The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-04-26

! We, the subscribers, certify on oath, that we
were seyerally present at the Lewis county court,
for October 1925, and heard David Tlimble make a
speech, and he used the following language
"When ace went on last fall, to the city of Wash
ington, we found Mr.. Crawford out of the aues-
tion; the contest was between General Jackson and
John Quincy Adams; we ascertained that under no
circumstances, would General Jackson appoint
our friend, Henry Clay. Secretary Estate; we as
certained that Mr.. Adams would appoint our friend
Henry Clay, Secretary of Stare. Knowing this,
then, fellow citizens, that Gen. Jackson would not,
and Mr. Adams would, appoint our friend, Henry
Clay, Secretary State, you expected me TO vote
for General Jackson, you expected me to do that
which could not and would not do"
Signed, Jacob F,izzle, Jesse Hamrick,
Henry Halbert, John Griffith,
David C Heath, U,Iian, Dauis,
Uiliiam Co6iin, Hesekiah Griffith,
Richard PeH, Nm. HamJhn,
John Hend,iek Dacid I0nhry.
| The above statement was sworn to before Henry
Halbert, Thomas Marshall, William M'Cledowny,
and w. P. Ball, Justices Of the Peace in Lewis
county, Kentucky, in November 1927
Do these statements hold out the idea, that
there was no coalition between Adams and CLAY?
But we have more yet
"We whose names are undersigned, do hereby
certify, that sometime subsequent to the last Pres
idential election, we heard Francis Johnson, ESQ.,
in fhe town nf nfToppkincv;IIo Mo,roa
as reason for voting for John Quincy Ad-
ans, that if Mr.. Adams was elected President,
Mr. Clay would be Secretary of State; but that, if
General Jackson was elected President, Mr. Clay
would not be Secretary; and that he believed, Mr..
Adams for President, with Mr.. Clay for Secretary,
would conduce more to the interest of the West,
than General jackson for President, with we know
not whom for Secretary. Wedo not pretend to
give Mr.. Johnson's precise words; but we say posi-
tivey that the above is true in substance, and we
know we are not mistaken.
Wiiliam Howard,
Isaac Jackson,
Benjamin Rush,
Ho,D0d Mercer,
Le,cis Frankln
This last certificate first appeared in the Frank
fort [Ky.] Argus, in 1927.
We will close our extracts for this week by the
following, from letter written by the Hon. John
McLane, who, in 1s24-5, was a Senator from the
State of Illinois, to the Hon. ]. H. Eaton This
letter was written in 1927.
"The bargain Of 1925, between Messrs. Adams
and Clay, remember well, was freely spoken of
by many members of Congress, although had no
personal knowledge Of any fact which would war
rant the belief that the contract existed besides the
high estimation in which then held Mr. Clay for
bade mysuspicions on any accusations not suppor-
ted by positive proof; thai proof was not afforded
me, and held him guiltless; yet there were some
circumstances Of mfavorabte appearance, and
,chich, ashe.tri,nd Of Mr.. Clay, Iwas sorry had
eriStaace. The circumstances to achich alude,
,cerethe continued silence and lengthy reserue of
Mr.. Clay's friends, In publishing letting it be
k,,o,on ho,c they ,could pote; and the fact that the
kentucky Delegation, ,cho poied for M. H., had
ameeting 10 determine upon their course, and II
,cas Informed BY one of them, at tcaich, it ,cas said
TO me, that upon the question being proposed to Mr.
Clay, for ,chom shall zoe pofe? he answered in
substance, "that in case General jackson should be
elected, hebelievee that the administration, aoith
its ,ceght, soonld be opposed 10 him. to prostrate
him; that should Mr.. A. be elected, he felt satisfied
it would not be SO, but that he hoped no personal
consideration for him, scouid induce them to act
contdryfo their desire" Upon these crcumstan-
ces, have often remarked, that the first was in
character Of Rentuckians; that the last ,cas the
strongest appealn nhich could be made to a mans
frinds, and the heapiesi requisition ,chich could
be letied on their attachment.
When this coalition was charged upon Henry
Clay, in the Columbian Observer by Mr.. Kremer,
he attempted to evade the force oft, by publish
ing the following card:
"a CARD.-I have seen without any other e.
motion than that ofineffable contempt, the abuse
which has been poured out upon me by scurril-
GUS paper, issued in this city, and by other kindred
prints and persons, in regard to the Presidential E.
lection. The editor of one Of those prints ushered
Aoim ih AhhouCiPhiu, So'ca tiic OOIuinUdu ODSer-
yer, for which do not subscribe, and which have
not ordered, has had the impudence to transmit to
me his vile paper of the 2sth inst In that num-
Der is inserted letter, purporting to have been
written from this city, on the 25tb inst, by mem-
Der Of tbe House Of Representatives, belonging to
the PENNSYLVANIA delegation, believe it to be
forgery; butifitbe genuine. pro,ow,ceth the mem.
Der, tvhoeverh he maybe. a base and infamous ca
iunniafor, q dasfard and al liar; and ifhe DARE