The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-15

made by tie If'ar Of certain ,ran actions CON
ner'ed VIII the Chen, negotiation. instead ofper.
se''al hostility. they still contend that ,hcre WIS
corrupt bargaining between them. what would
not have been thought and said. if Nr Clay had
given his vote aud nAaence 10 Gcu. jackson
-livd0id have been thrown iato his teeth that
he hal voted for violent personal encmv--tor
nan who had rejected with scoyn his frank aJ.
Raace towards friendship, fora manwho. when
he was spokento by him in Lexington, rudcly
and haught'y turned on bis heel and refused TO
return the s1lutation. still more could have
been said. 1t would have been said that he had
contributed TO elevate to the supreme mower
man whom he had denounced as a yiolaior of
the constitution, as disrecarder ofthe rights of
nations and Observation-Disclosures tyrant who used
the powers entrusted 10 him with a heh-handed
disregard of all obligation moral, social and po-
lifcal-ofa man whom he had even called
murderer, aud whom he had held up 10 the indie-
dation ofthe community as beng stained with
innocent blood. Now, suppose under these CIR
cnmstauces, be- had voted for jackson. Would
not the presumption of corruption have been
douby strong Aye; bat say some Of the wise
acres of tine da,, he should have voted for Mr..
Crawford. Indeed IN one breath, he Is re-
preached for having defeated the wishes OF the
people by voting for Il. Adams and N the
next. il is asked why he did not vote ion Nj.
Crawford. who stood before the House as the
choice otbut small portion of these same peo-
pie, for whose rie ut OF selection such holy rcver-
ence is apparently felt And what would have
been the effect If he had thus acted lie could
not have clecc him and the result would have
be,nn series Of balioungS, with all the eNchc-
lnent consequent upon them; aud at last, the re
suit would have been the same out upon such
an uncbarilable aud unjust course Of resoning.
The fact is, Nh Clay was delicalrly situated -
He preferred Mr.. Crawford, but he saw there
was not the slightest probability fhis election
Between the other two, every consideration, Pc
litcal and personal pointed his preference 10
Mr.. Adams This will be admitted by every
candid and dspassionatem man, He has perform
he looks with lneiablc contempt on those WIN,
Judging him by themselves accuse him oferimes
ofwhich he is the last man in the nation who
would he guilty. The ma,IeIs may rail on
lie is be, ond the reach of their inscctiye.
IN ha Old Taupemy are you there ?"
Our readers " III recollcct letter which has
recently gone the rounds of the papers, purpo-
ting to have been written by Nreinian, in
Rlieh it is stated that Gen. Jackson, at lis own
house, aud in the presence OF many individuals,
bad ,tated, that Mr.. Clay through his friends.
ole ed to make him Gackson) Presdeotia one
hour, il he would pledge himscfnot to make Nh.
Adams Seer tafy OF S;ate whca pledge he in
aignantly ctasad 20 make. The fllsehoud OF
The statement was conclusvely shown. But the
author of the letter has re-alirmed he statement
aud AYERS, in late publication thar If Mr. Clay
will deny il, he will prove il. lie know that he
vas safe, as an anonymous scrlbbIer, from MIR.
Claws notice and since lie has been found out,
ne is douh'Iesf still more secure from that honor.
Il has leaked out that the author Of the letter
Mr.. CARTER BEVERLY. an elderly gentle
man. who passed through ibis place about six OF
eight weeks ago. on his way to Mississippi.
We know nothing OF this gentlrman PERSONALITY
but he is spoken Of very disrospcctiulIv in the
Alexandria paper, printed in the neishtorhood
Of his former residence; and likewise in the
Louisville (ken.) paper, in which town he was