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operated to control the vo!eof any one
OF Mr. Clay's friends, or himself.
In great haste, sincerely yours,
J, c. WRIGHT.
n. Watkias, Esq.

u ~
T. Watkins, Esq.
Galhb0hs, { Ohio. J May ~, 1927.
DRAR SIR: On returning home 10.
day, from a short journey, | had The
pleasure Of receiving your letter OF the
1t inst addressed TO me, concerning
the publication of letter. that first ap
peared in the Fayetteville Obsery
err" said TO have been written by a
highly respectable "Virginian," con.
tanning statement, in substance to
this effect-that Gen. Jackson in an
swer to question put to him by the
writer, in presence Of his, General j.
company, said Mr.. Clay's friend
made a proposition 10 his friends, thai
il they would promise for hun, Jack.
son, not to make Me-. Adams his BE
crelary of State, that Clay and his
friends would mske him President at
che then approaching election by Con
gress. You request me to favor you
with a Statement! concerning my know
ledge OF this matter. Having been
one ofthe friends of Mr.. Clay, who
voted for Mr. Adams, | cheerfully
vail myself of this opportunity TO say
that | have no knowledge whatever oil
the above mentioned proposition, or a
ny other proposition having been
made 10 G neral Jackson, or any oil
his friends, by Mr.. Clay. or any OF
his friends, as condition upon which
his or their vote was to be given 10
General Jackson for the Presidency
Il may not, perhaps, be amss to
add, iu relation 10 myself, that though
i hold thepublic services of Genera
Jackson in the highest estimation, It
was well known to my constituents
for many months previous to the late
Presidential election, that after M
Clay, Mr.. Adams was my mex
choice, among the distinguished ind
viduaIs who were then before the PEG
pile of the U nited States, as candidates
for that exlated station.
l am, very repeatedly yours, &c.
SAMUEL Il. VINTON.
4. Watkins, Esq
Piqua, Ohio. 1871 May 1897.
DEAR STA: Yours OF the lsr il
slant came to hand by the last mail
and 10 compliance with your request
/ will answer the interrogatories you
PROFOUND had, prior to the recep
ton OF your letter, read the publca
ton to which You allude. said 10 have
been written 10y highly respectable
Virginian, "and dated a, Nashville, the
18Th Of March last, which first ap
peared. | believe, in the Fayetteville
Observer, and subsequently in sever
al other papers, in which the writer
after haviog mentioned his visit to Gen.
Jackson, thus proceeds: "He (Gene
raj Jackson.) tod me this morning
before all his company, in reply to a
question | put to him, concerning the
election Of J @ Adams TO the Presi
dency, tina, NJ, Clay's friends made
proportion to his frieods, that if
they would promise. for him, not to
put Mr. Adams into the seat of Score
tary Of State, Clay and his friends
would, in one hour, make him, Jack
son. the President He most indg
nantly rejected the proposition and
declared he would not compromii
himself, and unless most openly and
fairly made the President he would
not receive it,"
You ask me to inform you whether
KNOW. or believe, that such a pro
position was ever made, or whether
conditions of any sort were made b,
the friends Of Mr. Clay, TO any person,
on compliance of which their vote