Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-21
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SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 81 1aga
MIR. CLAY.

u We invite oil disintereste5 mon 70 ,.ro 49,,
supplement TO Mr.. Clay's defence Two facts s-o ~.
taohShed by it, conclusively. /. That Gen. JacI,son
notwithstanding his declarations that lie sposa IF ,,
charge OF bargain, where else but at his own iresid
d'a III tac from the time he left Washington for Ten
nessee reproach the election of Mr. Adams in all n
ces and companies as having been consnmmated bu
bargain and corruption. No man. however b;o,,ed
aud case hardened, can resist the evidence upon THO
proposition II resuIts from its establishment t,,&
Gen. Jackson deuied what he knew 10 be trpe. name
~ bis having spoken of the bargain at other times sp3
places; and that 10 making tha, denial he mus, tar.
been influenced TO deviate from the fact ar the cn.
seriousness that lis conduct in inputin corrpo,io, s.,
his antagonists whatever maj be said of that Of otbe,s
was 10 the last degree, improper and indecate For
aim to say that Adams and Clay were co-runt-ts,
the people had been cheated out of their President (bs
own dear self was, TO say the least of it. exrener
vulgar and egotisiica!, and was not 70 have been
pected from the "Second Washnetoo.p our I've,
upon i--before General Washington would TINS havs
nsgned an opponent of his, and thus have beda,bea
himself with praise, he would have bitten off his to,;re
Inc second fact established is that Mr. CLAW had n,
numerous persons in parts of the Union he,,s
and alter the meeting OF Congress- ayowed in the mos,
unquaihed terms, his determination to vote arains,
jackson, under all possible circumstances Iftbis fact
IS supported By such weight oftestimony land some M
IT. the testimony Of enemies} to render it indspu,a
be- 1t results necessarily, that his vote for Mr. Adans
cannot even Pldusiby be imputed 10 bad motives II
1t Is true that he declared his utter opposition TO Jacy
son. 1t follows that ho was even oJEgea to vote f,r
MIR. Adams. Nj. Crawford's friends now ADM,
and the candid portion OF them then admerl that ,,
state OF his health rendered out of the nuest;o, -
make him President II he had O hundred times vow
(" DIS resolution Dot 10 vote for Jackson IN any posi-
o'e cojuhctnfe OF cFcnmstances-n he could not vote
ior hiF Crawford for strong that his own
friends confess their suiiccncy-ior whom soashe e,
'oe OUT "'r' adams? Tor bis discretion was limited 10
these three. Is it not tlen peryersion of all tf-
reasoning, 80 well disregard OF all liberal and III
''aoe ee'ng' TO insist that vote thus plainly re-
CURED o. necessity was governed by corruptiop2 u
mere III trutb, any man of understanding who reai
ocieVes this story OF bargain aud corruption O-sit
mere atecation Of belief, assumed for polca, eer-
and designed to deceive and misIead The less iDs,ruc
'ed and more credulous part Of the community SYe
desire to Judge no man, and no mans mot ,cs-bu wa
ca"Hot hcp Tie thought that kremer's charges are in
truth believed by of good understanding who
mas taken the trouble TO examine the evijence but
hat the aGcctaou OF believing put on By some and
acquieeced 10 by more, from willingness 10 iniu,s
MI Adams and MIR. Clay, aud from knowing that Of
all imaginable charges, this Of baving cheated the peo
pie By corrupt bargain between themselves was best
calculated for popular impression. That this charge
so VeNemently made, long and pertinaciously nss
ted upon, has inflicted incalcJable injury upon RTessrs
Adams and Clay, is not be denied II Gen. jackson
elected, to this he will owe bis success If he ia
elected he will owe that elevation to Geo Kremer and
not 10 any confidence Of the people in his virtue and
qualifications. But assuredly the time will come, il
not before The election at least after IT, when the repu
taton Of Messfs adams aud Clay will be viudicatea
by tie world, and the vile paudcrs Of tho SANDERS
against tbcm, DO consigned TO Tho ignomiry which bee
fel an Oates and Dedloe, when popular dolu5iou bad
yielded to facts, reason ard reflection.
We had rather DO Clay, hunted by the blood
hounds OF faction and prosecuted by the cruel SANDERS
OF political t0aves and toad eaters, than Jackson
elevated to his gddy height OF spurious popularity not
by hs owu merits bu; the oppression of just snd boz
1o-abe mems regulations.
u While we ask the attention Of ouI readers 10 I5e
whole correspondence published Mr. Clay's supple
nor we caonot refrain t-7ya c:mmen5ips n tbeirr