Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-06-27
TIE SUPPLEMENT-.
From the Baltimore Patriot.

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From the Baltimore Patriot.
We have received the pamphlet published by Mr..
Clay, entitled, "a Supplement. to the Address of
Henry Clay to the public, which was published in
December. 1927, exhibiting further evidence in re-
uaton of the charges against him. touching the last
Presidential election, made by General Andrew
Jackson" The object of this pamphlet is to lay
before the public further evidence on two leading
points ist. That General Jackson was in the hab-
it Of making the charge of ''bargain and sale'
against Mr.. Clay, during his journey from Washing
ton to the Hermitage, and that " the originthe be-
ginning of this NATTER" was not at his Town house
and hreside.'' Cd. That Mr. Clay had determined
not to vote for General Jackson and TO vote for Mr.
Adams, if the choice was restricted to those gentle
men in the House, long before the session Of Con-
gress commenced.
In support of the first point, the pamphlet con-
tains the statement of Mr.. WILLIAM SAMPLE,
of Washington, Pa. who says, that on the 22d March
1925, at public house in that place, and in a pub
lie company, in reply to remark OF Mr.. Nc Laugh
lin, g Well, General we did all we could for you
here but the rascals at Washington cheated you ov
of it General Jackson made the following remark
" Indeed my old friend. there was cheaiery and cor
ruption, and bribery too. The editors of the Ma
tonal Intelligencer were bribed to suppress The
publication of honest George Kremer's letter."
The next is the statement of Mr.. ISAAC BEN
NETT, who declares that he often heard Mr.
Stone, who was of the committee from Browns
Vile to meet General Jackson his return from
Congress in 1926, say, that General Jackson stated
that Mr.. Clay called on him one morning and OBJ
served, General have no doubt OF your election
now" The General stated " read his heart il
moment, but replied to Mr.. Clay that, if elected
would exercise my best judgment in executing tht
duties of the office" The General continued
Mr.. Clay meeting with no encouragement, potel,
bid him good morning, and left the room and in
few days he understood that Mr. Clay had declar
ed himself in favor of John g, Adams. This, sale
the General Mr.. Clay will not have the hardihoo'
to stand before me and deny. BY way ofcomment
General Jackson stated, that there was no doubt
had he observed to Mr.. Clay, if | am elected will
do something for you, that he, Jackson would hay
been the President.
| Mr. A. WYLIE states that on General Jackson
arrival at Bunland's on his return from Congress
1925, dialogue took place between him and tn
General in which General Jackson said propositio
was made to him, and that he said to the bearer
Go tell Mr.. Clay, tell Mr.. Adams, that if go int
that chair, go with clean hands ard pure heart
and that I'd rather see then together with myself
engulphed to the earths centre than to compass
by such means. This appears to be the rough dra
from which the Fayetteville letter charge was subse
quently concocted.
Mr.. JOHN KELL heard General Jackson say
while at tavern IN Bowling Green, in April 1926
on his return from w Washington, "that he would nc
have the office of President of the United States,
he had to obtain it by bargain, corruption and il
trigue, as Mr.. Adams had done" =,
Mr.. CUTHBERT r. JONES heard Gen. Jacl
SOD, at Bowling Green, in April 1925, repeat tn
same story about the proposition" and his al
swer, related by the Fayetteville letter, and by MI
Wylie, above.
MIR. J. U. WARING was present at converts
ton with General Jackson at Bowling Green,
April 1925, when he heard the General obsers
that .Me people had been cheated" I" that the CO
ruptions and intrigues at Washington had delicate
the will of the people in the election of their Pres
dent"
This closes the testimony contained in the pan
phet on the first point, and we think our reade
will agree with US, that &C the origin--the begnnin
of this matter,'' was NOT g at my house and fir
side" We think every high minded man, no ma
ter to what party he may belong, will agree with u
that General Jackson evinced little of that magma
Unity of character that usually marks the course
a noble minded man on such occasions.
We proceed now with the testimony on the Sc
ond point--that Mr.. Clay had determined to vo
for Mr.. Adams long before the alleged bargain
could possibly have occurred.
S Mr.. GEORGE ROBERTSON, " in a conve
sation with Mr.. Clay in September, 1894, unde
stood distinctly that nothing could ever induce hi
mr. Clay) to aid in OF approve the Generals eie
J. ton He was also informed and believes the info
nation to be true, that one of the members of Co
gress from Kentucky, who voted for the Gener;
had, when about leaving home for Washington
the fall of 1924, assured his constituents that
would note vote for Gen. Jackson.
n Mr.C S. food relates conversation held
L. tween Mr. Clay, Mr.. Todd, senior and himself,
Frankfort, a few days before MIR. Clay lefttoy Was