Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-27
PART Ii


his feelings or principles; and in frank
uon with him In September OF 1924, understood
distinctly, that nothing could ever induce him to
aid in or approve the Generals election. In these
views, you concurred-and referred 10 CONVEX
sa,ion which you said you had had with Mr.. Clay,
III which he communicated TO you his deiermina-
uon in any event, to oppose the election Of Genera!
Jackson.
representatives. had heard 10 express the opin-
| ion tina, Mr.. Clay would or could cooperate with
Gen. Jackson's friends.
Before the election of Mr. Adams had ascer-
tanned satisfactorily TO myself, that those of the
Kentucky delegation, who voted for him, wo1h do
SO; And have been informed (and yet have
doubt that the information was true,l that one of
those from onr State who voted for the Gen. had,
when about leaving home fer Washington, in the
fall OF 1924, assured his constituents tina. he would
not vote for General Jackson
| Respectfully,
| GEORGE ROBERTSON.
Shelby, Kentucky, 18th February, 1928.
Dear Sir: Adverting TO that part OF your late adj
dress, in which you remark, g you have no doubt
that IN your proiniscuous and unreserved inter-
course among your acquaintances in this State,
Others, not recoIlected by you, could bear estmo-
ny TO The undertaking and settled determination of
your mind, deem it an act of duty and OF Justice
10 Inform you that conversation, OF the tendency
alluded TO, occurred between you, my late father
and myself, at his house in Frankfort, a few days
before you started from that place your journ-
ey to Washington, early in November, 1924.
was not aware that you had il in contemplation to
make publication on this subject, or would have
long since communicated the circumstance 10
you.
| We commenced The conversation by an enquiry
OF you, as to the prospects of the Presidential e
| lection, anu particularly to the import OF the
latest information, on an event which we regard
ed with great socitude, that OF your being return
ed by the electoral college TO the House OF Repre-
IseDtatlves-you were of opinion that this result
would depend chiefly on the vote of Louisiana
ana the relative extent OF the vote for yourself and
| Mr.. Crawford in the State Of New ork. PreGi-
Gated on the idea of your exclusion from the
rouse, my father enqured as TO the actual 2 most
received opinion oil the state OF Mr.. Crswiord's
health, and in;mated a preference Of that di.tin-
gnished individual on the contingency supposed,
should has health be considered as sufficiently hrni
to enable him 10 discharge the arduous and com
plcated duties OF President. You spoke of the
| last intelligence as 10 his health being very un-
favorable, and concurr-I in the kind opinion ex-
pressed OF him by my father. a comparison was
then entered into 10 the respective qualifications
"i MIR. Adams and General Jackson My father
| mentioned having some preiudices against Mr.
Adams, which, however dc admitted, were not
OF Character TO mpeach his patriotism or his tit
ness Tor the office, = III of which were acknow-
iedged. lie expressed desire 10 have Western
Prcsdent, but did think that i'll this aspect OF
the case, should effect this object bv the eec-
ton oil General Jackson, neither he nor his i'm
mediate friends could be relied on as favorable TO
what was called s4e Western policy lie regard
/ ed General OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as disuuaI,fied bv
his temper, his education and habits to discharc
satisfactorily the duties OF the Office of President
81 these views you appeared TO concur, and re-
Yuestea US TO exert any personal influence
/ might have with the Legislature, in preventing
Tie introduction adoption OF a resolution TO in
struct the Kentucky delegation to vote for General
Jackson. y OIL deprecated the idea az being in
the highest degree embarrassing, and hoped it
would not be adopted. The whole conversation
impressed on my mind the firm conviction with
winch you seemed to'be animated, that you could
not, nor ought not, TO vote for General Jackson
under any circumstances whatever. recollect
distinctly, that you ioreboded the dires. conse-
quences 10 the coGntry in the event OF his cleo
ton; that il would be an administration of fury and
Oh violence, as had been iorcibiy stated by the au-
thor OF an interesting pamphlet just published in
rev York, and TO which you adyerted. As con.
tTasted with the preiensions of General jackson.
you referred to the ability and long experience OF
Mr. Adams in the civil affairs of the Nation, and
mentioned the incident of friendly argument with
him in his Office, your leaving Washington in
lS2l-22, but in which you differed in opinion as TO
| the most suitable time TO recognise the indepen-
dence oil The new governments South of the u.
states took occasion, here, TO speak of the high
opinion Of Mr.. Adams's patriotism and abilities
produced on my mind by the opportunity afforded
OF Judging OF them when engaged in the service
OF inc United States abroad; which tended in
great uegree TO remove the preiudices mbibed from
the misrepresentation Of his political conduct at
| an early period Of the Government.
Ia appropriate connection with the preceding
narrative, can state the substance of a conversa.
lion OF like tendency had between yourself and
our venerated friend the late Gov Shelby, at his
residence, as early as Tire month of July 1924. He
commenced the conversation by asking what YOU
thought of the prospects OF Ger. jackson in the
approaching election. You replied by stating that
you did not believe he would he elected and spoke
freely and fully of his conduct and qualifications
very much in the manner you had treated Of them
! IN your public sposchesthat you did mol expect
from hun or his councillors any friendly feeling
I towards Kentucky or The great Western interests
winch she had so prominently supported and that
you had strong apprehensions tlIathis AdmiDistra
ton would be reign Of fury s. of turbulence Gov
shelby then remarked that he concurred entirely
I'D these views and proceeded to communicate 20
You, what he had never mentioned out OF the circle
OF ms Immediate family, the great change effected
IN ms mind towards Gen. Jackson by his conduct
AZ inc Chickasaw Treaty il 1915 that the high es-
unation IN which he had heretofore regarded the
temper, the discretion Judgment and disinterest.
t"P0Ti0t3Sm OF Gen. Jackson had been greatly /
,cssened BY his conduct on that occasion. He said
las rash, hoi-headed temper, lift had not been Sc
5uahed, would have cost the nation double the sum
loF which the land was ultimately purchased and
ne mad go permitted the integrity Of his pgfnci-
pies to be the dupe Of an inirigne as To propoac
Na n aN r.