Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-22
From tie Franz fart Argus.
THE INVESTIGATION.
The Senate Of Kpntuckp =. The friends # IN

Tie Senate Of KpntuckS IS. me friends u .4n-
drq,c Jdcha-5n.
This proceeding originated from resolution in
trodnccd by Mr.. Beatty III committee d the whole
and afterwards renewed in the Senate, accusing
the friends uf Jackson Of falsehond and malice in I
charging the members Of Congress from this state
who voted for Mr.. Adams, with bargain &c -
10 this the friends OF Jackson replied. that they
we're not guilty Of falsthood and malice, because
tho charges mahc b. them true, and begged
the Senate, il tlies would proceed, contrary q
right and prnplety. to express al opinion ulcn !
that sutlect. thai they would hear the evidence
upon which the friends Of jackson rested taeii
>indicaton. For thi, purpose. The ioInsinS rtso-
luton offered. recifihg the resolution presi-
ous, offered III committee b, MIR. Beatty.
Nhercas. ii resolution nov before the COM
mttee OF tlr whale house 10 which was lrivtcd
the report and Resolutions. Of the caiaist.e Ia
ternai improvements, the following suh]acts are
brought before thr Committee npon which they are
\, qnneL 10 decade, to wt: 8. lnis Legs .tire
view with deep concern, and feelings OF just ID
diynaton, the Efforts Which are now maxim.
thtons hout the United States blast the reputa-
ton Of tile distinguished members Of Congress
! from this state who voted for John Q. Adams to
| be President Of the United States. They have
10 hesitation in saying. that it Is their confirmed
opiniun from great dellberaton and iull exa,nln
alton Of all the facts and evidence addrced, that
the charges 81 Bargain. sale and corruption III the
election Of John @. Adams are utterly false ard
malicious that they are brought forward and eli
leavured to be sustained for party purposes. and
to elevate Gen. Jackson to the Office Of President
of the United States.n Therefore. to enable the
committee to examine into and investigate the
transactions embraced in the foregoing resolutions.
ResolccL That said committee be authorized and
instructed to send for persons and papers.
1t was laid OH the table, where it remained until
Mr.. Beatty renewed his resolution in the senate,
when it was taken up amended a. to bring the
evidence TO the bar Of the Sena land adopted
On last Thursday, the day set for the trial. the
friends of Jackson still sought TO avoid 50 extra
ordinary a proceeding. MIR Maupn moved the
previous question, which would have excluded Mir.
s5eaity's resolution and put an end to the subject
The Adams men opposed it. Mr.. Pope moved
to lay the whole subject the table until the last
day Of July next, and declared that iii case his
motion prevailed, he would join IN cxrnnging from
the Journals tie resolution tor the Introduction Of
evidence This the Adams men would not per
nit, but moved to lay the resolutions down Tor the
d present. for the purpose Of entering into the evi
n dence. Thus did The Senate. with majority 81
til, ee friendly 10 Adams aud Clay, drive INTO this
! investigation Now let us see what they have got
/. BY it.
i We can only give an epitome of the evidence
!, this week in our next it shall be given in iuli
fl james .u'.HiIon, Esq proved, that after Mr.
a F. Johnson returned from Congress in 1925, NJ
/. said in many conversations and speeches a, Temp
e kinsyle in Monroe county, that his reason to
IS yotin. for Mr. Adams was to get Mr. Clay mad
n Secretary of State which he believed best Tor tn
4 western country, and that Mr.. Clay might sue
st coed Mr.. Adams.
Henri Order, Of Bowlinggrcen, had nevc
y heard Mr.. Johnson make the statement, that h
:. voted Tor MIR Adams to get MIR. Clay made Sec
a, fbntnl VI
= ted for him because nj POLICY and doctrines rel'
I'd tive to Inter- nal Improvement and Domestic Ma,
or ufacturcs suited the western country better tina
n. those Of General Jackson.
.. Mr.. 1anner proved tina: Mr.. Clay paid hi
on 800 for printing pamphlet entitled Letters
re John Quincy Adams BY Amos Kendall.
e, yi,nos k ndaH proved, taat the letters include
nc in that pamphlet wete written nv him aud III
rs published in the Argus; that previous to wrti,I
- them he had written an article IN the Argus =
ey latiye to the Client negotiation. containing wh
~ Mr. Clay thought erroneous view ol the 81
en- iect; that MIR. Adams had seized on it, institute
lid that it came from MIR. Clay, and commented ON
for in his book that MIR. Clay called on witness 90
,ot WINGED him that his view Of the subject err
It neous. and gave him detail Of the procec''in
raj at Client; that witness then took up MIR. Adam
ID Book and reviewed il in the Letters alluded t
BIZ. that Mr. Clay con,ersed with him about rrni
ey them in pamphlet, and offered him $50 tnwaf
ers the EXPENSES. but he declined it. stating that
ich Mr.. CLAW or his friends chose to have them pr'T
st. ed elsewhere, he would revise am. prepare thu
pp- for the press, which he did.
ng He was asked what ne haa heafa aif, ba'
iii White say in relation to his motive 70, voting
be MIR. Adams? The Adams men objected to
the question and voted that it should not be answ
ted ed.
av- Thomas ID. Carnsal, Senator being called
md stated that in the fall of 1924, in Mr.. Ca5's roc
that gentleman asked him to use his Influence