Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-10-11

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an abusive letter, published in the Columbia
Observer al Phila1elphia, a papey ,chich. as ha
saee transD'red, ,Cas sustained by Mr. Senator Ea
ton, The colleague the friend and The bioerapher o
Geaerai Jackson, to assail my motives and TO de
ter me III the exercise of my duty
BY close attention TO the labored common.
tary OF Mr. Eaton upon this passage, i, will be
seen that he has totally perverted its meaning
MI Clay does not say, az Mr. Eaton affects 10
oeneVe, that the latter gentleman sustained the
Columbian Observer for the purpose Of assail-
ing MS Mr.. Ciay'a motives The part Of the
sentence which we have marked in italics, is
: paren'heti ca and Mr. Clay meant, and rx-
pressed that meaning as plainly as language
could do 1t, tina, ian attempt was made by an
abusive letter, published in the Columbian OBJ
server, at Philadelphia" the connexion Of which
with Mr. Eaton, he then mentions, 60 assal"
his motives, and 10 deer him lin the eXeru
else Oh Ais "du,y." That portion of Mr.. Ea-
| tons argument which relates tothe word ''sus-
tain," in which he Iabcrs TO prove that HI did
no, sustain, but merely "aSS;sted" the Columbian
Observer, is what may be {, rmed SPECIAL plead
ing, and that of the most qu,bbing character
II Is a distinction without a difference. The fact
that Mr.. Eaton advanced the sum Of 500 dol
lars 10 SpSlqin-or to nssiSi--we care not which
disclosed in Philadelphia, could not be denied
ny Mr.. Z He therefore bravely admits il, with
the aoasiful declaration that IT WAS HIS OWN
MONEY But, admitting that the money ,oas
his-jor ,ciat object did he adUance H2 Does i,
seem probable that the editor of the most abu-
Stvr and proiligate paper in The Union, living
IN Philadelphia, would send all The toay 10 Tonnes
see for loan Of 500 dollars in the ordinary
course Of business? The inference is irresisri>
bic, that this transaction was only part of The
extensive Jacksonian plan Of BRIBING the press.
Having disposed of this suhjrct, Mr.. Eaton
proceeds with an attempt 10 show that there is
no "materia'" difference between The statement
pu; forth by General Jackson, and that Of Mr.
Buchanan. The only "d,Dsrence" is, that Mr.
Buchanan totally and entirely dispro,ed every
thing that Jackson said. But this is no doub,
mere tribe with these people, and moi in the
least "mac:ial," provided their followers, who
haze tn oats Of wonderful capacity, can be made
to swallow 1t dow.
The next point is Mr.. Ea,on's commentary
upon Mr.. Clay'ss c,lebrared letter to Judge
Brooke, of Virginia, in which he announced TO
the Judge tia, he could not vote for Gen. Jack
son, and at the same time chris'cned him as
"the Military Chiefain." MIR Eaton says This
vas the first in,imaion that Mr. Clay h 4t. Civ
en- Of bis intention to support Mr. Adams
But in this Mr. Eaton is sadly mistaken On
turning TO file of the National lnrelligencer
for 1925, the Editors of that excellent paper
say they fad The following document, To which
SIftNTfri 'uiN he Of aaSis' @1rrs'' '
matter, beyond dispute, in favor OF Mr.. Clay
consistency and integrity in this matter.
,r,,, ofa Letter froq. DR. DANIEL DaAKEto the Edo
fgrS 0ffhe National in'6aigeHcer, aated
LrxINcrox, KEN March d, 1925.
Geshemen:-At fl, rent times before MI
CAV l.f, this place for Washington, las, fAsl,
b,S conversations with him on the su'Jecl OF
The choice of Prtsideh, BY the House OF Rep
rpsen,a,i,es In all Of them, he expressed HIM
self IS having, long before, DECIDED Tor MT
Adams in case the contest sHou'd lie We '"ee"
tha, gentleman and General Jackson. vi! 'as'
interview with him was, think, the day Dr.
fore his departure, when ne was SUI 'n"'e 'N
oGcit. as il was then ascerialned mat lhe e''e
| ,ion ould be transferred 10 that 'r'ouhai anu
highly probable that he would ho' oe a."o"S
The number returned. In the coarse oil 'his
conversation, to9k occasion 10 e"P'ss' '
sentiments with respec, to the delicate ditn-
eli, circumstances under which he would De
| ,,,ced-on which he remark d, that conin
no, more fully apprehend them than he ana
! b;mssIf bu, that nothing should deter MIN
from the du,v Of giving his vote, and tna' u"
l..
cate nr things could arise that would Justt'!
him in prertrriug General Jackson to Mr.. GO %,
ans, or induce HIN 10 support the l'r'"''' -"
decisive indeed, were his declarations on '"i'
sabire,, ,ha, hal he voted otherwise than ne
d;a I.,bould have been compelled to regard
him as deserving tina, species OF ee"surf wn,e -,
ca.,nnou him for consistently adher-
inc 20 an early and deiib-rase resolution
The next point in this wonderful letter iur
dishes mater for some speculation 1t APP
ns ars mat on Monda, the 52d Of January last
after the Senate had adjourned Gen sa' s~on
anu .n Ea.;.oI being vet within the enclosure
' and near flight Of steps leading to the ave
n ne 1t does not appear whet er Mr., n a o,
on he RICH. ,s, na ni tn
: circums,ance SO material o"gns H., ~ d;ar
I hean omitted. Mr. Clay was coming 11as
!, on sT on their route from the House OF KEEP
, usssn,atiyes. - This again, is very amoiSu "
as it is highly important to the public to sS,
S which way the Secretary was s'estaS Zoo -,
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