New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-27

give it below and all we ask is, that every old line
JACKSON Democrat and every old line CLAY Wing in
the land should read it carefully and deliberately
Gen. Jaeksons letter is in answer to one written by
| Major William B. Lewis. Promising the important
| fact that Major Lewis was Gen. Jackson's bosom
friend up to the day of his death, present the Ma
iors letter first and the Generals reply to it after
1 wards Both letters mainly refer to the infamous
q bargain, intrigue and corruption" charge upon
HENRY CLAY and John Quincy Adams in 1925, by
which the prospects Of the former blightcd for
/ the remainder Of his lifeby which noble ambition
was stifled under stupendons lie-by and through
which the greatest and pnrest man of all the earth
was twice rejected by his countrymen when, had the
truth been known he would have been the object Of
their unbounded gratitude and admiration VA
Here is Major LeWis's letter: re lea
s3s S3.5 WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1876. 9
of the It'll and have been received and disposed
and & 3 efa !
doubtful however, WHEELER Nj Buchanan viii accept upon
should NOT be appointed unless dossJ
eins sa eaadiasts s,s should
sas SeasaSas 5 s
will able fnly entitled to, and doubtless
"1a
e " d no he HAT
charge Msssra Clay and Adams dam
Besides, have heard ai say, da qao ga
hsss sn e RE
MARKS were aldressed Judge Mang, President Of tho
did, have said nothing about it to any one.
4 call upon all reverers of the memory of the
Sage Of Ashland-those who loved him in life and
amented him in death-to note the italicsed portion
of the foregoing letter There is significance in it
which makes an old Clay Whg's heart throb yio-
lently and his veins swell almost to bursting. During
the canvass Of 1874 the vile charge referred to
/ used BY every Democratic speaker and byevery
Democratic journal, and doubt caused tens if not
hundreds of thousands Of honest to vote against
4 Mr.. Clay. That charge defeated him as it had done
4 once before. MI. Buchanan-who was the original
cause Of the charge, not to use harsher language
4 was appealed to- was implored, almost begged to
come5out and tell the whole truth in regard to the
transaction, and not allow noble and magnanimous
opponent to rest it was believed he
knew to be utterly unfounded.
FL Did he do sd I? No he kept his lips hermeti-
caly sealed on the subject until the political ruin of
Mr. Clay had been accomplished; and then, two or
three months afterwards at p1iuate dinner party,
remarked ssTHAT HE DID NOT AND NEVER HAD BE
LEVIED THERE WAS ANY TRUTH IN THE. cHARGEl'
Old Clay Wings, do you hear that !! Are you list.
ening? No wonder Major Lewis, as an honorable
! man, used the language he did. =
We now append the answer Of Gen. jackson to the
4 letter of Major Lewis :
4 I'LL [Private.] HERMITAGE, Feb. g. 1875,
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WANT or n ORAL RAGE il he Affair Of tic intrigue
Of Adams end mo g ~ isiee in e eSpese he then
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into spaftent d SAFE will eseeuo lie duties with
truly astonshed at information brought by Mr. A.
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ter i s o And fs a to make max The
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movement Ihope there i no ruth in the rmor if here is
there calculated upon
@ spent day before yssesy with rs enjoy
ANDREW JACKSON.
a; ps Ny 0psss Of breath increases am greatly af
4 We invoke our readers without distinction of party
we call upon all honest mon, no matter what their
mannerof thinking or place of residence-to take the
two letters given above compare them together to
think of the mighty wrong done Mr.. Clay by an adj
mitted atrocious falsehood, and ask themselves if
4 they can consistently vote for Mr. Buchanan under
the circumstances.
It will be seen that Gen. Jackson endorses Major
Lewis. He says: Your observations with regard to
4 MI. Buchanan ARE CORRECT. p" That Mr.. B. did
show "a want of moral courage That he (Afr. b.
"wishedn him (Gen. j. to practice "deep corrupt
on'' which he "repelled with that honest inaigna.
tiona he Thought such corruption deserved
This is severe language to use towards any gentle
man in Mr. Buchanan's position but let it be borne in
mind it is the language Of Andre,o Jackson, the
father of the modern Democratic party-not the Ian
guage of partisan opponent. This significant truth
induces to forbcar further for the present
With Gen. Jackson and Major Lewis on the stand as
j witnesses, and their evidence down in black and
/ white We can afford to stop. .M .. .
1 The genuineness OF the letter from Gen. jackson
i is certified to by the following prominent and well
known citizens Of Nashville, Tennessee, as follows
which leaves not the slightest doubt as to its au
thentiety: %v t"U
The undersigned have examined letter in possession
Il Allen A. Halt Esq, of which the above true correct
exact eoy They acquainted with the hand writing of Gen
Andrew Jackson and hereby certify that every of said let
Is in his handwriting, the best of their knowledge
belief.
1 i %i Z! f2kSAS' BARROW,
y el 9H5 e. NJ. F0GG,
Il r. z-G EDWIN II. EWING
4 FL JOHN ;. BRIES,
4 JOHN TRIMBIE
i Nashville. August II, 1856
:. Old Line Jackson Democrats and Old Line CLAY
4 Wings what do you no,c think of the Hon. James
Buchanan
TEHuANTEpEc.--We are indebted for the following
extract from letter from Capt W. G. Flanders to hi
brother in New Orleans, dated
Suchi, Aug. II, 1856, = The road progresse
rapidly, and will probably be crossed over by wagon
by the middle of November from this place to TIL
Pacific Ocean Very few Americans are at work upol
the road but many natives who are useful upon thi
work. Although this is considered the rainy season
we have but little RAIN and the river is nearly
its lowest stage which at this season is said not tt
have been the case for many years. occasional,
hung upon sand bar day or two upon stretch