Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-22

s. associate .ur. Gay Uth him IN the Erecuftrp
Department." 1t does not seem to have occurred
TO him at that time. that such an arrangement was
practicable desirable.
However after writing this letter or these letters.
Mr. Crittenden. like myself and many others. some
how received an impression. that MIR. Adams, It
elected, would. assoriatp Mr.. clay wiM him IN the
Executive Department." Influenced by this IN
formation, he wrote to Mr.. T. Johnson. as am in
formed BY gentleman to whom the letter was
shown. that he had no doubt Kentucky preferred
jackson to Adams but believed She woud be re-
conced to the election oi the latter if provision we're
made for Mr. Clay. His letter to Mr.. White, if
am correctly informed, was also tantamount to a
request that he wouldyo,e for Mr.. Adams. on con
,lion that he would .a,socipte M. clay riM linn
IN the prscutirp Department.
These letters cannot consider 50 entirely pri.
,ate as Mr.. Crittendcn does. They we've written
to public men upon public affairs. intended to
nave, and doubtless did have. mach influence on
an important public event. They were shown to
man, with intent 10 influence their public conduct,
and their contents became eAten,ive, known. But
were they entirely OF private character and en-
titelv consistent with cAcl other. rs Mr.. Crtten
den assets, vbat po..ihc objection could he have
70 see them published in the neN spapers? Could
it have any other effect than to put dow the mis-
apprehension and Misrepresentation OF which he
complains But do not desire to be his counsel
Tor
Let Us pause for moment upon tie position ia
ken by Mr.. CrIt.endcn to reconcile his letters 10
Gen. Call aud MIR White. After declaring that
he preferred Gen. Jackson 10 MIR Adams, lie says:
+" But from pg,S0nal. locGt and political con>dera-
tons. greatly preferred Mt Gay to both Of them.
and, it was my opinion, that pilrr Of them rim
Mr.. Coy os>ocnted IN tie errcutire department
would form better and safer administration Tor
the country dian the other uih1at linn IN all
this did not differ much trou, Mr. Critenen. !
But after he has thus openly ayowcd. that lie pre-.
fcrrcd General jackson TO Mr.. Adams. and de
clared n his letters. that tic people Of Kentucky.
and himself among the rest, wunld he rcconcllcd !
% thu election of the latter only b. the association
ct ,oGrselt in tie cabinet. is il credible that you
went into the election and voted for Mr.. Adams,
IN utter ignorance as TO the ONLY point upon winch !
your political salvation at home, and that oi your
friends, VAS supposed 10 depend y hen thus IN /
formed. as you certainty were through many other 1
channel, in addition to MIR. Cr!ttendcn, that the /
people of Kentucky preftied Gen. Jackson to
Mr.. Adams and could only brook the latter tor
your sake. is il possible that YOU proceeded to vote
Tor him without an understandings or even e.r- !
Pectdtion' as to what he would do upon that essen
tal point No, Sir YOU could not have been thus I
eckless Of YOUR future fate. II was well under
stood by you and Your tiiends, that MI Adams
would ,lo that which alone. you were informed,
COULD save Won from deep rcpfubation by the peo
pie Ut Kentucky" would nSsuciate you in tie eI-
ecafirr dyporimptt.'
The chief mystery. Nj Ctt,cnden's publication
has not so,cd IiuN came he by the impressions,
after whiting III, letter 10 General Call. that Mr.
,dams il elected would associate ,oa With him in
the executive depa tment !: Oh this point his al
dress throws not the least light except by Inference.
lie indeed saws
~, has a.. been suggested 10 the pulic, ,la, had,