Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-10-04

TEND TO CORRUPTION and threaten destruction to The Cor
eminent
when such administration to be opposed is fortunate
that there exists such Andrew Jackson to be the in
purposes are admitted to always pure
place him. deserving public at an
in advance Of all others To aid placing such man. from any
eevating my native State only accord
with private incnaons but would be felt to be part
But this not ALL At dinner given to Gen. Jackson at
Vauxha Gardens, in Nashville the 4th of July, le2
Mr.. Bell proposed toast, in which he designated Henry
Clay the guilty statesman The following the toast
UTTERANCE FREE BIT INsULTED PEOPLES WILL
MORE TERRIBLE TO THE gully statesman THAN THE BAT
TIES THE TEMPEsTs RAGE.
But he not yet done wit Mr.. Clay. On the 18th Of
September 1927 he prepared another letter for the public
in which, abiding to Mr. Adams election to the Presidency
and the appointment of Mr. Clay as Secretary OF State ne
said:
haze seen the highest and most important office IN The
GOrernnert filled by and under circumstances at
fordng EVIDENCES OF COALITION FORMED UPON
BENEFITS to he receaued ana conferred
Independently Of any cOnOueTed point an the dtd1Ls tina
The Coz rnnent expect the hight Of. arg cOOt
nation that has been may be ettTed 'ttO' TO dted ht
,rH Of the people, ambitious and apu ing politicians 1cho
great characters to SStd and enough to gtarG
against the blnders Of less PRACTIcED ADEPTs
INTRIGUE AND MANAGEMENT IN FORMING COALI
ToNs, ac but seldom expose themselves to the danger Of de-
lection from positive proof II rs not therefore, IN 1ns
Ueac Of much importance to consider rheteT po 81
bty Of innocence be dd ted IN favor OF the parties
implicated to determine oheer the PRESUMPTION TO THE
CONTRARY is not great IN the present instance that then
| Jeinq of or political institutions'
General jackson had presented candidate for the
first office in the gift of the people, may say for the high
est Office in honor and dignity in the world for the reason
that it is the gift of nation of freemen. The electors
the people, acting their Wishes had pointed
him the object of their preference Their Opinions had
bepn fairly exnresseduy indicated vet when the ques
ton was fully brought the consideration of Congress- The
preference thus manifested acdS dlSregdrdeG ana Slecte0h
made contrary to the 9oshes Of those oho had r,gh 10 d.
had 'lght to complain, and they dad complain nor fo1h
they, ttSt do until they snail hd0e 0tndtcdteo
fbCu0 thar
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Yet after denunciatons of Mr. Clay and the most
fusOme euIogies of General Jackson which We have not the
space quote he became to snt his purposes the most
admre and eulogist OF the he had grossly
abused bitter rever and detamer Of the other
he had formerly despatched with praise. 1t not i'll his
nature to continue long the friend of any man. and
he deserted him for Taylor because he thought Mr.
Clay star in its he had done with Genera
Jackson He out in favor of General Iayors nOml
there then Wings in Tennessee welded to Mr. Clay
he made speech MurfreesborOugh in that State whcl
published in his organ, the Nashville Banner to con
them that they ought to give Clay and take Taylor
We have room only for short extract:
1" He believed that hostility to Mr.. Clay had become
fixed sentiment with many. His admiration of Mr. Clay
should have been preferred he had reudices in regaro
to him like many Others but many others hac
thought the honest and patriotic OF all parties could unite
upon him. He had heard of some Wings who had rather
sink with Clay than swim with Taylor That was not h
he knew that all did agree with him. movement haC
been made in New York lately, by Wings who still Thoughts
Mr. Clay the only proper representative of Wing principles
He did think the Wing party poor that they could
boast but who deserved their support"
Again. in 1885, after his extraordinary effort to defeat The
Compromise measures Mr. Clay thought proper among the
opponents of the adjustment, to class Mr. Bell with the
Northern AbotonSts and to say that all they wanted was
the Wlmot Proviso Incorporated III it. NhereupOn MIR
Bell thus replied:
am aware of the vast control the honorable Senator
has the will and sentiments Of men, especially in the
Wing ranks and this he has had for years But, when the
honorable Senator Indignantly denounces military
thOrltY, ii Is
MORAL DESPOT? ] know something of these moral des
potisms have had to encounter them in my time
Is there in the United States, who the
memory of Henry Clay give his vote for his most bitter
legitimate custodians fame your great
leader? You who chung to him in every emergency and
SOIL among those whom he much loved and who much
loved him What say YOU; will the vote of Kentucky be
of Maryland of the Union who rallied around his banner
CALAMITY in days of yore, will you your
for his caumniator? Answer in November next.
MR.. BELL ABUSE OF GENERAL JACKSON.
We have said that Mr. Bell at time the firm sup
porter and eulogs of General Jackson. So he
son, the Federalsts and Abotonsts rendered him the
Seakership in order to beat James X. Polk the Admins
withstand the temptation and he yielded to their desires
became their candidate and through coalition OF the
Federasts, Aboitionists Wings and disappointed Demo
of General Jackson and returning to Tennessee by his full
some euloges upon the Old Hero deceived the Demo
Gratis that they reelected him. Having failed to get into
General JacksOn Cabinet for which he warmly urged
by his friend Judge White, he became candidate for
election to the Speakershp and order to reach that sta
ton, find him making fair weather. with all the
png candidates for the Presidency-Judge White, of Ten
nessee Mr. Van Buren, and Colonel R. M Johnson of Ken
lucky. In the fall of 1884, he wrote to the Hon. G.
White, the bosom friend of h.r. Van Buren,, that:
As yet Tennessee has taken active decided course
on this question: but the sagacious Politicians among
going in for Mr. Van Buren,
The editor of the Kentucky Gazette, friend of Coone
Johnson in answer to letter. made publication in which
s. In the month of August or September last QQ34l
| Mr. q q To
of the character which you describe and which saw.
do not remember if in that particular letter. he (Mr Bell
urged Colonel johnson to become candidate for the Pres
dency not; but know very well that he had pressed
him. and the means of to be based upon
1t is difficult trace the tortuous of Mr.. Bell
this time. He for the administration of Gen. Jackson
and against the administration of Gen. Jackson he
for the United States Bank and against the United State
Bank; he for Mr. Van Buren,, and against Mr.. Val
Buren,; he for Col johnson, and against Col johnson
he for Judge White and against Judge White; he
for John Bell all the tme and against John Bell
dressed by him, May llth 1885, to Charles Cassidy Esq
To defeat for the Speakers chair is the main neres
| believe.
cit would not ask Polk to vote for me against him
SELF but he might be made to pedgehimse for agains
any other candidate My course in appointing him Chair
of the Committee of Wavs and Means could be
show that have not been influenced by personal cosdera
tons against him. where the country is concerned'
1t will thus be observed, that however tortuous ma,
have been Mr. Bells course upon all other Matters he ha
but one opinion Ito which all other opinions subordi
nate upon the proprety Of his election to the Speak
| ership.
But Mr.. Bell received but little encouragement from III
friends of Col Johnson, Mr. Van Buren,, Mr. Polk 1t ha
become too evident that he intriguing with the Oppo
stion and forming party alliances with the view
greater certainty of future political promotion.
Mr. Polk defeated him for the Speakership, however
though he received the whole opposition Yet still h
smothered his WRATH and did attack Gen. Jackson
y That would not have done for the very he
forwards himself gave that
The impression is current and general, that wht
dares to make direct ISSUE right wrong upon any
ter of complaint with the President GO down publ
estimation
He too sly fox to the face of public opinion
and besides General Jacksons office would not x
pre for two years longer and he wanted favors hi
hands So he went home, and took to President making
With the exception of Gen. Jackson, hgl
in the esteem and confidence of the people of Tenness