IS the
Il lend OF Mr. Clay was sorry had existence.
lh" circumstances 10 which a,lude were the
continued silence and leogthy reserve of Mr. !
Clay S friends, in publishing or letting it he
known, bow they would vote. and the fact that
TIE kentucky delegation who voted tor Mr.. A
had a meeting TO determine upon their course. |
as was informed hv one OF them: at which il |
was SAID 10 ne, that upon the q,rstinn beiHe /
proposed to Mr. Clay for whom shall we vote
| he answered IN substance, " that iu case G.ucr-
al jackson should he elected he believed the od |
mmlstratlon with lis weight would be opposed 10 |
him, 10 PROSTATE hin that should Mr.. A he e. |
| iectrd he felt satisfied il would not be so; but
thai he hoped no personal considerations fol
/ him would induce them 10 act contrary TO theI |
desire Upon these circumstances have often
renla' ked that the FIRST was not in character OF
kratucklanS, aud that the last was the strongest
appeal which conld be levied on their attach
nent. Until very short time since | had
not been convinced that the bargain had been
made as executed, aud | even now regret thai
| am constrained to admit it; but believing it,
shall leave nothing nudonc which can be hon
orahly performed to defect the Condition"
Anlhonys grafton over the dead body of Cg-
sar has bee" greatly admired for manner. ant
iane>s, aud conceament Of nlcnlpd purpose
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