the Senate, as reported in the Frankfort Ar-before he came on to Washington, from his liagus. bilities for upwards of twenty thousand dollars, After the Presidental election, and after for a due bill of thirty-seven dollars and a half, Mr. Clay was made Secretary of State, witness and his brother-in-law's note for two hundred received another letter from him, stating that dollars!! We have said that he was the warm he intended to offer him a situation at Wash-partisan of Mr. Clay-to the proof. In the ington city; but it was wholly indefinite as to course of the examination before the Kentucky he nature of the situation intended to be offer. Legislatureed. Witness imagined Mr. Clay wanted him "Mr. J. DUDLEY, a member of the Senate, to write in support of Mr. Adams and himself, stated, on the floor of the Senate, that “in Jan. and to ascertain whether he was authorised 1825, F. P. BLAIR," came into the Senate from the letter and circumstances, to take up chamber, seated himself near me, and inquired such an impression, he showed this letter to my opinion on the resolutions passed, requesttwo of Mr. Clay's and his_own_friends, separing our members of Congress to vote for Gen. ately, and asked each of them to read it, and Jackson as President of the United States. say what situation Mr. Clay intended. They Mr. B. desired that I would write letters reread it, and each gave his opinion, that Mr. questing the members, and particularly D Clay desired to place witness in a situation to WHITE, from this district, to consult with Mr write in support of Mr. Adams and himself, CLAY, and vote as he might desire. To this I Witness then wrote to him, communicating the objected, and gave my reasons therefor. Mr. impression he had taken up, stating that he B. appeared surprised that I should raise obhad been for some years writing against Mr.jections, particularly as I was opposed to the Adams, and wished it to be understood, before resolution. He said that a number of members any offer was made, that he could accept no of both Houses, who had voted for the resolu situation in which it would be expected of him tions had written such letters, and that I could to take up his pen in support of Mr. Adams; do it with more propriety. He said, if Mr. but that, in relation to him, Mr. Clay, the feel. White could be induced to vote for Mr. Adams, ings of witness were wholly different, and it he would obtain the vote of Kentucky, and with would give him pleasure to vindicate him a-it the votes of most of the western States, which gainst the slanders which were afloat against would elect him, in which case Mr. Clay would him; for he then believed much that was said obtain the oppointment of Secretary of State.

of him to be slanders.

I then inquired how that fact was ascertained?
His answer was, that letters had been received
from gentlemen of undoubted veracity, at Wash-
ington City, containing such information, and I
might rely with conhdence on the statement.
I replied, that although I was opposed to the
resolutions, I had no doubt they contained the
truth, and, therefore, could not say one word
to induce our members of Congress to believe
otherwise."

"Witness heard nothing more from Mr. Clay, in relation to this subject, until he came out to Kentucky, he thinks, in the following June. Calling upon Mr. Clay at Weisger's, one of the first remarks made to him by that gentleman was, that. witness had totally mis conceived his object; that he did not wish him to go to Washington for the purpose of engaging in politics, but to secure his services in the Department of State. He then offered witness So much for his being the friend of Mr. Claya clerkship with a salary of a thousand dollars, About the same time spoken of by Mr. Dudwith the express injunction that he should say ley, Mr. Blair wrote to Mr. White, one of the nothing on the subject, and not leave Kentuc-representatives from Kentucky, as follows: ky until after the elections in the succeeding "You have it in your power to vote, not onAugust. After a little conversation upon the ly with a view to the first officer, but probably expense of living at Washington, witness de-in reference to the whole administration. Unclined Mr. Clay's offer, stating that he had sev-der some circumstances, the latter considera-1, eral.children for whose support and education tion might deservedly be more influential than he must provide, and could not accept a place the first, as the selections of the managers of which would afford him but a bare subsistence. the departments not only involves, in a great Mr. Clay said, there was none more valuable degree, the conduct of public affairs throughthen within his gift, unless he were to make a out the Presidential term, will decide the next vacancy; but that probably an opportunity Presidential term." Again if it had been might offer to give witness a place which would that if Mr. Adams would be elected, and if be acceptable to him. Witness told him then elected, would give Mr. Clay the highest place and informed him at other times, that he would in his cabinet, there is scarcely a doubt that accept such a place, always with the under-the vote of the (Kentucky Legislature) wouk! standing that he should take no part in the po. have been in favor of Mr. Adams. litics of the day." "For my own part, I have no hesitation in, F. P. Blair. This man had been the warm saying, that although Jackson is personally preand devoted partisan of Mr. Clay-the deposi-ferred to Adams by the people, (an inclination tory of Mr. Clay's secrets: He betrayed them: I feel in common with them.) Yet if it were Some idea of his condition may be drawn from known that Jackson would give such direction the fact that he admits that the bank of the to the course of his administration, by his apUnited States, having placed his obligation pointments or otherwise, as foster Adams' among the desperate debts, released him, just future views in preference to Clay's, there.

mind of a philosopher could not dwell on blood
and carnage with any composure-of course,
that he was not well fitted for a stormy sea.'
The General, in this one stroke of the pencil,
draws his own character. War is continually
flowing before his own eyes. The man who
can view blood and carnage with composure
has higher qualifications for the Presidency
than he who is a great civilian."

So much for the Richmond Enquirer.
There is another organ of Mr. Van Buren.
We mean the

ALBANY ARGUS.
And let us hear what right that print has to
speak in the name of Andrew Jackson.

Extracts from the Albany Argus.

"The fact is clear, that Mr. Jackson has not a single feeling in common with the republican party. The reverse of that-he desires, an makes a merit of desiring the total extinction of it."

"It is an idle thing in this State, however it may be in others, to strive even for a moderate support of Mr. Jackson. He is wholly out of the question, as far as the votes of New York are in it. Independently of the disclosures of his political opinions, he could not be the republi can candidate. He is respected as a gallant soldier, but he sands in the minds of the peo ple of this State at an immeasurable distance from the executive chair."

"HIS HABITS, aside from his politics, are quite Too SUMMARY for that."

"The course adopted by Mr. Jackson is foud and raiment to the federalists and no party men. It is pleasant to all who strive for the destruction of the democratic party. They will every where applaud as they have preached it, and will MAGNIFY THE AUTHOR of doctrines which are so well intended for THEIR SERVICE."

"The political notions of Mr. Jackson cun.

not be mistaken. Under the artful disguise of aided and abetted by his accessary, Van Buren. elevating men most conspicuous for their pro- With these facts in mind-which cannot be debity, virtue, &c., he is bent upon the destruc- nied, except in the ordinary wholesale fashion tion of the republican party.' of the administration press, let the reader pe"They need not only to be read and reflect-ruse the opinions of the ex-Secretary of State, ed on by republicans, to be discovered to be altogether unreal and worse than visionary. They make a mockery of the lives and conduct of such men as Jefferson and Madison, &c. "They belie the exertions of all the great and virtuous men, who have all along advocated and extended the doctrines of the republican party."

and the present head of the Treasury Department, which we copy below from their mouthpiece: remembering at the same time the relations which have subsisted, and which still subsist, between the two men-their former, and their existing positions in regard to General Jackson, and the post at present occupied by Harker, the medium through which they once

But their is another special mouthpiece of spoke truth, and now publish falsehoods conMr Van Buren; we mean the cerning Andrew Jackson!

NEW YORK COURIER AND ENQUIRER. "Extracts from the Delaware Gazette, chiefly Let us hear what its editor has said: from the pen of Louis McLane, and issued by "However imposing may have been the no-Samuel Harker, under the guidance and appromination of General Jackson, we still have bation of said McLane, and Martin Van Buren hopes that a State so moderate, so rational, so "Of all the gentlemen named, General Jackreflecting, will not hazard the public safety by son appears to us to be the MOST OBJECTIONAsupporting a man for the highest public office, BLE. That he is a man of energy, no one will who is so self-willed, so indifferent to public doubt; but we think that, in a Chief Magistrate opinion, and of a temper so warlike and impeof the United States, too much energy is EX tuous," TREMELY DANGEROUS; and we have seen in the "Divided as the people may be respecting General, such a DISREGARD FOR THE INSTITUthe several candidates-objectionable as some are, desirable as others may be-there is still prudence and discretion sufficient to promote a unity of sentiment, a conduct in action, a sur. render of private attachments and personal considerations, to prevent the election of a man whose head is

"Like the snow-crowned Etna,
"Crammed with fires.":

TIONS of the country, such a disposition to place HIMSELF ABOVE ITS LAWS, such an inclination to TRAMPLE on the RIGHTS OF OTHERS, when they stand in competition with his own interests or feelings, as should render the citizens of the United States very cautious about placing him in the first office within their gift. [Nov. 1, 1822.]

"We would inform him [the editor of the

But this is not all. There is that influential Harrisburg paper] that the General is scarcely and gentlemanly print, called the

BALTIMORE REPUBLICAN.

spoken of in this State, as a candidate; and more than that, HIS CHARACTER is such, as does not reIt is edited by a special favorite of the Secommend him, in the estimation of our citizens, cretary of the Treasury; and we are indebted to a station of this kind." [March 7, 1823.] to the New York Evening Journal for the fol- "Those who are most capable of performing lowing morceau: the duties, annexed to it [the Presidency) "In our researches among the dusty memorials should be called to the exercise of them; and of the campaign preceding the election of John he who is selecte for that purposed, should be Q. Adams, we have dragged to light some odd one of a cool, comprehensive, discriminating copies of the Delaware Gazette, a federal print, mind, capable of reasoning DISPASSIONATELY, published between the years 1822 and 1825, judging CALMLY, but at the same time, with Moand edited by Samuel Harker, then, as still, an DERATION and CANDOR; and as we conceive that obsequious minion of Louis McLane. This edi-THE GENERAL DOES NOT POSSESS THESE QUALItor is now stationed at Baltimore as the organ FICATIONS, but, from the make of his mind, and special champion of the wonderful Finan- and the bent of his inclination, is better fitted cier. At that time, Martin Van Buren and to set a squadron in the field,' or act the Louis McLane were prominent leaders of the PART OF A DESPOT, we are OPPOSED to him as a Crawford party, and knit together by all those candidate for the Presidency. Whenever his "affectionate" bonds which unite men of con- services are again required, we are perfectly genial tastes and objects. Their intrigues were willing that they should be employed in the jointly plotted and executed; and they wrought manner in which nature has qualified him to together like two loving confederates in the act; but NOT IN A STATION FOR WHICH HE IS grand field of party enterprise, moved alike TOTALLY UNQUALIFIED." [March 25, 1823. by the hope of promotion and an appetite for "The truth is, we are not prepared to say emolument. Many of the political disquisi- who we shall absolutely support, [the Van Buren tions of the print above named, have been trac- non-committal policy,] but we shall say that it ed directly to the pen of Louis McLane, his will NOT be General Jackson, because we are opinions, and those of Van Buren, concerning too much the friends of FREEDOM and Equal General Jackson, were at that time in perfect RIGHTS to wish to see elevated to the Presidential accordance and the editorial speculations of chair, a man who has manifested so MUCH of a the tool Harker, were uttered under the imme-TYRANNICAL and OVERBEARING DISPO. diate infience and dictation of Mr. McLane, SITION." [April 1, 1823.