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imppHpiR. i . ^ jp 11 .j .1 ..,.£ /V 0/-' fr.'-:yiiv cl.iy, r(» 'I'M’- i-i in.ic, ^. •■ ti'.i.r'•'ituiii ’1 I-‘'n.iuiy In rofiit;-' on (/ \' ’. '■ *-;• ^ ;ijr:.i'’ t *'iiv, !P;M'e !y •' !■• .\Min>:w Jaiknon, tducliiiig tlic Ia'jI I’rcsi- dciitia.1 Klccl^OP. CONTTNT’iU). In pnssIniT fioiTi t!.(* lt'st:mnry of thr' dclrgntion tVo:’.-! Ol'.in to Uial (if Km tin‘- ky, \' t; shrill it to bc tiot lo?> in»-'“ s- ti'ble anil doc'Mve in nccr;itiviti;:: the (le-j elaiMtion ol’> (icn. .Tack.snn. ronin i iii- 'catcd to tlie ; ub!ic throii?:li Mr. Bcv- i;rlv. Tiio K( iil'jrky (ivlcf^nticn cnii-j fcisteil f){‘ twelve .n'‘.:nihT->; ’i:!it cl whoip. Mr. ’I'l.n.ol, Mr. F. tlcii. Mr. Ijf.lr-’itr, Mr. t.cr, Mr. 'r!!om|)?r.n. }*!.. Uiiile. m\sph, 7n' ?(» r^Ir. A(!. au. six ll.*-! M stnvr'rcnls h:t\•: m n-i ceivt'(’.. 'i'ti.U IVo’ii Mr. h;;s I l-t-ariH ci*y ^ ;>:it » y r.) jiiMi ' ' tiial Mr. CI;ty’s were ot’obtainii tnn p’n4)in1inent for him i the t xclusioii »tf .Mr. Adams or othc wise iiinit-r (leu. J.i?K‘oii, as one of l)i fi it'fi.ls, I proiiouiipt' it a base and ii' assault the motives an* l.oiioi, ‘50 far-3'. 1 im conpcriied or bf- liivt*, of lbo''f‘ who »!i(l not rhoosc t* -tjj.j.ort hirrt lor tlie Prosidenry.*’ “ It r«-|.!y to yovir sr^conil * i quiry, I have; to «.:n- fh it if oon!itiocs of any ‘'Of’t w(*r rv(.'i iiiiuh* by the friond.> of Mr. CIa\ lo ;)r'V p» rson, on a con)j>liant'C v'iti which th.cir vote was made to d( r-nl. I know itothiiij; of it.’’ f*.oni lliiiioi'. A r.tid Vu.-'ring iil* ' ss, tcriniiiatiii^ in tlin dpafh of that cntlrman, nrovfuts tho suhmi>sion ol IS. Hut it is wfl! known Mr. Adams •.as his choici', tiironghout the whole I’rC'idential cativass. Althoiijrh theri* xistcd between liini and myself ,&ood '. ill and resf)ectfui intorronr>c, ho ne* ^ IT was pohtically nor personally mj '.Viend. Incltjrlinp; Mr. White, the public has :fic evidence of twenty difierent nient- !)i:;rs of Coniircss, eni!)rarin^ all my friend-^, from the Western States, who ofM,.. b. TH,.i,:c, «,u. 0.C j-i- v(.ted for Mr. .\dTiM>. 'I’lieir attention Ju(l{:e Lelrher, the onlv nn-mijer cfi was chie fly directed, in the })rciiaratioii who bonulcd'in tlie same uf their res;,ecti\statements, to tiu (’ofi house wifli me d'irii.i!: l!ii’ .“fssioii at \\hi(:h th(^ l*rcsid»Mili.d i;)eolion '.va^ made,-testiiies : “I kt;ow of no such proposirion or I’avetlev'lle Idler, and it is to them that ti.cir tc.i'iniofiy prinripally applies. On ^ lhat poini, they all concur, in pronoun- ^ inlinialion, nor have 1 ! riii;: tJ o 'nost inifMialined ncj^ativc, and, I' an> f.x't or ciu unisiance t on tlie other poiiils, several of them are vliich vvtiuM ir:duce tni’ to heiieve ?»lr. | not c^pl'cit. Is it rrcdiole, i it i a kiai’.vledL'e of i i ('la’-’s fiieiid;?, or any oi :l:eni, ever : e;nsitlent with ihe ordinary operations Ol . . . . . 1 • I I ,• I .1 I Statin,; 1‘ rt lio \v\ repeateilly, wil'wii his :w‘ur !iN iMu:n tn K' t i-- 1(V. Iiorm; t("'!iniony V' liif fal^e!u:i .1 of all eh.irfies i.f r.)rr'’;i;ii, tiie eii’'''li'>ii. .ind c.-pecian3' to tiie pi(;- nrieiyof n’.y,.C')ii('ui't ; and I h.ive no dii’iln .!" i!l- vcr called ujhm), rci t i' ; ’• ■ !? e Ml, T ri.i'I ■ s’l of inv ■ K’l 'W 1 infuiMeu bv oit' i i.’not.. I do not kno\v nor h;iv.' I b e!> •tint (dl.'is, pro- nosi'iiun's or n\rrl'.ir- > V «>r 111* ^ ^ Ctl If ken t»i by (it ii. ltfvrv! \. ' r kin i w:'.:i’.> ams ir ni tV;i I I .)'! in Ills h ill I lit ■ IjMTf'O. ul aiiV !.• tiM '«• l.v M-. i !w M'. r'i -y ,,, • '' fiio'^d:. ; or b; ri,.> ,,i • .> ,, i r.ls, to Geti. J !ck'Oi) or b; > Ir.- n '•>. I • not know, nor (hi 1 ln l.we t.hai M r. A - am5nrhistVicnds iia.'-'ovei directly, or indireetly ta Mr. Ci.ty hi-* friends to make biin iSecret.n'v ol )fheandhis rrieixK woul i iimtc m ai of tlie election of Mr. A'l.uns. Ni>r do 1 know or believe tii:it any pled;;*- Mr I nrme Midi a pro[iosilion to the hi.:u!s 'j| ( n. Jar!;so:i.” Mr. '1 iiumpsun says ; “ I know of f:o projjo-itiwfi i.Mijcby !i;e fii^'Mo «'l iMi'. C! jv, to tlie li ii’i'fis oi (.la>’!v- •(ir!, t(» iii'i'ic liini Prt. *t l.e wuuKl fu.t ;;.'le':l Mr. Adams to h.-cs-.al of Sucrchsry ; mnl I do noJ. i - .:evc jirMj;o‘.->iliot) ol !iiiv kind Was fii'jde, I’.ii'.i I i, \|H el if th- tViend of the sh'j.ilii e\ r sj.oak on lli* suhjcct, he he a >>efn>iu'i !\ren.er.” I :\ir. li'n'kscr li.^t 'it s ; “ In nr;;wer i lo 3otir eiKMi.i Ii -. oil th. s r.nbj'.'Ct, 1 Wiil I i.'inark li-.it 1 have no r-.-.’son' to be lli:, t, ai.v such jiri'-po-itiun uon !ni!iii!,:io p.‘'>po-ilion f any .•-(■lipru-n lelatin-: 1o'l!,e elei'tio.i .i' ’lesl lect Ui!' ni.i'le, so iir as I i ur believe, by Mr. ( ’ '> 's Inemh, io jf (i"u. Jar.kso!', nr (•!' any ull.ei of h'Jtnan natiirc, that these j.'cnllernen, willuuit any personal interest or motive whatever, slionid liave fir. I basely "iv- en their conenrrcnce to dislionornble (tverl'ires, for my '•o!'; b"nefit, and then shonh! unanimously a^j;reG in fal.^ifyini: tbemselves } In the )»i!blishod rircul.ir which, it> ^3 ireh, 1S2',1 addressed to my ('on.s!i- tn. ids, I remarked, “at lhat early per iod” (early in Nov. “I stated t > l)r. Drake, one of the professors in tiu nudu^al school of'I’ran^ylvania f. niver- si!.y, and to.lohu .1. ( i iiler.den, Ksq. of rianUort, my t!et« rmination to Minj)ort .^ir. Adams in prelVrcnceto Gen. .lack- son.” I did not. at that time, recollect, nor do I jH'obably r;;nv, cll the occasion.s on whirl) I express!.d, in roiiver‘>ati(»n, nn’ opinion of the uiililncss ol^ (Icn. .laL’Ii'joii for the I'rf slileney, and m, stales i ^ iViend: '. lure.^ promise ofany kind w is uiadi' f»y .Mr. jj ‘ Adams or to .Mr. Clay ur hi> iViends, to j ‘ aid in the electioii. I never bea!.! fiom Mr. (.’lay, or ;iii> of his friend.'i, u! any one e!-e I', it hf was wiliiiii^ to vote J kIs-'mi, if the (I'en'i i a! would "av, ;'y hi' I'riclids for liitf), tl.al .^Ir. V.! w!." si.DuI’' not bc ci>:.linu(d SeeteI.i. y. N' * do i know cr l). : ?ve liuU M.. ( ^■v ‘ >’er pxpre -.-ec' ,i u iMi.iiiuess, oi afi v oj hi.s friend' n-r Iii'm, 1* .-’lii pod ir vo:'-* !ui Gen. .J i:;l. oil. il he I (■!;!,i r. tin; nl- . prf'feience oreitber of llie other candi- ,Mr, Sc!i!t, !’ie men.ijer frem Miv-j'u-: (! I'o. >. I renu mb'ered ilis'.inctly the !iat “ nesllier Mr. Ad.Mi-s noi'' ceiiw;'ation I bar! with l)r. Drake , cvfi* n: '1j any pn > or 1 and .lohn .1. ('ritti nden. ,lv v|., and llieie- \(i me, nor d/1 ‘h > bed 1 ^ I. ri; rei’erred to ttieni. In sev( ral in- aiiy ie 'uce.i - n!> oi I'i.v sor. 'sianct s, .'•ir!:lar conV('rsali0ii3 have been or er;o..''Ui wh,.U v i-i, to pr.M.’.;if ‘ k.m.c l)ro;i-l,t lo my leeollection by Gen- iiir It* vole lor.Ml. Atj.-.n N’m i'-. t! m mi w iiiihoin. or in whose presence .Mr. .\danis or any of !i:s 1j u a ts. .. r | 1'u\ «;ccurreii ; and it i.s tVorn a volun- .■V or insieu.^le w ho \\c-idii I,-' phueU | t.a;nid frii iidly cu'.;:nuinie:ilion of the „' i!iu hea I id'-tbe Di’p.ol.nicnl ot Si.ile, i piii'poi't of tli :n, tii.il I am i.ow enabled (.1 a:.v other ilepartinei ’. in thi i vci.l i.» lay beie,!.' ih*.' rut)!ie a consideu !)k- Ir. A'-iOi'-si.uuld be'‘h i te'l. !r . j ..r!r»;i ot the i;.a''S (>1 le.dimotiv, (in- o i i ( !;e\(‘ai.v prop»)sil!onr wcr«' ma.ie j eh:u.;,'.2: ’h„t oi'Di’. .iiral.e) on that part.- wiijel^ ii nuw presented, fice o( S( ori t ir\ of I do lli'l bt.nv ! or (>n ■- ovei iiirc niaiti' !)s i ( i' s' OI A laMi-i or M« liI I "! M. hill. il !tf ■). Si • . lar\ ol S. . ur :,i' 'I ■: I'I Ijii.j. "■ ''(iiil Cr, f 'r\ t| S: t- h. !i,-vc M.. fii'f UM:( ' Ml 11 1 h • H Clh' r I •.>■.! .fr-) ,1 U-. t:. h,r: . , I' ' ' to D -. '*> I ilO'Al " •’ - /.I'll :■ ',';i •; 'I *.o n I ■ , ■ !! eve? Ii ■ )• h. : t ' ■ : : or !.,le U'i'.Li hiij'i. ' b',hc.''.‘ th'! a:,y ji' any kind ’.v re t;, Mr. .■ >{■ h’l hir m il.d.f .Ml, i i\ ■ . • 1,)|- n.ll, 0( 'i'M'; :i| ! ool.i'ii lilt- ,.ib I- II! !! , i-’r i.ic.i ; noi- li'i I .idd h,i V f 1.11., ■ I n, - I'll' lui-i l>ee’f. I ! i It '' , r, II 'ii !), • !vU -; i t' .\ir. 'I'l. ■ ' I' p: eCiji .t. ; i a t, ).■ > '* I i> ’ :.o L( I.’I ii.M ■ ' I- I ','1 ) I.’ lo M Ad,e> 1; no \ .1 ..II'A ■ ( i.v or bis liiiiius by Mr. . (II hi'-' friends 11 tb' •'(- w(re, I it niil.” “ I never iraiie t^ Gen. n 111 !o any ot his irien''.' .my p: iij'!>.-..non, in 11 !• reiice lo th‘ Pn.-.'i- del,;'..! ehc.ioi'. fill" l tid'-V, tin .■•ppcintM.i ; » o'. ( l->y or .my oUu'r pt ls(,Mi to dliicc, (n' ihi cXi.’hi-.-.rjii el . Ada:; oi L) o'.!.' r piiMin fion» *d!i(.\ . ‘ Adarr. 1 '.V,..- ii»'it!'it "p-.iUen Jo t;y 1)1 Mil ’. 1,1 III' il icn-N, ,diu pi ( j M ).• 11; ti t tniar loji'i (S.N Aj [.t : Ti if-i icsti: v..ri.'Os(}cea'-i K( iitiii'l._\ ()i.!ob(r t.y, ('it3 oi w iicn III V (it' !'.o;,y e. I, i.iit iics iba!, on h!:i'. and tin'C'-, l.'ep;innin!Vin > e :■ ly as tiic 1st of I. ,.r.d eo!'!ti!'’ed in the ;m:;. do\> r; lo tiu. ’pel !od .;’at.!'jii to vote for Mr. , _ .. a!i'.-ki.own in this city, ijy Mr. Ci.iy.j] i.ufur nd •, e>'r'!''"ed uiy convie.tion ef ill mrdxuij; :uiy .|,i.d-.M)i.’- w.u.l id’ qualdjcr.tion, r.en, Ja. kson or^ bis it-.iduiion not to vot‘ for ! ,i!i' IxinO fijile■ cr, iioi 'ii i I||ilj)), jt | ui (•(.• t ailed upon to ;^ive a Vote. ! iiiSio.iiUil or liintc'd, j''fi., . ( s ,,;inu'ii‘s. Ion;; eileTisheil, w fi e ;ti:>’i w.iNn u.o 01' j (il hi crat .ly (>\j)icssrd, to Genlh-niee , h_\ Mf. !ay or i.;b lia nds I r;.‘'jiect;o>iiity, most (d .•hv'.'n u. Ins Iriends, or to • ,,,, j,crsonal and pai tioiilar friend."-, i aiiuidai.-or Oa>r Inciiils for j ^|lcstin.ation 1 liiiist have stood ili-'lnmerid, il I had vt'led lor Gt:;n Jarks'Ti cuntrarily to my declan.d . .j'urjiev.. 'I'liis fiurjio.'u was avo\'. ed ,I:iuul-, !*■ un ir.y itil 1-{ ,i,.jy pj-ecediii”; my dcpaiture ir.tere*jnrsc w:l!i iu ,,iu: ky lo altee:! Coi 1 r lu II, 1 () (f ll. I ,tt! to the V. oidency. .'Vnd .! 1 • \ c, bad Miv propo>iliv);i bei e. ■ (,r iiilondt d lo I.ave l)e(. n n-.ide !)y \ .. and ;ni -.l.ml I •'boukl have know n cr hcuid j '■ 1 ?• « to tin i! (r. V I, I :> ’ ■ .. m’’. ' 1 ic (’uM ^.'-I ■ ^ :I. .\i:iv ] ;i' 'u l‘. • : ,v .,i . t \ .>1 lo ii,i'>! in I. ;■ wlictijfi \ .il ki.'iw I.r '■ K- ' e .1" prcpovit i.:);i 'A Ms • vt : I h,-. or who*,;;-: Conditiuie; of a:.',' ' ’il ‘H- inade h\- friend,' «)f .^]r. I 1 \ to a.'V ; ■ r'on i n Coin[)!i irief’ v\,iicii tin u to (It {icnd I't) th(,‘ iii^l !>Mnch ofihe eiujiiiry, Try iiii'WI ' i-. th't 1 have no!cno\s 1, of any «neb ] ; ojiDsition, ij(r (h) 1 Ix-I v c 1 hi ll i- ly prop ( i! i>-e i lit. ir.i ! .-V ;i--r t ierloy and Drent '»vr: ' t.> V. ho 2;avc tin vote ol’! r. .V'hin.s. .Ml’. \ d: ,;l I h,!Ve no ki.o'.\ h' I'''.' i ■ilie:i h i’. :r.;; h-. i’n 'i.avh' !• of M r ( V t'r anol ll'.t i d' ol' (I'-ii. .la. '^->on i;r tn an i.\ III i el.i. .011 io the ! o inin)' I the he 'i'rii o: n ■ .it ion iuck \- any -nidi ' CO(mI 1 :m' n.(*r do I 1 V I- rver in eif, '.\'i t,, iti.it i in an', ■> ti-i- th 1UI\V o ilioii-. ' riu!-' ' iuiy 'I'l t w re m ui Mr. ( la\ yu a'y jirr.-o. imi I'l i.ij,! .n- ■ ' W.tli w li'.eo U'e'c \ i.'i.' u IS !o i,-p .,d, " I Gin. Mill lo', Aiih lii-i ' !ia:;.r'( ristir! firnin ■') ai-i! li ;'.;vne;-., s.iy-. r “ I Ii.ivc^ to ‘-’all- tli.it 1 IK.I.fanl or t;ioic.i‘,; of such .‘1 pri-p.i’ I on in til !h‘ h-tOr o! th».‘ hliidil} 1 (■ -p: r‘,il h- V fil !!’ tbi' piibi,.' ; ‘• A' one ul thf- enter t!ie mj'- > Ihf n*:’ t I l' ti.e liT 'J ■ 'I t' I' h Ii d V il.l -. rl-'iid' I'lnii I'i.i,;n .ippi ;• r-1 p:.-'ei N. i ii. ot Mi. ' la |.r..ii-^! a'iair.si 1, lhrv,eo:h hi, !'. Vid i't di'o \ 11 li'i 1,1,)n, '.a\' ihMj ! would hir.i- i >■ h, I'i J 'r! ;^:di ril ei li-d. (!n thi- e.ii'itr:ii \ , (-n il'i.ide t'y ljc!ii-Ve' I'lCll ill I'! l.ut li.iVr ( tl''red tfi i' I'l i 'iih nt, ti.’ thi'p: o|,v):-.i. in ol I'on-j diii;)! ' I'l aiiN .'ui!. on a i (i,Mpli..ii.'Aj W illi uitii'h ih. ir vu!v' \v.is inadf lo'd - ‘ peiHi I hi lies I liie c!.,i!'.^f ..iiL.ily ih')- l iUilt.’ ol II I til. f'id. i^riT t ‘•.iV'. “ In ali'.i'i 'o ■'-> t’.. Ih''.etn--t. 1 c.uinot cNjoe.S' Ihu nI;i.^11,1'.( Ii . ' 1-.S it I,'Xi'11e\i. It is iiic j Nil". !.liii iCaMO.i • I o .';;i I lie to.ni. w hi>, lo i t.nn • >l;' ::n !' > o! i-’’, th.r. - to as.^(-ri v\iiat jo! 1; I 1' U) . I' : d I . Veil a'd. me to j bic sa', i ;• i lv ,.iw (W l'idie\»; th'.U siioii .ij i'vpo'i ; wasi'ver madv’, or wIii'M.tr eo!n;;ili'i.s oi any .^ort were pi. ,:o,'ed byllie li j'o ls ol Mr. Ci.iy to ■. .I'le. eo the conqdiance witii wnieli 111'! Vfl'' n,i.i made to depend. jNo i.’.r.ei d/h^ man e.ui l i lieve loi' a mo- fiicnt ib;i| such a pro| o>ition e.as eve; n,:id.Cj or .'Oidi a coniiil ;':;i >t jiiil.itcd I v\',,s a itu nd of .Mr. ( '> ihtoii^hoiit !'(.'ss-, am! ! .iri-iy on my anival hria after reiu.ition (d the jvuri.ey. David ie, e-.;p states li.'t, alioiit the 1st !' r t> I, h ' Ipii hrjil a conver- wiili me !it i'.Miik;'uit, ill Ken- on i!ie s;dij('et 'n.l p>rospects of jt.be p' lidinic ei;-i'lio!i, u'iii.'di he details ' ni'ii''ii-I\-, and tiiat in tin* course of it I j '.ihl '• tii.it ! ctudd not cor.sisteiitly with j r.’}' jiriei'ipies vole lor Gen. .ktcksun, i; ,ii-r t.'oi; /!;)s\iin'c vln jihistdnci'.s.'''’ lo:_rdlohim all the ohjeol:ons which w. i.iiic i on my inind, and w hich have e. .1 o oiie:. .'i.i'i'd, and e>]/eci.‘iily t.bat e. : I' ,1 i ' loUiidi li ojioii Gen. J.jcksmi'o pi ‘ >■ ' ‘11 oi'n.ilifary pretension only. .\i ^ in i> Irii i.ce t.i .01 objeclioil whic h iiihle nmu '-'iood me as cnlet- Mr, \dain>, ijrowiiej:; out :’ li.i!i e.s ;ii (i.hent. Ml-. 'J'rim- blc stajf til. t I 1 fi.'i ked that it had h.. II ‘-;:.fi.i!y nei.'.n !.--d by the friend,' (d h.-, o-inmetitors” ••t'-r elootirnieeriii'^; piii po'u jli.it it o”i;iil t(j have no i'di!ieiie(i in the N'ote which he mip;ht be c;db'.l ’ ; i,i!\ til ._;ive ; lhat, if he was wcrd^ mic;:l-1i Id alhiw his personal feel ing;.' 1(1 u di;. ’if«' his pnblio ooiidupt, there would he n() chanjio in his mind on that a.'co.iiit. bccau.so hew.i.sthen on mueti woe'0 tu rns w ith Gen, .lacksnn I l| IM I i. the i’'iooit lie. ■ jf 1 CO lid l :iVC i (lOii. .I n IsIII u jMr. A'hi’iis li o pliif.' wl.iA-h he he.il filled with so nr.irli iiliiiit', umiI. ;■ .\j r, ?^In.'r.)o, lh.it Ih-Ii-I \\o'.ih' li.ivo coi,- 4l!ti t...j in in V nimd a slro! ^ iuhl.tiii, .li the Contc't. I w.i.' in ilir coiiii.h net' (n').d)out t!i>- .'^i nnnole w;ir, then lie could .ill iiis !i .cnd-i, and I I'n'!.:'.' to Goi! j **\'('r b*' with Air. Adams’ al)'jiit the t;..ii I ei-he:ull o! .«iu il.'thin;_^uritil it jtii aty of Glu'nl ; that in the seb rtion of w,i> a"'I ic.i !jv the di>appo'nted a.liif-j a cbirf Ma;rislrat(! fur the I’nion, he icnts of (i. n. J .irk'Oii. 1 am nut onlv ould endeavor to disrt';:ard all jirivale is.;n«>i-inl ol any s"cl^ an .\ri;,fineiit'*. hiii ; i’eelin-s, and look entirtdy to the inter- i!(i ^ it i 'v'!;(\c IIk'V e\ i’r e\is!ed. ” the i e'ts ol the Coutitiy and the salety of its iiu'diere is now before the pnld c. j instilutinns.’’ u.iiled cvnkiu'e of tlie dv Ir.^.itmn ! It appears from liio leller nf Mr. I l:'oui evrry We'tt rn St;,-,, whose vole i IJobert '!’• iinide, (one cf the Asx.ciatr of. th( h?h;s lhat jjlii.ci(Oil lo the ((Mifr'd .. sin'ri'>. j v,,is conleried upon .Mr. A'iams, c\ci pt j.ln'tices (d‘ tiie Supreme (’oiirt n “ ll il i^jalcnucd impoM the be!”.!. that^cf .Nir. C^ok, '.lie Gniti^ which accomn-ifH^. few minutes after he had taken hisse,it. Addressing a dissenting minister, j, stranger to him, he remarked, hear,"Sir, a preat deal .said about thb march of Intellect are yon, Sir, a be^ liever in the march of Intellect ? 1 he^ lieve, Sir, these S clodhoppt-ra know nothin^: of the march of Intel, ieot.” The minister replied, “I have, observed, Sir, that there is not so much profane swearinc; among the peasautry as there used to he. I consider that one decisive proof of their intellectual im provement.” 'I’he gentleman appear' ed as if he felt the reproof, but had tou much •'ood sense to manifest any dis^ pleasure. In his subsequent conversa tion, which proved him to he an intel lectual person of high order, he showed himself capable of going forward in the march of improvenient, as he swore no more during the .'>0 miles’journey. From t’ne Ilurrishurfr Watclitowcr, tOnecdnic.—A xMr. Uenry Clay, 'Virginia dancing master, happened ty alight at a public house for refreshment in a ne’ghhouring town a few clays since, and it was immediately rumoured tbafc Mr. Henry Clay, the Secretary of Stato had arrived ; the rumour of coursn spread, and all went to the tavern to sen the Secretary, and among the rest an hottest countryman, who observed to llio dancing master “ that he had been taken to be the Secretary of State,who promptly replied, “No, my dear feU luw, I am not the man : although w© have the same name, and are about iho same height, } el, there is about six feet tliH'L-reiice in our talents—his talents are in his head, and mine are in my heels. A number of travellers and tourisfr, when they alight at an inn, arc in llm habit of scratching their names, and thn date of their visit, on the window glass. , ,, u. \ 1 . \ Amon^ a multitude of names written or D;ividson was llien a member.) he rost-! , r, . . . . . I ■ , 1 1 n I Ibr window of a cerlam inn in the /,7//.'.V .nnd ojmcsed them ; and a* ' . ,, , • r o • •• .. /, I , , I 1 iccblands, is Ihe following jru d es-> mor.ir the views winch he presented to -r, ... , , r ^ i i- i , } , , 1 ,1 , ,/■/ ./.on which should go far to abolish that that bou\', he stall d, that /// t.ic rrsn- i ^ i~^r lution. vhuh Huy .-.uhl One of a par. !!„■ n-h.t- m„uJ nnt ''''uul.i appear, ha. ,vr,tien ,.v.. !„ ahaiuum v!wt J ronceh-ed m k-!‘-f'"s , , / I' I I comrades. With tlic. month and year m tfnj au/>/, /n. / i/ml he kneio I con/d , . , • • •• , , •/; /’ • •/., yI which they had made their \isit. Ini- )iot c‘j)icur hic7ifionii/ oJ inc. . L ,.n th„t svi,jccl.' I “'C n.imcs. and a ,K«. («-l,o i5 ("'‘'''''J .v H'.-re.: loin tl;o c'.rr.l.r lo iny con,sli-1^ 't' avowcil lo tlie loriner, as earl.v i*sl'el> rnary or March, 1S24, his prefereneco Mr. Adams to either of the three can didates who were actually returned to the House of liepresentatives. Col. Davidson (thp Trejisurer ol* the Slate of Kentucky, and a man of un blemished honour and unqnestionablc veracity) st.iles, ibaltluring a visit which I made to Frankfort in the fall of and he thinks only a few days prior to my departure from Kentucky, to attend Congress, (il must therclore have been earlv in November, as 1 left home be fore or about the tenth of that month,) bc had then a conversation with me a- bout the then pcnd’ng Presidential elec tion, in the course of which he remark ed, that I would have some dilTicully to encounter in making a selection amongst the candi{iates, il 1 should be excluded from tho I Iou.sc. To which I replied — “ I suppose not much ; in that event 1 will endeavour to dtj my duly faithful ly.” He adds that T stated in the course of conversation — “I cannot conceive of I'liy event that ran possii)ly happen which could in.'luce me to support the election of Gen. Jackson to the I'rt^si- d'.’i.cy. I 'or if I had no other objection, his want of tlie necessary qualification would bc si'.fticient.” 'fhese remarks made a strong and basting impression on ( (d. J)avidson’s mind ; and when the resolutions were before the liCgisiature, r(ipieslir.g the delegation to vote lor (ien.-Jackson, Col. DavitNon informc(i several of hi.s friends of the conversa tion with me, and that he was convinc- eil 1 would not su|)port Gen. Jackson. He communicated the substancc of this convt r.'iition to (.u'tu’^e l?ot)iriSon, Ksq. the Speaker of the House of Ivepre^en- lalives of Kenluck), who coneurred will) bi»n, thin 1 could not consistently, under :ny circunistanees, vote lor Gen. .iacksQii. When the same resolutions wen.* before tiie Senate, (of which Cob inrnls, l:ut who-. slaU a.cr, "im'nc ve'r i''.'’"J'' "'‘‘= '''“"A"''' L-efore bt-eu ( xbiliilcd to tl'iC public,1‘ loslifies that, “some time in the fall of J 1, cuuversing upmi ihesuhj' ct oftlic tlien pending Die-.idciilial eleciion, and fpeakinu: in reli ienceto your \eIusion 7'/iC Pries of Ignornncc.—The cclcbra'eiT Adoo Vubwpl!, who, v/cs chitT juflge ofli.'ifjdad in the reign of the ( alipli Hadce, was ?. very ren.arkable instance of trom the coolest, and to your bcjng eal-j Uiat humiliiy w’nich diMinguisbcs true led upon to decide and vote between the j wisdom. Hi.s sense of lus own dc!icun- olher candidates who might be returned j cies ofien led him to entertain duuii ,s to the Hone (d’ llepresentalives, you ' \Gu re men of less knowh'dp.e and uiup.'! dtclare'i that you eouh! not, or lhat i \\ .IS impossible I’or you ti> vme for G(.'n. J .ck^oa Hi ai y t vent.” My imjnes- sion i> th,Tt this c.Miver.'iilion took place at (,'apt. \\ t i'i.’er’s tavern, in this town, I Frankfoi t, .Ky.,J not very long b( fore \'uu wr'il on lo Congress in the f;dl pri’i I the iast Presidential election; and tliai the declaration made by you as above stateil, was elitiiled by some inlimalitui that iel! from me of my j're- fer(Miee for Gen, Jackson over ail tlie other candiilates excejit yourself.’’ So unalterably fixed was n»y resolu- tioii prior lo my t!ej';;Mure fmni Ken tucky, I have no doubt, trial in my proiiiiscuoijs and unreserVv d intercourse among my actniainlaiiees in lii:.t Si.iio, others not recollec:eii by me C' ul.i bear leslimon}- to tiie iindevialin'.; ind set tled df ti. rm 1 nation of my mind. It will be nuv; . een liial slli'f and imrin-di.ite- ly on !iiy 'I.":ival intbeCiivot Wa'ls- in'^loii, i aiilu'n d to this jnii jjo-se, arid per.'t\ere,l in il un'il it was ext'culed by the aetiu.l uepositc of my Vule in the balbfl ho;c, 1 !'o er: c (Vv tim-fd, ] (oUl'HL'C.—( eii.'^tituled as Socu ty now is, wi'M ;*s hdse notior,s of boi.ur ami lespeii.ii/iiiiy, theu; i.s more rea! (’ouragt; ne,-.«'..u‘y fi,r ti:o refii.sai than ttU'th'.' acoi pi.iijci. (>| a ('ballenij;f‘. '1 he veri'-.l poliroon may risk his lilb in a due', as he Avill };is fortune at the ga ming l.'ibh', (/!• iiis iieck in the cliase ; bill il re '..lies no snial'i poriiot) ol'Chris- lian heroisni, lo make a man ,submil to be ealh'd a coward for the (iospt I's sake. King (leor^re II. whose pers(^nal br-ive- ry is well known, was of the same o- pinion. 1 l.iving bet II informed that .i (..^pti.n in the l}riti,b arm_\, whose eonr.i-e v.'aa unuonbtrd-, bnd 'refuseda chalieiiii'o upon (iospel princi}>le.s, he lusil.ited not to pHiiiounce him the Itravf st man in bis.ser\ ice, and rewardt il bis ( hristian consistency by giving him a regiment. 'mnn4 •d landed tiroperly in the (’ou,nt\ r f S. eei+^g lately on the—oui-tiuc-ol a slatrc- ]u csiim;)lion were decided. “Ii i^i relat ed f by this jud^;e,”dShaik-hool Islam, “ i!u»t en one occasion, after a very pr- lient investigation of l\,cis, he declureil that his kiiowltil^e was not conqjctent t» (Ifcide upon ilu- case l;c!‘ore him.” “ /''ray, d(-> you expect,” s.dd a pen courtier, h ho hcaril this declaration, “ Ibal ibe Cahpa IS lo pay for your ignorance?” “I r!o noi,'* wan ibe mild reply ; the (^.liph pays nic, and, vvell, for w hat I do know ; if he \\t i\; to attenipt to pay nie for whul I do not know, the treasures of his empire wotdd noi biitVice.” ^kitJiCS of Persia, Jtii cipffor Iiofs. — ,-\mon.q; tho varitiijs poiftoiis and oihcr n>ean-i of de • ritvo\in;; these ubiioxionb anim^b. 1 ha\fl .d'.vjys t.jiind the lor.o^\!ii'’ be a most t'}^cli\e, hut simple and barnde'^f. p,lan, of rie linj; niy premises of tlu se vermin: —'I'.'ke a few fre^h corks ; ,ii;rind them down into small p:tnicles ; li y thcn» in the common way, willi a ’.iit'e bniiev, er (,»i; plarc it, while warni, at the phKC*; where the rats are pier.:y, and if possible, win 11 they may cai the tio'.e undisturbed hy any noise : h ave no WH'a'r within their reitcli, and in a lew days, noi a vei^li'^c of ihe creatures is to I)C seen. The prince and ;.fr('at men e.f Sbira/, on our approar.hin;; i'lat city (says si:* John M.ih.oini, the Hri'.isli cnvcx to I’ei • ?>!a. ,u iuadt tl u.s wiili presents of ire- crt .mi, sweeiincat's, pri'si rves, and dcli- eioi.s Irnits, that all in eamp dov\n lotbe keejjcrs of the dos^s, were l)iisied in dc- voiirin;^ lie hi'Aurii f,. A lin.i’s share was always allotled to a p,nrly of 17th dra- t^oon.s V. iii( h fnre.i-; part 'of the cicorl. I heard the.se fine blIo.\i, who wt te all r*v.:h l!ie exrej-tion ) froiu (list ussir,;.s iliey *vi :-c ealinj'their pre serves, till ir !;i’ap(^, and neetaf in'’^,, tr.e merits oi Peisiu. “ ilis a ievitl oi'a cenn- iry, says one. “It would be,'* s;dd .'i St eoi'f', “il there wi-ie more C/nl'lurit in ii.”^ “I (hin’t so much mind llio (-hristian:..” (i!j.,i>rved his coinp:mio;i, “il I could see a hoj; f.w and Ihtn, in- st( ad ol tl.('‘,c e'eriial ro( k's and vaili’.»s, a-, they cidl ii,. ni.'’ “ I'wie thou.di i'; be,” ct.ni:iHicd (’oijiora! Corra}.^an, “I would III)! f’-ivi" J h'ttlc pota^oe j,;arde’i in 1 I iahil lor a ;hi,;t n (it it, at. ! all. hai * - t .Mitains to !i.)ot,” Thi.s patriotic senti mill!, who'' :>.|)peared-to meef>vill» Ren' ei al ccnturrenccj closed th-^ di^.cu^ivr:.
The Journal (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Jan. 29, 1828, edition 1
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