Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-29
Claw and Buchanan.

IL impossible for any whg to reject upon the Sian
der which Buchanan originated ard circulated against
Henry Clay Without his blood at once rising to fever
heat Twas the meane- the lowest tina most disgast.
ing attempt 20 blast the character OF able
and pure patriot to be found the worlds annals Il Is
enough to DANA Buchanan iorever-to eonsign him to
immortal niamy. And yet the degraded wretch eomes
before just and honorable people a candidate
Tor the Presidency, and daes make whining appeal
70 Whiss To vote Tor himi The Wing who votes Tor
him will make himself party to the Infamous charge
OF Bargain and Corruption" against Mr. Clay and will
deserve all the disgrace which upon Buchanan
But we rejoice to believe that Hhg will Tor the
villi6er OF Henry Clay. Some few calling themselves
such do but their hearts already black with
treachery, and the, no longer Bhiss.
We extract the following the subject from the Lou
! isvlle journal
The American papers have published a letter Of Gen
Jaekon dated February %, ls+5, in which hc not only
charged Mr. Buchanan With moral aice but explicit.
~ stated that Mr. Buchanan excited his indignation i'm
1928 by trying TO induce him to enter into affair
gain aud corruption with Mr.. Clay And pray how do the
buchanan papers this terrible and danning
nen made Ia Gen. Jackson's letter, Why the, meet IL
by getting that weak but welmcann man. the old heros
his father letter
The adopted says he thinks that when his fathers
letter was published the letter which called forth and
TO which IL reply ought have been published also
D. WELL nothing is easier than publish that letter and
may here that written by most ardent, p.,
sonn and political friend Of Gen Jackson one Who held
nigh ONCE under him during his entire and
was extremely well known throughout the whole country
a. an active and influential politician Here what his
letter to Gen. jackson said about Mr. Buchanan:
The truth General have had any very great req
pect for Mr. Buchanan, and Of late have even had less
than formerly He did apon the subject of
that bargain intrigue and corruption charge upon Mes
ss Clay and Adams in 1925 he ought to have done
as was expected Of him. Besies have heard kiy, sa
not more than month ago that ne did no, and nerer 6rlier
"a there was any truth in the chargs This occurred at
Mr. --t dinner table, and the remarks were address
ed to Judge Mangum the President OF the Senate But
having taken place at the time and place rh ii did
have said nothing about il any one.
IL was in reply TO this that General Jack nr wrote
your observations vih regard 10 Mr. Bueaara are cor
rect 1t was Ia reply TO this that Gen jackson gave the
hc direct TO Mr. Buchanan by contadcting lis state.
meHt that he did believe nor never had believed that
there was any truth in tho charge of bargain and conu
tioa sess Mr.. Clay IL in npy th. that he made
MS uc statement As Tn the efforts OF Mr. Buchanan in
1898 To induce him TO uakca corrupt bargain with Mr.
Clay II NJ Buchansns supporters think that the force
"iGcr Jack letter snitigate the remarks Of r-
rra JacksUne distinguished eud whom il WIS writ.
ten, they are ahuhdanty welcome the mitigation
IL u amazingly in the light OF developments since
made TO are why Mr. Buchanan took occasion tn d.cllr.
10 isi5 IT, ledge Mlngu the senate that ne did NOT
believe and never hal behaved hoe any truth in the
charge OF bargain and corruption agsnst Mr. CLAW NJ
Mangum was conhieniih friend bosom ircrd Of Mr.
Clay-more intimate with Mr. Clay any other senator
vas. NJ Buchanan knew and agoiEngy felt himself
be entirely at Mr.. Cays mercy, that iusous man being
in the possession of facts with which no could n any mo.
met crush him and which he had threatened TO puo-h
aud which he had been deferred om publishing only by
the most earnest pitfu AFFECT and Illuminating entr-
ties He knew, too, that Mr.. Clay had broken or all per.
sonal intercourse with him and in the habit of nou-
eng him on all proper occasions for his dshonorabe and
most shameful conduct In the Presidential canvass Of s4
in Pennsylvania.
knowing all these things, he trembed daily and hourly
ie-t the revelation which he bad long prevented Mr. Cy
from making should Toe made Being longer permitted
10 hold intercourse with Mr. Clay his ONLY pau To .
out Mr. Claws peculiar personal friends and make protcs
Aons TO them TO be reported to the great statesman Tor
the modification Of his wra h and indignation.
Take Mr.. Buchanans whole record together; and i, Is
such record of CORRUPTION perfiy meanne.s humia-
ton, moral cowaricc aud destitution Of all princi
pie very lew successful politicians could ever exbt