Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-07

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was charged with violating Instructions with dead
~ hostility TO the western country, with injustice
10 MIR. Clay, with attempting 20 sell the blood OF the
west Tor the privilege o. fishing in British waters,
With dsiigenuousness, falsehood and ignorance,
IL was proved, that after the publication of these
letters, Mr.. Clay promoted their republication in
pamphlet form, and actually paid 800 of his own
money Tor that purpose! See the evidence of
Messrs. Tanner and Kendall Captain Davciss
asserted in debate and declared the proof was
at hand, that MIR. Clay had himself received
in manuscript and sent TO Ohio for publication
articles containing the same serious charges
against Mr.: Adams, and the friends of Mr.. CLAY
neither denied it nor called for the proof If the
charges made against Mr.. Adams were untrue
MIR. Clay stands convicted as his slGnderer and IL
6eifer it they were true, then he has allied him
sell with man whom he k5ie,c to be capable of
selling the blood Of the toest. In either altcrna-
tive, what must the world think of MIR. Clay.
The attitude in which Mr.. Clay has placed him
selfand his friends, was fully exposed in the Sc
nate. Mr.. Pope offered an amendment to the
withdrawing resolution, declaring all these
charges against Mr.. Adams published in 1928, TO
be utterly false The friends of Mr.. Clay were
placed III u sad dilemma. Ii they voted for this
amendment with the evidence before them that
MIR. Clay had himself circulated these charges and
paid for their circulation, they would vote that he
was Sunderland a iibeller; if they voted a.
gainsi it, they would vote that Adams was an en-
envy Of the west ready t. sell its blood! In this
predicament, they divided; some voted that Clay
was ibeller, and others that Adams was knave;
butthe amendment was rejected by the casting
vote oithe 1t. Governor. This shows, that the
party care nothing for Mr.. Adams; they will vote
him knave when he stSsis alone but an honest
man when connected with Mr.. Clay. His making
Mr. Clay Secretary of State, is the consideration
oil their support it was of the votes of Mr.. Clay
and his friends in Congress.
Notwithstanding the tremendous charges which
MIR. Clay had circulated against Mr. Adams, he
endeavors TO prove that hc had made up his IN ind
w vote Tor him early the fall OF 1924 and ne
red iwayered in his determination. Its proved by
-tne statement of Major Carneal that at the very
time Mr.. Clay was saying to J. J. Crittenden &
others that he should vote for Mr. Adams, he told
him that he was tchoiiy ttncomn,itted. To Mai.
Carneal, TO another distinguished member of the
Legislature and TO c. A. Wickliffe, q. he did, "a
bout the same time, convey the impression that
there was no obstacle TO his voting for General
jackson and THAT he had not made up his mind
10 Maj. I. p. Moore he used the same language
after his arrival at Washington City.
What shall we think of this, Had he not made
up his mind 20 vote for Mr.. Adams, Then he
stated falsehoods TO Mr.. Crittendcn and others
Had he made up his mind, he now asserts?
Then he was playing the hypocrite with the
friends OF Gen. jackson in our Legislature and a
portion OF our members of Congress. Which po-
sition will he take? He cannot escape from both
Ii is easier to perceive Mr.. Clay's motives than
to vindicate his course. While he was telling
ono set OF individuals that Inc should vote for
jackson In the Legislature, that he was uncom-
United and felt repug to voting for their
iavounte, with the object OF preventing the
passage IF resolutions Of Instruction. Keeping
hinseyJ free to make the best bargain he could,
and escape from future embarrassment With the
same view, he urged the members of Congress to
remain uncommitted, and conveyed the impress
sion that he stood in that attitude himself His LAM
gaage was, ito not instruct me; and my friends
in Congress remain snconnitted; Hope you hare
IN, hOy ,,.U a. \.
no obstacle TO my u0ting for Gen. Jackson Now,
why all this fear OF instructions and committals9
Mr.. Clay told Mai. Carnea, 81 stand at1,co,nniit-
ted he advised Messrs. Wickliffe and Moore to
remain atncomn''fed; Gen. Metcalie told Mr.. Hit
IRE stand ulc0mmitfed.' Now what was the object
OF all tfis' Gen. Metcalfe has told zoe must
hioto something about hoio the cabinet is TO be
tHed" The object of Mr. Clay and his friends is
here distinctly ayowed. Well, did they find out
h0lU the cabinet lUGs TO be filled? Let Mr. TrimbIe
answer--''wE DISTINCTLY AscERrAINED, that
Mr.. Gddnns lcoiald make 6Ir. Clan Secrefory of
State We thus have, in the confessions of Mr..
Clay own friends, full explanation of his move
nentS; he wished To avoid instructions and preven
committals until he could knotc hoso the cabinet
acdS TO pc ftied; but il was distialctfv
dSceTtGif,ed' that Mr.. Adams would make him Sc
cretary Of State, and arrangements were made to
transfer to him the votes ofthe west for that cons
deration, then and not till then did Mr.. Clay come
out openly for Mr.Adams.
whether MIR. Clay made up his mind to vote
for Mr. Adams as early as the fall of 1921, or not.
IS wholly immaterial. If he had, he was re solved
not TO let Mr. Adams know it, until he knew
something about how the cabinet was 10 be filed -
In plain language, he aodS determined to ret the
best price he could; and for his rOte and influence
ne dtd get the office If Secretary of State His
declarations 10 Maj. Carneal and others, and his
letter to Gen. Jackson in the fall of 1924 induce
the belief, that he would Just as soon have voted
for Cen. Jackson, could he have secured his price
IL is proved by the evidence of Mr. Kendall.
and tie statement of j. Dudley, Esq. that in Jan
1925, several weeks before the Presidential cleo
ton, +. p. Blair, Esq. an intimate and confidential
friend Of Mr.. Clay, told them that Mr. CLAW wouIl
be Secretary of State if Mr.. Adams was made
President, and requested them TO write 10 the re-
preventative from this district to vote for Mr. Adj
ans ior the purpose OF securing that office TO Mr.
Clay. He prcdicated his assurance 10 Mr. Dudley
upon letters from Washington City. During the
late inquiry, MIR Blair was called before the Sen
ate for the purpose of proving from whom he oot
TINS Information. lie refused TO be sworn on the
ground, among other things, that he received il i'm
. private communications & a confidential cores
pondence" which the Senate had no right 10 ex
tort from him. It was believed, that the cores
pondencc alluded TO, was with MIR. Clay himself.
and now the Senate seemed 10 be approaching TO
direct and positive proof This the Adams men
were as little DESTROYS TO see, they were to hear
the confessions OF Mr.. White. They Immediately
took the ground that they would force nobody 10
swear, declaring in positive TERMS that they want
Ell to hear none but willing witnesses. Thus after
gong into the inquiry because they dared not to
refuse 1t, so alarmed were they lest the ,ohole
truth shoTld come out that they openly counte-
nanced and applauded contempt of their authori-
W, and ondeavoured to induce every witness TO
refuse his testimony, lest he should be denounced
as mere volunteer Yet, these are the men
who undertake TO deuouuce t,o f,;cnds of IooI,.o-