Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-24
( Should be 1926. }
WAsHINGToN, 9th January, 1924.

My dear sir IL send you, by this
days mail, Lord Byron's Conversations,
which, notwithstanding Mr. Walsh's un-
favorable opinion of them, ! think you
will find often piquant, and worth, upon
the whole, an extensive perusal Be-
sides the literary and critical interest
which they possess, they will have the
effect of diminishing, though not entire
y removing the odum which he brought
upon himself by his conduct to his wife
My position in relation TO the friends
Of the three returned candidates is singu-
lar enough, and often TO ne very anus
ing. In the first place, they all believe
that my friends have the power Of decId-
ing the question and then, that | have
the power Of controlling my friends !!
Acting upon this suppositon, in the same
hour, | am sometimes touched gently on
the shoulder by "A friend, (for example,
Of Genera! Jackson who will thus ad-
dress me :-"My dear sir, ell my de-
pendcnco is upon you {; don't disappoinl
us you know our partiahty was for
you, next to the Hero, aud how much we
want n Western President - lmmcdi-
ately after, friend of Mr.. Crawford
will accost me-"Thc hopes Of the Re
publican party are concentrated on you;
for Cod ; sake preserve it if YOU had
every man of Us would have supported
you to the last hour we consider him
and you as the only genuine Republican
candidates ~ Next n friend Of Mr.
Adams comes, with tears in his eyes
"Sir, Mr.. Adams has always had the
greatest respect for you, and admiration
of your talents there il no station to
which you are not elual--most undoub,-
edly you were the second choice OF New
Eng land-and ! pray you to consider
seriously whether the public good and
your own future interests do not point,
most distinctly to the choice which you
ought To make - How can one with
stand all the disin,crested homage and
kindness Really, the friends Of all
the three gentlemen are so veIy cour-
tcous aud aiiectionate, that | sometimes
almost wish that II was IN my power to
accommodate each of them; but that be-
4 ing impossible, We are beginning I"
think seriously Of the choice which we
must finally make. | will tell you then,
Il Itha; ] believe the contest will be limited
to Mr. Adams and Gen. jackson. MIR
/ Crawford's personal condition precludcs
Il the choice o! hun, II there were no other
| objection To his election. As the only
alternative which is presented to us, it Is
sufficiently painful, and | consider what
ever choice we may makc,w be onl y n
Il choice of evils. To both of those gentle
men here are strong personal objections
Il The principal difference between them
I is, that in the election of Mr.. Adams we
II shall not, by The example, lniIlct any
wound upon the character oi Our mslltu-
! ,ions but should much fear hereafter
! If not du,ng the present generation, lha
| the election of the General would give {,
the military spirit stimulus and con
iidcnce that might cnd ~ the most PERM
I'ciouE results ] shall, therefore, viii
/ great regret, on account oi the dilemmi
~ which the people have placed w., sup
port Mr. Adams. NV friends are gene
rally so inclined. What has great weigh
with me, Is the decided preference wh'cl
majority of the delegation from OhI'
has Tor him over Gen Jackson II
therefore, kcnIucky were To vote Tor lh,
General, IT would possibly only have th'
effect of dividing our friends, without de
foating ultimately the election of Mr.
Adams Three ofthc four States tdyora
bic To Mr. Crawford, arc believed Il
prefer Nh. Adams to the General. VIZ