The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-08
From the Frankfort (Ky) ARGUS
THE BARGAIN-M MORE PROOF

A friend has sent US the following alidavits of
FOURTEEN respectable citizens of Lewis county, con.
hrmng The evidence already adduced Of Mr. David
lrmoies confessions In relation 10 his vote for Mr.
Adams IL VIII be seen that they were all taken be-
fore the late pretended investigation in our senate
which, notwlth, aDding the arts OF Mr. Claw mana
gerl has hed bis partisaDs everyvb here with dsmay
We have no doubt that more than a HUNDRtD
respectable men can be found who will confirm Ibis
tesNmohy IN us fullest extent. We expect shortly 10
receive other proofs OF most authentic charscter
we, The subscribers, certify, on os h. that we were
seyerslly present at the Lewis county court for Oc
tober, 1875, and heard DAVID Jrimbe make a speech
and he used the following language. " When ~,
went on last fall TO the city of Washington we found
Mr. Crawford out of the question the contest wa.
oe'"eeu General Jackson and john Quincy Adams
we ascerianed that, under no circumstances would
General Jackson appoint our friend, Henry Cha,
Secretary OF State we ssceftaned that Mr. Adam.
would appoint our friend, Henry Clay. Secretary n,
State Knowing this, then felow-cItlzens. thai Gen
Jackson would not, and Mr.. Adams would. apnoin,
our lienu, henry Olsy, Secretary of State II YOU
expected me to vote for General Jack on. Won
peoted me to do that which / could not and ,ouId
not doh
Sigmd-Jscob Frizze, Henry Halbert. David q
Heith, William Coiirin, Richard PeIl jobn Uend
rick, Jesse Hamrick, John Griffith, William Day;.
nezsk'ah urh'h, william Hamblin, David Tonkry
], Pleasant M. Savage Of the County of I ola ...
tiy that was present at court held IN Lewis cor,
ty, ~ 1875, when David Trimble Sd, ke and MI,
Thomas Marshall replied to said Trimbe ,hJ,
have recollection OF their speeches, so far as nov
/ state, TO VII; Alter some previous remarks Mr.
Irmble observed "As to the late presiden,i,i L.
ton, teow-citizens, was in favor OF our friend ~
fell ow citizen, Henry Clay but Mr.. CLAW was no
returned to the House of Congress by tho colleo, -
electors. Those who we're returned were O..
Jackson, John q. Adams, and Mr. Crawford W..
We got TO the CITY Of Wash ncion We fou,d A.
Crawford out Of the question the contest ,yas b.
tween Gen. jackson aud John q Adams. We =.
certaned that II Jackson wa. elected Pre-. den, an
friend, Henry Clay, would not be offered the .nnoin,
ment oi Secretary of State, and we then
tns' 'ohn " Adams would appoint our friend Hem,
Gay, SECRETARY OF State Under those circnr,ar'
ces, II you expected to vote for General I,Lso,
you expected me 10 do that which could NO, an,
would mol Do" state tins from my memory Of N,
transaction ! may possibly have e, ed IN some word.
out believe an correct as 10 the s,,bs,ano - "A :
Inmo'e's speech, have frequently spoken of mi.
speech, and heard u repeated ~ substance by o,ho,
and never heard IT denied until since l,st au,ns,
| election. '' Hus"s'
also reooll, CT Ma jor Thomas Msrsb,I,s ren,, a.
ii'mole and he stat that Mr. Ttimtls,s ,r,eod.
Clay and Adams, would not thank him for r., a.
lrmble, had stated, as u esta hlisbed tho ola 60.
kremer. MIR Trimble made a sbor, r.n,, 80 a., ~
Marshall, and did not deny Mr. Msrshal. i,,,,
"iSen under my hand, tbis 20th Of December 1907
'snso' r N. SAVAGE