Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-13
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ny me Jdcfson Corr lp0...,lng Committee of,be
Dtstrtct ef Columbia, to M. Claws last nd.
APPENDiK.-CoNcL
WAsuINGrnn CT. .

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Information as may be possessed Of. reIa1;v, IN
,hG presidential election in I82l-5 / haya but
W Iehaia' Concerning the events of that
Period' have no material facts to commandments.
opinions OF little value and yyithaI "t '',
ca lot Shall do no more. therefore tban notice
= .e" OF the statements contained in Mr.. CJa[,,s
racy. ""A' " "eeu
,9tis not true, as MIR. CLAW has assorted ,,,.
wrote the letter avowcd By Mr.. Ereroer to he
i ius' ana Whch was published in the Columbian
observer, In January, 1925, in which Il is char
81 oia' MT clay would vote for Mr.. Adams. and
compensation tor iiis vote. was Ia be- and yvouId
be, appointed Secretary of STATE Direc,I,. or ia;
Tccuy' had no agency-in il; and never sa,v. nor
ieara OF tie letter, until had !; in the columns r
she Columbian Observer '-' %
,,;,nos , no. rue as asserted by Mr.. Clay, that
thinner was gotten up with view to produce re-
cohciiia.on between himself and Gen. jackson
niere, DIS nc says, they " met EXCHANGED saI,
,s1!pfS, and dlncd together" and where. dinner
S osci' he " was followed TO the door by Cen
era. JACKSON and Mr.. Eaton who insisted on my
TAXING a seat in their carriage These staten,ent
They incorrect enc" ~
In Tue first place, this dinner party, 10 which
ne mas referred for effect was Intended =. mere
Giviilty TO those who were inyited-noIJ,iog mo-,
Iau the honor to be one OF the guests on The oc
T1a9,oh' and SO considered il. Mr. Isacks and Mr.
ti' the only members from Tennessee. now
Sies;e' VINO then were here, know it to have been
NEE Oh them Possesses the slightest recolIecion of
,ne conversation charged by Mr. CLAY TO have IA
zen place at the time they called to see him: vet
ne VIII have it, and SO insnuates that the call and
su otiher were mere matters al captGnd,un; for,
ShyS me- mere :" we met, exchanged SITUATIONS
ana dined together" His memory ei fbar tlrouob
accident or design, must indeed be short not To-
nave remembered that some time bef1re the han
penihg OF this n0tire dinner, he had actually
sen seen. zen ,6ackson-yes, g met and exchanged
saliNations''
a few days after the meeting Of CONGRESS in
december, 1923, / was requested by General
sackson to walk with him to see Mrs Watson, an
acquaintance othis, widow LADY, in this city
very shortly after entering the House and he
ihS seated, Mr.. Clay came in. From the very
limited time we had been in the house i felt con.
hdent he had seen Us enter, and knew Gen. Jack
; sou 70 9e mere: advanced and spoke to him. and
4Nieoia'eiy MRS w atson introduced him to the
General " Here they met, and exchanged sal
utdtohs; nay more, conversed freely and friend
~ together; and yet Mr.. Clay will have il. their
I'Ierence abided and that it was not until this e.
ieciioneering dinner was gotten I'D al MIR Ciax-
tons.'
But from the DINNER, it seems, he was follow
ca 70 the door by General Jack son and Mr. Eaton.
VINO INSISTED on my taking seat in their carriage
si1u thIs IS presented as evidence OF DISPOSITION
10 WOO aud win hi4 faYors and good opinion
Let 1t be borne in mind, that al this period of the
PRESIDENTIAL history, January, 1924, Mr.. {. was
exclusively Tor himself, and not to be won to the
interest OF any candidate, ave himself The din
ner, over several had retired into the p,rlor. am
confident that General Jackson retired G,.,t-uot
tlat pretend to recollect such riiiing e. uniin.
poFtAnt matter but because a. most of his acuuoin
.dhces know, II was his constant practice to avail
H'nseh OF the earliest opportunity 10 leave
dinner table. Abstemous 10 Diet and drinking
not at ali, Is presume, the reason why. Several
gentlemen were about to retire from the parIor at
tie same time: the Generals carriage was AT the
door; as he, Gen. Call Delegate from Florida.
who, think, was OF our party, and myself were
ABOUT 70 depart, MIR. Clay vas standing on the ui-
ava, General Jackson politely offered him seat.
anu 1t was politely accepted. Mr.. Clay was set
down at his lodgings, we proceeded home. and
TINS Is the sum aud substance ofthat unimporfant
matter which Mr.. Clay has offered as SO yery
material 10y
The interview Of Mr.. Buchanan with me is al.
ready before the public, and need not be here
again adverted to. In my communication during
HE last summer on the subject, presented an ex
tract Of letter, but gave not the name of the wri
yer; ~ was written by John MLane, who, in
4s<l,S, was Senator from the State Of Illinois
~ - here shneKed.
Very respectfully.
J. IT, EATON.
<'1''ae. FROM letter <criten by the Hun. John
meLane' " Ninuis, to JUr. Futon.
ne bargain oil 1875, between Messrs. Adams
s11 Clay, remember WELL was freely sDoken of
by many members Of Congress, although i had no
personal knowledge Of any fact which would war
r,nt the beefHat the contract existed; besides the
high estimation in which then held Mr. CLAW
forbade my guspicioDs on any accusations not SUB
ported BY positive pr0gftbat proof not afforded
me, and held him gullcss; yet there some q o.
cumstances Of unlvor1blc appearance, ani which.
ss me friend OF III, Clay was sorry had XXI
nee The circumstances to which ail1de ", &
Vo -''.'n1f3 silence and lengthy reserve Of Mi