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mt. ii im w ,. s j ii own w ibi 11 11 n :ii ir.i Hi in in m .ii ti ai 11 n ' ini ujim v i ' h'in iitin ' n.- m;t"i i imi hi .. . .,-,i THOJ. , tEtir.frintor forth State,) EoiTea ai PaoeaiiToa. " wwnrei i atoaai, iitiuctva( nnicu iiwkiiii 'iui w ni nui x.a o or oya imctin s t THREE DOLLARS) A TKAR-M t.Tta 4 VOL. S3, UALEIGII, If. CW WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1844 , none BnWDttETii pilw. rrE bar jt'eid freed anpil fitiM Vjf nlutb1 Medicine, which ia rscommtodod h thousand of petaon whom the have eared ofJ Uooomr)lion, innone, come, iB(iort, Pt pepue. He J Athe, in I eeie of fulln h- me back part of the Head, mmJI tfcmmptoneo A- ftouiair, JtnoJjcr, Fever ai Atot, Bilidve, 8cer let, Tjihu,ytllow, nl connnon reereef kiruh.'AMbuiM uoal, Knearaeliem, nrrooi Di eeeee. Liver eompUint, Pteartev, lawtrd Weak eee, Dep-ftioo of the pirfu, Ruptam. Tnflim-, ii o. lere Byee, rile, reiee, Uropty, SaitH Per Meeelee, (roup, tougor vviiooil Coogtn Qafc er, Cholic. Choler Morbae, Gravel, Worm), Df eatery, Deefneve, Rintinf "ojtee in the HreJ Kiof EH, Scrofale, Smipelae. or Saint Aalhe tij't Fire. Salt Rheum, Whit wellinfe, Uleerl am of thirty year tUnJiae, Cancer, Tamori Swelled Feet tad Leee," Pilea, Coitivenev! trupiion oi mi earn, rrigbtiul Dream. Femah CamplamU of aveij kind, oeperiatly obtraclion ralaiatione, Ac. . ' - - 'i AIo, Brandreth a Liniment, for aorea. nrtlini! wound, ke., tat SS aent a bottle. There are A 4 lnU for teluoc the abo in every Count ia the mate, . , ,. VflLU PECK. Agent. Raleigh, May 14 1844. & 20 11m TH RALEIGH STAR. . r" 8abcriptiont S dollar a year, in advance. Advertiaement, 1 dollar for every 18 linear for l)r firat tnaettion; and S3 cent for each labeeqoeni iawrtion. A deduction of S3 1-3 per cent, oned frrtieementa by the yean Judicial advertiaemtnt . it -t, . . .. ta iy r mnv. org ner , ; Dr. R. Bt HAYWOOD Offer hi Profeional cervicea to the oitizen of Rsleigtr, and yicin- it jr.. . Umee next.aoot, north oL in Episcopal Charch. June I8; iM4T' 6-6w, - mANAWAT from the abcribra the S7thof iii December , 1 843, my negr boy GLASGOW, boot twenty year of agt of bright yellow, about fit feet high, ha bad th whit ewelling on hi WUg and thigh, which caoie him to be very -much kneckneed. : He had on when l e left a pbr pljncoat and panlaloona, I will give the bove revard for the apprehension or confinement f mid boy in jail o that I can get him and all BNeaaary expense paid. J-S-.: Addt., . . - .V-W-'-' J NATHANIEL WALLER ' np of Read P.t;'GUhvni CoOriiifrN'.U. May 14. 1844 - t3-5m. WHIG CANDIDATES FOR-THE LEG IS- :.: LATORR.. Beaufort Tot Senate). Joshua Tayloe; for Common, Edward Stanly and Frederick GiUt. Granville Tot the Senate, John Bullock; for V Ooiuinon, 'Dr.' AAner Tnr. tHJTJmnei T. Liulejohn and William Amie- Randolph For th Senate, Hem B. Eliott; for the Common, Alfred Brower and Julia & Lacb. . . , ". ' ,Bnyan and uwi' Nathaniel Boyden, Sen ateFor the Common, John B. Lord and Alex ander Holdhouer. ' ' (Won Robert T. Paini". Ckatktm For the Senate, VVm. Albright For th Common, J- H. Haoghtoo, J. 8. Guihti and Daniel Hackney. ' Perquimoni atd aooTon A W illitm' B 8heprd, Senate. . ' Croren For the Senate. Sal -For the Senate. Samnnl W rhailwiclr ToTvommon, vnjKiBi Tf Washington, ajid Fran- cia J Prcntisa. Wakt For Senate, Charm Manly. . For th Commons, Samuel, P Noma, t'harle L Hinton Henry W Miller. Th Democratic candidate in thi eoonty are, for the Senate, George W Thomp son; for the Commons, James B Maogum,. Gaston H Wilder, and James B 8heparX The candidates for the SheriUelty are, J'ame Edwarda, Allen Rog r,Jr, Henry H Harri, Johrutm For the Senate, Ransom Sandent For the Commons, John McLeod and Jesse Adam. Northampton Cbuny. John M Moody for the Senate. Alfied A Barnes bnd John B O- iom. Commons. j - ' . BcrfU. Lewi Thompson for the Senate. Uwia Bond and W W Cherry for the Com mon. ' .. - GuiViird.fo, lb Senate. t for the Common, NaihanHunt, Edmnnd W Og- rn, and Joel McL-eaii, T--- - 5rjr. Messrs. )ss B Dodge, Alfred W Martin, and Jos Haynes, for the Commons. Carerc. haso - jl Wlon, - for' Senate, (14lh' iDiat. ar.' Cadmi mmA .nJ n!J W Whiuhoiii for th Common. V Gref eiFor th Cemmoot; James Harper. Crew fj- loiofrwWalter Durm,Jr. Seoat, O-aiifewtfagk Waddle, 8, Gile.MbaM, Ja B UathrjCbley F Faaeett and K. Pratt, C, CAetoaa mud Gala Augustus Moor Sot th ente. . iratlunzt, apK ianBijfiBBatBaaBj -D. C. Guvther. for the Common. Halifax For tlU a T., v ii,- C ommon, B F Moore, 8 If Gee. h k believed tb wiM hav a tegular nspposiart. For SheHff W W Brlohen.-.---- w Htndtnm, Bimetmb and rt,.,.,v w w.l. a,amtWilMw ullrjM,. 4 Mraifrrseaj.Joha CJajtee tc rh CammZ Jf.fc-M Waiter forth Com moaa. " MMtw-Fer the Cmmoa. Thomas WIU P,-'M.ror M Coamoaj, i. C B. Eh f lUmFotha Betes. George Cenaartle rVvke Common, DeW 8,r , M,"-'Jair,-r0f u.. Semee; Dr. y McJatwH-Forth. 9Mte, Berg, Jltwip-Jol. Threi Common. oVWlln C. Crdr Common MrlWI anrf rrXfieni- B,,rl,, mf ToJ ' Jfntierftrf-A, Jeff rvon lor .s, 1 Col. Wa, E. Mill .l oliver UiVt (or Com. s Ctiurru, Tk L Bobioeo and Geo. Bar. ia for- Common. ' lnrtiMm.StntrSr. Harjm'"; Cemmoli an . i- "7... . hk Piackaiai and Chi.' Bwaiatll. JW. Mfiem f(f-Michael Fraa- jfWrJbe Senate. Valr$ Dr Rufu K. Speed1, for the Comnena Stolet Th VrBij bominationt are, for lh Seoalc, Pr. William withers; fr tho common. J, F. Poindcxter, Dr. William Walker and John, Blackburn. The Democratic nominationa are, for. lh eptc, John Ricke; fur "Coni'mon, Jacob fthuris, William Mitchell and Waahington" Paine For 8hrlflT, talalhiel Stone and GWeoq E. Hill the former Whig, the latter Democratic. f Jrrforrf-lRichTd O. Colrper, for the Senate and Jaeo Sharp, for the Commons. .rjteoewM Heinaid Tolk and Dantel A Oraham for the Conuxw; . Jono William Foy, for the Common' Speech of the IIn. John White, of I Kentucky, in defence of Mr., Clay, .. UPON THE CHARGE OF "BARGAIN AND SALE1 Delivered in the House of Representatives, United States April 23, 1 844. t . Th House, be'wff in"CoramiUee f the Whole on the Tariff bill, Mr. Hopkins, of Vircmia. in the uhair. Air. .iVbtte said, tf, on the . present ocra sion.iie should deviate from his uniform practice of confining himself strictly to the subject matter under debate, and occupy the attention of the - Committee upon other tonics, instead of the merits of the bill under consideration, he hoped he' would be ezcu sed referring, as an apology therefor, to tha course of debate upon several preriou bills, on which political- speeches had been made by gentlemen , on the other side of the House and be having once or twice obtain ed the floor in reply to , the m, but having as olteK yreWed"ir 1ctr6m:motlate-iolhers,, tnd deferred his privilege' frorn; trme to 'lhwfhe how felt called upon, by an imperative sense of publio duty, to engage in this dabale. The extraordinary course ofgentlemer. on the other side, and the repeated assaults. and slanders utfered; in detiate on this floor, and libels published over the signature ' of mem bers of this body against a distinguished citizen of his own State, left him no alterna tive. i.-'W -UJ, lie was not one of those who denied the privilege or propriety f fair and just criticism ; upon the political princi ple and services of public men. . In his judgment, ' no higher duty devolved on a member of Uoneresa than, upon fit occasions to discuss the public conduct and character or aspirants to tne Presidency of the nation, of men looking to the highest stations in this great Republic. At the same time he was one of those, who, neither 'here or else where, would at any time assail the private reputation of any public man, to secure any party or political advantage.- He cherished and honored the sentiment of the noble Span men m sanu tneir puunc vifiueron tfrasi He was not of those who, after the example of the boasting Pharisee, "thanked his God i he wss better than other men." He eon- tented himself to prefer the character of the humble Publican, whose constant and fer vent prayer wasr "Lord be mercifal to me a a sinner!" .- He said he had been . nauseated with the exhibitions of mock morality and religion on this floor. Day after . day, he hadbeeu compelled to listen to tirades of defamation upon the greatest and best men of the ago ottered by canting hypocrite r w luted sepulchers interlarding self-Dralse and glorificatior. sickening to the heart of evety generous and patriouc man. . It has been truly said by an able divine, "were the faults of the best man that Jives written upon his forehead, he would not dare show himself jn society." AV ere the sins of the purest man in this body- among those who nave dealt most lavishly in. thier 'slanders upon food men's names, writ'en tmon his orAaJ, Ir." W. said,, he doubted not it wou W be as blaek as Lucifer, lie abhorred and despised tnhypocritp who "stole the livery of the Court of Heaven, to servejhe Dfyil in... Of all .the reprobates, none see med maturer for the flames of Hell-' He regretted the necessity, of these remark. The conduct' of others compe.lIed them.. It wu no part of his nature to assail any one. His purpose in addressing the committee was' not to' attack but to defend. It was not his ambition Id fill the character of a ThettUtt at' any time. ' It was not his pur- nubhc, cooduct, even, of any man in this House, or but Of it, except so far as if may be iqdispensably necessary ftf the defence of the great v nig leader, be a time when he might fed himself baited . aai-rver iiiere snniiin ation to "carry the war into Afriea. J was. Jiuii jhe time; allhouh provocation had been heaped - upon JpToocatjoa.- Without spy spirit of idle boasting, he told Ills politi cal opponents 'that he considered them a doomed party. ' Feelings to, feeling ' that jroo, " air, fsai J Mr. W., addressing the ChaitmanJ that the party advocating the principles yon advocate, "are doomed, it is hi no vindictive ' spirit that! ' maker the re marks lam about to address to the commit tee.' Th adsge. "He whont the Lord intends to destroy, he first makes mid," was never more forcibly; illustrated than by you ttiid 'govt" party.- Go back, said Mr. Wn to the ptfning of tbU CoogreMv iopk opon your Journal; tee what you hart dorje. (io trace the) deeacraUon of that inatrurnent, vhirh th Conatitution of your .country that you olemn!y iworn you would tupport) requires to ba kept aoreU go and eonteiDnlato the Jeetructiv anirit of nulltA- tution in that act; io and read the record of a law of (he. land,' enacted in confota-iiy with all (he requirement of the Comtitution troildeqt , under foot by an fttbitiary and null e act of a majority of thi body. . Go retd yoaf . doom in your conduct on the repeal, and in the manner of the repeal, of I that mnat just and beneficent act passed for the distribution rf the proceed of the public land. Go read it in your bill, repotted by your Committee of Vays and. Mean, for the restoralittD of that odious, monarchical, condemned, foor times condemned, sub Treasury measure. .Then 'come, said he, atsij.'read your fate in this monster now un der consideration before this committee, whioh you ofler as substitute for the Tar iff set of 1842, 'hose benefirial influences the wholo people and feel in the restor ed eredit, public-ami prisale, the revived trde, and confirmed prosperilv bfihe coon- tfy. All these acts "are your ' political wmamg tltect. You have prepared ,tnem fbr yourselves, and the American people are ready , by an overu helmiri J" Toieei to pro nounce your doom, Mr. W. eaicT, wlihouLdetainuta the com mittee any longer with prelimiriary remarks, lie would proceed to notice the charges of bargain and sale revived against the diadn guished tea der ' ofThT" Whir-partrr-lTrthe rxecution of this task, it became bis painful outy to couce a letter 01 his colleagne. f Mr. uoyd.) It wasjhe fii'st time in his service on this flaor4ihnt it had fallen to his lot lobe engageil in political . argument or colusiofi With any of his cofleagues. ' Piotlirng could l. - I - T, . . uo uifire uiipmusjui io nim. r lie now ssked the attention of his eoneajue, the uirairman ot tne Committee, (Mr- Hop' kins,) and of his colleague, (Mr. Coles,) whilst be read a document to which their name were Attached. Mr;- VV. thew-"md akorfwTi hi colleague, Mr. llod. to Messrs.- Hop kins and Coles, of Virginia.) published in the ; Richmond Enquirer, reViTinp ilhe charge 6f bargain and sale, between Mr. Ct&T and Mr- Adams, growing oat 6f the f residential election of 1824. J He wished the calm -attention "of These gentlemen and the committee, whilst he examined into and exposed the infamy of this foul libel. lie would ear a word ss to itie time antf clrcnmstances of writing that letter. It was written and published, and that loo, be it ftmrmtered,bf m Kentuekiail when it was Known-that the distinguished man on whom it bore was on the borders 01 gn axiroining tate, travelling as a private fcititen, nd was W pass into the "Old Do mmmn. wtthin a rewdsys st a time whn it would naturally be shpposed that all ma lignity and ascerbky of partr feelirr would be laid aside, and that all the hospitalities of nis nanve vate would b extended to him without distinction of party just at that particular 'rnoment his colleague and his partners had chosen to revive, revamfl. and leptiDiisn tins oiu ana ejukvJedxfc. rgrrMe:i 1 Mr.' W, ssid, he would now t roeeed to tne consideration 01 tms charge of "bargain and sale." He would not stop fo demand proof, a he might do, or take judgment by default, against the accusers, and of acquittal for the accused? but he would, assume to prove a negative Ihe most difficult of all things to do; yet, he flattered himself in this instance he could do it most successful ly;- and he would do it, not simply from the declarations of Mr. Clay, and those connected with him in the imputed guilt. out ut ot the mouths of his enemies he would refute, this base slander. In order to a proper understanding of the ease, and an intelligible application of the proof, it I ne eessary to begin with the origin of th chsrge, and trace its . history down to th document, now, thesubjeet of my remarks. The following is the first responsible publi cation of the charge. . , ; - "A CAUD-Georgo Kremery-of the House of Representatives, tenders his ret pectstothe Hon. H. Clay," and informs him, tliat by reference to the Editor of the Columbian Observer, he may ascertain the name of the writer of a letter of the 28th ultimo, which it seems hs afforded so much eoncero to H. Cly. In the mean time, Geo. Kremer ho'ds himself ready to prove, to the satisfaction -of unprejudiced minds, e nough 4o satisfy them of the tewuraey or the statement which are contained ' in that let ter, to thsT extent that they- conoei the course and - conduct -of "H. Clsr." Be- wiu not tear ts -cry-aloud and sosre not.' when their rights and privilege ate at stake."- -,s -. w . r- ?;-. -v I. Mr.' W. then read an extract from ItTa proceeding of th lious of Represenla iites, February, ; 1829 follow! - "After th usual business of the morning sf transreted. the'SpeskerfJMr. Clay rose from hi place ml requested the induf genC of the ' House for a few moments whilst ha asked its attention to a subject in which he felt hlihsclfoVeply concerned. ' A note had. appeared this morning fn the Na tional Intelligencer, andef 'the name and whlithf authotity; ss he presumed, of s membetof ttiiar' fjfouse ' from Pennsylvania, (Mr." Kremer.T which sdopted ss jtisown a previous letter, published m another, print, containing serirms and injurious Imputations gainst him, and which the sothor avowed - -z:. ,,. 7-:, " hifLeadinesaTrto BroveAeseehatgei implicated his conduct in regard o ilje pen diru. Presidential election; and the respects bility of the station which the member holds, who thus openly prefers . them, and that of lite people whom lie rcprescuU, enllltei thym to your cmisideralion. It might, in dfced. be woilhy of eonsideraionr wjjeiher tue-chsrsctcr and dignity "of te' House It solf did not require a . fall jpYesiigstton of them, and an impartial decision on theii truth. For it they were true sf he were capable and base e nought to betra the soItJ fldi-d to him ;f, yielding to personal views and considerations, he could, cotnpromit the highest interests of his iisountry, the House would be scainUaliied by his continuing to occupy the chair with which he hsd bAen io long honored in presiding at its deli'-'ions snd he merited insuneousefpulston. With- exit, nowever, presuming 10 inuicnio wiim the House might conceive tt ought to do, 00 account of it own purity and honor, he ho ped he tnouia be allowed respectfully to solicit, in behalf of himself, an tnqniry into the truth of the" charges to which he referred I standing 1rf the relation to the House which both the member Irom Pennsylvania, ana himself did,' it appeared te) him here was the proper place to Institute the inquiry, in order that, if. guilty, here th proper punish lent rnight be applied; and if innocent, here his character and" conduct might be vindi cated-... He anxiously hoped, therefore, that the House would be pleased to direct an ihvtstigaston t6be"msde Into thetruth of the harires."" -'EmaniitlneTfbm did, litis was the only notice which he could taklof them.' If the House should, think propor to rai!e a committee,Tie ftusFetl'somr? other than the - ordinary wode nursaea by I the roles and the practice of tne House, would be adopted to appoint' the 'commit tee "; ' - ' ' ' " On the ' conclusion of his address, the Speaker left the Chair," which-was taken by Mr. Taylor; : ,c . "Mr, Forsyth, (of Georgia.) then moved that the communication, widen had been frtered'on the-Xoumalstthat-. a select. com. mittee be appointed to investigate the bus iness, and that that, committee be chosen by ballot. - . -; ' T ' "Mr. Kremer, (o( PennsylvsniaJ rose to express hi entire acqnietcenca- in - the course taken try the Speaker. H . waa not disposed to shrink from the eohseqnence of his communications.. ' He-wished the inqui ry to ba madetaad ha was prepared o meet it, let the stroke lall where Umay," : Mr. W. then read from the proceedings of the House of Representatives, February 7 1825. -i. . y , "A committee of seven - was chosen, by ballot, on the appeal of Ihe Speaker, (Mr, Clay,) 40 the House, it consists ol r. IV Harbour, of Vigrtnis, Air. Web. ster, of Massachusetts. Mr. AleClary, of Delaware, Mr. Taylor, of New Yerk.Mr. Forsyti, of Georgia, -Mr. Saunders,, of N, Carolina, Mr. Rankin of Mississippi. , .... "On the Qth of February, 1825, Mr. P. r, Harbour, . from the select comraittee, made the following report, which was laid relerred ofthi first meetine, with a view to execute the du ty imposed upon them by the . House, they directed their chairman to address a letter to the Hon. George Kremer, informitighim that they would be ready, at a particular time thereiu stated, to receive any evidence or explanation lie might nave to oner, touch ing the chatges relerred to in the eommuni: cation of the (Speaker of the 3d instant. Their chairman, in conformity . with, thft instruction, did address such a loiter to Mr. Krerner. who replied that Be would make a cdmmunicattao, to the commute. Aecor ly he did send to them a communication which accompanies this: report, marked A. in which he declines to appear before them, fur either of the put poses mentioned in their letter, 'sTIcging that he could not do so, without appearing either as an accuser, or as a witness; both of which he protests against In this posture of (he .case, the. committee can take no further steps. Theyare aware it is competent for the Housed invest thein with powers to send for person snd papers, and by that means to' enable them to make art invesiigition. "WhicTrmig neeesssry; and if they knew any Tesson for such lnvestigatiort, they Weuid luvd' asked to be clothed with the proper power"; but not having, themselves,' any such knowledge, they have felt it to be their only-7 duty to lay before the tIone the commuication which they have received." ' " i - TfrTsldlnltt-'it; appears ifiaVaTW moment th charge was made, Mr. Clsy demanded and. challenged sn investigation. Consciou ,of his inuoeence he. sought to show to the world he was guiltiest.. Th record I h'sve reitf speak for itself, it need .no.edrnrnerjt jYom m; w-" s - TalfVriaid with other testimony bearing npon ih sub ject. And th first witness he would in K3 MXnaJh labia and ordered to be Diintedi , - vnnr rnnntv. Rut th infnrinnr mnor, I eclly into the representation of an attar k lie seTettmffitfl the communication of the. Speaker isame thmc toMtv 'Etoit-mi 'atom -mS hit I again fay, thai i im .most thorouchM t 3d instant, 'report: That,. upon the political friend, is wholly erroneous: for. convinced .that you wera most untruihC troduce should ba the veteran dior of the Richmond Enquirer, (Thomas , Ritchie, Esq.),,-.,,.. , . ; , , From the Richmond Enquirer of Fb. 10,1823. "A to the other question, npon which we publish this day such copious debate, we do not hesitate tossy that Mr. Clay hss met the charge as a man ought 'to meet it. His fearless promptitude n open defiance sre th urest Indicatirns of, his innocent This, combined whh avowali -fro bldioat ." .S -1 V r ", t-v B;... ,i iteM; 1-!, all qtmrirrs.of the' House, mrl the uniform l inlormation m the last letters from that tvp ear leave no doubt of the result of rite inves tigation, nor does Mt. Krcmef shrink, but we suspset be willweli to escape ty a sort of spchtlSeaflng ha thrown into his amendment. '' Be- h a it may, the inquiry is begun and it ought to br prosecnted with energy; Ihe whole mat ter hmild be probed to the bottom J no loop, hole ought M be left to hang a tuigle doubt on, for in limes - like ' these the people will expecUhPtr Rtpresentativet not only to be chaste,1 but free from "alt suspicion. Mr.' Clay i innocent of this charge. Wear fully prepared to see the Committee acquit him of thi imputation of bartering hht vote for an office." v .. .r . . Me. Ritchr continued Mr. ;V;, with U these fsrtrilf&re bim, protiottnCe "Mr." Vlayrnioe rmt 'of this eharge.'" And rr U at this late day, with ffccunHiLted evidence of his innocence, with a full knowledge of all the facta of the esse, Mr Ritchie repeats and reitera'e this branded libel. How condemned must -he stand before the cjvjli ed world,- Na'tUi Poet ha, well Jjd "Wha ctea's my purse, steal trash and It thmg, nothing ; Twa wine, 'Ua his, and ha Wn stav to tbiMK and; But, he mat filchei Irom m my good name, Uob a of that which not enriehc aim, Animsaeame poor iadeeJ." - Yes, Mr. f'hairman, said Mr. w., the robber of character is the t llrli iTiirf thai lives. no nas not tne npoiogy 01 tne our glar, fit may hare a starving wile and chil dren spneiding to firm for bread. "' Weil aniT truly ,Mr. Crlatrmanriias'tuT eloquent poet expressed it, when he sayi -Slaader.ib foulut wbe'p of n . Tho man in Wham lhpjritnlra,js aadoa. Hie tongue is set en Are of Hll, bi heart i black asDeauV n --r i Mr. AY ..said lie would forbear any com ment of his own upon th conduolof this ve teran witness. He delivered htm over to th cnawines of a ruiUy conscience, and llie pun ishment of "a lust Gttdt -who has said" ..- vsngence is miue, anu a .win surety re pay.' jle would now call tb attention- of the committee to letter written by the Hon. Thomas H. Dbsttok: j1 : i i ., r: wsHiNcrrOT,DeceTnber 71827 "Sir tToitr letter of the 19th ultimo, eoy enng the Iexinf ton Virginia Intelligencei of that data, ha been duly received, and in answer tV the ihuufrie vou out w rrie. 1 have W State that the article1 to which4 you invite my tteotki If sobstsrulallf ,ttot ttf ' bally, correct, so lar as if represent me a saying that I was Inlermed by Mr, -UtAV, in the lore pari of December, 1824, that he inienddtO'ot'for"Mrr-Adamf"-There is no mistake in tho date, as a yisil which I Mad toyour part of Virginia about "that time enable me to fix it with eertatnty. I left Washington, on that visit, about th 15th of December,' and had received the information of -Mr Clat before I lit oat, and told it, while absent, in lb family of my lather-in law, Colonel .McDowell or basing no aaihorjty from Slr CbAr to pro rn ulgat bis intention, I only I poke f thm in the bosnm of a private family at two bun- dred, milef (liatane -from; -Waahington Since that period, and ospeeiayy during the present summer. I hav. . on sercml oc casions, and sometime in th presencof peitucal opponents, wnsu the course oleen yersationi led te to it, mentioned -what I knew of Mr. Ciay s early tatettion to vote foi Mr, Adams;, and in .tin way I cam to speak of it sgsin, Dome, two ok thrr week ince, u (he house of my fsthef-in-law, where I hsd first,, spoke of it near , three years ago, and whence, witK some addi- tious bud variations,, Witliout tho privity of any one present at. in con vers alio rr, tt du creil ; into the -paper , which jbh hav sent me.' No" one ever naked my leave to pub-' listi what I- said; it any one had, th au thors of the publics .ion in,' the Lexington Mper might - have been spared an office which 'miist have been inetpreesibl painful to their honorabii feeling, as I should not hsve reumed to the sdministratjon -any tes timony in my'-iavlor to pt-e, rtotwittrsland imrthe eharucter of the wair which the great body of their fprcesare carrying on against :,: !".' ''Your. respectfully, ' '4, THOMAS II. BENTON." t . This. letter ai J Mr. W' not only pro- eTma,:rTWe been tnade? ojioof Mr. ? Ciat' bitterest enemies, (who was no' eye witness Id "the whole transaction,) " 'eonsiderad'a tiirrf Innff- rent of the charge But1t established art Ather Impnrtuht facf. -Thst, tometime be fore the Presidential election esme off in th IIou, Mr. Ctiv disclosed his pur- bo M vot fof "Mff'Adama.j; Mff tlY had disclosed thi determlnauort o 'Mr, Crittendon. and many other in -Kentuekv. iit th fall, before he left" home, iml long befbr Congress eonveoeo -Ha had ho se crets, no disguise, in all hi eonvenatiorrs opon this kubjeet. 8 " ! Mr. W., now. would offer th testimony of another political opponent. Hfresdsn extract frohi letter written br th Hon. Jauics BccHASan, dalsxl Aegust 8, 1827i : jfs?'I Called Bpoti1 General Jackson on th occasion. which 1 hare. mniionei, toltv rly I" - K m - ' ' I rf at P ' -t -n . V. -j ) Hi .sal ' Wrt. a his frieqd, njioti my own intlmdoaf resi potability , iml nut as tne icaiit of Mr. Olat or sriy olher persnA ' -1 ne, havef ... been the political friend i.f Mr. Cly, sirtr he becsm a candidate ftirllTeofhV of Pre -l Went,- as yoii very wHI know'. TT ar'd 1 ss w' -General Jackson's tetter toSfr Be y'srlfy' of the 5th ultimo, and at the same timw Was Informed by a letter from:tneEdiior of lh United Slates Te'egrsph, that f l - person- to hora be alluded," lh "eonee p- lion yrvrf-onc entered mj? minsTthat hV berieveif me lo have been the agent of Mr. utay and Ins Iru nd . or that 1 imended b propose term? of any kind fm ' them, or that . no could hay; supposed me, capable- of ex-1 pressing n Opinion tH: it y ss right tov fiht such irttrigures with their own wCap-. on. . . . f liadrno aeuiority from" Nff. C1ay,"o hJa . friends to pronoo any icrmi to Genml" Jackson in relation to their yntesi NOR DIP I EVER MAKE ANT SUCH PRO- POSITION; and I trut I odd be M in capable of becoming a messenger upon iurh, an occasion, a it was known General lack. . n .wonhl. be" tO;.iievuchm'c It win ne reioilected (said Mr; V .J Wist litis was the witness with whom- this fouf chaigo of s'andcr tid tlrfumation had tt origin,'' Gen. Jacktoq 'had repeated th slander on me testimony . of Mr. Buchtnao, and ftom hlm this individual, psrternev. . r oily,! had r,eeeieil. 'tho charge, which he?, ''iX bad.TAade.tiDlie.Xartei' iitnetiail been i an n enemy of Mfcaa'y; had KvfddnjfyiTnu'jjrno come to his sen-' sear.- t'efor hi deaihoIlhtgh"tie nact5", rr slept over his charge for years, p1isp"in ' " view of (he grave, ha had been promptetl to.--. -award fustice toan injured and innocent rasnf -7 7 he had come out with nis Onqnalified denial aniLjerulatjpnpr JLhsrge..And fali;" - '.' -Mr W, addressing- the chairman J I pre- ; ' v diet that,- befuro you and some other ger tie-, -v - men, sl)aU..liavo' descended to 'the' omb-- f fJ when 'the yjolenco of paity feeling hslt1, , -hay had time lo subside,, and party blind ! hall have faljen from yonr eye and jth-' i eyea ' of others; and "all ! those preiudi ? ,IS9JWJWB det.th humaajnlndand lead ta fls , U -1..-: 1 t " .i- .1 " rr: ciuaiuiiB auaii iiavv peeu uissipaieo--- ? you and ..other will write, decla .Q? '., $ tho innocence , of thiJ, mn.: ttair , I what thi dying man aid,, Mr.'V,;' M 1 " T -' t from ' a letteofJDarie Baverl toM ' ..'It wi b no doubt matter of som '. ton ishment tb ybd in receiving from to "Jt;;! v j preDtddr! I will not profac Mivf :iy&J: ' ! any kind of apology," because, In doing it1i': -X .; '; ' I justify ttty mind iu the dhichaffo' of an Ky-. ofconseiencej and a duty that I feel th t-' most pleasure $11 Doffor wg'tVV. 1 "Although tho limeys quite far gonV3ne . : ! I became very Innocently," tnstruraeolal in t . circulating throughout he eoontry. yery I great atlack on your character and yirtuen! V v. ! a gentleman, audlfcerla'mly very heavy . ! one si a publio man, .1 fcel exceedingly de- - sipus o relievo youas (sr as I can, from? . ; the sLmder;nd my own 'eeRne front that ' f Revett Vepmpunetton -that it within mo. onf '' having been, though Iietther directly, y out;. 4 'x C i l.witH, bv,nij., .. .ji,uia.uvii fully, and,, therefore, '.untiUy .treated: fir I have iiver seen, any oyidenco to ubttan- liato'at all the charge. , ' ! -1.: - CARTER BEYER lY'!Zl. ; Kow3f w eonlfnued.) wlijlo Uiis ol cbarg M slander been so fully refuted by. tjie estiiuony of hf Very f neipie" of Mr. Clay, they found, it revjved, not only in the Richmoad paper, but h everv pancr in - thi , DisUict claiming iu ta Democratic or otCcinl.' Mr. Ritcha hail ' rm.atji1 charge, & ihe Presidential ortran here. "Tho -Madisoniao,1 !had copied itwithoul an . unuuigui,! Si IIIO l(a 1118 WOKII,, rme. oh. Kini taklns- from lint Writ this expression to pervert it to th sanction ing -of. this .most Infamou ami uufounuW---UHel. Uow, what hadrthis manV the prer ent Exeeirtiv:, Tinder ithos ye liij tin Jety :T wnose.nsna mis cnarge. was now- being re peated, aid in. otJier,daya, when. hp hfc7 ome litllejegard tv truth ind julticut Mrv v . reau irom. a letter 01 Mt I vlcr or tliti Hth Fcbruaiy482r ss fulldw. , nMvt d'vortint to thai letter. I ahnll tent myself with Uting it tnbstntioa; but it ' Mr. Clsy shall se cause, to ffrttifv tho an- - petites of newspaper editors, h is ( liber ty to publish it.;. I hill have ho eausa' In . - ompfaln of it. ' It ts, theh. porfecUy true that I nrto to Mr.- Clay In tho pring of 185. ili is alrin!thst I approved of hiCZ. eofiwewTfifftttt -dtMfMtlto&inLt eleci lion, and eoricdmf with hirn most emphat Ically in (h resoft of his vote. 'It is erftn 1 -I o; that I esteemed Mr. Adam a deelfei oodly' better "qticlified Ibr th PreskVacy th n Oe'n. Jscksorl. and that f would hsvO 4 tnlefl fof him 'Ifio? Mr. Crawford' cbanei !!? I ofrocceorwM fw.:f''tnlalff".t?rs; wrot to Mr? Clsy in terms of perfect frank- J tics. '. ,.., Is 1t becsuseT do not bellev tlenrf Clay, - X along with tho western delegation who sided with him.'lo hsver been bonghl and -sold, for whicfiifruiltvi-lie and thd.: ;. serve to b gibbeied, lhat 1 am therefor ! J bobnd support n administration which, msf oppose 3 tny convictions of proper . HicC,'--:'-'---" 'If--' ftowhe askeu fiis'5 crttlesgue; a Vra4 uHJ fair man.'whilst he wat permitting arbleJ statement of the testimony take-t 4 -4 .-i.t.-..i...S. I VI -
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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