Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-03-19
7. Hiatkias, Esq.


.iiomutSfcrting, ky., august l2, 1927.
H'; nave been constantly from homo for some
weeks past, and have had leisure until this morn
ing to answer your letter. requesting what
know and believe about the charges made against MIR
friends.
The letter Won refer to- dated .S;;ql,Ye and s,;d y,
be first published in the Fayetteville Observer was
read by 1e some time since, in some OF NV news,a
pefS' ana thrown aside. have searched for il, but
cannot ana 1t The lctter-Gencra jackson 10 Carter
beverly, dated hermitage, juno 9th 1927, is before
me, and sAai! refer to it in my reply to yo under
heef that IT contans the substance OF the accusations
made by Beverly IN his Nashville letter
DO not know, ofmy own knowledge nor Fraye been
inorncJ by others, that offers, propositions or over
lures, S'ich as are spoken OF by General Jackson in lis
letter 10 Bcyfy, or similar thereto or of any tinI
Whatever, were made b. Mr. Adams or his friends TO
VIZ Clay or rs friends; By SIy Clay Or his friends to
Cen j. or his friends. do not know nor do believe
tnat r AdSns or his friends made or offers
directly orindrcctlv to &r Clay HIS friends 20 make
hin Secretary CT state, it he AID his friends would
unite IN aid Of the election Of Nix Adams nor DO
snow or believe, that any pledge Or promise OF any
KIND was padc by MIR Adams his friends to MIR Ga
or his friends, TO procure his aid in the election
never heard from Air Clay or any of his friends o.
any one else, that &c wiling s. vote ,r r.g.r.
Jackson, i the General would say any of bis friends
Tor him, that Mr. Adams should he continued Sec
retary OF state nor do know believe that r Clay
ever expressed Willingness any Of his friends for
him. to support or vote for Gen Jackson, if he could
obtain the Office OF Secretary of State under him
do not know, do believe, that any ovcrtures
or offers Of any kind, made by Mr. Clay or his
friends 10 MIR Adams his friends to for him or
support him. if he would make Mr. Clay Secretary OF
state "rto ten. Jackson his friends, to vote for
or support him If he could obtain the Office of Secretary
of State under him DO believe that Mr. Clay
would have taken Office under him if he bad been
elected
cannot believe the statement made to Cen Jackson
nor do believe that Mr. Clay made, authorised any
OF his friends to make overtres for him. directly or in
directly, because knew that Mr. Clay intended 70 vote
against him. ] know Mr. Clay had oeternsiucd TO vote
for Mr. Adams carly October 1894 if the election
should deyolye upon the House of Representatives 10
Congress, with his name excluded from. the list
In this cannot be mistaken, because he told me so
expressly He may have forgotten what he said to me-
but the substance of the conversatOn Is fresh in
DRY with myself and will endcayorto detail such por
tons of IT, will evincc his prcposssssons in favor Of
Mr. Adams well his fixed intention to vote for
him.
Mr. Adams, we all know, elected the 9th Of
February 1926 The prevailing opinion YOU will re.
collect carly January 1924, If not earlier, was,
that Of the candidates would obtain ma oTity of
The whole number Of electoral votes (261) and it
expected matter Of course, that the eventual cleo
top would devolve upon the House of Representatives
The friends Of Mr. CLAY believed that he would 20 be-
FIRE the House as one of the three highest the list
contrary it was Reasonable TO suppose that he might
fail. In looking forward TO failure on his part, and
to the possible events and consequences which might
follow, was frequently brought to consider which of
the other three candidates ought 60 be preferred
Chief Magistrate of the nation It is enough to saw,
without dwelling upon matters concerning myself that
concluded carly February 1924, vote for Mr.
Adams second choice in the event Of Mr. Claws ex
clusion from the House, subject al all times to change
Of opinion for such reasons as ought to influence the
judgment Of public agent DESTROYS of dischargug his
public trusts faithfully and honesy and intending at