Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-05-09
From the Ohio Statesman.
CIay's Coalition with Adams ia -

CIay's Coalition with Adams i'll 1925.
When an election for President devolves upon The
House 81 Representatives., each State, under the provi-
sions Of the Constitution. Is entitled 10 one vote Thus
the single representative from the State Of Delaware, has
as much weight IN choosing the President n The thirty
four Representatives from the State of New York.
At the Presidential election. IN 1c2i. General Jackson
received nineiy-niue Of the electoral ,oies,-Mr Adams
eighty four.-NIr. Crawford ioriy-one,-and Mr.. Clay
thirty seven; General Jackson not having received as
many electoral votes as the other three candidates put
together. The election devolsed on The House OF Repre-
scntaii,es, and the choice being confined To The three
highest candidates, Mr. Clay was excluded from The con-
The delegation from Louisiana (which State cast a
majority of her electoral, and one-third more oi her popu-
lar vote for general Jackson than for Adams-was dlvid-
ed. Me~sr~ Gurlev and William J., Brent voted ior Mr.
Adams, aud Edward Livingston Tor Gen. Jackson, and OF
course he vote of the State was cast tor Adams, against
the wishes Of the people.
In the State of Kentucky, where. where, al the Prcsi-
DENTAL election, John Quincy Adamss friends dare not
even run "A ticket; the delegation were divided. Messrs.
White, Trimblc, Thompson, Me'calf. Ietcher, Francis
Johnson, Buckner aud Clay voted tor Adams. and Messrs.
Henry J. +. johnson, Moore, and b. a. Nickhff, for
General Jackson. Mr.. Clay having carried n majority of
the delegation for Adams, The vote Of the State was cast
IN the same way.
In the State Of Illinois, which gave a majority Of the
electoral. as we'll as The popular vote Tor Grn. Jackson,
MIR. Clay prevailed on Daniel =. Cook. the Representa-
tive, 10 vote for Mr.. Adams. and which gave the vote OF
that State TO the coalition. For thus disohetins the wish
es Of the people. Clay appointed Cook secret agent ioCu-
ba, and paid him some $1,000 out ct the secret serTice
fund &c The State Department.
In Missouri. where Adams had n corporals guard OF
friends. Mr.. Clay persuaded John Scott. the Representa-
tive. to vote for Mr.. Adams. and Illus was the people OF
Missouri cheated out of their choice. For dlSoheNI my Tie
wishes of those he represented. Mr.. Scott was made an
examiner Of Land OficeS, nj SIX dollars a day, which
more than compensated him IN a peeunIary manner, Tor
being hu lie from office by a people whom ne bad set a.
side. aud " hose instructions hc had di,"leyed.
The delegation from MARYLAND. IN " hrh General Jack
sou had received seven of The electoral Votes. and Adams
but three, aud where the former had Il majority ct he
peoples votes, IN the House of Representatives Mr..
Clay was able 10 carry FIVE out of The nine Representa-
lives Tor adams, and thus he received The vote oil mat
State.
In our own Ohio, where Gen. jackson received nearly
where the Hero of New Orleans came within less than
eight hundred votes Of beating Clay, and getting the en-
lire electoral vote of the State. vel the Ohio delegation
disregardins every principle of honor aud OF lnshce-ot
fairness aud right. st their vote for adams. at the bid
ding of Clay. and thus gave him The vote OF The State.
The names Of the individuals who thus aided IN perpc-
,ra,inr a vile fraud upon the people. were John pniter-
son. VIM Mclean. Dnncan McArihnr. Philemon BeerI-
or. Eishq Uhiniescy. .Joccph Tance. JohR Shame, John C..
Ur;eM and MORDECAl BAHTI.EY. the last five "f
whom are still prominent poliiician> of the federal school
We have thus, we think satisfactorily s~hownihai IN the
election f- President, the votes of the States of i.oui>la-
ma, Kentuckv. IilinoIs. Missouri, Mary land and OHIO
were gwen 10 Adams, IN defiance at the Will o' The pc"-
pie expressed in favor Of another. Had .Nr. .idamS lost
single rote IF one IF these States. he o""ld not hare ten
elected, Had they been gwen To- Gen Jackson. the VIII
Of the people would have been carried ont, aud The Hero
of New Orleans would have been President IN leo
In lS2-. when Adams and Clay came before the peo-
pie ON trial. charged with the high crime and miSd, mean
ar of bargaining Tor aud selling The Presidency. Nj. Adj
ans received but cigity-lhree electoral votes out OF col
although The friends of Mr.. Clay and MIR. Adams had
loined their interests. and rcsoricd to the most humanity
warfare to defend ihcmselve~-trNng Ia e,ade he issue
by s;andcriug fimaie repni0tion-by accusing Cen jack
SON a. murdcr-by pcddhng coffin hand -bl0~-i"lsiiA in5
the public recordS-shuillng militia documents, &c.
kentnckv. Ohio. and indeed ever, other State. out OF
whose vote Gen Jackson had been cheated IN $50. mo-
bv vimdiraied themselves at :hc trial 1t lc2o. and, by
large maioritics. placed the seal Of condemnation on Nd
ans and ClaN-on rarlv, sloane and wight. aud the
others who assisted IN The bargain and sale of the fresi-
dencv.
Below we publish n correspondence which took place
n dav or two befirc Scott east the vote of Missouri Tor
Adams. al Tie biddl . of Clay, and by which i: will be
seen that Scott had soIennly pledged himself To ms con
sliiuenis to vote differently But, without the ~treachcry
of Scott. Adams could moi nave been elected, and hence
Adams and Clrv ucic wiling 10 pay linn his own price.
The letter of Col. Benton-who. at the Presidential cleo
iion of that wear. WAS in favor Of Clay-speakS The >eni-
mcn,s of a patriot aud an honest man, indignant at The
base t~reachcrv about Ia be perpeiraicd
WAsnINGroN Cry, February >, 1924.
Hon. r. n Benton
Dear SIN iw iths'andin, the conversations we had on
Thu slay evening and on Friday, fr m Which you might
Justly conclude that | would not vote fr Nj. Adams, am
now inclined 70 Think differently. and unless some other
change in nv mind takes place. | shall vote for him. take
the ca lest opportunity TO apptise you Of tins I CT, that you
may not commit yourself with friends on the subject.
JOHN SCOTT.