Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-09

noa. ,h., il is untrue. He owns not an inch OF
Nv, M, cent OF the scrpot fexas
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ri, ,rb;,s have spared efforts 10 dsparaSe 10
' - d1mn Mr. Van Buren, Oae of their crack
ri,1,s The other day a, Lynchburg styled him "a
.s netopper at the bar Every species OF trek
:: bumbur--ls employed against hun. "Achenornta
.,.So'' seems their iavorite maxim. Even h'relng
g4,ons are introduced among u.s. to stultiy Inc peo
nls by the grcssest caricatures OF the hepuoican
parry lis Time in the opinions OF many Indignant
e. I, carry the war into Africa, and put the friends
# Mr. Clay more completely upon the defence, The
,sces Of the coalition between Messrs. Adams anc
,.v Of 1925, made deep impression at the time
Whatever the "Lynchburg Fngn'an may nave
rsun;nry said the other day. they have lett upon the
memory of many impression discredtable TO the
,,,,es concerned which cannot be obllteraled. We,
among others were compelled by the force otthe circum
ances and the weight of the testimony then adduced
!, agree with Branch and McDuthe, and Randolph
and Rves that there was improper play IN that tfaos
.con at all events, there was want OF discretion ano
q; dtcniy on the part Of Mr. Clay, which proves MIN
un. 10 be trusted with the great powers OF the hst Oh
ice in the Republic Charges were made at The t'me
.gains, Mr. Clay of the most serious import Cert n
Gates were produced of declarations made by ms renos
and supposed t, be in his confidence Evidence was
,sken before the Legislature OF hentucKy' 10 a"sd
upon the mystery of this ill-stared coalition. Mess's
Adams and Claw have both positively DENIED the under
sanding and the bargan-but after Mr.. Clay had pro-
duced his evidence, an investigation was MADE oy
Committee in the District, and summary OF the ev'-
terce made which oset,ed his statements and shook
the public Judgment The fact, of his giving Mr. Adams
the FIRST office the country by his inhuence-and the
0, accepting from him the first Office in his g'ft-and
then declaring, that this office put hun in the slime oil
safe precsdents Alone exclusive Of positive evi-
tence calculated to produce uneasness and doub, in
the public mind But even if these appearances were
deceptive and if the sayings of his friends were no,
Indicative of his wishes, what are we to think oi
the discretion Of statesman, who would be guilty oil
slch want OF foresight, as first to make MIR, Adams
President and then accept at his hands the h'st OF
ice within his gift, The true of dignity was
,amped under foot. The letter of kremer had warn
Cd HIN sufficiently Of the certainty with which be
about incur the most CALLING impulation u del.
cafe aud honorable mind. In the life OF politician
the very appearance Of integrity is almost of as much
consequence the suspicion OF mpurty fatal to the
\
that they be chaste, but they must be free from all
sospcion In Mr.. C.s case, there was but one way &c
ayodit-which was after voting for Mr. A. Of he hon
esy thought that rightly 10 decline every oihce at his
hands No wise man would have incurred such sus
peon as he has done No man, who had proper self.
respect would have sacrificed even appearances TO this
LOST of Office No considerate man would have subse-
cusntly had the folly confess that he had placed
hm7lf in the line Of succession by virtue OF the pre-
cst.a, he pursuing. No man, who IS guilty oil
CT, rpEc
ny tlloders if they only apparent can be fairly
emitted the character of disnihed, or discreet and
tr!st worthy statesman.
Tie following letter is from Col. Lynn Boyd, now,
and for many years, member OF Congress from Ken
,aeky He member of the Kentucky Legisla-
the time of the investigation to which he refers,
and an actor the which he relates. We have
the pleasure Of his personal acquaintance; but we
understand, from The best authority that his character
is deservedly high, and invunerable TO oil assaults:
House. or REPRESENTATIVES, u. s
March Goth, lSi4.
Ci.namen-Your letter of the 9th inst. is at hand.
fear shall not be able to all your enquiries
satisfactorily. Twenty years have passed away, and
wit, tbs the recollection Of many facts and crcun-
stances, connected with the memorable Presidential
coarst of 1924
Mr.. Adams never was popular in Kentucky. There
Never time, when, in the opinion OF well-ntorm-
ed men, he could have obtained ority of The votes
The people OF that State, for the office of President
Of he United States.
IN loal, the peop, of Kentucky very generally be-
leyed that Mr.. Adems hsd offered 10 sacrifice the ma
ygang interest of the entire West for the pa'ry pri-
vese Of fishing upon the banks of the Island of New
fcuutland; and when MIR. Adams published book to
explain away the cause of this extensive progression
against him, Mr. Clay, in reply, published letter,
dated Nov l6, 1892, in the National lnieligencer OF
IN. l1th Of December, 1922. in which he said "he
believed" that the explanation of Mr.. Adams contain
ed errorS bo as 10 matters Of fact and matters Of OPT
mon and promised sat some time more propitious
than the present, calm and dspassonate consdera
ton, and when there be mis,nterPretntion OF
notices, to lay before the public narrative of those
transactions, as chez understood them
Mr. Adams replied, in letter addressed TO the Ed
tors of The National In,eligencer, dated December
18Th, 1s22, from which extract the following
"Gen,emen: In your paper Of Yesterday, have
observed note from Mr.. Henry Clay, which requires
notice from me-" Af.e: advrrng to The trans
actions at Client referred to by Mr. Clay, relative to
the navigation of the Mississippi aud the fisheries, Mt
Adams proceeds 10 sly, "Concurring with Nh Clay IN
the rcgre, that the controversy should have arisen,
have only 10 f1d consolation in the reflection that
from the seed time of 1914 to the harvest OF 1922 the
contes: of my seeking and that since have
been drawn into il, whatever have Said written, or
done in H. has bee in the face Of day. and under the
responsibility OF ny name. Had Mr.. Clay thought il
advisable specify any error OF fact, or OF mPut-
ed opinion which he thinks contained in the appendix
TO my pamphlet in any other part my share in the
publication, it would have given me great pleasure to
rec,fy by candid acknowledgement any such error OF
which, by the light that he would have shed on the
subject, should have been convinced. AT whatever
period hereafter he should deem the accepted time is
come, to publish his promised narrative, shall, il yet
living, be ready, with equal cbeerfulness TO acknow-
ledge indicated error and to yindca,e contested truth
"But, as by the adjournment of that publication to a
period more proptious than the present TO calm and
dspassonate confederation, and when there be
misnterpreiat'on Of motives, it may chance TO be
postponed, until boh of shall have been summoned
account for oil errors before higher tribunal than
That of our country, feel myself now called upon to
say, that let the appropriate dispositions, when and
how they WILL expose the open day and secret night OF
the transactions at Ghen the statements both Of fact
and opinion, 10 the paper which | have written and
published in relation 10 this controversy, WILL in every
PARTICULAR essential important to the interest OF the
nation or 10 the character of Mr. Clay, be found to
ABIDE mistaken the Test Of human scrutiny, of talents
and of time
Mr.. Clays assertion, however, and the promise with
which it was accompanied. connected with previous
publications. satisfied his friends in the west, that the
conduct Of Mr.. Adams at Client. in the transactions
relative to the navigation of the Mississippi, was repre-
hensible and against the West Hence, when Mr..
Clay and his friends in Congress voted for Mr. Adams,
The excitement among the people, as can easlly be