Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-19
THE BARGAIN.

TIFF. BARGAIN.
Our readers wall find, that the Legislature OF
Kentucky are about to relieve the Central Com
mittee of Correspondence at tbs place from tn,
trouble oF conyctng Mr. Clay Of the bargain.
Mr.. Beatty, an administration member OF the
Senate of Kentucky, introdu cei before that bod ,
set OF resolutions, declaring that . the nembe
OF the Legislature most cordially approve OF thc
policy of the present administration that the,
have no hesitation in saving that it is their con
frmed opinion. from great deberatiun, and ta,i
examination of all the facts and evidence addaced
that the charges of bargain, sale and corruptot,
in the election Of John Y. Adams, arc utterly falls
and malicious y Is that they approve OF the APP.
pontment Of our fellow citizen. Henry Clay, 4
the office Of Secretary Of State.' &c.
To this resolution the friends of General JACK
son joined issue. and proposed to send Tor person.
ami papers. After laying the resolution eli tie
table for some time. the friends OF Mr.. Clay, whp
have majority III the Senate. agreed 70 tue pro
pOsal and the examination detailed IN uur cor
dependence. below. was the result of the first daN
How far it has proceeded we hope soon to Learn.
T. $ 1degraM
FRANKFORT, [Kv.) Jan. 81. ls38
To-day after dinner the investigation cnmmen
aeA. and the senate have Just dourned, 100 clock
p. No Mr. Pipe examining witnesses in de-
fence Of those who are charged with sandern4
Mr.. Clay, and those who voted With him. Nj
Rem Haldn acted as manager for Mr.. Clay.
will not anticipate the result but be Of GOOD cheer
One fact established this dav. will RUN MI. Ola,
Mr.. >. Tanner. beig sworn and INTERCEPTED sta
ted that Mr. CLAY had paid him ore hundred dol
lars for publishing Nh Kendall letters against
q. Adams aud that ,Nr Clay toidkim lie Mould tot
i0se BIZ IT, Theae letters charge Mr.. Adams wit
systematic emily to the Hystyrn rountry. The,
fecite his Cunberland Road vote: hs vote again,'
an appropriation IA clear out the falls OF Ohio; ~
Texas Treaty and charge him directly. with be
lng wilNug. At Ghent treaty. 10 cede the naviga
ton III the Mississippi to the British: with being
an apostate lederaIist, bt!mGsrj g diptomati,t.
hvrucrite. SC, SC. &c. ilr kendal was mex
called lie proved that ilr. Clay had offered I,
pay him fifty dollars, il he would publish lis let
ters Kendall declined, but told IAN he would pre-
pare them tof the press, and referred him to NJ
Tanner Mr.. Kendall stated, that he had 1T H.,
published an article upon the SUBJECT Of the e,,o
tiatons IL Gheut. III Which lie had taken an err"
ne0us view Of the subject, which Mr. idams al
trlbuted to Mr.. Clay, aud 50 recognized it in hi
(Mr. A's) book Oh tie fisheries. Nh Clay attei
wards called upon hin, Mr.. KenJa, and gave hin
fall history Of tie transactions at Ghent--aftf
athjch he commenced tie selie> 81 letters addfe~
sed to John Y. Adams, IN which he charged hin
with being all enemy to the west. &c. &c. III
same u tpi- which III CLAY embodied and publish
ed. Mr.. Pope then inquired ct MIR. Hardin II i
wished to ash Mr.. Kendall any questions lie e
Piled no; and Mr. X was tuid 10 re tire until Ii
should be again called. After Mr.. Kendall had Il,
Ken lis seal. Mr.. John q cen observed. that II NJ
Kendall knew any thna more, he wshsd him no,
10 20 on Mr.. Pope called bm again, and ashe
him vhat he had heard David Whte a member o
Congress from Kentucky. say We're tie reason
which induced him TO rote for Mr. Adams: NJ
Hardin, Mr. Green, and Mr.. K. Nickitic object
ed To it. because Mr. White ought to be produeet
Mr. Pope replied that the gentlemen had chalIeI
ged fair and full investigation that the resolt
ton which Nj. Beatty Or rather Ben. Hardin
through Mr.. b. had offered, put in ssae the COZ
tuct oi the members Of Congress, who voted f
Mr. Adams. and any thing they had said. vas pr,
per to he used against themselves, and that he OF
Is Intended il a. evidence as to Mr. Mite hln
self MI Nckliife and Hardin replied; Gel
Alien and Mr.. Davies ,ejoined. and MIR. POI
followed and tod them if they intended by sp
Cial pleading 10 fife inquiry, they had the major
t. 70 rio so, lat as one OF the minority. hc dema
ded i as 9 tigh, to have this testimony, OF
w0l. appeal 10 the people and 50 announce il
fiie ,0ftd. Tie rOte ras taken, and .ur. Ctal
friends. n man uoted ~ e.rctide tie erdpncs. al
Tie senate adjoutned | cannot believe they "
have the hardwood to persist III course So sham
less and unprincped. What Prevent US pro
ng the admissions Of White, Timbie, Fra
johnson, Metcat and John Scott Letchet "
always too cunning to tell on himself, and I1uc
ner, 1t is said. knows very little about it. lie
represented as preterring Mr. Adams On accou
VI hls ederal principles.