Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-10-22
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Or Pa, E's'ess's Letter ard far the las
t.D,e .cc hope-WC never make statement of fact
tor which We nave not sufficient warrant to satisf,
ourselves Ut Its truth. Ii may happen, however
that when fact stated by Ills is denied we are res
trained from producing the evidence of it, because
that evidence has been furnished to ls through the
medium or private letters. Such the case lest
summer i'll regard to sir. JEFrrRsoSs opinions OF
sicn. JACKSON, which perhaps hundred persons
knew, hd would III private relate, but not one woult
publish. Such the case, recently. III rerard IL
Mr. An HunEA's Letter We coi not rive our
authority, because had no right TO do So an,
We're oaHged 10 wait for proof Tie gentleman from
whom first received information of this Letter
has III frank ANA manly manner, published the. fac;
OF his having communicated To and, in copying
from the Cincinnati Guzette the article which fol-
lows trust shall have taken leave. of the sub
!Iect.
Prom THIS ctHciNNrrI GAZETTE, OCT. 8.
In compliance with the request OF hIr. Este the
slbjoned note froln him, with extract OF lette.
from Dir Coston, are published. lie requests me-
10 state how the conversation with Mr. Curncal 90:
INTO the newspapers. do not consider that Mr..
! Este, more than others who wer. present is to b.,
charged with the publication. The ii.ct that such a
letter had been written, became general; subject OF
conversation lii this city the week of the hutcI,
election 1t was represented having been public
" spoken OF III that State and in this civ For SIEVE
raj days took little notice OF it. At length found
that the supporters OF Gen. Iuckon BEGAN TO mt t,
whole vote ot New York into their calculations when
converting on the Presidential election. THIS led nlc
W upon Wuat the report
Mr. Este referred to- and learned from. him that
he had himself hccrd gentleman of reputation anC
high standing declare, in a public company that he
had seen the letter, and that the words al 81 ,secesl
| Ty were cnphatically UNDERSIGNED III il. | tool, oc
casion 10 ask dr. E-te, privately. who the sentlar
was. lie informed me ii Mr.. C.gneal. As
mad the UTMOST confidence III the vcracy OF iJr. Ger
neal and III has general intelligence and observation
felt fully justified i'll making the publication.
have now no doubt that Mr.. Van Burcn wrote let
ter IN substance the that described; but witt
such variation OF pilrna;Uiogy, close L ann
nation would exclude the engagement that ia ;l,so.
should get the whole State, and convoy that ilc
to casual reader. | have doubt that such LET
ter was written to Influence the Kentucky election
by stimulating one party and dscoura g,lg tho other
1t was certainly used for that purpose. Another pr
pose may have been TO feel the public pls., upon ih
subject OF change of the mode OF choosing Eieciot,
1t has certainly had the effect convince ali concern
ed, that such step would be fatal to It's ;.uthcrs.
sc. Hammond, Esq
| ';DEAR SIR: In the notes OF Mr.. Guilford and nv
self in reply TO yours of the 18th ult the sul,icc
of conversation with L. ID. Carneal ESQ. of Ken
lucky, stated that Edward Colston, Esq Was Dr.,
sent You will please to publish the following extruc
tof l.ttar received ON The 18th inst from Mr. Co.'s
ton. lake no comments ! should have taken II
further notice OF this matter, bat for the unjust insi
uuation III Air. Carncas of conveying ..,inst,,
died conversation TO the Cou,r.s OF u ncwsr;aI,er
Will thank you to state how this str,tIieL con
versston first found its way into the columns of
newspaper
''Mr. Colston is a resident Of Virginia hes been
I Represent alive III Congress, and is gentleman OF tn
| highest responsibility. ! have known hn since w
; were fellow students at Princeton. College
Very respectfully, yours, &c.
OctotcT 6. D. Z. ESTE"
| Il,1,tjfo,-t, Oct. Cd, 1929.
i "DEAE SIM arrived here last night from Ion.
tour in the lower part of this State and have thi
moment received your letter, which sense Of ustic
will not permit me To delay cring, although III
anxiety to meet my family must afford all apology 70
being brief 1t was the Thursday after the iIentuc
! ky election tint we dined with Mr. Carneal VIII
| had Just returned from the neighborhood of George
town. in kentucky who said he had seen letter
from Mr.. Van Buren,, stating that q votes in New
York would certainly be given to Gen. jackson, ant
probably 26 or 81, Il do not remember which bi
think it was the latter number) but that if nccessar
to the Generals election, the electoral law of th
State would be Changcd to give him the Who'll
sc. We all united in denoIncinq such step IS con
trary to the fundamental principles Of our Govern
l1r:nt, rln'er the circumstances attending the pas
sage of that law. and Mr. Carncs concurrcd with us
"in the course of conversation, he afterwards re
marked, that Mr. Van Buren, had not used those Pre-
else expressions, but had snd, that iit ncccsar
to Gen. 1ackfons election, he would get the vilol
vote Of the State, with those last words umicrscorcd
! which Idr. G. observed, every one who knew an
thing Of MIR. Van Burcn could easily understand Th
conversation precise. and SO frequently repeat
Cd before nc, that cannot be mistaken, think: n
Mr.. G. united cordially with us, i'll dsapprovin
the measure that have no idea he intended the con
versation to be confined to ourselves, particularly
there Were fifteen sixteen persons present at IL
lime. and heard linn afterwards mention the sam
thing IN the presence of others, in the insurance Of
lice have therefore, never hcsitatcdt 10 repeat tn
conversation; and having occasion to write to Nh
Gales about rwsrdnf my paper, mentioned to hin
part of the of the day the fact Of AR. Va
Buren, having written such letter one beyond Ri
I doubt, and which would confidently rely.
"Ni;h sincere respect | am YOURS, DC.
"EDWD COLSTON."
E,o,e h- .Aofona, L1'cUigtoccr.
MR.. CLAY, GEN. JACKSON, & COL. BURR
The following Letter itself sufficiently explains It
object:
! Copy IF letter from .Hy. Ci,ty 10 his f,j11d III
i I'LL o.