Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 18, Number 27, Vincennes, Knox County, 11 August 1827 — Page 1

WESTERN SUN k, GENERAL' ADVERTISER.

BY ELIHU STOUT. VINCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1837. Vol. 18. No. S7.

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in fact, has himself held the matter up to ' conclusions and inferences from that conthe nuhlic p-aze. In rimmr this, he should versatiou- the timr m.mnpt md nil i

IS pubished at Two Dollars and have quoted what I had wriiten accurate- the circumstances, satisfied my mind that ' yirrY cents for Fifty-Two Xumbers ly arij fairly r for then, the text and his it was not unauthorized. So I have : which may be discharged by the pay- commentary would have suited together ; thought, and so 1 still think ; and yet, la- j ment of TWO DOLLARS at the time al present, his contradiction is a some- gam r peat, thai in this supposition I may ! of subscription. i thing suggested by himself, and not con- have possibly done Mr Clay injustice.

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Thp iifafprnpni rontn'mn,! n mv !p! tnr to menls he has made, and acouit himself of

Mr. Beverly, is this : That, in January, a".v participation and agency in the matter, j 1825, a member of Congress, of high re- I beg leave io assure him that, so far from j speciabilby, visited me one morning and affuiding me pain, it "ill give me p.cas- ; observed he had been informed by the U,G- 1 i an certainly have no desire that friends of Mr. Clay, that the friends ot the character ot my countiy, thiough the j Mr, Adams had made overtures to them, actsol a piominent citizen, shall rest un- i saying, that if Mr. Clay and his friends de! an' serious impuiatio ; lor the honor j would unite in aid of the election of Mr. of lhal cuunny, I shomd gr at.y pufet, Adams, Mr. Clay should be Secretary of l,,al a,l inference 1 have made, may tuin

State ; that the friends of Mr. Adams om lo uc' 111 lounutti.

were urging, as a reason to induce the friends cf Mr. Clay to acced to the proposition, that if I was elected President, Mr Adams would be continued Secieiary of Stale, (inuendo, thetc would he no room for Kentucky ;) that the fi lends of Mr. Clay stated, the v.tst did not wish to separate fiom the v est, and if I would say, or permit any of my confidential friends to say, that in caso I was elected Pi evident, Mr. Adams should not he continued Secretary of State, by a complete union of Mr. Clay and his triends, they wouhl put an end to the Presidential contest in one hour; and he was of opinion it was right to fight such intriguers with their own weapons." This disclosure was made by Mr. JAMES BUCHANAN, a member of Congress, f om Pennsylvania, a gentleman of the first respectability and intelligence. The evening be lot c, he had communiated, substantially, the same proposition to Major Eaton, my colleague in the Senate, with a desire warmly nnuiifcstcVl that he should communicate with me and ascertain my views on the subject. This hv deciined doinn-. suaeatinn to ?Ir, lluchanan that he, as well a: himself, could converse with nn , and a icct tin m y

To the Public A letter addtcsscd by ine to Mr Carter Bcvet ly, of Virginia, without any consent, agency, or wish on my part, found its way into the newspapers, accompanied by a statement over the signature of II Clay, contradicting and denying, not any thing I have wiitie:i, but that which he himself makes me to say. It is not the interpretation given by him to my letter,but my own language and own statement, that I am called upon to defend, and expect to vindicate. To explain the manner in which mvopinions have found their way into the journals of the day, seems, in the first place, to be due both to the public and myself. Mr. Beverly, being on a visit to my house, requested to know of me, other gentlemen being present, whether the overtures heretofore imputed to Mr. Clay were well founded, and if I had a knowledge of any of the facts myself. I answered him candidly ; being unab e, as well as unwilling, to refuse telling things I had heard, ami knew to be true. A letter detailing our conversation, shortly afterwards obtained

publicity in the " North Carolina Jour- j view, after Major Eaton had objected to

rial, printed at raycitviue. ku mt t:tn ; converse win, me on the suop.ci. a;,., no of Mav last, from Louisville, Ky. acorn- i foio I had set out from my lotion ur inunication was addressed to me by Mr. j the. copitol, that Mr Buchanan cameMo Beverly, stating, what befoie I had not j vi-lt me, and when the convet .vaiion L : J v known, that he was the writer ol the Pay- j suited took place. The answer icturhcd, Cttville letter. He explained the i ens ns ; h;:s already been published, and need not for his having repeated the conversi n, h: tine tcpeatcd and requested to be informed, if in y j To he thus approached by a gentleman thinr he had misquoted or nusc';!ice:ved of Mr. Buchanan's high e bar ictttr fund my meaning. Under such circumstati standing, with an apology' proff.red'jr t the ces, concealment and silence might have time for what he was about to remit, k to seemed mere affectation, or indeed some- , me one w!,o, as I understood. h uPaithing of a different, and even worecinr way-vofbat moment, been on kirn liar and acter. Publicity having been given to the friend y terms with Mr. Cluy, assiniug conversation, and an appeal made to me mc that on certain terms and conditions

for its accuracy, I felt it to be duj to Mr. being assented to on my part, then, u by Beverly, that nothing of fabrication should an union of Mr Clay and his fi iends. hey

V mtut be iccollectf '' thai in consequence of a letter lie. .Mr Gemge Kienier, in January 1 811 -w iii(jui:y was set ot foot in Congress, u;,un the appiication ot Mr. Clay himsell. On this memoiubic o'.c-jsh.n, of t'tiilt :mpuU-d on the one hand, and innoctnee iiKuntaincd on rlib 'otlu r, Mr. McJliiihc. Jt will be recollected, submitted hi eon sideiation to the Mouse ol ReptcscMa tives, as matter of instttu lion to the commiltce, the following resolution : 1 hat the said committee be instructed lo inquire whether the fi iends I Mr. Clay have hinted, that they would fight for those who would pay best, or ;ny Hung to that effect; and whether inn turns were said to have been made by the f "i i - r dsuf Mr. Adams to the lriendi ol 'My Cilyr, offering him the appointment ot Secretary of State for his aid to elect Mr. Ad ams ; atid whether the triends of t lav gave ibis information to the fi iends ol Jackson, and hinted that, if hL hit tuls would offer the same price tins v. on Id close with them; and v.heU.c.r liemv Clay lias transtei icd. or i evolved to ti ans ier his interest to John Q. Ail ins ; and whi ther it was s.iirl and In dew d, hrit,: s a consideraiimi ov his ah , -d :m,u?m t ol

opinion on the matter ; though, fiom his dtity to his con.Mit urn's, Ca w f;s M be knowledge of me, he ih'iUht he o-.-md rP'i,'-,d Scrun.iv of blatcand t! ;'ne . . . . ,.. .! . t I. 1-

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well conjecture my answer thai i " om'i enter into no engagements w ha't . r. It was the morninir succeeding this i.!'( i-

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be imputed lo him, and to myself, that what I had stated should be correctly understood. Accordingly on the of June, and in reply to his of the of

May, I add'esscd him a letter of w hn b the ' himseif, or come of his confideniia public are already possessed. How, and ( fiiends. 1 he character of Mr. Buchan

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No a heteis.i 1 1. ' d m i i o n , o ! i c i a i . v ub n;i. r, M m .i,,) c than the (und of my comoiimif .ciori to Mr. JJi.ii ; ;md r r.f.iu;r in couri: .n n with : he accusation j.ul.!; . , eh.o t;cd ii' Me nr.; sp. oei s ; and y t Mr. Cko ,,. t, ji jv. -lio h pio'e-ises to be n j-dec d, th.-.t "a t pec ii'ic acctisa tion, In a r sponsible itccvn-.cr, has at let;";: h applaud" Ccitain'y tnoi- (I, tin two cats ago, an accu-er h spec!,djif , atal an .ecutation specific, wt.u b- th be fore him weieboth wnhin his i e:ic'o, and might have been met, had he bet n at ili disposed to the in'crxiew, or icj iicd t the ptf)-pect of tm c ing an accuse . ILd Mi. M'Dulne bi.lievtcl the c a 5r' grtiundless .u d untrue, lie is a tn n of ( high sense ot honoi to have piesct! upon tbe consideration of the commute c , a in sir uction clothed in the pointed pluaseolry that this is; nor can it beinfeiicd, th.at in a matter so sciiotis, the fiitmlsof Mr Clay would have voed against ex ten ding this asked lor power to the commit tee. An innocent man, before in impartial tribunal, fears not lo UiVerthe e?:ercisf of ar.y power that competent i inhor-

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ouiu nut an end to mc r rcsuieiuiai con-

test jo one hour," what other conc'usmn or inn icnce was to be made, than that ho sp-ik" by authority, either of M". Clv

public are already possessed. How, and , menus. 1 he character ot Mr. Buchan-

by what means, it found its way into t!ie an, with me forbids tbt idea that he was column of a newspaper, Mr. Beverly has acting u;on his own respotisibility. or that, -Ynl?inr(l i he states to me, tea he crave un b r uiiv cii cumstanccs, he'-rouid have

it into the hands of Mr. Noah Z-me, of bed induced to propose an Arrangement, nV ives :3ntl tar !css sluld he distrust

Wheeling, Virginia, at his own earnest . mdess possessed of sraisfactory 'assuran tl)al exercise, when in the hands of cor-

c s t w" , if accepted, it would be can ied ,tcl an(l nonorauie men. Iu!!y in'o effect. A weak mind would! Innocence never seeks for safety tin o seldom o" ever be thus disposed lo act, co et t w ays and hidden ambuscades ; she an n ulliv v iit one never. , fights by day and in the open plain, and Um';r all the circumstances, appear- ptoud in her own strength, meets her cn-

; tog ;,t ;nc time, I mil not resist the mi ; cniy fearlessly. In the pioposition subp- . s-inn that Mr. Buchanan had ap- ; milted by Mr. M'DufTic, there was hoth: 1 i". t-ich: d me on the cautiously submiitt d ing to alarm, nothing that innocence

pi opos.on ol some authoi lzed person ; should have doubted about ; itwasntith and, t'ucieforc, in giving him my answer, cr more or le ss, than a call of the attention1 did request him to say to Mr. Clay and ; of the commift e to particular inquiries, his fi iends," what that answer hajl been. ! with an application for power to ferret out Whether the communication was madc'tO) the truth, through an appeal to the oath Mr. Clay and his friends I know mot j ) of those who might be called upon to dethis, though, I do know, that while the o- ; pose befoit them pinions and course of Mr. Clay as to'the j Without documents, and unacquainted election, were but a matter of conjcctwc with the number of Mr. Clay's friends in with many, at and before this time, very the House, I cannot assert that they were shortly after this conversation took place, , in opposition to Mr. M'DufTie's resolutihis, and his friend's opinion, became ! on Yet it is obvious, that the influence forthwith matter of certainty and general 1 he possessed, would have been amply sufkncmledgc. Still I have not said, nor do ( fluent topioducc a different result, had I now say, that the proposal made to me j Mr. Clay ben at all deitnus that a differwas 4 t:'' the ftrivi.y and consent" v cx one should have been produced Mr. Clay, nor, either, have I said that his ' The resolution containtd strong imputa friends in Congress made fircfivsitiuns to tions, and serious charges Mr. Clay and t:ic. These arc Mr Clay's intctprcta- his friends weic both implicated Can it

Hons of my letter to Mr. Bovctly, and not j be presumed, under such a state of pen-

request, for perusal, under

Iionor, that it should be rem n

with no expectation that any nrv(i ' ;t was to be retained. That on h"s p:,-yi-;:: for, and demanding tho lef.tv, il wa- n fused to bo restored, until two cpi.s

Should be made. He proceeds to : " Mr. Zane, an old and most respectahu-

gentleman, asked t!no loati of von,- letter as a favor ; and contrary to all custom and

Dronricty in such matters, he, in coiqunc

tion with Mr. Clay and his friends, took copies cf it. without my knowledge or privity in any way, and without asking my leave "to do so. Soon as I understood that such was the use they were making cf it, I demanded of Mr. Z .mc the letter, and remonstrated against the unprecedented course they were taking. He refused to restore it to me, most peremptorily, until they had satisfied themselves, by lurnishing to Mr. Clay one copy. and reserving another for their own use." The original conversation referred to, nnd the above extract of a letter from Mr Beverly at Wheeling, dated 25th of June, 1827, are presented to show that I h ive not, as ischatged, " placed myself in the attitude of a public accuser," and that whatever publicity has been given to this transaction, has arisen from no agency or procurement of mine j and that Mr. Clay,

what my letter itself contains What I have stated, arc the facts of acohvrtsa tion between myself and a mnnbcrejf Congress of high respectability. fhc

eral excitement, that, if Mr. Clay desired

it, he could not have found present and at hand, some Met d to ask in his behalf, that the resolution 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 any of his friends, could or would have been denied ? And yet, it was denied, inasmuch as the resolution was rejected, and tho power asked for, refused to the committee. A solicitude to find "a specific accusation, by a responsible accuser," could not have been so seriously entertained then, as it is earnestly expressed now, or else so excellent an opportunity being afforded to encounter both, both cculd not have been so carelessly regarded so contenmed, and so thrown away. A controversy with me can no more disclose or render appaicnt Mr. Clay's innocency, than could the controversy placed within his leach two and a half years ago ; and yet, whilethe one was avoided, or at any i ate not embraced w ith a zeal corresponding with the occasion, at theprosptcts piesented by the other, exceeding

ieerr.s to he manifested Then, as now,

a sjifcjic accusation was before him. One further remark and I am done with a hope that, on this subject. I may not be under the necessity of again appearing in the newspapers In paying what I have, all the cii cumstanccs considered I have felt it was due to myself, and to the i ublic. My wish would have been.

to aoid having any thing to say or do in

this matter, Irom an apprehe i ion well conceived, that persons will not be wanting, who may charge whatever is done, to a desire to effect others and beiufi; myself My own feelings, though, are of high'er importance and value to me. than the opinion of those who impose censure wheie it is believed not to be deserved. I have been actuate d by no such designf nor governed by any such consideration. The origin the beginning of this matu r, was at my own house ant' fiu side : whe to surely a freeman may be permitted o speak on public topics, without having ascribed to him improper designs I have not gone in o the higways and maVket -places, to proclaim mv opinions, and in this, feel that I have differed from some, who, even at public dinner tables, have not sci uplcd to consider me as a legitimate subject for a speech, and the erf ei tain -mcntcf the company. And yet, for this w ho has heard me complain ? No one Trusting to the justice of an intelligent people. 1 have been contented to rely for secmity on their decision, against the count ess assaults and slanders, whir h are sought so repeatedly lo be palmed upon them, without seeking to present myself

m my own de knee: and s'lll less, to been o e, " the icsponsible accuser" ot Mr. C iav,orof any other person AN DP KW JACKSON.

iieumianc, jo y itn, ItiVY. n

m "i " ' t- v a iiiurur, a lay 2o. t d he humbug of the two biick houses' in Ciaieb n sticet, on Saturday last was completely successful. T hey were moved near!) ten feet, occupied at the time by trnants, ulhout I aung sustained any ipju y I he prepaiation is the work of some time 7 he two buildings having been put upon ways, or into a c.radlef were easily screwed on to a new foundation. The inventor of this simple and cheap mode of moving tenanted brick buildings, is entitled to the thanks of tho public. In the cr urse of time it is likely that In uses will he put up upon ways, at brick oi stone quarries, and sold assl ip3 are to be deliveie d at any part of the city. Proclamation Extra Tn puruance of the retjuirenient in the A'.c BeneXo tho

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Mr. Noah, of the Advocate all hollow Mr. Crane, it seems, wonts money in"this he does not materially diflVr from the most of his fellow Beings the printer in particular. Wavnksville, Ohio. Ju'y 15, 827. si I) IV IKE PHOCLAMATIOXl I am i n at I am My namk is Jehovah. In the name and by the giace of God the Lotd, Creator ot heaven and aith, Pe it known to all whom, (as will appear) these presents are especially directed, 'I hat He is now upon the earth in as especial manner, forthebcitei execution of his purposes hereunto relating, and hatli appointed me to be the organ of His uill for ihrnrrrminn

And further, Beit known, that to ac-compli-di those his sovereign purposes of gracc and good will to man at this time money is considered necessary, and o obtain it, I am directed to call upon His fa. voted scivants, the Preachers ol His Gospel throughout the United States, in iha wanner following :