Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-08-31

mentioned, it ha. already probably dnns i.i,n
some Injury. and proceeded To relate TO him ,h,
substance oi tue conversation which I held with
Mr. Msrsey. do not remember ,ohcihcr ]
mentioned ms name; or ELY described hilj,
US friend 10 Nh CIay
Alter had finished, the General declared lie
had not the least objection answer the question
THAI he though; well of Alr. Adams but had uev.,
said or animated that he would OF that he would
not appoint him Secretary Of State That these
were secrets he would keep 10 hiuseli he \, ouid
conceai them IRON the very hair. of his head.
That II he believed his right hand then knew vh,,
his lett would do, upon the subject Of appointments
TO ONCE, he would cut it eff and cas-, it into the
nIe. Anal II be shou!a ever be elected President
II would lie without sole alton and wi bout in
triSue upon his pert. That ne would then po I'm
o ONCE perfectly free & untIsmme!led, and would
DC lett at perfect liberty fill the Offices of the
government with the whom at the time be
believed TO be the sblest and beet III the county
y told him that his answer TO my question was
such one as expected 10 receive if he answered
il at all, and that Ihad no, sought 10 obtain a.
FOR MY OWN SATISFACTION tie,,
ashed hina, y ,cere at liberty ~ repeat has
dEStcer. lie -aid "ss perfectly al liberty TO do
30 10 any person thought proper. Ineed scarcely
fen'a,a TAFT 1GfteTttards arGiiei myself IF the
psioaege."
After Mr.. 3. had asked {" if he uigh, ,ep.a, hi,
answer, can any candid man cay Gen ] had no
right 10 believe MIR u Came TO him On authority of
MIR. Clay, or his friends,
Let the reader carefully and eandidly compare
me above extracts with the letter vi Gen Jackson
addressed to the public, and then say whether the
general mad not perfect Ugh, come to the con
illusions lac did
Let 1t be remembered. that Mr.. Clay had ,nyit-
Gu zen Jackson 10 come by the way o! Licking
'oh' Tor the purpose OF accompanying him from
mat place TO Washington that he delayed his
journey several days in hopes the General would
all -.
that he called at the qua,ers of Gen. j. several
times alter his arrival In Washington for the pur-
poSe Vi cohierring On the coming eiecticn--that
. was The prevailing public opinion, a, the time
hr. buchanan called upon Gen. ! that the friends.
NO say Inc least OF n.) OF MIR. Clay had az, eed 10
support 'he m'n ior pr resident who would be most
hSeiy 10 promote Mr.. Clay, and that they pre-
ieIed western man, that the Kentucky dele.
s"hon were INSTRUCTED by their legislature 10 vote
,oi zen. =. that MIR. Buchanan was ureed'' by
MI. Harkiey to discover whether MIR. Adams would
oe appointed Secretary If Gen. J. vas elected.
imp" 'ne "hole conversation. both public, and
private and we AK the question with confdenc.
II any Candid man viii say Gen jackson is not
Jufuhed In saying, g 1t his belief at that time
'"St '"e proposition was not unauthorized
Lex De remembered likewise, that every Thing
'oh mas uanspired since that time relating TO The
''o''' 'i's exactly cOrresp inded with the pievi-
ous FumouTs-thst MIR. TIimble, one OF the Ken
lucky delegation, particular friend of Mr. @ AZ
serted In his al reas to his constituents in
uoh oil violating his Instructions that the Eeniuckv
u.i-gstion including Mr. Clay, of course had
s'ctItaihea that Zen. jackson apouid not opuoi,t
C.uy secretary OF State, IT he was elected
and that II was DISTINCTLY ASCERTAIN
Eli That MIR. Adams WOULD appoint him If HI,
succeeded" Let ali these things be remember AM
MINK II VIII fully Justify any man in making IN
us in'o that there was actually ~ cement en-
'ered INTO betYeen the friends Of Mess.s. Adams
and Clay.
Mr. Bachanan's letter exculpa,es him from
having intended 10 mike any direct Overture IN
~eh' .. by authority Uf MIR. Cla- or his f,isnds
eoieet'Veiy but he admits Mr.. Narkley urged him
W pave the interview with Gen. J. and although
ouoeS not suS'taniate the precise So DIS the
general says passed between them, he repese,l ms
.'oh'erS"tion with MIR. Marxey, which amour, 10
the same, Ia substance
Inc iohs"inS - letter from a genuine Hunter
OF Kentucky as warm hearted and ievotet
irend as Mr.. Clay had in the world He seek
.he language OF thousands who have been equal
- wounded by late political events. Hawai-
known that Mr.. Clsy's language toward. Mr.
Adams after their return from Earope wa, oen.
orally ike that detailed by his old friend
- rTon6JOTt Argus
TO HENRY CLAY, ESQ.
SIR: My former friendship anil !a.:s!: esteem for
you as man and politician, conn,c, ed with vop,
vote in the late Presidential election; !. t,s 80
apology shall offer for addressing YOU ibrouob
the public journals. was olce Vour friend AID
neighbor, and have felt just pride in hearine ,oY
spoken OF as among the most DISTINGUISHED men In
the nation. A present am located in the vouns.
est and most western State in Tie Union aud ain
near you and your friends mot your old te,nocrat
ic friends OF the school of JeiIerson) but vopr nov,
ones oil Hartford Convention memory. such a.
Webster, O-good, OTIS, S.rpng, and 10 Gao The
c!m'H job" =. Adams, spoken of freely in everv
atsemO'ase; but how changed the public sentiment
ihen you was the compauiot of Jefferson and Ma.
dson' and now you are identified with the Hart
io'o Convection and john q. Adams, whom Won
nave denounced In the most unqualitie ed terms
remember well your opinions of this man. and will,
eau your attention 10 conversation held In vour
own olhee III Lexington Ken. shortly after vour
return from Client, relative to Mr. A. in which
you sad, mat " there was no douhi ,,non vor,
mind, but that lie was the greatest political byno
cTte on earthj that he was as much federalist AZ
mat time as lFe was in the days of his father. adj
tninissTaiion; thar he wa an opposer of The IVES
tern Interest, and that il as much as the Cou,
missioners ass ciated with him al Client conld do
10 prevent hun from giving away the free na,Is,-
ton OF the Mississippi River 10 the British"
You continued your remarks aud raid. that IL o.
ver Adams should become Presid mi, the people
would see worse tunes than they had un,leg Tie
administration Of bis father You called him an
Eastern Puritan, and indeed beaped so many op.
pTohrons epitbets upon him during your obserya
tons, that sU Who had the least regard for Won,
Vei aci'y. must have looked upon mir Adams a.
the basest OF men. With a knowledge of rhn.e
things resh upon my mind shall not underiake
% oesc'iDs the asionIshnent, pain add deep MOTIF
hesunD, felt that you SIR the very man who
elevated John = Adams to The fist Office i'm the