Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-21
Cor. DhvIpsuY.
SHELBY, Kentucky, la,h February 1928

hHELpY, Kentucky, I8;h February, 1925
GIT: @dsei'iog t. that part OF eur late address
III witch you Remark. ''yn ave no icuht HAT in rour
proins@noua anu uure"cr-si intercourse arncng your
a'9hh'huces III tins State, otiias, not ecoiiec,ed
oy you,scontG bear testimony the yudcyati,,r and
settled determination OF sour mind doom il an sat
az dufY and Of Justice inform vo;l l1a; ,ouv ersa
tIo', OF tie tendency ai!udei 10, occurred between
you my istc father and myself ms house Frank
TORT c"" days hatoIe you started IRON ,:at !acc on
your journey 10 :" ashgton, early in November 1924
was not aware that you had il in cotc,n,Is ton 10
MAKE Pn"ica;'o" on t'is subject, OF u ou!A have
ioh9 since communicated tNa cifcunstance 10 YOU.
we commenced the era:4lio. hy al enquiry o.
Jo as TO TIE prospects OF TIE pr.iIeniia! Election
ana particularly as to The import of tue latest iu:orrna
' On an event winch we regarded viii great solicit
"ae ma, OF yH"T being returned by The electoral col
'"2 to lie House OF Repre- entatives-ycn were of
opinion that this result would depend ciicTy On The
vote Louisiana, and the relative te cr the vote for
'"nF>ei and MIR Crawford in :ha State 81 New Yui
PTed'caed on the idea OF yout exclusion from the
House, my rather enqnired the actual aud most
received oPulol OF the OF MIR. Cra4i -, health
aud htiinateG preference of ;at distinguished li-
Fidna! on '"e contingency surprised should lis health
nc considered az sufficiently riu TO enable han tn Dis
charge The ariuous and complicated duties ii PRESIDENT
You spoke OF tie last intelligence h,s heath ei.,r
very uhiaFoIah!e, and concurrtd The kind opinion
expressed OF him by rny father. comparison was
en entered into to he respective qualification of
Mr.. adams and Gen. Jackson NV father mcu,ion.d
having some pr"j"dices against Fir. adams, which
however ne admitted, were not Of character i'm
pstD us PATRIOTISM rf bis fitness for tie Office both
when were "cano" lodged he expressed desire to
have Western Presto ent, but did not think 10 this as
peel oi The case, We should effect this object by tie
election OF Ger Jackson, neither lie nor his inre
dale friends could he relied as favorable TO what
was called tho Western policy. He REGARDED Gen
Jackson fnoT cover dIsqna lifted by his einrcr lis
earSatIcn and habits 10 discharge, satisfactorily, the
duicS "' III" "'cc o. President. In these views YOU
appeared to concur and requested VS. to exert any ner
snra! intueGCe might iiayc with the erislti,rc
III preventing tic introduction adoption OF a reso-
linton to instruct the EeniuckY DELEGATION T., vote E,
Cen Jackson You deprecated the idea a. bc,r in
the highest degree embarrassing and lope3 would not
be adopted. The whole conyersa,io, impressed On ~, .
mind the firm conviction With which you secmrc TO be
animated that you could not nor ought not 10 vote for
! Gen. Jackson under any circumstances ,giaic,cr
TeGoec distinctly that Won forebnde3 the 6rrest con.
sequences - he country tho event cf his elections
that II would be administration rf nry and yioleurf
as had been forcby stated by The autor If IN inter
estng pamphlet lust published New York and tr
which you advertad. As conliasted With tic n,eton
s'oDa Of Gen. Jackson, you referred TO tie ability an5
long experience Of Adams the civil affairs Cf ,i,c
NaiioD, and mentioned The incident Of friendly argu
Incnt with INN IN his Office, on your leaving Washipu
ton W 1921 g. but in which YOU differed IN oouo ,,
a. TO the most suitable time recognise lie iuderen
dcOco Of The governments south of the H. S;lates
took OCCASION here to speak OF the HIGH Opinion q
ME- hd1mss patriotism an abilities produced on INV
mind by the opportunity afforded of it,drlnr cC tl,c,,
when engaged in the service Of the IT, States abroad
which tended IN great degree TO remove the rreiud
CI1 9Oheu iIOui uliSTcpTeScut9O;S Of LIS political
conduct of an early period OF the Government
+ In appropriate connection With the preceding nara
tive, can state tie substance Of conversation Of k
tendency had between yourself and our venrrttrc
friend the Iaic Governor Shelby, ut lis residence a
carly tho month Of July, 1924. lie commenced IN,
conversation by asking what YOU thought of tho pros
poets Of Gen iaCitsoU IN the approaching election
fod replied hy stating that you did not believe III
would be elected. and spoke freely ADD fully Of hi
conduct and qualifications, very much in the manner
yon had treated Of them in your public specchesta
Won did expect from him or his cnunsellors az,
friendly feeling towards kentucky the great Wcs-
tern interests which she had prominently supuorIcd
AID that you had strong approximations dat his admin
IstatIoo would be reign OF fury and Of IN buleuce
Governor Shelby then remarked that he con.
Cured entirely il these views, euI pfocceJe