Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-12

ind until temporarily lost by causes TO IL
shown ia their proper place. Finally II was
caution to all public men against future at
fempts TO govern Presidential elections in tht
House Of Representatives.
II is no part Of The ohjeci of this Thirty
Yesrs' View" 10 dwell upon the conduct %
lindivid1a's except as showing the causes and
the concurrence Of events aud, under thin
aspect, il becomes The gravity of history to
ell that in these two struggles of the election
OF President, hose who st,uggltd against ihe
democratic principle LOST their places on the
political The ire, the mere voting members be-
Ing put down in their States and districts, and
the eminent actors forever oslracised from the
high object OF their ambition. A subordinate
eau. may have had its effect and unjustly, in
prelude ng the public mind ngansi Mr.. Adj
ans and Mr.. Ciay They had been political
adyersaries, &C. operated IN the election, and
went into the Administration together. Mr..
| Clay recei ed the Office Of Secretary of State
from Mr.. Adams. and this gave ris. 10 the i'm
pniaion ola bargain between them.
II came within my knowledge. Gor | was
hen intimate with Mr.. Ciay.) long before the
election, onu probably before Mr.. Adams
knew ii himself, that Mr.. Clay intended TO
support him agains, Gen. Jackson, and for tho
reasons afterwards averred in his public
speeches. | made this known when occasiuus
required 10 speak Of and IN he presence
II friends The mpugned parties. went
into the newspapers upon the information Of
these friends, and Mr.. Clay made me bis &C
knowedgments for it in letter, of which
this Is The exact copy;
iLore ,ecciDed pap'T published on The 20M mtimo nj
Harrington" m piginia !" whd Is contained an a,tees"
hng tot yon had, 10 gentleman of hat poce ezp'es"'
your dsiei n charge injurious 10 me- toaehtngfhe la
preatdti0i ciection, aHd Mot lind communicated 10 90.
anequuocoiy betoye He 18Th of Decemb7, 1924 my deI0
aataaton 10 gote fr Mr. Adoms md not Gen Jocksoa-
Presnmi"g ftot publication mas Nth your opfhordy
caaaoi dcRy NE efpression 81 proper Acknowledgements to
he Of jusee mhh has prompted yoa IN render I'M
! eoiaHfary and tcf1l,fui cWimoHy.
This letter, of which now have the original.
was dated at Washington city, December 9th
1927, that is TO say, in the very heat and mid
die of the canvass in which Mr.. Adams was
beaten 10y Gen. Jackson, and when the test
mony could be OF most service 10 him. I
went the rounds OF the papers, and WAS goo
ted md relied upon in debates in Congress,
greatly to- the dissatisfaction Of many OF my
own party. There is no mistake in the date
or the fact, left Washington the 18Th OF
December on visit 10 my lather.ln law, Col.
James Mcdowell, of Rockbringe county, Vir
gina, where Mrs Benton then was. and 1t w as
before | left Washington that learned from
Mr.. Clay himself that his intention was to sup
port Mr.. Adams. | told this at that time to
1 Col. Mcdowell and any friends that CHANGED
To be present. told ii as my bciief to Mr..
Jefferson on Christmas evening of the sam
year, when returning TO Washington, and
making n Gull on that illustrous man at his
seat, Monticello; and believing then that MI
Adams would be elected. and from The ne
costly of the case, would haveto make up n
mixed cabinet. expressed that belief to Mr.
Jefferson, using The term, familiar in English
history, Of "broad boftomed," and asked him
how it would dol He answered, Not at a
would never succeed-wt uld ruin all enga
ged in it," Mr.. Clay told his intentions to
others OF his friends from an early period, but,
as they remained his friends. their testimony
was but little needed. Even my own, in the
violence OF party, and from my relationship to
Mrs. Clay, seemed to have but little effect
The lmputatlon of "bargoin'' stuck and doubt
less had an influence in the election. In fact
the circumstances of he whole aft ir-previous
aniagonsm between the parties actual sup
port IN the election, and acceptance Of high OF
fee-made up case against Messrs. Adams
aud Clay which 1t was hardly safe for public
men To create and to brave however strong
III their own consciousness of integrity. Still
the great objection 10 the election Of MIR. Ad.
ans was IN the violation OF the principle demo,
hfdteo; and in the question which it raised oil
tho capacity of the demos to choose a safe
President themselves. A letter which
wrote to tho representative from Missouri be.
: ore he gave the vote OF the State to Mr.. AID
ans, and W hieh was published Immediately of
forwards placed the objection upon this high
ground; and upon it the battle was msnl,
fought and won. 1t was a victory of princi
pie, and should not he disparaged by the ad
mission of an uniounded and subordjnat,
cause.
d We had the pleasure OF hearing, last evening
at the Masonic Hall, the lecture Of Professo