Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-01
.lrR. CL-irS ADDRESS.


CLAY, pamphlet, "printcd by Peter Force" at
Washington, with the following tide ".7a al
dress IF Henry Clay TO the Public, containing
certain TESTIMONIALS ia refitati0! of the charges
hgdlnSt MN mate Gy General fndFelc Jackson,
touching the last Presidential EieCtio1l.'' 1t
consists of 81 pages-30 Of which are from the pen
OF Mr.. Clay; the other 81 are thrown into an APP
pendix, embracing Documentary Evidcuce.-AIr.
{. in preliminary Memo. states it to have been
his intention 10 have publ he'd this testimony AT
an earlier period but that '.l.navoiable DELAY in
the collection oi il, has retarded the execution of
that intention"
" c deem it an act OF justice to Mr.. c. TO submit
the contents OF this pamphlet before readers;
and III the mean time must content ourselves wiki
very rapid synopsis.-Mr. G. states, that having
himself repeatedly and positively denied it, truth
thc charge against hin( ne Thought il proper TO
resort 10 the testimony OF those gentlemen from
the West who had vo'cd with me for MIR. Adams
Accordingly friend OF mine, DIR. Watkins, ut my
instance, addressed circular 90 those gentlemen
during the last spriH;r, ilciing their attention to
the FdyetteriHe letter, and inIHiring If there
iceTc am truth an its GrermeIitS. And hc las
obtained from all OF them but two, answers which
are now presented to the publc.'--It i 20 be re-
marked that Mr.. Watkins circular, stating spcc-
cally the points 10 which they were requested TO
respond, Is not given in the pamphct.-Mr c.
proceeds To give extracts from the Answers Qhe
whole Of which arc published IN erteItS0 ia the
AppendiX0 viz: from Gen McArthur Gen.
Vance, Gen. Beechcr, Mr.. Sloane, MIR. Wright,
Mr.. Ninton, Mr.. Mclean, Mr. Whttlescy Mr
Barley and Mr.. Patterson, OF Ohio-froIa Mr..
Trimblc, j. Johnson, General Mctcalfa Mr.
/ Letcher, Bnckner and Thompson of Kentucky
from Mr. Scott of .niSSOUri--and Messrs. Cur
!dey and Brent OF Louisiana. All of these DENY
any knowledge or belief Of any propositions made
by MIR. Clay or his friends TO General Jackson OF
his friends many of them, OF any proDO.tions
from MIR. Clay or friends TO Mr.. Adams or ftiends;
some of them deny any proposition from Mr.. n or
hisifiends, to MIR. c. his friends, and indeed OF
any terms whatever bring made as the conditions
Of their vote.
nents on evidence (retaiIcd in the Appendis) 80
show, that lac had made up his mind 20 vote AGAINST
General Jackson or for MIR. Adams-Ih his feStiTno-
ny is exhibited 70 show that on various occasions *
times, beginning in Kentucky as early as about
the l>t Oct. 1871, and continued in the city OF
Washington, down TO the period when hi s. deter
mination 10 vote for DIR. A.. was generally known
in Washington, he " uniformly expressed iIis.
conviction of Gen. Us want OF qualifications and
(hs) hxcd resolution not To vote tor him, if (he(
were called upon ~ give vote. The witnesses
for the first period are Or. Drake Mr. ID. Tnmhle
W. X. Trimlile, Col Davidson, & j. !. Critcnden
The Witnesses after his arrival at the city. arc
Mr. Johnston, Senator from Louisiana, Mr.. Roulig-
ney the other Senator, the present Secretary Of
War, and Gen. Isf5ycttc.
He next proceeds to show how long anil Row
often Gen. J. had made charges against him. pro
yiou5 70 his conversation with Mr.. Beverly this
part Of the pamphlet being intended 10 rebuff that
part OF Gen is. letter, which SAYS the origin
the beginning OF ibis matter was at my own house,
and firesiIe."
And finally he gives history of the relations in
which he has stood 10 Gen. J. II different times
with the view Of showing thailt has done nothing
calculated 20 induce Gen. J. 10 believe r.at ne
(Nr. c. mean TO support him Tor the Preeil, ncy
Our readers. however, shall nave full oppprtu-
nifty OF Judging OF a thcse developments for the,,.
sell IN ln trf- hnN 81.
had been less appearance Of spocill tlt a ling i'm
parts of THE Investigation; and that thc CircuIar of
DR.. Watkins had at once covcfei the whole ,,ro,,ul
ncrrogaing each Of the twcnty-one Western Re
pre'cn'aivcs thus; 10 you know or believe Of any
propositions made by or IN Mr. CLAY or any Of his
trends 0f 70 Zen Jackson by OF 10 sir Adams or
any Of their friends. This broid cnquiry worIl
have covered The whole ground at once Of ann o.
pcrt5fres at al made hv Mr. Clay cr 10 Mr. Claw
by either Of the candidates. fut Mr.. Watsin's
pamphlet far az we can gather the contents
from the answers of his Correspond rnts, docs nat
6 ts Qi0.c Ilc ought % haze tlhcE 81, No oa.y