Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-03-05


,eiotesy. voted for Mr. Adams because beliey
e. @ 'ne most suitable man OF the two for the Of
nee ''e most hfey TO favor the great American Svs-
e 81 essential 10 the interests Of the middle and ,rs
tern States and not IN consideration of Mr. CLAY mr. am
person going into the cab net; and cve.y assertion
- a' niuenccC IN any manner by the latter con-
S'ueralon, Us wholly false and unfounieS I boiioye
" eapi!sh the tact, that letters were written bv an
animate trend of Gen. Jackson then in pyashnctop
~; @ "ne ABOUT or before Christmas 1894 to persons
IN Use district then represented reones.;,r III, m
s""c"o's shona be ooia.ed and letters written IN
me- 10 procure me TO for General jackson. t,,
que, wise would not support him. have now lei
y us RON some of the friends of General Jack.
In he district, dated as carly rs Tic 1lt
or i5h OF January, 1924, informing me that inforra
on 'iau oeen received by them, that Iwas not drspo
SEQ 10 support the General! NJ that time i, requiled
aoont eighteen days for letter to 90 from yasb;rrtop
20 hussevl!ie and about II to Bwlir {, reen. ,Inc
Judge the letters 10 these persons must have been
written about the 25il December. Ii is probable tbev
ha "le me ,or day or two after they received
ther letters from Washington.
here, then, have the EVIDENCE of some of Cen Iacs
sous friends, that almost as soon as il was 5,,vn in
" as'nS'oh' where then was, that Mr.. Clay was not
returned To the House of Representatives ,ha, ,ey
were apprised would not support General Jacl,son
without instructions from constituents while NJ tho
same time iaborng 10 establish that Mr. CLAY mvself
M Al "'"e's' az went over, from Gen jackson TO
!N'r. adams Such vii! always be tie inconsistency Of
any set OF men who shall labor they do 10 make the
community believe 10 he tue, what they themselves
know TO 6e false.
J I believe should be able IN rrovo II :, .,o $50.
saE mat as early rs tie first week i'm D,eu,bnr 1924
! at cincinnati, on my TO Washington INT h3yinp
'e i!9n ascertaneG, i!a unless Louisiana should Give
heTVotc To Mr.. Gay, hiT. 3 lans Gen J,cl,.,n ,,l
Mr. taw ord would he tia. three returned candidates
"fnaa request 10 give nay opinion how the election
"'u terminate III the House of Representatives be-
Wc'h those gentlemen, that I did state in the
presence o. ni!3lbrr o persons how each state in the
union TonId vote, tXcc1, own state: which, If ain
not greatly mistaken. committed TO writing bv one
.. vac seSuShe" Present. The vote .e-nlted precise
i y as stated. The sources of info nation, h,
WHICH arrived at tl'e opinion then ex expressed were
equally open 10 Gen. jackson and all his friends
~ as not my o?inion that Gen. Jacksons intelligent
nhuS ever c. uI have believed, that he would have
oeeh elected D! te House Of lad they
consulted their Judgments rather than their fesI;us
and thc hopes, they mus; have known that il was not
probable event After the friends of Mr. Crawford
mad declared, hey would mail their fac 10 the mast
and sink swim with INN - TO my mind there was >
much greater probability that The election would be
",'ea'Gu' ana MI calhoun, by virtue of having been
erected plce President, succeed to the Presidency
tAan that Gen. jackson would be elected
" iihoui the vote of Kentucky i is we'll known that
W -h>'':s TeCtfTe tie states, and Gen
e'at Jackson the O! states rs states we've nn
cessary to an elcc'icn ard there had been 10 srch
man ":iig !t";rv clay, MIR. Adams wc,B still h.,c
been elected. or there would have been no election.
believed tina; I've slate oil New jersey after few
unsuccessful ballots for Sen. Jackson wouId on hay
supported MIR. adams; knew as between Gen lack,
son and Mr. adams, Virginia and Delaware would
have vote: for the latter, least had the best Ken.
nj SpNy 4;
net vote Tor MIR Adams she would not vote for Cpr
jackson, ard ia tire election Lo rcce;,cI iui . ,oa:
out OF the 81 members from tlat state have no
yer hceh able I" perceive how an probable chanme
~ the vcic oi the State. t,.lral Ici,n cspd
hSon ccctei In all tie f.i.tf-c,v d,|er.,ion e,,,
ported hn, and we had continnr! balloti,nr III the
- q: March, the end Of tie session Ard mus
j. be Eard0ned wi!en DECLARE tl,.t lave ,,D;G,r,,l
suspected IL" c7atGr Of who have pretended a,;
asserted, that General Jackson coHiG have teco r,
&c" hr. Ntay ana the kentucky delegation had sup
porte" his r'etfAe!ons. | 90 not state this TACT 6y
way OF "Pni"g! toT voting Mr. Adams; li sim,
ply because II Is fact, and one which the Gerenal,s
friends 1t not himself lave laboured TO
of rr''ort for the purpose of attaching 10 Mr. Clay
"H: '''S "io"a' his 'e'ea This has been the burden
{" men soihe e'St o. al! their cnn5lsin,s Il ,ya.
necessary first 10 make lhc impression that MIR Ola,
ana his friends defeated lis election thea TO follow
II up WIN 'hc impression Of "baigan and intrigue
and cry out the voice Of the people had been disrooa
dcd: and all this they knew 10 be false. hui ca l
has answered heir purpose.
1t kentucky, Missouri nd one or two or stotoe
at did not vote Tor Jackson, could have beer driven
Co"Neo or cHtiCed into lis support and Mr. Crawford,
friends, had remained stcadlast to their declared nur
pose and none have given way, plain and eyiG nj
10 every man, there would have beer no ecc1n an,
" tins view Of things NAV have induced iln GREAT
, tons, made by the friends Of Gen JacI,snn 10 nLta
Tor h'n the yoeOf Mr. Clay aud his friends. 81 ils
tiine The General's cause vas aided principally Nv u
TRENDS oil VII Calhoun, in addition TO his friends
few, II any of Mr. Craw foTI's friends had ben op
2 over to him, although Il was said reconcIi,fion ba
taken place between the General and Mr. Crawford
lie" days before the election, perhaps more strjc
u speaking, n reconciliation uudorslood bat moi Il
10 be executed until after the elcction-every bod,
knows, that there had previously jsted between them
tie most deadly hostility, especially the part of Tx
J. General toward Mr.. Crawford This reminds me o
The great noise aHd ciamor, which the friends of Cen
S Jackson nave made, about new ticndshps and Clc
eum'tIes, between MIR. Clay and BIr. Adams and THEN
friends, "nd about recommendations, &c IL suspicious
to be attached TO men, for friendships with old anC
deadly enemIes's there any living, around whom
such thick and ?enetrablc clouds OF suspicion would
be drawn 10y his newly acquired friends Cen Jack
II SOM How many Of hrs long and deadly enemies are
now to be found, the most jealous of ali his advocates
e II that IS TO be ground Of suspicion against MIR
% Adams and Mt. Clay they are equally so against Gen
j. and his deadly enemies, WHO his most loving
= and devoted friends.
II Inc private conversations oF members of Congress
are TO be dragged before the public and converted into
bargain and intrigue and the candidate whose frienC