The Oxford signal. (Oxford, Miss.) 1856-18??, 1856-09-11

ac,er, Mr.. Clay demanded through
whom those ovrrlures had been nader
Ia reply, General jackson gave up
the nalne Of Mr. James Buchanan,
one OF his own personal and political
friends. Mr.. Buchanan, however,
was an honorable man, and hcsitated
not TO say publicly, that he had never
made 10 General Jackson the over.
lures in question, or any that bore the
ls5-. re.emblance TO them"
Now, if yoI were trying Mr.. Buch.
anan before an impartial tribunal,
. ask you, would you not hold that 10
be testimony al least prinG fGcle!--
Here is Mr.. Prentice, an eminent man,
man Of superior talents, the warm
personal and political friend Of Mr..
Clay, his biographer, who, few years
after the transaction, says MIR. Buch-
anan, like an honorable man as ho
was, came out promptly and denied
the whole thing. Yet you tell me /
ought ror to vote for Mr.. Buchanan
because of the charge Of bargain.
am not done, sir, with this charge.
Allow me to read you letter, dated
Lancaster, August q, 1927, only Two
years after this charge:
"My Dear Si,: Yours Of the 9Th
inst, came 10 hand last night. The
one by Mr.. A. ! received few days
since by private hand, from the county
of Harlan. With your letter of the
C,I 10 ho
hero was received. This answer is
! we'll put together. AS they say in
: Connecticut, there is a great deal of
good talk in Bucks reply. 1t is mod
!, est aud genteel, yet strong and conclM.
:, size. am truly delighted with the
: manner in which B. has acquitted
:, himself. really feared and believed
= he was placed in such dilemma by
the General, that he could not ex,ri.
= cate himself with any sort Of credit.
: But he has come forth Victoriously.
. am greatly gralified with the result,
and must believe. it will have happy
effect upon the Presidential eleeIion.-
! Ii is impossible it should turn out 9th
= erwise. Virginia, after this, will not
= --canno, support the General. Inev-
, ; er had the least hope of Virginia un-
, til now.
~ ~ II presume Bucks reply supercedes
!, the necessity of any reference TO the
\ conversation in my room. / am glad
)" Of it,"
!, Who do YOU suppose wrote that lei.
:" ter? Robert P. Fletcher, the warm
= personal and political friend of Mr.
- Clay; man who enjoyed his conf
" : dence TO an extent equal to any man
u in The Union, When the facls were
- all fresh before him, Mr.. Letcher wrote
:. that letter, in which he says Mr.. Buch'
= anan has como out, and is fully &C
- quilted. Now, | ask you'll ask any
- honest man to tell me how you car
- resist the testimony of two such de
- voted personal intimate friends Of Mr.
ac Clay as Prentice and MIR. Letcher
=. given at the time these things were be
- ing inves;i gated. Is that not enough
~ to satisfy the gOarmaAd appetite o
~ calumny? But do not rest it there
- - have more than that. want to show
or what MIR. Clay says. and if you viii
T. not believe him now, you would no
- believe him. though he should ris,
.. q from The dead. What does he, the on
-, iy man who had personal interes
~ in the mailer, say! Here is a lette
~ addressed to Mr.. Francis Brooke:
in. WAsHINcroN, Aug. Ia, 1927.
~. "My Dear Sir: | received you
.ra oblgina favor from Waynesborougt
should be very glad if | could par
ticipate with yot and Mr.. Souihard i
rs Is he pleasure aud benehtOf the springs
81 Nv health is, however, not bad.
as. "I hope you are not mistaken in th
~ ~ good effect Of my Lexington speech
NJ a. Mr.. Buchanan has presented his com
~ luunicailon 10 The public; and, allhoug
az; he evidently Iabors throughout. tn
hd whoie oil il o spare and cover Genel
- al Jackson, he tails i'll every essenlia
lne particular Ia sustain The General. IN
!pe deet could not desire stronger stat
ice ntent from Mr.. Buchanan. The table
Is are completely luned upon the Ger
eh, erAl. Ius,eadsoi any intrigues on m
lea par aud that OF my friends, they wer
t. altogether cn the Side of ienera
lne Jackson and his friends. But ] wi
~ leave The statement 10 your own re
ha' iicclious directed copy to be e,
e"- closed yesterday To Mr.. Sonshard.
must coutinn my good impression pr
md duced by my speech.
ned "rell Mr.. Sou, hard that his schildre
Ally are much better, and that ne need a
res entertain any Tear about them.
'n' "With my best wishes that you mt
e"- boih reaiize much benefit from u
10" mineral waters"
las' There Is letter, of Hr, Clay