Delaware journal., 1827-11-06

to he uuuerstood that was aulhOriSeu 70 receive,
or TO make overtures on the part OF Mr. Clay, his
friends think proper 10 make this general and
unqualified declaration that there may not be left
loop on which to hang doubt on this subject. did
got know until ten days after the election Of Mr.
Adams, that Mr.. Clay had been offered the appoint
ment Of Secretary OF State and il is a well known
fact, that after he had the offer he consulted many
of his friends whether he should, should not,
cept it. He told tie in conversation he did me the
honour to hold with me on the subject, that the
ceptance of II would be to him not only sacrifice
Of domestic happiness, but serious pecunary loss.
l know also, that not only his immediate personal
and political friends, but many OF those who voted
for other candidates, desirous that he should
accept the station, and urged that his country had
claims upon hun paramount to all other considera-
tons, and would never see him suffer from devotion
to her best interests.
ain free to acknowledge that at the time of the
conversation between Mr.. Buchanan and mysef,
my impression was that Gen. Jackson would be
elected, and it was pretty generally talked of, as
well as understood among many Of his friends, that
in the event of his election, Mr. Clay would have
the office of Secretary OF State and doubt not
but | may, in common with others, have mentioned
my opinion to my political friends. These impress
sions were founded on the belief that the western
interest wouh unite in Gen. Jackson's election, and
that with the aid of one or two of the states in favor
Of Mr. Crawford, he would be elected mention
those floating opinions of the day, to show that
have no reserves, and that all said, or did, am
quite willing should be known.
left Washington for Pennsylvania on the morn
ing Of the nth or 18th Of January, 1925, and did
NOT return until Tuesday the S0th of the same
month, the day after Mr. Clay's card had appear
ed in the National Inteligencer. This absence at
this critical uncture, is Of itself sufficient to repel
the idea that took any peculiar interest as to the
arrangements dependant ON who might, or might
not be elected President. recullect a CONVEX sa-
tion with particular friend who travelled with me
in the stage, on my return to Pennsyyania. Tr
him, in the of that conversation, expressed
my regret at not having had an opportunity of free
and general conversation with Mr. Clay on the sub
ject of the Presidential election, aud said that had
some idea OF writing to him soon as l arrived al
Norrstown. We both expressed an anxiety tina,
Mr. Clay should vote with Pennsylvania.
Exception has been taken to my offering the reso
luton of thanks when Mr.. Clay was about retiring
from the speakers chair in 1925. Such resolu
ton it had been customary at the end of congress
to offer, and the house to adopt, as it aid on this
occasion. almost with perfect unanmity. 1t was
my own voluntary act. had no consultation with
any one nor the slightest reference to his course on
the presidential election | offered the resolution
because thought he eminently deserved it. Ii he
as speaker, did not richly earn vote of thanks who
shall presume to think he has pretensons to such ar
honor? The thanks of the house over which he
presided, for a faithful, firm and impartial discharg,
of the duties of the station was hardly earned ane
Willingly awarded thought it his due even thougl
he had differed from Pennsylvania in the choice o
President, she ewed him much for his indefatigabl
exertons in favor Of her policy and best interests
Not only did these considerations but others pronp
me to offer the resolution Of thanks. Mr.. Clay
thought had been uniastly and undeservedly assail
ed for an honest difference of opinion and it wa
painful to see a man who had raised himself by hi
avn talents and exertions to be one of the most di,
tnguished statesmen and orators of the age on
wiio In war and IN peace had never abandoned hi
country, but always stood firmly by her. defendin
bY the lpowers OF his gigantic mind and powerll
eioquence her rights, and boldly procaining he
true pohcy that such should be unthanke
when about TO retire from the speakers chair Of
body of which | had the honor to be member. di
not comport with my feelings or sense of rirht an
wrong; should indeed have considered such a NJ
glect gross drection OF duty.
feel somewhat at loss for terms, sufficient
measured. IN which to speak of the presumptuo,
and unwarranted conclusion at which Major Eatt
has arrived, and the bnld and unceremonious er
thet which 1t has been his pleasure to apply to m
The conversations, reported as they are, by NJ
Buchanan and Mr. Isacks, and laboriously and car
fully directed against me, furnish no evidence. ey,
OF a remote or circumstantal character. to warra
the declaration that was negociator; and fe
assured that nothing but the devoted zeal Of Mai
Eaton, to the cause of General Jackson, could ba
tempted him, in the face Of an intelligent people
use the language he has used. MIR. Buchanan indi
nantly set aside, the imputation. attempted to
cast upon him by General Jackson, of having mad,
proposition or propositions, to him. in the name
Mr.. Clay, or Mr.. Clay's freads, and declares.
express terms, that he always acted, and reprcser
ed himself as acting, on his own personal responsi
iity and was solely moved by Jealous and anxio
desire to manifest his friendship for General Jac
SOIL by assisting to elevate him To tha o,Ia..