Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-05

seat of Secretary of State in case he Jackson
! should be elected President.
Neither am acquainted with friend of nfr C's
that would consent 70 be an agent in such degrad-
ing transaction.
Nor can admit that the friends of Mr. Ctax.
had so contemplate opinion of each other or ~
Mr.. Clay, as TO suppose that the appointment or
non appointment OF any man to any office would
influence them in the discharge OF an importaI,
public duty.
Mr.. Clay, and his friends preferred Mr. Adams
to Gen Jackson, merely because they believed he
IN more eminent degree possessed the qualiffca-
tons necessary to the able performances of the high
duties assigned by the Constitution and Laws'to
the President of the u. States.
servant, p HEECUTR
DIR. T. Watkins, Itasaiagtoa.
pYooster. lfay 9, 1927.
| DEAR StR;-Eour favor of the LIST instant las
been received. i had previously noticed the let
pectG6Ie Pirginiaa,' to which it refers In an.
swer to your inquiries, have to state that have
always supposed myself in The entire confidenceuf
all MIR. Gays supporters and friends, who were
nembersot Congress at the time of the Presi,lep-
tal election; and that have no hesitation in saw
ing that never heard the most distant insinua-
non from any OF them that they would vote for
General Jackson, if there was any prospect .os
choosing either OF the other candidates That any
OF the friends of Mr.. Clay in Congress ever made
any proposition of conditions on which their votes
would depend TO the friends OF General Jackson or
| any other person, do not believe. Had Gener-
al Jackson been chosen, they would have felt ~,
concern as to who he might have appointed mem
beers OF his cabinet; and as to Mr.. Claws ac-
cepiing III appointment under him, they woulI
TO man most certainly have posed it. | iut-r..
| OF this from the opinion which 1 know they enter
tanned OF Gen. Jackson's want of capacity and tic
tact that not until some time after the choice.
OF Mr.. Adams that they agreed to advise Mr.. Clsy
! to accept OF the office he holds His ;.c-
ceptance has always been regarded by them as :.
favor done to his country, and not one conferred
upon him.
If the disposition of General Jackeon could have
been judged OF by the Importantly of some of bf4
Congressional friends, should have supposed
that a proposition of the kind mentioned roulI
have been instantly closed with; but no such pro-
positions were ever made by the friends of Mr..
Clay, and none suchwould have been accented ny
them.
In short, feel confident that the whole is ay;Ie
+. and infamous fasehood such as honorable me-,
would not resort TO, more especially after having
upon full consultation and deliberate consideration
declined an investigation Of the whole matter be-
fore a Committee of the House Of Representa-
u tives.
/ l am, Sir, very respectfully,
! Your obdt ser'vt
Hon. 10bias tnttins.
Steutbenuille 9Th nag, 1927.
DEAR SIR;-Sours of the LIST current statin-
NAT General Jackson is reported to have said AZ
ms table, . IN the presence of all bis company =
} that MIR. Clay's friends made proposition to Iii,
friends, that if they would promise for HIM not Z,
put Mr.. Adams into the seat of Secretary of State
, Clay and his friends would, in one hour. max,
nm, Jackson the President, &c. sc. and askiii,
me to inform you whether | know, or behevS
that such a proposition ever made? Or wbe-
taer conditions OF any sort were proposed by the
friends o. Mr.. Clay to any person, compliance
with which their vote was made to iepend?
/ In reply, only say sincerely and ,,ne
qniVocallys that do not know, or believe
that any proposition OF the kind mentioned as from
zen. jackson, was ever made TO the friends OF
General jackson by the friends of Mr.. CLAY or any
OF them; and that am wholly Ignorant Of an1-
conditions OF any SOFT being proposed 10 any one Nv
the friends Of Mr. Clay, on a compliance Win
which their vote made TO depend.
Allow me 10 observe, in addition, that the vot.
oil the ONO Delegation was determined upon ~,
consultation among its members, so FAR as / knor-
OF DeheVe, without any stipulation or agreement
with the Delegation OF any other STATE or in,ii,il
nal, as to what that vote should be- To INV know
ledge, no influence whatever, other than the ron
vienons OF each member, after candid and serio,,
examination INTO the fitness and qualifications q,
the three candidates before the Uonea for tI,, -
tee Of Chief Magistrate and an ardent desire mr.
pcrly 10 discharge the important duty devolved m
on them by the Constitutions according TO It's enjrt
operated TO control the vote Of any one of III
Clays friends, or himself
In great haste, sincerely yours
r. rYatkins, Esq 800
GalAPols, (Obio) .E,y q. 1872.
u DEAR Simon returning home. TO-DAY, &C.
short journey, had the pleasure of reco;,,;,..-
your letter of the 1st Instant addressed ~ NJ
concerning the publication Of a letter. HAT G,.i
appeared in the Fayetteville Observer sail 70
nave been written by g highly respectable Viz
sinan, containing statement in substance tc
this efect--tat General Jackson in answer r. !,
question put TO him by the writer, in presence q
ms General Jackson's company, said that Mr.
Gay sriends made proposition to his friends mar
\ IL they would promise for him, Jackson NOT n,
make MIR Adams his Secretary Of State that Cla,-
and bis friends would make him President at tl,e
then approaching election by Congress Yo,, re-
quest me 20 favor you with statement cor!cerufn
my knowledge OF this matter. Having been o1l. ~,
the trienlsot Mr.. Clay who voted for Mr.. Ag-roe
| chefrillly avail myself of this opportiinitv t
| say, t1ltI have no knowledge whatever of ~.
laboyemeniioncd proposition or any other proro-
sition having been made to General .Iacks,r
/ OF any OF his hiends, by Mr.. Clay or any Of h..
friends as "A Condition upon which his or lag..
/ vote was To be gwen 90 General Jackson for a..
Presidency. '"
Hmay not, perhaps, be amis5 70 adj in relaio,
to myself that though hold the public services
OF Gencrai jackson in thehghes estimation IL was
wen khoWh 70 my constituents or many montbspr
Tlous TO the late presidential election that af er mr.
! Cidy' MT. Adams was my next choice among fhe
distinguished individuals VINO were then before
lhe people Of the United States as candidates a.
= that exalted station
am, very Respectfully. vOtr- &c