Delaware journal., 1828-01-08

were still held, but that being opinions III respect o
public acts, they never had been supposed by me to
form any Just occasion for private enmiy between
us, and that name had been cherished on my part.
Consequently there was on my side no obstacle to
meeting with him. and maintaining respectful IN
te, course. For the purpose OF bringing us together,
the Tennessee representatives, all OF whom accor-
ding to my recollection, boarded at Mrs. Claxton's
on Capitol Hill, gave dinner to which we were both
invited, and at which l remember MIR. Senator
White, then acting as Commissioner under the
Florida treaty. and others were present we there
met. EXCHANGED salutations, and dined together.
retired from the table eary and was followed to the
door by General Jackson and Mr.. Eaton, who insist
cd on nv takinpa seat in their carriage. ! rode
with them and was set down at my own lodgings.
7 was afterwards invited by Gen. jackson to dine
with him. where | met with lE. Adams, Mr. Cal
hnun, Mr.. Southard and many other gent lemeh'
chiefly members of Congress. tie also dlned, III
company with fifteen Or eighteen members OF Con-
sress at my lodgings, and we frequently met III the
course Of the winter, always respectfully addressing
each other.
Just before left Kentucky the succeeding fall
{Nov. l82l.) TO proceed to Washington, report
reached Lexington that Gen. Jackson intended to
take that place his route 10 the city. Our rlend-
ly intercourse having been restored IN the manner
stated was very DESTROYS that he should arrive,
prior to nv departure from home, that might offer
msinterpret the motive of my departure, if pre-
ceded hls arrival. In this temper of mlnd | think
it quite possible that may have said that, i'll had
been aware of his intention 10 pass that way, would
have writer to him when intended to set out, and
urged him to reach Lexington before started on
my Journey. certainly never contemplated trav-
elling in company with him. having some time before
made all my arrangements for the journey with the
gentlemen who accompanied me, and having deter
Il
which was taken by General Jackson. 1t has been
affirmed that wrote to him expressing wish to ac-
company him to the City of Washington, and his 81
lence would seem to imply an acquesceace in the
correctness of the statement if it were not purtor-
ward on his suggestions. am quite sure that | did
not at that period write him letter OF any descrp-
ton but if did here express my entire assent TO
the publication of that any other letter addressed
to him by me. | do not believe did, because do
not think that there was time, after heard OF his
intention TO come by Lexington, for letter from me
10 reach Nashville, and IN answer TO be returned
before il was requisite TO commence the journey
a punctnal attendance on my part being necessary
as the PRESSING officer oithe House. If such let
ter had been Gas most undeslgnedly it might have
been,) written, any thing more strongly Illus
trate the spirit Of hostility against me than the un-
yarrantable differences, winch have been drawn from
that assumed fact? When left home in November
did not certainly know the electoral vote of soli-
fary state in the Union. Although did not doubt
the result of that Kentucky, the returns had not
come in and the first authentic information which |
received of the vote of any State that of Ohio,
which reached me on the kanawha during the jour
ney, more than two hundred miles from my resi-
dence. Whether would be one Of the three re-
turned to the House Of Representatives was not
cerained until more than three weeks after had
reached W Washington l. il not, then, most unreas-
enable to suppose if had written such letter as
has been imagined, proposing that should travel
together. that could have had any object connect
ed with the presidential election? reached Wash
ngton several days before him. Shortly after his
arrival, he called to see me. but was out. | re-
turned the VISIT considering it in both instances one
ofmere ceremony. met with him but rarely du-
ring the session, and always, when did see him, IN
company. | sought no opportunities to meet him
for having my mind unalterablv fixed in its resolu-
ton not TO vote for him, wished to inspire hin
with no hopes from me. The presidential election
never was topic, to which the most distant
ausion was made by me, in my conversation witt
linn, but once. and that happened at dinner giyel
by the Russian Minister, the late Baron of Tuyll
on the 24th December, 1924. Irecollect the day
because il was on the birth day, Of the late Empe
ror Alexander. About thirty gentlemen compose,
the party, and, among them, MIR. Adams. Mr.. Cal
l,oun, Gen. Jackson, and, ! think Mr. Macon. jus
before we passed from the drawing INTO the dnln
room, gronpe OF some eight or ten gentlemen Wer
standing together OF whom Gen. Jackson and wer
4 part, and internal improvements Il do not reco
iect how became the subject of conversation.
observed to him. in the of it, thatf he shoul
be elected President, hoped the cause would pro.
per, under his administration. He made some ger
oral remarks, which will not undertake to STATE
lest should do him injustice.
My principle induccment to the publication ofth
address being to exhibit the testimony which it en-
hod'tS, it forms no part of my purpose to CONNIE