Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-03-19

The members from Ohio who voted for MIR
Adams were Gen. Macarthur, General Vance
General Beecher, Mr.. Sloane, Mr. Wright Mr.
iinton. Mr.. Mclean, (brother of the Post Mas
ter Generai) Mr.. Whittlesey, Mr.. BARLEY, ane
Mr.. Patterson. From each of these gentlemen
1t Will be seen that an explicit and unqualified
negative IS given 10 the statements of the Fayeste.
VILE letter. Gen. Macarthur declares them to
be totally destitute of foundation He al
eSes the fact to have been that the Ohio dele.
gallon Cor at least large majority Of ,hem) were
the first OF Dir. Ciay's friends who came 10 the
determination Of voting for Mr.. Adams; and Ma
700 7oithom hd0ng dscertdined M. CYuyS's Uie1cs
on the subject" He states that some of the
friends Of GEN Jackson used the language oil
menace, whilst others of them employed that Of
persuasion to prevail on my friends to vote for
the General, and that they appeared to be will
ling to make any promises which they thought
would INDUCE the friends Of Mr.. Clay TO vote
Tor Gen. Juckson.''
Gen. Vance states 81 say without hesitation
that never heard of those, or any other terms
being thought of, equivalent for the vote
we were about to give; nor DO believe that the
friends OF Air. Clay. or Mr.. Clay himself, ever
thought OF making or suggesting any terms to any
one OF the parties, as the grounds Of our accep,
lance or rejection of either Of the three Can
didutes returned TO the House of Representa-.
yves. lie continues: g as one of the original
trends OF Mr. Clay, | was in the habit of free
and unreseryed conversation both with him and
his other friends, relative to that election and
am bold'to say that ! never heard whisper of
any thing like condition which our vote was
to be- given, mentioned either by Mr. Clay him
self, or any OF his friends, at any time or under
any circumstances
Gen. Beecher testifies that he did not know
thata ffiesld or the rieHds of Mr.. Clay ever made
any proposition TO the friends of Gen. jackson.
respecting the election of Mr.. Adams as Presi-
9ent-iaS any f.vay or as respecting Gen Jac kson
notPutthg Mr. Adams into tn Q seat of Secretary
of State, i'll case he (Iacksos) should be elected
President. Neither am acquainted with friend
OF Mr.. Clay that would consent to be an agent
IN such degrading transaction. Nor can adj
hit thatthe friends of Mr.. Clay had so contempt
tIble an opinion OF each other or of FTr Clay,
as to suppose that the appointment or non ap-
Pointment Of any man to any office would ndu-
ence them in the discharge o! an important pub
lie dnty.'
Mr. Sloane declares, +" that I have always sup
posed myself in the entire confidence Of all Mr.
Clay's supporters and friends, whe were mem
bers OF Congress at the time of the Presidential
election; and that | have no hesitation IN saving
that never heard the most distant ilrsinuation
from any of them that they would vote for Gen
Jackson, If there was any prospect of choosing
either of the other candidates. That any of the
friends of Mr. Clay in Congress ever made any
proposition of conditions, ON which their votes
would depend, to the friends OF Gen Jackson sr
any other person, clio not believe" g And us to
DIR. Clay accepting an appo ntnent under him,
they would 10 man most certainly have opposed
1t. judge OF this from tire opinion which |
know they entertained of Gen. Jacksons want Of
and no fact that
time after the choice of Mr. Adams that they ii.
greed to advise Mr. Clay to accept OF the Office
he now holds .. In short feel confident that
the whole is Il vile and infamous fiEsehoed, such
as honorable men would not resort to, more es-
pecially after having upon full consultation and
Deliberate consideration declined an inveStiga-
ton of the whole matter before IL Committee o
the House Of Representatives.
Mr. Wright states, g | can only say shcerel,
and uneq,ny ocaIly, that do not know or believe
that any proposition of the kind mentioned a.
from Gen Jackson, WIS ever made to the friend.
of Gen. Jackson by the friends of Mr. Clay OIL
any of them; and that am wholly ignorant o.
any conditions of any sort being proposed 10 any
one by the friends of Mr. Clay, compliance
with which their vote was made to depend"
Mr. Vintun is equally explicit. lie says
"haying Been one Of the friends of Dir Clay
who voted for Mr. Adams, cheerfully avail my
self of this opportunity TO say, that have nc
knowledge whatever of the above mentioned
proposition or any other proposition having been
made to eneral Jackson or any Of his friends,
by Mr. Clay or any of his friends as condition
upon which his or their vote was to be gwen to
Gen. Jackson for the Presidency" lie subIoIns
that g II was well known 10 my constituents ior
many months previous to the late Presidential
election that after Mr. Clay, Mr. Adams was my
next choice among the distinguished individuals,
who were then before the people of the United
States as candidates for that exalted station"
Mr. Mclean declares. that no such PROPOSE
ton was ever made within my knowledge, nor
have any cause to believe that con Jltions OF any
sort were made, at any time, by the friends o.
Mr. Clay to any person, on u compliance witt
which their vote was made to depend"
Mr. Whitlesey AYERS that 81 do not know OF
beheye that any proposition was e7er made by