Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-10-08
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TIE ADDRESS OF DAVID -'R;sIry-r ~,
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IkSE PUBLIC.
Cont aiming proof tha; he did net !a. statements NJ
tribued 10 him, in rotation to the chnr:,cs roiys+
the ffceidcr: Of tho United stut,.s ard Mr. Hen,y
Clay.
Wilde the late preSidcuo! E.2cton was depand-
ING lore the people, spoke Of it. ana @: TN. cu.d-
C'tes ana t,t prospects oi each cfthem with c.,,l-
GOT, ana without reserve ilAve used the sLr. free
ao'! o speech SINCE The election :ll:.t dill before
nave s,okeil vi measures i'll explanation uf INV vote
ana OF MA: IN connections with measures, according 20
my fixed opinions Of tlt. and OF their PRINCIPLES ni
VIEWS OF po!lcy Judging them BY their speeches Wi
tS ana official actions. II ti,is have onl; n-.rc;
sd the rights md privilege, Ct freeman und Gil,
Saiciy a:s;rt, that III doing did not ut i.y tirn
aS"aii iii, Gladiator CT infringe the rights OF others
Various ard repeated efforts lave been made to mis-
cuh$tfEa tf1L lisTcPurt, and twist end torture y.t
,Ve SAID Oh some occasions into proofs cf tire c!urn
Of bargain and corruption broug, against t,, PrcSi-
don't and Fir. Ciuv Statements h,ye been publish
cd rs nnc, winch Fever mad. by me- and which
weid !lve hee t.l3 Il; had lna,,e ihciu so iar as
Know or believe, eyer have believed. II these
mlsronsrucons ard ii;g.clatons he'd ref..rel.c, 10
Inj SCH alone, might ,lr, remained s..u:; bit have
nf"n i~uTdcritoCd, i,teni ;oGaiiv s-cpycs Il
ted, 10 the inl,ry Of Others and thy ni.y a it
Il duty TO ticns"lvcs u;!d truth that { should (.
S2i'a'i!sl o. tie sEj"ct Sill, however doubted
"nctitri ou,ht to do lot. / hagc st l...ri:t
s.ci+ 70 tt. force o. circumstances must say tia:
nae Eie;;lc! with reluctance, hut having done 20
shall s?aal5 freely. St'En thias ,.iust b. SPOKEN
"'i'c!I W" give ne: >reet to ths subject; they s.la
Be sGc;! N the l4.Yuacc OF peureijli citizen. l,.si-
0: moderation ari tijsbc;4l7atce.
lily vote tor lr. .lda,.s ,.as tu.,u:ly a:.:led by
the j9Giiarn petty in ny dis.sci. I made sotaa
speeches IL Gct;lc> u.it aifGr iay Ysylr, from Con,
4rsfs. One o. l.>> w.; made =, Lewis Colrt,,u
heii:uc;y, ~ tn, ..- iJ&5; about two yeu.s after
wi-;., n July 1877, pretended e2!roct firn this
stet Oh was published il the newspapers. Ite ely
tract makes soak f>l,ovs:
~ hen We Che Kcncucky DelcGa::cn) cot 70
y asllagton found that Mr. Craui;ira WIS GU. OF
-i'e tGt&tl"t. W cestaLied hat II Cen Jackson
cccjnry T.: State We then understood disfi.c.Iv
dat ii ar. adams Should &c elected he would oi,-
point M t4v Secretary .ste. U!,,cr t!,>c cir
cn,::.tai:ccs va deterq1iTa>lto vote for him"
1ii5 Is Ct forward ':e substance, if not tho
words used BY 4 is entirely correct: The
worda qEotnd friiae rover ,asxi hv me eny
V'ere, on u:iy occasion, pahiic private; have
ever uttered any words the same or s;.:,.ar ..oo.;
or meaning, or j!nch wore intended by :no 70 COVE.
tEe ssl1n ai;.lilar 5114-.
never asccIt,.i=e:, nor attempted to ascertain
Ehcfiaar zen Jackson II elects /, ..o,.l nd
appoint 2jr Cay S-c-cta-y II sitG>e uor whether
alr Adams Il elected, would OF would 10. grDo.:t
hin; Nc: ga ever :lio.: hear beieto that
these things g=certaincd or that rny ATTEMPT
hai Been made To ascertain tila.l, Y ltr. Clay or AIRY
OF MS friends, from Kentucky elsewhere nor did
over hear E>.ry h:lcve. that cav kar-ai:i of cr
soft'iei Is ~ spoken % III the n,,.spa c;; or sind
iGr thereto, o. any Eiaa whatever Wa ,.l,c or
atckipt To hr Made BY 1Ir. Clay or INV cf his icrd
with -ar Adonli any Of i friends az with G;l,
Jackson or any Of iis i",j: nor did Mr.. Clay ever
suggest, express manifest wi,h TIT es,y Of his
friends shoui3 make II any .d for him 10
Mr. Adams Gen. jaclso!. or lie rirr,!g Of either
ofthenG did hgz.r. AaoY believe that any
oycrtNrcso OF any s1rt Werc made By Ny Clay any
Cf his 1icn@s 20 Con. jackson any Of his friends
or that any were made ty or between TX. Cluy md
MIR. Adam aIIy oil =: IL t-icna that any IN
Outstanding Of any ever existed ie.vear them or
any OF the friends Of ehcr Of Thorn, refeiaac the
Preti1on;ii question, in any manner Competed
with It, whit the votes to nc given it, or With
the enhancement Of Mr. Clay to tho Office OF tcreta-
~ OF state any other Office under gorcrnincI.t.-
Nor dd a!r Clay exert any influence the vote I :.
the Dcl"gotion So far us know believe; or =:
tci@t TO any by illusions, arguments. q iati-
matjo:= personal TO isGself ii a:.y wise connected
with Ia; liG:-edioto future prospects or ofgancC-
mont.
never undcsyoo1, directly O. i,3l-e,.;ly that Cen
Jackson Il c'<'.cd wo!t not appoint Mr.. Clay; bat
had 10 believe that efforts were Ina Dc to Gre
2'c c'ntT'ry impression, and had 10 douot nj the
iia!2 end have rome now that if he lad been elected
so1,e o. his rien would }nvc made cxertnns to cen,
Ter the State Department other oii.cc upon
Nr. Cisy. Il is due to r1ysefto say, THAT do no!
suppose that Gen Jackscu coril have bcrn prevailed
uroa 10 Inalr - offer, or thut afr. Ciay could bavc
been induced to take Office under hi.!i. Il ] an
mistaken iii tic supposition shall cecrfiiy admit
that have studied The character Ok Dol, OF tjcfl 10
very little purpose.
Having pen III hand, s,nll permit plysrlF to make
one or two remarks upon the pretended '.extruct'
from my Lewis EpcocE and especially upon that
part it which refers TO Gen. Jackson The extract
PEEuines Osiy. 'laf We (thn kentucky delegations
ascertained that Ga Jackson, if elected would rof
appoint friend Clay Secretary Of State" Iftlis
Is true, /: oud seem that Gen Jackson himself is
not man oftruth. We given 70 know hat the
General concealed his intentions from his best friends
lie sGld to Jr. Buchanan, that if he believed his
right hard then knew what his left would do uron the
subject Of appointments to office he would cut il of
ard cast it into the fire." He said also .,if,at trc
were secrets that he wond keep to iinself-bc would
conceal them from the very hairs of his head" Now
if ali this gfrue(and which Of his friends will doubt
it'll should like to know how aud By what MEANS
would not appoint Mr.. Clay Secretary ofStatc: How
could they conure from him secret which nc coil-
cealcd from the very hnirs ofhs head?" wherefore
did he reveal secrets to Them for which he would have
punished MS right hand with arnputation if it had
been guilty OF lno-ing the things. This view
Of the extract" Is submitted to the friends Of Cen
Jackson; aud leave teIa to decide whether thew DO