Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-28

on; HIN If lac we're dead. But, General did moi
Gen. Jackson SO into Congress with fifteen more
votes tian any other candidate:
And besides, did not the Kentucky Legislature
inform you that majority Of the people OF the
State wished You, il they could not get MIR Clay
elected, 10 certainly vote tos Gen. Jackson'
lie answered, he thought lie knew as well as
the Legislature, he left Kentucky some days az
ter the Legislature had convened.
But General, YOU could not know as well as
they, as they were immediately from ever county
III the State.
Let it be as it may, did as pleased; and
have another reason.
What is that, Gencrais
We might have been all the time engaged and
have risen without making President al all with
out we elected Mr.. Adams.
81 much the better; said, for then we would
nave MIR. Calhoun 10 administer the government,
aud would much rather, and believe the people
OF Kentucky would rather have hin at the helm of
government than MIR Adams.
refer you 20 Mr.. John Miller OF Nicholas
county, as he told me he [Metcalfe1 gave him
the very same reasons he gave me.
JOHN DESHA
November 18th, 1927.
STATEMENT.
do certify, that some time previous 90 the last
Presidential election, heard David Triinble say,
IN speech on the Court house steps in Fiemings-
burg, that the elder John Adams was the most
V,
young j. q. Adams chip of the old block if
any odds, worse; that az the treaty at Ghent he
wanted to barter away the navigation of the Mis-
ssSippi, the key stone oil the Western country for
n mess OF Goldfish; that he was always considered
an apoSate federils; that nc always had been hos;
| ale to the West, and that we never will have an
equal chance with the eastern people, until we
ger western president; that we now have a
chance IN the West; for have two candidates
! Tor the Presidency; and that lac THOUGHT IL CLAW
| was the strongest: and If a rnuld
we have another chance in the West TO Wit, Gen.
Jackson.
believe the above 70 he the sum and substance
oil his speech, if not the precise words.
Hichdrd n. Lee, T.. u. EdGIY
d1gIpiey Taylor, WiLiiGnl Stootlcy,
| Charles Spencer, .Qq,iitd Sampson,
1ioyjecai Williams, Jesse Summers,
T. " Jones, COi. John TAYLOR,
sept Il, 1921 James alexander.
MIR. HARRJSON'S STATEMENT.
After the most Liberal course by Mr.. Hardin
towards MIR. Harrison, deemed il necessary 10
his own vindication before the world, that he
should disclose what he knew. We accordingly
addressed him note TO which we received the
following answer:
q. Randall, Esq.
DIAN SIR-Your letter Of this date is received
You State, that is due 10 myself as well as TO nv
country, 10 say what l knpw upon the subject OF
the resolution which has been acted upon by the
n.
had refused to give evidence before the Sc
nate, under the presumption OF the cornnunica-
ton being made TO me freely and in confidence
observed, under this impression the most scr,Ipu-
ous silence, during the last election aithoug oppo
sed TO the gentleinan's election from whom re-
ceived it. Had respectful politeness been OBJ
served towards me by an honorable Senator from
Nelson, which man deserving such an honor
would have observed, Ishould not now disclose
to you, and no doubt through you 10 the public.
what l refused to disclose before the Senate
Without entering into all the minutin of CONVEX
saton which took place, will state, that the Hon.
David irimbie observed to me- {" that zCc (rnean-
ing as | supposed the Kentucky Delegation had
distinctly ascertained, that if Mr. Adams were g.
Iected President, Mr. Clay would be appointed
his Secretary OF State; and that, if General Jack
son were elected President, Mr. Clay would not l."
nat IN another conversation, not long previous
10 the last election upon my observing to Mr.
Irlmble, that 1t Mr. Clay could have dismissed his
prejudices against Gen. Jackson, and had him c.
iected instead OF Mr.. Adams, General Jackson
would not have been candidate for recollection
in my opinion, AL MIR, Clay would have been his
successor Mr.. Trimbie replied, You are mista-
ken; that, although Gen. Jackson might not wish
10 serve a. second Term, yet, his friends would
have impressed The necessity of his election; that
the good OF his country required il; for ii is ne
cessary that the President should be elected a Sc
coud term 20 fill Offices with his friends or TO place
his friends in Office
The foregoing is substantially what l should
have deposed TO, had been sworn before the Sc
nate; and regret that the extremely illiberal OBJ
serva;ions made use Of by honorable members Of
the Senate, have imposed the painful task of saw
ing any thing upon this subject which may go TO
the public.
ain respectfully, your ob'tseryt.
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