Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-10

IOSc W. VtS Pt1St aiaV SPpOsSN N"SNf
among the views which be presented to
that body, be stated that all the Teso!u
stons ,chich they could pass during the
iphoie session Uo,lLj not ind ace me TO a
bGndoa tchat IcOncs'vsd my duty, and
that he knew I could not concur tcith
the majority ofhs Legislature on that
subject.
John j. Crittenden, Esq. (who is re
ferred 10 IN the circular to my consttu
en,s, but whose statement has never
before been exhibited to the public,J
testifies: that, some time in the fall of
1924, conversipg upon the subject Of
the then pending Presidential election,
and speaking 10 reference to you: ex
clusion from the contest, and to your
being called upon to decide and vote
between the other candidates who might
be returned to the House of Represent
atives, you declared that you could not,
or that il was impossible for you TO vote
for Gen. jackson IN any event. My
impression is, that this conversation
took place at Capt. Weisigsr's tavern,
in this town, [Eranktort, XVI not very
long before you went on TO Congress in
the fall preceding the last Presidential
election, and that the declaration made
by you as above stated, was elected by
some intimaton that fell from me, OF
my preference for Gen. Jackson over
all the other candidates except yourself"
So unalterably fixed was ny resoIu
ton prior to my departure from Ken
lucky, | haye no doubt that. in my
promiscuous and unreserved inter
course among my acquaintances in that
state, others not recollecied by me.
could bear testimony to the undeviat-
ing and settled determination of my
mind 1t will be now seen that after,
and Immediately on nv arrival at the
city of Washington, adhered to this
purpose, and persevered in it until it
was executed by the actual deposite of
my vote in the ballot box.
In day or two after | reached the
city, and on several other occasions, !
had long and unreserved conversations
with MIR Johnston, Senator from LOU
siana, to an account of which, as gwen
in bis letter in the Appendix, invite
particular attention. The first was on
Saturday or Sunday before the com
mencement of Congress, in 1924, and
after bad seen Dir. Crawford stat
ed to Mr. Johnston, that. notwthstand
ing all had heared, | had no idea Of
his actual condition, and that it was out
Of the question to think of making him
President. We conyersed fully on the
respective Pretensions of Mr. Adams
and General Jackson, and after draw
ing parallel between them. conclud-
ed by expressing preference for Mr..
Adams, which turned principally on
bis talents, and experience in civil af
fairs" After the return of the votes OF
Louisiana, and after the resolutions OF
the General Assembly Of Kentucky
were received, afr Johuston states my
adherence 10 that preference. He con
cludes by observing that no fact ever
came TO my kno Wedge that could in the
slightest degree justify the charge
which has been exhibited On the CON
trary, | know that your opinion did not
undergo any change from the time
first saw you on your return to Wash
ington," that is, prior to the meeting OF
Congress. During the present summer,
two gentlemen in the state of Mssissip.
pi voluntarily told Mr. Johnston that
they heard ma express a decided pre-
ference of Mr.. Adams, at Lexington.
before I left home for Washin gton.
Although not Immediately connected
with the main object OF this address,
think It proper to refer to part of Mr.
Johnston's litter, as us'aining two So
veral statements made by me on former
occasions stated in my address to
my constituents, that, if tad received
the vote Of Louisiana, and been one of
the three candidates returned, had re
solved, at time when there was every
probability of my receiving It, that
would not allow my name, in conse-
quence of the small number Of vote $
by which it would be carried into the
House, if were returned, to consti.
fute an obstacle 10 an election. Mr..
Johnston says you replied that on
would not permit the country to be dis
turbed a day on your account; that you
would not allow your name to interfere
with the prompt decision OF the ques.