Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-08-30
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MARrINSBURG. AUousr 80, 1877.

Esunscky Elections doubt and uncertsintv
set remains As 10 the final result of the Ken.
/ itcky elections. But so tar Is returns have been
l ,gcsyed from that state, present the folIsvtng
| q the probable result for members of Congress
| 70 Wt: D0HieEs, Netcslf, Clark. Letcher.' NJ
| g,fsu, Lecsmpte, Moore, Buekner. Fancu
| TIokIfe, Young and Lynn. Those IN ikoge. 80
| I,css0nians. Col Francis johnson IS sad 10 bsxe
bssn left out by two votes.
Tennessee Elections The contest for the oe
Gee OF Governor, in Tennessee, contrary 10 ,ba
general expectation, has been very close between
Houston and Cannon. Returns from mure tban
half the state are received, and Houston IS only
III votes ahead, out of 10000 The Jack son
party are astonished no doubt, at this.
Mr.. Bell, the opponent of MI. Grundy, has
been elected 5y a large majority in theHermiaoe
district, against the wishes and exert,ons OF Gen.
hckson and bis partizans. The mode Of voting
u tennessee IS by ballot. The General march.
ed to the polls with an open ticket $50 says a
Nashville PaPer) tor Feir G~rundy!h
Its somewhat amusing to see with what per.
inacty the opposition editors contend that Mr..
Buchanan sustains General jackson in every oar.
~.cuiar. One of them, (the very pink of me
desty,) admits that there is some ''discrepance"
n the two statements to be sure, but vet, Mr..
Buchanan 'sustains the General in every parii.
:ular.' So much for his logick. In order that
our readers may have a birds eye view of the
entirely distinct opinions entertained on he
Subject by Jackson and Buchanan, we present
some OF their conflicting statements in sepa.
rate columns.
GENERAL JACKSON. Mn. B~vcu4x.S
gary in Jan. 1925, "o On the n9' so1n Dec.
Member OF Congress 1924, | called on Gen
VISITED me one morn. jackson"
ing"
ale said be had beenI sTstate6t To him there
MoEheu ny the friends was a report in circula
OF 'r' olay' mat the ton, thai be had deter
TlI"us " VT ADAMS mined TO appoint MI. A.
bad made overtures toIlams Secretary of State.
them, saying,l if Mr.Claytl in case be were elected
a- no fiehas would President, and that |
u"'o "a ao OF tue eiec- wished to ascertain from
y Mf. ADAMS Mr.. ann, whether he had G.
clay "ouiu De oecreta- vef intImated such an
y OF STATE. mat the mention. That be must
friends OF Mr.. Adamslat once perceive how
"eie ui6hS asa reason injurious to his election
y "uuoS toe iFiehus ofsuch a report might be.
MT Siay 10 accede toi ! hat no doubt there
their position, that if IIwere several able and
was elected President. ambitious men IN The
ADAMS Woulo belcoantry, among whom |
continued Secretary ofIthoupht MIR Liav MIGHT
state, (inuendo there OF lncluded, WAC were
sou"i DC no room Tor aspiring 10 that office;
hentucky) That the add if II we're believed
friends Of Mr.. Clay sta he had already deter
'a Tue vest oid not mined to appoint his
wis1 to separate from chef conbeptor IL m,pb,
he West, * if l would, have a most unhannv
" ps'"it any OF my effect upon their exer.
'"''iuehiAl iFlehos LOTIONS ana those Of their
'''y' 'oatih case Was e friends. That unless he
eI'eo rfesiaent, Mr. mad SO determined, |
'Haus snoula Tot be though. that III $ re port
continued Secretary o tlshould be promptiy con
by a complete u tradlcted under his own
OF Mr.. Clay and hislauthority"
trends. they would putt
~ = no iresidsh-i zine conception ne
"a nc inohe hour yer once entered NY
and he Was Of opinion it m,nd. thai he beneved
was right to fight suchlme TO have been The a.
win theIrIgent OF Mr.. Clay, or Of
'"" mS"1ohs' lhis friends, or that | had
lunteDded 10 propose to
Ihlm terms OF any kind
from them, or that he
icouId have supposed me
to b. capable ofexpress-
ing Tue ''OpIniOn that it
Twas right to fight such
tnirlguers with their
own weapons"
81 requested him TO- II do not recollect that
nay 10 Mr. clay and his zen Jackson told me |
trends, (tor | did sup might repeat his answer
pose he came from Mr. 20 Mr.. CLAW and his
lay a"hough he used friends; though l should
o[n Mr., ClAy'sI be sorry to say he did