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

sed to vote for The general; letters and
paragraphs appeared in the prints IN
New-York, Philadelphia, and other Pla-
ces, denoupcing MIR. Clay and bis friends,
if fey should vote for Mr. Adams or
Mr.. Crawford; and, [ may ask, what
was not done that could be done, to con-
troll Dir. Clay and his friends, to lead or
drive the support Of the general3 And,
not having been able to accomplish
their ends, the whole complaint is, that
Mr.. Clay and some of his friends voted
for Adams was elected on the first bal
lot, and thereby deprived the friends of
the general of a further scuiile for the
presidency. although. it is quite evident
to many he could not have been elected;
and t~hereupon, to justify complaint,
charges of corruption have been iabri-
Gated, and Mr.. Geo. Kremer selected to
propagate them. 1t is trite saying, that
none are SO ready to charge corruption
upon Others, as they who are corrupta-
Bile themselves.
Mr.. Kremer, in the respective publ
cations bearing his signature, is made
to be free and p%rofuse in proclaiming
his fairness, his political honesty, his
great adherence to intrigue, manage
ment, conspiracies. &c. How far his
professions accord with his acts, will be
Judged of, and upon reading these de-
clarations of purity and honesty, the old
saving occurs to mind, that they who
boast most Of their fairness and honesty,
are apt to have the least" and in no
case, perhaps, has that saying been bet
ter verified, than in the case where Mr..
Kremer is the visible actor. The read
ing ofthe case appears to be as follows;
4 letter was written here 25th January,
was published in a Philadelphia print on
the 23th Jan. is sent to Mr.. Clay; Mr.
Clay's card is published in the ~Intelli-
gencer, on the 3lst Jan, on the Sd day
of Feb. another card appears in that
paper, signed &c Kremer," neither
owning nor denying that he was the au-
thor Of he letter of the 25th Jan, but
declares he is ready 10 prove what is al
legged against I'll. Clay" (omitting his
friends and that he would ''cry aloud
aud spare not;" this seemed pretty bold
in the way Of proof, but no notice is ia
ken Of the imputations cast on the au-
thor ofthat letter in the card Of NJ Clay.
Dir. Eremer having thus resortei to
some tribunal that could hear and de-
termine,M r. Clay applied to the house Of
representatives for an investigation.
Mr.. Bremer rose in bis place and pro-
fessed himselfready to make proof, and
invited, if not challenged, investigation
1.-The subject was submitted to the house,
and the next-day it was considered and
debated; then, and til then, was the in
Vestfga!ion objected to. During the
debate, Mr.. kremer, in The lobby Of
the house Of representatives, declared,
in presence of Mr., Brent of Louisiana,
col. Little of Maryland, and Mr.. Digs,
all gentlemen of the first respectabilit,,
that he hadnever charged Dir. Clay with
corruption or dishonor, or with transfer
that he could transfer his friends;
and that he. was among The last man in
nation to make such a charge a
gainst him. During the same day, and
pending the same debate, within the
walls of the same capital of the Union.
said Mr.. G. Kremer told a gertle-
man, in the presence of Dir. Crownin-
a member from Massachusetts,
and former secretary ef the navy, that
he did not write the letter Of the e5sh
Jan. Mr.. Crowninshield, struck with
this denial, observed, "what is that vou
say, Mr.. Kreaer? Do you say, you
not write that letterH' Mr. Kre-
mer replied, yes, | did not write it."
said Mr.. Crowninshield, 60, like
an honest man, and make your peace,
and don't lend yourself to others. This
is substantially, ifnot literally, the cou-
versation as related to me byMr Crown
lnshield, and which he has told to O.
theirs openly and publicly.
Attertwo motions to adjourn had fail !
ed, and one, at least, intended to afford
MIR. kremer an opportunity to explain
and have the matter settled, the resoIu-
ton of inquiry was passed by an over
wheiming majority on the day follow
ing, the committee were appointed by |
ballot. Mr.. kremer was Notified. per-
h"ps the following day, that the commit
were ready To hear and receive the
evidence. Mr.. Kre,ner, the dav after,
declines appearing Il think it was the
DAY alter the committee notified him of
their readiness to proceed)--constitu-
Ional scruples had arisen. He would
appear only before his constituents, and