Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-10

IL, to Mr., Clay Or his friends TO make
him Secretary Of State, if he and his
friends would unite ID aid Of the cleo.
ton Of Mr. Adams; ner do ! know, or
believe, that asy pledge or promise Of
any kind, was made by Mr.. Adams OF
his friends, to Mr.. Clay or bis friends,
to procure his aid 10 the election.
never heard from Mr.. Clay, or any
Of bis friends, or any one else, that be
was willing to vote for General Jackson.
If the General would say, or any Of his
friends, for him, that Mr.. Adams should
no. be continued Secretary Of State;
nor do know or believe that Mr. Clay
ever expressed willingness or any oil
his friends for him, to support or vote
for Gen. jackson, Che could obtain the
office Of Secretary of State under him.
lido not know, nor do I believe, that
any overtures, or Offers of any kind,
were made by Mr. Clay or his friends.
TO Mr Adams or bis friends, to vote for
him or support him, il he would make
Mr.. Clay Secretary of State; or to &c
neral jackson or his friends, 10 vote for
him or support him, if be could obtain
the office OF Secretary Of State under
him; nor do | believe tina. Mr.. Clas
would have taken office under him it he
had been elected.
cannot believe the statement mad
to Gen. Jackson, nor do believe tina,
Mr.. Clay made, or authorized any OF
his friends to make, overtures to him
directly or indirectly, because ! know
that Mr.. Clay intended to vote against
| him know Mr. Clay had determine
to vote for Mr.. Adams as early as 0cto-
Der 1924, if the election should devolvs
upon the House of Representatives in
Congress, with his Dwn name excluded
from the list. Ia this | cannot be mista
ken, because he told me so expressly
He may have forgotten what he said to
me, but the substance of the converse
toD is fresh in memory with myself, and
| will endeavor to detail such portions of
il, as will evince his prepossessions in
favor Of Mr.. Adams. as we'll as his fixed
intention TO vote for him.
| Mr. Adams, we all know. was
lected on the 9Th OF Feb 1875. The
prevailing opinion, you will recollect
as early as Jan. 1924. if not earlier.
was, that none ofthe candidates would
obtain majority ofthe whole number
of electoral votes (26l and it was
expected as a matter Of course, that the
eventual election would devoive upon
the House of representatives. The
friends of Mr.. Clay believed that he
would GO before the House as one Of
the three highest on the list Of candi
dates; but this was no. certain, and on
the contrary i. was reasonable to sup
pose that he might fail In looking
forward to failure on his part, and TO
the possible events and consequences
which might follow, / was frequently
brought to consider which of the other
three candidates ought to be preferred
as Chief Magistrate Of the nation. II
Is enoug h TO say, without dwelling up.
on matters concerning my self. tina, /
concluded as early as Feb. 1924, TO
vote for NJ Adams as second choice
in the event of Mr.. Clay's exclusion
from the House; subject at all times TO
a change of opinion for such reasons as
ought to influence the judgmen. of
public agent, DESTROYS of discharging
his public trusts faithfully and honestly;
and intending at the proper seasons 10
consult folly and freely with the rest OF
my colleagues; holding myself at Ii
berry all along to consider the claims
of Mr. Crawford, if his health should
he restored, which, however. i ,ho't
improbable, if not impossible. 1, SO
happened, that the hon. Robert Trim
BILE, then Judge Of the Federal Court
for the District of Kentucky, and now
one of the Justices of the Supreme CT
ofthe U States, came to the City of
Washington, in the month of Feb
1924, and l well remember that
conversed with him freely upon the
subject of the election. / informed him
Of my preference of Mr. Adams as
second choice, and explained TO him
the principles & views Of policy which
would govern me in making the Sc
lection: j gave him my opinion of
Mr.. Adams as statesman, and pro
badly went so far as to mention some
| 0k ms, ah1oot;aD. Cana~al