Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-06-27
From he Philadelphia Forum.

SMSSEPPI, THURSDAY
From de Philadelphia Forum.
THE REVISED CHARGE OFBAR
GAIN AND SALE AGAINST MIR
= CLAY. sE y $50
i The Pennsylvanian Of the 18th, contained
the following article, which we copy entire.
THE BARGAINA AND sALE-.AN.
DREW JACKSON.
| We find the following in the Nashville Un
non, and it deserves the attention of tn,
American people az showing what Andrew
| Jackson continues to think Of the Bargain an,
Sale of 1925, How his Straightforward man
illness brushes in the bud al tfickery and eva
sion upon this subject, proving too that BIZ
honest and energetic spirit burns as brightI,
| as ever.
p From the Nashville Union, May 9TH.
FALSEHOOD CORRECTED.
/ We stopthe press to make room for tn,
following card, which came to hand since on
paper went to press, 1t at once and forever
puts quietus to the defence set up BY The
| wing papers of this city, and especially b,
'FFhe Spirit of '76'' for Messrs. Ciay and Adj
ans, for their impAted corruption in the pres.
idential election Of 1824-5, founded upon a
! falsely allegated recantation o. that charge
( by ex-President Jackson, in a letter to Gen,
Hamilton of South Carolina. 1t PEI .ectIy es-
tabfshes the falsehood of every allegation and
inslnuation that Gen. Jackson had ever writ.
ten such letter or changed any opinion
which he had ever formed on the subject. The
card, however, needs no commentary-it is
PLAIN and explicit, and opens the door wide for
the admission Of any fact General Hamilton
II IN
disclose. Will Mr.. Gay dare to give the
same permission in regard to all the letters
one letter IN particular-which he wrote to
the present editor Of the Globe, pending the
same presidential elections We are fully sat-
isfied that he will not dareto giue such per.
mission.
To the Editors of the Nashville Union,
GENrLEMEN:-My attention has been cal.
led to various newspcr articles referring to a
letter said 10 have been written by me to Gen.
Hamilton, recanhng the charge of bargain
made against MIR. Clay when he voted for Mr..
Adams In 1925
To put an end 10 all such rumors, feel it to
be due to myself to state, that have no recoi.
lection of ever having written such letter,
and do not believe there is letter from me to
Gen. Hamilton, or any one else, that will bear
such construction. Otthe charges brought
against both Mr.. Adams and Mr. Clay at that
time, formed my opinion as the country at
large did-from facts and circumstances that
were indisputable and conclusive, and,
may add, that this opinion has undergone no
change.
IfGeneral Hamilton, or any one else, has a
letter from me on this subject. which the
friends of Mr.. Clay Iesire to be made public,
all they have to do is to apply to him for it
AS for myself have no secrets, and do not
fear the publication of all tina, have ever writ
ten on this or any other subject.
ANDREW JACKSON.
Hermitage, Mays, 1874.
The Pennsylvania may consider this letter
as piece of"straight. forward manliness, "but
we consider it rather piece of ''trickery and
evasion Gen. Jackson says he formed his
opinion ssfrom facts and circumstances that are
and conclusive" Now it is we'll
known that James Buchanan was the person
with whom this charge originated, and that
Gen. JACKSON repeated 1t on Mr.. Buchanan's
authority, and what grounds were there for
Gen. Jackson to predicate even suspicion?
Mr., Buchanan, in letter dated August 3, 1927
to the Lancaster jour- al, said:
81 called upon Gen. Jackson on the occa.
sion which have mentioned, solely as his
friend, upon my own individual responsibility,
and nor as the agent Of Mr.. Clay or any other
person, 1leuer hGUe been the political friend
Of Mr.. Clay, since he became a candidate for
the Office of President, as you very well know
Until saw Gen. Jackson's letter to Mr.. Bev-
ery of the 5 h ultimo, and at the same time
was informed bv letter from the editor of he
u. S. Telegraph, that was the person to
whom he alluied, the conception neUer entered
mn mind that he believed me to have be en-
the agent of Mr. Clay and his friends. or that
I intended to propose terms of ANY kind for
.hem, or that he could have supposed me CD
pable of expressing an 'sopinion that it was
right to fight such intrigucrs with their own
II had no authority from Mr.. Clay or has
friends to propose any ternts to General Jack
son in relation TO their poteS. NOR DID /
EVER MAKE ANY SUCH PROPOSE.
TON; and trust would be as incapable of
becoming messenger upon such an occasion.
as it was known Gen. Jackson would be to re-
ceive such message"
1t would be well before the leaders of The To-
revive this charge, which has long
since been exploded, to look at the cotempO-
raneous opinionsmof its brethren, when the
transactions were fresh in recollection and af-
ter a committee of Congress had fully inves-
tigated the facts. Mr.. RITcHIE, who in com.
mon with others, has revived this SANDER for
want OF more substantial and honorable wea-
pons against Mr.. CLAY, thus spoke OF the
transaction at the time it was freshin all mems
minds:
From the Richmond Enquirer Of FEB. 10, '25.
"As TO the other questions mon which we
publish this day such copious debates. we do
not hesitate to say that Mr.. Clay has met the
charge as man ought to meet it. His fear
less nromptitude and open defiance are the
surest indications Of his innocence. This,
with avowals from almost all quar-
tiers of the House, and the uniform informa-
lion in the last letters from that city, can leave
no doubt of the result Of the investigation, nor
does Mr.. Kremer shrink, but we suspect he
will seek TO escape by sort of special plead
,ng,.such as Mr. McDufie has thrown into bus
amendment. Be il az il may. the inquiry 10
beoun and it ought to be prosecuted with en-
eroy: the whole matter should be probed 70 the
bottom; no loop hole ought to be left to hang
4 single doubt on, for in times like these tbs
neoDIe win expect their Representatives not
oply to be chaste. but free from allsnspicion.
mr. Clag Is innocent Of dtis charge. We are
fully prepared to see the committee acqult him
of this imputation Of barteriug his vote for an