Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-09

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hynocrite7 Are we no, bound, in charity 10 ham
10 believe ina, !, was not until he began TO prac-
ire The doctrine of aoN-con,miH0f, ior The plr-
pose of .ascer,aining how the Cabinet was 70
be filledn that he learnt the art OF an ahle dl'
plomatist. and acquired the habit OF saying one
thing while he is thinking ano'hers Du' "i,I'
Their he told the truth 10 his constituents VI eiS
ii now. what credit ought 10 be attached 10 such
tesimony2 =,
In this letter. Mr.. Trnble further says i d'
no, know. nor do believe, that MI. ADAMS ol
his friends. made oyerures or offers, directly OF
indirectly to Mr. Clay OF his trends 10 maze liiu
Secretary ofSiate il he OF his lfienas wouia o,''I
in aid of the election OF Mr.. Aoa'hS, nv; w
know or believe that any pledge, vi lno.ss ~ "
any kind, was made by MIR Aoals u n: ;i :;
the election" c,,.
Now let us see how Mr.. Trimble's first dccla'
ro,ions af,er he returned home, agree with these
assertions.
John Mason. .Jr. ,cslifies, that The had con-
versalion with him, (Trimble,) about his voe, IN
which he gave as his reasons, that we ascei'aliicu
il Mr.. Adams was made President, Mr. Clay
would be made Secretary OF State, and tilai II
General Jackson was made President, Mt Clay
wonLl MOI be made secretary: and that II Would
be better for us 10 have Adams, with Mr.. Clay
Secretary. than General Jackson without MN.
.aH-njah Harrison, Esq, states, una! inc rioa
David Trimblc observed TO me, ire (neanin y,
as supposed, The Kentucky delegation hau "'S'
tine,lv ascertained tina! il Mr.. Adams were eiect-
cd President. Mr.. Clay would be appointed ms
Secretary of State and that, il General Jackson
were elected President, Mr.. Clay would not
Mr.. Albert G. Harrison says:
"On the evening of Major David Trimbie
return 10 Mount Sterling, from Congress, allei
the election of Mr.. Adams as President he
came 10 nv house, and sat with me ana my Ia
m;ly mill usual bed time In the course oi the
evening the subject of the Presidential election
came m. He inquired of me, how Inc people
were pleased with he President and with tic VOC
of Kentucky upon that occasion! fephca' una
The people. so far as knew. were much dl>sii'iS-
fed. and that many who before had heeh MI;
Clav's warm personal and political friends had
now determined to iorsakc him forever. TOLD
him ,bat for one had resolved never 10 Vo'e
for Mr.. CLAY again, for any office. The cause OF
dissatisfaction with the people, informed hun,
seemed 10 be that Mr. Clay, and majority OF
the Kentucky delegation, had given the vote oil
Kentucky to Mr. Adams, when the people were
no,oriously in favor of General Jackson. 10
this. he replied, that as things had turned out.
Kentucky was almost in as good situation as
if Mr.. CLAY had been elected. That they a>cer-
toincd that General Jackson would not appoint
Mr. CLAY but Mr. Adams his Secretary, and
that Mr.. Adams, il elected. would give the APP
pointment 10 Mr. Clay; and that, thus arranged,
the West would derive as much advantage rom
Mr. Claws being Secretary and MIR. Adams Prc-
siaent. as if Mr. Clay himself were the President
Besides, MAJOR Trimble attempted 10 show me
the further advantages that would result from inc
union of Mr. Adams and Mr. Clay. he said
Il, ~, nd tho
ded in feeling interest, and politics; that the East
had The asccndancy over us; looked upon lis with
Jealous eve, and would, Is she always had
done. oppose lis in our wishes and Interest, II The
union had nol taken place; that By II we had sc,
cured The balance of power, and 50 amalgamated
the interests Of The Two sections as certainly 10
command The influence and strength of the East,
whenever desired; that the election OF onr friend
Mr.. CLAY as President, which, without The union,
was highly pIohcmalical, was now rendered al
most certain, after Mr.. Adams time should have
cx2ircd..'
.JtSu Sammcrs Esq, states, that II have heard
Mr.. David Trimblc say, il was asccrtained that,
il John c. Adams was elected President, he
would appoint Henry Clay Secretary OF STATE:
and he also stated. in all probability, il General
jackson was elected. he wo'ld not
Jacob Frinte lIen!v TIallerl. David e. Heath,
William Cofrin, Richard Pei. John Kendrlck,
Jesse Hamricll, Join Griffith William tlamblin.
William Davis. Hezekiah Griffith and David
Tonkrv respectable ci,izers oil Lewis county,
Kentucky, state on their oa,lS that Trimble said
in a speech at Lewis Courthouse, in October,
1926, that when IRE went on last Fall 10 the CRY
OF Washington, We found Mr.. Crawford out OF
The question: the contest was between General
Jackson and John g. Adams; NE asccraincd
that under no circumstances, would General
Jackson appoint our friend, Henry Clay, Secrc-
tary Of State; we asceranca that Mr.. Adams
would appoint our friend, Henry Clay Secretary
OF State
z. III .Sarcgs anil 4. BHlr. also respectable CT
items of Lewis county, confirm the foregoing
statement.
Mr.. IHmllc's confession, that lie asccrtaincd
that Mr.. Adams would make Mr.. Clay Secretary
of State, and voted i"r him on that account. is
thus proved by EIGHTEEN uninIpeachahle
Witnesses and we doubt not the number might he
10 c1,s hnrired.
How could this have been ;asccrained II net
ther Mr. Adams nor his friends ever made any
overture or promise 10 that effect, either directly
or indirectly
So conscious was Mr.. Trimhle that This decla-
ration involved the proof oi promise on The pall
of Mr. Adams, thai instead of attempting any ex-
he authorized. through the National In
ielligcnccr, an informal denial OF the assertions
now proved to have been made by him At Lewis
Court House What aid can such witness al
ford 10 the cause OF Mr.. Clay? Out OF his own
mouth he Stands convicted OF hypocrisy and
falschood
MIR. Trimhc. and others Of Mr.. Clay's wit
ncsses, as we'll as Mr.. Clay himself now pretend
10 have voted for Mr.. Adams on account OF his
known attachment to the Tariff and Internal I'M
provements, and against General Jackson on ac-
count oi his hostility 10 those interests.
A more shallow artfce was never lnven'cd
Never, 10 this day, has Mr.. Adams avowed HIM
self in favor Of Internal Improve incnts on the
maintained by Mr.. Clay. On The con-
trarv, in Letter 10 Il gentlemen in Maryland IN
1921, lie declared himself in favor OF making
roads and canals with The consent of the States.
and reservation Of their territorial jurisdiction.
Nor has he ever, 10 this day, in any manner or
form, avowcd himself in favor of a Tariff. AZ
though his own supporters out Of Congress have
been loud in demanding an increase Oi duly on
certain imports as necessary to save our manu-
factories from utter ruin, he has never recon-
mcnded any such measure in any one OF his mes
sagcs. On the other hand at the very moment
Mr.. Trimblc says he made up his mind 10 vote
for Mr.. Adams on account of his devotion 10 these
interests the Tari.i'of 1921 was before Congress,
of which General Jackson was member. In
every step Of the progress Of this bill before the
Senate he voted for il, and il isbclievcd that with
out his aid il would not have passed. He also
voted in iavor Of every measure of Internal I'M
which was presented whilc he was a
member of the Senate. That any person voted
for Mr. Adams because he was known 10 tc more
devoted 10 those interests than Gen. Jackson, is,
wholly untrue. The tale was invented
10 operate on the middle and Western States, with
the object OF bringing them, by an arttul and de-
cep,ious appeal TO their interests into the support
of wicked coalition But it has been found
impossible 10 persuade the people out Of that
which they know-to make them believe that
Jackson, who voted for these measures, is their
enemy, or that he will neglect any interest Of that
country which he has hazarded his live and for
tune 10 defend.
We appeal 10 the people of the United States,
and invoke them, BY all the considerations which
bind them 10 love and project the civil institutions
Of the only free Government on earth, 10 examine
into the facts which we have adduccd, and ponder