The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-11-08

- 49,, On that subject, but sain
fersstoh 81 an oppartany To have
Va a"A' 9TH nm. - | felt g,eat aux
saH,ti ~, .I,,,,Id vote with Pennsl lyahia
ieif =, ,e,l,ea that no one fell moft
NJ D"siis -. reasons than he did him
anA~'s' - important not only as u re
seh - -. Of tieucla Jackson election
"a &c, 90, should 60 Vita Pennsylvania, bn'
iah "a. ~ n. iilterior political prospects ne
81 = ana, NH. b hop'd one dat to SEE
e''9 p,e.tlent of the Uailed states, . INA
~ .stb.r reason WY ne should ilhe 10 se'
- ,.'4tafy Of state, ia case Geheidi jackson
NJ II. oad that IL be- was cetiam ihai NJ
,,..s we're favorable TO Ten. Jhchsoh
e'45 hs Yond take an opportunity ol talk
e'e''@ -. General on me subject, Or get Mr.. I'D
ts a, 80 that he thoug't ny doihs ;" ~
=" - .on= c, A particular benehi ON MS county
..t Ia. could see nothing wrong ~ H. MI
a. .,,,,,n urged me To use 40 deihf III seeing
Ia tuld him would. aud aceofdlngl
"a nnan Nj. Clay at his boaidng-house,
- tbr evening al er tins conversation, ou' he
ID II ms ioigings.--i called 10 see liih
W" nm, he mad some of MS itienas wan NM, q
I'D 40 opportunity OF conNe'sihP WIN MN
h,aI ever any conversation with MN uhti
MOI 90" -, otthe ION OF ! ! of Jahun y pfiol
~, ir,sns Washington Tor fenhsy wanna IL
my 49,, ,o',It, IA Montgomery county. Inc
'a,,sr.a,ion then had WITH nm was oil very
o','.l ,f,r1c,er; no mentioll Was made ofcab
IN oi .tmens, and am hot ascef AN WHO!
~. .,,didates Nj Clay would support.
s,ya no recollection ~ any thihg "e'as sdiu III
'''e ,.,f,nn with III. Duc dndnaoout tue friends
efNr. Clay moving III concert III the eies''on
o. a..y oI.ioc,I, recoheet thai We bOth ex-
nat
P',s ...aer.fte f,on Penasy ivanlt Il have re-
no. In, ,yh,,e4er of having urged Nj. 10
T., Jackson although | concarred M the
s. of II suggestion thai lie should call 10
Inn nor nave tue taintest recollection OF
1b,ng being said about fighting Mr.. Adams
G'.,d.aiihthe.r,own Weapons iilny auch express
.,,,. ,,.r. ,i,ed, am very certain 1t va, not by
20 from lie recollection have ltihe Converse
to winch Ms. buchanan has rele ence, in lis
Iatsr 10 ,hc pn0rc, the 9th OF August 'asl, my
,'n,e,.ions are thai the ol jet ot hls visit thai
"ysniug was 10 urge the ptopfiefy OF my seeing
Mr. Cav. and TO give nln my views as ~ the IN
.,,taucr of ms ideau ying. himself win Penosyi'
r,ni, IN upport OF Ge,. jackson. | entertained
oo doubt thai i. Buchanan was honestly dete
noeJ shat no exertlons on mis- part should be
,,,,,inp aud that he felt confident ne could
sneak win certainty as TO the great mass oil
ecu Jacksons friends, tat, IN eo'e oil the elec'
t,rof(,en Jack ,on, the, would press upon h'n
me ppointment OF Nj. Clay. Us Secretary o
STATE.
3lr. Buchanan concmred with me N opinion
,lat Psnsvivanla would prefer Mr.. Gay APP
monument 10 that ntany other person as Score
,ary Of State. aud from the oolg CATIONS the Cen
era was uida, "a Pennsyi" ,tnit, thai ne would
- n 10 : aliiy her wishes, and that therefor
br believe the General, if elected, would APP
poInt Mr.. Clay. have thus given the COVER
stIion substantially as il took place as the one
Mr. B. has reference to in his letter 10 the
pabils ofthe S,h OF August last II was con-
,er,atiou OF rather general aud promiscuous
character, IN which we both participated, II Is
inward, of two years since that conversation
toak place, aud consIdellugt of private and
conf ientidi character, | made no minute OF II,
nor did lever expectit would have been gwen
10 the public. Ii is sonleW nai rema' kdOle thai
two years * more shonti nave elapsed Nj .buch'
anan and myself boarding together at int same
ho,i,e during the Iwo last SESSIONS OF Congress
during winch period we had many CONVEX
satons ON the subject of the Presidential
election, us well rs on public aud private
matters, ytt. not ouca, IN ali that time, dld my
freud Nr. Buchanan ever adv ert "a tae con
vef,afiuh whlch he has recently thought hun
seit call II upon to give us having taken pia e
be,ween us.
cannot AVOID thinking il somewhat einguiar
mat SIR h. should have been so reserved to
wards me, particularly as Duff Green had beci
furnished with il statement in October, 1876, o
what mad passed oetN ecu General Jackson aud
himself, aud thai statement had also been iu.
u,sied to him ~ Maj. Eaton IN August 1926, a
t. ile purport Of the conversation aet~eon uIu
.eIi aud II. Buchanan. That these mDNt
urnt, shou have AIKEN place. aud that tncr,
should have been no concert improperly to dral
me INTO this business, and yet, that under a
the cn cunlstanoes, Mr. b, should have been s.
lent towards me, and that he should think pfo
per introduce 10 the public detailed CONVEX
ahtion, Ia watch he make me say all and hlm
sell ate OF uotnng--d conversation totally un
ascessafy ior the purpose oI ,usft ang al md.
sIdoai acting, III ne pro esss ne awa, acted, 4
his Own tuholIty-does to ne and prub,,ah
Will 10 the public, seem somewhat unaccounta
bic. II gives me pain to think of these things
especial dS having emdaated from person II
whom feel obligations of fl ndship for acts o
blindness, aud ia whose friendship reposed tn
most unlimited confidence.
The succeeding morning after the converse
H'h WIN Aif. buchanan, met with AL tsdck
~ Tennessee me Hall vi ti'e House o iupre
senlatYes My recollection doe, MOI enab
NJ to state whether ii Was Al his seat, on IN IN
lobby. a. on tn sofa, AT the rght baud as yor
30 INTO he door
| IN here he permitted 10 remark, that Mr.
h5tNs cm2 native OF VI ngometv county
.ra) lie di>uIctl .rpresr ntcd IN Congress. IL
ca y ought my acquaintance IN the session -
h-5 and 1924. and had many conversation
WIN me oia private character, in relation T.
hniseii aud IN which took an interest a'd +,
" best d my ability and opportunities laaH iul
~ served HIM. These conversations neCessari
y Ftadueed an intimacy and friendship whlcl
frequently brought us together, and even int
I've Naht oi irrc, friendly, and mreserved con
'er'allon, lhe oufVlsatIen which he repre-
sehis 10 have taken place between US is incor
ee'E iep'rtcd: lie assu,edy msapprehende,
" "'''h nnisr'ptcsents me. From the genera
''''oI 81 lis ,tairmont. this however does no
Apptt Singular. Tie seems. from .ls narrative
nave paid more regard 10 oar relative posi-
"oa''' al the several meetings., TO which he ha
reference, than to even the substance of VIVA
p%s'ed between u, rtiyiug upon the recollection
VI VII buchanan as TO the date, That thcr
vas conversation between + lsacks and my