The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-01-17

I raj Vance, Gen. Beecher, mr.. Sloane, mr.
Wright, mr. Vinton, mr.. Mclean, (broth.
er Of the Post Master General mr.. Whit
tlesey, mr. Barley, and mr.. Patterson
From each OF these gentlemen il with be
seen that an explicit aud unqualified mega
tive is given to the sta ement Of the Fayett-
vile letter. Gen Macarthur decla them
TO be totally destitute of foundation" lie
alleges the fact TO have been that " the q.
bio delegation Tor at least large majority
ofthem) were the first of mr.. Clsy's friends
| VINO came to the determination Of voting
for mr.. Adams and that too ,citt9ut haping
ascertained mr.. Clay's vieys on the subject"
lie states that some of the friends OF Gen.
Jackson used the language of menace,
whilst others ofthem employed that of per-
suasion to prevail! on my friends to vote for
the General; and that they appeared to be
willing 10 make any promises which they
thought would induce the friends OF mr..
Clay to vote for General Jackson"
Ten. Vance states, 81 say without hesi
tation that never heard of those, or any
other terms being thought OF, as all equva.
lent for the vote we were about to give /:
nor do | believe that the friends Of mr.
Clay, or mr.. Clay himself, ever thought of
making or suggesting any terms to any one
OF the parties, as the grounds OF our accept
aDce OIL rejec ton ofelther Of the three Can
didates returned 10 the House Of RepTesen.
tailves.' lie continues: f" as one ofthe 0.
riginal friends ofmr. Clay, was in the hab-
II Of free and unreserved conversation
both with him and his other friends, rela-
tive to that election, and am bold to say
that never heard whisper Of any thing
like condition On which our vote was to
be given, mentioned either by mr.. Clay
himself, or any OF his friends, at any time
or under any circumstances"
Gen. Beecher testilies that he did not
"know that friend or the friends Of mr..
Clay ever made any proposition to the
friends ot Gen Jackson, respecting the
election Of mr. Adams as President in
any way, or Us respecting Gen. Jackson not
putting mr. Adams into the seat of Secre-
tary OF State in case he (Jackson) should
be elected President. Neither am ! ac-
quanted with friend OF mr.. Clay that
would consent to be an agent in such de-
grading transaction. Nor can admit that
the friends Of mr.. Clay bad so conte s,ptibie
an opinion of each other or of mr.. Clay, as
to suppose that the appointment or non-ap-
pontment OF any man to any office would
influence them in the discharge Of an i'm
porlant public duty"
Mr.. Sloane declares, "that have nj ways
supposed myself in the entire confidence oi
all mr.. Clay's supporters and friends, who
were members of Congress ut the time OF
the Presidential election and that have
no hesitation in saying that never heard
the most distant insnuatlon from any of
them that they would vote for Gen. Jackson,
II there was any prospect of choosing ei-
ther the other candidates That any of the
friends OF mr.. Clay in Congress ever made
| any proposition of conditions, on which
their votes would depend, to the friends Of
Gen. jackson or to any other person, do
not believe.
"And as TO mr.. Clay's accepting an ap.
pontment under him, they would 10 man
most certainly yIhave opposed it. Judge OF
this from the opinion which know they en-
! tertained OF Gen. Jackson's want of capaci
! ty, and the fact that it was not until some
time after the choice of mr. Adsns that
they sgrced to advise mr.. Clay to accept of
the Office he now holds" "In short feel
| confident that the whole is vile and inia-
nous ialsehood. such as honorable men
would net resort 10, more especially after
having upon full consultation and delibc.
rate consideration declined an investigation
Of the whole matter before a committee of
the House of Representatives"
Mr.. Wright statos, 81 can only say sim
cerely ani .unequivocally, that / do not
know or believe that any proposition ofthe
kind mentioned as from Gen. Jackson, was
ever made to the friends Of General Jack.
son by the friends Of mr.. Clay or any Of
them; and that am wholly ignorant oiany
conditions Of any sort being proposed to
any one by the friends of mr. Clay, on o.
compliance with which their vote was made
to depend"
Mr.. Vinion is equally explicit. Tie says,
" having been one Of the friends ofmr. CLAY
who voted for mr.. Adams, | cheerfuly a.
vail myself OF this opportunity to say thai
! have no knowledge whatever ofthe above
mentioned proposition or any other propo.
sltion having been made to General Jack
son or any Of his friends, by mr. Clay or
any other ofhls friends, as a condition upon
which his or their vote was TO be given to
Gen. Jackson for the Presidency" He
sub]oins that 1t 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 a.
mong the distinguished individuals, who
were then before the people of the United
States as candidates for that exalted sta
ton"
Mr.. Mclean declares, "that no such pro.
position was ever made within my know.
ledge, nor have any cause to believe that
conditions OF any sort were made, at any
time, BY the friends of mr. Clay TO any per.
son, on a compliance with which their vote
was made to depend"