Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-22

| cessary to hs success; and when the vo,es Of
tnree states depended upon three gentlemen Of
the fedora! party, Mr.. Adams gives pledge au-
He7nieGted oy has oirn hcna-,critlnS, chalking
out the liberal course which he would pursue to-
wards that party in the case of sis election Tbi-
written pledge was given TO Mr.. Web,tcr; and
Mr.. w. used it for the purpose of securing Mr.
AS election One OF the hig minded fedcrasts
Of the ri. o.. r. refused 10 see the pancr.-l
This the crisis OF the election; when
hr Clay was SO busy in securing the votes of the
western Representatives for Mr.. Adams-and
when these representatives so jealous Of each
other and so fearful of mourning the responsibility
OF voting for MIR. Adams, that it is said Messrs
COOK and Scott sat by each other, watching each
o,her patots, and waiting TO see how the vote Of
new York would go-[but when il was andibly
pronounced IRON the one side of the House e" n.
York votes for MIR. Adams" then these two Re-
personalities wrote their ballots and deposited them
IN the boxes. This was the period when Mr. A.
gave Mr.. Webster the pledge in question in order
to secure the federal vote to himself BY this dou-
Die arranSenent-by this Joint attempt 10 secure
the estern and the federal vote the partiZans of
MIR. a. sought to secure his electon--dnG he trds
electea'-Scarce!y, however. had he succeeded
when in his sentimental letter to the Committee OF
the 10Th February, he almost deprecated the re-
suit and stated how happy he should be TO refer the
decision once more 10 the peoplei
ms same pledge was subsequently shown to
MIR. Stockton, 10 Mr.. Hopkinson and others, to Sc
cure their support TO Mr.. AS administration Mr..
$. taken Indy il, rs he frankly confesscs-,nd
1t was only when he found himself disappointed in
obtaining the Office of District Judge that he be-
came satisfied OF the hol,owness of Mr. Ahams's
professionalism that he opposed his administration
There Is one other remark, which we feel our.
selves bound TO make With this letter of Mr. Stock
ton before US, what we 70 think of Mr. Adams
when referring TO this matter OF the pledge in Oc-
tobcr last, he authorized the Editor OF the N. Y
American 10 state that " this story, by srhomsOerer
nl,f r~a1 I.s-
and an az respects, 1uifrue, and ,oithout TIE
slightest fo,,n0Gtionp'--Wha can we think OF
. MIR. Adams, after this contradiction
{: The National Journal, has published a note,
which some one of lis thrtysx Editors asserts was
addressed o.thcm by Gen Jackson Its false
Gen. jackson never wrote il. II the note rrrport-
ed to GENE from him, il is base forgery General
jackson may be at times careless in his orhogra-
ply, but we feel confident that no such parasraph
as that contained in the Journal ever eInanated
from his PEN
The above contradiction is from the las. Nash
VILE Repnb!ican-Ihat Gen. Jae, son is AZ times
careless in his " photography is nov. TO be urged
rs one ol the great objections 20 his election The
| Coalition, which has transgressed the essential
principles OF the Constitution, and brought our pub
lie morals into suspicion, is to be continued in
power. because jackson carelessly spells solemn
without the a. or Siceep with an e. The yery
letter, which they have raked up, for the purpose
OF blasting his preensions, is evidently 10 fair
specimen OF his literary attainmen;s. 1t bears the
naFks OF the greatest haste upon its face. The
Is leit our, where no man can suspect him of ig
norance, as these innovation" The ought 10
be tausht'-was written in such hurry that he o.
mitted to write they And how came this letter
prb!shed?-f3r e6tct-o attempt TO niure bis cleo
tc& TWAS private letter written 10 years 90 to O.
W. amPoeli, which that gentlemen happened. at
the time. 10 leave in the War Office. But no soon
er did the Coalition determine to elec,;oneer A.
gainst him, by attacking his Literary aitsinrnente
ihan they began 10 institute search for his MSS
IN the War Office, and as soon Ms they found this
letter they determined TO have 1t brought ont
through call OF the House of Representatiyes.-
he wires were accordingly worked. and the pup.
pets put IN ino!ion.--A resolution was got up and
men an amendment tackled 10 it, calling for papers
which had no sort of connection with the subject
matter OF the Resoiution.-The amendment called
out this private letter, which was sent TO the II.
OF n with al" It's oFthographical errors deliberately
written ont for the purpose of exposing Gen. -
Four years ago the Secretary OF War would have
been incapable OF such weetched f.nesse