Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-01

have Cor the purposes Of fraud and imposition,I
clothed this trahsaciionfsom beginning to end.
The only person who appears to. have been
c,nGdentialiy consulted on the subject by Mf.I
Buchanan. wass'a confidential friend in. Penn.
svIvania," to whom he wrote requesting his
opinion and ADVICE upon Me'sutyect." + l he an
swer from this gentleman, @wh ohas ever been
the decided advocate of the General election,
strengthened and confirmed my previous opin-
ions,'' SAYS Mr. Buchanan, and ~ then on re-
.ceipt ofhis letter FINALLY sDETERMINED either
"that would ask General Jackson myself or
get another Of his friends to ask him. nus
it is clearly shewn that the visit and communl-
cation from Mr.. buchanan to Gen, Jackson
W as the consequence of correspondence win
gentleman in Pennsylvania, and was IN no
wise brought about by the agency or influence
of Mr. Markley, with whom"'a short lime PRE-
vIuus to the receipt of The letter to which we
have referred Mr.. Buchanan had had COM
versaton.on the "rumor" which was circulat-
ing In this conversation Mr. Buchanan "men-
toned TO him Mr.. NJ. that 81 had been
THINKING either ,that would call upon the
Generalmyself or get one of his other friends
TO do So" SC Mr. Markley says Mr. Buchan-
an, urged him to do. So" but still he came to
no conclusions as it was not until some lime a.
Ter when he receivedsthe letter from his friend,
"the decided advocate of Gen. Jackson's cleo
ton" in Pennsylvania, that Mr.. Buchanan wi
NALLY UNDETERMINED" that he would Ell
ltherask Gen. Jackson himself or get another
of his friends 10 ask him, as to the truth OF the
rumor circulating. Thus the only per son who
appears to have had any influence in dctermln
ing Mr.. Buchanan to make the communlcati
he did to Gen. Jackson, was not one oil MI
| Claws friends" but was decided advocate lOr
the election of Gen Jackson.
Gen. Jackson makes Mr.. Buchanan 20 say
che was Of opinion it was right TO hight such
| intriguers with their own weapons Mr.. Bu-
chanan indignantly disclaims the use oil any
| such language, and declares that until the 5th
ult, was informed by letter from the editor
| Of the United States Telegraph that was the
| Derson 10 whom he alluded, The conception '1erer
once entered M mind, thai he 6eIeued me 10 haze
been The agent Of M CIay or his fiends, or that
had intended TO propose 10 him terms OF any
! kind, from them; or that he could have suppos-
! cd me to be capable of expressing the "opinion
" that il was right TO fight such lnlIiguers with
" their own weapons "Snch 4 suppostion
had entertained it, would have rendered me
exceedingly unhappy, as there is no man on
earth, whose good opinion more raLued Than
that Of General Jackson"
| mere are many, very many ItIiial'ii'!S p'ih'7
of difference in these letters which must TO a .
void prolxi,y be passed over We shall con
fine ourselves 10 one other point; the account
given by General Jackson, and The account Civ
Zen Mr. Buchanan, of1he language used by Gen.
! Jackson afterlhe communication WAS made 20
him.
From Gen, JaoEsons letter From NJ. BuehGaau's let.
! .sln Januaiyss 1873, a - 1870. Gen.
Of VI. Jackson) there wasa report
Buchanan) visited me one in circulation, that he had
morning and Observed determined he would ap-
che had been informed by point Mr.. Adams Secretary
the friends Of Mr., ClQy,h of State in case he were
the friends of Mr. Adams elected President, and that
had made overture. TO I wished to asce vain, from
them, saying if DR.. Clay him whether he had ever
and his friends would unite minated such an nten.
in aid OF the election OF Mr. ton That he must
Adams, Mr.. Clay should perceive how injurious 10
be Secretary Of States that his election, such report
the friends of Mir Adams mightbc. I hat no doubt,
were urging reason 10 there several abb and
induce tie fienas Of Nh. ambitious menin the coun
Cay TO accede to ths pro- try among whom thought
position, that was elect Mr. Clay MY Int be included,
ed President, Mr. Adams who were aspiring 10 tina,
would be continued secre Office, and fit belieS.
tary ufstate (nuendO there ed he had already deter
would be room for Ken mined TO appoint his chief
'c''y)that tie friends Of competitor it might have
BIZ. Guy, stated, the west most unhappy effect upon
did not want TO separate their exertions and those
from the west, and il of their friends. That I'M
would say, orpermt any Of less he had so determined
my confidential friends to thought this report should
say, that IN case was e. be promptly contradicted
ected President, Mr.. Adj under his own authority
ANS should not be CONT g" mentioned it had al.
nucd secretary of state by ready probably done him
complete union OF III. some injury, and proceed.
Clay, and his friends, they ed to relate to him the sub
would put an end to the stance OF the conversation
presidential contest in which had held with Mr.
hour, and he was of OPT Marley 1 do not remem
mon it right to fight Der whether l mentioned
such intrguer with their his name, or merely de-
own weapons" scribed him US friend of
Mr.. Clay"
II would be difficult, TO find two written &C
counts Of the same transaction which alc more
entirely at variance than those We have lust quot
ed. Let us beslow few minutes in the consi-
deralon OF these extracts. Can any thing be
more ineffaby puerile and ridiculous than the
high sounding words which Gen. Jackson, by
both accounts, pressed into his service on this
occasion. 10 use the language of his friend
John RandoE' when speaking of the Declare
non OF independence, what the General uttered.
was"a fanfaronade Of nonsense" His init
mate friend inquiries whether he had ever Said