Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-24


You informed me you had seen Mr.. Craw.
ford, that you mad been shocked with his ap.
pearance, that Notwithstanding all you had
heard, you had no idea of hls actual condition.
And, alter expressing the sympathy which his
mlsfortunes excited, you said be wss incapable
OF performing the duties Of The executive, and
Il was out of the question to think OF making
him Presiden'.
remarked to You, that in all probability,
the contest would be finally reduced 10 Mr..
Adams and General Jackson, and the CONVEX.
sat'on turned upon their comparative merit and
Qualifications, and long discussion easued;
yea drew parallel between them, in man.
ner thought very just and respectful TO both
you concluded bv expressing preference toy
hr. Adams, which turned principally on his
talents md experience in civil afTs,rs. alld
ed e yur critical position between the two
parties, and the great personal respnns billy
under winch you would act. Yoa said Il was
true, but IT could not be avoided, twas a duty
imFossd by your sltustion, that you would
meet il as any other public duty.
i,niimated to you. hat IN the present stsge,
hwpdld be improper TO mike known YOUR
sentiments, that there were stronx motives tor
your no. taking an active par, m the contest
l suggested the relation in which YOU stood to
the House, 10 the Lsr'ies add 20 The country,
and So d that great Influence would be attr,bu
ted toyour opinion, that all parties would lock
81 sour curse with interest, and tina, YOU
would act under great Responsibility.
thought there was no necessity for increasing
the difficulty OF your situation, by lsk,ny part
IN the election, AMI that il would be better TO
let IT take lis course left you under ,he
impfessi IN that You cancurred in these views
saw you again on he return of the vns es
from Louisiana, by which II was ascerlsitled
that you were excluded from the House.
then took the liberty of repeating to ven all
that bad before said in regard to the conrss
you ought 10 pursue urged the consldera
ion OF sour being The prtsdsng officer Of the
House, where new Questions might arise dur.
'ng the election, and such other u ACTIONS -
occurred TO me. You said yod were aware of
me danger as well as the de!icacy of yourpo.
sitian and that you would leave your frie IL
perfectly at liberty to exercise their own
| Judgments. will add that M instance came
within my knowledge in which ,cu devIated
from this Course MY opini8n VAS and stlil
IS, that you behaved with the greatest pro.
priely, m the situation IN whish YOU were
| placed
couversed with you in walk 10 the CAM
| to' on the INSTRUCTIONS Of the L.gis azure e
| X nincky You sill expressed ,o,,r ds,erm;.
! natfonto vote for Mr.. Adams You said the
! legislature had no right TO direct YOU in lie
q schafgs o. yeuF duft, that y9u had =. reIved
| no in'trnct'ons 10 vote for General jackson
4 from your own dstrlct, hat the !, 4 r,,ctions
/ and letters you had received. uirec,,d you 20
| pay no attention 10 he Legislative ms, gnctiens
| but 70 act upon odr own Judgment snd d The
best tor the country. You said YOU were not
only tree to ch ose. but you were under
! great personal responsibility. That Won would
, acquit yourself N the discharge of tlls duty.
( by masking be best choice under ali c,rcum
stances. That you believed Mr.. adams was
( the ab'est and safest man, and you would act
under that conviction.
| called cn You on the morning of The publ.
cation OF your card You SAID hat would
+, now see that he deiicacy you had ohserv d
nau procured no respect or forbearance 10
wares you; YOU spoke With some indignation
| at The Means which had ben empio, ed. rs
well as the motives 1T those by whom YOU
! were assaiied You spoke of anon, nous lei.
! ters tuH OF abuse and menace, letters written
at washington. to be published at 4 arsnl
| places, and ~ the letter which had bern no
| uced IN our Card, &c. observed. Won mus,
expect all this. You must have foreseer ,has
| at some time the storm would hurs, nm xo,,r
heaq--fou mus prepsrf to meet il firmly. and
pear y patiently pubic man must RELY IN
on the ws'ght OF hrs character, aud the iis,,ce
OF has Country, and added that stiI believed
the course you he'd pursued in the election the
most correct You sad you should continue
as YOU had done to disregard newspaper aud
AMY nous abuse, hut this paper was publish
| ed on he snthofiy ola member oFahs House
OF Reprsse ''atIses, aud therefore deserved TO
| be met openly.
70 referring to the terms Of this letter, YOU
Observed ,ha, you d d not know that on would.
De offered place in any ADMINISTRATION. nor
! dld you know VIII would compose the cabinet
of either Candidate. Tina, YOU cou d no, be
the member OF sny cabinet that would require
you 70 sdsocate PRINCIPLES different from those
you had always maintained before tile public.
AMI for the support OF which Your public char
scser was pledged
On the tender Of he Office of Secretary OF
State, you consulted with me or the acceptance
or refusal of the Office Yoo stated an the
reasons, private and public, for and against the
acceptance. ard asked my opinion. I sand II
wss an occasion IN which YOU ou8h, to consuit
frsely your friends and act by their advice. -
| My own opinion is, you must accept; in the
situation IN which Jou have been paced by
circumstances you have no choice ard sug
ges'ed sumo reasons of public nature WIZ
You ought TO be member Of the Csbinet.
After your nomination was confirmed, YOU
informed me that you had requested General
HARRISON to move for Committee in The Senate.
i aoy thing occurred to make il necessary. -
replied thai | did not think any thiog had
occurred to require q Committee on your
part
The foregoing is the purport Of several con