Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-25
Henry Clay asid u. a. Adams.

We subjoin from the Mobile Advertiser and Jour
nal. a curious fragment; Of history. in rcferclce 10
Adams and Clay, from the return from Client. down
to the Bargain and sal Of lS2j. showing how dead
" enemies were converted into bosom friends. and
how the hostility of years was changed on the sud
den into n compact and a coalition. which ~tramrled
on tie WI If thc people and made principle a mar
kctable commodity. The rcmnisceices Of our Mo-
bile ~coicmp)rary are fall of interest. the portion Of
the subject referred to by HIM. having rarely come
under discussion bat It i important that il should
he understood ~ an illustration Of the mon>irou> fca-
lures involved IN that coalition which gave the presl-
dcnry 70 John Quincy Adams and made Henry Clay
Secretary Of State:
We have received an ar licaiion from a Democrat
ic friend IN the inferior. To- do.idc Il disputed question:
between him and n wing ncglbor. on the subject of
the relations between Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Adams. at
and previous 10 the time when they suddenly Goa
ic>ccd. Mr.. Clay 10 make Mr.. Adams President. and
Mr.. Adams Ia make Mr.. Clay Serrctlry of State.
with a fcscr>ion az the PRESIDENCY. by the '.>air pre-
ccdcnt' Of succession. The que ton IS. had NJ.
Clay threatened AIr. Adams with disclosure, inlurl-
ouS 70 ms character and calculated to dc, rive him Of
public confidence.
The reply involves n statement of various fscii.
Mr. Clay and Mr.. Adams were rivals and political
enemies from l-ll To- -. The whole force Of Mr..
Clay'S intriguing mind VAS occupied during the whole
Of Mr.. Monroe administration. in striving To- ~,
Mr.. Adams. n hi. most formidable rival. ont of his
way iur ilc Presidency. The prr~sr. IN MIR Clay'S
Interests. particularly thai one cd.;od by h~ near rel
attc and printed near hi, residence. e. mmcnccd ~
early ~ i~l'. a particular host lnr ia the ~rplitcal
course and personal meris Of W. Adams. The di>-
ingu >liinr mcassrcs 81 party POLICY which The LAY
party m the West assumed. were letcilod al Mr.. Al
ANS specially. Among them were conspicuous. hos
iliiy 10 cabinet sn7cc>son ~ al. and rmlaiicallv
against tho Succession ct the Secretary 81 State l.,
tin PRESIDENCY. The ai reese, of IN, political friends.
especially IN Ono. and the lanrua~c &C his conidcn-
tai paper. made tins mn inSulcmhlr argument aga iu>t
Mr. Adams. The federalism of Mr.. Adams aud the
imputed insinccriiy Of h> apo-tary were repeated
again and again. n grounds of personal unnorill-
ness. and those systematic attacks uron Mr.. Adams
hy Mr. 'lay'> rariilan. were kept up 10 the very hour
Il Their uunaiural coalition. with "a mutual exchange
81 equivalent and JOINT OBJ On fr the past. After
tho Presidential vote had hcen cat IN kcn;uckv. and
before Il" vote, W,rc Gei al the llou>c. ilc v,r-
mcD4lcrs 81 ttnrrc.~. wlo under Mr.. tls,'s infm-
paiing the i~'an>i,r. re- Gated h,f re- ur people their
luminosity to Air. idams which lr CLAY iad bcrn
teaching ihcn 'r tommy srff. Tic ca. :; ncroiia-
tons "erc ilr iai'rrh 'nt 81 winch Ni. tlly de-
rived h.. PRINCIPAL m'-a- - Destroying tic ri aia-
ton 81 Mr.. Adams "a tf' Wet h Is m romiil n to
tic,c Transactions tiai Nr. Clr,'s personal in'crf.r-
ference IN secret hostility io Pr. ,drm, was detected
and exposed. TIC oliira &C til. foinq tool.
place IN Na.hine'an CITY n 49,. Mr. Adam. luh-
li>'i0d = book defensive 4 d. own course 10 relation
~ 1910 'lN.ii u tHiI" liilift ga lW" .f""fff - fC fH>f-
crn flicrlr, md a." naHi~afta Il liz Mi~.isirr..
Nr. Clay found d Irrc ary m = card. - STATE h,
dissent - the f7,fiHcn'.. r. iai.catf iiaf tie 70 were
error. both - ftt and opinion. emo doahf unini,n-
i"nnl. aid 10 frnnl e. . correction nj .o,.r more
r"rDn.fous me. Air. tdlti-. JOSS ctur;lr. Ia, ,o.,.
.ncerc. met tins in~ ruaten With instant defiance.
Fir. Clay bronx II 4n ans RI. m ton Il his floirc
publicly. and ~. coalition with IA. Adams hn,iny
interviewed. hc Ia. kri' profound sil,ncc oyer since.
lie nefcr even took notice II ipc bold accuaion e
Ar. Adpin-. # the 'mt -tcry Il ra'p." -nct~i and
lcr~oecrcd an 10y Ar. Clay toward, lam from ISIiip
ls22.
The silence q Nf. cay h,f.re TIE ,nil.c. va.
however, only a cotcr - lis increased private ACTIVE
ty in a.~ailing Mr.. adarrs bcf,fo ,he Wosi. Tic
errors winch he called IA hi~ printed card mo dmnl,
nnin'cnloial. he aggravated IN h> ,,rrc, move
mc"i> INTO iiacrant "rine, ag7.net the Wet. Main
i"m.'g = iiccof courteous DIR licit To tic ,tllc owe
be va, busy IN every form Of private c,eri,on IN as
alng the integrity and DENYING tie public ~cu iceS
Of Nr. Adams.
Tie rro.f Of tins is sic,.f.. FIR ito rn.l,,-
iron g. Air. hdttn|> boo. add af er III fa5iic inier-
'iah.e 81 t'i"h'o-, some of lie weston rarcrs took
'f ne qu'-in1 ia opT ,sfon - ~. iaarn> GA tile
s'de 81 Sir. Thy. he fcma.n.rg dser-oii cut nf i-If.
= sore 81 re- er in winch ar- adam. wa bii.rlg
ar-"i.a' Wa ar.'f'n "a hri;t 81 anil ,onf Ia OHIO
lT iao'aca' 4'i. and u has boon Proved be IN. Clag's
own ~ fi~-.9r~. int ic procured iiori ia ic scn-.
'n' Ter >or.cs WIS published ~ ranifrf. kfn;ncav.
: = which Nr. oi.v furnished tie material 20 Nr.
Kendall. f'rp tic - far. 10 vhirA tine co1tr.ecr.v be-
tween Nr. ''ar onl Fir. ilrn, NJ, ri, resented az
one n.o. .ur tie fate of ba:A. ilat. + Nr. Adams
spike tr!!s. -r. 'iat va, d-honorcd and ought Mt
10 be cafn'oaaneod by the American pcorle: hr, #
Mr. flav GA tie other hand wcro r. rTcrf. Ar. ADAMS
was INV r,hv aud O. ion ,red. Tic letter, under
Ar. t1y's advl>eIaca'. proceeded L. d.sfrove Nr.
Adam>s STAT mcnt, end Show im d he di.lonorcl
ard Enthusiastically. Ihe ruflr. aprl,lt T., Nr. I'D
am> were sch q. describe contempt ard hatred.
These PAPER. wfr. not only written IL Nr. f',.'S m