Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-01-02

ing IN reply to our remarks of Thursday, which
''they affect Ia consider il highly improper General
Jackson TO speak Of the oveItures made by Mr. Claws
''irieuds-and why? because says the Journal he is
g Candidate against MIR Adams. Now toc stated ex
ptcitiy that Gen jackson spoke of these oveTures in
"March 1928, beiore he announced by tue Lcgs-
"'atureof Tennessee as a Candidate"
The charge, 1t NJ did not orjgi with, having been
thus sanctioned and circulated by Gen Jackson aud
well my friends me, thought il pro-
having myself repeatedly and positively denied
truth, TO resort to,he testimony of those gentlemen from
the West who had voted with me for Mr.. Adarus. Ac-
cndDgly friend of mine, DIR. Watkins, at my in
stance, addressed circular 10 those gentlemen daring
the last Spring, inviting their attention To the Fayetfe.
Vile letter, aud ,uqu'ng if there any tru,lsin its
avsrnen,s. And he has obtained from all Of them hIi
two answers which ARE presented TO Tue public
These answers will be found in the Appendix see
arranged according to the respective delegations ffo
which they proceed. The writer's of them are ncp of
as high responsibility any IN tie Union. Where
they are kuowu and several uf them are ell aazy
IN various parts of the couutry) ther satemcnt 3$syi
command unqualified belief. Tue excellence OF tfeir
character Is well established that memberzof the
House ut Representatives, who will not be presumed
be disposed TO besiuw them undeserYed enCrui,In
felt h,nseif constrained 20 bear his tcstinonysto it,
MIR. McDuiie said in the House of Representation on
the utbac 81 The proposition 10 refer TO conmise the
appeal which made on the occasion of MIR. Kremer
card: Let me add one word 10 the friends of Mr.
CLAY on this floor land there arc no members on this
horr, for whom generally feel more respect1 have
@bcen Informed that some of his friends suppose that
winch IS intended To bear harshly upon them Not so
not My object is merely TO confine the charges
made against the honorable Speaker to the very
words OF The letter OF the gentleman from Pennsylya
ma" This Just but voluntary tribute was expressed
the tlh of Feb 1925 (see Nat In,eircncer 5h OF
ihe same monthly On the 3Ist March 1926, more than
tcen months after, when the amendment TO the Con.
Su'u'on was under discussion, proposing mode
OF occng President; the same gentleman is reported
TO have said: ''Now have the greatest respect for
those gentlemen who the personal and political
'iends OF Mr. Clay in the late election of President
".NG%t % niY Oirn personal Gicuds there are uouc
,oFon. estimate more h,-th," fsee Nat Inte!ligcn
Ger Cd May, 1890 These answers are not ONLY emit
lied TO the fullest credit, from the high respectably
oi the characters of those gentlemen but deserve great
confidence from the fact that they have been respec.
lively prepared by themselves without any concert
whatever, so Ear as know believe and when they
we're at their several residences widely rom
each other.
The rnet:hers from Ohio who voted for Mr. Adams
were Gen. hicArtbur, Gen. Vance, Cen. Beecher Mr.
Sloane Mr.. Wright, Mr. Vintnu, MIR. Mel can fbro
Tier oii!ic Post Master Ienera) Mr.. Whi,tesey Mr.
hartley and MIR. Patterson. From each Of these nen
tiemen 1t Will be seen that explicit and unqualified
negative is given 10 III statements of the FayetteyjIle
letter Gen NcArtlur declares them TO be s.to,ailr
destitute OF foundation" lie alleges the fact 10 hare
been thata the Ohio delegation for - least a large
maorty of them the irst OF Mr. Clay's friends
WHO came to the determination of voting for Mr. A.
dams; and thqt Too icii0ut hGciQo usceytgiued yr
CIay's uiecs on the swb'ect" He states that some Of
ace, whilst others Of them employed that of persuasion
to prevail on my friends 10 vote for the Gencral: and
that they appeared TO be willing 10 make any promises
which they thought 'swouid induce tie friends of Mr.
clay to vote for Cca. Jackson
Gen. Vance states, al say without hesitation dat
never heard OF those. any other terms being kough,
oi, as an equivalent Tor the were about to give;
nor do believe that tie friends Of 1Ir CLAY or Mr.
CLAY himself, e7cr tiorght of making or srIarestip
a'y terms 20 any Of the parties as the grounds OF
our acceptance or rejection Of either The three can
didates returned TO the House of Representative
lie continues: ''as IF the ORIGINAL friends ne M,
CLAY, was in the hak,t OF frecand unreserycJ con-
versaion beth with him and his other friends relative
"to that election, and bold 10 say that never
heard whisper ut any thing like condition on which
onr vote was TO be given mentioned either by Mr.
Ciay himself, any os lis friends at any time or nm
"der any circumstances
Gen Beecher tesias that lie did not ssIsuow that
''end or the -icnd' OF Mr.. Clay made any pro-
poson TO ;'n friends o Geu. Jackson, respecting The
election OF MIR. Adams President in any way or az
respecting Gen. Jackson not putting Mr.. Adams into
the seat OF Secretary Of State IN case he (JaCksonl
''shoud be elected President Neither am acCuaiutet
~Nh friend OF MIR, Clay that would consent 10 be an
'agent III such degrading transaction. Nor can !
''adm chat the friends of MI Clay had 50 conemnt-
hic an opnion OF each other or Of Mr. Clay, as to sup
''posc that the appointment non apponueut of any
''Inan to any Office would iC!iuence them in the DIS.
"charge of an important public duty.n
Mir Sloane declares, ''that have always supposed
myself vi The entire confidence of all Mr. Clay's sup.
sat the time Of the Presidential election; and that
'hayc no hesitation in saying tat never heard the
mos! distant insinuaiion from any Of them that they
would vote for Gen. Jackson if there was any prps
pect of choosing either of the other candidates. That
ANY Of the friends Of Mir Clay III CONGRESS ever made
ANY proposition OF conditions on which their votes
would depend, TO the friends ofG jackson or any
o!her person, 10 not believe" sAnd as TO Mr. Claws
accepting an appointment under him they would to
''iuan most certainly have opposed it. ] idge of Tins
IRON inc op'non which know they entertained Of
Gen Jackson's want Of capacity and tie fac, that i
was not until some time after the choice of Mr.
''AdaTns that they agreed 10 advise Mr.. Clay TO ac
''cept Of the office lie now ioldsn "In shor. feel
'conident that the whole is vile and infamous false
hood, such as honorable would not resort TO- more
especially after having upon full consultation and de
CELEBRATE consideration declined an Investigation Of!
ne wire matter before committee Of tie House Uf
Mr. Wright states, 81 con only say sincerely and
'"nequvoIaiIy th%i 10 not know believe that any
proposition OF the Kind mentioned as fgofn Gen Jack
SON was ever made to tic friends If Cen. jackson
by the friends OF Mr. Clay any Of them; aud thal
am wholly ignorant Of any conditions Of any sort be,g
proposed to any one ~ the friends Of air. CLAW on