Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-03


ions and to ipcu,cate moderation. whether
he privilepes of,he domestic circle have been
,bused by Gen. Jackson, or not, in my lance,
ct the imnar,ial world decide: I've attitude
in which he stood before the American people,
and the subsisting relations between him and
me. ope might have supposed woui: prompt
him 10 The Observance ofthe greatest delcaey.
Has he ,ractised il? Ifindeed, IN an ungnard-
AZ moment OF hilarity, amidst bis cornwall
r,;ends in his own domicil he had incautious-
" touched subject, respecting which he might
have been expected 10 prescribe 10 himself the
most profound silence, he might possibly lind,
not any justification, bu, some excuse for his
in the public liberaliiy But what
must be the general surprise when the Tact
turns GU, to be, that the "origin-ihe begin
ming" Of this matter with Gen. Jackson, was
not, as he alleges, in March. 1927, but at least
two years before; not, as he also alleges, al MS
own ireside, but in public places, on the high
way, at layerns, and on board steam boat.
have cxpected 10 receive testimony 10 establish
the fact of his promu!ga;ing his charge on all
those various occasions, during his journey on
his return from Congress, in March, 1925. Al
present. have ouly obtained i, in part. See
Appendix D
Mr.. Large testifes Chat ON my way down
the Ohio from Wheeling % Cincinnati. III the
month of March, 1925, on board The steamboat
General Neville, among many other passen
gers were Gen Jackson and numbrr oil gen.
tlrmen from Pennsylvania, some oil whom re-
marked 10 the General that they regretted thai
he had not been elected President int ed OF
Mr.. Adams Gen Jackson replied that II ne
would have made the same proml'es ana o'-
fers to Mr. Clay, hat Mr. Adams had done, he
Gen. Jackson) would then. in that case, have
been in the Presidential chair, but he would
make no promises 20 any; that il he went 10
the Presidential chair, he would SO with clean
hands and uncont' oiled by any one"
To this Statement Mr.. William Crosdell,
who was present, subjoins certificate that 1T
is faithful account Of Gen Jackson's conver.
sation on the occasion alluded to-" Both 81
those Gentlemen, l have been informed, are
respectable cilizens Of Philadelphia.
have und rstood, that to the Reverend An
drew Wylie, Major Davis. and others in Wash
inc,on, in Pennsylvania, on one occasion; at u
tavern in Yves: Alex antria, In the same coun-
~ on another at Brownsville; al Cincinnati;
al Louisville; and a. Bowling Green, ina tav-
ern in Kentucky, General Jackson made SINH
lar assertions. Should the additional PROOF
expected arrive, it shall be presented 10 the
General Jackson appears 20 have proclaimed
his accusation, at such convenient and scpe'at-
ed points, as would insure us general clrcu!a-
ton. We have the testimony OF Gen Duff
Green, (Which is a, leas, ;adm ssible on such
an occasion) that he personally knew OF Gen.
Jackson speaking to the same effect as early
as March, 1925.
Thus il appears tina, in March, 1925, at va
x;aue n o.. frr -
that Mr.. Adams had made offers 10 me and
tina, if he had made similar proposals. he, and
not Mr.. Adams, would have been elected Pre-
sident With what truth then can he assert,
as he has done, hat the origin" Of his charge
was two years afterwards at his own fircside?
Or tha, he "has not gone into the highways
and market places" 10 proclaim his opinions?
Wills, he has made no protest against any
benefit which might accrue to himself from
the dissemination Of such cha"ge asains,
me, he is extremely DESTROYS not 10 BE-
considered as my public necuscr. He has in
deed not appeared before grand jury to sup>
port bill of indictment against me. Neither
did he arraign me when acting under the oath
Of Senator Of the United States, he passed
upon my nomination. But ifhe can be egard.
ed as public accuser who, on numerous oc.
casions, to particular individuals, as well as
before crowds Of people, in public as well as
private places, charges another with poili-
cal offence, Gen. Jackson unit-s the double
character Of my public and private accuser.
" iih bin have been reluctantly compelled to
believe the accusation originated Whether
from AN honest mi>cnnception ofthe rurport
Of Mr. Buchonan's interview with him, (Which
no one can doubt was the source ofthe ca!um-
nv or from the design Of promoting his own
interests, the injury to me has been the same
The public, (as certainly had3 prior 10 the
lasls Summer, supposed that the charge had
originated with Mr.. George Kremers letter to
the Columbian Observer. But recen, disclos>
urcs Of Gen. Jackson and his partsans salts
factorily establish that, although the sternness
of Mr.. Kremers patriotism prompted him "to
cry aloud and spare not" he must be s,ript OF
the borrowed merit OF original invention,
which impartial justice reqoires should now
bs transferred TO more distinguished person.
age. A brief summary Of incontrstlble facts
will evince the business OF THIS observation.
1t was the policy with which the political
was conducted in the Winter 1924 |
rs, by the forces of The General, in the first |