Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-25
From the National Intelligence.
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the highest interests oil lhdi,iaua'S' an D. IN
ed m the aopea! now made 10 the rtopie.'-
Free C government can only rest Oh virtue anu
intelligence.
five are already rotten before we are ripe
if the most eminent and the most ,n"I,seH' a'e
corrupt or cora tible-what WIZ oe '"e pun!
of the People, ,he freedom I'll eie' tio"s' Ut 'ne
value Of our institutions? Or "hal hopes I'd"
be entertained, that az, future eH?e'ii.e" WIN
~. moro .uccessru,a What becomes oft pro-
blem which we have been trying to demonstrate
.,,d ,.h,cb has never been solvpd-"Ihe capa-
city Of man TO govern himself: "a' 'e-'''
HOPES Of freedom to cnsla'ed man!
The question submitted is of the highest mo-
n.n,. whether we regard The nature OF the
charge. the character Of the accused, or the high
tribunal to which the reference Is made.
The charge is most grave and solemn, ana
the interests j. involves reach Tar beyond TIE
influence or The men OF The present day. hlrur'
il is il leproach upon man and all nee govern
ment; and il untrue, the charge Use" sho" 'he
danger 10 which public men must De exposed;
the txcesses of parties, and the hef'ehess Oh
action.
IL such case there is no appeal but 10 tie
People or tie Sword; and the accusers nave
elected their tribunal. In thr one case, as no
,uni,hmrn; can exceed the offence, so, on thr
other. sh auld i, be m1,kcd, signal, condig .
| Thc question is submitted, MOI 10 The pr'Judlc-
es and passions # men, hut TO q ear re ae"n and
their Judgment; and what parry they may sup
port, or what principles they NAV advocate, IL
is ,uualy the duty OF all men. oanditliy and no.
nrsiy, Without plr'iaii'y, and tree from all ni>
S, To decide this question: aud let the pnnii'
judgment fall whgrr it may, he SUBJECT VIII DC
fully aud freely examine. Accusation Is cHai
l,nged aud proof demanded
The relation w!:ich General Jackson held,
both to the palt es accused 'nd I" IN Pupi'''
oui,e ed ri, aer ,ha, the facts should have been
made known and the charge sx'l'i'ed, or tha'
| il should have temainpd in his bosom IS a coa-
| 6ien,ia. drposire Of one of his owr friends. L
requ,retfthal he shquld have assured himself 81
| TIE truth Of the statement; but above oil thatI
| should not have been circula ell prI,ate'y, 10
! Drisou tie public mind, WI huut 'HurGlng th"
parties an opportunity of meeting and 'ou'-
| ting ii.
| !, Was due TO hi, high character, his magma.
| niui'y. and NOBLE bearing, in Il cas-" IN wil'h
| he was deeply int, rested 10 avoid private scan
! Gal, da' k destination, or personal rtproa
| He declines now 10 br considered the ac'na-
| er; bat he has al ID certain information, wien
! h. did not intend 10 b. thrown into the pnhl'c
| journals, but wtch now constitute, the real
! ground of arrnSatinn-wnat'Ntr may have nteh
his ntru ions. The information resis upon
! Gen Jackson's rrcoections ot a conversation
in Dec, inoer. 1924. more th-n two years ana
rish, months. 1t i, tina, Nj. Buchanan IN
| formed him, n deliberate conversation, mat
"hc h I'd been Iuinrn ed by the fri'uds ofMr.CIa!,
- that the FREUD, Of Mr.. Adar"s had ':!ade over
"'urrs 10 them, saying il MIR Clay, aud his
" rl;ends. would unite IN AID Of the election oil
| g. A., hp Seer Of
6 State; aud the friends Of Mr.. Adams were ugr-
ling, As reason to induce The f,itnds Of Mr.
Clay TO acctdr To their proposition, that, it he
A." was elected President. Mr.. Adams would he
Z" continued Secretary If State; that the friends
sc # MIR. Clay stated the West did not wish 90
| " :, paIate from the West, and that, ii he would
Z" say, CT permit a'y # his GO fden'ial friends
! " 10 say, that, in case | was elected President,
| I" Mr. Adam, should mol be continued Secretary
& of State. that, by complete union of MIR. Clay
& and HI, friends, thew would pu, an end TO the
&" Presidential contest ir'one hour Ibis de-
ci4ra'ioa is qua,fed by TWO avermrn;s, "Ihat
he (lhe Gencra) has not said that The propo-
" sal WAS made wits n pri,itY and consent Of
Mr. Clay;"" nor lint his friends in Congress
made props f'ons 10 me-
| Ii will br perceived that the above relates
| only to the fritnd, of Mr.. Clay, and not to him
| individually: aud there is nothing in the con-
versa ions of either MarkIry Buchanan that
refers to any act agency of mis-, personality, in
| this fair
Now in regard to his friends. They are spo-
ken OF collectively and as party not one
friend; bit tits no, pretended hat Mr. Clays
| friends acted as body o. as party, i'll any
meeting, association, or conference, or that
| hey, in tn t character, ever act n he presi
dentia election ever devised or proposed a
| ny plan By which that event was to be control-
led or influenced; nor is it alleged that any
committee, or any porti II of his friends made
any communities ion to the frie' DIS of General
| J"ckson, or to any other party All such Uni
on for such purpose is denied; and no charge
Of that nature i. implied i'll the letter of G'n
| Jackson. itis rel ed on to ablish the crime
| that single friend made propose ions; and on
how many violent pre- sump.ions must this rest?
| 10 wit: that curr"pt propos ton was mad;
that it came from Markey; that he was the
friend of Mr. Clay; and then the infer' nee Is TO
follow, that he was authorised to make the ne