Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-03

give abroad l8corieCt aHu utSPataSinh -
pressions Yet, that line oil conduct from wh'0"
must not de,iate except IN imminent cases
now out Of the question, does not Imply lot
getfulness of facts nor refusal 10 sta'e 'hen
oe casiouaiIy. NV remembrance concurs with
YOUR own on this point, that in The latter enc
of December, either before or after my visit 10
Annapolis, you being out OF the presidential
eanditalure, and after having expressed my
aforementioned motives of forbearance,i, oy
way of a confidential exception allowed myse'
TO pu, simple unqualified question, respect>
ing your electioneering guess, and your n'enu-
ed vote. Your answer was that IN your opih,
ion. the actual state oe health Of Mr.. Crawford
had limited the contest to a choice between
MIR. Adams and Gen. Jackson, tina! Claim
founded on Military achievements dld not NEE,
your preference, and tina; you had cohc.uueu
10 vote for Mr.. Adams. Such has oseh'h ho'
the literal wording, at least the precise sehse
of 4 conversation which il would have oech
inconsistent, for me to carry farther and not to
keep secret, while recollection oil II, 70 as,
sis, YOUR me mory could Rot now deny, MOI
only to YOU as my friend, bu, 10 any man IN
| similar situation. .
Gen. LAFAYETTE was not able to state, win ao-
solute precision, the date OF The conversation
] between US; nor can undertake 10 spt Guy inc
dav. although re,ain perfect reeolleouoh OF
the conversation. IT was, he says, I'm me ia,ttr
end of Decenber,eithe before or after my WISH
| 10 Annapolis, you being on, OF the Presiden'a'
Candidature:,,' He left Washington on the
! 10th for Annapolis, and returned on the 2lst-
TSee National In,elligenoer. If the converse
! ZION took place before that excursion, II must
have been on or prior to the 10Th oil DecSm'
Der. Blu, he says That was out Of The ~fresi-
dental Candidature." Whether should be
returned TO the House or not, was hol ascef>
tanned until the vote Of Louisiana was kHown
Rumors had reached this city OF the issue oil
il. previous 10 the Goth Of the month; but the
6rs, certain intelligence of it was brought here
BY Mr.. Senator Boulgny on the Goth, accord
| ing TO his recollection. On Ten. Lafayelte's
re turn from Annapolis, the probability is that
! The subject of the Presidential election was
common topic of conversation, as information
had then Jus, reached the city from Louisiana.
| called TO see him immediately after his return,
and, &. as it had been very confidently expected
thai would receive the vote Of Louisiana, II Is
quite likely tina, il was on that aston that he
hcla the conversation with me. This would
! fix the day 10 have been prior 10 Chrstmas.-
But whatever was the actual day, there Can re
| no doubt that ii was before The memorable IN
teryicw between Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Bucaa-
nan.
| Here. then.
nv, commencing eally in . tober, 1924, ane ex-
tending 10 nearly the end Of the year, esta'iish
ing, beyond all controversy, my liked and un-
wayering decision not 10 vote for Gen. JACKSON
| This purpose is deliberately manifested al dill
fereut periods, in dffereh, places, and to distin
guished indi, iduaIs who would have been the
last in soleiy ihal-l shnpG .haXe dtherFPb6ls-d a
and, with truth, cannot be opposed by solila-
! nv indi, idual. There does not exist a human
being, and il the dead could be recalled, one
could not 5e summoned from the grave, who
could truly testify thatI lever expressed in
timated the remotest intention to vote for Gen
! Jackson, in any contingency whatever. AS 10
him, my mind was never for moment In doub,
or difficulty. And whatever personal predilcC-
! ton / might have entertained for Mr.. Craw-
! forl, of whose state Of health there were such
opposite representations in the public prints,
when saw him myself, there was no alterna
tive in mind but that wnich | embraced. !
have reason 10 believe tia; Gen. Jackson s. MS
friends cherished no expectation thal would
vote for him. Gen. Call, the then delegate
from Florida,wa his ardent and intimate friend,
and had been his Aid. They travelled ,ogeth-
er on their journey 10 Washington City IN tue
fall of 1924. In letter from Glen, Jackson TO
Mr.. Eaton, which is cont ained III the 66lh page
Of the 2sth vol. of Niles Register, he states that
Gen. Call was with him On that journey, aud he
refers TO him as cnrrobora'ing his own memory
relative TO a transaction al Washington (Penn>
svlvania) 1t is presumable that the election
with its prospect, and hopes must nave fire.
qurnily formed subec, 81 conversation on
the Journey. 1t can scarcely be doubted that
Gen Call was well acquainted with Grn Jack.
sons views and Expectations. AT tavern at !
Rockville, in Maryland, about fifteen miles from
this city, during TIA, same journey Gen. Call
and several other gentlemen engaged in conver>
sa,ion about the presidential sler ton. John
Braddock, Esq "a gentleman not known 10 the,
but who, understand, is merchant of great
responsibility was present; and he states that
"when the vote which Mr. Clay would proba-
bly, give was spoken OF, Gen.Call declared that
the friends of Gen. Jackson did not expect Mr.
Clay TO vote for him, and if he did SO, ii would
be an act Of duplici'y on his part" See APP
pendix {
w Gen. Jackson's address 10 the public Of
the 18th of July last; touching his previous