Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-29
DOMESTIC.
From the Philadelphia Sentinel. J
THE COALITION.
10 THE PEOPLE.
Ls'I'Tl.g II
LETTER III.

Esq,ures authors Of az, address adopted at
| the administration t0,cn meeting IF the 18th
! Jiiy
! Gentlemen; We answered, in our last letter
| The defensive enquiry, often made by the friends
| OF Messrs. Adams and Clay-whether IL Is Ekeiy
that two men, So high in public favour would form
a factious coalition; We showed that it was like
ly, from our knowledge of human nature from eY-
perience, and from common sense, applied to the
past, the present, and the probable future positions
/ y. the parties.
| Two facts admit of dispute, that NIr. Clays
| agency made MIR. Adams president. and that imme
diately after MIR. Adams made Mr.. Clay secretary
Of state: The main question, then, IS ,chy did Mr..
Clay make Mr.. Adams President and ,c!y did MIR.
Adams make Mr.. Clay Secretary.
| That there was any direct agreement between
| Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Clay we 90 no; believe; but
from the arguments and facts before us, are
! Of opinion that understanding OF some kind
COZ, petent 10 the results, and calculated protect
the IN. did exist-an understanding that might ef.
feet every purpose, without either party commit
| ting himself.
| The-mOtires of Nr. Adams for desiring, and for
having understanding with MIR. Clay, we have
already shewn, were the strong st that could i'm
pei man, influenced by ambition avarice--
power, influence, wealth, pride, and dread OF
shame, presented themselves in array against pa
itriotisrn and political prohty without Mr.. Clay,
Mr.. Adams woult be nothing; with him, he would
get every thing intensely coveted through life!
The niotireS OF Mr.. Clay as obvious: He saw
that he would be, with Mr.. Adams in the road oil
succession. but that he had overture from Gen
jackson He saw, that if ne Vest should be now
honored with Jackson as candidate, the east, mid
die south, might object 10 a succession Of ives
tern presidents; but, that f,he west was postponed
10 1893, TO favor the east, the west would then
be likely to lie lionored, and receive eastern
taid to that end.
Before we resort TO evidence from other sources
we will apply the test of common sense TO the re-
la;ions III which the parties stood towards each o.
Their. u there had been between Messrs. Adams
and Clay, an accordance in political principles and
views-it there had existed between them an init
indte friendsiip-some men would az once att,-
butte TO those relations, the combination OF 1925:
nay, they would We induced TO palliate ts political
proi!igacy, by appeals to OF the hest feelings
of the heart they would consider it task above
humanity, tor two such dear friends TO abandon the
certainty o.. mutual qualification, from a mere love
r of country; they would have laughed at the devo
ton oil Greeks and Romans a fable; and might
even have gone so FAR as to consider Messrs. Adams
and Clay second Damon aud PytIias!
But, Unhapply for your Cause, gentlemen, the
case was dlanletTicay opposite-MT. Clay had
done ali tina; could coverily d. blast Nj
i Adamss fame, and Mr.. Adams had publicly tern
the mask OF cuplicity FROM Mr.. Cl.y's face; no
two men in the Union, up 10 1871, were so in
veterately hostile TO each other politicians and
we might perhaps say men too, as Messrs.
Adams and Clay. So that, instead of the ania-
bic attitude OF Damon and Pythias, they present
4 cd more striking resemblance 10 OctA4ius and
T Antony.
= /, In tine winter Of lSli--i5, Messrs. Adams,
Bayard, Clay, Gaaiin and Russell, were negotia-
ting The treaty OF Ghentin the Of the con
erences, MessTs Adams, Bayard and Gal,tin were
willing to recognise right i'll the British TO navi-
gate the Mississippi in consideration that the Brit
ish should recognise right in Americans TO fish
{ within the British Jurisdiction; Mcssrs. Clay and
= Russell were opposed TO such an exchanee and
II finally Mr.. Bayard joining them, they defeated
the object.
2. IN 1916, Mr.. Monroe was chosen president
and Mr.. Adams was appointed secretary OF STATE
20 the deep modification OF Mr.. Clay: in l-2U
:. Mr.. Monroe was elected, and MIR. Adams re-
appointed, in the line Of succession. The sceptrs
: was now about TO PASS from Virginia; who Shout,
d succeed Dir. Monroe, question, which Sc
III operation all the vile passions, much more vic
: lenEy than those OF All honorable kind. Fir. Ga,
saw, at Z glance, the danger in which he was piac
cd As competitor, by the influence and The posi-
ton oil MIR Adams, and against hin re BEGAN {,
direct all his masked batteries.
J. In 1872, MIR. Adams, finding himself assoiI
ed, and as he bad no 10 doubt, Coyertly b,
r. MIR. Clay finding that pains were taken 10 re nde
. him odous IN the eyes Of The western people, OF
account ui The proposed XchaDge Of Mississippi ma
l. vigaon Tor British fisheries; prepared aud publish
: ed book, which may be called a q cfcnce OF him
!, seiL and u bold attack upon Mr.. Clay, his riya.
the work j. entitled "DnpiicGte letters, the fyh
efies,dnd the .HlSSiss'Ppt' ~ Gsinsfot,, StPieH,
- Der u, 1872.
|. is not possible in Ms letter. or in several let
ID which this work presents 10 The American people
> it IS portrait, which, if faithful, and Mr.. Adam.
sayE ii would suit group OF The Dc Rctzs, Met
> ternchs and IaIleyrauds o! Europe. IN the intro
p ductiOn Dir. Adams states, amongst his reason,
n for publishing this WORK, that runcrs had been in
dusiousiy CIRCULATED in the western country prs
e judicial 10 his reputation and even iltcgriiy-
y that, heterogeneous aud incongruous materials bat
r. been mixed up. to excite the Indignation Of Tie
e western and southwestern sections OF the non q
gainst hiri.-jIic Duplicate (of MIR RusscIrs letter
Gays MIA. .PGgc y the First OF those papers
GO seen by me; and, lIcn tho moment Of my reru
q" sing u, could he no longer al q loss Tor tfc o
(" uEin ol Wc si0rD1, which friendly voice assur
4 " CD imc, UdS 10 burst pp0n me fj0DI Tie trcsf'
II was difficult 10 suppose, that the sihent docu
" menis, and t's (Nir Russcli's letter. had been
" called Ortb irometlc slUnbefs Of seven years
&c for any other purpose page % "The pcrusa
! q" Of Mr.. Russeips letter disclosed the HysfrrV nj
" ruin, which had been brewing against me from
" tue very day after tic tieaty Of Client was sign
u cd. TWAS by representations Ike those Of tia
" letter, that te minds o. my fellow citizens il
{" tie west, had. for y succession of wears beer
" abused and liberated against me. The letter
= " indeed, uculpaicd the whole majority of IN,
o mission 10 Cheat, hut, Su5sjdjatV ISLANDER ha,
" performed ispar, Of pointing ali the guilt an,
25f}
We nccd not quote further from ihi, scri-
oug accd-a'nn made By Mr.. Adams ag1in.i Mr.
Clay. Tho book Il. clf should be read. Mr. Clay
is accused g.! having trom 1915 meditatcd 10
y strip Dir. Adams ol pubiic con6dencc--of having
. ttnfedccd bis iutcgrity--of having miSed up he
= terogcncous materials 70 excite The resentment OF
I, she west and south against hin--ol having prepar-
! cd storm 20 burst upon him from the wcst--o
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