Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-30
SATURDAY, AUG. 80, 1856.
The Charge of Bargain, Intrigue and
Corruption.
A GROUP OF FACTS!

Telegraph, in which he made the following
significant reference to the charge of bargain
against Mr.. Clay. At that date he was not
known as the author of the charge:
"The facts are before the world, that Mr..
Clay and his psrticu lar friends made Mr.. Ad
ans President, and that Mr.. Adams iDaml6dis
GteLy thereafter made Mr.. Clay Secretary of
State. The people wtH draw their OaoH infer
ences from such conduct. and the circu1nstanccs
connected NTH It, THEY WILL JUDGE
or CAUSES BY THEIR EFFECTS"
Gen. Jackson subsequently gave Mr.. Buch
ansn as the author, in the following language:
In January, 1925 a member Of Congress of high
respectfully, Mr.. Buchanan, visited me one
morning and observed-"he had been informed by
the friends OF Mr.. Clay, that the friends Of Mr..
Adams had made Overtures to them, saying If Mr.
Clay and his friends would unite in aid Of the cleo.
ton OF Mr.. Adams hr. Clay should be Secretary OF
State; that the friends of Mr.. Adams we're urging
as reason 20 induce the friends of Mr.. Clay to
sccede to this proposition, that if was elected
President, Mr.. Adams would be continued Secretary
Of State Gnnuendo there would be no room for
Kentucky )-that the friends of Mr. Clay stated, the
West did not wish 20 separate from the w est, and il
] would say permit any Of my confidential friends
TO say, that in case / elected President, Mr.
Adams shou d not be continued Secretary OF State,
BY a complete union OF Mr.. Clay and his friends,
they would put an end TO the Presidential contest
10 one nour; and be Mr. Buchanan was of opinion
IL was right to 6ght such intriguers with their own
weapons"
"This disclosure made to me by Mr.. Buch.
Gnan, a member Of Congress OF the first respecta
bity and intelligence. The evening before, be had
communicated, substantially, the same proposition
TO Major Eaton, my colleague in the Senate, with
H. h, .bD,,fd
municate with me aud ascertain my views on the
subject.
To be thus approached by gentleman Of Mr.
Buchanan's high character aud standing, With
apology proffered at the time for what be about
20 remark to me-one who, as | understood had
always, to that moment been on familiar and friend
ly terms with Mr.. Clay assuring me that on certain
terms and conditions being assented TO on my part
then by union of Mr. Clay and his friends. they
would put an end to the Presidential contest in
hour'-what other conclusion or inference to
be made than, that he spoke by authority either OF
Mr. Clay himself, some OF his confidential frendsr
The character of Mr. Buchanan with me, forbids
the idea that he was acting on his RESPONSE
biity, or that under any circumstances, he could
have been induced to propose an arrangement
lees possessed Of Satisfactory assurances that If
cepted, it would be carried fully into effect. A
weak mind would seldom or ever be thus disposed
TO act--sn int llgert never.
Under all the circumstances appearing at the
tine, did not resist the impression that Mr.. Bus
chanan had approached me on the cautiously sub
mitted proposition Of authorized person
and therefore, in giving him my answer, did re-
quest him to cay to Nr. Clay and his friends,
what that answer had been, [See published letter
OF General Jackson, dated, Hermitage, July 18th,
1927
Aud as late as 1916, Gen. Jackson wrote us
follows, to Maj. W. b. Lewir
al am sure about that time [Mr. Buchanan
did BELIEVE THERE WAS A PERFECT
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN ADAMS
AND CLAY ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY
AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THIS / AN SURE OF. But whether h,
viewed that there was any corruption in the
case or not, | know not; but one thing / de-
know, that he tciShed B1e 10 combat them Nth
their Otcn UedpOns-that DGs 10 let uy 6ieHds
say If iOas elected toouH make Mr. Clay
SecretdryQf State. This to ME appeared DEEP
CORRUPTION, and / repealed it with that
honest Indignation as which | thought ii
deserved. ANDREW JACKSON.
From the above it is evident that Mr.. Buch-
ansn was at the bottom of the charge on Mr.
Clay. The history OF the country proves that
il wss upon his testimony that it was made,
and prosecuted TO the "bitter end" To deny
now that be had any connection with il, is to
impcate Gen. Jackson in falsehood. Let's
see how the Buohanites are doing this:
From the Democratic Cincinnati Enquirer, Aug 8, 1855
"Mr. Buchanan is deemed unworthy of their
support upon the solitary and UNSUPPORTED
EVIDENCE Of private letter writtsR so late ds
1916, 6y General Jackson, which charges him
with having display ed q WANT OF MORAL OUR
AGE in his conduct, relative 10 the bargain aud
corruptinn affair and that, too iR the teeth OF
a frank honorable and unqualified UiRdicatiOR
Of Mr.. Clay by Mr.. Buehdnd" AimseLt:."
[Trom the Nshv,e Union AID American, Aug. 49, Is56l
Carr. WILLIAMS SPEECH We print this morn
ing the first halt OF the speech OF Capt Williams
delivered at Odd Fellows Hail last night, in reply
10 the assaults upon Mr. Buchanan by tue Banner
the Louisville Journal, aud some Of the old enc
mics OF Mr.. CLAY. Our readers Will agree with
that a more powerful argument has rarely been
published. Il is worthy Of the reputation Of the
author OF the articles by "0ld Clay Wing"
which graced our columns last spring. OF Ihst
document our edition OF twenty thousand copies
was soon exhausted, and received orders for
many thousand copies which could not oil. IL
was reprinted Ia large numbers in most Of the
Southern States, and IN Louisiana VAS translated
into French aud printed III that language.
We shall complete the publication o. this speech
in our paper to- morrow, and a. soon, therefore, a.
possible issue IL in pamphlet form, Tor general cir
cuation.
Ia the speech thus introduced by the onion
and American, aud made democratic party
document for general circulation, Mr.. Williams
ESSAYS TO prove that Mr.. Buchanan bad no
connection with the authorship Of the foul
charge on Mr.. Clay, but was bis friend. 10
doing that he Introduces and adopts evidence
the Tenor Of which is " 6x the brand Of false
hood on Gen. jackson. We copy from tie
speech as follows
But | stand not alone among the friends Of Henry
Clay in the estimate l have placed upon the hon.
orabls condaet Of Mr. Buchanan Every single
biOgrapher-every historau--eVery friend Of NJ.
ClAy, whose opinions have been recorded up 70 the
period OF Mr. Buchanans nomination for the Presi
dency, embracing period Of thirty years, has eI
pressed she same degree OF admiration ioF his
course, and the same opinion a. 10 the importance
OF bis testimony TO Mr.. Gays defence. vii read
90 you an extract;
kRoE coLToNs LIVE OF CLAY, VOL. i. FAGks 1853.
''ln the form OF a reply dated Jons ., lssI, he
fG-n Jueksonl directly charged the friends Of M.
Clay with having made the alleged propositions,
through distlng uished msmber VI Coagress, and
accompanied bis allegation sith tisnaaslohs, that
the Offer was made BY the aBthorisy Of NJ. Clay.