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

Mr.. Kremer refused to appear before the Gem
mi,,ee that was appointed in the House of Re
prestniatives, to investigate the conduct If
MIR. Clay, impunged by HIM in a letter to the
editor of the Columbian Observer. Mr.. K re.
fused on various ground, to appear before tina.
body; but stated ,haf lie would appear before
bis constituents. Agreeably to a promise then
made, he has come forth in the Washington
Gazette to his constituents, in which he eades-
vorsto prove the charges embraced in his let
ter to the Observer. Ills address is six coIup ms
in length. We have given a copious extracts
below, as our limits will admit OF; not that we
believe a single charge brought by MIR X, a.
gainst Mr.. c but as impartial public journal
ists. But, Mr., Kremer, you might as well at
| graceful circle far away in the distant swell OF
the azure sky, with an inch pop.gun, ss to in
jure Mr.. Clay in his sphere above you. The
pig might as well attempt to run with the feet
est deer-the little chicken TO sw i'm with the
silyery fsh-the petty, yelling cur. with his
growing ard swapping. to alright the lordly
lion in his majestic repose, or the waddlins
goose when it leaves the owliness of its proper
sphere. to try its clumsy Quihs against the
proud and secure eagle as he pIumes his s'rong
wing in his region OF clouds. We, in fact, con-
slider Henry Clay as the keystone to this Re.
public.
Extracts from Mr.. Kremer's Address to his
constituencies
sit is a political fact, and of general
notoriety, that Mr.. Clay has uniformly
and invariably recognized, ever since
he commenced his course IN congress,
as a fundamental principle, the right of
the people to instruct their representa-
tives, and the corresponding obligation
OF the representative to obey, not only
the Instructions. but the known will of
his constituents, however ascertained.
In a speech which he delivered in 1877,
on the proposition TO repeal the celebra-
ted Compensation law, he used the fol-
lowing words-'I care not how | ascer-
tain the will of my constituents or what
is the evidence OF it; it is sufficient for
me that | know i. In all questions Of
expediency, that will is the rule of my
conduct" Such is the principle to
which Mr.. Clay declares his allegiance.
1t remains to be enquired, whether he
has not violated that allegiance. AS
soon as it became doubtful whether Mr..
Clay would be returned to the house of
representatives, as one ofthe three high
est candidates for the presidency, the
enquiry naturally arose-Who was the
second choice of those western states
that had given him their electoral votes'
Upon this question, | believe there was
no difference of opinion-aiI admitted
that Jackson would be preferred to Ell
Their of the other candidates, by an o.
overwhelming maj rity. As to Kentuc-
ky, especially, there was no semblance
of a doubt expressed The gentlemen
from that state admitted that, in a con-
test with Mr.. Adams before the people,
Gen. jackson would receive ten votes
to his one. In confirmation of this o.
pinion, the legislature OF that state, by
a vote almost OF seven to one, had pass
ed resolutions instructing their repre-
sentatiyes in congress to vote for Gen.
jackson. Those who opposed these re-
solutions in the Kentucky legislature,
acted upon the ayowed ground, that the
opinion of the people of Kentucky was
so VIGOROUSLY in favour of General
Jackson, that such Instructions were un-
necessary, and hat it was a reflection
on the principles and integrity of their
members here, to suppose, for a moment
that they would vote against them
In the course of the canvass, PAM
ptlets and OF great labour and ability
have been published by his friends in
Kentucky, with a view to expose the
conduct of Mr.. Adams in the negotia-
tons at Client, and to prove the tenden.
cy of that conduct was to sacrifice the
interests OF western states To the eastern
fishing privileges. In addition to all
this, Mr. Clay's pretended friends here
and those, too, who have since Joined
him in voting for Mr.. Adams, had ad-
mitted, that in caneassing for Mr.. Clay
before the people of Kentucky, they
had urged the arguuentthat if Clay was
not presented to congress as one of
three from whom a choice should be
made, Adams would certainly be cleo
ted. Thus holding up MIR. Adams as
the most odious of all the candidates, a
sort of bug-bear to brighten the peo-
pie into the support of Mr.. Clay. All
these facts are well known. and | chal-