Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-19
From the Richmond Wing.
MIR. CLAY.

The following c"Ir,sp nnueuce between the
E'iIors unG Judge Brooke, viii explain the
oct a,l1n OF publishing the letter ot REQ. 4,
1925, from Nh. Clay 10 that g. ntltman. MI
Rand olph r,cent! alluded 10 Toe letter OF 28'h
Jan. and when Mas puollsntd ID the Zine IN
sach Il manuc", Us possibly 10 i,a'e the Inter-
eu'e witn many, hat III, ie'ter 10 which he al
tents Of he letter oi -0'h J"''- WE ill d gLSas
d..,ee t.-.,,.-..--..- .., ..l,..- IN '---' -"
,ht. uuwSrrantaDie Nature oi MS aeau.'io"
fromu. Learning there was d Subsequent ie'
ter; IN which Mr.. Clay yet more iu'| u's''i-
he d tht. motives that had dtterml"cd hlm W
ynle tpr Mr.. Adams; We asked anG 90 aiheu TIC
consent ui lis correspondent 10 PuohSn '"a
also MIR. Gays and Juuse Bro ks lrienu,
sn,p. is If more Than 50 >ars "ndihS, ana Vi
the most intimate character. DuilnS LOIS long
period the most untsel.ed correspondents
has keen kepI up between ,heuii .h"r"C 'e'.H' IL
on,re part OF Nj. Gay, Of tina, f. aux aud Tea :
les, ,andor by " nj, he Is distinguished ABOVE
n, ,the, pubic men hose Two ieItvIs, we
firmly orilr,e, arc transcripts oi III, All, d.
the ID rod wnen ,hes we've wriI'c". lle a. io>
sr, wi,nout reaerve, The extreme denCaIy vi ms
nos,t,op the motives wni.h wou,a go erh nm
and mis- uualttraole determination 10 vote a
gains, the military chlelusm. Be 1t remtm'
u, p, Il th,t at tia: TIM, Virginia alm"st I" a
man. WAS gov, rned by The same lee lngs HIS
rational friends having acknowledged me I'm
pro,ricty of his cleo zion in MS then state oil
health, NJ. Crowtord's party III Virginia nan"
ed the information lha, Mr.. Clay would throw
his ipfluence aga,ns, JIcKson with nversal sa>
tisraction-ve; 10 sooner had hc iuIhhec Ill IL
wishes IN SAVING tae natson from NIL ary 'ul',
than the, 10 IcG he par,zans OF aIho"n aud
Jackson in huuung down the man VINO at'to
in cunformi Il heir WISHES, aud the ry Par'
which by lhyir own ~cknp" rHg'''en They were
pr,pared TO &C under the ane tlrcumslan
Ihry ,aen con urred with Nj. Gay !" thinking
Gen. Jack 4 mill sy chlef'ian, who's eA' e
SION W s ,mpeIiou,iy demand'd ny The safety .
thr commandments went As lar ds nc ~
/ IN deuou nt ing him they opp!aud,d his re- Ia
ion 10 vpl, for Mr. Adams-,h,y declare
| that Mr.. a Jams their cnolee al'er VT
Crawford Yei when the event they S" much ae
sired is accomp isaed-,nA; very eveu' when
need was, they were h. mseives ready to pro
mote-they ascrlbc il TO bargain * corruption
ii w is it possible To explain tn, II conductin
way crediiaale to those VIII acted it? Do the.
believe in the "bargain" Why should they be
Iit,e il il, when tnev ackn"w'rdged at Tit
time, their own preference Of Nix. Adams owe
Gen Jackson, and when their acknowledged
is direct admission, that there were honoura
Die and patriotic reasons wh"reupon Mr. Cla
should feel he same preference, without cal
ling in the supposi,ion of corruption 10 explAi
his ,o,e? Was Mr.. Clay's accepting the of
flee OF Secretary Of State, pro ola bargai
be weeu him and Mr.. Adams? Mr.. J,Hrrsn
appointed six members of Congress who ha
vo ed for HIM, two Of whom carried who!
States, To- high aud lucrative oHices-and /.
&C, was sanctioned by The republican parry
. To whom should Presiden; tender office hn
to his political friends? Who in this countr
, had claims to the Department of Stale as hig
and iudubi,able as Henry CLAY? But the ar
gument of the proposition al This day, we 81
: nit, is idle. The charge was in'ented 10
! lparlicu ar purposes, and forming he slmpl
plausible ground Of opposition to thu Admin
istra,ion, will not be abandoned. Isl answer,
ed the purpose" WAS the Inducements
| thousands besides Col. Benton for believing, c
i pretending 10 believe il.