Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-16

| Mr.. Clay in relation 10 The Lebanon affair, y
which he has been pleased 10 refer III ms pa'lPh'
/ let; nor did either oi my then colleagues III ny
presence: nor had heard OF the cause OF cooi-
ness between The General AMI Mr.. Clay AT Lcb;i-
non, until after the dinner. | repeat thai ihe am
| ncr was not given by the Tennessee oeicSa'io
alone, nor had they the exclusive selection ol nv
guests; il was given, a ! believe Wi''!ou' u'I
knowledge of General Jackson, until invited. aha
| without The rcinotcsl intention ol affecting any
| Other object, than an expression of kind feelings
towards the individual OH whose account II was
! given. regret, that - common an nciici' mere
should have been seized upon a the ground OF M
risue on on pari, than which nothing IS more III
correct: as feel confident those gentlemen before
named. who were moi OF the delegation, ana "ho
were al the time i;vorn9 the prc,cnslohs ut ollei
candidates Tor the Presidency, viii attest
Very respectfully, yours, Nc
JOHN BLAIR.
General Ionx p Vas Mss.
Mr. Clay has thought proper To lnlF'd9cS mo
his address. letter from Governor he,t VI
MARYLAND, the purpose OF which seems 10 nc, 10
afford the Secretary IN opportunity 10 ASA" lux.
Hon RomnltS Saunders, The ahlc dlio ciog"'''
representative. who had The temcriiy 10 call l"i
Clay had dispensed the patronage OF his depart
mcnt. Justice 10 MIR Saunders requires Inc IN
serion Of an extract from his reply, conIadIc'ihS
tho statement OF Coz kenl's letter General
Saunders SAYS
~ know the position in which stand, ana mat
Of the prrsono., whose. word | have To confront.
But am not the first victim selected 10y Inc para
sites of the day. 10 divert public apprehension
from lLeir HIGH patron; nor is Governor Kent The
6r>t man who * indebted Ia his station lur little
hricfconscoucucc | am charged from This high
source OF hayin. been decidedly IN favor oi
Mr.. Adams in preference Ia General JACKSON, ana
not ten minutes before Tie late election ny me
House Of Representatives, 10 nave aplioacheu
him Governor KENT with anxious countenance,
discovering deep conccrn indeed, and used thcSc
emphatic won;s: Il hope 10 God you may be able
Ia terminate the election on the first ballot for tear
we from North Carolina NAV he forced 10 vote
C,r General Jackson His Eyccllencv must, in
deed have relaxed from tie cares OF ONCE ior me
pcrnS:l Of The Merry Wives Of Windsor, or
The School iuI ScanGal." The Arabian Nights
Entertainment" or some Other WORK oil hciloh.
|, is 10 bc rcro!cc,cd. that This ANXIOUS connie
nance" this deep concern, this emphatic IAN
mage" occurred more than iwo Years since, on
the exc of an important election, 10 Il man oecu-
pyino = di;leyeI., side OF Ike House i;om myself,
with whom WAS no; intimate. who had been oi'.
posed To- my friends in politics, and one VINO
had ALWAYS viewed Is concealin&, hhdcr pau
>ible exterior, The secret but deadly cnnity OF a
yincr On that occasion, and by man oi tbs
kind manner and words are proiessed Ia he Ic-
mcmbcrca with accuracy, and reported with pre-
ci>ion. The affirmative charge rests upon the
ip>c dix;l OF This plant Governor alone. meet
i; therefore - il ought Ia be- met riht n: IL d.
rect
Mr.. 1'rimb,. was the known friend and conf
Dental agent o; Mr.. Clay. -, Is il was nnccr-
tain whether Mr. Clay or Nj. Crawford woH.d
uc excluded from the House he used every effort
Ia secure the vote ol Mr. CraWiord'> friends, by
declaring To them that Mr.. Crawford was ms 81.
cond choice Ii will I've remembered that Mr..
Clay. in the Fall of 1921, on his way 10 Wash
ina,on passed through Virginia, and visited The
Sagc OF Monticello, who understood That ms OBJ
jcct was 10 obtain the vote OF Mr.. CrawioniS
friends. Mr. Trimtle also passed through North
Carolina and Virginia, and his object Is iully
explained TX the following eXiIacti,om letter oi
a Gentleman OF the highest responsibility 10 the
Hon Samuel p Carson. dated lreell COUNTY,
North calolina-ieceived since This Appendix
was pIcparcd !orihe press:
The statement 81 Mr. David Trimlle. OF
Kentucky. a. Published in Mr. Clay> late
painphle. has been received here with no lii;c
surprise Mr. Trimhlc passed through this place
in November. 1921 the wecl, before the election
for Electors He conrerscd freely with some OF
he kaown political ficn,ls OF Mr. Crawford, and
stated. without TeSer"e, that The West preferred
Mr. Clay from his local situation. and iof his
opinions upon some matters oil public policy;
but in the event of his exclusion from the House
OF; Representatives, his friends would most de-
ciiedlv prefer Mr. Crawford as their next choice.
Mr. Irinhe spoke with h0rrm al the idea Of
being forced 10 choose between Mr. Adams ami
General Jackson. So strong and unequivocal
was the language OF Mr.. T.. that ii was after
wards used by the friends Of Mr.. Crawford as
certain evidence Of the vote of MIR. Clay and
friends in the event OF his Icing out OF the qucs-
:ion This conversation took place between Mr.
I. and some gentlemen oilac Bars, being Court
week and can ~ supported if denied
Here, Tin The Fall of 1919 Mr. Trimble de-
clared that Mr. Crawford vas his second choice.
In his letter L. Mr.. Clay, he SAYS iiiai he had
made mp his mind 10 vote for MIR Adams as 4
second choice n early as February 1871 WIZ
lid Mr. Trimble speak with horror al the idea of
voting for either Mr. Adams or General Jackson!
l. il not manifest that he hoped that Mr.. Clay
woud be returned as one OF the three candidates.
and expected By pretending 10 he the friend OF EIr.
Crawford To induce the friends III that gentleman
IN v,l,. lnr Mr. Clay in The House