Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-11

Mr. Crit,enccn had publicly dcnic. i''ai ~ nao
received letters from Washington u 'i'c
ter in question and upon Mr.. blali Tue pup,,ii "i
tention was fixed as The channel through "hch
the information had come from Mr.. Clav, ol some
one else at Washington. Mr. Cia! "aS .n'' ~,
upon TO remove the injunction oi sc.,'S ILL, liz
his letters to Mr. Blair come Rloie ln' p'"n
Feeling the injurious inicrchces ~ l,,,. haJ
drawn from the position III when MI H. H..
been placed By the investigation i'o " hn ~
friends in the Senate Of KENTUCKY i''u 49, ia
/ dncpd 10 enter. j. Iayric the Chairman oi 'hc
| Adams Committee at Frankfort, heh'uchs. va
the 18th April, 1928. addressed ie.l ~ rM.
CLAY in which he requested for ruhlicallh colic1
Of his CORRESPONDENCE both with Mt biaii anu
Mr. Kendall Mr.. CLAWS reply must nave :, pcell
WILL considered. for il was not written uinii 'no
5,h OF June following He admitted inc eAis'l;',.
of correspondence with Mr.. blalr on nv
of the Presidential election; but amer XIV .s
reasons, or rather excuses, 1or HIS eo"i'e'
10 the following conclusion, VIZ tho n,b-
Il must decline, therefore, arlhorlSlh3 tne pun,
Ec,,;on If our correspondence. But the Central
Committee is al liberty 10 exhibit 70 ''e
Of any gentleman, of any party, all such portions,
of il as relate to the late Presidential eiecoh anu
| will do One same upon any such application De-
| ing made 10 me-" ... ,o,.o,..r !,
On application 10 the cohi''i'''c9' nv"
was found that they had no copy 10 SHOW nor , rao
/ Mr. CLAY taken any step 10 furnish them: he
| sensation produced bv a knowledge OF inns l&cl'
compelled the committee 10 Apply 10 WI n'di. ioa
/ copies without Mr. Claws order ana colnT n, "ei'
! furnished The following Is Mr. hehua'is az
count of them, given at The iiihe' III i''oi d. d.
dressed 10 Mr. Clay, through inc e"iui''''S Vi NY
! Argus, viz: ao..;,,,
"At last these famous copies are accessible.
6orc seen, them. The one is dated January Sth,
1 IS25-ou optiaous daU; the other, JANUARY @shn.-
! The former only is of material Importance IL Is
perhaps unfortunate for You that II IS hot accoii-
! panied by those letters from Mr.. Blair, showing,
! in what sense he understood them, to when you
allude; for aver thai no candid man can iG,.u Il
without perfect conviction that thc Vo'e oi h'i,
lucky was given 10 Mr.. Adams for The pnipoS, VI
promoting your personal a9siihuiAehiiih'' ~,
deed il is impossible for me 10 conceive now any
other construction can he put upon the lel'cE; IMAM
I ,ha, the friends of Mr. Adams had promised you
,be first office in his gift with their future support
/ ,b,, vnur friends had determined to vote Tor Mt.
/ Adams ON tia, account: and that You were USING
nersonal cycrlions 10 bring the members q. Con-
! gres> into Your views.
Not wishing 10 expose myself 10 The slightest
! ;mnutation of disappearing the contents I'll
vour letters determined TO make no remarks on
iha, of the 10Th January, and wrote TO the ciari-
| man of the Administration Committee TIE loiio"-
ing note: ,,.., 1879
s.Sir intend 10 Use certain parts Of Mr.. Clay ;
letter N Mr. Blair. dated slh of January, 1875, III
my reply 10 the attack made oh me by lha, gentle
man through vuur committee ana deemed y,
more proper. and more just 10 him. that II should
/ ~, nubljshcd entire. with all the views which II
contains. than that the public should have only my
! recollectiops oil some oi lis most prominent pa>>a-
oes Presenting that Your committee Will fecl al
/ liberty TO adopt step which can only tend 10
! ouarl Mr.. Clay against misconceptions ana ms
representations have to request that You Will iur-
nisb me with copy of that letter. This request
is confined 10 the letter OF the Sth January 1919 III
! which do not perceive any expression mol at-
! corous towards the public An answer on ti'iS
.Ynurs &c. AMOS KENDALL.
..The Chairman received the note with thai sua-
yi,y and poi,eness Tor which he is 80 Justly dis'in-
oujshed kindly icmarling 10 my friend who bore
i, tha, If IT, letters baA deen leH IN MsPa'@ssio"
l;oud no, 6ore had a N@R 81 item. maot less a 90
pm; bat he finally promised 10 lay tie application
before The committee, at their next meeting. AS
| cannon, from tie feelings evinced by the chair
man. expect any thing favorable from The deiibc-
ratons cf the committee, feel compelled 10 resort
Io,nv rccollectons ur the substance ~ your letter
| 10 Mr. Blair
| Let the date be- recoIlcctel-it is January Sth
1925. You commenced By giving MIR. Blair your
opinion upon work of Lord Byron, which YOU
| saw Won have sen, him. irankcd | presume y
You then enter into the subject of the Presidential
election and say that the time has now arrived
when YOU must begin 10 think seriously for whom
You are 10 vote. You state that the friends of all
the candidates entertained the opinion that on YOU
rested the decision ofthc contest and tina, yonr sit
uation was singular and amusing You say that
the friends OF the several candidates acco> you IN
turn; that friend OF Gen Jackson says YOU, MY
dear sir. my hopes are upon vou-do not dl>ap-
point Us: our partially was for lou next Ia the
hero: YOU know the anxiety we all hal for d
Western President. That a friend of MIR Claw-
ford comes and saws: The hopes Of the Rcpuie
lican party are upon you: YOU and Mr. CraWlon
were The only Republican candidates had yor
been returned 10 the House, we should all have
concentrated our force upon YOU The language
OF Mr. Adams friends you give in nearly the FOL
lowing words
"a friend of Mr.. Adams comes tome, 'rW tcor
in his cycs, and says-Sir Mr. Adams has alway:
had the greatest respect for You and the hi.hcS
admiration for your talents There is 10 station
to which vou are not equal. Yon are undoubied
IL the second choice OF New England; and lpra.
YOU to consider whether the public good and YOU
own future interests do not distinctly point yout
the course which You ought 10 pursue.
.sYou then give some reasons why Mr.. Adam
should be prcicrredio Gen Jackson, among whic
remember only the statement that The Ohio dele
CATION had determined TO vote for Mr.. Adams tn
alleged want OF qualifications in the General AM
his military propensites. lou then declare dis
tinc,ly and in nearly the following words
s'My friends entertain the belief that their kin
wishes towards me will in the end, he more likcl
10 be accomplished by 50 bestowing their votes
"You then declare that You have urged them L
be governed BY lhcirvicws of the public good alone
| and aver that YOU have been influenced only. T.
tina, consideration. In conclusion YOU use neari
the following words
.stYour Representative is inclnedtoconcur wit
us in these sentiments; and as know his re>PeC
for your opinion, request, il you concur in oil,
views, thai You will write 10 him BY return mai
| 10 strengthen him in his inclination>. Show ,ti
TO Crttenden alone
! This statement as to the contents of tina
letter, went the rounds of the Jackson IA
pers through the whole Union in 1923, an
| It's accuracy was never denied. am iniormc
that the passages marked a quoted are nearly,
not precisely, literal extracts from the letter. hay
ing been obtained through several persons VIII
succcssivelv called and read the letter, with tn
concerted design of getting accurate extract
through InClI ItColltCtloIS no ~
ter established The fact beyond controversy, ha
the akind wishes" of Mr. Clay's friends toward
him. induced them 10 bes,ow their votes on Nj
Adams; and that he himself well underSandin:
their intention and its object, was directly insifil
mental in secret movement 10 influence the Vot
ola hcsitating colleague, through apparently spon
tancous letters from his constituents. After tina
disclosure few vcntured to deny, in 1928, that III
advancement of Mr.. Clay was the controlling me
tive with him and his friends, in giving the Prcs
dency 10 Mr.. Adams
NJ colleague, (Mr Whitley the other day dc
MED the charge OF bargain, or understanding, i
the Presidential Election Of 1925, and wen, on /
say:
This was too grave charge 10 be made o
such vague and uncertain grounds. Until tina
letter was produced, there was not, in his judgmen
any evidence before the country that that letter ha
been written: and he now challenged his colleague
and he would be responsible for it, that if Nj
Clay was called on, he would take of ever
shackle from the correspondence And unlcs
his colleague produced the letter, he said his ale
cation c,onI hatore Tho a mcrican MAG