The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-10

II the FIRST branch of the ruq ~. my ~
swer 4 that ! have 90 knowledge OF such
proposition. nor do hpliryo amy such prop
"'Il1nn "a' eVer made. 10 the second
answer that neither know of, mr. do I b..
lew that any conditions Of Hny sri we're
mhde by The friends of Mr.. Clay In eny pea
son, on compliance WIN which Ihelr VOTE
=" wRs todrprn1"
Gen. hctcalte, with hi, characteristic firm
ness a.,rhnNhess. snys 81 hive 30 atair tint
neVar heard pf ~ lught Of ,nGh rrnpei
ion until the letlrr oia highly respectable
" Virginia uappearrd IN the p,th6r prints
tie proceeds, " A. one OF the friends 81 Mr.
LAY rntrf Tho most solemn iHhicst a
gansi the right II the General, through IN
orTtn the hlghiy respectable NlrslniHu. ar
" otherwise, 20 ny that would hape asaisi-
" ed IN mRliue tim PIE ident an thrrouditinn
Stated, 90 lhc contrary, IL could hive
" been mndc IL believe TINT Gen. Jtr T. lun
" would not haye offered To Mr.. Atoms the
" place he Ind flled with So purh ability
q" under Mr.. Monroe, TINT belief wonld have
" rondltnlrd III my mind n strong additional
81 objection To the Generals surorss.n " II
% II Is intended 10 impart the brllci that Mr.
Clay FREUD were DESTROYS OF obtaining
the appointment for him to the exclu Ion
80 oi Nj Adams or otherwise under General
" Jackson, ~ one of his friends, pronounce
u u hasr aud infamous assault upon the mn
tlVes aud honor, 81 tar n | am concerned
or believe, ol those who did not support him
" Tor the Presidency" " In reply 10 youraez
cond enquiry, have IN saY TINT II 'uudi-
" IONS OF any sort were ever made by the
" trends " MIR. Clay 10 my person, Oh a com
" rllhhce with which thclr vote was made 10
" depehd, know nothing OF II ?"
Jnage Leichcr, the only member OF Con.
gress who boarded ia the same house with
lne, during the session nj which the rresiden-
tial election was made, tnstlhes: know
" of no such proposition or intimatlon, nor
" have u knowledge OF any tact or circnm
" stance which would induce me 10 believe
Mr. Ghy's friends, or any one ol them, EVER
." made such proposition 10 the friends Of
" Gen IHuk,on.e
MIR. Thompson shy /" know ol no prop
o,Ition made by the friends OF hlr. clay -
" the friends of Gen. jackson To make him
" President II he would not select Alr. Al.
T. am 10 the sent of secretary nhdl do nol
believe n proposition OF any kind WAS mnde,
| " aud expect II the friend ofthe Gen. should
ever speak on the subject, he will he Sc
- conA II romef."
Mr. Bucknrr tesl,des ''Iu aeswer to yont
| " inqnirios on this subject. will re
" mark TINT | have no reason To he
!
Indeed,no proposition oiany description r.
! " lhlinp TO theelectiOn al President was ulhdt
! " % Lar rs know orbrlievr, by Mr. CRY
g trlends 10 tho = Of Gen. jackson, OF Of my
" other person
Mr. Scott the member from Missouri
states that neither Nh Adams nor his
% irlrndq ever made any promises or oyer.
" tnres 10 ne, nor did they hold out TO me
ny inducements Of my sort kind or chhrae
! " ter whatever, 10 procure me 10 vote Tor Mr.
" Admins Nor did Mr. ADAMS OF nny of hi.
" friends ever shy or insnnnt" who would be
" placed at the bend of the Department u
" state, or any other Department, IN the .
d" vcnl that Mr. Albums should he elected
" Nor do | believe any proposition, wer,
nude 10 Nr Clay or hi4 friends, bv Mr. Al
" ans or his friends. II there wire llknoW i
" not. never made. 10 Gen. Jackson or II
" anV OF his friends any proposition, IN reirr
" encr 10 the Presidential election, either II
4" regarded the appointment oi Mr.. Clay or "A
my other person 10 Office, or The exclusion "a
" Mr. Adams or nnv other person irom odee
" was neither spoken 10 by Mr. clay, or u
'ny of his friends, about making any propo
" sllion 10 Gen. Jackson ~ his friends, Of nnf
" KIND Whatever. nor did ovrfhrar it insirn
" eted or limited. that my proposition ~
" mn1c or intended to be mndr by Mr. Ga
& ar 10 any other candidate or lieir friend
" for orrcIaling To the Presidency. Ana Il.
" believe, Il any propo ilon been rndr h.
g. Nj clay ar bis friends from my lnIimhcl
" aud constant intercourse with fhem,l 5houl
" have known or hoard thereof
Nezsrs. Gafley aud Brent were the Nv,
members who CAV" tho vote OF Louisiana l.
Mr. Adams. Mr.. GurIrv declare. " tint
"havr 40 knowledge al any proposition In
" wing been mad 10y ihe rlcnls 81 Mr.. Gu,
30 or any ot iIrm, u the friends Of Gen. in r ~
" or To any other person, ~ relation 10 ! h.
% election of frrs,dent, pr the proposition u
" conditions Of any spri. On n Complinpc will
" winch their vote was made 10 depend.
believe the charge wholly destitute o
" truth"
Col Brent says, In nlinson To the lay
, eiire,ilc letter cannot express the in
" digBant feelings il excited is the tabri
! g calieu Of desperate man, who TO Obtain
Sc bfs object dtrrs 10 assert what he knows Il
% be- 5il-r, You ask mc 10 say, whether
" know or believe thai such pr position wn
' % over made, or whether conditions OF an
; " 'ort were proposed by the friends Of Mr.
q. " Clay to anY one, ON he compliance viii
" WHICH thcir vote Wa made to depend, n
" honorable man cRn believe for n momen
" iha such 4 proposition was ever made, o
" such condition stipulated. was alrirni
b " % MIR tlay'5 throughout the contest, W
" IN the confidence Of all his friends. and de
" Care 20 God hat never hrnrd ol such thin
" until II was asserted by the disappointed al
" berents OF Gen. Jackson. an mot only X
" norant Of any such arrangements, but do no
" belleSc they ever existed
1Hns there snow before the fnhlicthc uni
ted evidence of the delegation from every
Western State whose VOTE WAS conferred up
ouINr Adams, except filat Of Mr. Cook, III,
representative rom Illinois long ant
lingering illness, terminating in the death o
iual Gentleman, prevents the submission o
hi. But il Is we'll known That Mr. Adams wa
his choice, throughout the Presidential cnn
vac. Arhoagh there existed between him 4
my eli good viii and respectful intercourse
he never was polniealIN nor personnIIy N,