CERTIFICATE OF GOVERNOR ADAMS
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In the Banner" of the l7th uh., writer over the signature of ..Jetlelson,o charges, that Col. Chester Ashley pledged himself not 10 be candidate for reelection to the Sem ale of the United States, and names myself and others by whom he could provest. In ! the NBanner,2 of the same month, cores pendent signing himself "An old Settler, y denies the charge made by Jefferson, and says, 1t canno; be proven. Being called up- on therefore by both parties, as well as by other individuals, l make the following state ment.

 Some time in August lS44, when Col Ash ley was on his western tour he said to me, that he would be candidate for the Senate of the United States, and that he only desired 10 fill out the uneXpired term of Gov Fulton He had second conversation with me upon the same subject day or two previous tS the meeting of the last session of the General Assembly, and repeated, that he desired to be elected only to III the unexpired lerm of Gov Fulton. He remarked further, that he fear ed, tkat Gov. Fell would be candidate, and that II would be improper for him to run at that time, as il would create vacancy in the House of Representatives, and make a great confusion throughout the State. Iii which concurred.

 Col. Ashley requested me to say to the members of the Legislature, tiatit he was elected to i'll Gov. Fulton's eerm he would not be ia, the way of Gov. ! ell, or any other man before the next Legislature for the office oi Senator We both looked upon, and spoke Of Gov. Yell as certainly the candidate before the Legislature in 1846 for the Senate of the t nited States. According to the request of