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


| in relation to the candidates for the Presidency if
he were excluded from the House, he was wholly
uhcGmmittct.
Dlirer Kpene proved. that Mr.. Clay told him3
eight Or ten DAYS before he started for " ashings
ton cit, IN the fall of 1924, that he had written to
Gen. jackson inviting him to GENE through Lex
inston and 80 on In company with him.
Francis .M'.7lear proved. that on the morning
Mr.. Clay started for v ashington in the fail ot
1891, he stated IN his presence. that he had writ
ten 70 General Jackson 10 come through Lezing-
ion and so with him; bur had given hin oas
and would 20 without him. We know three
other senhemcp who will state the same thing.]
.ur. shaeklejtrd stated, that he was present
when sr. David Iri'nblr made bis speech after
his return from Washington and hear. him say
that lie had voted against General Jackson and IN
favor Of M. Adams, because the policy Of Mr.
.tlams was favorable to the west and that of Gem
era Jackson was not. and that the people would be
ipeased with having Mr.. Clay unaue Secretary OF
state
.jahn r. johnson stated, that in reply to re-
max made by his brother {, General Metcalf the
latter said, in ausinn to the Presidential election,
fear we have done too much for our friend,
Several questions we're put III witness relative
10 Mr.. Whites declarations, which the majority
Ioyarrued.
.I;r .Sscrest had heard MIR. David Trimble say,
previous to his going to Congress. in 1924, that
MIR. Adams was feteralist inirlical to the west.
ern coutrv who had tried to sell the navigation ot
. the Mississippi; that after lis return from Cons
urcss in 8,5. he heard him say, ii Adams had not
] been President. CLAY would not have been >ecre.
: tary Of State. aud that ii Gen. Jackson had been
made President, Mr.. Adams would have been Sec
G Rotary Of State.
! Amos hsndaH ives again examined. and stated
that he received information, that Mr.. Clay was
to he Secretary Of State, if Mr., Adams was eect-
y ed President about three weeks before the Presi-
e. "A nInr finn
e this place. Tie asked, whether MIR. Blair was
:, not then the intimate and confidential friend OF
q MI CLAW This and the foregoing we're voted by
Tie majority to be improper end ina'missible.
il Witness sad he tet hr',elf bound TO state, bee
4 cause he believed il had bearing upon the sub
le ice, Of the investigations that aiter Mr.. Clay was
teXcuded from the House. ami previnls to IN" Pres
le .iertai election he MIR, Clay, wrote tn witnesses
A. informing him that he had hoped 10 be IL c0nd-
le ton "a offer him. witness, SITUATION mue agree
Il able to him than the he occupied in Frnnkfuis
{ but now there some doubt how affairs might
ID terminate at y ashington. Thi.. he was confident
st was in the month Of January 1925. Witness de.
is tailed what passed between him and Mr. Clay on
III that subject. and said he should not hare mentions
Of ed it. but for the belief he had since formed from
= yarous circumstances, that the letter was intends
e ed 70 prepare him for the Application which was a,
j. made 10 him by MIR. Blair. This matter WILL be-
Of fully detailed in our next.
rs Francis r. Blair was called and appeared, but
Ut refused 10 be sworn. alleaging:
L. That the Senate had no right to require hiEa
&C 10 give evidence in this investigation because it
was not within the scope Ut their legitimate pow
r. ers,
he Q That al! the information he had the stbs
p ect was contained in private communications and
or a confidential correspondence, which the Senate
dc had no right to extort from him.
ne The Adams men Immediately took the ground
'c that he was right. and that the Senate could NOT
REQUIRE him to disclose confidential communities
er tons as if any direct evidence Of any other char
ne acter could exist Mr.. John Green observed that
&C. he had not any communication with Mr.. Blair, but
so- that gentleman might have mentioned having lets
IA ers from Mr. Law others. and must have given
an- information to sGmebody, OF he would not have
ian been called here; and he was ce tanly at liberty
to state to the Senate what he had said to others
!. Mr. fla;r said, in reply to MIR. Green's remarks
= that Mr.. Kenall's letter to MIR. clay had pointed
~, out him to the public as one who knew something
~ in relation to the subject now before the rehate
80 These letters referred to conversation which ne
"ns had with Nj, Kendall in Ianur, 1925, in which hi
= .tat,,, flat Mr.. Claw would be Secretary, If Mr.
'"' Ad,m. were made President. hIl. X nda!l sup
80, messed that the information vas received IN letters
~ from Mr. Cha, to Mr. Crittenden or m self, and al
" Mr. Crittenten had declared he received 10 suci
49, letters. it had pointed inquiry directly 70 him lr
nes 's'aH say ~ .,t,;,, ~ antbn,;t, Frr,- Mn,
ms iohs "i,"' e', 49,, ~ r,,,doa ~ nm,
to anu ' ~ a......, ~ ,ny eonmunc. t;oi
ting ""' ","."" ~; tho. han .hat hcf,re mon
~" = t,one, He hal not communicated to any one III
!. aroun,ls on mich he had made his statement I
ie 81, Kendall or had he shown the letters to which
~" the gentleman alluded to any person co WHOM the
,y;d were not addressed.
far MIR. Daress called on the majority to coTnpe