The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-08-08

e0N0eus : re MAD been informed bV til
4 friends of Nr. Clay, that the friends Of NJ
Gums had made overtures to them, SAVING
II Mr Clay and MS friends would unite in al
OF the election of Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Clay Shout
DC secretary Of State; and the friends of Az
eihs were urging as a reason to induce tn
! friends OF Mr. Clay to accede TO their PROPOSE
tion, That, If l was elected President, Mr.. Ad
ans would be continued Secretary of Stat
tinuendo there would be no room for Ken
lucky Is this Gen. Jackson's inuendo. O
liidI OF the distinguished member of Con
gress That the friends of Mr.. Clay stated
NE west does not want to separate from the
"eet' ana II would say, or permit any of 10Y
oEliioehtlal friends to say, that in case | was
elected President, Mr.. Adams should not be
ooHliHded Secretary of State, By a complete
union Hf AR Clay and his friends thew would
Pot an END TO the Presidential contest in one
cour and he was of opinion it was right TO
1ght such intriguers with their own weapons. -
10 winch the General states himself TO have
. n,p IN substance, that, in politics as in
ever thlng else, my guide was principle and
contrary to the expressed and unbiased will OF
the people or their constituted agents, never
would step into the Presidential chair and re-
quested hlm to say to Mr.. Clay and his friends,
(ioF dId suppose he had come from Mr. CLAY.
@Stthough he used the terms, .Er Glars frtenSs)
'nai' before would reach the Presidential
Ghair by such means of bargain and corruption,
, "onId see the earth open and swallow both
. ..Lr clay, and his friends, and myself with
tneh- Now all these professions are very
i!he ana display admirable purity; but its sub
iIihlty would be somewhat more impressive, if
some person other than Gen. jackson had pro
GAINED 1t. lie would go into the Presidential
chaIr' Dut never, no never contrary to "the
expressed and unbiased will Of the people. or
thelr constituted agents :" two modes of arriv-
ing at 1t the more reasonable, as there happens
10 pc no other constitutional way. He would
see Sc, the earth open and swallow both MIR
Ciay and his friends, and myself" before he
would reach the Presidential chair by g such
means OF bargain and corruption" hope Gen
jackson did not intend that the whole human
race should be also swallowed I'd, on the con-
tlngency he had stated, nor that they were to
guaranty that he has an absolute repugnarlce
70 the employment of any exceptonable means
10 secure his elevation TO the Presidency If
he had rendered the distinguished member Of
Congress = little more distinguished, by in
':untIy ordering him out of his presence, and
by forthwith denouncing him and the isGG.,s..,,.,
proposition which he bore, - he American
public, we should be Z l':::iie better prepared to
ADMIT the claims to untarnished integrity wiz Oh
Inc General SO modestly puts forward. But,
according to his own account, corrupt and
scandalous proposal is made to him; the per
son who conveyed it advises him so accept il.
ana yet that person still retains the friendship
OF General jackson, who is so tender of his
character that his name is carefully concealed
and reserved to be hereafter brought forward
as witness! A man who, if he be a member
OF the House of Representatives, is doublv in
iamous-intamous for the advice which he
nive at The corruption OF the BODY OF wffrcn
was sworn MEMBERS the credible witness
by whom General jackson stands ready TO es-
tabllsh the corruption Of men whose characters
were never questioned!
Of all the properties which belong to honor
atle men, not one is so highly priced as that of
character. Gen. Jackson cannot be iqsensi-
bic to ITS value, for he appears to be most anx-
lous to SET forth the loftiness and purity of his
own. How has he treated mine2 During the
dispensation of the Inequalities of the Hermit
age, In the midst Of mixed company, compass
ed OF individuals from various States, he per-
mlts himself to make certain statements re-
speeding my-friends and me, which, if true,
would forever dishonor and degrade US. The
words are hardly passed from his mouth, be-
fore they are committed to paper, by one of
his guests, and transmitted in the form of a
letter to another State, where they are publish
ed IN newspaper, and thence circulated
throughout the Union. And now he pretenda
that these statements wers nlatio " without any
| calculation that they were TO be thro,,1 into
the public Journals Does he reprove the IA.
discretion OF the guest who had violated the
sanctity of conversation at the hospitable
board? Far from it. The public is incredu-
lous. 1t cannot believe that Gen jackson
would be SO wanting in delicacy and decorum
The guest appeals to him for the confirmation
of the published statements and the General
promptly addresses a letter to him, in which
he most unequivocally confirms (says Mr. c.
Beverly all have said regarding the over
ture made to him pending the last Presidential
election before Congress !; and he asserts a
great deal more than lie erer told ne"
should be glad to know if all the versions Of
the tale have now made their appearance, ans
whether Gen. jackson viii allcge that he die
not " calculate" upon the publication of his let
ter of the 9th of June.
The General states that the unknown envoy
used the terms " Mr.. Clay's friends, to the ex
| cluslon therefore of myself but he nevertheless
inferred that he had come from me. Now why
did he draw this inference contrary to the i'm
port of the statement which he received Does
/ not this disposition to deduce conclusions un.
favorable to me manifest the spirit which actu.
ates him And does not Gen Jackson exhibit
throughout the let.cT.a desire TO gIvc a ,,,,,..
to the statements Of his friend, the.distingush.
/ ed member ofCongressy higher than they woult
/ justly no one should ever resort to lmpl!'
cation but from necessity. Why did he moi
ascertain from the envoy if he had come from
me Was any thing more natural than that
General jackson, should ascertain the person:
who had deputed-the envoy? lfhis shocked
sensibility ard indignant virtue and patriotism
would not allow him to enquire into particu
lars, ought he to have hazarded the assertion
that was privy to The proposal, without assur
ing himself the fact Could he not after re
iecting the proposal, continuing as he did OF
friendly terms with the organ of it, have salts
fed himself if l was conusans of it? Ifhe hat
not time then, ought he not to have ascertainet
the fact from his friend or from me during the
intervening two and half years The com
FUNCTIONS of his own conscience, for moment
appear to have visited him during the conclu
sion of his letter, for he there does say, d" tina
in the supposition stated, may have done in
Justice to MIR. Clay if so the gentleman inform
ing me can explain" No good or honorable
man will do another voluntarily any injustice
1t was not necessary that Gen. jackson SHOULD