Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-11-26

lie did not! Hcdarcd moii 7; remained ior aler times
aha Tor The closing scenes # party srye and maiign-
Y I'm which this gentleman has been pro-c nincntly
dstngnishe hen To- out and for the first time
WIN TINS inpuation npcn my character and honor
ou' Is needless To press the argument ANY fur
tncr II nave conclusive proof Thick to show that
no such declaration could have been made nj the time
charged. " ~ ~
That proof will be found in the following letter OF
Co brent member Of Con grcss from Louisiana and
Jealous and devoted friend to tho n.ninlstrntiop
Nhch Nj. Sloanes letter frst reached me- tlrorrl
inc PreSs, was with my family in the county ,,'
T'"rihar'c' IL was on thr evening of the 9th of Oct
rechng Wei ASSURED that tho accusation was un,oun
ded and having distinct recollection tim, had - ,
conversation with Mr.. Brent, upon the mornpn 9Th
eieTtion las we were going to the Hull explicitci
declared TO him that did not wish TO be voted FIR ~
zee E'o"',a - coI'd or "oud support the admins
tr"nC"' addressed to I'm the NEXT day fthe 7th or
vel letter upon the tuhicct king him TO state bjs
rSco!cctols OF what occurred in that interview mud
Tue reasons which influenced him, in giving inc his
vote MY letter, did not reach him until fhc }. -
following letter. ''"' y '''' mai '''
Dear ;'eo'Se T,arp oitt IF Cilasi, oct Is, 1922
or ,, ar ,'s tins moment ardcd ,sc your lem
' "st ana rs an AT the minute OF ,,y Inc hen, In, ~
rNnaton IN Maryland u,,ost postpone nnsScs !, t ~
reach there win enIrav1f rfcsh ,,y nnno. II umi
s~c 4 as fully as The mail M mo-, IT,, ;iu 70 ''-
rosl Ce,, bcow Wednesday most (,ohI 10 tbn, n u n''''
we ~ "-''J'u LOOM ii'i circumstance J,u.c.
''u's, most respectfully, ". l.. BRENT
\ flw days after ia, .cccp, Of this ,,,,cr rc.o;
cd 'ii1 following; ''''''-
pc,. -s.... i'oa,oniy, .Vrr,,,oh, ocL ., In
80 ani-N;nci received yo,r letter (Which was onIv ,
The 2''h m) have rel, much u1n the r oy upon
i ~ ara have ~ n'Prfect recollection of H. sch - :,
-, wAi slc'"yoa remember mo TIN. uron the nn
81 u% Session o Congress III 1925 prcvous ,d the
"aN'toi Tie Hose ofRcpscscu,trs and tina, in yo t
.!'t "ilh me- YOU asked WING the friends of M A,nj
otnn mtonrdio 'o;c for So l.crs ycS;ct, br, I
t YOU ou' you W"nt uot be elected as YOUR COM,
o." ;" decided % TO Ensure tie coa IAncs of Mir 81,
'nS t'$ gol iirn sail ! haze Diet ,rn,uri =, IL ~
n,i % Dy - measures a"d If ayPyore oi,htmI ,"L
tI, u, II let snail oPgoS 10 tbs remark ofVouTs
r,mGciyou % your p,, ference u AIr Adams IN 1;, -
fon,c , u al NE Close 81 the session of Cli-5 md y'
ai5 n'l Ca" ord of!c three candidates returned ~ ,
on;on and ,I, , l I" me, thnt such your Il rn
' i ~. ' I YOU h'i awly approved of the vote of H.
iy an" las friends and Similarly situated, Won Will W.,
,G same, D INA, you hols, Mr. Clay ha Injured HIM.
| ,to % c N.Ce oil Secretary of STATE; that If y, on
gy vac Administration j, would for It's measures i
I J ma"'e'"res o,d uitci ,or,,l itr and ~ ga"
''Oi oppose H-Irpl;cd to voI in c,o @ s s,aio' b"-
ner' maj those oif notions would soon b. eIpjJ , mar
aVch'i a. y"h wee io Virginia, and her ,cn d,r,r @
49, ,b9 - YOU would hcioc long change your opnoli
LOU '"n 20 a 70" "et manner, peculiar 10 yo,r,eIr IA .
r ,,n,r 3 o, - '."os y n: trim 1raioH 4iouiJ cal
what YOUR .a gDtr sS ,na ,s H. len you by saying care not
! arc my choicc III preference either OF f, uirr, 60
w " s,ah yoc in you, which did tLr last ''
ivoahn TO tcn Jack. on's election, at tine tI o % ana
81 '.on, IN l" =, my impression is as have siael npd w.
una your course could 10 considered dcJcJ ,1 ;Ih'
n''F hhcr the Presidents Message which WAS tse au ,
,I,.,
'ri nm 1'alc!y after the reldng OF that Nicss,,c @
acroS ne ial to where was, renarl cd 60 me- ,
snch principles and doctrines, and from that time ADD ,
' rave always viewed YOU decided in vor on,
ti.oh-ah opposition which, believe, om tie n,jma. r.
mas ever existed between US, and the Tree and
M , S nav Always spoken 10 me- tom as p,,.
una correct motives those which actIate ,r,
our country Sir YOU do Justice when Won ,, III
% un however we may differ politically YOU feel assrrd
't Wii ch,rIuly render ac of istjre in ms, go
WOMB do omy greatest enemy 10 your conduct
g, ,, -; onc s'1'net have madc do pretend TO
Du
died The substance ~ '" 'hNe enoo-
Ecspce'fJiy, SIR, your obi sc4,'t
WILL l. Brent, of Louisiana
Is there any candid and impartial man. that car,
Ieuu hi5 letter and not be satisfied, that il was NOR
rally impossible could ever have made the drclnr
lon imputed to me by Mr.. Sloanc,
That, having openly avovcd TO Mr.. Brcn, ,b,, r
wished neither him. any friend of the adn,;n;.tr
ton TO vote for me, upon the ground that ,yo,I5
support 1t, could III the next moment have oo,c ~
Mr. Sloane and pledged myself TO sustain il T;GIt ~
wrong! ''' i'sh' or
1t disposed to intrigue for the chair. and t sncr;i;
my ihclp'S Tor Office, then the time and tlet
'c unrest opportunity to effect it. An avowal then
10 known and active friend Of the ndoinis, 81
personal friend, might indeed have had some og
c'' no advantage - taken of this Opportunity -.
'd'ordo' 10 my supposed designs but on the contra
yam UP,hloh' openly expressed. that | should be
Comp'Hcd 10 oppose the administration and did NO,
wsh to be voted fer. upon any othc. oronnd All
YET nter II became impossible, that my treason coud
pchSH M. go and make the declaration, SUPPOSED
Inc gross and stupid absurdity of such n tbr,-
must strike every unprcudiced mind wir, irrcsi1ib
force. ~ 'ii'Sis4io'c
IN corroboration OF that part Of Mr. rs letter IN
Which he speaks of my opinion of the netsann liz,
,cave to submit the following extract from, orc IN
cticrs TO- friend, written the 18th OF Dec. 1875.
and PubiIshcdin the Enquirer few days after
'''"e' Gf' ""r from Hca'ber efns Virginia Dekgot.
10 gentleman ~ dis Cjg. 80
,,.r...,. ~ - "WNsHr;~Tov Dec r.
d! me Ann fainn ranks How true her PRINCIPLES i 81
s" f'"rWes oHd not 'nc7y IL not nccegsar. Il, ., go
YOU how much the od republicans mortified and ,o
cd 1T the Residents Message and how deeply sto no
% nai VIZ Ad9nis should have found NECESSARY in the Iii
cnr OF THIS high duty, 60 maintain such ALARMING and 3
docut@ IL sweeps down the Powers of t,r STAT
Governments ana Asserts the right Of the General C;oycrnmr
u" DO Wi''cvcr may dcc1i epcdHf 10 ,rort- ,c ,e,
welfare morally, politically, niclccitmlv That L;Syy !,
Io"c" ann nose who administer the National C;ovcrnn,i
hhbf ~ ndnIcncc That is, refuse 10 Cvccj,e ihcc
ioi P incr arms proclaim that nay or
fr roneIfUUfS, mcauiry .fnr