The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1846-03-11

a PoInl Of Hislory 9 Be sellIed.


city, entitled the "Life and Tines Of Henry
Clay" by writer not unknown 10 a certain kind
OF fame, the aulbor Of the "Junius Tracts" Up
wards of hundred of its pages are devoted TO
the subject of what is termed "The Great Con-
spiracy; the general aim of which is al once TO
relieve the nert Wing Presidential candidate
from the long settled Odium of the memorable
Coalition of 1925; and, by way Of carrying the
war into Africa, 10 transfer to General Jackson
The imputation of attempted 'bargain and IN
lrigue" for the Kentucky vote, which it was well
understood was 10 be decisive of the long pend
ing choice Of a President.
The concentrated quntessence of all these
hundred pages--the crowning climax of the long
piled agony--is to be found on page AS, of the
great volume, in which the followingis sci forth,
in all the garnture Of italics and capitals, as we
reprntit:
"Some time in January, eighteen hundred
and twenty-five, and not long before the elec-
ton Of the President of the United States By the
House of Representatives, the Hon. James Bu-
chdRdn, then member of The House, and after
yards for many gears a senator Of the United
States, from Pennsylvania, arhO had been zeal
Oas and influential supporter Of General Jack
son IN The preceding cdBoaSs, and ,caS supposed
TO enjoy his unbounded confidence, called at the
lodgings of Mr.. Clay, in the city of Washing
ton. Mr. Clay 1cas at the time in the room ot
his only meSSmdte in the house, has intimate and
confidential friend. the Hon. X. P. Letchcr,sinct
goUeTnor Of Kentucky, then also a member of The
house. Shortly after Mr.. Buchanaa's entry intc
the room, he introduced the subject of the dp
preaching presidential election, and spoke Of The
certainty Of the election Of has farOrite, adding
that 'he ironld form the most splendid cabine
that the country had erer had Mr.. Letcher ash
ed, 'HoD could he haze one more distinguishes
than Mr Jefferson, in ,rhich vere both Madisor
and Galatin? Where pould he be able to fno
equally eminent men| Mr. Buchanan replied
that HE WOULD NOT GO OUT OF THIS ROOM Fol
A SECRETARY OF sTATE,' LOOKING AT Mr.. CLAY
This gentleman (lur. Clay) playfully remarked
that 'he thought there was no timber there tit .fo'
a cabinet officer, u1Iess ii rere Mr.. Buchanan
himsef'
'lNr. Chy, eohiJe he ,Oas so holly assailed tDitl
The charge of bargain, intrigue, and corruption
during the administration Of Mr.. Adams, Motif
cd Mr, Buchanan of his intention to publish tht
aboue occurrence; but, By the earnest entreatie!
Iof ttatgentleman, he was induced 10 fo'bear do
ing So"
The "historan" then proceeds in his own per
son to add:
"The author has understood, that several time
in later years, it has been intmated to Mr.. Blu
chanan, that it might be his (Mr. Clay's) dut,
to publish these facts, and that he was dissua
ded from il by Mr.. Buchanan.
"No one will doubt the character, purport anc
aim Of his errand;" &c.
Now we have ourselves too often, in formc
times, before the appearance Of these volumes
heard from Mr.. Buchanan's own lips illusions Il
the men and matters of this eventlul period, no
to know that The whole of this intensely empha
sized narrative is essentially and radicallyfalse
$50 far as those unimportant points in which i
may have foundation in truth are made to havt
the slightest bearing upon the authors great OBJ
Iject, that of fastening upon Gen, Jackson til,
charge of having sent Mr.. Buchanan, and on Mi
Buchanan that Of having been willing to be sent
OH any such Grand Mr.. Buchanan has alwavs
in terms Of the highest and warmest admiration
borne an ever ready testimony to General Jack
sons extreme delicacy of integrity and honor a
Ievinced throughout the whole Of the period il
question "a delicacy not only incoruplible bu
inapproachable., There are many men who can
not be corrupted; there are some whom nobod
dares even approach, with even the most eau
Itiqusy tampcring overtures tending by possibili
Ity towards corruption or intrigue, General Jack
son was of the latter category, So he prove
himself through the trying ordeal of the long sus
pense which Mr.. Clay saw proper at this perio
to hold the question of the Presidency; so h
proved himself throughout the whole of the il
Istrious life, so foully illuminated in the vc
umes which seem TO have been designed by til
author TO be just deposited on his fresh reare
tomb.
0.FGeorge P. Burnham, Esq, late junior &c
iior of the Ohio Union, took leave of the reader
of that paper, on Monday last, in we'll write
Valedictory.
or The Pittsburgh Commercial Journal cal
our Congress "Colonial Congress, debalin
with British sentinels and cannon at their door
A wonderful discovery thatI There is moi
likelihood of Great Britain becoming color