Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-07

knew at the time to be tciiGJ 1919, IN o' wmchth
efme Josseaood'. To destroy NV Influence ae,.1
s "i"cnce, In the event of nv eI.c,;,n ~
wrote letters through their chief ee'ion' .he
nooreJ and communicated their slnnJcrs ~ ,S'al
JACKSON ana hs cabinet, and solicited their ;ng'n
10 put me down. Fellow Citizcns Won .,,i
'nis perhuy and corruption, but be assured T u -
spe"s at random, the proof full aud Won shall
~. mat the appeal was made both To yacL.,., ~
Is a .'r we haye The testimony of Gen. McAS.a
VINO informed several intelligent gentlemen os NJ
Ger OF theiact. ut the barbecue ut the Whit, H.
on the an OF July. lie informed them that , ba
qhu influence with Jackson and his cabinet wal
phrr and n an II elected would be worse than c.;
80 anu appealed To THEM To oppose nv election o.
M ground Let him deny this if he chooses
s;iooo n"i' WIN testimony that shall put him "a
,rea,sd na.c i9h confidence that the President
uca.eu them with Indignation and con,en,nt o.
spu spur. them from his presence Not so hp,,eua
WIN some OF the me m5ers of his cabnet ma IN. CO
lowing correspondence viii show '''' 80
Gc,,,ao., H,HaopssuRo, 17,h July 1929
shce ~ Mr. William Rices ia tow, of
when MIR William Tanner, Editor the Watch,o,
IA public conversation had the eveninr bsS saea
ou letters one from the Hon. T. Moore ausrr - 1870,
ta one nom the Hon MIR Van Bmeu Secretary S,ac ~ h
In'ed States; one from MIR VIM Barry Pos,uasrrr S;s
oi ne United States and from Mr. Robert Johnson an
w oncc of fourth Auditor OF the United States ,rba
'iaJor Moore made calculation in his letter of &
~ 'S eieSnnn IN this District and elected Mr. Booker bv
y'y OF SNo votes over me- That Mr. Barry exprsyser =
strong desire that MIR Booker should be made %, Noe, ~.
o The al "aren slated ~ ms letter. that he did know either
" W" sehuenen bot nom the information he had r,rcived -
Was uesifous that Mr. Booker should be elected Thai M
Rootc
80. amer iule' said that the alairs this District
seemed TO he as well known Washington civ as ~ 49,
will not disguise the fact YOU that wish the rh,, g.
distinctly the extent of the opposition have to en-
ne Know the delcacy of your situations. or ratber H.
winch every gentleman feels brought brn,
ue Puio, ask only statement of facts y,bcv nnL.
amn advanced probably TO aid adversary You Know ~,
h course OF the Wachtower against Thick ,hs,
iigh' 10 expect, that Of honour and 6r,n,.
~ kno" you 10 be- YOU will permit the ~
'otn and upriuced la,an to deter yo" from s.,1 o.
have hea
,onen' suppose that VIM Tanner is so los, 10 n1,n;,
truth and TO honour deny the statement If me- do
statements can and will b, oorroboratcd by r,nrIs your
saw me letters though believe he did not read Them ~
am placed M pelous situation. on nv own poor
eI ana quaiihcation' and have contend with po,ys,,
COMBINATION IN This District pot down have alsoi,
money officer, Of the SS %"%fe "Hemss and
IN 'b eo,e ~ which glory stand for the People and
secret tort on tue part OF ceriaiu under and wod no ,
fundamental doctrine. Gen Jackson and , 10 one Oh Tie
y, win state elections without the knowledge of General
winch at every hazard will probe and sspSse and nm ~
You 20 ,'ae nPoan, facts which hops feeling of deinas
Ms..rs whey Yes, pIs re- JOHN KINCAiD
O"aiieS Morgan william Rice aud Lewis Thomas
c. Harrods6,rs Juft 1874. 1920
oi-in answer To inquiry, the uncersirncj 60
na conversation with Mr. WIN Tanner e5,or 81 re-
Mamowe he said thar he had received letter fro, MAJ;
calculation in relation Congie>sonsj eor,s nam
5c AMI that he had elected Booker over Kinca;d 400 S
ne amer further remarked, that tey seemed o, -.
much about the election in Washson clio w S
maj ne mad received letter hon Major Barry pos
siesler General, and from Mr. Van Burc Scr,.,r &c
Siate and anotter from Mr. Robert Johnston one of h i
ed "n aH a Office Hcwas asked whom they wished
ihi Mr. Van Buren, said he did not know e;hor -
tne Gentlemen 6u' from what he could hear he hourb, s
head ought TO be beaten That MI Johnston stated b,, 10
wanted kmcad beaieu that be did moi wan, La. We
ms Is substantially, II mot literally we heard NJ t.
ner state III relation letters Inc had Tecevsd f
Ins,on city. This conversation was sratuos @ I ron wash
MI Tanner and onS place in Mir Ree's BARRON, in ,b
sSnce of half dozen gentlemen Toard aeois ~ me pre-
q. foregoing statement presented read To- M, eo
nv 'o gentlemen who were the a,ion
oy mn 10 be correct in their presence and to numb
OF Other gentlemen WILLIAM PAWLlSG,' ' @e
This caps the climax The history of this repnbI;,
vrcsc"Is no parallel TO this bold attempt by scorer
1uu corrupt intrigue to sap the foundation and nm
uerl!lne Tue snpCrStrUcture of our Liberties Sane
ton II fellow citizens by your count cnance and g.,
por;' and our boastcd Liberty phantom tho free
Uo, Ol elections an empty sound. We have in facs
u'potlsm Uore lnoeTable than that OF Turkey,
ior the people are made the Instruments off heir our
u"gradailon IniliDy and slavery. | had seen !, ar
n"n'eu ~ some one OF the newspapers that pencr-
q; .t'TGt Po'9eT Was TO be established Washington
Ivy; when by Tie agency nfcnucuses ard secret or
gamZauoh was to manage and con; rol all tho cIor
lions both state and national in the Union Tn,
consequence of which would be, that the Conrrcss
of tho United States ond every state Feg;slo,nS -:
The Union would be placed under the thu, re- e. 80.
"en' mat no nan should be elected but bv tbc;r.
permission. And this called the pan E,,,sn
p"''' HuI .lealed II as vagary ofbewldcrcd fam
cy: u Is however no longer doubtful. The nronf
Is iu' the fact indubitable. With the antLoyi,v rs
perfect desPots Mr.. Van Buren,, Maj Barry. and
~ Moore commanded the people 10 beat me
but they are not mental enough TO obey them H.,
not to be beaten and Maj Booker elected becans"
theSc presumPtnous and arrogant aiistocrats ord,
IT. Is their smile or frown toSbe the test of ncr;,
WIN me PeoPe' Heaven forbid Whenever suchn
nigh handed procedure is ratified at the noIls ,b
'ur liberties gone P''' '"e" are
And is his the Jacksonisrn that have becn do
bounced Tor not possessing. Yes fellow citizens IL
fs because will not yield to dctation sucb az H.;
'.In denounced But be. not alarmed This 10 no,
JacKsonsGn. Old Hickory has fought. and fS,rtt
successfully the enemies of your rights whether oen
OF secret He will purge his Councils of tbes snt
safe " 10y ~ VII VII sun he
July %, 1929. "'NUAlI9
1''o" 'Natiers "A writor In the National Jouraa,
-" nc signature of Epnminondas charged Post