Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-04-14

followed the letter. afterwards adopted as bis
own by Mr.. Kremer. ~ the Columbian Onser.
YER. With its character and contents YOU are
we'll acquainted. When ! saw that letter, al
lodged to be written by a member Of the very
House over which l was presiding; who was so
far designated as to be described as belonging
10 a particular delegation, by nsme, at a mem.
Der with whom ] might be daily exchanging.
at least on my part, friendly salutations, and
who was possibly receiving, from me constant
ly acts of courtesy ana kindness, ! felt that |
could no longer remain silent. A crisis appear
ed to me to have arisen 10 my public lite. /
issued my card. ought not TO have put in it
the last paragraph, because, although IL does
not necessarily imply the resort to a personal
combat, it admits OF that construction: nor will
conceal that such a possible Issue was within
my contemp lstion. I owe II to the community
to say, that whatever heretofore ] may have
done, for. no man in il holds in deeper abhor-
renee than | do, that pern'cious,practice. Con.
demned as it must be by the Judgment and
p~hilosophicaly, to gay nothing of the religion
OF every thinking man, II IS an affair OF feeling
about which We cannot although We should
reason. Its true corrective will be found
when all shall unite, rs all ought TO unite, in its
unqualified prescription.
A few DAYS after the publication of my card,
'~snotier card" under MIR. Kremer's name,
was published in the Intelligence, The night
before, as | was voluntarily informed, Mr.. rs.
ton, q senator from Tennessee, and the BIO
grapher of gen. jackson (who boarded in the
end OF the city opposite TO that III which Mr..
kremer took up his aboae, a distance OF a
bout two miles and an half was cioseted for
some time with him. MIR. Kremer is entitled
10 great credit for having overcome all the
ga s,. -, hts aDrlu lite anA
want of educstion, and forced his way TO the
honorable station of n member of the house
of representatives. Ardent in his attachment
to the cause which he had espoused, gen.
Jackson IS bis idol, and of his blind zeal others
have awaited themselves, aud have made him
their dupe and their instrument. do not pre-
tend to know the object of Mr.. EatUD'ssisit TO
HIM. state the fact a. it was communicated
to me-, and leave You TO Judge. Mr,kremer's
card iE composed with sone care and no little
sTt, and he is made 10 avow in II. though come
what equivocally, that he is the snthor OF the
letter to the Columbian Observer. To Mr..
Crownmshield, u member from Massachusetts
tormcrly secretary of the navy. he declared
tina. he was not the author OF that letter. In
his card, he draws o clesr line Of separation
between my friends and me, acquiring them,
and undertaking 10 make good his charges, IN
that letter, only SO lar rs l WAS concerned.
The purpose otihis discrimination is obvious.
At that Time the election gas undecided, and
il was therefore as important to abstain from
iinputations against my friends, as il WIS poll
tic to fix them upon me. If they could be
made TO believe that I had been peIfidious, in
the transport Of their Indignation, they night
have been carried TO the support ofgen- jack
son. / received the National Intelligence,
containing Mr.. Kremer's card, ct breakfast,
lthe usual time OF its dis,ribution,l on the
morning of its publication. As soon as read
the card, ! took my resolution. The terms OF
it clearly implied that it had not entered into
bis conception to have a personal affair with
me; and | should have Justly exposed nyself
10 universal ridicule, ii had sought one with
him determined TO lay the mstter before
the house and respectfully to invite an nves-
tigation OF my conduct. ] accordingly made
a communication TO the house, on tue same
day, the motives from which l assigned. Mr..
Kremer was 10 his place, and, when saN down,
rose and stated that he was prepared and VII
ling TO substantiate his charges against me.
This was hts voluntary declaration, unpronp-
ted by his aiders and abettors, who had no oP.
poftunity o fprevious consultation with him oa
that point. Here was TN issue publicly aud
solemnly joined, in which the accused invok-
ed An inquiry into serious charges against him
and the accuser protested an ability and a viii
hngness TO establish them. A dsoate ensued.
on the next day, which occupied the greater
part Of it, during which Mr., kremer declared
TO Mr.. Brent, OF L~ouisina, a friend ofmiae, and
to SIR. Little, of Maryland, a friend Of gen.
Jackson, as they have certified, "thst he never
intended to charge MIR. Clay with corruption
or dishcnor, in his intended vote for Mr.. A.
dams as president, or that he had transferred,
or could transfer, the votes or interests of his
friends; that he (Mr. Kremer) was among the
last men in the nation to make such a charge
0gainsf .aGs Clay and that his letter was never
intended TO convey the idea given TO it," Mr..
Digges, ahighiy respectable inhabiiant Of this
city, has certified To the same declarations of
Mr.. kremer.
A message was also conveyed to me, during
the discussion, through a member of the house
80 ascertain if I would be satisfied with an ex-
. ~.anstion which was put on paper and shown
me, and which il was stated Mr.. Kremer was
wiling, in his place. to make. replied that
the matter was in the Possession Of the house.
] was afterwards told that MIR. lnghsm, of
Pennsylvania, get bold OF that paper, put it in
his pocket, anl that he advised Mr.. Krcmer
to take no step without the appreciation of his
friends. Mr.. Cook. Of Illinois, moved an adj.
,fhuFhthcHt Oh thc hOust, TN mfofi1AIOn WHICH
lac received Of the probability Of Mr.. ks.
making a satisfactory atonement. on the next
day, for the injury which he had done me,
which | have no doubt he would have made, If
he had been left to the impulses of his native
honesty. The house decided to refer my com.
municationto OF committee, and adjourned until
The next day to appoint i, by ballot. In the
mean time Mr.. Kremer had taken, l presume
or rather there had been forced upon him.
the advice of hs friends, and heard no more
of the apology. 4 committee was appointed
of seven gentlemen, OF whom not one was NY