New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-20

Buchanan involves himself HI this contradic.
ton ~ escape from u difficulty which threatened
worse onseqleIces n the same paper, after telling
jackson, he says ,s 3 n 81
ar Mafkley urged me TO do and observed, General
Jsskson hs St whom
gsst vs. o @ o Is declare
the Adams n,en and might fight them with their eapons.
Mr.. Buchanan puts these words into Mr.. Markley's
mouth They obviously exhibit the design formed by
NJ. Buchanan himself and for which he sought Mi.
Mafkeys cooperation Mr.. Marley denies that he
used ths words N.Y. Buchanan reports them a. en-
ployed N big conversation with Mr. Markley and both
General Jackson and Major Eaton, without any
knowledge Of the conference between Messrs. BIZ
chanan and Markley, state that the same argument
was used by Mr. Buchanan in separate conversations
with them, ending with the same recommendation
" to light the Adams men with their own weapons''
Can there be doubt of the truth of Gen. Jacksons
solemn ayerment when It'll not only coroborated by
MAJOR Gator, but by Mr. Buchanan; for, after ascrb-
ing the proposition to Mr.. Markey, Mr. Buchanan ad-
mits that he related to General jackson :" the sub
stance OF the conversation he had held with him !"
forgets whether he mentioned his name or merely
described him as friend Of hlr. Clay" And yet,
Mr.. Buchanan has the hardihood to say in the same
paper, that until he saw General JacEsons letter to
Carter Beverly, the conception never once entered
his head that he could have supposed me capable
lof expressing the opinion that it was right toigbt
such lntriguers with their own weapons.r
Is this not singular affectation of surprise when
it is considered that Major Eaton's statement, al.
though not published, was put III Mr. Buchanan's
hands, attributing this thing to him. nearly year
before General Jacksons letter to Beverly was written
and had not been denied by him?
Why, then, did he deny the fact which produced
such an outburst of feeling from General jackson
that he could not have forgotten it, Or if that were
possible, must have had it revived by Major Eatons
reminder? General Jackson's comment in his letter
to Major Lewis dvulges the secret of Mr. Buchanans
ACCOMMODATIONS. He wanted 'moral courage" If
he had avowed the wrong which General Jackson
rebuked and pardoned, it would have brought him ut
once in collision with Mr.. Clay, who had made known
his fixed purpose to call to account any man who
stood upon equality with him. and who suggested the
idea that he was capable of being influenced in his
vote by the tender of the seeretaryship If Mr. Blu
chanan, then, had acknowledged what he had told
Major Eaton-what he urged on General jackson
what he conned over with Mr. Marley and what the
latter says he falsely imputed to him--Nr Clay would
have had no alternative but to hold him responsible
In this dilemma he threw himself upon the magnan-
unity Of that man who he knew would pardon any
weakness in one who could plead that his faults had
originated in friendship for him. Mr.. Webster was
enabled, from what had passed around him in Con
gess to fathom the depths of the intrigue as soon as
General Jacksons letter to Beverly was published
and before he had named the man who approached
him with the overture Cotton gives a letter from
Mr. Webster to Mr. Clay, about Gen. Jacksons letter
to Beverly, of June 6: -
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