Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-17


friends of Mr. Clay 10 any one, on the compli
ance With which their vote was made odepend.
No honorable man can believe for o moment
that such q proposition was ever made, or
such condition stipulated Twas friend OF
Mr.. Clay's throughout the contest, was in the
confidence OF all bis friends, and | declare
to God that I never heard of such thing until il
was asserted by the disappointed adherents of
Gen. Jackson. am not only ignorant of any
such arrangements, but do not believe they
ever existed.
know full well, that at the time the
charge was made by Gen. jackson or
his friends, that no person with whom l
conversed believed Mr.. Clay bad acted
improperly, except the sdbeTents of
Gen jackson, who, shall always be-
lieve, felt angry at Mr. Clay and his
friends for having too much frmness in
the first instance to be acted upon by
their violence, and in the second in
stance, too much integrity and love Of
Country to yield to faction headed by
Military Chief, without talents, and
whose life is = history of immortality,
bloodshed. and violation of the laws of
God and Of his Country. | well recol
ect that the high minded and honorable
friends of Mr. Crawford, amongst whom
name the Hon. Mr.. Forsyth of Geor-
gia, the Hon Mr. Stephenson of Virg.
the Hon. Mr. Williams, Saunders, and
Edwards of North Carolina, and others
whom could name, and amongst them
the Hon Samuel Smith of Maryland, in
frequent conversations with me, re.
PEELED such charges, as the efusions of
disappointed men; and approved OF the
choice made by the friends OF Mr.. Clay,
in preference to Gen. Jackson. Ire
greet nov 10 see these gentlemen, all
except Mr. Williams, acting against
their then opinions. regret ID the
more. for entertain for each of them
the highest esteem, nor can | believe
that they will perss. in course which
will end in their support of Gen Jack.
son. am not astonished at their OPP
posing the Administration, as it is
friendly to internal Improvements and
Domestic Manufactures, but can
never believe that they will give pre-
ference to man like gen jackson
over our present Chief Magistrate.
think the friends of Mr.. Clay ought
to contradict the base unfounded
barge: as one, am determined that
such an accusation shall not rest upon
me. II General Jackson does not es
tabGsh his assertions, (Which he cannot)
he ought to stand forth to the world, as
a proven base calumniator, as unwor
thy of public or private confidence, and
avoided by every man who has a res
pect for virtue and for honor.
Your obedient servant,
WIN. BRENT.
p s. You may use this letter as
you think proper. shall be at Wash
ington about the 5ih July, when will
see YOU
81. GeneUtVe, Nh sSoani, .fug. 9, 1927.
DEAR SIR: | saw, some time since,
in the puslic prints, letter said to
have been written from Nashville, by a
highly respectable Virginian, detailing
conversation held BY him with Gen.
jackson in relation to the last Pres-
Dental Election. | have since seen
and perused letter of General jack
son himself to MIR. Garter Beverly, of
the 9th of June, on the same subject
f! was one of the open and ayowed
friends of Mr. Clay, in the last Pres
dental contest, and held one of the
twenty-four votes on that important DC
casion. So far, therefore, as am i'm
picated in the communication of the
VTginian, and the letter of General
Jackson, deem it my duty to make
the following statement, and place it in
the hands of some gentleman at the
seat of Government to be used at dis.
erection.
l Neither Mr.. Adams nor his friends ever
made an. proGises or overtures to Ee, nor
did they hold out any inducements of any
sort. kind or character, whatever, to procure |
me 20 vote for MIR Adams. Nor did Mr. A. |
dams or any ofhis friends ever say or insnuate |
who GU be placed at the head of the De. |
psrtment Of State. or any other Department, |
ia the eve that Mr.. Adams should be ected. |
Nor do believe any propositions were made |
u Mr.. Clay or his friends by Mr.. Adams or bis |
friends. II there were know it not.
Q. was frequently with Mr. Craw-
ford, but he never limited at the Pres-
Dental Election. The friends OF Mr.
Crawford, including Thomas H Benton,
I W Cohh JesSe Thamas Lewis !