The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-05
An old Time wheeling Remin'
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| An Old Time wheeling Remin'
isence.
Editors IntellISsneer:
In the numerous Centennial remins
ences OF Wheeling and the frequent alln-
sions made to the Zanes. have though.
curious that no reference has been maue ;
to the rather prominent connection Oh
Noah Zane with the celebrated con!roYet-
81 between Clay and Jackson and lhe II
respective friends, growing out oil the
election in 1926. :. n.,
II will be remembered that in that
year Andrew jackson, Henry Clay, ION
Quincy Adams and VIM. h. Crawiotu,
were the candidates for President, anu
that the election was thrown into inc
House. While pending there u was
charged by Jacksons friends that
nrominent friend Of Mr.. Clay's, mr..
Rncbanon, a member OF Congress rom
Pennsylvania had visited sen en- 'a soa
| and stated that the friends oil Mr.; Ao ~ !.
lhad made oyertures 10 them, saying nss
III M. Clay and his friends would
mite in aid Of the election OF
A.. Adams. Mr.. Clay should be
Sac,e,arv Of State; that Mr.. Adams
friends urged as reason for the accept
oncp Of the proposition, that II Jackson
we're elected, Adams would be continued
as Secretary Of State, butthat II General
Jackson, in case .of his election, would
give an assurance that Mr.. Adams should
not be continued in Office, Mr.. Clay and
his friends would throw their influence
in favor OF General jackson and end the
election in an hour. Jackson's friends
asserted that this proposition was indig-
nantly rejected. and as evidence
OF the truth Of the charge, point
ed. To- the tact that. when the
election came on Mr.. Clay threw his In
fluence for Mr.. Adams, thus electing that
gentleman, and that Mr.. Clay was APP
pointed Secretary Of State, thus receiving
his reward.
Although at that date there was no
responsible author for this charge, it
created great excitement, and was reit-
Grated in the Jackson newspapers under
the head OF Bargain and Sale" and was
vehemently denied by the partisans Of
Clay, and denounced as the "Great Con-
spiracy."
After the election the matter quoted
down, excepting an occasional newspaper
reference TO Il, until March, 1927, when
Mr.. Carter Beverly, Of Wheeling, Va,
wrote letter 10 a North Carolina paper,
giving the substance OF conversation he
had with Jackson while attending a
party at the Hermitagey-in which the
General told him, that Mr.. Clay's friends
did make the proposition. substantially
as charged. This letter revived the ex-
citement, and the truth Of Mr.. Beyerly's
statement being questioned, he wrote
Gen. jackson for confederation under
his own hand: The following note to
Noah Zane will show the substance Of
JaCkson's reply: =. ssf
"WHEEI1No, June "a, 1897.
DEAR SIR-The very high respect |
have for you and your political
character, added 10 the zeal feel for the
honor and welfare Of our country, in.
duces ME to announce to you the receipt,
last night, from Gen. Jackson, Of letter,
dated the 9th inst, from his residence in
Tennessee. He most unequiyocally con.
firms all have said regarding the over
ture made to him, pending the last Presi.
Dental election, and asserts great deal
more than he told me, going most circum-
stantially and infinitely into the business.
It was always his intention, he says, that
II Mr.. Clay ever denied the facts, TO give
him up this authority.
make this communication to you on many
accounts-but especially as ! understand
Mr.. Clay is to call on you this morning
and to pass an hour or two with you, on
his way down the river from Pittsburgh.
My friend, Mr.. Hollingsworth, Of this
place, has seen the Generals letter. lie
will bear to me any communication from
you, which | shall be glad may be made
in writing. Yours, &c,
CARTER BEVERLEY.
NOAH ZANE, Esq, Wheeling.
In reply to this Mr.. Zane wrote the
following:
To Garter Beverley, Esq: received your
note Of this morning by Mr.. John Hol.
lingsworth. Trequest the favor OF you
to send me Gen. Jackson's letter. Ipledge
myself to return it to you.
Moan ZANE.
In regard to this visit TO Col. Zane,
Mr.. Clay wrote that
"on my arrival at Wheeling, was in.
formed that Mr.. Carter Beverly had re.
ceiyed letter from Gen. Jackson, which
he had exhibited to several, persons, and
left with my friend Col. Zane for my
perusal, and which ] was told formed a
subject Of general conversation. The
Captain Of the Reindeer, having kindly
detained his steamboat for my accommo.
dation, and unwilling longer to delay his
departure, ! had only time to obtain a
hasty, but believe correct copy OF the
letter, and now seize the first moment,
after my arrival at home, 10 present II
to the public, together with copy oil
another letter addressed by Mr.. Beverley
10 Col. Zane"
My object in writing this communities.
ton is not to give history Of this cele-
brated controversy, but simply to draw
attention to the prominent part which
Col. Zane had in It, and TO show how In
timate he was with the great men Of his
day. To those who are anxious to read
this chapter OF history in detail, ! reiei
them TO the first volume Of Colton's "Lift
and Times OF Henry Clay"