Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-22
LETTER III.
TO HENRY CLAY. ESQ.
Secretary of State Of me United states

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S1R--Et was not until after nv arrival at the
.ity Of Washington Oh my return from the Fast
ward, that obtained si.ht Of MIR. j. J. Critten-
den's Address to the Public. relative TO YOUR cna
lti0n with SIR Adams NJ On the "a Of last Octo.
Der, received a note from that gentleman. nqnii.
ing whether he was one Of tie persons referred tn
~ my first letter 20 you, ~ answer to which |
promptly informed him that he was. Ii vas i'm
mediately aterward, stated to me. that Ne intend
ed ~ make 4 publication; but as late as the 18th
Of October, Yaen left home, il had not made its
appearance
did not name Mr.. Crittcnilcn nor abuse him.
nor yet call on him to publish any part Of you
private letters or bis so far therefore. a. he
complains on this score. | must unde stand liz
complaints as intended for others. and not for nv .
self. did not suppose that Mr.. Critiendyn or
any other honorable man who had received vour
confidence and acted upon II, would feel himself at
liberty, unless IN consequence OF some outrage first
committed by you to publish your private letters ::
bat knew you had right TO break the seal Of con
hdence by requesting them 10 place those letters
before the public. gu had publicly asserted that
there was no understanding between YOU AMI Mr.
Adams hot even an prpectati0n' on ycur part :
that you should receive an office at his hands in
consequence OF the support YOU gave Him iii hl>
election. ! remember that | was assured several
weeks before the election. that you would be ~cc.
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and was solicited TO lend feeble aid to secure
the election Of Mr.. ADAMS. On that ground. struck
with the bodness OF YOUR denial. | endcayored to
ascertain upon what authority this assurance was
given. could only ascertain ihat it had not beer
on the authority | had first supposed and crcum
stances amounting almost TO positive proof led me-
TO suspect that sou were the source OF this ,nfo,-
Inatiou ana the on' agent who had cnnvr, ed il 10
Frankfort. knew il could have been done by
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mand Of our friends in Frankfort, the authority
upon which they had made the statement about
fhe 20th Of January 1885, that II Nj. Adams
were made President, YOU would be appointed
Secretary Of State" Surely m, request vas moi
unreasonable. In declaring publicly and solemn
~ ma, thete wa no understanding between you
and VAT. Adams. nor even an prpecfdtiOn' IN vour
part, you have virtually asserted that the assuran.
ces, gwen by your friends we're unauthorized and
sratuions | have only asked YOU 70 satisfy nv.
sell and tie public on that point. Gail on your
TREND to state to the public, what Authority ne
gave such an assurance. If he say il wa. ilpon
your own private letters, let so mich Of them a.
relates to this subiect be published Ina, the world
may see how lar he was mistaken. and how far INV
suspicious have done YEA injustice. II ne ,av i
was upon other authority, let him point it out fhot
1T may be traced UP and your lnnncence made as
apparent as your assertions are Bold. have cal
led on you to do nothing which you have not ioh,
70 nothing which is not essential to the estab-
sishmeht Of your own innoceace.
have never seen Mr.. Crittenden'S letter 10 Gen
Gall or that to Mr. White 't'he former vas .hnvn
to many members Of Congress as evidence Of nnh
Tic sentiment in Kentucky, ana having been thus
published, fee at liberty 20 repeat its contents.
Members Of Congress who read it. assure me thai
i stated in tie most positive manner thai unless.
fse hpaiacty Desegetion roied tor General Jack
son, f.gy uouM miSr present. 'hcir constituent,
ana y show bis own feelings, Mr. Crt,enden adj
deh II postscript ttPe gan acM make he
ne9ef's b5n' mS t"nkee.' My lnformanta are not
positive whether these two sentiments are contain
ed III two letters the body and postscript Of he
same letter; but that they were both stated by Mr.
Crittenden to Cen Call, they uahes.atlngy de-