Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-18

uary, about the time the Legislature adjourned
The resolution OF Instruction had passed the last
week in Dec. The Solicitude expressed by him TO
Maj. Carneal and others in the fall of 1874 tha; no
instruction should be giyea, is strong proof 10 my
mind ,thathis plan was settled Ont Sih Jan. 1925,
Gen. Mecaie said TO Mr. HIT, at W asli;ngton City
" We are uncommited, We want TO know how the
cabinet is 10 be filled" Four OF the Kentucky
delegation had, at an early period Of the session,
declared for general Jackson. MIR. Buckner, and
probably Mr.. Letcher, were heart christians for
Mr.. Adams. Mr. Buckner preferred MIR. Adams,
but had some hesitation about voting for him. lest
his vote might not be approved by his constituents.
Mr.. White was inclined TO vote for Gen. Jackson.
IL was necessary TO secure seven of the twelve
Kentucky members to give the vote OF Kentucky
to Mr. Adams. To render this certain, letters
were written from Washington TO Mr.. Clay's
friends in Mr.. Whites district. TO procure letters
to he written to him, urging him to vote for MIR.
Adams, on the ground, that If he " elected, Mr..
Clay would he appointed Secretary of State Mr..
Francis p Blair, of this place, Zone Of Mr. Whites
constituents, and confidential triendor sir. Clay
IN January, 1925, informed Mr.. Kendall and Mr.
Dudley, that, should Mr. Adams be elected, MIR.
Ciay would be appointed, and urged them 10 write
10 Mr. bite 20 vote for Dir. Adams; and that il
was better 10 have Mr. Adams President and Mr..
Clay Secretary, than Jacssons President and MIR.
Adams Secretary. Up 10 that period. Mr.. Blair
had been hostile 60 Mr.. Adams, and for General
jackson after Mr.. Clay; and, in urging letters TO
be written III favor OF MIR. Adams, he Animal
r.
Clay IL is wei! known, that many private letters
were written hon mary parts OF MIR. whites dis
irct, urging him 10 vote for Mr.. Adams, on the
ground disclosed by Mr.. Blair. That Mr.. White
voted Tor Mr.. Adams to advance the views of Mr..
Clay, and under the influence of those letters is
doubted by noue. That Mr.. Blair believed the
TACT he asserted, and received the information from
a source entitled 10 credit cannot be questioned
ROW, SIR, let me inquire, did MIR Blair learn the
TACT, chat if Mr.. Adams was elected, Mr.. Clay
ha IF
deed, might say, the certainty is, that he dorag-
ed the Information from MIR. Clay, or some Of his
friends IN the secrets of matters at Washington. ln
stead OF these private instructions, intended to
eohn;erac' tie open expression @! the public will
by the General Assembly, the more republican
course, and one more respectful to the people.
would have been TO call public meetings OF Mr.
W iiite's constituents. .iscuss the question in the
lace OF day. and take their opinions, whether they
preferred MIR. Adams General Jackson. Mr.
B!air's statement is strongly corrohorafcd by let
ter received by MIR. Kendall, from Mr.. Clay a.
bout the same time. informing him that he hoped
TO be able 10 give him place or situation more a
greeablc 10 him, but that the result of things at
w ashington was uncertain. Mr.. ScndalrS CON
sruction Of this letter derives inTch support from
one received from MIR. Clay, after has appointment
inviting him TO take cle:kSip in the Department
of State.
Early in January, Mr.. L. johnson received
parcel of letters from his district requesting him
. to stick to old Hickory" Aud yet Mr.. Johnson,
with seven other members from Kentucky, voted
for MIR. Adams. A few days after the election,
Colonel johnson observed TO General Metcalte
that the vote for Mr.. Adams would be an up hill
business in Kentucky. To which the General re-
piled, g fear We have done too much for our
friend" evidently abiding to Mr. Clay. There
can be no doubt, that most of the members from
Is entucky, who voted for Mr.. Adams, were influ-
enced by the expectation assurance, that Mr.
Clay would be Secretary Of State. it was not a
preference for Mr.. Adams, but 10 serve Mar. Clay
that the vote was given. II is not probable that
they would have haZlrded the vote for Mr.. Adams
without an assurance, at least n well founded
expectation, that Mr.. Clay would be appointed
They were led TO believe, that his appointment
would afford ample apology TO their constituents
That this was the ground of the votes Of most of
them, is clear om their private and public decla-
ri;tts when they FIRST returned "a their corisi
ents after ihe election. Mr. Clay's appointment
was MIR Johnson's apology, as proved by Colonel
III MILAN; and Mr.. Trimbie, on Sc veral occasions
said, IN justification OF his vote, that they had as
certained, If Mr.. Adams was elected, Mr. Clay
would be Secretary OF State, but that he would
not be appointed by Gen. Jackson This excuse,
however, did not satisfy the people as well as they
expected, and they then mounted the hobby, call
cd Tariff and Internal improvements And Mr.
Adams, whom they had for years represented as
an enemy 10 the West, was now more a friend 10
" estorn interests than the Hero, who resided
in the West, and had rislled his life TO save the
emporium Of the Western country If the char
w
81 attempting 10 sacrifice their rights are true,
our Representatives. have no apology for sup
porting him. Ii untrue, IL would be triiiing with
he confidence OF a deceived people, for the au-
hors TO attempt TO excuse their votes la the iniu9-
lice of accusations made by themselves And Mr.
Adams. by rewarding those who have spared no eff
Tort to ruin his public character in the west with
all the hOnorS and offices within his gift, has lost
all claim 10 the support OF men who have been hon
est and Independent enough TO defend him against
mat cHnal. ,.sy
common enemy of himself and Gen. Jackson, to
defeat Gen. Jackson's election. Now sir what
has been the conduct Of Gcn. jackson towards MIR
Adams! When consulted by Mr.. Monroe he re-
commended Mr. Adams, in the strongest terms, for
The office oil Secretary of State That COMMUNE
ration TO MIR. Monroe, elected by Mr.. Lowry, fur
niShed very high evidence to me, that no man.
since Washington, could administer his government
upon moro elevated aud impartial principles than
Gen. Jackson. What, sir, was his conduct in his
celebrated interview with Mr. Buchanan, as de-
tailed by him. Pennsylvania was for Cen Jack
son, and MIR. Buchanan was for him. in obedience
TO the will of his State, aud perhaps because he
preferred him. But ne was, presume, the per
sonal ana political friend OF Mr. Clay, and the po-
liticdi enemy OF Mr.. Adams. The opinion former
~ expressed by Gen. Jackson Of MIR. Adams the
respect he was known 10 entertain for his talents
and integrity induced belief that if elected he
would offer him the Department Of State One
object Of Mr.. Buchanan's call was 30 prevaii mr.,
W w aeF~' ti4i7 iN-d3 diltl ~ COMMIT MIN
against The appointment Of Mr. Adams. Without
hesitation or calculation, he answered that he had
thought well Of Mr. adams; that he had not init.
mated whether he would or would not appoint
nm; That he intended ~ come into Office uncom-
United, and Then appoint The best men TO Duiiic
stations. To gain the most srlcudia object of A.
nrtican ambition, lie refused 10 turn rs bacl, on
the man he respected. Sir, he evi..ed on .b3t
occasion an erect, hOuotaSie and inAexiblc intc.-
rliy rarely witnessed ia the moment Of trial
ON Che subject Of ile instruction rivrtl LIZ az.