Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-10

tons Of those gentlemen from whom.
under the provisions Of the ConssI.u
ton, President was to be selected by
the House.
So Ear as 1 was acquainted with the
sentiments OF Mr.. Ciay's friends, 1 do
not believe that they could have been
prevailed upon to have supported the
elect on of Gen Jackson upon any
condition whatever, much less that OF
excluding Mr. Adams from the ap
pointment of Secretary of State.
The language held BY some of the
friends of the General, before the
lection, scdS, that the friends of Mr.
Clay darSt not vote for any man other
than Gen. Jackson. This was so often
repeated, IN menacing manner, tina,
1t seemed that they already considered
us chained 10 the car of the General;
and if viewed 10 that degrading high.
what inducement could we have had TO
ask. or TO offer conditions of suy kind:
But II is also true that others of the
Generals friends used, what they no
doubt conceived, more persuasive Ian.
guage. Indeed they appeared to be
willing TO make any promises which
they thought would induce the friend.
OF Mr.. Clay TO vote for Gen jackson.
do not believe, however, that Gen
Jackson ever made the statement at.
tribu.ed TO him, as such slang" doc.
not comport with the character OF a
soldier, or Of high minded honorab,
man. Nor do | believe, ns l befort
stated, tina, any such proposition was
ever made by the friend- OF Mr.. Clay
to those of Gen. Jackson. or that pro
positions of any kind were ever made
by them, to any person, as a condition,
upon the compliance Nth which, then
vote was made to depend But, ifshe
fac, should be Otherwise, lei the proof
appear, and the names of the persons
be published, SO that the world ma,
know and Judge how far they oughi
OF right, TO he considered the friends
of Mr.. Clay, or were authorized TO
make such a proposition
! have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your obedient servant
DUNCAN M'ARTHUR
Doctor r. Watkins.
Ur6ana July II, 1897.
SIR: On my return from . visit 10
West Point, | found your favor OF IN,
9TH OF May, and with grea, cheerful
ness answer the question therein pro
pounded
| You ask me, as one of the friends OF
VS. Clay, that voted for Mr. Adams,
II | knew of any proposition being
made TO Gen Jackson or his friends,
by ME Clay, or his friends, that ii he
Jackson, would moi appoint N-r. A
dams Secretary of State, that we, the
friends Of Mr. Clay, would ,uppor
him for the Pr. sldency. | bay. without
hesitation, that never heard oil those
or any other terms being Thought oil,
as an equivalent for the vote we were
about 10 give. nor do believe that the
friends OF Mr. Clay, or sr Clay him
self, ever though. of making or sug
costing any terms 10 any one of the
parties a. the grounds of our accep
lance or rejection of either Of the three
candidates return ID to the House ofRe
personalities. As one of the original
friends of MIR. Clay. i was in the hs
hit CT free and uDreserved converse
lions, both with him and his o.he
friends, relative TO that election, and
am boldto say that | never heard a
whisper OF any thing like condition
on which our vote was to be given.
mentioned either by Mr. Clay himself,
or any of his friends, at any time, OF
under any circumstances. That tht
friends of Mr.. Clay, while the eiectIor
was pending before the House, wcr,
treated with great kindness and cour
tssy, by the friends of the other can
didates, is certainly true, and that we
were st'chgly imporinned 10 support
their respective iavorites, is equally
true; but ! can say with truth, aud
say II with great pleasure. that neve,
heard proposition from the friend or
friends of either of the candidates. or
from any other person, directed either
TO the ambition or avarice OF those hav
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