Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-09

first instance between MT thaa a va
CLAY. He denied that there was any IN the
first instance. He commended tiat VT. Eiay
was looking out and electioneer'ng Tor himself
mil, br found he could not get the vote Of
I ouisiana. and therefore could not be return
cd to the House. MIR. Clay, he said, had made
his charlottesville death OF MI. crawford,
Mo was in state ~ hieh made the Chances
100 to against his living through the sum-
mer. Bst Louisiana refused to give Mr., Clay
her vote, and Mr.. Crawford, with unparal!el-
ed obs,inacy, refused to die. Mr.. Adams was
then taken up as a prs oNer. He had
,;rb, TO say this. He had an inter-
view with gentleman about that time, not OH
that subject indeed, out on someth:cg relating
IN the House That individual had then COLI
descended TO electioneer, for he said-"lf you
of the Sou'h will give us any other man OF Inc
West for President in the room OF Z. Adj
ans, will not support him" who could
dare 20 deny this? In other words this was
saying-if you will give any other-'hat Is
egomsl-I myseIf-but when the South would
no, GO with him, they lost all their weight and
influence"
We do not profess clearly to understand
Mr.. Randolph's meaning from this report.
Taking place as this conversation with Nlr.
Claw appears 10 have done, after i, Was ascer,
tanned thai Mr.. Clay was not returned to the
n. Of r. il would appear, that Mr. Randolph
means TO accuse Mr.. Clay of aspiring to the
Presidency, and intriguing with him TO that
end, after he was no longer rigibIr BY the cor i.
s,ituuon. This suppositinn is confirmed by
the correspondent, referred 10 above, who says
speaking Of Mr.. Randolph.
Gle rrarpeared in The House to-'ay, and
what do YOU think he did? Why, rumped up
story, that Clay "a man with W ON he has
been al daggers' points, ever since Claws ele-
va,ion to the Speakers Chair) Intrigued with
him, Jno. Randolph, o get Clay voted tor lh'
stead Of Adams, although Claw was not one
of those returned to the House. The Story
nroduced as,onIshmen, as well il might; but
there was not man IN the House who gave II
the least credence, for the thing IS Impossible
in itself Clay could not have been voted for,
if all the House had wished il, because The
constitution forbad il, and Randolph was tn"
last man in the House he would have address
sed on such subject, as he kew wei Kan
doph's feelings iowa ds him, and had frequent
bitter quar-els with him in the HOUSE, since his
election Of Speaker in 1870"
We give this quotation with reluctance from
the asperi,y Of the language, and for the only
purpose of satisfying the reader, from he evil
doIph accused Clay of eier,ioncerirg with him
for the vote OF Virginia afl,r it was ascertain
ed that Clay ,0as not returned TO The House.
We consider this the most extraordinary
charge yet made against Mr.. Clay, and while
we do not question that Mr.. Randolph is per-
fecily honest 10 his understanding OF Gays
me aning, we do not believe, and we think few
or none can believe, that Clay was the fool that
this charge makes him-tha, if viciously ann
bilious enough to desire the Presidency alter
his exclusion under the constitution, he was
silly enough TO attempt IL, and that Tor this
purpose, he should drsigned!y approach John
Randolph. Of all Other men under The sun.
This is rather too tough to swallow. Never
,helcss, we repeat the conviction that Mr..
Randolph feh perfectly justified in so constru-
ing Mr. Clays conversation. Mr.. Randolph is
naturally suspicious, and was at thar time,
morbidly SO. Hence perhaps, the mistake.