Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-12-19


On motion the blank was filled with Is.
w hich resolution being read and adop-
ted the chairman appointed the following gentlemen
to compose the committee: Charles Love, Solomon
CiarKc' Thomas Martin, Josiah Nicho William Car
roll, r.. II. Foster George Wilson Samuel Marshall
Henry NJ. Rutlcdge, Thos. Claiborne, Rob Arm
strong, James P. Clark, r.. 4. w. Earl William
Carupbcll, aud William II. Wharton.
On motion OF Rob G. Foster, esq. it was resolved.
that Vim. l.. Brown, csq ne appointed TO deliver, To
Cen Jackson, his arrival here, address OH behalf
OF the citizens of Nashville and It's vicinity.
FEI4IN ROBERTSON, Chm
G.sWILSON, Scc'ry.
Oneyhundred guns lsthc u,rnbcr Napoleon had fred
for the birth Of his son i'll l8ll.
The end NJ The Question:! addition ~ the letters of Ncss
NIccae &c to MIR strur, published by yesterday,
ta gentlemen has since published tic following letter 10 him
from Gen McArtl,ur
b'tecn ones saying, select Speaker, aud By viii
support the administration you ought eject me Speaker
Tor |i@AS and Clay aarc f;ied" VIC presume all
VII adm'hcc siit;c difference Mr. Sloane has cstab
hrd what he affirmed beyond all SANDERS against
him Therefore recol Upon utteres and We .rs there will
now BE- IN cni of the question:
From the Notiounl E,fcl' ge,ce, o1'Iuesday
Uusb;msion Dec 10, 1925
GENrLEMaN: Since the appearance of your daily
paper of thia date, containing my reply to Mr.. s1E-
vENsoNs address. copied by YOU from Richmond
phPtI,i received lOi0Win0 IcttCr. which
request place in your columns hoping that here
with this controversy nuy terminate. Yours &c.
JOHN SLOANE.
Fruit JJiU Nor 20th 1923
DEAR SITl When your favor of the list instant
came to ChiilicotIa, WIS absent on short survor
ing tour, and having taken IL violent cold, returned
home Mulch lndspoSed, which las pIsyc it-t me from,
answering our letter until now
1t was with regret that Observed in The news
papers, the controversy between Won and Nv So
Il a ITr, i,..l, D..
when called upon, 10 make any statement Of facts
within ms knowledge, winch would render to YOU or
10 any other gentleman act OF iustce yet TO me
is an unpleasant Guy III the present case and do not
Know that any conversation which ever had with
Mr.. Stevenson can have any bearing on the contro-
vcrSy between you and him.
became acquainted with mr.. Andrew Stevenson
soon alter took my seat i'll Congress. From his
ifee ana easy manners, | pleased with his ac-
qiiantancc. We had free aud FREQUENT conversations
itey We're by no means private ConiidcntaN on fin,
subject Of the Presidential Election They were
generally III the House and but short. And although
We recnicct their substance, cannot at this time
pretend to give the precise words Of mr. Stevenson
i'll any one of them. At the commencement of tho
contest, distinctly understood him to saw that his
flrst ciGlcc was mr.. Crawford and that his second
was h!E ! lay. Nine was precisely the reverse-as
hrst preferred mr. Clay and next mr.. Crawford.
But alter the election came TO the House of Repre-
sdntati1es, and INT. Clay was excluded, taen under
stood mr. y. to say that Adams was his second
Il'oT'' JIG fHd frequently sly to that
hinseT nor the Virginia Delegates, could in anv
event support General Jackson or vote for him: as
tev Ccnsldereu him, IN every respect unqualified for
the Presidency. After rnr. Adams was elected bv
the House, he expressed TO his entire satisfaction
's 10 lie rcSulL--ackHoU lodged that ne thouoht the
state Of mr.. CruWfcTd's health such as would most
probably render bun abe 70 dischargcthe duties of
President.
Mr.. Stevenson ever declared 10 Iuo th, orcatest
friendship FOR Clay, and his entire confidence in
70 ~, l.
Secretary of State. 1t certainly appeared to me that
mr.. 5. aPplauded Adams for Offering the ID
poVntment of Secretary OF State to mr. CLAW and
approved OF mr.. Cays accepting of it. If such was
not INC case, confess that greatly misunderstood
Stevenson.
Shortly previous TO the adjournment Of the second
Session OF the 18th Congress, ir. Stevenson in his
familiar aud easy style, asked me who the friends Of
mr. Clay would support for the next Speaker TO which
| answered that | coulo not inform him. as would
not he Il member OF the neXt Congress: and asked
nm, IN turn If he would not huIselfhc a candidate
l. aIisW cred that he You'd fur. CLAY friends would
support him, lie then went to st ate some OF hi,
pecuniary cnlbarfaSsncnts and 10 mention some LARGE
amount that he would be compelled TO paw for bayno
endorsed or for having been security for some friend:
which was the only lnduccnent that be lad for wish
log to rerualn N congress. said that hoped that
they would support him aud elect Tim SuenkGr Az
ter which lie added IN substance. THAT he thourht
they ought to support him: for they could not sun
port better friend to both Clay and Adams than he
was: This last conversation, think, communica-
ted to General Vance, and yourself shortly after
wards. | cannot but think that mr.. Stevenson was.
at lint time, sincere in his statements He will
doubtless, rcCollcct them; and, think will without
hesitation admit that they are, in substance correct
Although this hasty sCrawl is not drawn up in order
Tor publication You at liberty to show it TO your
tends and TO the friends Of mr.. Stevenson or to use
1t as you may deem most proper.
IonrB respectfully,
DUNCAN McARTurR.
Honorable JonN ELoA8E,
Representative i'll Congress.
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