The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-09-14

interests OF the vest "hir Shepherd had always
been In favor of Gen. Jackson OF the friends
Of MIR Clay, he had doubt, wished 10 defeat the
resolution and leave that gentleman TO make the best
bargain he could But he did not wish tho vote oil
Kentucky TO be bartered away, or that MIR. Clay
should be Secretary Of State, to the exclusion OF
Jackson President" MIR. DAVIS thought that The
Kentucky members OF Congress would vote for MT
Adams; and it was the more necessary that the reso
luton should pass-that public opinion IN Kentucky
may be known TO them. Mr. H. .. Brown had a
high respect for Mr. Clay, but higher for his coun-
try There was no doubt that the contest who'll
Nv between Adams and Jackson, and no man could
say that the latter was not the choice OF Kentucky
MIR. H. Hardin said, that he knew that many OF our
(the Kentucky members Of Congress were inclined
10 vote for MIR Adams and he believed he would get
the vote Of Kentucky, unless this House the Legs
lature Of kentucky acted-and believed that the
Presidential election depended on the vote Of Ken
lucky and probably on the vote OF this House on ms
day.
Such was the discussion the adoption of the
resolutions nstructng the members OF Congress from
Kentucky to vote for Gen Jackson, adopted on The
18th OF October 1924, by a vote OF rs TO H.
to break their force, and to prevail on Mr. White
to disregard them Mr. Blair, the 10Th OF January,
speaking of the instructions, wrote TO Mr.. White, h 5
representative in Congress, If 1t had been thought
that Adams could be elected, and if elected would
give Mr. Clay the highest place in his cabinet, there
is scarcely doubt but the vote would have been in
favor of Adams. But the vote was taken under very
different suppositions."
For my own part have no hesitation IN saying
that, although Jackson is personally preferred to
Adams by the people tan inclination feel In common
it'll them) yet il il were known that Jackson would
give such direction to the course OF his administration
by his appointments otherwise, TO foster Adams
future views in preference to Cay's there would be
but sentiment among the supporters Of the latter
in Kentucky They would consider it as desertion
of the true Western interests, which they feel vitality
connected with the great principles advocated by Mr.
Clay and which they conceive in great measure de
pend for their consummation upon the success OF ms
future exertons IT, therefore, it should be perceived
that the tendency of General Jacksons measures as
President, would be to supplant Mr. Clay by promo
ting the views of Adams, then have no doubt that
the voice of all those who in favor of Mr. Clay
would be, g. we are doomed to have Mr.. Adams as
President at time, let US have him now; If ne
has General Jackson's preference, let the General
himself make way for him. We should rather have
him now at the expense OF Jackson, than hereafter
at the expense of Clay. But if Jackson gives ear
nest that he will throw his weight into the Western
scale, then let us throw our weight into MS" ms,
| believe would be the decision of threefoarths OF
the people of Kentucky
Then Mr. Blair was so much devoted to the PRIN-
cipLEs of Mr. Clay, that he not only instructed Mr.
White to vote for Mr. Adams, if he would make Mr..
Clay Secretary of State but he falsely asserted that
the in the Kentucky Legislature would have
been in favor of Mr. Adams had it been believed that
he would have given Mr. Clay the highest Office, when
he knew that the instructions were adopted in direct
and avowed reference to that state of the
Mr. Blair is so much devoted to General Jackson's
principles"