Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-01

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cr mentioning 20 them your letter which sroke OF
-FOUR intention 10 offer me some situation at W ash
.'ston, and by their evidence ana able to sustain
mat part OF my statement That you did offer me
iUc same Office second time, is provch by the
following extract from your letter OF October 18th
1875:
g No change has occurred in The office since my
icturn; and unless cerkship should be created or
'eco'ne vacant, do not know that could offer
you any other than that which you ,lough it your
interest 10 decline. As il was originally made with
our re erence TO your agency in the X. politics. or
% The then state Of them, the recent charge would
ave no effect on my wishes 10 engage you in the
public SERVICE
IL was again declined, with declaration that
wouti accept OF no office which you could give me
nn''i had fought another political campaign in
kentucky. Since have seen your charges for
eNra clerk hire, have wondered whether. in re-
atty, cierkship was kept open for me from the
,irst OF March until November | very much doubt
Il.
was absorbed in State politics and little or no
correspondence took place between us during the
next year. On the 18th October, 1926. l received
u letter from you, alleging that Il. ]. Ward. Esq
and one OF the Mcssrs. Johnsons i'm Scott had stat
ei' that you had made an unsuccessful attempt to
buy me up 10 go 10 Washington City. ] smiled
when read this letter. The preceding year
when the rumor circulated in form degrading TO
me, you were wholly Indifferent, but now that il
had taken another shape, you were very sensitive
1t was in reply to this that the last letter published
ny you was written. II proves that had then no
Intention to make an attack your g integrity or
honor," as have before stated to the public When
IN Frankfort the preceding summer, you had in
your room at Neisgers, endcavored 10 persuade
ine that 1t was my interest TO support the Admins.
'ration, and for my disregard Of your wishes and
ieboion from my allegiance TO you, which you in
sisted should also bind me TO Mr.. Adams YOU took
from me the printing of the laws OF Congress. 1t
was hitting that an appointment which ! had re-
ceived from my enemy, Mr.. Adams, should be la
ken from me by my friend, Mr. Clay. IL proved
what you meant by friendship, and showed that no
man need expect even justice from you, unless he
was ready TO support Mr.. Adams and the establish
ed succession Still, had no intention of attack
ing your " integrity or honor" But last year you
satisfied me that you had neither. Dish0nordblv
you procured at Wheeling copy OF General jack
sons letter 10 Mr.. Beverley and threw before the
public. In violation of integrity you denied things
which knew TO be true and made charges against
General Jackson which you knew TO be untrue
y hese things male me suspect that you had not
been so pure and honest III the Presidential cleo
lion as you would make the world believe. de-
tcrmined to ascertain, ii practicable, whence Mr.
Blair got the information he gave TO On copy
lug from the Kentucky Gazette the first article
which appeared in relation to the letters written TO
Mr.. White by his constituents, | wrote to that gen
ilcman letter of which have lately procured
copy. Though not intended for the public eye
subjoin it that the world may my priv ie
thoughts and suspicious 4, that time. (Sec No 81
In ailuSion TO the letters written 10 MIR. White
say, ii l understand the matter correctly, these
= letters were not written at your solicitation, but
. in consequence of the agency of more int
- rested" In conclusion say, know who
So solicited me TO write; bu, did not know who set
. him to work.
This drew from Mr.. White declaration that
nc had not solicited the letters to be written, and
that if there had been any manage Mt i'll the Du-
siness, he was entirely ignorant of il.
/ could not then doubt, that You OF some friend
IN whom you had entire confidence had given Mr.
Blair the information he communicated to me,
with the view of operating on Mr.. White through
some OF his constituents TO act in accordance with
Iour views. Believing that ] could force out the
truth, commenced my public letters to you with
that view. That an understanding existed between
YOU your friends and MIR. Adams, was plain;
that MIR. Blair knew 1t, could not doubt; but the
point to be investigated was, from whom did he |!
get his information? Perhaps should never have |
Drawn out the facts but for the aid of your simple
or fdithieSS friends in the Senate oil Kentucky. |
Without their aid, could never have placed Mr.. |,
Blair i'll an attitude before the world in which lie |
would be obliged TO disclose how he got the impor
tant information, or by standing mute, reduce you
10 the necessity OF calling OH him for an cXplaiia
ton. To their folly, and not TO my management or |
skill, may you ascrbe the painful attitude in which
you have been so long placed; and doubt whether |
il is not more veXaton at them than indignation. at |
me, which ever and anon, makes volcanic burst |
from your heart in all the fury Of ''war, Pe5tilence
and famine"
You felt the agony of your situation. The eyes |
Of the nation turned upon you and Mr Blair. |
rlends, relying upon your innocence-ioes, con-
iinced oil your guilt, with one voice called on you
torelease Mr. H. from the confidence Of private cor
dependence land lay bare the hidden truth. Did you
promptly take this step, SO necessary TO exhibit
conscious innocence? No You sent TO Mr. |
Blair for copies OF your letters. The frank
and bold Henry Clay dared not call on him |
10 state the facts to the world, without first
ascertainng precisely what be had written
Did this look like conscious innocence? Did il not
rather look like conscious guilt, seeking to ascertain
precisely how far it stood committed, before it could
determine OH the grounds it would be prudent to
assume in defence?
You have friends who will declare that night is
day, TO iiatter your hopes and promote your ambl-
ion. To some OF these you exhibited the copies of
Your letters to Mr.. Blair They declared that those
letters were entirely harmless and contained not
the slightest intimation that there existed any um-
terstanding between you and Mr.. Adams. Y our
friend Cha's Hammond, on his return from W ASH
ngton last spring, declared that the friends of Gen
Jackson would see them published when they least
expected it. There was every indication, that YOU
mad resolved on that course. But week aiter0week
and month alter month rolled away and we heard
nothing, except the word Of promise and the ndis
iinct din oil preparation. At length every thing was
ready; you had written to Mr. Blair and obtained
his consent to the publication OF his letters in ex-
PLANTATION OF yours; all was prepared for explo.
sion. We listen for the thunder; we look to see
where the bolt will fall. 1t bursts-and what have
we? Three private letters of Amos Kendall, with
IN attempt to prove that did not hear what Mr.
Bair insists he said to mel What if 1 did not hear
4! Mr. Blair declares that he said IT, Instead of at
tempting to prove that did not hear IT., why did |
YOU not demand Of Mr. Blair by what authority he |
Sdia ii?
Do you expect TO escape by such pitif1l eva