The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-10-09

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FROM He LoRisrtis hthtscLy Focus.
Coming OUt.--We are sratlhso to lcurn
that the red tdfgom intrigue ava mua-
1gemenf OF The last lresio,ntIal eiecuun
viii shorty be- lana l,ioie tie public. 10
Is we'll know n,that the office oiSccIeiaTy OF
state Was distinctly helG out as u buit, or,
N plalner terms, U0S cGtrcd to lieniy Iloy
Dy James Buchanan GA the partoi Andrew
JACKSON, IN tie presence oi Robert r
i.etcher. The prompt reply Of Icnfy
Clav told Mr.. Btu hahan That he has ms
f}n ks tnan-'thas Henry Cloy usidd not
q nsfsiahd hm-- anu consequently would
roi'sl0ef II an insult, il obliged 10 under-
stand hIm AS manl!esty Intended--and
there the matter ended.
But II appears from the following state
mont, with responsible name 10 II, that
there were other members from Kentucky
who were not quite SO slow al taking hint,
nor so unwilling 10 be parties Ia ul intrigue
and u bargain. Th, business uas all ar
ranged. Elect jackson aud Col. X. M4
Johnson will be made Secretary OF War,
and you, Air., "a gentleman who hud
a vote TO grvc) may get the vacated scat ia
the Senate iluly, Kentucky wvulu haso
! been well provided Tor, il her representa-
|
! hero Mr.. Clay Secretary Of State, Coh
johnson Secretary OF War. SC. &c.
10 he PUJ!ic.--1 he public have witness
scd the progress OF n controversy which
has been going on between MAJOR
Moore and myself for several weeks past.
They have seen hlm ottemr, To turn a po-
litcal difference into violent personal
quarrel; and To direct their att, ,ntiou from
a calm and sober lnycstIgau,n "a h.s ,oh-
duet, as a public man, to tnc tissucS of ri
baldry aud abuse " hICh he has thrown out
0gninst me. The character If the con,to-
vCrsy Is certainly Ncry unpleasant, and
souc of my friends are Of opinion ought
10 take no further notice OF his wri,lnRs,
but treat them az the productions Ola self
degraded man. II must how ever be recb'
! lc,tcd that, although ms simple rhos. L.
Moore, be rs the N,rIcst lnckd0w that cter
s,ruticd m borrowed feathers, Set ms the teA
prcsCninllvcs OF n respectable district IN
the Congress Of the y. States, and moro
especially as the Frank master General oc
the Jackson party, he is Il man Of some con.
sequence.
Ills libel, number second, against ~c,
appeared on the eve OF the Lincoln Court,
which am now nttendlng--ss the frBi did
on the Saturday before the last election. |
= cannot neglect my professional duties 10
gNe that reply which 1t merits, but will
certainly devote TO il the frs, leisure mo.
mcnt. In the mean time ! request my
friends To be assured that can prove oil
! have heretofore stated IN relation tc MAJ.
Moore and that neither denlels nor equiv
ocatlons vii! avail him.
The public is further informed that I
have come TO the knowledge Of an uddit.
lnnal fact, which. while Il goes To explain
the cause manner and instrument OF Major
HoOre's sudden conversion to JAG cksonisrn,
also gives the clue Ia the phy aud Thtre-
fore that "this administration must be pun
down, although pure as the angels OF llcsv-
en-
Shortly after Major Moore arrived n.
- Washington City IN the winter of 1924, he
was informed, and so stated the fact TO be,
Hni -, he 6rent Of General JdckSon being
eicctcd PnSideni, Coionci Richord H John
son. of hc Senate, (Moore's particuar
tricnd) ,could he dppOinied.Secrefa'y nj Hdr.
This communication was made by MINOR
- Moore 10 n member Of the House of ko.
J. pfcsentatIves from Kentucky, and the al.
j. lurlng prospect Of filing the seat IN the Sc.
nate was held up 10 the gentleman a. a
possible event, should 1t be thus vacated
received detail of those facts lnst
=, winter from a gentleman not a member of
" Congress. Since that time am au,botiz-
y cd to say they nre true. This card is pub
lishcd for the express purpose Of calling
The attention Of Major Moore end the pub.
lie in general to the facts here statcd--and
cannot but hope that Major Moore will.
for once, curb his natural prspensities go
r, far as to give a decent answer TO grave
charge. JOHN GREENE.
I'll Lincoln Sept !, 1923.