The Arkansas banner., 1844-08-21


 friends to tear away the veil of mystery winch bangs aropnd this letter. That 1t existed, we have the admission of Mir. Clay himself, lnI his refusal to let 1t be published in l82o; ot ifs substance, and portion of Its language, wo have statement which has remained over TfI1een wears uncontradicted and unexplained. If there be any thing wrong about it--any ms representation or miseoncephon-let us nave inc letter: let the word judge for itself, and let ample justice be done to Mir. Clay as well as to those who are accused of bringing false charges against him.
 His colleague had asked the other day, how he. Mir. B.. could advert to the eVIdencean tlls without blush; and now, said MT. b., Il blushcs rise on reading such testimony, they will be on other cheeks than mine
 b[r. WHITE said he did not intend the re- mark for his colleague.
 MT. BolD said, Sir, although impartial men may believe, as do myself, that there was no technical bargain entered into between Mr. Adams and Mir. Clay, iii their own pro per persons, vet il does seem 10 me, that no one free from prejudice can carefully examine the circumstances and evidence ln the case without the most thorough conviction that It was understood by the parties that Alr. Clay's Iappointment to the office of Secretary ol State would result from the election of ALr Adams 10 the Presidency; that the vote of Kentucky was cast for Mir. Adams with that view, and for the further object of promoting MT. Clay's prospects for the Presidency, in utter disre- gard of the will of that State And in this, the most favorable view of the transaction, 1t merited the coudemnation 1t has received at the hands of the American people.
 Mir. BoTD said his colleague had introduced in evidence Mr. Clay's own declarations to Gen. Lafayette and others, as well as the Q pinions of the editor of the Richmond Enqui- Ter and others, to prove his innocence. His own declarations were met ali the time by proof of counter declarations, and the opin- ions quoted were expressed while their au- thors were ignorant of large portion of the evidence afterwards elicited. Hehadnot done Mir. Ritehie the justice to state that, after the expressions quoted by him were used, he, Mr. R., on the disclosure of further evidence, pub- licIy recanted his first opinion.
 Mr. White Mir. B, yieIding) said his col league, in every statement he had protessed to give, had stated it fairly, as far as he had gone, but he had omitted much of the testi- mony With reference to the Richmond En- quirer, he would refer his colleague to the article in that paper of February, 1925, for his Nr. W's1 quotation, of which Mir. Ritch- ie complained, and he would find that he Mir w. hadtaken every line, every syllable which had any just application to the matter.
 .Ir Bogd said, as to that matter, he would turn his colleague over to 1Ir. Ritchie.
 But if the opinions of men are to be taken as good evidence in favor of 4Ir. Clay, they are equally good against him. What will my colleague make of the following3
 II assert,n says Mir. McDuflie, of s. Caro- lima, .'and a8s milling b slade a1y huablc stoch l of reputation upon He truth of ibe assertion, tdat tbe circumstances of tbe extraordinary coalition 5et11ecD .adaoas Q'ld Clay fwnish as strong eUideBcc ot an abandonment of poHticai #priacirfe on dfc part of .iff. Gldy, aad of C corrupt political bdrgaiH bstfeeen him and .Nr. Adams, IS iS ordinarily required 10 es- tablish ate guilt of Hose mho are charged i1a c court c quartcr sessions 1citb the c0aaas0a crimes h3lora 10 the iam."
 could point to distinguished member ol Congress on this floor who is said also to have concurred in strong expression o opinion on this subject.
 Mr. WELLER inquired to whom the gentle man alluded.
 Mir. BOYD replied, to Mir. WlLLoUGHB1 NEWTON. The resolutions were as follows
 '.ResoIoed, That we regard the evidence already before the public IS amply suflicien to verify the charge of a corrupt understand ing between John Q, Adams and Henry Clay by which they were enabled to elevate eacl other to office, contrary to the strongest in dications of the wishes of the people,
 "Resolped, That we regard the examplt thus set, of exposing to auction the highes offices of State, as an indelible stain on th republican party of our country, and as mark ing the approach of that decay of public mo rals, which is the constant lorerunner of tn ruin of republics.n
 An address of the Central Jackson Com mittee for North Carolina, understood to bt from the pen of Geo. F. Badger, Gen. liar rison's late Secretary of the Navy, was issued in 1928, which contains the following opin ion as to the considerations upon which Mr Adams was elected, viz:
 .Thus, then, as we conceive, itsufliciently appears that Jackson, the man of the people was, at the last election, defeated, not upol any considerations of comparative merit be- tween MT, Adams and himself, but in orde that Mr. Clay might be Secretary of Stale, ant heir apparent to the Presidency. And can i be seriously contended that you ought, or tha you properly can, give your sanction to this apostacy from prineiple-your support to thi: ambitious project3 Because MT. Clay once forgot his duty and imposed upon the nation President whom the nation did not desire ought you 10 forget your interests and yom rights, offer a reward to treachery, and thus set an expamplo fatal to the fair and equal op- eration of our Constitution To assert that you ought, seems little short of an insult to common sense.'
 On the title-page of this address, find the names ofthe Jackson electorial ticketlor 1928 among whom are Willie P. Mangum, now President of the Senate, E. B. Dudley. and