Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-09

10y 80 ''N'eSt ~ ~ thlC VI unuCE u ~
cunstances."
Gen. Bsecher t~estiies that he diG not "know
that a friend or the friends Of Mr.. Clay ever
made any proposition Ito the friends Of Gen.
Jackson, respecting the election of Mr.. Adams
as President III any way or as respecting Gen.
Jackson not putting Mr.. Adams into the seat OF
Secretary of State in case he (Jackson) should
be elected President. Neither am ! acquainted
with a friend " Mr.. Clay iba, would consent to
be an agent in such a degrading transaction
Nor can | admit that the friends OF Mr.. CLAY,
had so contemptible an opinion Of each other or
OF Mr. Clay, as 10 suppose that the appoint
ment or non-arponiment Of any man tn any
office "ould influence them in the discharge Of
an important public duty"
MIR. Sloane declares, "that fbave always sup
p'sed myself m the entire confidence of all Mr..
Gays supporters and Fl lends, tho were mem
beers OF Congress at the time of the Presidential
election +; and Iiai | have no hest alton in say
NJ itat l never heard the mos, distant insinua-
non from any ofitem thar they would vote for
eeh. Jackson, hthers was any prospect of choos-
ing either ofihe other candidates. Tina, any of
the trends OF Mr.. Clay in Congress ever made
any proposition OF conditions, on which ,heir
vo'es would depend, to the friends Of Gen.
JACKSON or any other person., ! do not belieye.''
add asto Nj. Clay's accepting an appoint
mcnt under him. they woul! to a man most cir
''iniy have opposed' II. Judge OF this froIn he
o9h'on "ii'ch | know they entertained of Gan.
Jitbson's "ani OF capaciiy, and the fact that
1t was not until some Time after the choice of
Mr.. Adams ina, they agsecd To advise Mr.. Clay
TO accept Of The Office he now holds" s.in
short l fee, confident that the whole II a vile and
infamous falsehood, such as honorable men
would not resort to, more especially after having
upon fall consultation aud deliberate considcra-
iion decliued an investigation OF The whole mat
ter before a mi of the House OF Repre-
senra,i,es."
Mr.. Wright safes, " can only say sincerely
ana unequHvoeaIly, tina, / do not know or be-
iieve that any psopo -itIon of the kind meni on
ed as from Gen. Jackson, was ever made 10 The
friends of General Jackson By The friends of Mr..
Clay or any o the n; and that | am wholly Igno.
rant of any conditions Of any SORT being pro-
posed 10 any one by the friends of Mr.. Clay, on
a compliance with which their vote was made
to depend"
MIR. Vmton is equally explicit. He says.
shaving been one OF the friends of Mr.. Clay who
voted for Mr.. Adams, 1 ciecrfnIly avail myself
OF thus opportunity 10 say, tina. have no knowi-
ledge wiu;cver Of the above mentioned pro-
position or any other proposition having been
made to Conceal Jackson or any Of his friends,
by Mr.. Clay or any other OF his friends, as a
condition upon which his or their vote was 10
be given TO Gen. Jackson for the Presidency"
lie ~subjoins that at was well known TO my
constituents for many months previous to The
late Presidential election that, after Mr.. Clay,
Mr.. Adams was my next choice among the dis
tinguished individuals, who were then before
the people ofthe United States as candidates
for that exalted s%taticn."
Mr.. Mclean declares, "that no such pro- !
position was ever made within my knowledge,
nor have | any cause to believe that conditions
of any sort were made, at any time, by the
friends of Mr.. Clay to any person, on a COM
plianca with which.their vote was made to. de-
pend"
Mr.. Whittlesey AYERS that "I do not know |
or believe that any proposition was ever made
by any of Mr. Clay's friends to those of Gene
raj Jackson, on the morning Of The Presiden-
tial election, or at any other time, having any
bearing on the candidate to be selected from
the three returned to the House, nor do ! know
or believe that any conditions ofany sort where
proposed by the friends of Mr.. Clay to any
person, on a compliance with which tier vote
was made to depend;'' " bat | do believe that
the assertion made by Gen. dickson, as report
cd by a highly respectable VirginIau, and all
OF the charges of like character, imputing
either to Mr.. Adams or 10 Mr.. Clay or 10 their
friends, any improper, inconsistent, corrupt or
fraudulent conduct, on that interesting aud mo-
cuioti oCtdsloii, uFe DtSc SIa1UCTS, known
TO be such by those who put them in circula-
tion,''
Mr.. Btrtley expresses the belief in Justice to
Gen. Jackson, that he never made the deGlar.
alton alluded to by Mr.. Beverly, For the
G1neral was there when tho election took
place, and must Inevitably have known that
shci Il statement woa!d carry falseliood on the
very face Of it, lie adds was m The
House, ! believe every day of that session., at
which The President was eiectcd; and have no
hesitation IN saying that so FAR from making
any proposition, OF overture, were the friends
OF Nj. Clay, in favour Of the General, that had
the friends OF the Genoril made such a propo-
si;ion, we would have considered it an indrg-
my odeTed 10 our integrity and understand
iug."
Mr.. Patterson is brief Blu, pointed. He says:
81 frankly state to you thit II any sue, propo-
siiion rs YOU state was mide by the fiicnls of
Clay to those of Gen. Jiukson,I had no knowl-
edge of it, and | was one of The friends of Jlay.
| therefore believe the report to he without an
honest fonnd,tion."
In passing from the testimony Of the delcga-
t'on from Ohio to that of Kentucky, we shall
Ind It to he not less irresistible aud decisive in
negativing the declaration Of Gen. Jackson,
communicated TO the public through Mr.. Bev-
erly. The Kentucky delegation consisted Of
twelve members; eight of WHOM, Mr.. Trimble,
Mr.. +. Johnson, Gen. Mctcalf, Mr.. Letcher,
Nr. Bickncr. Mr. Thompson, Mr. White, ana
myself, voted for Mt Adams. From six Of them
statements have been received. That from
MIR White has not reached tins city; bat / am
Justified IN stating that he has repeatedly,
within his district after his return TO Kentucky,
borne unqualified testimony to the falsehood Of
all charges Of corruption in the election and
cspe cIallv 70 the proprietv of NV co-tuct. and