Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-02
[From The philadelphia Sentinel
THE COALITION.
TO THE PEOPLE,.

LETTER III.
To John Sergeant Manuel Eyre, Laurence
Leuts, Z. Z. Biddie, and Joseph i Norris,
i;SQuires-GutborS Of an address adopted ar
the administration tolUst meeting Of the 7th
July
Aou have seen, gentlemen, that in the letters
signed g Wayne" written i'll the fall of 1922 under
the direction oil Mr.. Clay and printed partly at his
expense, Mr.. Adams was denounced as a aithIess a.
gent, Dunging negotiator, an arlfu sophist, vim
elective man, OF narrow views, sectional feelings
ready TO sacrifice the blood OF the west TO secure
The fish OF the east.
To prevent the election OF such man, the peo-
PIES hopes fears, principles were all appealed TO
it was represented that the alton of an eaStern
candidate would be followed by the most mis-
chievous consequences, whilst the election of a
'restern candidate would have the most sautary
effects.
Nor did Mr.. Clay coniine himself to assaults uu
on Mr. Adams, and appeals 10 the people against
an eastern, and for aceste'n president in 1922 e
took the solid ground of principle to the practice
Of cabinet successons-he and his friends so late
as July, 1924 pronounced the elevation of Presi-
dents from the cabinet, like Popes from the cardi-
mails, as unsoWnd in policy, mischievous il, fenden-
dency, and uioieify hostile to republican p,1ncf,
pies!-!iis friends besought the people by every
public and private consideration not to sanction so
odious and dangerous precedent, by elecng Mr.
Adams! In Ohio especially, it was proclaimed TO
DC the man, object OF Mr.. Ciay's friends to break
up the cabinet succession!
Thus, the parties stood, in relation TO each other
until Mr.. Clay reached Washington, after the G.
lection in Nov. 1924.
And, now we recur TO the question Jphy, on
the 9Th February, 1925, did Mr.. Clay give the pre-
iency
To John Q. Adams, whom he had denounced. as
faithless minister, and vndictive man-an
enemy OF the west-a bunglng ambassador
an artlu sephist, &c.
10 John O. Adams, the eastern canlidate-a-
gaiDst whom he had so loudly protested.
10 John y. Adams, whose succession from the
cabinet was so hostile to republican principles,
and so pernicious precedent.
We ask you, gentlemen, ichy Mr.. Clay elected
rQ him, whom he had for many years sought TO
PROSTATE, for the good Of his country as he ALWAYS
protested and 10 preserve republican principles as
ne always asserted!
Can you, can any honest man, upon honorable
and air principles, tell IchV he did so-That thev
we're politically foes, and personally estranged, up
% the winter OF 1924, being Administrations we
ask, tchat ii ,c0s, that converted angry repuIson
'nto sympathetic adhesion? The change must
nave been produced By somcthinp-to effect so
marvellous and sudden revolution, something
must have been sad, and something must have
been d0ne--nowS U}idt was that sonIf,hinp; and
rhen, trhere, and by i0hoRi was it said and done,
men,who,with all their energies, labor TO degrade
each o:her on one day, do no; spontaneously con
Ter upon each other the most signal ADVANTAGES ON
the next.
This enigma has not been solved by any Of the
parties. MIR. Adams has throughout maintained
l.
dity to defend himself in lS22-he then leapcd into
print with all the Of rhetoric and all the arts
of diplomacy. Ii it shall be said that his calm
ness is the token OF conscious innocence, will il he
allowed that MIR. Clay's fury is the indication OF
conscious gut Does the constitution, do the prn-
cipes OF honor, draw line, between the obliga-
ticns OF presden,and those of secretary Of state
~ be silent or to meet accusation!
MIR. Clay alone enters the arena Let Us hear
i,im--what does lac say? Does he tell us that
ile elected Mr.. Adams for his virtues? Does he
tell us, that he elevated him as friend to the
west! Does he tell US, that he elected him be-
fause he was of the last cabinet Docs he tell US
that all he had published against him was false
Does he apologize for ulceraling the minds of the
western people against HIM Does he say any
hing about the suspended discussion about the
Mississippi
No? Not one word ike Ibis does Mr.. Claw
utter: what. 1ien, does tie say2 he alleges.
J. That he had long intended 10 vote for Mr.
Adams.
. That after censuring General Jackson, in
the debate on the Seminole war; il would
be inconsistent to vote for him.
9. That he would not by voting for military
man, give, an assurance dat this republic
would march IN the road that had led ai other
republics to rum.
These are the only apologies that Mr.. Clay has
EYER offered IN the people, Tor voting fer candi-
fate whom he had denounced--an eastern candi
date, which he bad deprecAted--a cabinet candi.
date, obnoxious TO sound republican principles.
nnu ior Voupg dsdlH6t a 1ct5ferp cdudidOfc--the
highest in The peoples wi-hes--and recommended
by the almost unanimous instruction Of Eentucky!
NOW, let US briefly enquire, whether tho cxcu.
res for this double outrage, are true and sound
J. rs to the frst-We need not quote the able
address Of the Jackson Central Committee Of Wash
jngton City, or the volume Of testimony annexed 70
y; few facts will suffice Early in January 1925
Mr.. Clay told General Floyd Of Congress, that he
never was so much puzzled how TO vote, as when
ne compared the pretensons Of Genera. Jackson
with those Of Mr.. Adams on the 9Th OF the same
Tnor-h, he wrote - Nfr plair ~ KENTUCKY, that nc