Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-01


upon he point, you say: when shall have tho
pleasure OF seeing you, Will further discuss this
matter"
In the same letter you say: Mr.. Talbot pro.
missed to-day TO send YOU one of Mr. Adams books
which never saw until come here will;ses
that IL Is DONE You proceed: Judging from pre-
sent appearances the contest will be between Mr.
Adams and me-" (See No.-5.)
Upon your return yon called Oh me, and after an
argument OF some length, 4 convinced that.
yours was the better opinion. At the same tune,
you gave Inc all needtul explanations relative to
the negotiations at Client Being now furnished
by you with ammunition, and assured that the
contest was TO be between you and MIR. Adams, 4
commenced the war upon him with all the vigoro OF
Which was master Il series Of Letters were pub
Ished In the Argus, revew wing his publication
charging, and huInbly think, conrictiag him OF
hostility to the west, violations ofinsruc,ions du.
piicity, fAsehood, and almost every thing that il
dIshonourable aud base in public man. Iou
approved OF these Letters during the progress Of
their publication do not know that you proposed
10 me 10 PRINT them in pamphlet; but you coavecs-
ed with me on the subject, and offered me hfty
dollars towards defrayins the expense They were
afterwards printed in Lexington, by Mr.. Tanner.
TO whom you pai3 one hundred dollars OH that ac-
count. You had an agency in distributing them IT,
~ proved by a letter from you 10 me- write, I'M
December, Is23, of which tie following is .eS-
tract.
Several Inquiries have been made about YOUR
pamphlet on the Fisheries, by members oSC6n-
gresS, and l have promised 10 request a copy TO
We sent I'D MY lJaNil sloane oil the Ohio SENATE
at Columbus; another TO the Hon. Henry Il Siorrs
| aud another TO the Hon. John Sloane, here. Will
you be good enough to have them torwarde,l:,-
sSee No. o.
1t has been supposed by some, that prelinli-
nary and contingent arrangement was made be-
tween you aBd MIR. Adams, in the winter OF
1921. | find i'll one OF your letters, dated Wash
ington, 18th March. 1921 remark which do
not understand. unless there was then some I'M
derstandlng or some prospect Of one, between YOU
and Mr. Adams. GU say
New York continues be contested State
My decided opinion Is, that it will give its support
10 MT Adams or 10 me, perhaps divide NOE
f'reen u.s. In that Case, Mr.. Crawford cannot
come into the House. My friends are confident
in tlie belief, that ig enter The House AS one OF
me three highest, nc matter with what associates
shall be elected. Ii contrary 10 all probability
Nh Crawford shoGld obtain the vote of W. York;
the confession an entry into the House will prob
ably be between Jackson and me"-'sWthout
entering into further particulars, my opinion is,
That my friends have every motive for vigorous
animated and persevering exertion" (See No ~
This letter is in stilc AMI substance SO like IN.
Circular OF your Washington Comnlittee, issued
III The succeeding May, that they must both have
come from the same haad. But ho,y could YOU
IN March 1921, anticipate that the vote of New
York would be divided between YOU and Mr. A.
dams, unless theirs was existing OF exgectcd
concert among your friends?
The electoral election took place and YOU were
excluded from the House OF Representatives
Tor the honorable pnipose Of painting me as a
kind of beegar soliciting, aid from your influence
ana bounty, you have represented me as applying
Tor your assistance TO procure some public en-
ployrnent while you were member of Congress.
10 ;ae best OF my knowledge and belief / nevor
hIn!ed 10 you such thing, until YOU had notified
me OF your disposition and intention to aid me in
that respect therefore pronounce your insinua,
ton false, and call you 10 publish any private
letter you may have from me soliciting such aid
ior ihn,i1g that il would be gratefully received,
written before the last Presidential eIectiou-You
of ,ic
my head. Not long before that election YOU
wrote me letter expressing your intention 10
oder me situation at Washington, contingent up
on some eveni which unexplained. I took
ii as an expression of your intention to aid me in
that way, IL you should have il ia your power and
gave it no further thought.
about the same time, received from Mr.. Blair
the information that MIR. Adams is elected presi-
dent, would make you Secretary OF State. Ope-
rating oil my devotion to you, and urging the fur
tlIer argument that General jackson, if elected,
would not make Won Secretary of State, at the
third effort he persuaded me TO write TO MIR. White
requesting him TO vote for Mr. Adams. have no
doubt wrote TO him and you on the same day, and
1929
dii not az you have falsely alleged, state tina.
MI Blair told there was corrupt agEee-
mems" between You aud Mr.. Adams. He ney,c
told me how it bad been ascertained that Mr.. a
dams would make you Secretary of State. Mr..
" bite, or MIR. Johnson, or Mr.. Trimbe, might
for auSht knew, have demanded this piedge OF
him, In obedience TO what they supposed 10 be the
wishes oi their constituents III il had been TINS
procured, there certainly would have been 10 cor
rupuon III n; Tor the people, AMI their representa-
lives a-rbng in obedience TO their will, had an un-
doubted right TO pledge the candidate for President
IN reference 10 his whole cabinet But g0U will
nave II, that " there any understanding at-aii,
u was " corrupt agreement between you ana
MI A'iams." Not permitted 10 doubt the exjs-
tence OF an understanding, your conduct has sa-
t'>iied me that. on your part IL corrupt. | adj
nit, that my letters Published by you, prove thatE
did not think as ls;r az October, 1926; but IL,
mey ProUe that sHeh ,CGa not the (go2 have a
bosom ireDd whom bsiicye to be pure and ho-
nest, and, write him letters expressing my con-
hdence IN his houoy ami niegrillG' 1t i,lrnsout
mat he was thief AID had the stolen goods in his
20 session when wrote TO him; could he yhef,
arraiSned by ne before a judicial tril,un,I, turn
round aud produce my letter proof Of his inBo.
ceBce: My letters 20 you prove only the purity of
Iny own motives; not your innocence. Ia tine,
hose ioiiers contain precisely what had before
stated 10 te public, and the only hing which gives
them the least importance, il your Oindicii-e cant
DleHfdry.
When wrote TO Mr.. White did not intend 10
tike any part against the administration, because
had g i,diF, that YOU would 10 nothing to complo.
mil lite interests Of the western county the ma
ton" Not long after the election | received :.
letter from YOU declaring your iutc uon 10 Offer mo
some situation IT Washington CITY; but The nature
OF the situation was iiot described ! Showed the
otter 70 yonr friends T.. y. Blair and d. White
Esqrs aud requested them 10 say what situation
hey supposed you intended. They conclfrcd viii,
me in Opinion THAT YOU wished me To write in SID
mort of YOUR and Aarus I rer;ie.l IN 80,