Delaware journal., 1828-01-04

in reference 10 an objection which Mr. Trimble un.
derstoul ne as entertaining against Mr. Adams.
growing oui Of the negotiation al Client, Mr. Trim
bic states that remarked that il had been s'sreaty
masnifed BY the friends OF his competitors for cleo.
,iuneerinn purposes, sh;s it ought to have no flu.
ence in the vote which lie might be called upon to
give that, if he was weak enough to allow his per.
sona feelings to influence his public conduct, there
would be no change IN his mind on that account
because he was then much worse terms with Gen
Jackson about the Seminole wa. than he could ever
be with Mr.. Adams about the treaty OF Ghent; that
il the selection Of chief Magistrate for the Un5a
he would endea,or to disregard all private c, n,
and look entirely to the interests of the Corltr,
safety Of It's institutions
II appears from the letter Of Mr.. Robert Trinbe
tome OF the associate Justices OF The Supremc Count
4 Of tile United States,j which aecpm9ai,ic, d.. If
4 Nj. II. lrmbie that the lattel had AtaM.G ale
former. as early February "r Mai,l 81. as
preference Of MIR. Adams % cititr oi tt tlIee,4l.
d.lates who were actually returned to Tie housc ii
4 Repre- senatiyes.
Col Davidson nhe Treasurer of the S ate of
Kentucky, 4 a man Of unbietnshed hnn0r and IN.
questionable yeracity) states thai during ,ls wcl
made to Frank iurt the fall y! S24. and Gc tinks
only few days prior 10 my departure on hpO.
lucky. to attend Congress Ut must therefore Rave
been early in November, as left home before. or
about the tenth OF that month"; he had a COT prai.
on with me about tile then pending Presidential e.
ectian, in the course OF which he remarked that
! would have some difficulty TO encounter in making
a selection amongst the candidates il should bcex
cluded from hr House. le which replied II
suppose not much in that event will endeaycr 10
do my duty faithfully lie add, that stated IN
the course Of the conversation :. cannot conceive
: Of any event that can possibly happen which could
induce me to support the election Of Gen. jackson
: to the Presidency. Fer il had 30 other abectiba
his want ol the necessary qualification would BE- SUI
!, ficent z these remarks made strong and la-tig
} impression on Col. Da,dsons mind and when Tie
I resolutions belue the leg stature. requesting
|. the delegation to vote for Gen. jackson, Got. ial.
It dson informed several Of his friends o ttc corye
/ saton with me, and that he convinced that
l. would not support Gen. Jackson. lie coumnlcat
Is ed the substance OF TN, conversation to GeOge tn.
ot bi1son, Esq Inc Speaker oi HE House Of ket,en.
q anyes uf Kentucky, who cnn,tlled with Inn. that
lt could not consistently under any Circumstances
Il vote for Gen Jackson. When the same reso.a'l-
oIs were before the senate tof which Cot. DagldsUn
d was then menbrl) he rose IL his piaee aud opto
n ed them ana among the views wEch he presented
10 that body, he stated thai aHHe ReS0i,oNs arlha
n they copld pass during ne Woie ScSStoa u0aid a@
in iaet"e me to nbu,do Whm coiceirei 10 be my do
: ". md Mof he knca eoatd moi coneuf rHA The MG
is jOrity Of the Legislature on Mat SUBJECT
ii John j. Criuenden, Esq. (who ; referred TO IN
nj the circular TO my Constituents, but whose s;ae
mept has never before been exhibited to the pubic,
testihes that. ..snne time in the fall Of 1897,
&c cnnversing upon the subject c the then pending
% Presidential Election, and speaking III reference 10
ii your exclusion from the contest, aud 10 Your beli,
l. called upon to decide and vote between the Other
: Candidates who ight be returned to the House c
ir Representatives, you declared that YOU could moi
v that il was impossible for you to vote for Gtnea
J. jackson in any event. My impression is that lhs
ot cont esation took place at Capt. eisiseis
le in this town Frankfort, KY. not very long before
Sc you went Congress the tall proceeding the las
o. Presidential election. and that the declaration made
ir by YOU as above stated was elected by nti
lie NATION that fell from oi my preference for Gen.
il Jackson all the other Candidates except yUu
self.''
5 So unaterably fixed was my resolution prior 10
At my departure from Kentucky, have doubt that
). in my plomlscuous and unresrrved intercourse am
le ong acquaintances III that State, Others NOT re-
to collected by me could bear testimony to the unde'I
r. atin9 and settled determination of my mind. II
to will be now that atier and Immediately on my
4 arrival at the City Of Mashlngto, adhered 10 this
purpose, and perseyercd III 1t until it was executed
it. by the actual deposlte OF my vote IN the ballot box
~ In day or t~o after reached the CITY, and on
e. several other occasions. had long and umcseryed
III conversations with Mr.. Johnston, senator from Lou
G. sana TO an account OF which, given in his letter
ar III the appendix, invite particular rntion. Inc
H., first was on the Saturday Sunday before the com
s. mencement of Congress in 1924, and after had
I'd seen MI Crawford. stated to Mr. Johnston that
at Notwithstanding all had heard ha, no idea OF his
A. actual condition. that il was out of the question to
at think of making him President. We consersed tul-
w y on the respective professions of Mr.. Adams and
Gen. jackson, and after drawings parallel between
a. them l concluded by expressing preference ior
as MIR. Adams, which - turned principally on his ia
ty ents and experience in civil aars' After the re.
r. turn Of the votes Of Louisiana, after the resotons