Martinsburg Gazette And Public Advertiser

It is somewhat amusing to see with what pertinacity the opposition editors contend that Mr. Buchanan sustains General Jackson in every particular. One of them, (the very pink of modesty,) admits that there is some "discrepance" in the two statements to be sure, but yet, Mr. Buchanan 'sustains' the General in every particular.' So much for his logic. In order that our readers may have a bird's eye view of the entirely distinct opinions entertained on the subject by Jackson and Buchanan, we present some of their conflicting statements in separate columns.

| General Jackson | Mr. Buchanan |
| --- | --- |
| "Early in Jan. 1825." | "On the 30th Dec. 1824, I called on Gen Jackson." |
| Member of Congress visited me one morning. | "He said he had been informed by the friends of Mr. Clay. that the friends of Mr. Adams had made overtures to them, saying,if Mr.Clay and his friends wouid unite in aid of the elec. tion of Mr. Adams, Mr. Clay would be Secreta. ry of State. That the friends of Mr. Adams were urging as a reason to induce the friends of Mr. Ciay to accede to their position, that if I was elected President. Mr. Adams would be continued Secretary of State. (inuendo there Kentucky.)That the friends of Mr. Clay sta td the West did not wish to separate from the West, & if I would, or permit any of my sonfidential friends to say, tbat in caseI was e lected President, Mr. Adams sbould not be continued Secretary or State, by a complete u nion of Mr. Clay and his friends, they would put an end to the Presiden- tial contest in one hour and be was of opinion it was right to fight suchj intriguers with their own weapons." |
| "I stated to him there was a report in circula tion,that he had deter. mined to appoint Mr. A. dams Secretary of State, in case he were elected President, and that wished to ascertain from nim, whether he had e- ver intimated such an intention. That be must at once perceive how njurious to his election such a report might be. I hat no doubt tbere were severat able and ambitious men in the coun ry, among whom I thought Mr Clay might pe ineluded, who were would be no room for aspiring to thet office; land ifit were believed. Ibe had already deter mined to appoint his chief competiior. it might have a most unhappy effect upon their exer tions and tbose of their Ifrends. That unless be nad so determined, though: that this report should be promptly con tradicted under his own lauthority." | "The conception ne- ver once entered my mind, that be beneved me to bave been the a- gent of Mr, Clay, or of tns friends, or that I had lintended to propose to him terms of any kind from them, or that he coul I have supposed me to b-capable of express- ing 'he "opmion that it was right to fight such intriguers with their own weapons." |
| "I requested him to say to Mr. Clay and his Gen Jackson told me I might re peat his answer o Mr. Clay and his friends; though I should be sorry to say he did not." | "I do not recollect tbat Gen Jackson told me I the agent of Mr. Clay or any other person I did not." |
| "I called upon Gen. which I have mention thed, solely as his friend, upon my individual res- ponsibility, and not as what he was about to re mark to me-one who as I understood had al ways to that moment been on fr iendly and fa milier terms with Mr Clay, assuring me that certain terms and condi tions being assented to on my pari, then"by an union of Mr. Clay and his frends, they would p ut an end to the Pre sidential contest in one hour." wbat other con clusion or inference was to be made, thathat he spoke by authority,ei ther of Mr. Clay him self, or some of his con- fidential triends" | "To be thus approach. ed by a gentleman ot Mr. Buchanan's high character and standing, with an apology prof fered at the time for upon my individual res- Iponsibility, and not as the agent of Mr. Clay or any other person I never have been the po- litical friend of Mr.Clay, since he became a can- didate for the office of President." |

Now, can any rational man say that there is no a very great "discrepance" in the two statements? Can any one with candour say that Mr. Buchanan 'sustains' the General? If there are any such to be found we can only say, that they are easy served—they take the dish without the trimmings.
The Boston Gazette of the Opposition Cast, thus speaks of Mr. Buchanan's letter:
"As disinterested observers, we must be permitted to say that we think the letter of Mr. Buchanan places the General in a very ridiculous situation."

Serious Consequences.—It is understood, that several Jacksonites have caught cold since Mr. Buchanan kicked the kiver off—Demo Press.

Mr. Buchanan, speaking of the editor of the Telegraph, "I promptly informed him on the 16th of that month, October, 1826, that I had no authority from Mr. Clay, or his friends, to propose any terms to Gen. Jackson in relation to their votes, nor did I ever make such a proposition."

The editor of the Telegraph does not dare to deny the accuracy of Mr. Buchanan's statement, but he evades meeting the question, by stating in his paper of the 16th inst. "the letter to which Mr. B. here refers has been mislaid." It is not probable it will ever be found. The statement of General Jackson, and that of Mr. Buchanan, are wholly irreconcilable.—Ib.

Mr. Buchanan's letter, which we publish to day has excited a great interest in Annapolis, and the change of opinion is considerable. The extraordinary misconstruction which the General has put upon the conversation of Mr Buchanan, and his wish thereby to aim a fatal blow at the integrity and honor of Mr. Clay, has certainly done him considerable injury. This is not an opinion formed, as the General's was, upon mere supposition, but a fact derived from actual observation.—Carrolltonian.