The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-13

interests of the west" .Mr. shepherd had ai~As
| been la favor OF Gen Jackson some OF ne irenu
of MIR Clay, he had no doubt, wished to defeat 'he
resolution and leave that gentleman 10 make the best
bargain he could. But lac dad not wish tho vote oil
| Kentucky 10 be bartered away, or that MIR, Gay
should be Secretary of State 10 the exclusion OF
| jackson as PRESIDENT MIR Davis thought tia, the
| Kentucky members of Congress would vote Tor Mr'
Adams and it the more necessary that the Ieso'
lotion should pass-bat public opinion IN hen'uSAY
may be known 10 them. MIR. II. q. Brown hau d
high respect for MIR. Clay, but higher Tor his oyu'
try There was no doubt that the contest was "ho',
| " between Adams and jackson, and no man eouiu
saw that the latter was not the cho CO Of hen'uehy
| Mr.. Is. Hardin said, that he knew that many oi ou
1.-THE kentucky members of Congress were n1i,"o.
| 10 vote for Mr. Adams, and he oelis'eu nc "ou'u y
| the vote Of Kentucky, unless uis HOUSE S',e 81
| ,,,re M Kentucky acted-and believed that ule
Presidential election depended on the vote oil Men
lucky and probably on the vote OF tins House on '"''
| day" n 40
| such was the discussion on the adoption oil lhe
resolutions instructng the members of Congress from
Kentucky To vote for Gen. Jackson, adopted on tio
| 18th of October, 1924, by vote oil rs 70 u
Yet to break their force, aud to prevail on hir "h'e
To disregard them, Mr. Blair on The l9th OF Jahua
speakng of the instructions, wrote To Mr. Nhlte,
representative la Congress, 4" If II had been hough,
that Adams could be elected, and II elected, wou'u
give Ar Clay the highest place in ms cabinet tnere
IS scarcely doubt but the vote would nave been W
favor of Adams But The vote was taken unuot 'o''
different suggestions"
For my own part have no hesitation in saying
that although Jackson is personally preferred TO
Adams by the people Ian inclination ieel III common
" th them) vet if il known that Jackson wohid
give such direction 10 the OF his administrator
Inv his appointmeDts otherwise, as 10 foster ADAMS
future views in preference TO Clays there would De
but one sentiment among the supporters oil 'hc ia'er
IT. Kentucky They would consider II as desertioh
of the true Western interests which lhey lee NaIy
connected with the great principles advocated oy MI
CLAY and which they conceive IN great measure de
pend for their contamination upon the success oi his
future exertions IT, therefore, IT should be perceived
that the tendency Of General Jackson's measures as
President, would be to supplant MIR. Clay by promo
ting the views Of Adams then have no doubt that
the voice Of all those " no IN favor OF Mr.. Clay
would be, :" If we doomed 10 have Mr.. Adams as
President at some time, let us have him now If he
has General Jackson's preference, let the General
himself make way for him. We should rather have
him at the expense of Jackson, than hereafter
nest that he will throw his weight into the Western
believe, would be the decision Of three-iourths OF
The people of Kentucky
Then Mr. Blair was much devoted TO the pRIN-
cipLEs Of Mr. Clay, that he not only instructed Mr..
White to vote for MIR. 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 10 that state of the notc
Mr.. Blair is so much devoted TO General Jackson's
20 principles