Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-13
SAML Il. CLEMENT, GEO. POINDEXTER
AND GABRIEL MOORE

In a statement published in the National Intell;
gencer, u. . Telegraph, and Globe, under the sig
nature OF Clement, find an extract copied
verbatim, and the following declaration appended to
it
" Nom, pronounce he ,ohole Of his paragraph 10
DC tissue @ unqualified Jisehoods, both in reference
10 Wyseg ana me ftc0 Senators tchom IL inplicnfcs
o"d any member Members of Congress either Dsfore
or since The rejection IF Mr. Ton Buen''
In reply TO this, we have already published the
statements of Nlessrs. Hoffman, Bergen Angel and
Soulc, members of Congress from this state. This
testimony is sufficient TO prove the truth of our pub
llcaiion; but as Clement in the Telegraph of We'd
nesday, relterales his denial aud says although they
''out number him. their statement is false we sub
join the following affidavits.
Slate Of Nee York, County Of Kings, S.
Daniel Van Voorhis, of the village of Brool,Ivn
III tie SAID county and State, duly sworn, doth de-
pose and say:-Ihat he was i'll the City Of Wash
inglon at the time of and for several days previous
TO the REJECTION of Martin Van Buren, rs Minister TO
England by the Senate of the United States That
on Monday preceding the final vote of the Senate
upon the nomination of Martin Van Buren, this de-
ponent was in company with Samuel f. Clement
late OF said Brooklyn, in the Capitol, at Washington
That Clement then observed, OH seeing a gentleman
passing, there goes Governor Moore and immcdi-
atey thcreupon introduced this deponent and Mr.
Pierce, of said Brooklyn TO Governor Moore. and
informed him that this deponcnt and Mr. Pierce
were DESTROYS of obtaining seats i'm the Senate
Chamber-and that Governor Moore thercupon DO
n5,y "uouuccu tniS uepOnent and Mr.. Pierce i'm
me senate Chamber. That after remaining n short
Time in the Senate Chamber, Clement and Mr.
Fierce, together with this dcponent, walked ont il,
the Rotunda, when Clement observed to them tbo,
he was DESTROYS of obtaining situation i'm the Patent
Office during the winter. That as soon as tIe
session of Congress closed he was going TO Missis
slppl to edit paper That he had been eupnced IN
do Mis by Governors Moore and Poinderierj That
Governor Poindcxcr had agreed to furnish him the
sum OF hileen hundred dollars i'm cash. as his portion
OF The capital required to establish the paper and
that Governor Moore being embarrassed i'm his cir
cumstances, had agreed to give his endorsed note
Tor Ike sum as his portion Of such capital, and
That ~ addition to this, these last mentioned pentIe
men had agreed to make him Ciement) a present Of
foe hundred dollars u cash. And this deponent fur
tber says, that Inc then asked Clement whether i'm
his opinion, the nomination of MIR. Van Buren, would
NC confirmed. Clement said lie did not know
Deponent then said to- Clement, j suppose your
friends, Moore aud POiudextcr, will vote i'm favor of
Mr. Van Buren,. Clement said mt first be tho,Ioht
not, That they were Souterners and were opposed
TO all Northern men, because they (thc Northern
mem were III favor of the Tariff. SIN fnct said
element, from conversation / had with them /
know that they will not vote i'm Mr. Van Huren,s
iayor, or words to that eficct.--And this dcponent
Further says, that tie statement made by Clement
above mentioned, relative to his going TO eiisssisiu
pi To edit newspaper aud to tic assistance which
waste bc afforded him by Governors Moore and Poiu-
aeAer was repeated to this deponent on Tuesday and
wednesday next succeeding the time above stated.
Ana Iurthcr TINS dcponcnt says not.
DANIEL VAN VOORIITS
sworn before nc this 9th day of February lS{2
JoHN DIKEMAN, First Judge, &c of KING, county.
John Pierce, also Of said BROOKLYN being sworn.
su'h That lie was present at all hc conversations and