Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-02

! nressirn conveyed by HIM 10 lneso se"''eh''
well as to Mr.. Wickli:Ic, MAJOR .arhoai ant
others before he lett Kentucky, was 'ha' III
himself stool wholly uncommitleo' ana was iea
DIV TO vote for either of the three canuiaa'es q
circumstances might render !. eHlco'e"'' -i'''
appendix, Nos and Ea' nc vas ," y"
derstood by al least one oil me he"'ae"1 sei0sa
ton, who voted with him. has oeen pro,'u ~ Wy
Senate of Kentucky. = See Appc"'H' w.
Mr. Kcndal.'s statemeAt.l az VIC f"'
January, 1925, Gen Me'caio H,o'"., o '', ,
meaning The Kentucky delegation including Mr.
1ray ..s,ond unccnunia,d" lie even gave the
r,,.on why al so late period Mr.. Clay ant
his friends remained "uaeemm'uea' = was :. :,
ascertain ssso,utthinp about how the Cabsnn IS Il
B. Gfitdn-[see Appendix. No. 4, Mr. John )
Hits statement Ia addition to this, we have
MIR. Claws own declaration to the Hon. .oh'
PloSd late in December, 1924. or carly in ia
mary 1925 declaring he was hesitatns DO
txeen Adams and Jackson He said. thai
when he took no The prelensions of MIR. Adams
and weighed them, and laid them down, and then
took IN The prelcusions of General Jackson
| and weiphed them, and laid them down by The
aide of those of Mr.. Adams, he was never Sc
! much puzzled in all his life as ne was to decide
between them See Appendix, No. D. Mt
| Floyd's letter. When it is considered that Ge-
neral Floyd decidedly preferred General JACK
son rs second choice to MIR Adams, we conf
| IDENTIFY ask, if Mr.. Clay could have possibly as
sumed an attitude, or expressed himself ID IAN
ruage more distinctly indicating that ne was ~
the market and ready to support Gen. Jackson
upon receiving assurances of promotion: MS
words seem to have been carefully selected to
convey the idea Of tremulous equlpoIse OF
Judgment, in which the slightest circumstance
would incline the balance one way or the other.
A more artiul stroke, more profound device oil
ambi.dexterous diplomacy, is not TO he iouhd IN
the annals of political intrigue
Here. thea, we have long series oil ac,s ana
declarations of Mr.. Clay and his friends, all
tending to the same point. The Washington
Circular. in May, 1924, advised Mr.. Clay S
friends to "adhege TO him steadily, for the pur-
nose Of returning him TO The House OF Repre-
senta,iyes. or in case they should fail in that,
To enable him and those disposed 10 act with
him "fo control the srent.' The Ohio and Ken
tnckv Circulars tended to the same end. Mr.,
CLAW intrigued 10 prevent the interference OF the
Legislature Of Kentucky. He advised his friends
in Congress to remain uncommittcd. Excepting
those who declared for General jackson, they
aid remain uncomnittcd One of them SAID,
that their object in maintaining that attitude was
70 ,sccr,ain .shor the Cabiae, maS 10 Le filled
According TO the object ayowed early in 1924,
Mr.. Claws friends had acquired the power 10y
concentration 10 control The erent, and were de-
termined to use that power according To the
manner in which "the Cabinet was to be filled. :
NJ CLAY stood in the midst Of band OF uncom-
m;nsd friends with the Presidency in his hand,
ready 10 bestow it according 10 the dispositions
which might be manifested in relation TO the
Cabinet
While Mr.. Clay was standing in this attitude,
another obligation was added 10 these oil honor
and principle already existing, which FORBADE
his voting for Mr.. Adams. 1t was the oo!iga'
lion of duty TO the Sale OF Kentucky lie was
one of the constitutional organs designated 10
sneak her voice. 1t was not Henry Clay and
his associates who were TO vote for President; IL
was the State Of Kentucky. Henry Clay and
his associa es were Only empowered TO give lhe
vote Of their State; they had no right 10 give
their own vote If they preferred one man,
and at the same time knew that their State pre-
fe,red another, it was their duty 10 vote inc
preference of their State. Snspectlng mat
her Representatives in Congress were incilheu
to disregard her will, Kentucky. through her So
yereiyo power, declared her choice, and left her
delegation in Congress no excuse Tor di>ooedi'
encc. The following resolutions passed through
her Legislature by a vote almost unaaimous,
and were forwarded 10 each 0! her members
IN the House OF Representatives, before the cleo
ton; uerea.. II appears from the result Of The
elections in The several States, and the forma-
ton of the electoral colleges for choosing n
President Of tie United States, that no person
will receive majority of the electoral votes,
and that Henry Clay, who was the first choice
of lie rcop.c Of Kentucky, has not received a
sufficient number of votes 10 bring him before
the House of Representatives, as one of tho
three highest from whom the choice OF The
President Of The United States is 10 be maie;-
Therefore,
"Resoirsd, &c., That the members Of the House
Of Representatives in the Congress OF The United
States from this State, be requested 10 vote for
General Andrew Jackson as President OF The U.
States.
"Rsso1rsd, as tie cp;nioa IF his Legislature,
That Gen Andrew jackson Is the second choice
of the State of kentucky, for the next Presi-
dent of the United States; that very large ma
loriiy Of the people OF this State prefer General
Jackson to Mr.. Adams, or Mr.. Crawford and
that the members Of the House of Representa-
tyes, in the Congress of the United States, viii,
By complying with tie request herein signiGcd.
faithfully and truly represent the feelings and
wishes Of the good people of Kentucky
Thus was Mr.. Clay's obligation 10 vote against
Mr. Adams completed. II was triple cord,
composed Of honor, principle and duty-honor,
in relation 10 principle, in relation to
his own declarations and those of his friends,
especially in 0hio--and duty, in relation 10
Kentucky. Yet, was this triple cord snapt asun-
der
But Mr.. Clay seems 10 have thought il neces-
sary TO produce some ground Of apology for his
abandonment Of duty, before he proceed 10
the fatal act. There were not wanting certain
politicians in Kentucky, who were willing TO
be transferred by him, TO whomsocver he pleased
10 sell them, if he could purchase any advan.
,ace TO himself Even few members of the
Legislature, and among them one man of high
pretcnsions, in Mr.. Clay's own Congressional
District, voted for The resolutions. because they
dared not openly Withstand the voice of the peo-
pie, and then wrote TO Mr. Clay, and other
members of Congress, 10 pay no regard 10 them.
By some agency which has never been explain
ed, few Of MIR. Clay's constituents, i'll one
part Of his district, were induced to sign
per, instructiDg him to r0te as he pleased. un
ouestionaby, his own hand secretly pointed out
tn movement it was in accordance with the
doctrine of non .commttsls, which he was then
intoxicating it afforded him poor excuse for
disrega-diRg the will Of The State; and the cvi-
dent object was, TO enable him ito control the
event. for his own advantage.
How far this kind Of management extended,
we are unable to say, but Of one othsr Con-
gressional District Of Kentucky we can speak
with certainty. 1t was that which was repre-
scented by the Hon. David White. 1t is proba-
BILE, that Mr.. White, when he heard tha, the Ken
lucky resolutions were likely to be adopted, in
timated that he should feel it his duty 10 obey
them. To impair their obligation upon his
mind and secure his vote, it was necessary that
he should be induced to believe that his imme-
date constituents would prefer different ar
ranscment. Information was, therefore, given
to some Of Mr.. Clay's confidential friends in the
district, SO explicit, that il could not be misun-
derstood, that if Mr.. Adams were elected Presi-
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