political.
i merely say 'he will u retain Mr. j Doctor that "no slati of things occupy on the momentous
&ms ia will answer.' I ro-conld arise that would justify l.im tion now ag.tated by he two grej
iiuams, uidi w iii I . l.,,.lrnn tn 1r. nn itm.nl narties ill this counts
t t -m,
But it is perfectly well un
stood that he is openly and dtrj.
nlied, I was satisfied, Gen. Jack
son would neither say who should,
or who should not be Secretary of
State but that he Mr. B. knew
him well, and might talk with him
as well as I could. Mr. Buchanan
then said, that, on the next day,
before the General went to the
House, he would call. He did so,
as I afterwards understood."
It appears that Mr. Eaton ascribes the
remark, "fight them with their own
weapons," about which Gen. Jackson
and Mr. Buchanan differed, to Mr. Bu
chanan. Mr. E. subsequently remarks,
however, that Mr. B. "may have in
tended to present this as the idea and
opinion of others, not his own. Such
indeed may have been the case, tho I
cannot say I so understood him at the
time." Mr. Eaton also states that he has
in his possession a letter from a former
member of Congress, formerly a friend
of Mr. Clay, in which the following
statement is made:
"The bargain of 1823, between
Messrs. Adams and Clay, I re
member wall, was freely spoken
of, by many members of Con
gress, although I had no personal
knowledge of any fact which
would warrant the belief that the
Kentucky. It is somewhat amusing
to see what expedients are resorted to
by the Administration papers, to per
suade the people that Messrs. Adams &
Clay have still a majority in Kentucky.
Turn which way they will, however,
the facts stare them in the face that both
her Senators and seven out of twelve of
her Representatives in Congress are a
gainst them, and that the most devoted
of Mr. Clay's partians have been dis
missed by the people for their faithless
conduct. Their efforts are fruitless
the spirit of inquiry is abroad, and it
operates decidedly against the Adminis
tration the people will decide between
the rival candidates, and their choice
will not be "incompetent " neither will
they establish or sustain a "dangerous
precedent."
Gen. Jackson and Mr. Clay. The
Hon. John H. Eaton, U.S. Senator from
Tennessee, has recently published a let
ter relative to the last Presidential elec
tion. Mr. Eaton admits that "between
the statements of Gen. Jackson and Mr.
Buchanan he can perceive some differ
ences; but they are principally verbal,
and not material." Gen. Jackson stated
that his conversation with Mr. Buchan
an was held "early in January" Mr.
Buchanan, referring to his interview
with Mr. Markley, said "a short time
after this conversation, on the 30th De
cember, 1S21, (I am enabled to fix the
date, &.c.) I called upon Gen. Jackson."
On this Mr. Eaton remarks:
"A difference as to the date
the period of time at which the not afforded me, and 1 held him
conversation took place may ex- guiltless. Yet there were some
1st; for Mr. Buchanan places it on circumstances of unfavorable ap
thc '30th of December. It may pearance, and which, as the friend
be, however, that he intends this j of Mr. Clay, I was sorry had ex
as the period of his conversation ' istonce. The circumstances to
with Mr. Markley; if it be in refer-1 which 1 allude were the continu
ance to his interview with Gen. ed silence and lengthv reserve of
Jackson, then, agreeably to my Mr- Clay's friends in publishing,
recollection, it is a mistake. I or letting it be known, how they
cannot precisely, and to a day, do- would vote; and the fact that the
clare the time when Mr. B. came Kentucky Delegation who voted
to see and converse with me; but lor Mr. A. had a meeting to de
I do recollect it to have been du- termiuo upon their course, as I
ring that week, on the Saturday of was informed by one of them, at
which the reported meeting' of which it was said to mo, that, up
Mr. Clay and his friends took !n the question being proposed to
place, and when the determina- Mr. Clay, for whom shall we vote,
tion was taken to support Mr. Ad- he answered, in substance, "that,
sms. I feel quite satisfied, that! "in case Gen. Jackson should be
the meeting to which I allude, was "elected he believed theAdminis-
on Saturday, the 22d of January, "tration, with its weight, would
Early in that week, Tuesday, or "be opposed to him, to prostrate
Wednesday evening, Mr. Bucha-; "him; that, should Mr. A. beelec
nan: visited me. It was on the "ted, he felt satisfied it would not
pavement, and in front of my own! "be so; but that he hoped no per
in nrciernii" uun.jitnovu
Adams or induce him to support
the former If this were really
the state of Mr. Clay's mind, 1
should like to know why he and
his friends practised the profound
mystery which every person at
Washington noticed from the com
mencement of Congress down to
the 22d January. No one could
get them to say for whom they
would vote. And why all this re
serves Why did the bold Mr.
Henry Clay muffle up his unalter
able resolution, if he had formed
it! Once, indeed, he attempted
to account for his inscrutable mys
tery, by saying that "after full
and anxious consideration, (of the
Kentucky instructions,) he found
it incompatible with his best judg
ment of those duties, to conform
to the request of the General As
sembly!" And this too in the
face of Dr. Drake's letter, which
Mr. Clay produces to show that
"no state of things could induce
him to support" Gen. Jackson!
Why then was this reserve practi
sed! If it was not to wait to see
dedly opposed to the present uj
ministration. We have no hCsj
tation in stating, from a cotier
sation yesterday with a gentlemr,
who is a friend of Mr. Adams
and also in habits of particular ir
timacy with Gov. Clinton, aswt!
as from a similar conversation.-'!
with another, on which the mo,'
implicit reliance may he placed
k,.4- - ir. 1. !.. 4 1
Uiai VJUV. VllIUUU 1, U3 IIU iUYQ.
has been, a warm and dccldu
friend of Gen. Jackson.
nmim.ii iifm u
contract existed: besides, the high! with which party he could drive
estimation in which I them held i the best arrangement it it vn
Mr. Clay, forbade my suspicions
on any accusations not supported
by positive proof: that proof was
not to sec what Mr. Adams would
do tor him; and to wait for the re
sult of Markley's negotiation with
Gen. Jackson!"
in his recent Lexington Speech
Mr. Clay observed: "The only
avowal of my intention to vote for
him (Mr. Adams) which was pnb
lichj made in the newspapers, pri
or to the election, is contained in
my letter to Judge Brooke, which
is dated the '1? January." Here
we have Mr. Clay's own state
ment as to the precise time when
his determination was first pub
licly made known.
From Europe. By several r
cent arrivals at New-York, En:
lish papers to the 4th September,
and French to the 1st, have beei
received. The latter are said t
be barren of everything but criti
cisms on theatrical performances
records of the health of the kin?
&c. The English papers coii
tain nothing important, exeep
that the indications are in favor o
a harmonious establishment t
the new ministry.
residence, where we conversed
together. A statement of our
conversation, concisely drawn was
given to General Green, editor of
the L. States' Telegraph, at his
request, in August, 1820 more
than a year ago. It is as follows:
"In January, 1025, a few days
before it had heen known that
Mr. Clay and his friends had de
clared in favor of Mr. Adams, I
was called upon by Mr. Buchanan,
of Pennsylvania. He said, it was
pretty well understood that over
tures were making by the friends
of Adams, on the subject of cabi
net appointments; that Jackson
should fight them with their own
weapons. He said, the opinion
was, that Jackson would retain
Adams, and that it was doin"
him injury. That the General
should state whom he would make
Secretary of State, and desired
that I would name it to him. My
reply was, that I was satisfied
Gen. Jackson would say nothing
on the subject. Mr. Buchanan
then remarked; 'Wei!, if he will
"sonal considerations lor him
"would induce them to act con
trary to their desire." Upon
these circumstances T have often
remarked, that the first was not in
character of Kentuckians, and
that the last was the strongest ap
peal which could made to a man's
friends, and the heaviest requisi
tion which could be levied on
their attachment. Until a very
short lime since, I had not been
convinced that the bargain had
been made as executed, and I
even now regret that I am con
strained to admit it; but, believing
it, 1 shall leave nothing undone
which can be honorably perform
ed to defeat the Coalition."
The Coalition. A correspon
dent of the Richmond Enquirer
remarks: "The National Intelli
gencer attempts to break the force
of Mr. Eaton's letter, by hunting
up Dr. Drake's letter of the 21st
March, (1825.) The Doctor
states, that -the day before Mr.
Clay left Kentucky, he told the
Vice V residency. M r. Calhonn
has been nominated in Georgia as
a candidate for the Vice-Presidency,
and will, we think, be voted for
by the friends of Gen. Jackson
generally. The attempts made
by the Coalition to entangle Gov.
Clinton in their meshes, will not
succeed. His friends in New
York, say confidently, that he will
not be a candidate. Fay. Jour.
The editor of the New-York
Evening Post notices in the fol
lowing manner, the rumor that
Gov. Clinton had consented that
his name should be placed on the
Jackson ticket:
"Whom the lnon(U of Gen.
Jackson may select as the candi
date for the Vrice-Presideucv, is a
question yet to be determined.
At the sitting of the Convention
at Harrisburg, in January next,
the claims oi gentlemen m differ
ent parts of the Union will be com
pared, and if the choice should
fall on Gov. Clinton, the writer in
the Daily Advertiser may rest as
sured, that he will hardly apply
for advice to the friends of an ad
ministration of whose hollow and
treacherous friendship he has had
such ample experience."
Governor Clinton. In papers
out of this state, (says the New
York Ev: Post) we observe some
very erroneous speculations on
the political opinions and course
of Gov. Clinton, with rnrrnrrl tn
7 "n'ivi J
Greece. The report that kc,'
already reached this countrv. o
the rejection by the G rand Signio:
of the propositions made to h:
iby the European powers, on be
half of the Greeks, is confirmed
and it is added that he sent bad
the communications on the sub '
ject unopened, ordering at th?,v
same time, the decapitation of : "
Secretary for receiving them, re
appears, however, that he hac v
subsequently been induced to a
dopt a different course, and i t va?
gcnerallv believed that he w as no
only disposed to lend a favorablt
ear to the proposition of the pow
crs, but that he would finally acl ;
cede to an nrmnyement on tli
0
subject. It had been rumored
that the Grand Signior had order!- ,
ed a suspension .of hostilities, hu;
there appeared to be no foundajv
tion for the report and it was'
only known that he had consented
to treat with the Greeks. Tin
interposition of the powers cami.
at n mosi seasoname period tor
the Greeks, as it was believed,
that without it, they could not hav(
continued the struide against tin 1 "
1 urkish power. They w ere much f
divided amongst themselves. M
Napoli, the town and castle had
fired upon each other, and tin V
greatest confusion was the con-.?f.
sequence.
Spain. The disturbances i
Catalonia had become more seri ?
ous. Mr. Lamb. theJSritish mk
nistcr at the Court of Madrid, had!; L
demanded an explanation as tot "h
the extent of the disturbances, and
the measures adopted to prevent '
them, and in consequence all the
Counsellors of State and Minis "
tors, had been summoned to St. A
Ildefonso, to prepare an answer
and regulate the number of troops ;
to be sent against Portugal. 1
South America. Verbal intei-
ligence to the 17th Aujr. has been v
received fit Rrdtimnrn frnrn Ww v.
the position which he intends to J de Janeiro. No later advices than