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

fore. in nv view Of so much Importance ~ II
.ii.r whether possibility OF inorcn.c va" y
admitted in favor ni The parties !inl,ca'c". % y"
determine whether The presumption 10 ic e., ,,,n;
-, i NO, % orea, in the present instance, that their
,,n,;nuanc. in office would be Incompatible with
the safety and wcll-bens of our Polit'cai ii's'hu-
tions" ,.:,,,
These opinions believe, without exception,
were formed and expressed, before inc disclosure
of Mr.. Clay's letter 10 Mr.. BiaiF, showing ny
what machinery, put in operation D. WI. VIA,
himself the votes of members OF Congress were
controlled Aflcr that event. the people expressed
THEIR opinion at the polls. vi the ELECTORAL
votes, there were given
For General Jackson. 2O9.
For Mr.. Adams 81.
OF The POPULAR votes. there were given
For General Jackson, about 6l3.u9o.
For Mr. Adams, about 50l AZ c,-.
Thus. was the coalition OF Adams ana Gay
condemned by the country, chiefly on 'ic SI".''''
that il was impure in its origin Nor 90 tni'h
their Judgment will I've reversed, unless u nc ny d
new generation, who. like my colleague nave
never seen the testimony.
Mr.. b. then advcrtcd 10 Mr.. Clay couiSc on
the Bankrupt Law There never was, said ne
A more glarng outrage, on the will oi conStl'u-
cnts. than Mr. Claws refusal 10 vote Tor inc IT,
peal of that law. ii the session oil loll-2.-
Through the members Of the House oi Repre-
scntativcS through the Legislature, through every
practicable channel the will oi the people III
Kentucky had come up IL their senators uei'iii'o-
ing their votes i'll lavcl ol repeal W.T. ia! h",
only refused Ia vote tor tie repeal, but denounced
the act he was required To ia, II crlcl ana illh"-
man. in the last degree thus casiIn" IN, Scfef'>,
ccn>urc on those who made the call on MN, alh'
on his colleagues in both Houses ot congress,
who had welded ready obedience. Prior To
l,.,li H., a
sentative was bound 10 carry out the will OF his
! constituents no matter how he came Ia KNOW
ledge Of that will: but in the Presidential Elec-
ton of that wear he violated hi. former prlncl-
pies ana turned his back upon Democracy, thal
ne might 10. ~ he since has been, locked
in the embraces OF Federalism.
Here the Speakers malri fill, indicating the
termination Of Mr. Boyd> hour.
NOTES
! l. The opponent. Of Mr. Adams'S adminl>ra-
ton in kcntucky or al least, that portion oi them
! who had acquc>ccd III or promoted his election.
did not al first charge as CORRUPT The understand
ing by which he was made President and MIR.
Clay Secretary OF state The character OF the
controversy was changed, however. by Mr. Clay :
! declarations in his Address 10 the Public COM
menino on Gen. Jackson'S letter 10 Carter Bev-
erly. dated Lexington Both June 1897. To APP
prrcac the grounds of that change, the follow
! ina extracts from that Address should I've read in
connection with the foregoing evidence. particu-
larlv the quotations from Mr.. Claws letter 10 Mr..
/ Blair. viz:
| Il neither made. nor authorised. nor knew oil.
any proposition whatever 10 either OF The three
candidates who We're returned To the House oil
Representatives n the la>l Presidential election,
or To the lricnGs of either Of them, for The pur-
pose of influencing Tie result Of the election. or
ii,r any other purpose And all allegations. inti-
nations and inuendoe>, that my vote on that oc-
casion was offered IN I've given or was in fact 81
zen. in consideration OF any stipulation or under
standing. expressed or implied, direct or indirect.
written or verbal, that waS, or that any other
person was not. Ia I've appointed Secretary q! State,
or that | was in any other manner 10 be PERSONAL
" benefited. are devoid Of ell truth and destitute
of any foundation whatever"
1T will h. universally admitted tina, the acc,l-
salon is of the most serious nature Hardly any
more atrocious could be preferred against Rer-
rescniatiyc OF The people in his official character.
The charge in substance is, that deliberate pro-
positions Of bargain were made hy my Congress
sional friends collectively, through al authorised
and distinguished member of Congress 10 Gen.
Jackson that their object was by these means OF
bargain and corruption 10 exclude Mr. Adams
from the Department of Stale OF To secure my
promotion TO Office; ana that was priry, and As
scntcd 10 those propositions, and 10 the employ
ment oil those means Such being the accusa-
ton and the prosecutor, and the issue between Us,
have now right 10 expect that he will sulsian-
ia,c his charges BY the exhibition OF satisfactory
evidence In that event, there is no punishment
which would exceed the measure Of my offence
In the opposite event, what ought 10 he The ludg-
mcni of the American public, is cheerlully sub
mit,cd Ia their wisdom and Justice"
, Some Wing Editor recently fabricated Il
statement that Gen. Jackson, in letter 10 Gen
Hamilton had acquitted Mr.. Clayi the ciarg,
OF bargain in the election oil 1925 so extensively
made and believed. il is fortunate for the cause
Of ruih. that the venerable hero has lived in p,i
his VETO on this fabrication.
a CARD.
T%tbc Editors Of tie .NasdrME Taioa:
Gentlemen: Nv attention has been called 10 VA
roiIs newspaper articles referring 10 Il letter >iiC
to have been written by me 10 General Hamilton
reean,ing the charge of bargain made agains
Mr. CLAY, when he voted Tor Mr.. Adams il
1925.
To put an end to all such rumors, feel it 10 be
due to myself 10 state, that have no recollection
of ever having written such a letter. and do no
believe there is letter from me 10 Gen Hamilton
or any one else that will bear such construction
Ofthe charges brought against both Mr. Adams
, and Mr.. CLAY, al that time, formed my opinion
f as the country al large did-irom facts and cir
cumstances that were ndspulalle and conclusive
ana may add that this opinion has undergone ne
change.
Ii Gen. Hamilton, or any one else has Letter
from me on this subject, which the friends OF MIR
Ciay desire 10 make public. all that they have l'
do is TO apply TO him for il. As for myself have
no secrets. and 10 not fear the publication OF al
, that have ever written on This or any other sub
jcci. haDhh" 1AChooN.
Hermitage, May 3, 1911.
3 The Hon Mr. Newton informs me, That he
WIS one of Two Of three diSsenicnts from the res
of The meeting who adopted the resolutions witt
which his name stands connected III the foregoing
speech.
There INST be some mistake in this. W.
} have urnri Ia the official proceedings Of thC
Wcs,,nor,land meeting and find that Mr.. Newtol
. was one ofthc Committee, who reported the Ad
ircss and Resolutions (which We're un0nimohdi
. adopled" by the meeting The official report zoe:
ON To say. III may however he proper To state tina
/ one or two nembcisoft committee, although ap
proving The general object of The meeting did no
I concur in all The views OF the ma orty of tina
I Committee
y whom Mr. Newton declares himself 10 have beer
3 ono did no, deem il at all important to carry OH
their objections, which must have been trivial, a
the Address and Resolutions were uh0aim0NA,
r adoptci-Ediior Rspubicon Sentinel
TwENTY-EIGHTII CONGRESS. LIST Scs
WEDNESDAY. June 5.
SENATE.
The President pro tenn. laid before the Scna.,
4 communication from Tire Treasury Depart
menl. enclosing Professor Morse's report oil III,