Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-03-19

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Improbable II not impossible 1t so happened thai The
honorable Robert Trimblc, then Judge of the FL
raj Fourt for the District of Kentucky, nd now one Of
the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United St.ts
came to the city OF Washington i'm the month nr III
rnary 1874, and well remember that conyers,l Viii
INN freely upon the subject of the election lnforn
cd MIN OF my preference for AIR Adams SIS "A second
choice, and explained to him tie principles and views
o policy which would govern me in making the slec
uon. gave him my opinion of Mr Adams us a states
man, and probably SO far us to mention son f
MY oolections to Gen. jackson. The recoilectons of
Judge Trimbe the sub ect have been e, for and
received IN time shall be enclosed
My preference to Mr. Adams was strengthened nv
We occurrences OF the session ending in Nav 1924 IL
was manifest TO me fiow what l saw and heard that
e nlt'eress OF opposition to measures in favor of a
licnltnrS, internal improvements and domestic
iactures mad increased, and increasing in the
south, and satisfied that the American system of
ohcy including Western interests in it. could NOT
he sustained III Congress, without the cooperation of
members IN favor OF the System from the East ern
States, rs well as from the Middle and the western
states concluded and rightly too think as time
VIII SHOW that the best if the only wav tn ensure
the success Of the American SYSTEM and sustain our
Western Interests in it, would be 10 elect Sir Adams r.
Dir Clay should be defeated "
In this state CT mind met will, NJ c,, -. W.,
fort, In Kentucky, about the first OF October 1824
was my impression at the time from tie news of the
Gay, ana o,her sources Of information, that Mr. Craw
iord would get some sixty seventy electoral vote,
ana that MIR Clay would be left out "a the uous. W.
consersed for some time about the election and in the
course ni conversation, after speaking freely TO him
him
Which OF the other candidates he would vote for i'm tho
event Oh failure on his part lie ssi that the cze.t
supposed would place him i'll delicate attitude before
'he t~fse and nation that a choice among his com,
Pettors under any aspect OF it; would be naufu aud
embarrassing: That from recent information the res
'oalioh OF VI Craword's health entirely homeless
u tia. he could not consistently with his PRINCIPLES
vote Tor Gen. jackson under any possible circun,s,,n
ces. gave 1t as my opinion, that General Jacks son
was moi qualified TO fill the station and discharge it's
muitiiasions and complicated duties, foreign and do
nesic 10 this he agreed and added that the impar
ual world would probably consider VT Adams better
9aanheu than either Jackson, Crawford, OF himself
inaL a' events, Crawford asde,) the difference in
~, %. qu1'G4uon WAS SO clear and obvious in favor
o. ADAMS That his motives might be questioned bv i'm
PFI, 'ncr # he should vote Cor Jackson; and tia, he
"""! DC ul'-'be to defend The vote, because in his
own 1uGnent : would afford lust ground of cens,ire
ne made several objections General Jackson and
IN c coarse al ms REMARKS expressed himself ecid
eoy hoSllie 10 the selection OF military men to admins
,e' 'ae CIV! government Of free nations. No nation
ne sad, had ever dong it with imnity: The varpin s
VI '',AoFy were against III lie considered bad eX
ample iilda dangerous experiment, and declared that
LIE would not give it the sanction of precedent in
our government by any act OF his. lie turned the con-
Nelsaoh 10 NE Sei+noe and the occurrences con-
necteo with it-re4rrred particularly to the coustu
"on'.i principles which brought forward and SUP.
ported by himself and sfr Lowndcs and Others in the
IFe q! me debate upon uat subject, and declared
ia' ne Goud not consent to piece Genera! Jackson at
the head ot the Raon, after seeing him trampc uDon
the Constitution, and violate the rights of humanity as
that var. - 49, "
made some reference to the supposed difference of
opinion between himself and Mr. Adams about the
're',y CT e!eht. He said IN reply, that it had been
@ey nlniiied by the friends of his competitors for
eiectoneerinS pnrPoses-thst it ought to lave no in
nnfhoe IN me '"e which he might be called upon to
gIfe-that If he enough to ailow his ,ersoD
IA feeSs 10 influence his public conduct, there would
he no change in his mind on that account, because he
was then upon much worse terms with Gen. Jackson
ABOUT tile Seminole war, than lie could ever be with
Nj Adams about the treaty Of t;henbut that in the
selection tt Chief Magistrate for tie IriCu he would
etdeavor t" disregard all private feelings and look en-
feiy to the Interests of tc country, L the safety Of
its institutions.
He spoke at hFge upon the subjects OF agriculture
III eInai improvements, and domestic manufactures
sad iiat he was pledged the nation in support uf
uc American system Of policy. and Of all ia
'oTtoie TO it-tigt his election had been adyora
e' oy FITS lFe'''S ~ part upon that ground and that he
Womb consider ii duty 10 himself and friends 10
strengthen the great Cause in which! they were all cal
Sageh ts much as possible. In this respect lie was
sasls' he S''d that slr Adams the best choice,
ana That II there other ground OF preference
for him.
do not remember whether ] informed ATr Clay of
my preference for Mr. Adams al that time or not
but ! am inclined 10 think did not, and ! am satisfied
mat had not done any previous occasion II is
known 10 me- that Mr. Clay had similar conversation
ABOUT the same period, with citizen of Kentucky
VINO stands as high as any in ito whom he made
known has irention vote for Mr. Adams and gave
various reasons why he should do 80, declaring at
same time tiat lie world not vote for General Jack
/" t'!c gentle nan alluded to. far tIcy have been
detailed 10 me, similar ,i,1sc which hc assigned
to me in favor of his preference for Adams. 80;
Authorized to the person auded to, but have no
doubt that he would willingly furnish statement of
the conversation which Mr. Clay held with him. if it
should be considered necessary or material
should have thought strange of it, if Mr Clay had
voted FOR Cen Jackson after saving what he did of
military men, and military violence and rashness in the
debate upon the Seminole war; and still strange
after deciaringas he has often done in my hcaring-
~ inc most solemn manner that the Constitution had
hcen trampied down and violated by the awless arm
OF military power III that war; and stranger STILL after
advancing the opinions and principles ard giving the
votes which he did on that occasion; but, should
nave been astonlshed beyond if he had sup
ported Gen. jackson for the Presidency after what he
said to me at Frankfort the subject. A vote, so
mich at war with his principles and inclinations and SO
entirely contrary 10 bis better Judgment, and his own
avowed intentions would have left me in amazement
and am bold TO say, that should have turned my
back upon him and voted for Adams even il had been
IN minority Of the delegation from the State say
that would have turned my back upon him, and
would certainly have done so, because knowing VIVA,
did, shomld have been cnmnelled 70 Lnrl,t iLn ~