Public Leger, Volume 4, Number 12, Richmond, Wayne County, 18 August 1827 — Page 1

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RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1327.

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Hj n i : sv tit.day ly transaction, has arison from no agency or

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procurement ot mine; and (hat Mr. Clay, in (act, has himself held the matter up to public gaze. In doma this he should have

Ti it quoted what I had written accurately and , - tv :.: s I!l,aiKr-' rJ J! fairly. If then, the text and his commen-

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Mr. Beverly, is this: That,, in January,

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between myself and a member of congress of high rpspectablity. The conclusions and inferrences from that conversation the time manner and all the circum'tarce? satisfied my mind that it was not unauthorised ; so 1 have thought and so I still think; and yet I again repeat, that in this supposition I may have possiblv done

: Mr. Clay injustice If he shall be able to

j sustain the averment3 he has made, rr.J (acquit himself of any participation an .3 agency in the matter, I beg leave to cssure him th

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Si::;:'i:,UiU - tbejHrvehe had been informed by the Ij h;4Ve no desire that the character of my : trienJiol Mr. Uay, that the friends ol IWr. !' countrv, through the acts of a prominent

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h-, hu:: rVf, ;: )ng if Mr. Clay and his Inends tvould unite n putafion for t!ie honor of lhat cou:;ry I T:;' yunZ i aid ,c'f l,,r!Ii,,ecction of Mrl ';,m? 5r- ! should greally prefer that any inferrence vuuii, uU'uk,;1- Secretary of State; that j i have made may turnout tobe ill foun-

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I,' .t'.t",- 1T'"-V "i.h.!.-ntial tri.-r.ii? to say, ll.nl mcascj;oi;l , !u.r f,,,In Mr- GenrJ,e Krcmcr, in I , .ve v, , at... but .... l. I.,;, tttl5 ,.l..c,o.l lr. al,t, Mr. M:m Slmll !: Jiimrv. , ., lS " was 6cl' on . -s u 11 - ' 01 UjC i; nr.! 1 fintiiiiu H Serretnrr ,f Slate, hv a ! . ' r .1. 1. r

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! ?i si sau ait'i... ,. tiiCy would put an end to the Pi evidential Qn memorable occasion, of guilt i w,tn a zea corresponding with the necesk ':s 10 u'-ifi,J' :u x '' coi If st in one hour: and he uas of oninicn 1 .ntni-.t nn nn hmul .r.a itlnn.'nfP main, j ity ft) the occasion, that the prospects pre-

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V t it is obvious that the irdluence he possessed, would have been amply sufficient to produce a different result, had Mr. Clay .'been at r.Il desirous that a diff-r-nt one choulj Lvo been produced. The resolution ccr.lr.i:i?d strong imputations, an:) sertcus charges Mr. Clay and his friends vrero both implicated. Can it be presumed, under such a state of genera! esciterr.t, that if r.lr. Clay desired it, ho could net have found present as d at hand some frier.d to a;!: in his behalf, that the resolutions should be adopted and full powers extended to the committee! And moreover, can it be thought, that such an indulgence if desired by Mr. Clay, or an of his friends, could have been denied? And yet, it was denied, inasmuch as the resolution was rejected, and the power asked for refused to the committee. A solicitued to fird "a specific accusation, by a responsible accuser," could not have

! been so seriously entertained then, as it is

earnestly esf.rcssed now, or else so excellent an opportunity being aff rded to encounter both, both could not luve been so carelessly regarded so contemned, and so thrown away. A controversy with me can no more disclose or render apparent Mr. Clay's innocence, than couid the controversy placed within his rech two and a half vears ago; and vet while the one

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! their t.u 11 v capons." ! i T hU tii-c .lej-uie was mru!e nv t!r. J : ; '! V. :c): -.a.-. t:)cni!cr f Co? rcs-, frc-rn I s.;.- i anh, a 'n t!i in.'.n c l il.e f.r?l re- ! -p; ct ii at d inttHiucnce. Ti e ( vei it i; ; ' he;..e, he had njir.uitifated. -1: hstant iala,t!e --;irM! pi(.r.;i!it-:i to M-j r K.ifOf, 1 -I ' . : ; ti S- nafe, u:!i a .! f -1 1 : w ...i.!v 1. ..-J thai i -h.ai'.d on.-, !!,'::;;::. rvith m.1. and a? c: l:;:n :ny lew ; ;. uli . it j' t. T..U he il- t.lift.li vl'iM L.'. i -in 4 t.. Mr. Buchanan that !;, a i ueil a-, l.iuH'1!!, could ( o:ier-': u ;t!i me, j and '..carl..iii n:V opie.ijn on ti.r niatter; j

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f r tuf tapitjl, that Mr. Ivichanan came Io i i r ir' and when the conversation I have st.il-.'d t. k place. Tfie answer re Mirrn'd, ha already been uhli:hc:d, and : t.( (:! j;;it I)-: !. ! r t ated. j 'l'n he !f'U-nppioached by a gentleman -f Mr. Hu Lanai:' high chaiattc-r and! staiK.-!i:g, NMtli ''-it apology j i tit led at tla t u e fr u! at he s ala-Ut ta .rcnaik to!

tain cd on the other, Mr. M'DutFe, it will

he rer. i!ected, SMlun'Kted for consideration to the ILane of Hproifentatives, as matter oi irn-t : urtion In tla committee, the foilowi .oltiticii; uThat the -aid Committee he i'sti in ted to inquire whethcrthe friends id Mr. Clay fiave hinted that they would ti jlit f rll-o-e u ie would pay best, or any

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wore -..id to hav h'.-e n nvidf hv the triends of Adair..- to the friends of Mr. Clay, otlerIol; him tiie appointment ef Secretary of ilate for !iia aid to elect Mr. Adams; and whether the friend? of Mi. Cay gave this information to ih friends of Jack-on, and hint d that, if his friends would ofl'er the -arne price they would clofe with them; and whether iienrv Clay has transferred,

reo!v d to transfer his interest to John

Q. Adams; and whether it was said and btIit ved, liint, a consideration for his ah indonai'jnt of duty to liis constituents, Clay was to be appointed Secretary of S.ate, and thit the ?aid committee be au dioriM.d to send for persons and papeis,and totixnpfl the persons so sent lor to anMVf r upon oath."' N.nv here is a resolution, officially submitted, covering more than the ground of my communication to Mr. Beverly; and

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to that moment, h on on familiar and ,! vcf Mr. Clay at this late period, professes ;; fri. nnlv tetms with Mr. Clay, as.;urin; on-, (l )t. n.juiced, that i specific accusation : ?'-nt .i ( cifr.ia terms and conditions htin; ;; ;v u , .;;)t),:.iuU accuser, has at leagth ap-n--ei icd to on nsv prut, tl.t n, ' hy a unu n , ".HriU'.-- Cettainly mure than two years of Mr. Clay and his friends, they would j .1,ff an accuser respectable, and an at- !: nut an cia! to the i n sidf niial contest in Ci-ution soeific were both before him

c j ' ' l' yl'' pot'c-n. j, vl c hour," what other conclusion or inf-r-; wcre 5,olj, within his reach, & might hav. ; rne.ii.,, il l n;.d its wa ) (:t cc was to he made, than that he fpckcij been met, had he been at all disposed to the , a :w:tr.f paper, Mr I?sv- ; jty :iuthonty, either of Mr. Clay hinieif, interview, or rejoiced at the prospect ot

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!w ; .,ir .oah Z ne, !; cf; J.Kttir Qf r. Buchanan, forbids the j; believed the charge groundless and unat - own earnest i ... tiiat .,. xva3 uctinn on his own resnon- ;i tr,. Hp i .1 man ot too hih sense of hon-

m . r piedc: A j -ibilitv, or that under any circumstances j or l0 uave pressed upon the consideration " t'',!-: fl'iid with ;, h.i j'f accepted, it would be carried fully j 0f the committee, an instruction clothed in

linloeth ct. A weak mind would seldom tlc pointed phraseology that this is: nor can ; or ever be thus disposed to act, an intclli- 'd it oc inferrt'd, that in a matter so seiious.

j gent one never. i rjnderall the circumstances, appearing! I at the time, 1 did not legist the impression i

that Mr Buc.hnw.an had aproaclied me on i the: cautiously submitted piopoeition olj

om- authorised person; and therefore, in;

giving him my answer, tfiti it.quesi nim, iu, Uav to Mr. Clay and his freindsy5 whatj ! tlnit ansver had been. Whether the com-, .1.. . Kw f Mn nril hist

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sented by the other, exceeding joy seems

to be manifested. I hen, as now, a speajio accusation, was before him. One further r-o irk and lam done, with ,

I a hope that, on tnis subject, I n ay not be i under the necessity of again appearing in

the newspapers. In saving what I have, all the circumstances consideied, I have felt it was due to myself, and to the public. My wish would have been to avoid having any thing to say or to, do in this mat-.er, from an apprehension well concieved, that persons will not be wanting, who may charge whatever is done, to a desire to effect others, and benefit myself. My own feelings, though, are of higher importance and value to me, than the opinion of those who impose censure where it is believed not to be deserved. I have been actuated by no such design, nor governed by any such consideration. The origin -the begining of this matter, was at my own house and fireside; where surely a freeman may be permitted to speak on public topics, without having ascribed to him improper designs. I have not gone into the highways and market places to proclaim my opinions, and in this, feel that I have differed from some, who, even at public dinner

I table, have not scrupled to consider me

as a legitimate subject for a speech, and the entertainment of the company. And yet, for this, who has heard me complain? No one. Trusting to the justice of an intelligent people I have been content to rely for security on their decision, against the countless assaults and slanders, which so repeatedly are sought to be palmed upon them, without seeking to present myse lf in my own defence, and still less to become kkihe responsible accusor" of Mr. Clay or any other person. ANDREW JACKSON. Hermitage, July 18th, 1827.

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of conjecture with many, at and before

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have stated are the facia; ot a cooveiaation

the friends ol Mr. Clay would have voted

against extending this asked for power to the committee. An innocent man, before

an impartial tribunal, fears not ti meet the j exercise of any power that a competent! authority gives; and far less should he dis-;

trust that esercise, when in me nanus, 01 correct and honorable men. lnnoccr.ee never seeks for safely through covert ways and hidden ambuscades; she tights by day and in the open plain, and proud in her own clrcngth meets her enemy fearleslv. In thn proposition submitted by Mr. M'Duffie, there uas nothing to al a'tn, nothing that innocence should have doubted about: it was neither more nor leas, than a call of the "tt?ntion of the committee to particular,' !uiries, with an application for power to ferret out the truth, through an appeal to the oath oi ihoso who might be called upon to depose before them. Without document, and unacquainted with the numbers of Clay's friero's in the J l.iue, I cannot assort that tiiev were it opposition to Mr. M'DumVs rcsolutiou.

No person confined to the House of Correction in Worcester County Mass. as a common drunkard, is hereafter to be discharged without a certificate from a doctor that he has submitted to medical treatment for a cure. It is stated that the venerable Charles Carr II. the only survivor of the sigr ers to the Declaration of Independence, has given $70,000 towards the Maryland and Ohio rad road. Upwards of 30.000 hhds. of Sugar and 10,000 hhds. of Molasses were made in Louisiana the last season.

Wasron& Morses. A superior four horsp K'A GO. V, cistern nudce, aiiit two excellent saddle and harness iOi-

Sk'S, will be sold very low for Cash.

S. S. SMITH.

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