The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-07

Jefferson md iadson. Boz III Assn, coali
not hs.e enjoyed ne poIiti al confidence =
Washington. because bis principles. had not
developed themselves before the close Of Wash
Inelpns lie Ani dr jeff snn never by any
~ 70 Office indicated has confidence in
NJ Adsps Under hi. faibrl administration,
Nj AdaHfs was appointed minister Ia Prussia,
where ~ American minister ever sas .sent
either before o. since. aud perhaps Mr. Jehef-
son did not wish Ia display any peculiar re.
min M against The fiticr. by recaiug the son
lmn datcly on his accession 10 Office. But ~
u is M. Adams did return 10 America short
IL after the close ofns fathers Administration,
and pp 10 1890, discovered the most tancorons
hostility 10 The measures the then odmlnlsira-
ION True Mr Madison appointed hnn n,nis-
Ter 10 Russia. ia 1910, bu, bceause Nj. Mdh'.
son appointed him 10 An Office before he lad
hid "A opportunity ofdisclosng his principles,
and in which il they had been disclosed, he
could only have used them. does Il follow that
he now les the conf lcuce ot Madison, when he
has laid down doctrines, 10 the exploding Of
ahieh thai gfenf aad good man has devoted 40
larRe a portion Of lis distinguished tdents and
useful lie
Dung the reepss of Congress- Mr. Adams
having accepted the invitation Of tie Southern
Republics 10 send minister. 70 Congress 10
be hid Al PanBma--fJr what Object Of inte'
rest 10 TN United States rcmnus yet To be
sh0un--iniormrd the SENATE ~ Dee. 1922 that
ministers UOuH be cnmms 5ionrd. They wefr
Commissioned bat have returned, without hay
ing loand the Congress. Inns tbs splendid
pageant after an expenditure ofthnnsands bas
terminated in sheer abortion Bat "e owe II
not 10 M Adams that II proved a batnle,ss
experiment We owe II no. NJ lams's
discretion. thai We have not been Involved IN
those eutanglng alliances. against which the
conrurung experience Of almost every age, and
nation ms well the dying words of the IA
Tiers al hs counirys solemnV warn as.
During the past year. the world has witness
ed the singular, but di,nouprable pectaclr of
head, Of departments, "sloopl from their
high estates D." to uayel through the country,
getup DINNERS, and make speeches for election
ceriug purposes Tn great Object Of the ad-
mlui raa n serms 10 be 70 keep their places
hy all means and AT all hazards. For this pur-
pose the public interests have been sacrificed.
the time aud talents 0tthc officers ot govern
nent have been PIT IN rcqai.tion. Aud II Is
believed that even the influence and patronage
oftht government have been perverted 10 the
same di,hoHorahlc use
II was asserted attrr the election of 1928, that
corrupt bargain exeIted between Alessfs. Ad-
ans aud Clay and IN me opinion OF this meet
mg subsequent events have not dissipatnd. but
blackened the cloud of suspicion which rests
upon the whole transaction. Aud tho 10 posi-
tive proof has been adducrd 10 support the
charge vet a 60 li'nrtion Of Circumstances, all
10 one poInt strongly induce the
bcl"t Of the fact II Is unnecessary 10 TcnaI
thal cltcumstnnta evidence, IS ia many cases,
luore "a br rclrcl on man positive proof hu.
s,tt
invar,ahle. Previous 10 the elrcnon Of 1928
Mr. CLAW repeatedly declared thai he had no
confidence IN M. Adams political mtegtitv or
Ms talents rs a statesman. and actually refused
20 serve with hun Ia the cabinet OF Nj. riuroc,
because he was m apoStd iedeTHlist H. de
uuunced VI Adams fore the people OF Ken
tucltv as enemy 10 the interests OF the west. and
contest with the now president.
winch he pledged himself 10 + sumo AZ some
% more pfopifog Tune II is trne that MI
Ga, charged Mr. Adams wlth errors Of facts
aud opinron " no doubt unlotenlonh.' yet Mr..
Adam, considered il an insdlonS and ungrner-
GU IT acl and returned tart aud indignant
reply II ia the policy Of those w"o wish to
blast the reputation of a competitor, aud yet
have no honorable mraDS Of dong so, 10 throw
oul hints aud i0sinuatIons thtt they have TINT
IA their possession which, # II, where made
Clay Is an adept IA all the tricks aud siratrgems
of TIN. dlshonorablc mode of warfare. The Sc
cretar, has not resumed tins contest " the
uropiious TIM ha. not arrived. aud IN all
never will arrive. Again--during
an important debate IN the House at krprescn-
taiives in 1917 Mir Clay used the following
language " ! care not hof | ascertain the will
OF my constituents, nnl what are the Cpid'Rces
of Il il Is sufficient for me thai know il.
While have a seat on this non, | shall always
hold myself bound by the will Of my conslitu-
cals. whether erpreS or jnDEtd.' Now. is II
nat reasonable 10 suppose that Mr.. Clay did
hnow the viii Of his constituents, when Gr
Jackson received about one third ol the votes
OF Kentucky in opposition 10 himself the most
popular man at The Time, in that state Nhen
all Kentucky impressed pom his mind the nm
pouance oil having 4 western PIE ldrni Wbca
ailcr has own exclusion ON the House of Re
personalities, the legislature Of X ntucky pass.
ed "A resolution almost unanimously instrnctng
heir Representatives 10 vote for Jackson "
do not contend thal these instructions were ALSO
lutely ndlng on Nj Clay but considering
the immunity with which the resolution passed. /
they furnished clear and strong evidence ot
the will OF his constituents, and Nh Clay does
not care h0W that viii is ascertanrd--n hatarc
he evidences of II. nor whe her II hr lIprcSS Or
jmOitrd' On ms arrival at Washington, Mr..
Clay shroudcd his opinions IN profound myS-
terry, tho wal acquainted win the qnahica-
tlous OF all the candidates. IL is Indeed slngu- !
lar that Mr. CLAW, who opposed MI Adams he
fore the people OF Kentucky FOR The purpose Of
breaking the cabinet snccrsslon, should assign
4, a reason why he himself voted ior Mr.. Ad
ans, that he was comic ming 10 the " safe pre-
ccd ut Of clectng the Secretary Of State Pre-
dent THIS meeting indulge the confident
hope aud belicfthat Mr.. Clay will not profit by
his conformity 10 safe prrcrdents.' Upon
the whole. there are al least grounds for the
strongest suspicion that corruption do acIu'
ally exist. But whether there be corruption or
not, this meeting believe, they cannot be msta.
ken in the fact, that there IS a coalition of the
aud Western. to the prostitution otthe
southern interest While the agriculturaliss
were suffering under heavy eSactlons upon
their industry to increase the atiluence OF me
already opuleut manufactures. the whole ntlu
cncc OF the administration was enlisted in favor