The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-10

ference 10 Brn Iacl son % Hifi MOI al a.,
tr'oliset nor DO pHabnhl, nov ~ fftr ,,c..,.
Us on which uNpirsscd. ~ Conversation ms,
"pmiop olthc nndtnrs, Of .,eo Jackson tor tb.
Presidency, nnd NV preference Of pHber ~ ,1,
other candidates. remembered di.ft.etI,, H.
conversation hid held vim Dr Dislc ,,t
John J, trittendrn - sud ihetrfof. ,,f,,,,,
"a them la seYefnl Instances roa,sfsat,.,,.s
have ben since brought Ia my rrcolIertio,, h.,
"entiemen with whom, or n ~hpsr presence tb.v
occurred and II IS, rom voluntary a. fri,ndfv
communication pilhfpurpoft utfllem, that mn
m" enabled 10 la9 before the Publ 1 - eonsideia-
bile portion OF The MAS OF rsfimony. f,orlu,tin,
'ha'oi d.. Dmte) On that particuR, topic which
. 40" presented. (Sco Appendix q
ms testimony establishes TINT nn vnfiousioceA
kions y im,rs, beRmning "a Kentucky IT, carly NJ
ahonl the lst of 0el. 1924 i, continned in tho e,
~ OF Washington, down 10 The nrtiod nbeumv
determination 10 vote tor Mr. Adams rene-
fallt Known ~ tins city, uniformly e4prrssrd
my conviction Of Gen Jaehson ; wanf al qtaIif5
cation, hnd my fixed resolution not 10 vote G,r
MN, II were ehlled upon 10 pfyc vote. These
sentiments long cherished. Npr, defihc,,,.t,,
o1p'cs ed 10 Gentlemen of the hiqhps, ,es,erta-
h'll'Ni INST ol them nv personal ana narticular
frIouds, mHll"l hosc' Stmat4anI n.f inv ,,o,,,,
dlshonorrd III had voted foi Gu. lnsl.o, con-
4 ir~iiy 10 my declared purpose. 1fis pnrnose
was n'o".' immediately preceding NY drpar-
'"'e i'oih hen'hfAt TO nttend Congress and i'm
/ mediately IN my arrival herf afvt the ,.r,,,o.
iloh oi '1e Journey Ensid Ilmbe. Esq states
| that, about the hrst of October 1871 he hr,d .,
conversation with me ~ Frankfort IN kentuclty
on The SUBJECT hnd prospects Of the pendtcg q
j lection, winch hr details iulmItely. aud tbnt IN
The course Of II sad" TIM could nor co,.is,.
rn'ly will my pfIneirIcS potr for Ten Jnckson
| "'ef n'PP0''hie circumstances | mgcI 10
him all The objections Which wciph.d an nv
TnIn Md Ittarl.i
rspremlly thnt which founded upon General
Jackson specs ssion of military pr'tensions an,
iy Aud ~ reference 60 an oIdce,ion which
! MI lilmh'r adei stood me ns entertaining a
/ g"ne' vi ADAMS growing out the urpociaz
tons ri bhrnt MI Irimblr state. thai | ,e,,etb
"d that II bad been " greatly mapnrled Jv the
friends oi MS competitions +" fpr rlecInnre riup
pa" pn3fA ihnt u ought 10 have no Influence
~ the 'olf which he nigh be called npon 90 Give.
that II he was weale cnouRhto allow his person.
al feelings 10 influence hls public conduct, there
would be 40 change ~ his mind on thu account
hccn1he he via then on much worse terms VIII
'oh Jackson about the Seminole war. than he
t"uid sFe' he with MI. Adams about the ttrptv
at theni that ~ the selection ofa chief hJso,s
trhir IN the Union be would cndrasor To du,,.
gard MI private ioelIng, aud look enIirclv 10
NV "i'ei'S'9 % inc Iouhiiy and the safety of IL
institutions"
II appears from the letter Of Nh Robert Trim
BILE lone Of The associate Justice Of The suurrne
'"nll ni The United States, nldch ateompno,es
ihhi OF MI. -, lllmblc. thnt the latifr had NJ
vowed 10 TIE ioimeI, Us early rs Irbiiinrv or
March 1921, hs preference oi MI Adams To .,-
il"f nl The threesthodrdate. who were actually
roturhedto the House OF kcpr, sonl1ines.
III. Davidson (the Treasurer ot the stptr
OF hehtuekyi ma man III nnhlomished no
n"nr aud objectionable veraeily) states
thhl during YIsll which mnde 10 Frank .
, lofd IN the iall ol 1924, nnd hr thinks only n
IL" dh}s PRIOR To my departure from kentnr.
Nv IN attend Cangre OF must therefore b.vo
been ehrly IN Nov mber, ~ | leli home bpfore
or a9enl the tenth OF thai month"; he had a
, c"nRtrshli"h With me about the then pen.
aug PRESIDENTIAL election, ia The course of
= Which he remarked, that would have some
"HhGhhy To encounter IN MAKING n election
"mnhPal The Candidates II should be ey.
rlnded from The llun.e. To which rrplied
IT, fhppo-c moi much Pin that event 1 vii
chdfak"ilr 20 do my duty ihlihtnly." lie
H'ha uni Fihied IN The ,oursc 81 dhr CONVEX.
. 7htloh " cannot conceive OF nny event TINT
con possibly happen which could inalce
M 10 support The election ot Gen. Jack.
- ION 10 The Presidency. For II ! bad no O..
" tho objection, iii, want al the tie neceesnry
qHaIilehti0ns would be sniIicien1p Ibeae
remarks made Il strong mud nslinp imnre sir n
on nj Davidfon's mud, and hcniho resoiu.
, non, were before the Legislature, rennpaing
me hfltPhilon Ia vote Tor Gen. Jackson Col
Davidson informed several of hi friend. of
'uet"nV'fsnlion WITH me andth hr WINS con.
N'needl womb not support zen Jackson
: ne communicated The aGltsianCe Of this con
yer alton I" htofgr RohrnsOn, ESD the Spea.
, kcr OF The House 81 Repretrntniives oC Ken
i, lucky, who coucurred with him tint conld
h"l consistently under any circumstances
vote ior Gen Jackson. When the snme res
oluiIons were before tie Srnnie (of which
'di. Davidaon Wa then Member) he rpse IN
IN" Phft aud opposed them, aud among the
views which he presented 10 that hody, he
slated lint MI H,e Resolutions ,shirb then conid
Pd" fbrirR He Ub0ie session offf9 not induce
"f 10 61"hdon abnt J c0Beel I'd 10 be ma dHfg,
dnd TINT hc ku,ip rould not co,cpr aim me
malo'dg 81 The Lagisiatare OF Hnf subjcri
John J. Crtfendcn, Esq fwho Is referred 10 an
: thc circular 10 my Constituents but whose state
mem ms ncNt before been hibited 10 the ,,ub-
Hcj test hos tbHi " sdfae time IN the fall of Iso4
90 conEofsug upon the >uhied OF the then pep
ding Presidential election. aud speaking in re-
~ terence 20 hnui exclusion from the contest.
: % aud 10 youl bong called upon to vote and dc .
" eide between the other Candidates who might
he returned the II. Of Representa- ives. von
' declared thai YOU could not or that twas i'm
possible foi youto yotr ior Gen .Jnckson in n
ny eycnt' % My impression is that this con
vefsatlon took fincc AT Capt Nesiger's tav-
ern IN this town Frankfort by. not very
long before you went on 10 Congress in the
= tali preceding the last Presidential election
and tha the declaration mhdc by YOU as above
% stated vas ELECTED 10y some .ntnnatop that fell
) " from mc fms preference for Gen Jackson
q" oyet all the other Candidates except yourself"
50 unnl,crabl, liked was my resolution prior
; 10 my departure from Kentucky / have no doubt
lh1t III my ptomisCuous and unrcserytd intel
course among my acquantauces in that State,
others not rccollected by could bear ,esiin,o.
ny to the undertaking and settled determination
Of my mind II will be now seen that after and
civ M a nj Ii.