Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-08-01

"VFCdr TO HHTt tOWnTUS COnCTu6lOn of
his letter for he there does say, tat in the suppo,
sitcn stated n,ay hare done injustice To Mr. Clay;
wi 50, the gentleman informing me can explain -
NO good or honorable will do another voluntari
~ any irjnst:cc II not necessary that General
jackson should have done ,nc any. And he cannot
acqnr himself of the rahness and inaui,y of his
duct towards the by referring, at this late day, 10
person, whose name is withheld from the public
nus compen,ous mole of administering justice by
hrst hanging and then trying man, however usi6a
BILE IT may be- according the preccps Of tho Jackson
code, is sanctioned b. respectable system of u,is
prudence.
overture made early January; and that the Sc
cond day after the communication, il "was announced
n the newspapers. that Mr. Clay had ont openly
land avo'Fedly In favor OF Mr.. Adams" The object
OF this statement is obvoos. II is TO iusinrate that the
proposal which was rejected with dis,lan by General
Jackson was accepted with promp,tudc by Mr. Adams
Tins renders the fact 10 the time of the alleged an.
nuhcia'on very important is to be regretted that
General jackson had not been 4 little more precise
IL was early in January that the overture y,s maIo
and the second day aer the enumeration of nv inen
ton took place. Now, will not asser, that there NAV
not have been specuaiiol,s in the newspapers
bout that time, (althorgh do not believe that there
were even any specuiationS ear!y) as TO the nroba
BILE vote whicl should give; but should be glad TO
see any newspaper which the second day after early in
January asserted in lis columns that lad come out
Openly ana avowedIy in favor Of Air. Adams - I
challenge The production Of such a paper do mo-,
oe!ieve my intention 10 vote for Mr. Adams was an
nounced IN The newspapers openly and avowedly dur.
ing the whole month Of January or al any rate mill
ia'e in me month The only acoca5 OF INV intention
20 vote ior him, which was publicly made in the news
papers, prior TO the election contained in nv letter
70 Judge brooke, which is dated The 9Cth Januarv
II was first published in the I,nnu,.cr al EicLn,n,
in The ensuing month. go further; do not beIi.va
an" newspaper at Washington can be produced an
nounciNg, before the latter part Of Jaruary the far,
whether upon avowal or not OF my intention 10 vote
for Mr. Adams. Gen. Jlckson's memory mpst do
I nd, a
circumstances. His friend, MIR. George Krcmer in
his letter 10 the Columbian Observer beariur dale Tho
' OF January, has according TO recollection of
the public prints, claim the merit of benr Tho fret
or among the first, announce to the pubi;t mr. in
tended vote That letter fir; published If Phila
deiphia and returned in tho Columbian Observer n
!" ashinson City on The 3st Janna,y. How long be-
lore lis dale that letter was written for Mir Eremer :,
does not appear. Whether there be any come ion
between the communication made by the distinguished
member of Congress- and that letter neraps Genera,
Jackson explain.
AT The end of more than two years after corrpn,
overture is made 20 Gen. Jackson he now for tho fire.,
time openly proclaims it. II is trsc as I have as
certained since the publication of 2r. Beyerlv,s Fav
e'eVii!e letter the General has been for long time
secretly circulating the charge Im.nediatelv on tho
appearance at Washington of that letter in ii, p,bi
prints, the Editor of the Telegram asserted in his na
per, that Gen. Jackson had communicated t,o ornr
lure 10 HIN about the period of the election no, as he
now states but according Mr.. Beverly, version or
the tale. Since left Washington on the ION ne Loo,
Month, hare understood that zen. jackson has made
similar communication 10 several other persons, at
iaiheFen' and distant points Why has the overture
been thus ClaTdes,Dey circulated Was that ,,rorh
thetnedium OF the Telegraph the LEADING paner sno
porting the interest Of Genes al Jackson and lbrouob
ms ot.er repositories the belief of the charge shod
be caiy aud gradually Infused into the pubi;c mind
and thus contribute TO The support of bis cause, Th
zeal and industry with which il has been propaca,ed
the daily columns of certain newspapers can testify
lna,hs he pubic SUI unconTnced, has The General
nj I'm to MOE
through the thin veil of Mr. Carter Beverlv,s
Nien the alleged overture made the elect ion
remained undecided. Why did not Gen jackson ,l
.o!c up 10 universal scorn and Indignation the iua
nous bearer oil the proposal, aud those who dared IN
insult his honor. and tamper with his iu,cor,,, IF
he bad ct that time, denounced all the infanors
yes concerned, demanded inquiry liz the House of
representatives, and established by satisfactory proof
the truth OF his accusation, there might and nrob,b
would have been, different result 70 the eIec rio,
WY, wien at my instance, a Committee was ON The
ON day OF February, 1925, onlv four days be,ro thu
eectioh,} appointed 10 investigate the charges Of Mr.
AreTer, did not Gen. jackson present himself and
Establish their TRUTH Why, on the Eth of that mont.
Two days before the election, when the Committee 20
ported that "if Mey knec of any reason for sncb in
VeS"Ga'ion tey would have asked 10 be coItIcd with
the proper power, but having themselves
knowledge they have felt il TO be their du,v ,,, ~
lay before the House the communication which ihey
have rccciYed' why did not Gen Jackson an,bor,-
motion 10 Tcconmt the report, and rnanfuv conc
pF
the Nation is in session. An irDpot.an, election bas
devciycd on IT. HI eyes turned towards Was,no
ION. The result IS awaited with intense anxietr and
GREATNESS expectation corrupt proposition, affec.
ing the election, is made 10 of the candidates
ne receives 1t, advised TO accept it, dcherates de-
cides upon IT. committee is in session TO invest
gate the very charge. The candidate not,viti,and
ing, remains profoundly silent, and, after the !pse Of
more than two years, when the period Of another
lection is rapidly approaching, which he is the onIv
competitor Tor the Office, for the FIRST time announces
TO the American public! They must have more than
an ordinary share of cfeduly who DO not believe that
ecu. jackson iaoors under +sone extraordinary deIn
sion. 'u
II is possible that lie may urge, by way of cxcnse
Tor what must be deemed his cuIpable concealmcnf NJ
neditaed corruption, that he did not like 10 volunteer
as witness before tie committee, or 10 TRANSMIT n i
The name OF his friend, the distinguished Member IF
the 'iouse OF Representatives, although il is no, very
easy 10 discern any Jnst reason for his VOLUNTEERING
now which would not have applied with more force
al mat time: But what apology can be made for his
failure TO discharge his sacred duty as an Amer;ran