Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-02

en,ed his feelings on Mr.. Clay, by applying h.
most opprobrious language to the man, in III.
hospitality of whose mansion he had so recen,lv
partaken
Now for the matter Of reconciliation. Tb,;.
hostility continued till Congress had assembled
in 1924 and it was known that the Comics,
would be between Mr.. Adams and Gen. Jac.
son in that body, and that Mr.. Clay had WI.
to give. The General now voluntarily WISHED
Mr.. Clay, approached him in the most lri.udlv
manner, and renewed the long interrupted couI.
tesies of social life. snow, who can deny ,b,,
this sudden concord between enemes' s.,
proves "that principle was disresardea, and
that the men the one making the advances, \,
least, would have united in order to divide the
ofices9" The believers in the corruo,ion -
Adams and Clay cannot denyi,, without man. .
fest Inconsistency.
Again: What was the State of feeling Between
Mr. Crawford and Gen. Jackson? They had
been engaged in violent controversy, in which
very abusive lelters had passed between them
Gen. Jackson had also been heard 1--WE sneak
after the nearcr) 10 abuse Mr. Crawford as cr;
minal and infamous, TO declare that he had d.
cuments in his possession 10 prove it, and lint
tchen proper occasion, or The public requiredh,h
you'd do so. Yet when they all assembled a,
Washington, and it was known that CrawGori
had no chance, but that he had friends 10 be
conciliated, The General forgot all his docu.
menls and threats Of exposure, and was recon.
ciled to him also! snow, who can deny, H.,
this sudden concord between enemies" SC.
And yet again: Who has not heard Of the vic.
lent enmity Of the General and Col. Benton
which was carried SO far, that they made dies.
perate effort to murder each other with dirks
and pistols; and which continued until the alore.
said era Of good feelings, The eve Of the Pres,
Dental election, when all the lions and the
lambs at Washington lay down together, and
enjoyed sweet rcpose and oblivion of pas, mia.
ries! "Now, who can deny, that this sudden
concord between enemies, this prompt coalition
Of persons, who had long been protesting dis.
cordanl opinions and inimical sentiments ere.
ates an impression approaching to conviction,
that principle ,0as d,srega,ded, and that the men
united in order to diUide tho o6iees9" The Colo.
mel for his part expected to BIZ sent minister to
Mexico, or some other Spanish state, for which
he had prepared himself by the study of the
Spanish language. We have scarcely mention.
ed half the lions and lambs that lay down toge.
Their on that occasion But these will suffice 10
show the falsehoods and sophislry Of the ad.
dress published in the Advertiser.
We have shown that the difference between
Clay and Adams never amounted to personal
enmi,y, or an interruption Of the courtesies Of
social life; but that, between Jackson and Clay,
and Crawford, and Benton, did amount 10
the most violent personal enmity; and in re-
laton to Crawford, threat TO expose him
and prove him UNANIMOUSLY, criminal, when
The public good should require it, was
made with the ayowed posse ssoh Of the docu
men,s 10 do il! Now, if sudden concord be.
tween violent personal enemies, upon the eve
Of an election, affords an evidence Of corruption.
of coalition TO divide the offces-no man can
deny that Jackson, who voluntarily effected such
-..ruvrd, did IT., i.aot, rorm sucn
coalition, and would have given Offices 10
Clay, Crawford, and Benton, il the two former
would have given Office to him but that Clay
in conformity with his principles, and his de-
termination long before avowed, and Crawford
in conformity with his opinion of the man, in.
dignantly spurned the proffered bride.
We are not offering this as sound logic, bu,
TO show, in defence Of the Administration, that
the sophistry which proves it corrupt, would
prove Jackson most infamous and corrupt in
trigucr.
There is one other statement, in the Jackson
address. to which we will advert. Before be
left Kentucky, Mr.. Clay, we are told, had in.
formed his friends; Shat should The election BE-
referred, as was then probable, to the House of
Representatives, and the contest be found to lie
between Jackson and Adams, it was his deter.
mination to vote for Mr.. Adams" This is
true, but again, they represent him as saving,
"that as soon as he did ascertain, that the con.
test lay between Jackson and Adams, he began
10 deliberate, whether he should vote for Gen
Jackson or Mr.. Adams" This is palpable
Mr.. Clay never said it, nor
any thing equivalent 10 it. Yet this is the main
reliance Of the assailants to prove the corrup.
ton! Suppose he had said so. Does it afford
any ground for the charge OF corruption, ,ha,
having once determined, he again examined s.
delberated more matureIy3 Is il corrup, for
man to examine, and re.examinc, and deliberate
and review his determinations, until the lime
for action arrives?
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