Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-28

"no were not ~ Wasnington, IN the hrst ie months
Of the present dynasty, id pOsscss sourc. OF
Intelligence there, have but f6ipt idea ofthc rrcut
mutiudes Of these ofice-seekors, or the. influence
which such numbers oflnen, stimulated 10 cxertlou bv
cstronges motves calculated 20 have throurh
the county -Gl too being Democrats n he n..s dee
and patriots Purcs nader jackson Democrats:
.ne newest and most ialProved and aPprosed pa
TENTH sssf a,es y,srs.l,.l - lfsss a, -, -,
.cay, tssd Nj. wiekha.Y during tn. adInin.,ra.
uons OF JeHerson. Madison. Monroe and Adm h.N
largely participated in the arxncv or The
he knew the value and virtue Of many officers Who
nsd grown grey In the service Of the country He
therefore. was not expected TO put the public o,-
to sale, nor the national resources to sacrifcs 81 80
OF course, notthe avovte OF the office hunter. Th.
were Tor the money, aud for the mar who would give
to them and hence, Mr.. Speaker, the great ponnIo
ny otPresident Jackson, and hence too the inc ess,
persecution of ClayfaIS is now pipnc 1,ms. :.,.
those lean. hunsry eormoranis that hung once upon
9'her ADMINISTRATIONS, begging Treasury pan, ,sev
know well sir but for jackson, they would r. ny AZ
same hungry, lean expectants from the 1,e...s.s'
ine name Thought of Clay, TO this tribe s ter
r'yms; they well remember how weary lank and is.,
they were, waiting but for ctumb to fall from liz
treasury, while now they sit down To the 6r., 49,
no wonder they are alarmed IL Clay but dine with NE
Hends Their all is nj stake in President =,
Is him that feeds the hungry and clothes the nstS
printers those vuures that once fed on
roasted IN garrets are uow banquettina ON the snoi.
OF the Treasury, lodged i'm public edificea sn, $50
inc labor of the people,. arrayed In p,irnI, al GU
linen. There is another class NJ sbrster ~ uuo
,oWer than these. equally concerned about Mr. Ciav
It's that class who are knocking for favors At the &
OF the Palace who ure waiting tor dead mems No.
who arc writing to President Jackson b;s scers,ss;
ana post Muster General how loyal they have been
and are spies who note down what thew hrsr "a
transmit to the Presidential ear creatures bs b
bow ouch they have abused Clay and Adam. 49,
VINO nave boarded up little tales about coffin handbiIs
Chckasa~ speculatons, and other aberra,rons az ne
Generai, TO abuse the BIKE cu,ive confidence win M
Cay canno, leave home, but this pack is in full crv
after him They know full well that this is now tbs
road to othce-that every chase of this Kind run.
down some poor Postmaster, or Clerk or t,oIIeeto,
and chat his Office faIsto the lot OF him who h .h
ioudest note in the political hunt" '5NfS
Touching the imputed hostility Of Mr. CLAY 10 Mr.
Adams untecedent TO the PRESIDENTIAL election OF
$685. the famous Bargain" story, the trial of Henry
Clay before the Senate of Kentucky, and tbs witness
the accusation, Amos Kendall, Mr.. WickIife donfs
hoire thrusts. "
One gentleman VAS particularly happy (ss be NO
aouot IN vein OF mock pity and 50 astio
tauntlng OF Mr. Clay and bis friends. This gentle
man, MIR. AllenO in the haekneyed way when deem
cut Is intended, begins with telling us how much hc
pites Mr.. Clay-that he views him as q fallen pros
tIa.e man that ne once to be sure, admired that
gentleman, but that he now views him rs fallen ne
ger to rise again; that it is useless for him and hs
friends TO disturb public opnion that he had better
De at home cutting down his corn stalks, than ira
| posing up and down the country, making dinner
speeches. disturbing the public repose; that Mr. Cav
has been tried and condemned, and that it il vain
for him TO think of appealing from his sentence OF
condemnation; thai .the people have heard too much
of bargain, intrigue and sale to ever be reconc;led
to Mr.. Clay; that he should like to know hoy Mr.
Clay ever expects to satisfy the people how he and
Nj Adams became such mighty friends, after beireI
sworn sworn, enemies For his part ne was thought by
| Mr. Clay to despise Mr.. Adams; and all of sudden
to be sure, Hr Clay and Mr. Adams embrace; MI
| Clay makes Ar. Adams President, and Mr. Ada.
makes Mr. Clay his Secretary and the veil is removed
] the mystery explained.
"a few words 10 oil this before pass 10 the rn,
tleman from Livingston and to Mr.. Spesker. Nov.
sir / deny that Mr. Clay ever taught The pentleman
to despise Mr. Albums, if ever he taught him ary
thing Pray, would ask the gentleman, when and
how cam Mr.. Clay his school MASTER He is great
ly Mr. Clays superior in age if nothing else and
never heard before Of bis having any particular ntu
cy with, or liking for that gentlemun On this point
the gentleman attempted some thing like an expla-
nation, II was some pieces that were published In
the Argus, and perhnps in paper 10 the State oP
Ohio, charging Mr. Adams with attempt ing TO Dor.
ter away tho navigation Of the Mississippi for the
privilege of drying 6sb and other privileges within
the British possessions in North America, that he
learnt his political A B g in and how to despise M
Adams know sir, that the Jackson version of tins
fabrication has ascribed them 10 Mr.. Clay; but the
gentleman ought not so to have forgotten thut
Amos Kendall and not Mr.. Clay, schooied him into
these revolving feelings against Mr.. Adams. Has
the genteman's memory failed him, that when no
called the SAID Amos as witness for him before tho
story that TINT individual swore no himself started
the story Of Mr. Adams hostility 10 the West with
ont seeing or consulting Mr. Clay: that on Wr.
Clays seeing his paper containing the charges a.
gainst Mr. Adams, Mr. Clay told him that he had mis-
represented Mr.. Adams; but that Mr.. Adams
pamphlet jusfyng his Ghen aud that he
Kendn review ofMf Adams pamphlet that the seurs
rous pieces published in Cincinnati again, Mr. Adams were
also written by hmse and has no forgotten that that WRETCH
though he evidently eudoavored incupae Mr. Clay when
questioned could not did ha. Mr. Clay
either his review Or his sournus Ohio Proddeiion, Until they
aud believe that Of al who mo; aud none has be
Ter right 10 ecoect than the worthy gentleman from rssr
binsoC Kondal admit, authority against any man
o. for any man but himself and the senenaP from Green
who introduced ini aud " he Is be believed when sworn
even io this limited purpose he has been the school master
and Mr. Clay OF the genieman e has laughi him hisK
Gin despisug MIR Adams Mr. Clay has denied his nerro
nal I'D political hostility Mr Adams challenged thorn
who Hege his maevoenee TO MIR Adams produces one single
act OF word 10 justify the charge may be true tat No
Adams when the Creature Kendall attacked him. supposed he
had been excited by his rival canddse indeed from, The ouo
Of hlg deoce, IL obvious that such his then
But Clay observed dgnfed courss lie would ret volunteer
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