Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-07-25

nent passages. prcsuming that your committee
will feel at liberty to adopt step which can only
tend to guard MIR. Clay against misconceptions
and presentations, have to request that you
will furnish me with a copy Of that letter. ms
request is confined to the letter of the 9th OF jan
uary. 1925, IN which do not perceive any ex-
preston mot dccorous towards the public -
An answer on this day or early Tomorrow NOR
nng. is solicited.
Yours, &c. AMOS KENDALL.
The Chairman received the note with that
suavity and politeness for whic! he is so Justly
distinguished. kindly rcmarking to my friend who
bore It. that if the letters had been left in his pos
session, shoud not hare had sight Of them
much Tess Il copy I; bnt he finally promised to lay
the application before the Committee at their next
meeting. AS cannot, from the feelings eyinced
by the Chairman, expect any thing favolabe from
the deliberations of the committee; | feel com
PEELED to resort to my recollectiors ior the sub
stance OF your letter to Mr. Blair.
/ Let the date be recoected--H is Jdnucry S;h
1898. You commence by giving Mr.. Blair your
opinion upon work by Lord Byron which you
say you have sent him = Ifranhea, presume. !
You then enter into the subject of the Presidential
election, aud say, that the time has now arrived
when you must begin to think seriously for whom
you are to vote. You state, that the friends Of all
the candidates entertained the opinion that on
Won rested the decision of the contest, and
that your situation singular and amusing.--
4 TOu say .at the friends OF the several candidates
aecost YOU in turn; that friend of Gen. Jackson
says to you, my dear sir, my hopes are upon you--
do not dsappoint us-our paItiality was tor you
neXt TO the lero--you know the anxiety we all
had for Western President: That friend Of
sir. Crawforh comes and says, the hopes of the
republican part, are upon you you and Mr.
Crawford were the only republican candidates
Lad ,ou been returned to the House, we shonld
! all have concentrated our force upon you. The
anguage d! Mr.. ADAMS friends, you give in near
J., The following words,
"a friend oi Mr, Adams comes to me with
tears in his eyes" and Says Sir. Mr.. Adams has
always had tie greatest respect for you, and the
! highest admiration for your talents. There is no
station % which you are not equal. You were un-
dou5tcdlj the second choice Of New England, and
pray YOU to consider whether the public good
aad your owl iutme interests do not distinctly
point you to HE course which you ought to pur
sue
fon tea give some reasons why Mr.. Adams
should be preferred to Gen. Jackson, among
~!ica | reinember only the statement that the
Ohic delegation had determined to vote tor Mr.
adams, the alleged want of qualification in the
General and his military propensities. YOU then
declare distinctly and nearly in the following
words:
My friends entertain the belief that their
kind wishes towards me, will. in the end, be more
likely to be accomplished, by SO bestowng their
votes;
! You then declare that you have urged thera to
be governed by their views of the public good
alone, and that ycu have been influenced only
By that consideration. In conclusion, you use
nearly the following words;
Your representative is inclined to concur with
US IN these sentiments, and as | know his respect
tor your opinion, request, if you concur in
views that you will write to him by return mail to
strengthen him in his inclnatlons. Show this to
Crittenden alone.'
You say you could not publish this letter with.
out publishing letters from Mr.. Blair, to show
how he understood it, This was written on the
9Th OF January. About the goth he must have
ceived il. have stated, and he has admitted.
that about the Goth, he told me that Mr.. adams,
If elected, would make gnu Secretary Of State.
Does not this show how he understood it
| The letter concludes by saying, "shoW th,s to
Crittenden alone" Doubtless it was shown to
him. On the 18th January, Mr.. Critteaden wrote
to g cur representative" as follows
" Thinning as do Of Mr.. Clay-of his great
integrity his lofty American spirit and his con-
summate ability, | believe 1t to be highly impor-
tant to the public interest that he should occupy a
distinguished station in the Executive Department
Under all present circumstances, my first wish in
regard to this subject (and it is one dictated both
by my personal partialities and considerations of
the public good) would be, that Jackson should be
the President aud Clay bis Secretary of State !:
And really do believe, that the common good is
more concerned in Clay's being Secretary, than
1t is in the question whether Jackson or Adams
shall be the president.''
Does net tliia show how he understood It?
On the sar.e day. Sir. Blair wrote to our re-
preseatatire" as follows:
you have 1t in youv power to vote not only with
view to the first officer, but probably in reference
to the whole administration. Under some cir
cumstances, the latter consideration might descr-