Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-02
Political
From the Nashville Union
LAYS BARGAIN-THE HARRoDSbUN' App'

GOVERNOR POPE
S;nce Gov Popes late speech IN Congress essoylng
todeend Henry Clay upon the subject OF The lar'i mas
,es quoted by the Richmond Wing and copied and en-
doseo by the Nashville Banner, it may not 90 oS. O.,
a%dess of Is2s to which Gov Popes name is hxed as
chairman While every Republican IN tennessee VINO
baa paid any attention TO the poiticai history o. our
country for zen years pas, mus. oe "os en-.
ered into between Clay and Adams TO cheat the people,
md if possible, to destroy Cen 1ackson-"e 800,
Wings of Tennessee themselves wiz ce'.a'" &c
WINGED of the fact if they put as much c"nhush.e !"
Gov Ponies statement this subject US hey DO ~ ms
late speech in Mr. Cays defence. We exuact copious
IL from the address as follows:
.Tbs, the majority for Gen. Jackson IN the STATE 10
from 600 10 10 0O0 there is no room for rational
doubt. Within the personal knowledge Of the members
Of this meeting, there hundreds OF Jackson men
y.ho did not 10 20 the polls or vote Tor General Wet
s,IEs-enouah i, is believed, in the counties Of Mer.
Ger and Washington Washington and Nelson, to have
changed The result, of the Guberna,orla election Our
friends may assured that general attendance al Inc
polls in November will assuredly give the vote OF ken.
tucky TO the incorrupble hero and patriot farmer OF
II is unnecessary 10 recapuate The events which pre-
coded the Presidential election, be cause numerous
publications have made them familiar TO the people Mr.
Clay having obtained the lowest vote IN The electoral
colleges found himself under the necessity, in the II
of Of throwing his vote and influence
upon one OF his competitors. He had many friends
whose kind wishes in relation 10 him. were stronger than
their predictions for either of the returned candidates.
and he held in his hand the votes OF The Western
States His first step TO persuade his friends L"
stand uncomm,ted until they could discover The dIspo
sons of the several candidates towards himself-
While they standing in that attitude, the friends OF
Gen Jackson approached him and urged him by the
hopes Of the West vote for that who had "done
so much Cor his ccSntry. The friends {: Mr CIaw
ford approached andurged him By the hopes of The Re
publican party 10 vote for him whom they considered
The regular Republican candidate The friends OF Mr..
Adams approached and in the manner besough his
support through appeals 10 his vanity and ambltion-
Said they, mir Adams has Qir0ys had the greates.
regard Tor you and the hghes, admiration for your Ia
Tents There is no Station which you not equal
You were undoubtedly the second choice OF New
England, and pray you most seriously TO consider,
whether the public good and your ocn future interests Do
distinctly point out to you the you ought 10
pursue These appeals were irresistible. The object
of Mr. Clay's ambition was the Presidency. He had
learnt to consider the patronage of the Government as
the Of securing election and the Secreta
~ Of State the certain Of the President
He was virtually promised any station he might ask
assured OF being the ne1t ehoire IF Nso England aud
told IN Language r-.. ry,Enk that ne
nigh, expect he aid and support Of Mr. adams and alt
his friends IN his future adcancts upon The Presidency
consequence Of these appeals and The bright prospect
thrown open his ambition, Mr. Clay and his friends
sdete7,nined to besto,c their rO,tS "
The si,uation OF Mr.. Clay was peculiar He had
taught the West to hate Mr. Adams their enemy, and
charged him with federalism, yindicveness, duphc,y
and falsehood. He had induced US to look on the Sc
cretary succession as dangerous TO liberty He had now
TO undo the work Of many years, TO make the West be
eve that air. Adams was their friend, that he
Republican, amlabie, single hearted and truthful, and
10 con vince them that the Secretary succession was
"safe precedent. He had 10 reconcile the whole
Union to notorious bartering for the Presidency over
the indignation of the people at the papab.e vic
laon Of their WILL and conquer the hard earned
deeproo,ed popularity Of Gen. Jackson None but
Hercules at management, confident in his own powers
and means, would have dared 10 encounter such a host
Of difficulties.
The in,rgues which preceded the election were FIRST
announced tu N n from thp Con
Kremer, to The editor Of The Columbian Observer, in
which it was asserted that overures said have
been made by the friends Of Clay, offering him the ap
Of Secretary OF State for his aid ee Ad
ans and the friends Of Clay gave this information 10
the friends Of Jackson and limited that if the friends Of
Jackson would offer the price, they would close
with them" Though Mr.. Clay had few days before
informed Mr. Blair that Mr.. Adams friends had actual
ly held out these IDEAS to himself and though it has been
proved by Mr. Buchanan and Others that similar init
nations made by Mr. Clay friends 10 The friends
Of General Jackson, yet Mr. Clay, for the purpose Of
deterring any from publicly asserting the truth in
relation to his political conduct, found it convenient
fall into violent PASSION and he pronounced the author
of Mr. kremer 8 letter ia caumnator, bastard and
liar" promising TO fight, if he would unve himself
Notwithstanding his oath to support the CONSTITUTIONS
which declares that no member Of Congress shall be
called in question elsewhere for words spoken in debate
he challenged and shot at John Randolph for speaking
Of the same subject in the Senate. So determined were
Mr. Clay aud his friends fght dooR the truth that
during the two first years of his administration it was
which the election of Mr.. Adams had been accomplished
For speaking what he knew and believed, Gen Jackson
has been denounced By Mr. Clay and his friends in terms
the most violent and vindcve Blu, fact after fact has
been disclosed and al last the proof has been found in
Mr. Clays own hand writing that the supper, given BY
him and his friends TO Mr. Adams, lteraiv in con
sderaon Of taro's thereafter TO be beso,ced on himself
Mr.. Clay knew that other means than menaces and
challenges must be adopted TO bring the people and "a
pecally those of the West into The supper, of Mr.
Adnms and the approval Of the Secretary succession
In Mr.. Monroes administration he entertained the op
non as appears in Of his published letters tha, The
influence Of the executive was almost irresistible To
Mr. Floyd, Virginia, he said, after the late Presidsn.
tia election, in reference to himself and Mr. Adams
"gre us the patronage Of the Gorcrnment, and ICE rid
make oursetres popular lie set upon the principle
that public opinion could be controlled by the Govern
ment. To effect this end, il necessary to buy IN
men of talents and vena presses, and make use OF
them 10 deceive the honest portion Of the people He
knew il the prospect of the Presidency which
bought him over TO the support OF Mr.. Adams With
smlnr hopes Of office and honor, he able TO secure
aFge friends in Congress, and rally around
nun most OF aspiring men, especially in the Western
states. MI Cook gave the vote of Illinois to Mr.
ADAMS, contrary to The will Of his State, and when pun
snea oy n,s constituents for his delinquency, he sought
70 DC rewarded IN being made Minister 10 Colombia
MT Clay cared not reward him thus openly but paid
MIN LOW out OF The secret service money under color
OF secret agency 70 Cuba, which intended To be
Kept forever concealed from the people John Scott
having been punished by the peopIe of M;osnn,; - H.
same way, for the same offence was rewarded 10 h
made Inspector OF Land Offices In bath the 90 ns,nre
the patronage Of the Government was s,, m, -, ~
toreward political delinquency, and sustain hoss who,
the people had discarded. ""o'''
But the great to be made Of the public paro,,no
was not SO much TO reward partizaps who ,h
turn as TO buy up future support.-Thus Cool go
not obtain the mission to Colombia and Scott couId n
procure tor friend the appointment, of Indian Apen,
and both complained bitterly Of the ngretilude Of The
men tor whose promotion they had sacrificed themselves
while the offices they sought were retained for tsss
who might thereafter prove ussfm The 6rst dis
play in attempting 10 purchase political SUPPORT WAC
made in the formation Of the Cabinet Mr. Clav as
Secretary of Slate had undertaken, .. rsi -