Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-15
FOR TIE EN-oEIRE R.
PRECIOUS Confessions OF HENRY CLAX-O
THE CAT our OF THE BAG.
Se5-coRricti0I. the best prcet IF guilt
NO III

PRECIOUS CONFESSIONS OF HENRY cLAY--or,
THE CAT our OF THE BAG.
Se,f-eonrietiOn the best PROT Of gull.
NO. II.
in Mr.. Clay's elaborate Address to the public,
tbs ayowed purpose is-''to refute the charged a.
ganst him, made by General Andrew Jackson,
touching the last Presidential election" Mr.. Clay
quotes those charges from Mr.. Bcverley's letter as
iollows-"He (Gen. Jackson) told me thi; morn
ing, before all his company, in reply TO question
put TO him concerning the election of John q.
Adams TO the Presidency, that Mr.. Clay's friends
made proposition to his friends that if they would
promise for him not to.put Mr. Adams into the seat
or Secretary of State, Clay and his friends would
IN one hour make him (Jackson) President Now,
defy the common sense, or the most slarpcned
sagacy OF any man. TO sec i'll this passage the most
remote scmblance of accusation against Mr..
Clay himself; nor can the ingenuity Of any man,
rot excepting The consummate artiiicc of MIR.
Clay, torture il into such an accusation, nor has
ne attempted it, but with his wontcd desperation,
Tor the purpo.c OF wreakng his party vengeance
against the General lie assumes the fact in def
ance of every principle Of common sense and truth
lhe only expression that has fallen from General
jackson, that has the appearance Of involving Mr..
Clay in the proposition imputed to his friends
occurs IN the Generals Address to the public of the
18th July last, touching the above statement of Mr.
beverley; in which he gives up Mr. Buchanan az
thc bearer OF the proposition to him, and avows,
mat I'm surprising IL 10 have come from Mr.. CLAW
ne may have done Mr. Clay injustice" Here
tlch5 - is ucCislYc an CNOucratlOn oil Mr. Clay,
1t Is an accusation against hiin--but in fact IL is
neither; Gen. Jackson makes voluntary admis-
son, that the bare suppOsition, which is no asser-
ron, may have been an injustice. Nevertheless.
Mr. Clay finds it convenient for political and cleo
Noneering effect, 20 throw himself into fury a
gainst Gen. Jackson, and direct tho shafts Of his
snyenomed abuse upon his devoted head, because
he has been made the depository Of the information
by an OiiiciOu5 tempOriscr, and has Indignantly
mentioned the TACT more rs public, than bis indi-
vidual concern.
Having succeeded, as me thinks, by tho mere
hdTdihood OF assertion, to throw Cen. Jackson into
Tie attitude OF his public accu5er hc gets his friend
one Dr. watkins, 10 address a circular to those
gentlemen from the West, also his friends, who
mad voted with him for Mr. Adams, inviting their
attention to the Fayetteville letter, and asking ii
mere wero any truth in its avermcnts." 1t is 10
DC regretted that MIR. Clay did not think proper 10
give ule Doctors circular place in his Appendix.
along with the answers that were made 10 it, II
appears, however, from Mr.. +. Johnson's answer.
that the circular confines itself 10 the above extract
from the Fayetteville letter, and then says-''Ii
such proposition were ever made by the friends
o. MI Clay TO those OF Cen. Jackson, il must have
been known to many persons, and the fact there
tore may be ascertaned. May / ask the favor Of
You 70 inform me whether you know or believe
any Such proposition was ever made, or whether
c0hatf'ons OF any sort were made by the friends
Oh MT clay to any person, on compliance with
which their vote was 10 depend p'-Thus il is fur
thcr evident, that even the circular Of DR. Watkins
does not seek, in TERMS for a yindcation of Mr.
-ay but h's trends only, against the alleged
Gu a'ion--and lhai, TOO, 70 To ye-y lstter-dc