The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-03-18

lja,.,; i"'r. INTO the truth of ib. =
'.s"''"" contained in Mr.. Krern.r,. H.. a.
Al'ef u spirited discussion as to tho n cur
! ety anu remote powers Of such = ,r,oPf'
III 'he'ease depending. the House nun ,,ou's
70 10 appoint the committee of ,".red
'on. The committee went int, ga
ana forthwith cited Mr.. kr.m.. ''s''f
'ne'n' In The twoiold capacity of acon o.''f
"'ness, which he had beforehand ,aI - q
r.ly assumed. But mark tn. co,sa .o'oh'a
'if' hrelner roundly refused ohed; duehee
the call of the committee and ener 10
letter aboundius in objections tn ,ba
d,ci''n over his case. The whole ~ !afl'
onleciions are Technical in one poin, o =, 'le'e
ana gldr'ngly pusillanimous ano anal 'e"'
As respects their technicality ,b".-
most probably suggested by an sbSo were
special pleader as the Hon. Georee W,n
ne, and there 10 as LITTLE douh, w ~ Dlt
kien'er owes exclusively to b,n,ai M, Hlr
Offensive faint Of Dutch recr.anen The
they exhibit. But the astrte and , winch
Intellect of Mr.. M'Duffie was na, "ds'efy
IN vain. He enforced with succas. eSeftrd
ga' appointments in the way of gettin ,n' u, lie
krerner before the committee eTsa's Mr.
ment was shaped to the em.,osnan
heing wen advised, the client b,eby ana
win i'ttle crrenanny from a p,ns' eu out
which tss Hon. Attorney was ',Dssseu'ion,
would overwhelm him with obloouy In.
as witness or informer. Wherein WI
on the receipt Of kremer's quibblmy a Ny
ave letter, lnterspersed with pleas in ab.,a
tnPnt. and pleas in bar. the como, nav
found themselves altogether estopned rra.'
an efficient investigation, and ban1sJ
Short report of their failure, togetb.r w;,'
rs causes. The report was laid bv oaa .'
GPon the table. and thus terminated in ,bs
House OF Representatives, the solemn nro
ceedlnss against Speaker Clay, there ;r.,;
tnted, for the Development of plots AM,
treason, attributed to him by George krs
mer. The result may well BE- i,narinrd n
De snb'ersiye of Mr.. Kremer'. preten.iaa,
to even. the negative merit Of commoo
honesty. Already must 1.-THE SLOW w.
wing finger of scorn" be pointed al him nav
only IN the august assembly to which Ls.
belongs, but in the streets and in the ma
ket places, and in the lonriiest tread ofi.,
polated feet. In truth, the mark ofC5g
~ ere this, upon the miscreant-a badge n,
lntamy, answering twofold purpose--
at once to proclaim the vieness of its wear.
er to every eye and TO shield him from
present vengeance, only To transmit him =,
living image" of Guilt to future genera
tons. Such is faint outline of the dete,.
tatloD and odinm which KFemer has incur
red about Washington, by his first prtfprrinp
and then sknlkIpg from his monstrous
charges against h. Clay. The same sensi-
tive indignation has sufruaed itself over the
community, where the public mind uneor
roded by the poision Of factioJs arts h,.
been left free TO contemplate the ingennona
attitude OF Mr. Clay, and the fragrant sor
pItude OF his accuser. This same Mr.. Kre
mer is koown to his country, as the busy.
nefarIous instigator of the rupture hetween
Senator Lowrie on the one side, and Pres,
dent Monroe and Gen. Jackson on IN. other.
an affair by the bye in which Lowrie came
out With proportionate share of credit. i
for the fearful odds b. tween him and 5a
two potent anniversaries.
What right has Kremer to. STARE he,
ter tate than the moral assassin of Mr.. A
dams, or the moral assassin Of MIR. C..s
ford ? And is not their DOOM no,oy,oa,,
Russell persisted amidst the txnlo,;oa a.
the shallow though internal mine h. had
carefully planned, for the uow,ry rrp, a,
MS nfotnrr cop missioner az Chen. "a
: Veil nereA,h the recuiling arrow, Of
nus own q'v'ver, in Parthian aight from ,ha
arn' OF All injured antagonist, and the san,
10Y Oh Stern, retrlbntiye justice L..
h'e'''"' Too, iaillke Luciler, never 10 rise
1ea'p' and mnglr in the same neth,r
sphere OF being "lth the tortured, vapdr,
,n5 spirits of Edwards and Russell. B,
WI hremer seeks TO exte nuate his ATTACK
upon II, Clay, before the House of Reu.e
sent@dves by transferring the matter 10 HI.
constituents, ana giving them unlimited
jurisdiction thereof. This To he sure IL "a
SAFE an expedIent as could well he rcsorteG E
10 for favorable verdict in 50 deapera,e
case. Yet Mr.. kremer in changing the
Venue OF his cause from Washington CITY +
TO his own congressional district. has rather
amE""rdiy shifted fhe character Of plain &
uh tor mat OF defendant The trsnsmnta s.
t'on could not have taken place without thess
knowisdse and crafty advice of George
Duhle, ESQ. as to that one partcular.-1N
BESIDES there IS some danger arising cut Of
these times. IN the removal of causes, 10
any rate OF civil nature. from a proper to Is
an improper forum. Did Mr.. kremer 70,
get or discard fom consideration the pen
ding instance of The son of the Governor 81
kentucky The omnipotent Legislature Of
that state, youchsafed at the instance of the
honored father, to Shake off the ircps
which, the very hand of the constitution
bad rlveted on the bloody SON The mon
steF was escorted in pomp from the jaai
+ IemIig to the Jail Of Harrison county,
TO breathe an atmosphere, and bask in i
lght, pregnant with paternal influence
l'esha the younger, marx, was found entity =
n the first ins'auce and must again be con
demned at the fiat of that an full, arenc'ns
Dice which cries out from Bakers tomb ~
for The blood Of his murderer. Such may Hi
b. fhe exit of Mr.. krfmfr.