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

TO TIE PUBLIC.

not the writer Of The address 40 the
Electors of the 9Th Congressional dis
trict of the state OF Pennsylvania"
which appearedin the Washington City
Gazette. OF the 2olh-Feb. 1925, though
ii bears his signature.
My maine has been unceremonious-
ly introduced in II imputing TO ule
what could not have said, for the pur-
pose, ii possible, Of giving SO ne colour
10 the slandetous aud unfounded impu-
tations against Mr. Clay, and also for
the purpose of impIicating me in the
gedintrigues-impeachin tile con
s%istercy Of my conduct, and thereby to
expose me as guided by no other mo-
tive in the vote | gave for NJ. Adams,
but the seeking of an Office for Mr..
Clay.
While | disclaim al controversy with
Nj. kremer, | will be allowed to vindi-
cate myself, and to declare that Mr..
Clay IS in no responsible for
any thing that ! may have said, or that
may be ascribed TO me that, 1t | have
under the supposition of Mr.. kremer's
being an honest, though a vain man,
been So unfortunate as at any time to
have listened to the eitusions of vanity
or his zeal in behalf OF gen. jackson,
that myself, and not Mr.. Clay, is entitled
to bear the consequences. And, Ifthat
production could be ouly considered as
emanating from Mr.. Kremer alone, and
was intendad only for the consumption
of his w constituents, | should take
no notice OF il; | should not interfere
TO pissuade them from giving the full
lest credit to any and 10 every thing
which his ~credulity, operated upon by
designing men, might induce him to
believe, or his malice might prompt him
10 say. But it need not be disguised,
that my humble self has in some de-
gree incurred the displeasure Of some
OF the friends OF gen. jackson for having
thought it my duty to vote foI Mr. A
dams; and confident and boasted pre-
d%ictions of my political downfall have
displayed the character of the revenge
they hope for; and to effect TIL. end
may be one cause why my name has
been selected, and thus connected with
and involved in, the foul charges against
Mr. Clay.
1t will be admitted, that many of gen.
Jackson's friends spoketo me about the
election, aud urged various arguments
why Kentucky ought to support their
canlilate. The opportunities at times
of some, induced me TO speak what |
felt, when it was especially urged that
Kentucky ought to support the general;
namely, that | knew no reason why
Kentucky should support him; that she
was Just as free to select as any other
state; and, in my opinion she had no
thing to expcctfrom him, more than the
others; and at sometimes gave my rea-
s>ns for that opinion; AMI, to show the
ial!acy Of the idea, that he entertained
any partialities for Kentucky, | adver-
ted to the general order he published af-
ter the battle of New Orleans, in which
he had cast the unmerited stigma of
cUwardice on the kentuckians; and.
although proved to the satisfaction of
the world to be founded in error, that
his ~magnanimity had never permitted
him to correct it. | mentioned the
terms in which | understood he had al
luded to the name Of gov. shelby in his
letter to Mr.. Monroe, when that distin-
guished individual had been spoken of
Tor the War department; | mentioned
also his vote on the tariff in regard 10
some articles in which Kentucky more
than any other state was interested, as
81 ingfpAttV M lon a c tt,a lncf nnnII in
form US, that he had neither regarded
the fame or the interests Of the state,
when presented to his action-and,
therefore, however well, as an indiyi-
dual, | might feel towards him, yet, that
Kentucky, as a state, was under no pc
culiar obligations to him; and | may
have added, that | did not consider that
he possessed ct and suitable qualifca-
tons for the great and diversified duties
ofthe office, and that | did not believe
that the interests of the west or the TN
ion would be promoted by his election,
more than by the election OF another.
] have also mentioned, when CONVEX
sing on the relations of general jackson
and Mr.. Adams towards each other, that
had understood that they had always
been intimate and friendly, and that
gen. jackson, it was thought, preferred
Mr.. Adams to either Of the Others, and
that sir. Adams, | was told, had said,
that he would not serve in the cabinet
Of any one Of the candidates except gen.
, Jackson.
| recoIIect that shortly after we re-