The Nevada journal., 1856-08-15
WHOLE NUMBER 326.

in my speech on Chilton's resolutions
and in my letter in answer to Gen. Jack
son.
l have not myself any very distinct
recollection of what transpired in your
room nearly twenty years ago, but doubt
less expressed strong wish to HIM
self, as | had done hundred times 10
others, that he might vote for Gen. Jack
son, and if he desired it, become his Sec
retary of State. Had he voted for the
General, in case of his election | should
most certainly have exercised any intlu-
ence | might possess to accomplish this
result; and this | should have done from
the most disinterestod, friendly and pa
triotic motives.
This conversation of mine, whatever
it may have been, can never be brough,
home to Gen. jackson. | never had but
one conversation with him ON the sub
.ject of the then pending election, ard
that upon the street, and the whole Of It
VERBATIM EFT LITERATIM, when compa
ratively fresh upon my memory, was
given to the public in my letter @
August, 1927. The publication, then,
of this private conversation could serve
no other purpose than to embarrass me,
and force me prominently into the pea
ding contest, which | desire to avoid.
You are certainly correct in your re
collection. You told me explicitly that
you did not feel at liberty to give the
conversation alluded to, and would not
do so under any circumstances without
my express permission. In this you
acted, as you have ever done, like man
of honor and principle.-J. B.
To show how the terrible exposition,
made by Mr.. Clay in Colton's biography
of him was regarded at the time, we may
mention the fact that, when it appeared,
all the Democratic organs were startled
by it. Mr.. Buchanan was then no can
didate for office, and on that account it
created less powerful impression than
it would otherwise have done, but we
wildly remember the sensation manifes
ted by the Democratic papers especial
ly those of Pennsylvania. We copied
an article from the most prominent and
influential Of them all, declaring, as sew
eral of the rest did, that Mr.. Buchanan
must respond to and refute the charge
made against him or expect to be dis
pensed with by his party. And we and
hundreds of other Wing editors called
upon him and defed him to respond while
Henry Clay and r. ?. Letcher were
both living to meet any denial or equiv
ocation that he might put forth. But he
replied not. He uttered no word He
could not be induced either by the warn
ing threats of political friends or the loud
defiance and demands of political oppo
nents to open his mouth. Humbly he
bore from the greatest man living upon
the earth, a apublished charge, which, if
true, exhibited the most irredeemablc
infamy on his part.
And now we ask the old friends of
Henry Clay, we ask the old line Wings,
we ask all honorable men-we ask the
whole American people, wh.-t they
think of James Buchanan, and how they
mean to act towards him ! o, what
shame, what a burning shame, what an
everlasting shame it would be ii the
American nation, after having twice re-
jected Henry Clay from, the Presidency,
on account of charge ofcorruption rest
ing on the alleged authority OF james
Buchanan, and all because Mr.. Clay
listened to the earnest prayers Of Mr.
Buchanan, the real proposer of bargain
and corruption, and spared him fer near
ly the lifetime of a generation, We're low
to elect the same Mr.. Buchanan to she
Presidency. Truly that would be al
most enough to make man sick of his
species.