Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-15

IONS, and transforms yndictive foes who hitherto
not being on speaking terms, had publicly denounc
ca each other Ne " a hollow hearted dcmag ogue''
anu " an unprincipled apostate" into loving
irie nds and iell0w-workers in Joint Syst,.n, of de-
cepdon aud public fraud. But the scienter''
being confessed by nir. Chv i, is important To
enquire, with some mitluteness, when did Mr. C..
become possessed OF iiis knowle,geat whit time
dd the " scienter" occur? Ne know tia: Mr.. c.
no where speaks of having this KNOWLEDGE on any
previous occasion TO that of depOsiny his ballot in
uie ballot box; yet he tells the Pennsylvanians he
had that knowledge time enough 70 make it an in
ducenent 10 vote for Mr.. Adams; and from the
further confessions of his>pauphle he did teinp,-
rise wan General jackson at the Baron OF Tuylrs
dining party just before the election 70 ascertain
ms opinions about the american System, respect
ing winch, ne dI not set that satisfaction which
would authorize linn 10 repeat il. But Mr. CLAW
says he did certainly know the opinions of Mr..
Adams. Can any thing, then, be wanting in this
confession: He had the knowicdge-he had it
IN ume 10 influence his conduct--it did influence
his conduct. Heretofore Mr. CLAW has denied
that he knew Mr.. Adams would make him Secrc-
rary OF State, provided he made MIR. Adams Pre-
sident; but here he most inadvertently admits the
knowledge OF fact, necessarily coming from MIR.
Adams, which, it is preposterous suppose, could
nave been communicated 70 him by Mr.. Adams,
without communicating the concomitant fact also
ne dazzlng prize OF the Presidential Chair was
the irresistible inducement to the communication of
both facts, neither of which alone would be an
adequate purchase for Mr. Clay, who not only de-
sired the Secretaryship, but the pledge TO support
the .fmcricda System, that he might have the ad-
uilonai boast OF sitting at the helm of the Admins
traton, TO dictate the leading of that sys-
tenn, III order to make doubly sure of the line of
safe precedents when once in his grasp.
But II my thing be wanting TO make Mr. Claws
confession more complete tits abundantly supplied
| py that OF his friend and coaduor, Mr. TriInble
In one OF his speeches in Kentucky, shortly after
ms return among his constituents, he openly avow-
cd that when we got to W ashington, We found
MT. Crawford was out OF the question. ne as
ceTtdu1e9, tina, it General jackson was Gle ted he
would not appoint our friend, Clay Secretary of
State. We THEN Gscertdine.I, DISTINCTLY that
| If Mr.. Adams should be elected he WOULD Gp-
point Mr. Clay his Secretary of State: Under
these circumstances WE determined to vote for
him. This statement of Mr.. TriInble has been
denied, although well vouchcd for by respectable
persons who heard it, This denial is farther deem
Ell OF little consequence, because Mr.. Trimbe. in
letter TO his constituents does admit thai h. had
obtained information of the fact that Mr. Adams in
the event OF his election ic0ud support the Penn
syfrdntG policy, alias, Mr.. Clay's false named
.fmeI1cdn System. Mr. Tfimble had obtained a
knowledge of the fact, that in the event OF Mr.
AdainsS election, would appoint Mr. Clay his
Secretary OF State. Neither of these facts could
nave come from any other person but MIR. Adams
hlmseii; and his communication TO Mr.. CLAW or his
friends, must have been peculiarly confidential, as
ne mas never, TO this day, made an open public
avowal OF his opinions upon the Tariff, alias the
pennsylvania policy-no-not even in his last
messages to Congress This train of evidence is
farther strengthened by the quo amino of MIR. Adj
ans on former OCCASION; for, who will deny that
he was as ready TO make overtures to Mr. Clay at
tins important crisis he was TO the federal party
which he most foully betrayed in 1907 through
Mr. Webster. This fact Mr.. Webster has not de-
MED, whatever facility he may have in DENYING his
agency in procuring the publication of caricature
OF General Green and Mr.. Jarvis teaching the De-
vii TO lie which Mr.. Jarvis so gallantly demolis-
ed' ana Frustrated the eoadjutOrs among the frag-
ments OF the photographic stone. Add to all these
strange things, the two wonderful condolences
which happened so ginSeIly together, az farther
confirmation, viz: Mr. Clay made his most fearful
foe, the unprncipled political aposate'' Presi-
dent OF the United States-Mr. Adams made his
most fearful foe the ''hollow hearted demaooeue
his Secretary of State.
But before dismissing this article, will invite
the readers attention TO another of Mr. Claws sins
oil omission, which goes materially to confirm his
| lnadvertent confessions. He carefully avoids
making any ausion to the compromise of his DIFF
ferehceS with Mr. Adams, either as 10 the lIGRner
the time, the cORSiderdfi0n-theh 0to the gr5e,
or the ache'JOl'e: but gives long history. in Sc
veral pages, OF - the intercourse and relations he
tween Gen Jackson and HIMSELF which he pre-
misses with this doeful, crocodile, laIncntation:
would not now refer to it, if had not too much
ground to believe that he has counteuanccd, if not
| prompted, very great miSropressnta atoms which
nave iirst appeared IN newspapers supporting his
cause and enjoying his particular confidence: of
cIRCUNTsTANcEs, information about which must
mace 6eer1 dcT'Ced from himSeb." After Mr. CLAY
uses an expression so much 10 the point between
Mr. Adams and himself-making differences TO the
prejudice OF Gen Jackson, from mere circu,Hsfdn-
ceS oil their Casual intercourse for wears totally
nappiicablc TO any crisis definite object will he
OBJECT 10 the differences here drawn from his own
! confessions, that there must have been an un-
! derstandln5 between himself and Mr.. Adams for
| their reciprocal benefit? Moreover will he have
| the efrontery TO ,eny-attcr setting 50 much va
lue the tTite circumstances OF his intcrcours,
with Gen. Jackson for years, prove that he must
nave aided the editors of newspapers ia prciiIJic-
ing the public mind against hu-that il is fair
to inter from his total silence the still more inn
| portant subject of his intercourse and relations
! with Mr.. Adams during the session OF I52i-2j
| at least, the existence of an undeFstQndiHg r.
! tween himself and Mr.. Adams for tueir mutual
benefit, touching the presidential election Mr..
Gay feels himself very free TO assert that the
first impression OF the whole nation, frcm Mr. Blu
chanan> explanation, iCds, as il yet is, that OF c.
very Intelligent mind unbiased by party prejudice
that his testimony fully eXoneratcs me; hut " i'll
be equally free TO tell Mr.. c., that his own tcsti-
mony, whether by virtual cOqtcssi0ns, studied e.
DasioHs, or systematic beating the bu Ii for other
game to decoy away public attention from the true
object of their search, do most satisfactorily CON
Wet him OF an understanding--w Mr.. Adams
whether by inUeHd0 verbal prOpOsition-that
/ Mr. Clay will exert his influence to max e Mr. A.
/ dams President, it Mr.. Adams will nominate MIR
! Clay his Secretary of State.
! I" Sic transit gloria Hsuldi.'
ARISTIDES.
I p. S. How rar Mr.. Clay is worthy of credcnce
upon his naked assertions-how far his mole of de-
/ fence is entitled to the character Of candour-may
be further perceived, by the following extracts
! from his pamphlet The comment will be made
By every intelligent reader:
| LXIHACTS.
a. The Obligation TO oeIye the principles hon7r 1ni