Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-26

Adams. lou had, in conversation with General /
Floyd, remarked, that 'swhen you took up the pre-
tensions OF t'n. Jackson and laid them down, and
then took up the prstensions OF Mr.. Adams and
iaid them dow n. you were never much puzzled.
in your lite as you were to determine between
them! In your letter to MIR. r. Blair, dated on
the Sth OF January 1925 you state that your mind
was oil made ,p which you would support. With
y I proprie,y then, have YOU stated to the pubbc,
that yonr determination had been fixed before sou
lett kentucky in the fall of 1924, TO vote for Mr.
Adamss There Is a strange inconsistency IN these
statements
was not appraised until the evidence came out. Of
The extent OF the hostile feeling which you enter
iained towards MIR. Adams prior to the Election
had no idea that you had taken the field against
him, and him alone in Kentucky-that you had
denounced him an apostate Eederalst, an enc
my of the West, Sc &c
The circumstances OF your coalescing with man
oil This description, was another strong conhrmati-
on, tina, you had not been influenced by pure AMI
proper motives in the support which you gave him.
had thought that you in a state OF hostility
| towards Gen. Jackson 1t the time the Election
took place. did not know that any recOncilia-
| ton had taken place between YOU, subsequent 10
your speech against him, upon the Seminole Qnes-
uon. ms was another reason upon which JUS
'ih your vote for Mr.. Adams; but, the evilenc,
proves that you were not only reconciled appa-
renty but upon terms of familiar intercourse with
Cen Jackson; so much SOFAS to complain seriously
OF his hot calling through Lexington OH his route
to Congress. This defence, then, was complete
! ~ swept from under YOU.
| But, there is other evidence more conclusive
against you. furnished by yourself. Whilst You
were telling your friends TO for the public good,
IN the vote they were about to give, you were at
the same time impressing it upon them TO vote for
Mr.. Adams, who 10 make YOU Secretary of
State Whilst you were telling David White to
do as he plea sed, you writing secret letters
10 ms constituents TO prevail upon them to write
to Linn 10 vote for Mr.. Adams; and what reasons
| SOl Afr a..
ans was elected. you were to be promoted; and
II Cen jackson was elected, the presumption was
| against your promotion. Was This honest' was
this iair 10 prevail upon Representative, for tho
sake OF promoting your views, counter to
the wishes of his tituents! Was ths like the
| Republican Ii. Clay of 1911 who was SO Jealous
an advoc:- for the right oinstruction, and declar-
ec ne would vote the wishes of his constituents,
no matter in what way they were expressed? Trust
me, sir, thy ambition hath ruined thee Thou hast
caught at shadow and lost ,h- substance-If yor
| had given silent vote in that Elcction-even,f
| you had voted for Mr. Adams, and retained yo,
| seat in Congress and continued in the Speakct -
| chair for few years longer, it would not have 4
CURED the spirit of prophecy 10 have oretold yo;is
| destiny. You have taients-you have address
you have eloquence enough to have fixed you in
that chair which you now never reach You
have.hy the course which you have pursued, pIac-
e. 1t at distance never TO be attained by you.--
| \ GU begin TO think so yourself. All your words
and actions bcspeak the convulsive throes of
dying politician. You rendered completely
desperate, or you would never have prayed so de-
voutly for" war, pescnce and famine'' in prefer
ence TO seeing Gen. jackson elected the Presi-
dency. In your letter 10 the Central Committee,
oil Kentucky, in which you offer excuse Tor not
publishing your correspondence with Mr.. Blair
you par OF il TO hold sacred the princi-
pie that private correspondence should not he yio-
lated. You say - IL must command the respect OF
\ all honorable men."-(lt is scarcely necessary 10
point out OF what little avail your principle is
OH the present occasion; how groS: is the sophisIn
q he lei oco
1t was your own letters written to Blair which YOU
nave been called upon 70 pubish;& surely you have
aright TO publish them without any breach of pri-
vate correspondence. And 10 Blaii's letters 10
you, II there were any occasion to publish them,
you confess that he had given you permission q,
do SOL Bu',passing by this obvious lection how
DO you apply your own principle TO others, when
you think you make any thing by violating il,
WHEN All opportunity presents itself for you to Of
Ter some excuse for your bad conduct YOU
lose all your respect for this sacred principle and
puuHsh TO the world the private correspondence OF
! Mr.. Amos Kendall What but desperation could
induce you thus 10 act, in violation of that princt-
Pie which ought " TO command the respect of all
honol able menu" Amos Kendall is thorn in your
side He has ferretted out many of your corrupt
secrets. He is an able writer, and was producing
great effect upon the minds OF the people OF Ken.
'ucky IL became necessary, therefore, that tho
weight oil his testimony should be shaken: That
W. spell OF his "nchailtment Should be broker and
H. Clay vindicattd, il possible. But what does
This private correspondence OF A. Kendall prove9
Does il prove III. CT " innocence. Certainly
cot. II only proves thai Mr.. Kendall had faith and
confidence in Mr.. Clay honor ami integritv,ra.
ther longer than her citizens IF the U. s., and
expressed 1t IN the honest sincerity of his heart-
b"' 1t was not Amos Kendall who fixed the brand
OF corrnption upe, you. Your acts have done
III. regret it, because know you TO be man of
distinguished talents, and your services would
4 nave been useful TO your country. | regret il.
becausc 1t - a stain upon the character of nv
country. But, you have brought this state of al
| apdn All; a..
c's. feel well assured that the people of the u
o hap3 not become so degenerate ia virtue and
mo ais as yet, as 10 sanction it, Whenever thcy
arrive at that state OF degeneracy, | shall think
| thaf we are ripe Tor another form Of Government
Tor c"fue is the basis upon which Republics stand
HORTENSIUS.
August 9Th, 1923.
| COMMUNICATED
| 1t VIII be readily acknowledged that whatever
one wishes to be done he would himself do, had he
! IN Power-Ibc wish of Mr.. Clay, that " War
pesiience and Famine might he visited on the
onited States, than Gen. Jackson should he