Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-03
VOL. XIV. mo. 70.

known TO my constituents for MANY months previos
TO the late Presidential election that, after Mr.
Clay, MIR. Adams was my next choice among the
distinguished Individuals who were then before
the people OF the United States as candidates lcr
that exalted station"
Mr.. Mclean declares that no such proposi-
ton was ever made within INV knowledge nor
nave any cause TO believe that conditions OF aiIv
sort were made, at any time, by the friends OF
mr.: Ciay to any person, compliance with
which their vote made TO depend"
Mr. Nhttlesey aters that II do not know or
believe that any proposition ever made by anv
oil Mr. Gays friends TO those of Gen. jackson on
the morning OF the Presidential election or at any
other time, having any bearing on the candidate
TO be selected from the three returned to the House
nor DO know or believe that any conditions of aI.v
sort were proposed by the friends of MIR. CLAY 10
any person, on compliance with which their yct,.
was made to depend" 'sbut do believe that til.
assertion made by Gen. Jackson as reported by a
mighty respectable Nirgiran, and all of the char
ges oil a like character. imputin~ either 10 Mr.
ADAMS or 10 Mr. Clay, 60 their friends, any i'm
proper, inconsistent, corrupt fraudulent conduct
on that interesting and mcmentous occasion arr,
base ISLANDERS. known tosbc such hv thosa who ,,-
them in circulation
Mr. Barley expresses the belief in iustsce te
Gen Jackson That he never made the declaratit,i.
alluded to by Mr. Beverly, ''For the General was
there when the election took place. and must ine-
Vitaoly have known that such statement would
carry falsehood on the very face of it'' He adds
81 was IN the House. | believe every day of that
session, at which the President was elected ; ami
any proposition, or overture, were the friends os
Mr.. Clay, III favor of the General that had the.
friends OF the General made such proposition we
would have considered il rs an indignty offered IN
our integrity and Understandings
MIR. Patterson is brief but pointed He saws (:
frankly state TO you that if any such proposition
as you state was made by the friends of Clay 10
those OF Gen. Jackson, had no knowledge of it,
and was one OF the friends of Clay. | therefore
daton.'
In az.f-, &C.,, a.
rom Ohio to that of Kentucky, we shall find it TO
De not less irresistible and decisive in negatiyinr
the declaration of Gen. jackson, communicated to-
tle public through MIR. Beverly. The Kentucky
delegation consisted OF twelve members: eight OF
whom, Mr.. Trimble Mr. II Johnson, Gen Met
calie, MIR. Letcher, Mr.. Buckner, Mr.. Thomson.
Mr. hIe, and myself, voted for Mr.AdaIns From
SIN oil them, statements have been received That
from Mr.. White has not reached this CITY: bnt (
am justified IN stating that he has repe atedy With
an his district after his return to Kentucky born,
hquaiiied testimony to the falsehood OF all char
Ses OF corruption in the election and especially to
me proprIcty 81 my conduct and have no doubt
that he viii whenever called upon repeat the same
testimony.
1 Dir: Irimble says, q DO not know of nv own
hnowledge, nor have L been informed nv Others
mat offers, propositions oyortures such as arc
spoken OF by Gen. Jackson III his letter to Beyer-
~, or similar thereto, or Of any kind whatever,
were made by Mr.. Adams, or his friends TO Mr.
IIty or ms iriends or by Mr. Clay or his friends
10 Gen. jackson or his friends. / do not know
nor 40 believe that MIR. Adams or his friends
ade o'ertures or offers, directly or indirectv fo
hir Clay or his friends to make him Secretarv of
State, II he and his friends would unite in aid of
the election OF Mr.. Adams. Nor do | know or
pene'e ti,st any pledge or promise of any kind was
maze by Mr. Adams or his friends to Mr. CLAW or
ms friends, to procure his aid in the election
: never heard from Mr.. Clay, or any of his
lienhs' or any one else that he was willing to vote
LOT Hen. Jackson, II the General would saw or any
OF has friends for him, that Mr. Adams shouId net
be continued Secretary of State Nor do knoyJ
or believe that Mr. Clay ever expressed a willing
ness OF any OF his friends for him, to support or
vote Tor Gen Jackson, il he could obtain the Office
oil Secretary OF State under him.
" do not know or believe that any overtlres or
onefs oil any KIND were made by MIR. CLAW or Ills
friends to Mr. Adams or his friends to vote for hi,,
o. support him if ne would make Mr. clan, Scr
taFy oil state; or TO Gen. jackson or his friends IL
vote Tor him or support him. if he could obtain Tia,
ONCE OF secretary OF State under him nor do I =
peleVe Mr. Clay would have taken the Off nm
der MN II he had been elected 1 shall hereafter
have occasion to notice other parts of the letter Of
dr' lfimble from which the preceding extract has
been taken.
Mr.. F. Johnson states in his answer 10 Dr.. Wat.
NiS' II nave no hesitation however in answering.
your enquiries. After writing the above extrac;
you say 10 me-" eff such proposilion were eve1
made by the friends of Mr.. Clay to those of Cen.
jackson, II must have been known to manu- nor
sons, and the fact there fore NAV be ascerfained
NAY ask the favor OF you to inform me whether
you Know or believe any such proposition was ever
'"uc1 UT Whether cOl1it ons oil any sort made
10y the friends Of Mr.. Clay, TO any person OH COM
Phahce with which their vote 90 depend "
To the first branch of the enquiry, nv answer
Is, that have no knowledge Of any such provdsi-
ton, nor DO believe any such was ever made To
the second answer, that I neither know Of non
90 believe that any conditions Of any sort were
made ~ the friends of Mr. Clay to any person on
compliance with which their vote was TO depepd
Zen. hietcalie, with his characteristic hrippess
ana tankness, says: 81 have to state that 1 never
heard or thought of such proposition until the
letter OF the highly respectable Yirginau, appear
ed IN the public prints" He proceeds, CAS- ons
OF the friends OF Mr. Clay, / enter the most So
Tenn protest against the right of the General
through his organ the highly respectable Virpini-
an, or otherwise, 10 say that would have assisted
IN making him President on the condition stated
On the contrary, il could have been made 70 be-
tcYc that Gen. Jackson would not have offered Il,
Mr.. Adams the place which NE had filed viii, 60
inuch ability under Mr.. Monroe, that belief would
nave constituted in my mind a strong additional
objection to the Generals success" ar il is in
tended TO import the belief that Mr.. Clay's friends
were desr US Of obtaining the appointment for
him to the exclusion of MIR. Adams or othervyise.
undoF General Jackson, one Of his friends
j pronounce II a base and infamous assault upor,
TIE motives and honor, so far "a / am concerned OF
believe, Of hose who did not choose support him
for ths Presidency" =" In reply to Your second
enquiry, have TO say that IL conditions Of auv sort
were ever made by the friends of Mr. Clay To- ann,
person, Oh compliance with which their yoie
vas made 70 depend, know nothing of it,
Judge fletcher, the only member Of Co..
gress who boarded ia The same house with me-
during The session a which hc Presidential lection
was made, esiihcs: 81 know Of no such Proposition
ff TaNr /