The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-05-29

lNOlSu lot QUO Ol tle CdDin6t, WHOM II was dFON- /
ed 10 be tte first object Of his friends TO defeat.
He voted for one whom be had taught Keniuc-
/ ky to hate, and against one whom she had called
on him, almost by acclamation, 10 support
In the election by the House, Mr. Adams, in /
addition TO the votes of the seven States which
/ hid originally supported him, received the votes
of Maryland, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,
Missouri and Louisiana. The votes of the last
five of these States we're in the hands of Mr..
Clav, because they were represented in the
House by his personal friends Illinois had but
one Representative; Missouri but one; and, Of
the Louisiana delegation, but two out of the
> three were friendly to clay. Thus it happened
that FOUR MEN, .folloIoiag the dictation otl
Henry Clay, disposed Of the rotes Of THREE
d STATES, which, in the election by the House |
!, balanced the votes of the great States Of Penn
sylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina, each OIL
which voted against Mr. Adams. Truly did MIR.
Kremer announce that men, processing demo
crdcy, could be found base enough TO lay the
axe at the very root of the tree Of liberty!"
AS soon as Mr.. Adams was naugurated, he
appointed Mr.. Clay his Secretary of State, and
} thus was completed every requsition of the foul
: bargain with which he stood charged.
{, Proceedings of the Senate on Clay,sI
q nomination.
: The appointment of Mr.. Clay, was not confir-I
y med by the Senate without a strenuous opposl-
: ton On the part of those Senators who best un-
derstood the means by which that appointment
had been obtained. The following is an extract
t from a speech made upon that occasion by Gov.
e Branch of North Carolina;-Se Niles Regis
: ter, Uo1 33, p. %.
: Has it come to this, that nothing but proof
positive of corruption will Justify the Senate in
arresting an appointment? Ifso, we are more
n degenerate than had imagined. What are the
facts of this case, generally admitted TO be true
" to which we are not at liberty to turn deaf ear?
c We see two political opponents, neither having
e confidence in the other, at a critical moment,
q when the loaves and fishes are about to be divi-
n ded, the one, in opposition to the well ascertancd
e wishes Of the people Of his State, fly into each
,r others aims and cordially embrace, without
+ aught appearing to the world of reconciliation
n and adjustment Of former differences. BY which
= means and by which alone the one is enabled TO
D grasp the Presidential chair in violation Of the
~ sovereignty Of the people, with salary ofS25,-
asstOOO per year. and the Senate of the United
'N States is called upon to aid this President thus
made. to confer on the other the State depart
ment with salary of $4,000, and thereby ma
king him heir apparent to the Presidency"
The vote upon the confirmation stood, 81 fol
70 it, to Il against it. This was an opposition, al
Vi that time, entirely unprecedented in the case Of
cabinet appointment. Many democrats vo
led for the confirmation, because they were desi
IF rous to avoid the least appearance of hctous
T opposition TO the new administration; but among
or those who felt constrained to vote against it
ne were the venerable Nathaniel Macon, of Nortl
IS Caroline; Col. Hayne, Of South Carolina; Gen
to to Jackson, of Tennessee; Gov. TazawcIl, Of Vr
fy gna; and Gov Branch, of North Carolina.
IT. IT. Clay's earliest Excuse.
'c The excuse which Mr. Clay first laid before
'F the public, for bis bold and shameless coalition
with Mr.. Adams, appeared IN the form of let
ter TO one of his friends in Virginia This lette
ne was written twelve days before the election, bu
mt was not published until after the election, B,
lie a singular coincidence, it is dated on the yer,
,st day on which the publication of Mr.. Krcmcr'
e? letter first announced the coalition TO the world
in Ii has every appearance of having been written
"a Just after the bargain was concluded, and wh
MS Mr. Clay was yet agitated by those fears lkel
d. TO beset man about TO enter upon dark ca
v, reer of treachery and shame. We give the LET
tic ter entire, as found in the 9th volume Of Niles
nd Register, at the 3sGth page.
Dr. WASHINGTON, 29th Jan, 1925
rs i" Ny dear Sir:
Sc "My position, in regard to the Preside1tia
contest, is highly critical, and such as to leave m
on no path on which can move without censurc
ns have pursued, in regard 10 it, the rule which
lt- always observe in the discharge of my public du
leT ty | have interrogated my conscience as t
ne what / ought to do and that faithful guide tell
ter me that ought to vote for Adams. | shall flu
m, fiji its niunctions. Mr. Crawford's state of healtI
ed and the circumstances under which he present
m himself to the House, appear to me 10 be cor
es. elusive against him. AS friend of liberty an
I'm the permanence ofour institutions, cannot cor
sent, in this early stage oftheir existence, b
N. contributing to the election of military chic
!, tain, to give the strongest guaranty that this r.
public will march in the fatal road which has cor
Quoted every other Republic to ruin. | owe
=. our friendship this frank exposition of my ntel
,a+ tons. | am, and shall continue TO be, assale
\; by all the abuse which partizan zeal, malgnt
~ ~. and ripalrycan Invent shall view, without en-
" ton, these effusions of malice, and remain vi
/, !, shaken in my purpose. What is public ms
=, worth, if he will not expose HIMSELF on fit occ
To- sions, for the good of his country?
az GAS to the result of the election, cann
ii. speak with absolute certainty; but there is eve
"a reason to believe that we shall avoid the DANCE
on GUS precedent to which ailude.
ir "Be pleased togive my respects TO Mr. ----
f. and believe me always your cordial friend,
-, H. CLAY.
q The Honorable r. Brooke"
Der Yes, IT ls here shown that Mr. Clay alroa'
r.. IL oc
ndsI guilt, He anticipates the indignation OF an
der suited people, and he calls the assaults wh
ing he SO naturally expected, inc eliusons OF mi