Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-24
Han. H. c3oy, Secretary Of STATE.
franklin. 2Gkh Der. 1897

frankfort, 2Gh Der. 1927
SIR During vist yoi made Q ,hts place.
IN the iaii OF 1874, and, ihnk, ONLY lew
Gays pfief 70 YOUR leaving Kentucky 10 at end
the congress OF the United States, you and
myself We're in conversation about he IN. n
pena'"g presidential election; m the course
ofwhich remarked "Mr. CLAY, YOU will have
10 encounter some difficulty in making a GO.
lection amongst The Candidates, should yoi be
excluded from the House." You replied. "I
suppose not much; IN .h.t event l viii en-
deaVor to do my dutv fslthfuliy' I then oh
served, II know you have objections q Sen.
Jackson, and rumor says YOU have some tn
Mr.. Adams, also---and the health OF viz. Cr.w
FORD IS SAID TO be very Precautions: these ere
the reasons which induced ne 10 suppose there
would ne some difficulty, You, in reply, re
MARKED. II sannot conceive of any event that
Can possibly happens which could induce me TO
support the election OF General Jackson to the
Presidency. For, II | bad no olher objection.
h'' want OF the necessary qualifications would
be sufficient" Your remarks made a s,ropg
and lasting Impression on my mind; aud. when
she resolutions restricting our Senators, and
requesting our representatives, in Congress to
vote tor General jackson. were under discuss
SION N the House OF Representatives., Iatorm.
W several OF my friends, that 1 bad had u con.
Setsa''on with you on the subject 70 which the
resolutions referred, and that was conyinced
you would not support The Genera, aud TO
oeoFge Robertson, esq late Speaker Oh the
mouse OF Representatives of the State, gave
t'e SUBSTANCE OF your remarks to me, aud be
0o"Cuf ed with me IN the opinion that YOU
conid ho'' CONSISTENTLY, under any circum.
a,'hIes, vote for the Geneial; and when The
S'''uaons, above mentonsd d, were before the
Senate. I'm which then had the honor of a
| 0nDGGgd fhor Fl ~.
views then took, | stated 30 that BODY, "thas
a., me resolutions we could pass dur .ng she
Suo'e session, would not induce you TO sban
uon "hat you conceived to &c your duty, aud
s'' Kew you could not concur with the ma
jor'V OF tbe Legislature on that suolect"
Yours, respectfully,
~ JAMES DAVIDSON.
en- Hash,ns ton. Nor. IL, 1897.
&C. oSAa oiR; In answer to youg letter OF the
~oN,' nave no hesitation TO state the purport
- .'e several conversations that bad with
.L,,;n ela''on To the Presidential election
curing the session of I8245
met you for the first time on yeur ra,urr 20
Warrington, in December 1924. ON The sa.
aurday or Sunday evening precious 20 the
SSug OF Congress, and al thar tine We
.r.'t '.ins and Tree conversation on the an
preaching election. said to Won ~ was sri,
ha seA'" whether you or MIR. Crawford would
bn, su 10 The House of Representatives
,b u', run the Iniormalon 1 had. believed
ana ~ ou ~oulu receive the vote of LOUISIANA
A'I &c returned as The third candidate
e,.o,: esoeu 70 you some soiiciiude about the
o,';en' ana the hope that we should pass
quietly through it: said tia, ,nnrsh.n r.
pro'racted struggle that while ,bree :. od,
G LES renamed before the House, d Guild be
\ ,'nsllt Tor either to obtain maIorl,y. 1ha,
q as eAc'tment which the contest 1aturallv nro.
\ vn,'Ii would daily increase. that the parties
r TSuu become obstinate. that tho peo,Is
MINI S Se dissatisfied, and that some agitation
AZ e,aT Produced That for the character
was desi, - The tranquility of the country, i,
n snfeS 81 1n'e that We should pass through !.
my NY ~ feu replied, tbat you would moi osr
'''' country to be disturbed day on Your