Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-07-13
GEN. JACKSON s MIR. CLAY

oLN j a. kSON y NH. CLAY.
TX u too early in the discussion to pass
any positive opinion upon the rising contro-
versy between these two distinguished men,
That General Jackson received the commun cation
oi which he speaks we, entertain not the small
lest doubt The only question is, was IL known TO
Mr Cisy's confidential friends, or to Mr.. G.. him
sell! When the name of the Member of Congress
comes ou', he will either have say that he held no
surh conversation, (snd that oud be pretty haz-
afdous assertion, - that he held ii of his own
accord and then he wou'J directly contradict his
own declarations to Gen. Jackson )-or that he did
IT at the instance OF friend or friends of MIR
Clay land this would let in train of inves-
ugaton. ~ to who these friends " ere what the v
-ad, and what they knew The whole matter
however, i ia the embryo state and IT would be
rash TO make up an opinion upon il. Yet we are
u>po-ea 70 believe, that no evidence will be pro-
dnced TO bring this communication home to Mir
Clsy. This Is our present impression.
Who the incog. Member OF Congress is, we do
not pretend to guess. We understood the Wash
ingIon Telegraph to say, that 1t was the sam.
member who moved The vote of thanks TO Mr.
Clay al tbe session of 1925, (tbi. was MIR. Mark
icy OF Pennsylvania and thst he was also the
member = BIO lot his election, Sc sc. But, The
Telegraph of the says
= The RIchmond Eaquirer il right when il sup
poses that we know the name of the member OF
Congress of whom Gen. Jackson speaks in his
letter TO Mr.. Beverley; but he is the member
OF Congress who lost his election, and has been
since provided for by Office worth 1900 dollars
per snnum. Mr.. Clay ID not so &, eat buHgier as
that.
The Telegraph also says
90 A letter from Wheeling advises us that a
report has Obtained circulation here that the EN-
Der OF Congress referred TO is Col. Gadsden. This
IS not correct Mr. Clay knOtCs tceH tch0 the
member is. Mr.. Clay has known, Tor many
mon rs. that General Jackson had disclosed the
name OF the Member of Congress-, aud spoke of
The overture, and the person through whom IL was
made, before he LETT w asbngton. We heard him
name the Member OF Congress at Wheeling In
1870, IN the presence OF one OF MIR. Cay's most
devoted PaT;'-shs; aud well informed are Mr.
Clay's partsans here that of them have late
ly asserted that that gentleman rendered the De-
parlmen' of State to MIR. Clay on the part of Ge-
neral Jackson's friends.'
Upon this subjec, the Cincinnati Na,io-
nal Republican OF the 20 h ult. says: Mr.. Clay
.is now in Kentucky, and the assertion we now
make wiliSeach him In a day or Two. i paper will
be sent to him for that especial purpose. We
state then, distinctly, and dehnively, that a
proposition tcds made TO Gen. Jackson, 6y the
prctessed friend of Mr.. Clay. to terminate the
PTeSideRt,ai contest ia t,co hours, 6v q union
Of the toeSt, proUided the General ts0,lid gre
some assurance that Mr.. .adoms Shs,.id NOT
De continued as Secretary IF State Let MIR.
Clay now come out, eli her in Lexington or Cncin-
natl, and deny the charge, aud the name of the
person alluded 10, member OF Congress, of ents
responsibility equal 10 any in the House. shall be
given up, sndwe will be The first to do the Sc
creary jus'ice, should he appear before the public
in any sustainable atliiude''
And The Cincinnati Advertiser Of the 80 as
serts, that this " certain member of Congress, a
Proiessed friend of Mr. Clay, " is member of
Congress of talent and character equal to anu
IN that body."- And the Advertiser challenges
Mr. Clay 10 deny the statement, in which case the
editor is {" ready TO give up the of the gem
tleman who made The proposal. - Things, howe
yer, cannot remain many days Every moment
We look out for answer 10 Gen. Us letter, On
the part OF Mr.. Clay.