Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-12-13

MISSION 10 puoilsh u. I'VE DO not conceive A0W.
ever, that the statements Of Gen. Mecalfe are con.
elusive of the guilt of Mr.. Clay, hu, they afford
strong additional evidence against him.
Capt. Desha states thai, :" meeting General
Metcalfe one day in Carlisle, after the usual ssluts.
tions had been passed, he observed, well General,
ryou have made US President, he answered yes
owe will quote Captain Desha's own Language
" Do you Think, continued, that the people Of
Kentucky will bs Pleased with your vote? l
! think they will replied the General, when they
hear my reasons" What are your reasons. sir |,
Why, we could not pos by get Mr. Clay into
The Cabinet without voting for. and electins MI
Adams President; and we could not do withou,
MIR. Clsy's talents,,' told him, says Capt. De-
sba, that entertained high opinion of Mt CLAY;
out supposed hat there were men in The Uni.
ted States equally as well qualified 10 fill the Office
| oil Secretary as Mr. Clay. ButG snersl continues,
|, did not General Jackson go into Congress with
hteen m>Te electoral votes, than either of the o.
Their candidates.! Yes was his reply, and be-
sides d no, the Legislature of Kentucky inform
you that majority of The people of this state, pre-.
ferred Gen. Jackson 10 Mr.. Adams, and if M,
! Clay could not get into the House 10 vote for
Gen. Jackson! He answ cred that he certainly
knew as much about the sentiments OF the peopl.
| here as the Legislature, as he left this state after
the meeting OF the LEGISLATURE replied that i,
was impossible that lie should Lr o,v as much abou,
the state OF public sentiment as the men bers Of
the Legislature, who came from every county in
| the state. BE as II may, answered he did as
thought proper, but have another reason What
is that, General, said II Why, we might have been
! engaged during the whole session Of Congres,
oaiiot'ing tor President, and risen without max,
log one, unless we voted for MIR. Adams, Tha
would nave been so much the better, replied, a.
then Mr. Calhoun would have been our Pres,
dent' anu l had no doubt, told him, that ma
Jority OF people OF Kentucky would prefer MIR
Calhoun at the helm of our government m Mr.
Adams.
We would here observe that, this conversation
took place in a large company, and several gen
| temen whose names are left with us, recollect tc
have heard the same statements made bv Gener,
Metcalie. We will dismiss the subject withou
comment, WIN single remark on the improba
bility of Gen. Metcalfe kno wing that IL Mr. Al
am were elected, that Mr.. Clay was TO be his S..
cre'ary, while Mr.. Clay himself was en,ilel is
norant oil such an arrangement being made BY hi
friends. Il monetary reflection will enable an,
man to draw correct inference in relation /,
'ai' matter Paris Ky .4du
Henry Clay.-The charges of co,ru,,;o, =,
lavishly published against this distinguished man
have, In every case, where any thing like a spe
cine Character was gwen TO hem been triup,nba,,
~ reiu!ed. Yet the word coalition, 70 s,i,
hsrped upon and what cannot be- proved 10 no,,
said-to be universally suspected and upon suspi
| S'o"' VIC isct'r OF man OF approved services
talents, and patriotism, is soush, to be DESTROYED
Under these circumstances, 1t cannot be ,,nin,s
resting to the lovers of truth and fajrnoss IN .s
the annexed extract of letter written no NJ
Clay as far back as 1928. The sentiments h.
there expresses, he has since acted upop. and ,nv
maintains. the letter wa. private, and in reply I,
one from DR.. Goldman, then a resident OF PbI,a
who being friendly 10 MIR. Ciay's nomination I,
the Presidency, wrote to him concerning a renor
circulating OF his. Mr.. C's, intention 20 uni,e viii
Nj Crawford. $500 "'
| II GOODMAN is now rel lent of this CITY. an,
Professor in the Rutgers Co lege-wholJv nncon
nected WITH and Sustaining from, politics vet no
willing to withhold the testimony, which accidep
tally he possesss of the upright and manly cha
racter, sentiments and conduct of a public man
N'J'''y Assa"eu' W z american.
\ ashland, 9th .4ue. 1928
need not contradict TO you repeSt of a oo
aiition between Mr.. Crawford and me. + bsv
come to no understandings, entered into NO A.
engagements made no promises, entangled. ravs
with no engagements of any sort, with any canJi
date, nor with the friends of any candida,e--an,
so help me God will not. neither can. mo
nave nor VIII seek to influences or control III
choice OF my friends, in regard to the other Fan
dIdaies believe them to be incansble of bs;n,
influenced By me, or am sure should no, cons
DER them worthy OF being my friends.
Faithfully your friend.
John D. Goldman, ". D.