The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-25

were ffiattG 10 I'M . 49, ''-'
,,a, time OF their ocenrence. The 'es'in'"y
.,,..., by a letter Fl omtien. MeAuhar. n man
, N Laoua 10 his country for his services both
-. military aud civil capacity. and ior his un.
,..,d;ng integrity of character from which NC
.,aAe tn. subj Jined extracts 3;
AIR me elrelio1 CAME 10 ihe House oil
.,tv,s an Mr. Clay was excluded,
Understood Nh =. 10 say tlal III. Ad-
i"'" h;s second choice. II. did frequently
s''' ,,e that neliher hiInselt nor the Vr-
u.,.ss,es, could III any evnnl support
,r,J Jackson, or vote f"r him, as. they
.asi,I.red him. in every respect, nnqnalt-
in,r the Presidency. .fier Mr.. adams
h'.sreciri 5y the fidase, ne expres'ef 10 me
s,ssniire satisfdciion as 10 ne reat.H--"cknow'-
~ N ina, he lhoight the stale oi Mr.. Craw-
.as t. hsal,h such as would, most prohaby,
'"a ',orh him unable 10 discharge the duties OF
President. t.,
r,:..,1.b,o for Nj. Ch.s, asd The entire con
's,.ss in his integrity aud ability 10 disciaige
'I,,,;.. of Secretary OF Sinte. II certainly
nc I'D tn me that Nir. 5 dppiduded Mr.. Id
arp n, odscing the appointment Of Secretary 81
p s,,,S IN ,Ir. Ciay, aud approved Of Mr. Gays
a.sufjnr oft. Ii such MAS not the cas-,
.a,isss thal greatly misunderstood MIR ote-
,ensol. - IT.. :, A..
.c,od session OF the 18th Congress, Mr.. ste
,'.nson in his familinrsnd Easy style. asked me
w, the friends OF MIR. Clay would support tor
-. w., sneaker to which | answered, that
w ..,J No, inform him, as would not be a mem
,he next Congress; aud asked him, tuin.
'rha uould not himself be candidate he an
.,.rsd that he would, if MIR. Clay's friends
l-,,iJ support him. He then went on to state
me OF his pecuniary en,barrasslnsnts, and to
,,s,,,ou some large amount that he would DC
aompxtied 10 pay, for having endorsed, or Tor
having been security for some friend which
mas the only inducement thai he hoped that ihey
would support him, and elect hun Spedktf Al
Ter which, he added, " substance. Ina, ne
,horeht they ough, to support INN 'or lneS
could not support better Hiehd 10 oo'h I'"y
and Adams than he was.
The extracts from Gen. McAr'hurs letter
are important, not only TO the slndIcailon oil
Mr.. Sloane, but TO the country al large They
show, that a man who boasts Of his patriotism,
his ability, his integrity, his utter scorn for ar'i
fee and trick, aud his straight forward simpllci
" of heart, urged by ambition, and by fear Of
being swept away in the popular current which
tsIsehoud aud detraciion had already raised a
pains, the administration, fell isto the intcm-
1,eratc ,ienuneiation Of men HON he preferred,
and " hose conduct he openly Justified and into
7he ardent aud jealous support OF another whom
he had declared he could not, M any erent
support" Whit wonder. that the result
which has lately taken place should have
happened. when men vino occupy such
high places as Mr. Stevenson. and who
pretend TO taotD something more, aud to class
bunself somewhat above csnnon mortals, are
hurried into such gross impropr ieiies
This brief review the principal points made
81 Nj. Sloane's reply, is due to that gentleman-
whose veracitY and standing had been impngn-
I'D BY his antagonist, as we then thought, and
row know. on ms ,ficeut grounds. These in
Situations, proceeding from the Speaker Of the
IL of Representatives, who, from holding that
office, 10 necessarily more generally known than
Til Sloane necessarily injured the latter g,D-
tleman ia tho estimation o. those with whom he
was not personally acG"ainled-and, as we have
gwen free circu alton to Mr.. Stesenson's male
eelion8. we feel bound to show thai they were
1uiouuded
so ~ Since writing the preceding remarks, the
ANAL has furnished II. with the reply OF MIR, A.
Sleyensoa TO tien. Duncan McArthnr-but
'sheIfering bln,seif behind that dignity which
Ii. friend Otis Enquirer has SO often inIerposed
between has back and the lash, q from whom The
Speaker has most probably borrowed tbs come
nga' resort. he says no, word TO or about Mr.
siloans's demonsnsaon ESQ far as crcum,'an-
TIES eau be regardedf as demonsralion) of his
gull MIR sl~veifsnn aflirrns that he rcrcr
sid.appidaJ M .4id,as for appointing AR
Gay. Secretary of State, Or aPpro,e OF The dp-
potnimeafi And also, that Gen. Macarthur is {.
gadilv mistaken la his narrative Of the CONVEX
Sliion which he represents 10 have held with Mr..
5 ~ relation 10 NJ. SIS. wish 10 obtain the
Speakers chair Now all we have 10 say, in
Iela,ion to TINS matter for il is more than pra0'
able that il sthe las time shall say any
Thing oft is, that il Mr.. Stevenson has been
either nsreprsscnted OF misunderstood by Gen
Macarthur, he is sturdy the most unfortunate
Inan in the world in conveying his sentiments 10
his AUDITORS He now finds himself in direel
conthci with Mr. BAN and Mr.. Co~i,ng oi
hchmoad, with two gentlemen Of acknowledged
Iesrectability in Massachusetts, with one in n.
Aork, with Gov. Metcalfe Of Kentucky aud with
Zen. Macarthur md Mr.. Sloane Of Ohio--alI
these gentiemsn mputing 10 MIR. Stevenson, AT
'ariaus times. eEpressons, which he solemnly
denies thar ne ever made l. his evidence ID
fnne n Outweigh the testimony Of 30 many wit
besses. against the credibiny OF none Of whom
Is augh known, While some OF them are kaoloH
here, To be men whose word would he taken al
tead as soon rs that of Mr. Stevenson The
friends nt Mr. Steypnx,n u,uet mn ASK il. He /