Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-06

Mr. Adams, on condition OF oelie maue o''.
tary Of State. He carried tins information, ior
the truth Of which he had no shadow OF eVf
dence, to Jackson's friends-spoke OIL II WIN
that confidence which seemed Inc result %
knowledge-s said that such intriguers !aeeoro-
ing 10 Buchanan) ought 10 be fought WIN 'heir
own weapons, and plainly advised us conhu'
mic alton TO Gen. Jackson, thar he might coun-
,eract the intrigue by setting on foot one OF his
own. Buchanan takes upon himself 10 carry
the information 10 Gen. Jackson, and using
Ma:kley's words, explicitly advises the Genei al
to fight these intriguers with their own wea-
pons-in plain English, that as DIR. Hdams hdd
offered C!ay the Department Of STATE; 10 elect nm,
% Gen. j. should make him The same bid 10 Uofe
far him. This is the long and the short oil this
mighty humbug, with which the people OF the
United States have been duped, abused and IN
suited for two years and half. Whether The
admonitory expression, "that such inlrlguers
ought 10 be fought with their own weapons,
was clearly Msrkley's, or only put INTO his
mouth by Buchanan, who preferred TO give m
famous advice in another's words rather than
his own, is point that remains 10 be settled
between the two, and in which the public can
feel but little interest. Marley voted Tor JACK
son, as did Buchanan, and Ills thus manifest, mn
,rhici ollie tco scorer gaze Tie aaUice, the idea 81
corrvpf proposals originated ,rM Gen Jackson
friends, and that these corrupt proposals instead u
originating ,ciih, coming fiom, DT. Clay, ace'e
70 be addressed 10 him. The tables are literally
turned and these men who have Tor such
length of time been logging Mr.. Clay with this
infamous imputation, have now. 10 exonefa'e
themselves from the same suspicion. This Is
the mos, favorable aspect in which the case can
be viewed in regard 10 them. 1t would be no
great want of charity, after their long con'inu.
rd uugrounded and unrelenting persecution OF
Mr.. Gay, TO consider II in 4 more helnous Ugh,
10 look upon the story a; gratuitous inyen-
ton Of Markley or Buchanan, or some one or
more Of Jackson's friends, devised 10 inimidale
Mr. Clay from his intention (Which we ath'm
from personal knowledge, was well Known and
currently spoken Of in Washington early in Ja-
nuary 1929 of voting for Adams, or if that fall
ed, to deter him from accepting the Depart.
ment Of Sta,e-or if that failed, TO destroy his
reputation by representing that office TO be gi-
ven him as he wages OF corruption. No plot
was ever more artGuiIy conceived They knew
that CLAW would vote for Adams-thsy knew
he could not vote for Mr.. Crawford, for his
health was such that his warmest friends &C
knowIedgcd him incapaci;a,ed-the knew he
would not vote for General Jackson, because il
.here were points ofdisag: between Mr..
Adams and him, there was gulpb OF separa-
ton between him and General Jackson, to cross
which was fatal to his personal honor and to
his political standing. If they then fotetold
that Mr.. Clay would vote for Mr.. Adams; (and
they well knew he wou!d;) if they foretold that
he would be elevated TO the Department Of
State, to which Mr.. Clay's claims were far
higher than any other individuals in the Unit
ed States, the fulflmenl Of these pretended pre-
diciions, would give credit TO The other part Of
the statement, to wit, that Mr.. Clay's vote was
the result Of corrupt compact between him
and Mr.. Adams. We are not conscious of q
want Of charity towards our fellow men; but we
soemniy believe that this was the origin OF the
Xremer plot--that neither Mark!ey nor Blu.
ohanan. believed in fact, that there was cor
rupl understanding between Mr.. Clay and Mr..
Adams--that the story was hatched between
them, Ingham, and some others, for the pur. |
poses we have already anfolded, viz. to cotrce
Mr.. Clay TO vote for Jackson, or if that fail
ed, 10 make the country believe that he had
sold himself for the Department Of S,ate-and
that old Kremer was made the stalking horse 10 |
their nefarious designs. How they have sue
ceeded, the world has seen. The first branch Of
The plot failed: Henry Clay was not to be ntimi |
dated from voting as he had declared he would, |
Tor Adams, in contest between him * Jackson /
They had undertaken 10 alarm man, zen
dowed with soul incapable of fear except 10
wards It's Creator" But in the Interior parts |
oil the plot they were more successful. They |
succeeded in. persuadng thousands, perhaps |
millions, OF the corrupt origin OF the present
Administration-not the weak, the ignorant,
and the prejud!ced only, but the intelligent, the
wise and the sagacious, have been mislcd by
their clamors, and duped by their arlfces. For |
two years and half, they have cuded every
demand for investigation, and circulated in
thousand forms, aud through thousand chan
nels, their Clark surmses, and hellisb insinua-
tons. The confidence of the more liberal part
of the community in the personal integrity Of
Messrs. Adams aud Clay, has alone sustained
them from sinking irretrievably into the pit
dug for them by their powerful and insidious
enemies, and arfulIy covered over with patriot
&c prelences and plausible circumstances But
the sun Of truth is about 10 penetrate into the
den OF these sp:a,ors-the gloom and mys-
terry in which they have yelled heir malignant
m, 1C hinationS ap,inst tho hnpor and b,>,;,ar,