Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-08-09

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Bnchanaa's being named as witaess; and that
he then promptly denied tho statement 'rhicl ne
4Eas relied oa to prove and that Of his F'IE e1-
onciated Mr.. Clay. From The letter which .te
then published extract the following passage:
81 cyzeit 70 nv Character to make another OBJ
serEatioa- Had ever known nEeyen suspected
that en- jackson believed / had been sent 70
him by IL Clay or his friends, ishoRld hsFe1Tn-
raediately corrected his erroneous Impression,
and thus prevented tae necessity for this mos:
unpleasant explanation. Wien tne editor oftile
! rftsd States Telegraph, on the 18th of October
last. asked me bY letter for information upoa
this subject promptly Informed him by there
turning mail, on the 18Th Of taat mouth that
had no authority from AT. Clay OF MS friends
to propose any teEIas to General Jackson IN re-
latiou To their votes nor did / eyer make AM
such propositions: and thgt / trusted would b.
AS incapable of becoming messenger upon suci,
an occasion as it Sas knoNn Gen. jackson would
be TO receive such a message nave deemed
1t necessary to make this statement IN order 10
remove any miseoncePtion which may have been
occasioned b. the publication ~ the Telegraph
OF nl-letteE 10 the editor dated the It'll ultitno
Again. IN 1923, in q speech delivered in the
House of Representatives, 8lr. Buchanan declar-
ed that he had no knowledge OF the bargain Rnd
corruption charged on MT. Clay. These dIsa.
vowsls NAV DC considered as merely cold justicf
TO the great and incorruptiDle Wing leader, bu
surely they contradict most hatiy the charge q
being mis- "traiucer and defmel If turthei
proof were needed it may be found in the follow
ing remarks recently made in Kentucky by BIZ.
james B. Clay, his son:
sAIr. Clyy then proceeded to urge upon his
old Wing fiends, tie companions and cUnstitu-
ents of his father to rally around that banner
which he had sgsz! his liz IN uPit1ldf1g--lae
banner Of the Union. He was ready 10 follow
the Wing standard as the Douglas followed the
heart Of Bruce-as long as it waved But ta2t
f7ag was no longer to be seen on the battle field
II might yet be unfuTled. Ate. death there
was the resurrection. But at present there was
no WING organization, andthe only party OF the
Union was that Of which Buchanan ana BTeek-
enridge were the candidates.
.:Mr Clay referred to the attempt TO iDpfcate
Mr. Buchanan IL the charge OF bargain and
corruption. On that subject he proposed TO take
rthe testimony Of his own father, and he read
from Mr.. Gisys fctter 10 show that SlE. Bucilan-
an had conducted hinselfin that afiairs Us liian
of truth and honor. tie should believe what
his father said before others. Besides the evil
dence he bad read, there Sas other testimony
BEARING on the same point In feeling and cio-
qi:eBt terms he referred TO the heavy weight OF
charge against his fstheE, and how CALAMITY and
braYeiY he has borne it. Thank God, II died
Lefor. his father! and now he Vas proud TO say
that there lived not tine nan who would whisper
it. But SIR. Buchanan was free from all connex-
ion with the matter.
"Si= Clay concluded with an eloquent appeal
10 his fellow citizens, especially old line wings,
to give their cordial support to the Union ticket
to buchanan and Ereclinrideg."
The next great objection is that AIr. Buchan-
an would be unsaie in his management Of on.
foreign RGairs. l readily admit that dc not
like the Ostend paper, ami do not approve GER
tain resolutions adopted by the Cincinnati Con-
ventjon notwithstanding the unanimous opposit-
Jon of the Virginia aud Maryland delegates, and
believe Of othcTs: aid if he should adopt the
aggressive policy supposed TO be prescribed by
that papezand the resolution. lsb0uld be as rea-
dv and as earnest in my opposition 20 him and as
any one. But he Is man OF known caution,
which, with his intelligent comprehension of the
true interests OF the United States, and tine res
possibility Of the Presidential! Office, which ne
could not but recognize, would forbid his urging
~. country upon Il course Cf aggression jncon-
sistent with the spirit Of our government, filth
less 10 treaties, y9latve of the rights OF other
nations ard destructive Of our own peace, honor
and concord. l know that many of the leading
inen OF his own party are sound and reliable in
this respect; andI believe that their conservative
Influence would harmonic with his own DISCO
isition. am tie more assured Of this because
II observe that in his letter Of acceptance thc-e
is no recognition Of the resolutions, (Which
not considered by the Convention as forming
part Of the piatforiB,) but, on ti;e contrary,
prudent and conservative tone, which met with
the appreciation ofcveE the judicious and expert
enccd editors Of the National Inteliigeneer-
themselves, par escstkcnes, ttIefocs Of ali fill
clustering. InGn additional article noticing Mr..
Bncllan;.n's letter of acceptance, they said.
ave may say, however, that Sir. Buchanan's
official letter of acceptance, while not expressly
regulating the extreme and exceptionable doc
trine foistrd into the Democratic confessions oil
It's spirit and tenor, incline US 10 hope that lac
means if elected, 50 IN constTuc those doctrines
rs to disarn them of their mischieyoua sigliii-
canoe and evil tendency. Indeed, VIC can giva
no other meaning than this TO Mr.. Buchanan's
declaration, when he E2rs that he accepts the
resolutions constituting the platform of prinCi-
pies erected BIZ the Convention in the same
spirit that which prompts his acceptance OF
the nomination rendered TO him is lis party,
namely, Il desire 50 to discharge tue duties of
the high Office to which he aspires as tt0 allay
domestic strife, prcSeree peaee and .friendstjp
foih t0reigIe 7cati0sg and promote the best into
/ rests Of the Itepublic.n
At present the prospect is that the conserga-
tive Wbig vote will be 50 divided as to defeat u
/ popular election and throw the decision upon
T the House Of Representatives all times an
event to ne deprecated, but at this period lecu-
liarly pernicious and dangerous and threaten
ing the Tudest shock to our system. What the
result will be will not venture to predict, but
will say, that 10 not see the least probability
Of Mr.. Fillmore's election by The House Of Rep
resentatives. | think. therefore, il would be
the part of wisdom and patriotism in the Wigs
(by which mean those who haze affiliated with
no other party TO throw their votes for slr
buchanan, rs the strongest Of the candidates
! opposed to the Northern sectional party. THIS
| they may do without rcnouncing their old pO-
litical iaith without stain Of honor or suspicion
Of apostacy. The motive being the integrity of
the Union, the defeat Of party which is foun-
ded on geographical determinations and bound
together by dangerous sectional schemes, the
act will be vindicated by disinterested patriotism
For my part shall not lniure my political
creed; and, having in view but the one object
which have stated, shall hold myself ready
TO take any other course which may be neces-
sary 10 effect that object Should The homes of