Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-13
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REPLY
I'm lie jackson Corresponding Committee ~ Tie
District Of Ccumbia, to Mr.. CloysloA address.
APPENDIX.
In submitting the mass of testimony collected
ir;o this Appendix The Committee deem II pro-
per 10 say. that the principal object OF their ie-
biz has been to establish The understanding upon
which Mr. Clay voted Tor Mr. Adams Upon
this roint, they arc of opinion the evidence Is
conclusive. They have not followed Mr. Clay
through his insinuations against General JACKSON.
They have carefully absiained from any dispuia-
linn which NAV lead TO false issue. The qucs-
lion is. did Mr.. Clay vote for Mr.. Adams under
an understanding that he was 10 be appointed &C.
cre,ary of State The reader will however,
ind in the Appendix the evidence of DISTINGUISHED
and respectable Witnesses disProvlns almost
every assertion and insinuation which Mr. Cliy
las attempted 10 make against General Jackson.
Thus the statement Of Mr.. Eaton of the Senate,
relating 10 the authorship oil MIR. hremers letter;
The letters Of Messrs Eaton anu White OF The
Senate ami those of MeS>ls. B.air ana lsackS,
of the House OF Representatives, relative 10 me
statement of Mr. Clay, that the Tennessee dele
CATION IN Congress had given dinner Tor the
purpose Of procuring reconciliation between
Mr.. CLAY and General Jackson Which Mr. Gay
insiauates was sought with view 10 OBTAIN MS
vote for the latter. prove that Mr.. Claws charges
are without shadow OF truth The Committee
have preferred to publish tie testimony, and leave
the pubic u draw their own inference, rather
than enter into an argument upon immaeral
points: for Mr.. GAYS tactconSiss> III ms aslitv
10 make M fale issues. lie; he people read,
compare, and iu.'gc 70. themselves.
Here come tho extracts from the Western
Argus. Of The evidence Submitted during the III
ve>liga,ion in The Legislature Of Kentucky antt
the certificates respecting The declarations OF
Mcssrs. Trimble f. Johnson and others of the
kentucky Delegation, which il is unnecessary
10 rcpuhiish Fit We Tank Il, 10 lay helor" our
readers nc Chewing proceedings oi the Legs
laturc OF kcntuckv in Dcecln1cf, Just before The
election oil President py the House .! Repre>en-
tatives.
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
FspAy. December Is, 1921.
The resolution requesting III members oil
the House Of Representatives in Congress !iom
,hi. ST Il 10 roie for General Andrew Jackson
- Prcsi6en, of the Tilted States, &c, were
take, up Mr. G.. Robertson moved to lay the
hoe subject on the table ua,i &c ii OF June
ncyt His reasons were, that il woul;. DC I'M
ll.,, to our n .mbSrs Of CorTesS. vi knew the
VII OF their constituents better III. we do; thai
il won. be il, e,icalt % Mr.. Clay: that II would
Is, m III weisa; 4 henucky IN In" next AZ
=. ris'rat;on; Tia, il was ..ite. . leave our inen-
bc oil cois~c>s 10 act accor1ing ~ contingent
q la Ii We hit ald imppllS ice OF The STATE,
nc e WeSler4' country, couli in thu, manner,
/. 10, sec a"ed thai OF members on the spot
~ I 10 Il: best iuigcs Of what was last ana
.snec;"rt. sc. ". 4. Hardin avowed his pre-
irene lnr ..fr Crawford, 50 long as lie had any
n.nca, ani his dislike 10 Mr.. -lGains, OF az
.punt .. iis origin. federal prime. lies, and his
t.ykl,a' .nsliiW 10 the growth o: the West, Is
cvincet bv his v,.es III Congress on III acQIisl-
lion Of louisiana, anG his conduct cEewhei'
upon ;he navigation OF the Mississippi, md The
Hiss ri question lie still entertained the
highe.; respcc, for Nrr Crawford; but h had
no doubt majority oi the people OF Kentucky
We're in favor OF Jackson, ard he wished 10 ex-
press that nrefer'rce decidedly. lie considered
The contest between Adams and Jackson, and he
could have no hesitation II prcierrls the after,
boll bccarse he thought it was bes' Tor the gene
ri interest," and the interest OF the WeSf. MI
Critien1en offered a few remarks on the eXpedlen-
cy OF adopting the resolutions because the peo-
nile of Kentucky preferred General Jackson, and
because II was nct known 10 The people when our
members of G. Jngress left here that Mr. Clay
Uou,d be excluded from the House. Mr.. Robert
son nlade few further remarks. IL prove The IN
eyped:ency of acting on the resolutions, ana the
,rapr .cty Of leaving our members IN Congress 10
act according TO contingencies. MT shepherd
had always been in favor Of General Jackson !;
sor,e Of the friends of Mr. Clay, he had no
doubt, wished to defeat the resolution, and leave
that gentleman 10 make the best bargain he could
But he dill not wish the vote OF Kentucky To be
battered away or that Mr.. Clay shonld be Sc
cretary Of State, to The exclusion of Jackson as
President Mr. Daviess had been in favor of
Mr.. CLAY until he had failed, and his second
choice was General Jackson II IT was thought
by gentlemen that our members would vote Tor
Mr.. Adams, it was the more necessary that re-
solutions should pass-that public opinion in
kentucky may be known to them-and II II
i've SUI; posed that they will vote for jackson, they
can do No harm. He was opposed TO suffering
any man 10 barter away the vote of Kentucky ;
and he believed that MIR Clay himself, knowing
the will of his State, would vote for Jackson in
imposition to Adams, who in his section OF coun-
nv, would not get one vote to fifty in opposition
10 General Jackson As he had no doubt OF the
will of tine people, he must vote lor the resoiu-
tons Mr.. Brock should vote for laying Inc re-
solutions on the table, because he knew no rca-
son Tor acting on them. lie had voted Tor MI.
Clay. but he would not disguise the fact, that he
preferred any man who was, or had been a can,
members of Congress, and il vas their business
10 know and perform the public Will In his
comfy. he believed that few would vote for Jack
son anains, Crawford; but he did not know
how il would he between Jackson and Adams
lie thought if We acted at all, it ought to be by
the members individually, in private meeting,
and not in a legislative or official capacity Mr.
Chapezc would prefer Jackson TO any man, ex-
cept Mr.. Clay, and was Indifferent between
them but he was opposed to the resolutions
The representatives in Congress are warm from
the oven of public opinion. most Of them having
been reelected within few months. and It was
their duty TO fulfil the general will. The people
had n right TO instruct their members in Congress
on this subject but he denied that the Legislature
have any such right. He also thought ii an IN
,ust ilnpu,a.ion on Mr.. Clay TO say he viii, IN
der any circumstances, barter away The vote OF
Kentucky Mr.. II O. Brown hau high respect
for Mr.. Clay, but higher for his country. lie
considered this IN important crisis; one in which
the voice OF Kentucky NAV make President
al the United States from The West. There could
be no doubt thai the contest was wholly between
Adams and Jackson, and no man could say tina,
the latter was not the choice Of Kentucky. He
believed our representatives would vote for Jack
son: and he was for making assurance doublv
s,,re MIR. Rowan was decidedly in favor Of the
resolutions: He had voted for MIR. Clay, but had
he moi been citizen of the State, and particular
acquaintance, he should have preferred Jackson.
In the present situation Of affairs. lie could hav,
no hesiiahon. He passed high encomium on
Mr.. hGams, and higher on General Jacason.
In addition 10 other reasons he preferred Jackson
because C wishei to break the chain OF success
;iou. nd he wished there was provision IN The
Constitution prohibiting all NEEDS of departments
from being President. He gave his views at
some length Mr.. Turner was in favor OF neither