Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-06


whose estimation must have stood di>honorea'
If hssi voted Tor General Jackson, contrary 10
nv declared purpose" These declarations oi
o9licn were artr3itiy made, like his attacks Cd
Mr.. Adams Now, lei the world JUG, whether
hc did not. in the same clande>iiEc manner, cN
Drcssanl circulate opinions detractns thousand
times more from the qualifications Of Mr.. Adams
and whether in vo;in. for him, he does moi, upon
his own principles. ''>tanl dishonorcd, mol oniy
in the estimation OF his personal ir'cho>, nu' %
the whole world l! the charges were i"c, he
Islands di>hono,cd for having voted Tor MN
50 wicked and dcpravei, 80 destitute ol p!lhciP"'
ami 50 uah;icd III temper 10 be lhe Chiei Aia9,s-
ira,, Of FIRE people. Ii they were noi true, nc
...,,nds dishonorcd" for having given them coun-
,cnance and circulation and then crin2nsio re-
ceiye n Office from the hand OF the man wnom
he had GROSSLY i,teilcd.
It's impossible that Mr.. Clay could harc thoash'
worse OF The qualifications OF Gen jackson man
he did OF those of Mr. Adams. Nor, Whaie'ei
might have been his own opinions, conid ne h "a
STOOL halfas much "iishonored" in voting Tor DC
neral Jackson. in accordance with the wishc. oi
Kentucky. as he dogs in having voted Tor MI.
Adams against those wishes, and then accepting
an Office al his hands
We do not doubt that MIR. Clay used me ,A-
rr.ssions which he has 50 successfully iaooica ~
nroye: bu. we co doubt whether, IN reaii'y' hc
had come 10 any fixed and unwavernS resolution
49, a,rlv ss Or,6her November. or December 10
whom was j, made known? Col. Davidson ava
moi state il to the Senate OF Kentucky; George
Robertson did not declare il 10 the lionse oi ne
representatives.: nor did J. ]. Cri,ten1en proclaim II
to The people. So carefully and conilaentialy
hal il been communicated. that The zephyTs hau
no, heard il; he birds oil the air had not WINS
Dercj il; political jealousy had not suspected u.
Sn man lisped il in Kentucky, or Ercaihcd IL IN
Washington CITY In his address 10 his con"il,u-
EMS. Mr.. Clay says: during the month oil De-
c.mbcr, and the greater par; OF January H'o'iS
professions of high consideration and oil I'M
bounded admiration oi me- were mace 10 my
friends in the greatest proiision, d: some " u!G
active frierdS of all the returned candidates
knew the sunbeams would quickly di>aH@d'
after nm pyiaca MenM be Gsccrt2i"cd, and mat
,bav would he succeeded by Il storm" &c. He
proceeds ID narraie events until The appear nee
ot Mr. Kremcr's letter ara II iSsHci m" Cart
In his spccc!, IT Mobiles he lal2.s 20 prove thai
hi, Determination 10 vote for Mr. Adams was MOI
publicly announced or known nj NaSaln9t ~
until near The end Of January. II, therefore, ne
had declared, about llic l., Of October. ISL,
that he was already unalierably resolved To vote
fp. Mr.. Adams. against General Jackson, II was
ken, a profound secret until near ilie end oil IL
nuary, 1875.
In this late Address, page %, Mr.. Clay says:
"fhcre does not eXis, human beng, ana II inc
dead could be recalled, enc could not bc summons
ell from The grave, who could truly testify, mat
ever expressed or ever insnuacd inc remoicSt H.
tcn,ion 10 vote for General Jackson in any con-
.ingency whatever Again page %, he says:
Not particle Of opposing testimony has been
or with truth can be adducei. ] have, indeed,
1t. thn rnflp tI.r al
amidst all the perturbation Of the times, no nan
has Vet been found hardy enough TO assert, that |
ever signiiicd purpose Of voting Tor Gen. Jack
SON.
We have ample evidence that Mr. Clay did.
Notwithstanding lhesc bold assertions. say 10 81
vcral gentlemen of aS sterling honor as any that
I've. afcl October, 1924 that his miid was no.
made M. ana did convey the Impression that he
might ultimately vote for General Jackson. This
h. ,l;d 10 The Hon {. y. Wicki.ie in October, 10
Major Thomas ID. Carncal, in November, 10 the
Hon Thomas p. Moore. in December, 10 The
Hon John Floyd, in December or January, and
10 other persons known 10 the Committee, whose
statements have mol yet been received IL may
I've, that he di, no, say he would vote Tor General
Jackson. in 50 many words. bit he represented
that he was uncommi;tcd; that he was heslating
between Mr. Adams ana General Jackson; that
the Kentucky delegation couij vote for either
with entire safety aad perfect propIicty; and he
letr the impression that he would aS soon rolc for
the one as Tor The other and was 10 be determined
by future contingencies. Moreover III his I'D
dress to his constituents aacr his election he III
forms them of the dclibcra,on which il cost kim
10 make up his mind, after he found himself cy-
cludel from the House OF Representatives. This
fac. h. informed them, was not known 10 him
nn, the 10Th day of December, 1921. Ele says:
II found myself Transformed from a candidate he
fore the people into 81 Elcctor for HE people.
deliberately examined The duties incident 10 this
now attitude, and weighed all the facts before me,
upon which my Judgment was 10 be formed or re-
viewed" Yet, Notwithstanding all this grave de-
liberation. he now says his mind was Unalierahly
made no not to vote for General Jackson alno.t
three months before = Again, he says: Il will
ior the present. leave him (Mr kremer) and pro-
cecil to assign the reasons 10 you, 10 whom alone
admit myself 10 lie officially responsible, for the
vote which gave on the Prcsidenia! election
The fist iH9Mirp which il behoovcd me 10 make
was rs 10 the influence which ought 10 be cxe.tcd
OF nv judgmcn, By the relative state Of the cleo
loral votes which the three returned candidates
brought into the House lIom the electoral cole
ges General Jackson obtained %, Mr.. Adams
81, and Mr. Crawford A." He then enters into
long argument 10 show why General Jackson
plurality oaeh, no! Ia have been conclusive o.
his ''jgd.meat" Here was man, after the 10Th
December, 1921 entering into an "Mq&Ig how
far General .Jackson'S plurality oi votes ought
not 10 influence his "jadgmen'" Now, what wa.
he use Of all this. il he had made mp his mind
The preceding October, nc, 10 vote for him 'aEac7
oGy circumstances? 2"
Again, he says: 'Wilhthese views OF the raia-
tive state Of the vote with which the three return
ed candidates entered the House, proceeded 10
examine the other considerations which belonged
10 the question Sill considering. though his
mind was made up two or three months before !!
Again: 1T appeared 10 me, then, that sooner or
later we must come 10 the only practical issue Of
the comics, before us and tina: was between Mr..
Adams and General Jackson, and thought the
earlier We got there, the better for the country and
for The House. In considering this only a.rna-
tive, | was not unaware Of your strong desire 10
have Western President" &c. lie then goes
into a long detail OF the argument he held with
hmselfin relation TO The claims and qualifications
Of these two candidates although as he now
says, he had irrerocab!y made mp his mind be-
tween them before he went 10 Washington Civ
Again: A colla.era! consideration Of much
weight was derived from the wishes of the Ohio
delegation. A majority Of them, during the pro-
gresS OF the session, made up their opinions 10
support Mr. Adams, and they were conmunica-
led 10 me. They said "Ohio supported the CEN
didate. who was the choice of Kentucky. We
failed in our common eycrtions 10 secure his cleo
ton. Now, among those returned, We have a de-
cilej preference, and We think you oaght to make
some sasrifcc 10 CRAFTY us" WAS mol much due
10 orr neishbor and friend r What does this
mean, but that The wishes of the Ohio delegation
had some influence upon Mr.. CLAY, in the iorma-
ton Of his opinion Their opinion was formed
and communicated 10 him "during tic pregrcsS n,
N. session" or after the first Monday in Decem-
her let, he nov says, he had irrevocably made
up his mind The preceding October, and this
''co'latcrG! consideration Of much 'resii" had az
1-eieht ri eli. There is little doubt that in reality,
Mr.. Clay had made up his mind before The Ohio
delegation, and that ms wishes operated as a 'col-
lateral consideration Of much weight" rcita them
How it was that General Vance and his assc-
cia;es were induced 10 support ono Of MIR. Mon.
roc's Cabinet, whose election it was their first
ojjcci' 10 prevent has never been satisfactorily