Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-02

same iiie, and mentioned certain objections to the
election oil Mr. Crawford (among which was that
OF III: continued ~ health) that appeared to be al
most insips rahle."-in his haran,rue at Mobiles
h sail. = 1t has been established and can be fur.
ther proved, that before | left this state the pre-
c. ding iailsi communicated TO several gentlemen
OF Ia" highest responsibility my fired dete,,ai,io-
q IA not 10 vote Tor General Jackson."-in his last
Adde'S ,(pccembcr 1921 he declares This
testimony establishes that various occasions and
unr- ginning III Kentucky, as early as about
I'M, IN, Isl Oct 1924, and continued in the City Of
ashiig'on down TO the period. when my determi.
nation to vote Tor Ar.C. was generally known il,
TINS CITY, uniformity expressed my conviction of
,'rnerat Jacksons want ot qualification, and ma
hTed resolution not to vote for him, if were
called upon-to give ayote.--i3u as did not has
ten to give in my adhesion (luiing the winter nj
Zo) and remained most mysieriOusfv silent,
SIC. &c.
" ha; is the most that can be gathered from .,.is
tesiinony' That he did communicate to = few
particular friends his preference for Mr. Adams
nut does this show that he gave publicity to his
Intentions! lie brcales them in the ears of avery
,ie, ,,e insy DO not appear to have commu-
ncated them TO others. They are-mereiy species
OF witnesses who may be called up to testify Ia
the communication, should Mr.. Claws purpose,
render 1t expedent hereafter to establish the fact
but they all seem 10 have received the matter
certainly TO retain il, ii under an Injunction OF
secrecy. Gen. La Fayette was one oil these per.
sons. lie expressly considered the communication
"a confidential.
Or
binary principles of fair, plain dealing He hal
come 10 liked resolution, he says not to vote for
Ja'kson.-He had waited upon Mr.. Crawford at
"ash'nston and he declares that " the precarious
stare oil thi-l health was Conclusive against him.
lie told Gen. Lafayette that the actual s.ate
OF the health OF MIR. Crawford had limited the
contest 10 Choice between Mr.. A. and Cen -
Ill these TWO competitors, then, were hors de
comodt why did lie practise the slightest res serve,
ihere was no necessity; no duty Why he slopId
have shrouded himself in mystery even M to the
" zoth December, 1924 when ssby the ann,n-
citation oil the vote OF Louisiana, he found himself
transformed, FROM candidate before the peopIe.
INTO an eiector before the people" But, whan ali
'ioubt had been d;ssipated where was the Difficult
~ OF expressing his opinions? He had the same
rights a.. as any other eector. He prides himself
u, on the frankness and holiness OF his sprit Why
,lid he not then express boldly, his fixed reso-
luton, as any OF the freest and most hiob mind
| e e Representatives of the People? Yet did he
.nro" OH ms vaun'ed character of frank ness He
coniesses that he remained most r,usfeyiousyt,
SILENT that his determination TO vote for MI
ADAMS was (nop generally known in this City.''
ne 'ac'' however, does not stand in need of Lila
eoniesson. II was one OF general no,oricty. 1t
vAei'eu inc wonder OF many, and the disgust of
thousands OF impartial spectators. Thew demand
co ca! como! IL was not uutil the 22d January
that the annuncation of the design of Kentucky 10
vote Tor j. q. Adams was first declared Mt Wash
ihs'oh. we have long letter now before US
written at that day by member OF Congress piv-
ing cepious account OF these manoeuvres IL
was on the 22d that Ga member of the H. of p)
announced to the writer that he felt autbor;seJ
| 10 say that Kentucky would vote for AJams-tiat
this communication made without consult
ing ohio--that these two states and Missouri had
resolved to go in body" We draw the veil over
! these transactions. The fact of Henry Ct,y,,
mysterious silence will not however. be contro.
verted.
But Mr. Clays conduct is not only inconsistent.
WIN any principles OF open and manly dealing,
but IL l. inconsistent with itself III, dire civ c,
t'"dicts hitnseiR He had made a fixed resolution
no. to vote for Jackson, or for Crawford-and. Of
course, Tor Adams; aye, {" he had made up hi,
,nihu, as early as October preceding 10 vote Cor
var. Adams IN preference to General Jackson 4,,
der aug circumstances; no consideration, ,ubo,.
eoer could have induced him TO vote for General
Jackson. wow, what does he say at another time.
iounu myself Transformed from candidate
peiore the people, into an eiecor for the peopie
defi0erdfety examined the duties incident to hi.
ne" attitude and tceighcd all the facts before mo
upon which my judgment is to be formed or re-
.IeTe"' ana doe this look like man who had
ul'dEeTdoty made up his mind, as early as the ist
OF ocioberf So far from preserving that clearuess
~ SP.'st which proceeds from fired and uunI
'eTdo'e feSoluti0n Mr.. Clay is represented by all
| observers 70 nave exhibited most sc mysterious
| carriage OF the body and a constant ANXIETY of
! .n'penSe-and the moment he had gained his OBJ
jet and brought T" up hi7 mind to the sticking
pace all iIiiS anxiety seemed tn vanisb-ohe an 8.
peers cheerful (,aid friend OF Mr.. Adams,) talks
in"cn, ana has ihe air Of a man relieved from n
otnaa. lie had then satisfied his mind not on.
" 'hal ne would be placed in the line of safe
preceden's, ii Mr.. Adams were elected: but that
W hte would vote with him, Kentucky Ohio and
Missouri, would 30 with HMM fine. that Adams
would be elected.
Bun ag'in-f Mr.. Clay had made I'd this y,
atiefd0ie resolution 10 vote for MIR. Adams WIN
uid lie express himself, as he did, to Mr. Blair ~,
,he otl OF january: Ir. Clay wrote that the fi,ur
h0a mas dTriUed tchen he must beaj, IN mr..
seriously for tch0m he ,cas to role. And sill
hr ray had made up his mind for weeks be-
lofe. he contradiction is gross and utterly ire
couciahle. 800
But Mr. Cldy's conduct is still more mvsteri.
Gus, when we resort TO other eridence besides his
own According TO Mr.. Moore for instance. Mr.
Clay told him at Frankfort in the famous October
iSzi, That he expected TO be excluded from tbe
HOlse, and IN that case il would be best for Mr.
w. TO REMAIN uHcommificd 9: to our second
cho'ce' And IN November, Mr.. Clay called on
h" IN Warrington, and suggested to him that tbev
could hold themselves uncommitted, that vi,
could vote Tor either IF Tie THREE candidates. and
July ourselves toour constituents."-Mr C. a
"lckNH' declares that Mr. Clay also advised hin,
= remain perfectly uacOmmitted.--B the tes,i
Inony OF DE- Floyd is still more conclusive Mr
=. addressed i'm Che tbinks) in these words:
" when take up the pretcnsons of Mr. hdsms
ana WeigI them, and lay them down--then fake
ny ths pgetensions oil General Jackson 1ceioh fLe,,
ana lay them down by the side of those Of AR A
never wa so much puzzied in all INV life az I
am 10 decide between them" What beco,oes
then OF the . fra resolution" which II Ci,y 10
Said 10 nave expressed? Aud what becomes too Of
another remarkable declaration he made in b;s
iabie 81 alton ~ MOBILES? /" Tia; had some oiiac
uons u Mr. Adams. very gentle, indeedD AN,
ready freely to adnlt but these did not ,oejyb =,
Jedmcr' IN comparison with the greater and IN.