Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-20

last week, bis private oilaion of the CHARGE of cor
p rup'ioh against Alr. Clay. He replied: speaking
canaiuEy do believe Henry Clay innocent of any bar
4 saiD or intrigue with Mr.. Adamsn
air. Buchanan, upon whose alledsed authority Gen
1acRsan accused MIR. Clay OF corruption, said last
winter, uPnn the floor of Congress "if there was aoy
bargain, hc knew nothing about tn
MT Andrew Stevenson, when he cano back Fl ON
Washington in March 1925, and ,hroughou, the re-
cess unlI the meeting OF Congress in the following
December, lat which session John w. Taylor was clio
san SpeaNer) laughed tue charge of bargain scorn-
said Clay bad voted es he would have voted, aud tha,
; lie Clay was too elastic" 10 be s'put down.
/ Geo. Mccoy in letter in January 1895, 10 DIR.
Cfavens of Iarrsonburg said that the talk about bar
gain, was all 'siuf and nonsense" aui that "iIones,
George" kremer who preferred it, was "a sorry mem
ber.n
ihe Blt!ioe Journal says that Mr.. Tau Buren, and
Nr. Speaker Stevenson were in that Village on Mon
! day week last. Mr.. Van Buren, has rapidly visited
different parts Of the State, attempting to Influence the
nominations OF the Anti Masonic Cow ention and no.
tnriousy intriguing right and left to advance the Jack
son cause. We glad tue little gentleman finds il
necessary 10 be busy In the alarm of our foes we
see the salvation o. line good cause. But suppose Hen
II Clay had thus traversed Kent ucky, openly aernp
uns 10 influence the people-what dust we should
have had! Yet there this only difference in the two
cases. MIR. Clay Secretary of State, and Mr.. Van
Nuren expects 10 be- WHIST the mighty Inference is
between intriguing to say aud intriguing get in
We profess that our optics sar pc enough see
! as LOT Mr. Stevenson-we desire not disturb his
tranquility, but II We not egregiousIy deceived his
'aconeeTins talents might be quite as probably ex.
erc;set pearer bums.
G ne extra printing iereL by the Senate of the
: United States at The as Session. exec eded the usual
quantity by the sum Of $4,000! Yet Duff is SO hard
run that he cannot pay for his irJt! Excuse us Duff
bot t!s does look rather paradox cal That we who
have no pap from Stat orr u States Treasury and
whose subscribers will sometimes forget our tolls and
our expenses. should be hard run, is natural aud ne
Scrssary. But that you, who thrust your long bony
hngeIs. las aparrowhawk called hem) into uncle
Sans pockets TO the tune OF $40 10000 since Dc
cemhnr and whose weekly accession Of subscribers $50
you say is frou hundEed (fro,n to 5000
dollars per week. for Duff says they all pay him in ad
vance tiat you should he hard rum is really surpr
tz'ng We have been thinkng of il for the last three
weeks, anl the mare we think the more We are puz-
5 zied.
. Mr.. Jonathan Elliott, conductor of eve the peo
ted souae time ago. hia purpose telling whole sto
, ~ of that purchase. We publicly call upon MIR. Eli
oft, to fulfill his prumse We curious TO know II
cesiaia Senators - The u States by whose favor So
UNUSUAL a quantity Of extra printing was thrown into
Duh's hands, we're not interested in the purchase
They have been grossly slandereI if the fact is rot so
. and MIR. Elliott ought TO vndica,e them if it be not.
Duff says at is thus with the vicious and gno
BILE. that their opinions 18th their inteTesa.n No
e meaning Mr. e. Rtchie, We hope, Dali.
3 DnT excla'ns against ile Nat Int. for defending
Jactsoi's conduct in 1918, and opposing his election
IN 1895 lie considers it proof of '.vicious and gno
bic spIp What is his opinion of MIR. T. Ritchie,
course touching the same affair; Is il stronger proof
of "vicions and gnohlep spirit, have denounced
jackson "tyrant," aud 'dczpoln 10 I824, AMI TO
support him for the Presidency 1925 or TO have de-
Tended his public cunduct in 1915 and oppose him
President in 1892 we pnt this question TO your con
scjegre Duff II be true you say, that you carry
such thing about yon. Which case DO you think,
furnishes the strongest presumption of Yeerpg opin,
iuns according 10 ineresisin
Duff declares hat the Nat InteIligeucer regulates
IFS by its interests. If this be true how DO YOU
account Duff for lis Jealous opposition 10 aclson " no
you say is certainly TO be President Resolve Us the
riddle, Duff.
Dull says uiat Mr.. Sleyenson's letter from Saratoga
as put TO rest The statement said have been made by
him, "that if AIR. Adams reelected, the Union
would be dissoved~ What DO you think of Mr.. Tay-
Is, lUr4 and Slr. CouIlmg's statements, DUFF?
= Duff says, that Mr.. Stevenson "deprccates ant
j. greatly depIores the election OF Mr.. Adams
,s tiohsl calamity beUausB she believes Mr.. Adam
owed his first election to corrupt bargain with MIR
y Clay" Can you tell Duff, ,chen Mr.. Stevenson
n formed this opinion? lie certainly did not think
N the time Of the election, for ninH munFs after
- | wards.