Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-10-11
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'A a. ~ proofs Of laryan IN corriIp:ion ever
sven oy 20 so tor os my name has been connected with
A. Inc Whoic OF Il Comes 10 This ii subsiancc-Iiia
abused My Adams in my ,ecl.cs u, 1924 and al
edwards voted for hum; ami that "ayr some such .
reason ior the vote PAT forward IA the Lewis
tract. am cnnidcn that I'll candid viii agree,
after reading the proc, ajnced hy mo, that have
Oaen misunderstood or wI..uly n.isreprCscutcd These
proofs the ap>cni.>. \ few words III eXplann-
ton of it. The satencn;s are made by iI,telji-
cent men. OF established reputation and unulcs-
icnifl, truth They prove, among ether thinns
iss Cl0i the partzan coioringg by lobu Nj ,sor
- the conversation held between him Jur., Clarke
and myself III Sept. 1924, detailed by him to the
Enase Of hent"cAy = entirely incorrect. (See utter
ID. CHAT dete,!nmcj--ATr Clay asid,--to vote ,or
III Adams as earlyns February or March 1ge (Src
'e.'e' a. aud that did not ehlsc Mr. Adams in INV
.rfch q" the peopi> ii Montgomery COUNTY, Ky. III
the summer OF that year SEC s'rfeo,catsoj The Rec
'Taaa Sn.th, -, tc" JohN Ci, c,t qj.e,S a,.2-:cl
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- The people IN my speech at NJounscrliny in t,
year 1924, tAat Sr. Adams was1uy second c!lo;c c,
,nat my intention 10 vote for him Known 90 Dr.
Duke, and Wm Ferguson. before l,,l home n, ;Ic
I'LL Of 1924. (See l.. .aIl
ith. That lid not make the statement attribute: !
80 me II my spce,h NJ Lewis house iii the car
1928, e statements B. and THAT TO such reason i;r
rN vot, was ever gjvc', by me 20 any Of nay
'ontdental friends in the town and County u!,or,
resided reinstatement y: 'riaI icg r9nrs; GZS2 o. T.
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CONGREGATIONS unconccctHd win Mr. Claws proaloticn
- oiicc. iSee nfhteejlfcms,,is) And now rp..at
|;ron that The advanccmcn: OF Mr.. Clay t, Office
vas never assigned bY me as reason for NV vote f.,
Tr. Harrison. of Montgomery, or I, any man
~ aiy toGy Of mon, III pihl;c or private in con-
.icca," ar conn1ou conversation. Mr. Harrison
= utterly niEf9kn': Iiis zeal iniscads his me
lHory Nhs shouii make contitIant Of him
and Ni'hholi confidence from my bosom friends
Iynn OF Ft'n eyer heard me say such things?
ie !o.nHlng extracts are taken from statcnlcnts
,,&n others. al citizens Of the town, and v,,I
rest',. AIr. Craig is stationary preacher Of The
Methodist Church Of high Ycspoctahililv. ar Smith
pre3chor Of the Blptis: circ iir, i,rii,r,-s MO
haLke bnnti@31 Sd persons between the first OF I'c-
6ruary and the first o. September 1928 Tho i;cf
S stated a concusirc crji2nca o. MS h;rft standing
lsocict;-
1rssic1t lie says thit n hcar; tt, whole, of nv
s,nech nj NOM sterling tho year 1921 and listened
''tcntivcy to Il, and adds hisspccc has been r.,
,rrfsd toh tines during thc year i82T (afd cseal-
rretenied tozty OF believe til3t M irnibl N s;,
ID Mr.. Adams in lis socech g. 72yt; aid wherever
'l1 was said in my prcsencH, frs nySoll bcirI az
iiien6 ~ truth, 10 CORY II. and ii state, that y.as
!rsnrit ana hoard the whole OF ;Ilc speech and tat
,rre was no ab in il, against 1Ir. Adams or any Of
thn Presidential c5adGates." (Scs Ky
iHhN l1rv. Mr.. Smith heard the same spcafT, ITr
soIE hot s7o'5e Of NEr. Adams as ths rapubiican
lnidts OF the Eastern st1tcs and then sdds-..Tn
1927, and especially during the boat oil tic election,
II tlft ycafi sometimes hoard this speech rnarrrd
g as one III witch NIr grrilltc Lad at,.sn5 NJ.
Ndars. Yh's, 'iia'7. sT,oud b. asc!ihod to the
mistakes o. ovcEhcatCd :!.,i1oGics. cave, entire.
attention TO the speech, and ID not rccocc5 i.at
iIhaTd any thing OF The kli. and have alyivs Itc9
Tonfed to correct Che missile Whenever tf}oroTt
proper 70 say any thing about Il. can 90 further
and safely say Tint never hearl Mr.. Ir,b,a saw
any thing in public, or IN Irivat. conversation jnc,r
ssant with the vote ne gHyN." fras a
Mr.. Montgomery heard me sav t,i,t iad s,.r.9 ~.
GeGn OF c}lnion that Dir Ataas vas tadera7s., bat