Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-05-10

and DID not choose 10 5nflnh rum ""y
responsibility which appertained 10 your
representative. Shortly after The cleo
ton, IL vas rumored that Mr.. KremeF
was preparing a publication, and the
preparations for il which were making
excited much expectation. According
~, on the Goth Of February, The address,
under his name, to the Electors OF The
ninth Congressional District OF the STATE
of Pennsy lvanla," made its appearance
IN the Washington Cry Gazette. NO
member OF the House, am persuaded,
believed, that MIR. Kremer wrote one
paragraph of that address, or oil the plea
which was presented TO The committee,
10 the jurisdiction of the House. Those
who counselled him, and composed both
papers, and their purposes, were Just as
we'll known as the author OF any report
from a committee to he House. ne
first observation which IS called Tor by
the address is the nice of its pubilcs-
ton. That place was in This city, re-
mote from the centie OF Pennsylvania,
near which Mr.. Kremer's district is 81
tuated, and in psper having but very
limited, if any circulation IN 1t. 1 he
time is also reruarkable. The fact that
the President mtended to nominate me
to the Senate Tor the Office which now
hold, in the course Of few days, was
then we'll knosn; and the publication OF
the address was, no doubt, made less
with an intention to communicate m
formation to the Electors OF the ninth
Congressional District of Pennsylvania,
than 10 affect the decision OF The SENATE
on The intended nomination. vi the
character and contents OF that address CT
Messrs. George Kremer < Go. made
up a. it is, of assertion without proof, OF
infer ences without premises, and OF
careless, iocose and quizzing converse
ilons OF some If my friends, to which b
was no party, and Of which had never
heard. II IS not my ~ epuon TO say much
carried Tvs own reiutation, and the par
les concerned say lis abortive nature
the next day in he indignant counte-
nance OF every upprt JUDGED and honor
able member. In his card, Mr.. kremer
nad been made 10 say, 'ha, ne heia MN
self ready "to ;trove, TO the satisfaction
Of unprecedented minds, enough to sa'ioly
them OF the accuracy OF the statements
winch are contained in that letter, 10 me
e1tent that they concern me course or
conduct Of II. ClGy" The object OF
excluding my friends from this Piee5e
has been noticed Bot now the election
was decided, and there no longer existed
a motive Tor discriminating between
Them and me-. Hence The only state
nents thai are made, in the address,
having the semblance OF proof, relate
rather to them IMAM to the; and the de-
sign was, by establishing something like
facts upon them, TO make those facts re"
&C, upon me.
OF the lev topics of the address upon
which | SINH remark, the hrst Is, the
accuse ion, BROOCH, forward against me,
OF violating instructions II the accuse
lion were true, who was The parry Of
Tended, apj to whnm was l amenab'e !!
II VIOLATED any Instructions they rust
have beenyou,s, sintt you only had toe
right to give them, AMI 10 you alone was
| RESPONSIBLE. Withou, allowing hard
ly time toryou to hear u. my woe VITA
out waiting 10 know wha yourJudsmen'
was CT my conduct, Georgs Kremer &
CO. chose to atraign me before me Ane
rioaD public as the violate OF 'nstruc-
IONS, which was bound to obey. Ii
instead OF being, as you are, ADD nope
always viii be, vigilant observers OF the
conduct Of your public agents, jealous OF
your rights, and competent to protect
and defend them, you had been Ignorant
and cuipahiy confiding, the gratuitous
aierposl ION, as your advocate, OF the
honorable George Kremer, OF the ninth
Congressona District of Pennsylvania,
won Id have merited your most grateful
Acknowledgements Even upon that sup
position, his arraignmenl OF me would
have required for its support one small
circumstance, which happens not to ex-
st, and that is, The fact OF your having
actually instructed me to vote according
to his pleasure.
! The relations in which stood to Mr.. Adams
constitute The next theme ofthe address, which
! | shall notice. | am described as having as
sumed ga position of peculiar and decided hos
| tility to the election OF Mr. Adams" and ex-
pressions towards him are attributed to me,
which never used. am made also respon-
sible for " pamphlets and essays OF great abiii-
w." published by my friends in Kentucky, in
the course OF the canvass. The injustice of the
principle Of holding me thus answerable, may
be tested by applying it to the case of General
jackson eference to publications issued, for
exampi f. m the Columbian Observer. That
| was not III favor of the election Of Mr.. Adams,