The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-14

ANS hlaula itol De tHHttiHFh SECRETARY Of Slate
MOI do know or believe that Mr. Clay ever ex.
presseda Willingness. ~ any Of his ffirnds for
htm. 10 support 81 vote IN General jackson. II
he enrld abiain tie edice OF Secretary Of State
unier him
! do tot know nor do believe that any o.
ventures OF OF rs OF any kind ere made hy Mr.
! Cav, or his hirnd. 20 Mr. Adams OF hs friends,
10 vote for bin OF support him. The would make
III. Clay Secretary OF state, or 10 General
Jackson on hs friends TO vote for him or sup
poft him, Il he could Obtain the Iofcs Of sec eta
y Of STATE under hum nor do b~lirve alr.
Clay would have taken office under him II he
had bcca elected.
| cannot believe the statement made 10 Gene
raj jackson, nor do believe that Mr. Clay
made. OF authorized any U hi, friend, 10 make
oycrtures 10 him. directly OF indirectly, because
know thai Nj Clay intended toyutr against
HIM, know Mr. Clay had dltermiusd u vote
ior NJ Adam, as early rs October ls24 if the
election should dcyoisc upon the lionse Of Rep
rrscutatiycs IN Congress. With has own name ex-
Guided from the list IN tins | catuot be mista-
ken, because he It'd me So expressly He may
have forgotten what he sad T. M but the sub
Stauce OF the conversation Is fresh ~ memory
with M self and vii eudeat or to detail such
portions Of II as will ryince his prcposses.lnns ~
favor Of Mr.. Adams, we'll as ms lISed Dten-
ton TO vote Tor hlm.
Nj Albums. we al know. va. elected on the
9th Of February, ls25 The prevailing opinion,
You vii recpllrcl, a. carly IL January 1924, if
not earlier. was, that nooe ofthe candidates
would obtain majority Of tre whole number
OF electoral votes col } aud II was expected as
matter OF course. thai the eventual election
would deyolge upon the House Of Representa-
t,ves. The friends Of Mr. Clay believed thar
he would go before the House as one the three
highest ON thr iist Of candidate, Int ibis WIS
nor certain, and on the contrary, II was rea-
soaablc to Su pose that he might tail. In
looking forward 10 faiIur' on his part aud to
the possible event, and consequences fhich
mIght follow. was frequently brought 10 con
slder which of the other turrc candidates ought
u he preferred AZ Chef Magistrate Of thu M
ton. Ii IS enough 10 say, without dwelling up
on matters concerning myself that concIudf d
rs early as February. ls2i. to vote for Nj. Ad
ans a second choice IN the event of Nr.
Clay's exclusion from the House subject Al all
TIM 5 10 change Of opinion FOR stcu reasons
n ought 10 influence tn judgement of pubhCa.
gen. de-, Gus oidl~ c laretng his publIrteu~t auth
fully and honestly and intending At The proper
season 10 consult full, and If els with the ret OF
my colleagues ldme mssaltat liberty all a
long 10 consider tue claims Of Alr. Crlw ford, II
ais health should be restored which, however,
happened. that the hono'ahI- Rnbe,t Irlmble
t en- a Judge Of the Federal Court IN t. Di,-
tict OF h II nClly. and now one OF the JnSac
o the supreme C,urt OF the United state,
came 10 the City Of Washington. IN the lnouth
o, February, 1924. and lwell remember that
eonyrrsrd with HIM freely upon the subjrct ot
the election. ] informed him ofny preference
io' Nj Adams as second choice. an explain
I'd 10 him tn principle. aud views Of policy
"mch " nnld govern me IA making the selection.
gave him NY opinion OF Nj. Adams asa elsi"s-
nan, and probably wrnt % lar rs 10 rnrntlnn
somc OF my objections - Gen. Jackson. lHe
,ecallectjpns oil d2c lrmbe on the sub. q
hnve becn asked for, aad II received IN time shall
be en- lo,ed
My preference 10 Mr.. Adams was strength
ened by the Occurrences OF the session md
ny in May, 1874 II was manifest 10 M.
rom what slW and heard, that the bitter
arss oG opposition 10 measures ia favor Of n