Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-02-17

Conrsnaon.-The bill tor the call of a Con-
vention to amend the Constitutions Of Virginia
passed the House of Delegates on the 7th inst.
by the following vote, Ayes losi Nays SO.
We are pleased to find, the Dele gates from
Berkeley, we're not disposed to deny to the
people, The facilities or advantages to be de-
rived from the passage of the bill; they sup
ported it thro' all its stages. Not a member
from this section of country opposed its pas
sage except one, and that one is one ofthe De-
eiegates from the county of Hardy. On We'd
tesday the 9th, the bill was taken up in the
Senate, in committee of the whole. After Sc
veral amendments, the finat passage Of the
titl was decided by ayes and noes. The fol
lowing are Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Boyd, Dade,
MeCarty, Page, Fry, Thorn, Morgan, Sharp,
Armistead and Claiborne-1l. O5Anl those
Noes-Messrs. Holt. (spesker0 w. II John
son, Goodwin, Clopton, c.. Johnson, Brown,
Ruffin, Wyatt, Chapman, Cabell, otey, Rose
and Braxton-13.
Thus it will be seen, the bin has been re-
jected, al,ho' loudly called for by the people.
Men frequently "feel power and forget right"
George Krerner has turned out just as we
expected. Notwithstanding he viii not fear
to "cry aloud and spare not;' notwithstanding
his boosted avowal, and in the House too, to
meet a committee of investigation, and of bis
ability to establish the charges against Mr..
Clay, contained in his letter referred to in the
Speakers appeal to tie House, has actually
refused to appear before the committee, ana
deaies their authority to question him! This,
in our opinion, amounts to tacit ackno wledg-
ment of the base calumny. Alas! poor for-
rickt this business has turned out pretty much
like your Lowrie affair. You must not, IN fn-
tute, 'cry aloud" but ~nlursnnr. To be Sc
rious. NJ man, acquainted with the general
character of Henry Clay, believed . single word
of MrKremer's statement about a combination.
The National Inte!ligencer, thai, wan an
eagles eye, has watched every thiog like trick
OF intrigue, SptShS ttius y u lux iNShts VI -
lection: "There was neither violence nor trick
in the proceeding. There was as little dis
guise, &c. Nor have we been able to detect
the exercise of any undue influence out OF
doors upon this election. We do not believe
there was any. Combinations have been spo-
ken Of, which have been msgnifned or en-
beliished by public rumor into something ee-
serving great censure. We have seen no evil
dence to prove to our minds the existence of
any combination. by Members of Congress,
other than the conference, consultation, and
understanding, which the Constitution Coz
templates"
We copy the annexed account of Mr.. K1e-
mer, from the New York Commercial Adver.
tiser. This gentleman having acted a conspi-
cuous part in the Politics of the country. some
information respecting him, even at this time
may not be unacceptable.
e.Kremer is a strong, broad shouldered,
course looking Pennsylvania farmer. with a
ford face aud short, stiff, sandy heir. His
dress is often slovenly, but his mind is sturdy
and vigorous, and when much excited, he
u,ters a deal Of plain sound sense, directly to
the point. Nothing ican be more dissonant
thar bis voice, or more odd and awkward than
his ge sticulation. wondered when | first saw
him how such a man ever came ON the floor of
Congress. where he certainly seemed q sort Of
anomaly; but afterwards ceased to wonder;
and considering the republican complexion Of
our institutions and habits it IS not surprising
that a man with an amount OF spirit which ap.
proaches to turbulence, a strong voice, vehe-
ment, manner. a German tongue, and long habits
of political contest, should at length make his
way to this floor, from a State like Pennsylva-
MIA. They say he is 4 prime shot with a rife,
and breads nothing Should this unhappy bust
ness end in The arbitrement of'shonor' 0slse-
" so called,N the issue is likely to be a fatal
one. You know more than one duel has been
fought here with muskets, and why not viii,
rihesp Crate blame must certainly attach to
him if bis letter rests on mere rumour, which is,
undoubtedly, the case. On the other hand,
scarcely less is due to the Incorporate manner
in which that letter Was noticed. All good
men will regret both, especially, considering
The unfortunate %juncture at which this match
has been applied to all the gunpowder in the
nation.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, of Massachusetts,
was ON the OH inst. elected PRESIDENT OF
raE U. STATES, for foqryears, TO
on the 4,h day of MaLnext, When the pre-
sent term of Mr. E's Administration
will have expired.
JOHN C, CALHOUN, ofSouth Carolina, has
been duly elected, by the Electoral votes, to be