Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-23

, CINCINNATI GAZETTE AND TIL
BARGAIN AND INTRIGUE FOF
THE PRESIDENCY IN EIGHTEEN
, TWENTY FIVE.
; Judge Wright, ofibe Cincinnati Ga
zette, we are happy to see, has at lengtI
been driven to defence Of the bargain
between Clay and Adams fOi the Presi
dsncy in 1885, which resulted in the e.
! lection Of the latlerby the former, anC
J for which Mr.. Clay received, as con
sideration for performing his part Of tbs
contract. the, Office Of Secretary Of State
and which, up to that lime, had been con
sidered the STEPPING stone to the Presi
dency.
!, We said we were happy TO see Judge
Wright driven 10 the defence Of that foul
coalition, and we are so, because the
Judge was at the time a member ofCoR'
j gress, and assisted Mr.. Clay 10 his
transfer fthe west 10 Adams, and we are
anxious to see how ingenious defence
he can make. In part, his defence has
appeared, and when finished, we will
take an early occasion 10 review il al
length, and 10 open up in full the whole
Of thai most infamous fraud, and 10 give
a detailed history of the transaction. -
AT present, we will but briefly allude to
one circumstance which JudgeWright has
mentioned, but DOT in such q manner
as TO be understood by the general read
er.
In The winter of lS24-'5,' as Judge
Wright truly says, the election Of Presi'
dent Of the United States deyolved upon
The House of Representatives under the
Constitution. No one of the candidates
having received majority of the votes
in the Electoral College, the choice ol
the House was limited TO one Of the
three following gentlemen, Mr.. Craw'
ford, Mr.. Adams, and General jackson,
they being the 8 highest of those voted
for -
While Congress was in session, and
before the election YVES had for Presi>
dent, rumors began 10 Circulale that a
coalitition was forming between Clay d.
Adams; who, up 10 that moment had
been for years open and undisguised en-
emies, aud by which the latter was 10 be
elected President over General Jackson,
who had received more electoral and
more ofthe popular votes, than any 9th
er candidate. At length these rumors
found their way into the newspapers and
a communication dated Washington, Jam
25, lS25--bearin g upon it evidence tha
it came from member of COEgress-
was published in the iColnmbianO Observ-
q, and from which :he the following ex'
tact s made.
/ Y.sThe nation having delivered Jakson
1tinto the hands OF Congress, backed by a
\ large majority of their votes, there was,
on my mind, no doubt that Congress
would respond TO the will otths nation,
BY elscting the individual they had de-
clarsd to be their choice. Contrary to
this expectation, il is new sscertained to
! certainly, that Henry Clay has trans.
ferred his interest to John Quincy 4Ad'
ans. As consideration Of this aban
4 donment Of duty to his constituents
it is said and believed, should this un'
holy coalition prevail CLAY Is TO
BE APPOINTED SECRETARY OF
| STATE"
On the 3lst of the same month-and
we ask the reader 20 be particular in re-
gard to the dates, for they are all imPor'
tant in arriving at correct understands
J ing Of the malter--Mr. Clay cam out inc
! a staggering card in the Nalionalntenli
pencer and said If the author would unvei
; himself he would bold him responsible tC
the laws of honor(D.
On the 3rd day Of February the Hon
George Kremer, a member Of Congress
fromPa.. disregarding Mr. Clay's threats
published a cOmmunica in the lntellt
{ eencer announcing hlmself as the autho
l ofthe communication originally publish
edIn the Columbian Observer, and reit
8 Grating The truth ofhis former statement
. On the oh day Of no same aOath, JOhi
d Quincy Adams ioGs elected Prtsident o
d Ethe UHited States BY THE VOTE AM
d INFLUENCE OF HENRY CLAY, an,
n as soon as he Das siDorn e. HENRI
9 CLAY WAS MADE SECRETARY
/ OF STATE BY JOHN QUINCY AID
10 AMS!n .
/. Thus will it be seen, that two week
ID before the election of Adams by Clay
and it will be recollected that they wer
$, personal enemies at the time-the charg
/, was made that q coalition had been forn
ie cd between The high contracting partie
and named the terms Of the contract
ne Six days before the election Clay denit
in 10 9 charge, and threatened that if q
nerson who made it would disclose b
Is, name, that be would hold him persons
cd " responsibility ID other words, he wou
IT. challenge him to fight duel! Thr
lie days before the election, the Hon. Ge
raj KFemer announced himself the autht
We and reiterated the charge, Yet in I