Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-24

he found out who made the 'overtures',
and to whom they were made; but to
avoid and defeat investigation into the
charges propagated, seems to be part Of
the plan OF operation.
1t is admitted that there was much
free and familiar conye -,ation among
the members on the subject ot the cleo
ton. The friends of Mr.. Clay having
been deprived OF their first choice. BY
! the return of the other three candidates
to The house OF representatives, were
| the 3nly members who had to make a
second choice. The friends ofeach OF
the others were DESTROYS of obtaining
their sufrages for their favorite; and,
therefore, [ presume, it was, that the
friends of Mr. Clay we're more talked
to by the other members, than the trends
ofthe returned candidates. And amidst
all these conversations, innocently con-
ceived, casually held, and carelessly ex
pressed, it would have been no matter
of surprise if the designing and the I'M
! principled had BY distortion and repre-
| sentation drawn into their service many
more conversations than they have done.
If they have made what they have exhi-
bited Gu. of my conversations Of reply
TO two men, what may they not be able
10 make from toe careless and open con,
versations Of all others? When these
eonspirators shall make this arithmeti
cal calculation, il snot unlikely that we
shall see another address with the sigma
ture ofeG. Kremer.n
Whatever words [ may have used, or
whatever conversations may have had,
that have ever in any conversation jo-
cose, careless, or serious, sought to OBJ
tain a bargain, a promi,e, or an under
standing for any office, of any kind, for
Mr.. Clay, is utterly false and unfounded.
As to MY vote for Dir. Adams, | will
be permitted TO say, it was given with
the sole view to the interests of my
county, according to the best dictates
of my judgment, without personal pre-
delictions for the one, or unfriendly
feelings for the other; and without any
view to office for Mr.. Clay: nor, in Civ
ing this vote. am | chargeabIe with the
violation of instructions. The legisla
ture Of Kentucky has never assumed
The right of instrueting the members of
congress. from that state. The legisla-
ture has exercised the right of instruc-
ling the senators in congress, on the
ground of the right OF constituents; the
legislature in that case are the electors,
and to the electors is the elected respon-
sible. But as to the members Of the
house of representatives, no such right
ever has, or ever vail be claimed by the
legislature; for it is a right which be-
longs to the people, whose immediate
representatives they are; to their con-
stituents the representatives are alone
responsible, and not to the representa-
tives of the same people, exercising leg
~islative powers III another department..
This would be to transfer the powersnd
control of the people over their repre-
sentatives in congress to the legislature
of the state, which the people neyerdid,
nor never will do.-Ihey will, as they
ought to do, hold the controlling and cor
receive power in their own hands, andI
exercise it accordingto their own judg-I
ment and discretion
The Legislature have, as in the pre-
sent case, requested the delegation-I
which request is assuredly entitled to
great respect and consideration, on &C
count OF the very highly respectable bo-
dy from which it eminated-and that
request did receive my most serious and
respectful consideration, and | should
have taken great pleasure in ~complvingI
with it, if | had not .considered a para
mount duty required a different course.
This is a matter, however, which be-
longs properly to my constituents and
myself; and can see no rights of my
constituents, although to fix on me
charge acknowledgements has who'll
ly failed. ! always have been, and al
ways shall be, in favor of the right ofin-
struction, and shall be found to abide
and defend that right as long as any one
who is concerned in these complaints a
gainst me, which | am now compelled
to defend.
But suppose the legislature had re
qWestsd US to vote for Mr.. Adams, and
We have voted for the general; where
would have been all this cutlery, abuse
and SANDER? Would MIR. Kremer, his
aiders and abettors have complained?I
Not they: and it is IN old saying, that a
rule that does not work both ways is not
a good one; so that it is equally evident
that this conspiracy has originated in
disappointed hopesin arriving at power;
and n remark may be worthy Of no.