Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-30
BUCHANAN-CLAY-Tux .BARGAIN AND COR
RuPTION"

| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sBARGAIN AND COR
| RUPTIoN"
We hope every reader Of this Journal however Ne may
have admired opposed that pure pstro, and eminent
statesman Henry Clay, will read the sa-ned article from
the Louisville Journal Il places Mr. Buchanan in his
true position, aud holds him up the world the only
in that great and eventual crisis Who contemplated or
attempted election by bargain and cor
rupon. Let the people look upon this and then
determined whether such Is worthy the confidence
Of the American people:
From hs Louisville Journal.
HKsRr CLAY AND JANIS BrcuAsAs.-ws hope that
| what VIC about to write will command the ,ttsn-
ton Of all honest and honorable aud especially Of OH
Line Why's, the former supporters Of Henry Clay and
the present OF his memory. The boast has been
made that the OldLine Wings will general rue sup
port Mr. Buchanan for the presidency. We shall
All Of our old politicians have vivid recollection
the leading events OF tho election Of President BY the
House Of Representatives in tho early part 1898 Mr.
Clay then q member Of the House. and he cast his
vote and influence In favour Of John Quincy Adams who
elected Con. jackson aud Mr. Crawford Mr. Clay
subsequently, selected by Mr.. Adams his Secretary
of State. A later period Mr.. Clay charged BY hs
political enemies with having sold his Mr. Adams
ior the secretaryshp and all know that this
monsrous charge though abundznty eaed In every form
in which reiuation possible conceivable involved
TO great extent the ruin Of Mr. Clays political fortunes
But for that cha he would afterwards have elect
ed President oil the United States almost by acc.maon
Foremost among those who charged that Mr. Clay
vas given TO Mr. Adams account oi promise Of the
SSretAr!s"P VI S'ase Vas uenera JACKSON Ihe oene'
the truth of the charge Mr. Buchanan had held private
,,. r ~. nun upon 'ne subject making saeh
- sI r. ~ uoo' qon ue sueJec' IN tue "ene'
after that nte view, that Mr. Buchanan had come TO hun
tsrm 10 him in r,.,on =, ,hn; oaa ,hs, P,opose
TO vote for him for the Presidency If he would promise
Office to Mr. Clay. ot course Mr.. Buchanan was called
49, - e !, ~ ~ 80. "os' "1 N"e" upon tue
cordngy wrote the letter which afterwards became
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n.in6, no.;,,a, T., h,.h hs a,"I H ae Neess''ey
H., b. 80 "a =. s'V S nc uaeu no. say
a, nroposc terns ,o CT I,to -, h n'S ,e"us
SNAPPED his language "A 10 saori NJ I,x,. rl,c,i an.
mics n pretext for rppeatnp th. .,rocons c.amn ;n.,
him lie expressed bs own b.i.f of tho bsrs;r az CO..
rupton story He said Tbe fact, ar, I,s,,, "a, ,,IJ
that Mr. Clay and Ma particular friend, mad M ADM,
| President and Cgav .Secr,tarS OF Stafc ~, p,o
pie ,cH drd~ their ocn inference frou, such conduct a
the circumstances connected trih H. 7hev ,ciH udg, Of
| the cause II ON the effect
Mr. Clay and his friends regarded Mr. Buchansns letter
e1culpatng him and them from the charge of having
authorized Mr. b. to propose terms TO General S
relation their votes and 50 indeed IL did And vet IL
cunungiy written that the whole of Mr. CLAWS DO
htca enemies throughout the nation considered il and
not a. vindication of the Kentucky statesman
but confirmation strong OF the truth OF In. .ton
against him Thus the whole caumny originated in Mr.
Buchanans General Jackson and when the
author the statement required Inv Jack mr. bis
organ wriis the shape of letter he SO DER
formed the appointed task as while shrinking from nny
direct confirmation OF the imDresSiun he had
gwen Gen. Jackson, to afford a pretext To the
whole jackson party assal Mr. Clay as traitor 10 his
country, and there was not a jackson newspaper or
Jackson politician ia nation that did not treat Mr. Blu.
chanans letter evidence Of bargain Intrigue and cor
rupLon between Mr.. AdinIs and Mr. Clay
The specific charge rs already stated which was made
against Mr.. Clay whicI Mr. buchanan was cited as
prove was that NJ Clay had proposed TO make
General jackson PrsideI il he himself cpi Secrrta
~ of State Ts charge involving the Inference that Mr.
Clay dill vote Ad the promise of the Secre-
fIle ,lir nv nf t..f h
that Mr. Buchanan then With ami ever atterward
acted with broke the greatest best man OF his
age.
And now Ellow-countrym men We ask YOU 10 mark IN.
final DEVELOPMENT of sct Til. r,al truth is that in
stead of Mr. Clay's .urp,stpc To NJ Burhannn ,in th
pendency of the Presidential election in the House d Ron
rcs.n,,,,vcs -, Iso6 ,h., la 81 H. .r;iS -, 1
port General jackson II We couM have the Secrc,r,sbn
OF State under him. Mr. Bucha an .ei actually sought
Mr. CLAW and in the or, sence OF n ibid genteman e.
picitly declared TO him tha in the event OF his voting
Tor General jackson aud the election of the latter he
would have The Secretarysbin Mr. CIa, ,,,n,,, oc-o
mai friends often heard Inn ma th,s Statement in r. AZ
ter years of his life and We rh hail /, dozen u,,,s
heard him saw in the Presidential of 1s4I tina,
he would not be willing 10 die without ayn IL ON terorI
And he did not die without leaving il OH record r.
Years ago Mr. Calvin Cotton the Lii. of li.pry
Cay in the preparation of which b.. visited Ashland and
had free access 10 MANY of Mr. CLAW, private aer, H
dexoted abl. poron of hs hunk a. tc ol h,
gain intrigue and corruption story and Mr. Cav wto.
out one passage of il with his own hand That passage
was incorporated in the volume word for word as came
he
neonle read II ard ponder mon il Here his.
,.some time In January eighteen hundred and tren,y
Eve and NOT long beior. The election of President of t
limited ates nv nh, House of Representatives the Hon
lanes Rncb.nnn then member Of The IIouse and an,
,v,,s many vears Senator o the limited States FINN
penpsyIvan, who had been Jealous and Influential sun
nor,rr ot General ackson in the preceding and
vas snnno.ed ,o eniov M. unbranded Confidence called
,b. lodgno. Of Mr. Clav in the CITY of Wa,bington NJ
Csv wa. a. the time In the room Of MI. only nessnae
In Inc Hons, bis intimate and confidential irisnd the
Hon Ietcb.r since Governor of Kentuckv chem sso
. ,,snbr Of ,he uons. Shortly after NJ Rncb.rsn's
r into The room he introduced the subject of the An
pToacbnv Presidential election and smoke Of IA. certain
~ nj he .lscon nj his ayorit. adding ttat Ina xoud
% The nost snIendd cabinet thar the country had ever
had Mr. Ietcher asked how could he have one more
dis,iuyushed than tbat.ui Mr. Jefferson m WHICH vers
bo,b Naiison and G,l.tnf Where would n. he abl. %
And sonalv smin.n, ,ncnY Mr. buchanan n nlied che
,uld mo-, 90 out nj this room for s.oretary IL Sat.
Ioos;oa az W. f,Iav Tbs g.n,i.man M yIsvl o.,
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