The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-01-24

Mr. Thompson says: Il know Of no pro.
position made BY the friends of mr.. Clay TO
the friends Of Gen. Jackson 10 make him
President II he would ne, select mr.. Al
ans 10 the seat of Secretary; and do not
believe proposition of any kind was made,
and expect II the friend of the General
should ever speak on the subject, he will
be second Kremer.'
MIR. Buckner ,estlfcs: In answer 10
your enquiries on this subject, will re-
mark that have no reason To believe thar
any such proposition was made. Indeed
no proposition of any description relating
10 the election of Piesiden, was made, so
far as know or believe. by mr. Claws
Trends To those Of Gen. Jackson, or of any
other person.
Mr. Scott, tho member from Missouri.
states that neither mr.. Adams nor his
friends ever made any promises or over
lures 10 me, nor did they hold out to ne
any inducements of any sort, kind, or cha
racter whatever, TO procnre me To vote for
mr.. Adams Nor did MIR. Adams or any
OF his friends ever say or insinuate who
would be placed at the head Of the Do
pariment Of State, or any other depart
mcnt. in the event that Mr.. Adams should
be elected. Nor DO ] believe any propo-
sluons were made To mr. Clay or his
friends by mr.. Adams or his friends. If
there were know il not Il never made
10 Gen. Jackson or 10 any of his friends
any proposition, in reference 10 the Prcsi-
dental election, either rs regarded the
appointment OF mr.. Clay. or any other per-
son TO Office, or the exclusion of mr.. Ad-
ans or any other pssson from Office I
was neither spoken To by mr. Clay, or any
oi ms TRENDS, about making any PROPOSE
ton io Gen. Jackson or his friends of any
KIND whatever, nor do ! ever hear il insin-
uated or limited, that any proposition was
made or intended 10 be made. by mr.. Clay
or his friends To Gen. Jackson or bis
friends, or to any other candidate or their
iucpds for or relating to the Presidency.
And | do believe. had my proposition
been made or intended TO have been made
by mr. Clay or his friends, from my ln,i-
macy and constant intercourse with them.
| should have known or heard thereof
Messrs Gurlcy and Brent were the two
members who gave the vote of Louisiana
to Mr Adams. Mr. Gurey declares that
i have no knowledge of any propositions
having been made by the friends of Gen.
Jackson or To any other person, IN relation
'o the election Of President, or the propo-
sllIon OF conditions ot any sort, ON cbm-
pllance with which their vote wes made 10
depend. believe the charge wholly deg
ulute oi truth
Col Brent SAYS, I'm sllusion 10 the Fny-
etterllle letler cannot express tho indg.
uant feelings il excited. IL is the iobri,s-
ton OF . desperate nan. who 10 obtain
his obIcc, dsres "a assert what he knows
To be false You ask me 10 say, whether
know ~ eliese that such proposition
Nas ever unnde, oI WHc,ntI CON. ions q
my sort were proposed by The friebus #
Mr.. Clay to any one, on the compliance
with which their vote was made to de-
pend. No honorable man can bolieve for
moment that such proposition wns cv.
~ made, or such condition stipulated
I was a friend of Mr.. Clay's throughout
ihc contcsl.-i WAS IN the confidence Of
Ill his friends, and declare 70 God thn, I
never heard of such a thing until il was
asserted by The disappointed adherenis Of
Gen. Jackson. am not only gnoiar, OF
any such arrangements, but do not believe
they ever existed
Thus there in now before the Public iho
united evidence Of the delegation from cv-
cry Western Sinte whose vote was con.
ierrcd upon Mr.. Adams, except that OF Mr..
Cook, the Representative from Illinois a
long and lingering Illness, terminating in
the death Of that gentleman, prevents lba
submission Of his But il il well known
that Mr.. Adams was his cboice throughout
the whole Presidential canvass Although
there existed between him aud myself good
will and respectful intercourse, he never
was politically nor personally my frienJ
including Mr.. White, the public hax the
evidence Of twenty different memb2rs Of
Congress, embracing oil my frienys from
the Western Ststes, who voted for Mr.. Ad-
ans Their attention was chiefy directed
in the preparation Of their esp,yttiye state
menis. 10 the Fayetteville letter, and il 10
to them that their testimony prfcipslly op-
plies. On ihat point, they all concur in
pronounclng The most unq flihed negs,iyt,
and. on other ponts, SCI sfal Of then. are
no, less explicit. is Gf.dtsble, is it con-
sis'ehi with the ordInl l.,y operations Of hu-
man nainfe, that thee gentlemen, without
any personal lnieitst or motive whatever,
should have MI basely given their con-
chrrence TO ds'houorable oyerturss, for my
sole benefit and then should unanimously
agree ~. f.lsifying themselves?
IN die published circular which in March
Ie/5, addressed 10 my constituents, Ire
marked "a, that early period" (esrly in No
vember, Is2dD"I stated to Dr.. Drake, one
Of The professors in tho medical &C hool Of
Trans @rsnis University, and Ia John J.
Cri,tcnden, ESQ. Of Frankfort, my dctermi-
...,,o, % .,,unyt M Ad,ro. ~ n..Co.
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