Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-02


make such arrangements as were calculated to
place him in the line OF promotion. He had
large western influence WELD; and in what way
could he successfully employ il, as To wrap him
sell up an the most '' mysterious silence" declare
sort OF neutrality between the contending parties
rouse the anxiety OF both, at the same time enlist
the feelings OF his friends, and thus secure for
himself the enjoyment OF ti.e /" safe precedeni:'
MIR. Clay describes how powerfully this course
aid operate on the friends Of the confronting par
ties. We have tSo pictures of il both drawn, by
his own pencil, but one Tor the public, ana the
ether for his friend. lin his Address To his Consti-
t1ents OF April l, 1925, he says, :. During the
month OF Decsipher, and the greatest part OF Janu
AIRY, strong professions ot high consideration, aud
unboun,led admiration of me, were made to my
friends, IN the greatest proiasion, by OF the
active friends OF all the returned candidates."--
:" seemed TO he the tavogite Of every body"-
?" Zone made more or warmer manifestations
oi these sentiments OF esteem and admiration, than
some OF tile friends OF General Jackson -No one
acre reserved as those OF MIR. x ians under aa
opinion, (as have learnt since the ,electioi,,)
which they eagerly imbibed, that the Western
vote would be only influenced by lis otcn sense OF
public diy, and that if its Judgment pointed to any
uiher man than MIR. Adams, nothing tchich they
colid do would secure it TO hiin."-"i knew that
The sunbeGms would quickly disappear, after my
opinions should be aseeTiained, and that they
would be succeeded by a storn.'-But this .s;i.
susge TO his friend, Mr.. Bar, iar as we can
gather il from MIR. kendalfs version, is Of more
significant character:
g You state Says Mr. ~ that the frie nls Of all
the candidates entertained the opinion, ihat on you
rested The decision Of the contest, and that your
situation singular and amusing.'' The friends
OF Jackson appealed TO his Western ie clings-those
of Crawford, TO his Republican principles. But
The language OF MIR. As friends WAS still more to
tho purpose % 4 friend of Mr.. Adams, comes to
me with tears i'll his eyes, "a sneer at MIR. AS
iheum y '.aild says-Sir, MIR. Adams has always
had the greatest respect for you, and the highest
admiration for your talents. There is no station TO
which you are equal. You were undoubtedly
the second choice OF New England, aud pray
you to consider whether the public good, and your
urn future interests do not distinctly point you
10 the course which you ought to pursue"
The reader will be struck at once with the dis
tinction between the language pubic and the ian
cuage confidential. - None SO reserved as the
iiends of Mr.. Adams" says the public Address
but il turns out, that they were the only party,
which shrewdly iicsled the Secretary's ambition
QUAIL" Your 0Iun future Interests distinctly
point you TO the course you ought 10 puIsue."-
Very reseyped indeed! He is said TO add, III near
y the following words; = My friends entertain the
belief, that their kind wishes towards me- WILL in
tine end, be more likely TO be accomplished, by 80
lestowing their votes Chat is, on .ifr Adams
and finally he requests his fiend Blair to write to
White to strengthen his inclnatons to vote Tor Mr.
Adams.
Behold the Effects Messrs. Blair s Crttenden.
accordingly write 10 MIR. White; and Mr. White
now frankly avows, e. voted Tor Mr.. Adams with
view 10 Mr.. Clay'siuture prospects 10 the Presi-
dency.-s The nature OF the :. kind wishes" OF
Nir. Cay's friends, is further fully made known by
those friends themselves. MR. ITiaItie, one oil
the representatives from Kentucky, has said, tina,
he IS voted Tor Mr.. Adams, because il tDas DIS
TINcTLY AscERTAINED, thGt he tcouid make
M. Guy Secretary Of .Stale"-.AIr +. Johnson,
another iiend and member, said he voted for Mir
Adams to get MIR. Clay made secretary OF State -
Gen. yEetcGlfe, another friend and member " hose
election as Governor we believe Mr.. Clay is now
in kentucky promote, said, they " could not
possibly get Mr.. Clay made Secretary without
voting for Mr. Adams '-The same motive ex-
tended to at least other delegation: MIR. Moore
says, that Z" MIR. Scott of Missouri, told me and
others, that he did not vote for A., but Mr.. Clay"
wiz LIST the Secretary OF State, and then " the safe
pTecedent.o
g Let us apply, (reInarks the able Address OF the
Committee OF Correspondence for Philadelp hia, }
what, MIR. Clay says, could he effected, il he
rot into the House, 10 what was done there, after
his exclusion, and there can exist no doubt as 10
the means taken TO effect the elevation OF Mr. A.
dams Mr.. Cook alone held the vote OF Illinois :;
Mr.. Scott held the vote OF Missouri /, AIR. bite
vote decided Kentucky Mr.. Wariicld's vote de-
cided the vote of Maryland and Gen Van Rcns-
selaer's that Of New \ DIRK. You have seen how
MIR. White was secured We have no doubt chat
Maryland and New York were gained by witt
ten pledge. from Mr.. Adams TO give Offices TO fc
derasts numerically with republicans Mr.. Cook
and Mr.. Scott had power equal 10 the sirty votes
CT New York and Pennsy lvania Mr.. Cook had
been in favor OF MIR. Crawford prcsidcnt-his
safe, Illinois, voted for Gen Jackson, yet in con
gress Mr. Cook voted for Mr.. Adams! His con
s,nuens dismissed him for doing so, and then tho
administration gave him five thousand dollars for
service, the nature OF which has never been dis
closed, and in the performance OF which. if ever
performed, Mr.. Cook was not engaged above
month MIR. Scott represented Missour-he
pledged himself, before he was elected TO Con-
gress, TO vote for Gen. Jackson if he had done
so, he could not have been elected yet, in Con-
grcss, lie gave the vote of Missouri to Mr.. Adams
His constituents dismissed him, and then the adj
innistration gave him an Office, OF inspector Of
land Offices"
Unthinking and III weaved ambition Why did
= not Mr.. Clay patiently await the ripenng OF his
fortune, until the people themselves had called
him to the chair The path of duty PLAIN
before him. lie should have voted Tor Mr. a.
DAMS as a choice ainoDg evils-and then refused
30 accept any promotion from his hands. He
would thus have avoided all suspicious, coDcat-
ed the affections and commanded the confidence Of
thousands. But he could not quietly wait the prop
or 1eBouement OF events. He trusted 10 the posses
sion Of patronage for the OF continuing the
Administration. " Give US the power, and we will
make ourselves popular HE trusted also 10 the
efficacy Of the ''sate precedent, which he and his
Committees had so vehemently denounced before
the election. The only way for Mr.. Clay to re-
deem himself effectualiy, in the eyes of his coun-
tryrnen is 10 rctrace his steps. Let him throw up
his office; for, so long as ne holds il, the people
win hesitate to advance him, lest they ratiiy his
" safe precedent principle of action. Above
all, lot him frankly produce mis- letters 10 Blair and
10y every species Of testimony, purge of, IT posi-
Die, all The suspicious which have thickened a.
round hm.--TheFe no persons who would
more gladly confess their mistakes and hail the
testimony Of his innocence, than the humble Edi-