Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-04-15

was defending his vote for Mr.. Adams. lie SAID
in that speech-' distinctly ascer,ained that if
Mr. Adams was made President, he would make
Mr.. Clay Secretary of State, and then we did not
hesitate to vote for him." How it was distinctly
ascerained" without some sort Of bargain, re
mains to be demonstrated. Without going through
all the convincing points in the Kentucky inves
tgaton, we refer to one only, as being capable of
throwing much light on the subject. We alludc
to Mr.. Clay's letter to Mr.. Blair. If this letter
does not contain evidence against Mr.. Clay, why
does he not break the seal of secrecy, and call
upon Mr.. Blair to publish it ? Until this be DONE
own testimony against himself. Indeed it is i'm
possible to construe it otherwise, for if the letter
did not condemn Adams and Clay, and prove the
bargain, how can Mr. Blairs conduct be recon.
ciled with honor. He might at least say that the
letter did not contain any evidence against Mr.
Clay This he does not do, but adheres to most
obstinate silence. and shields himself under the
plea, that the letter is confidential Thus fairly
throwing upon Mr.. Clay the opportunity TO call
for the publication of it, and if it shows nothing
against him, It is an opportunity hat MIR. Clay
would long since have awaited himself of--and
have added to the publication of the letter. a co
lumn Or two Of comments, under the imposing
head OF " triumphant refutaon y THIS is not
only ground for Suspicion. but we call it proof
against Mr.. Clay, and say that il ,c,ifes the bar
gam. Let the letter apEea and speak for itself
That there was bargain between Mr.. Adams
and Mr.. Nco.ter. is rot denied b, any of the ma
nv persons, Nhu have been called upon by name
to deny it if they can This then is conclusive,
as regards Mr. Nlan,' disposition to make bar
gains, and furnishes a natural inference. that if
he would bargain with Webster for the fedora,
votes. he would be much more likely to bargain
with Mr. Clay for the Western votes, since upon
these alone did success depend for the federal
votes without the Western, would he utterly use.
less. That MIR. Adams is contractor for office
is not denied, that he contracted with Mr.. Clay
as well as with Webster is irresistible.
This is not tythe of the proof that can be pro
duced, but as we deem it sufficient, to show the
existence OF bargain, and OF course corruption,
we ask, the people Of this country prepared to
consecrate it by their votesa Is there not enough
in the circumstances before the public, to indu e
them to dismiss men whose ambition for office
has led them to practices that marks the whole
course with suspicion. If at this age of the repub-
lie. when many of its fathers are yet upon the
stage of action, we have already become 80 cor
rupt, that the chief rulers bargain for office and
are sustained by the people does it not argue
speedy dissolution of the federal compact and DIES.
lruction to our liberties? The ancient republics
were not destroyed until the ambitious leaders
corrupted the people and made their liberties an
easy prey to military desposm. From these let
us be warned.