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Clay and Buciianan-t.ene Jack
SONS TestlmOn1-LOOka t THIS.

nation for the Presidency. we sad without
moments hesitation. that full revelation of hi.
conduct during the tendency of the Presidential
election in tho House Of Representatives, in
1925. would kill him with the American people.
We have already developed upon him in connee-
ton with that affair. enough To kill half dozen
men of more vitality than he possessed.
And now we have another document TO lay be
fore the public document that will attract aud
rYet the conntry's attention. n letter written by
General jackson near the close If his ereniful
life. Important leading facts connected with Mr..
Bnchanan's extraordinary movements in the
Presidential election Of 1896 are already before
the world. He went to Mr.. Clay, md IN induce
that distinguished statesman 10 support General
Jack ION. assured him. a. if by authority, that
General Jackson, if elected would make him Sc
cretary of State.
Without receiving the slightest encourage
ment he went to General jackson. told him that
Mr. Clay, il promised Tho Secretaryship. would
support him, and earnestly solicited permission
to aay from Ger. jackson, that, if elected. he
would appon, Mr. Clay Secretary. General Jack
son treated Mr.. Buchanan proposal rs contem-
tuously as Mr. Clay had previously treated MIR.
BIS proposal TO himself Both Gen. Jackson and
Mr.. Clay scorned all thought of bargain aud sale
and both alike repuscd their self constituted go
between in his attempts 10 get a corrupt bargain
between them. And yet the go between on being
summoned by Gen jackson as a Witness lyingy
expressed belief that Mr.. Clay had had been
guilty of bargain and corruption and from that
time. for Tore than twenty years. humby sup
plcated Mr.. Clay to spare him by not yindlca
ting hmself-by continuing to submit unresis
tingly to the most cruel and bitter of caumnies
We have said that we have another document
in connection with this matter, 10 lay before the
public, letter written by General Jackson short
~ before his death. The letter furnished
three or four days ago, by the Hon. Allen A
Hail. editor of the Nashville Banner, who says
that the original manuscript is in bis possession
Here il il:
HERMITAGE, Feb. %, 1915.
Your observations with regard to Mr.. Buchan
an are correct. He sho,oed a rcant O. moral cour
age in the affair of the intrigue Of Adams and
Clay-dd not do me Justice in the expose he
then made, and am sure about that time did ba
lieve there was perfect understanding between
Adams and Clay about The Presidency and the
Secretary of State This | am sure Of. But
whether he viewed that there any corrup-
tipn in the case or not, know not. but one thing
do know, that he wished me TO combat them ,ch
their o,cn iceapons-that tras to let my fiends sag
if pas elected, pouid make Mr.. Clay S. Gre
targ of State This to me appeared gross cor
rupton, repealed it with that honest Indignation
"a thought it deserved.
Let the public mark that Gen Jackson says
he knows that Mr.. Buchanan. when he came to
him. wished TO get him to say he would give the
Seerearyshp of State to Mr.. Clay for his vote
and he adds that Mr.. Buchanan's proposition mp
peared to him gross CORRUPTION, aud that he
PEELED 1T with Indignation. Here we have it, un-
der Cen. Jackson's own hand, that Mr. Buchan-
an made TO him what he considered grossly
rupt propostion-ono which he felt called on to
repel with scorn and Indignation and he char
ges besidesthat Mr.. Buchanan guilty Of mo.
raj eowardce in not daring when called on by
him. to confirm what he had privately stated to
him. As the Nashville Banner remarks.a strong
point TO be expressed is, that Mr.. Buchanan-it
is now coneusively proved by Gen. Jack son
hmself-did want the General to practice tho
very corruption which Mr.. Buchanan political
friends charged upon Mr.. Adams aud Mr.. Clay
that Mr.. Buchanan did, of his own accord and on
his own individual responsibility, go to Gen.
jackson and urge him, with the view of buying
the support of Mr.. Clay's friends. to let his (Gen,
Jackson's) friends say, if he elected he
would make Mr. Clay Secretary of State--a pro
ceeding that Gen Jackson thought involved
"deed corruption" That proceeding, on the
part of Mr.. Buchanan, ought certainly to deprive
him of every man, of whatever party that ever
made the charge of bargain and intrigue against
Mr. Clay ground of objection to HIM.
All, fellow .countrymen, you rejected the i'm
mortal Clay thrice cnndidatn for the i'res-
deney, because, on the authority of Janes Blu
chanan, the charge of bargain and corruption
was made against him in 1925. Iolr repeated
reflections Of him almost broke his great heart.
and yet throughout all his vain but mighty
struggles for the highest honor in your gift, he
in his mercy needed The prayers of the author of
the calnmny that crushed him and forbore to
hur it back, as he could at any moment have
done, upon the head of the guilty calumnator.
The world now know from Mr.. Clay's own hand
that Mr.. Buchanan proposed bargain and cor.
ruption to him and was repul,ed, and from
Gen. Jackson's own hand that Mr.. Buchanan
proposed bargain and corruption to him and was
repulsed.-And now, fellow countrymrn, uftrr
having three times rejected the iIlu>triou~ Cha,
in the erroneous belief that he was guilty of bar
gain and corruption will you, dare YOU be So
frarfully and stupendously unjust to elect to
the Presidency theignoble man who was at once
the author Of the false accusation against Mr.
Clay, and the real proposer, and the onfg propo-
ser OF bargain and corruption.
Massachusetts Erect.
The SPRINGFIELD CONvBNrIoN.--Onr friends
from Massachusetts give Us encouraging accounts
OF tho Springfield meeting. Thu number of Dele
gates who retired were 100 of the f97 who voted
for Fillmore against Fremont in the Conventio H.