Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-10-15


Eshcd a psmyhiet in vndication of hnseif
from ,ertan charges that have been made
sinst him. THIS pa,nphlei contains proof
which capnot BIC doubled, thai he did not
lst.on to the President and Mr.. Clay. The ev-
d.nee which his nenies produced to provo
the ebsrGe, has been contradieted by various
pcrsous, present at the lime when they chafg-
I'd HIM with msking The Expressions, Spon
which they tonnded tier chaige. Tbs PAM
phiei. though published at a late PERIOD, will
produce seWo comsnotion IN the camp oi The
Military ChefiaiR" i. furnishes stronger
proof OF - aagement, bargain and ir-
Ligue." by ihc friends Of The Hero, It not by
the Hero himself, ihin has ever been ?. oduc-
ed agli:rsl ih- frenSs OF Mr.. Adams. This S
The ,4au, (says the KoDiuek.i",) "ho has sad
rabneiy, ,Lat Il b.. right hdni hpcs what
h,s lett would do, he would cut il Of Tins
is he ,nan .rhv would n,t lei the aairs OF us
mead know ms thoughts" THIS :, Tho MA"
=. who wonid sne thc Garth open, aId swa'Ij"
nim, Mr.. Clay ana all, rashur tnon g"e a'y
as,urrnee ei whaL he would 40, II e.oclsd kic-
dent" Yet after this, no could trave.
through Kunlvrky, aud promise The fnenos OF
Col H. NJ. Johnson, that II elected, he would
g,4k. h,rn Col. Johnson,) Secretary at war
Tns was done as bait 10 catch Gea. Met
calio. The friends of the Hero Their promise
to elect Gun. MetcaIie Senator Of the United
States, # he will vote Tor the Hero. Ehe
General Indignantly refuses; and fearing ihat
their ovcrtures viii be made public, they take
the bencf Of The " Jocky word" and charge
! 1t against their opponents. Truth IS po"or'ui,
aud sooner or later, justice wall come. We
have only room for the following extract hom
! the letter Of Gen. Metcslf, and the eAran"-
! tory paragraph Of Mr. Trmble
/ .Thc h,story"of the letter is as follows =
p, was Informed at Na-hington, dGring tho wii-
ter Of lS24-5, While the Presidential elec-
tioa was before the House, that seine sinister
overture, had been made 10 General Neica!to,
! Of Kentucky TO induce h,m 10 vote Tor Gen.
Jackson. A. foil explanation was no; gwen at
the time, nor is IL gvea fully in the ietIer.
| wro.e tn Con. Metcsiic on the subject. IN The
year 1876. IL reply is now bei"re me, da-
! led Fores, Retreat, Nicholas County, iKy)
6!h Oct. 1926. The following eXtfac, Is SUB
miticd to the pnb1ic--
! ExraAcr.
"I II was not long at or the meeting nt ! on
cress, aud think about the time. or iitte
aftcr, Tie u ,>ys reached us AZ the city, OF Ge
ncra! jachsoa's journey through this state
aud Of the dnners given him. &e tha' l. r.
Moore made 10 me, III substance, tAe following
cornTunicutson.
III. stated hat he had just received let.
, ter from Col. NJ A'es, inloralng hia>--ahd
think he said requesting him 10 inform me
that ~ the event Of jtckeon election to the
Presidency, might be elected to ,ho Senate
! aud that would IN that case receive the vote
ot nv friends | wus at "A loss to perceive
aow the election Of Jackson could bring ne
80 near the Senate, and asked hIm nov suci
an eveat conid happen, rs no vacancy conlt
occur for several wears in Kentucky His AN
swer Was" Ii Jackson IS elected, Col. Jehn
son w,ll receive the appointment of Secretary
|. Of War; hen asked han now 1t couli be 81
uidul-tooi? He replied, witha significant nod
hat IN passing ,hroagh Kentucky. the friend
OF thc General or the General himself i an
\ not certain which had given the lntImatio'
' to the friends Of coionel Johnson
"Thcse are the facts IN me case "a 1T
which ] made known 30 so,,,e of my Trend
immediately al or tho coa 'unicinon va
made to NE, ana to others witt bu' l,tle re
, serve, since that timo. And II cireuDs' lnce
= should i1creaf;er make il necessary, the fore
e going statements. and semfthing more oa tn
- same subject, shall 90 forth to Inc aorld--io
= ia the face of all the world, and ~ II IL, thl
n,ada it, an, Wiling 70 deposs 10 these truh
y and am no, willing 70 believe that Moore
y d.ptsved enough to deny them. II Ae doe
e however painful the issue, ,bs world mu
jndge between Us; and If the aeeieon
. against ne. will take m appeal, with th
y most perfect certainty Of success. 10 hat u
crring tribunal which is beyond the verge
this Gecting existence
II, [signed.l THOMAS METCALFE."
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