Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-10-04

W NhN hb& ny NFlN&'N1 AhNNNs af0s ~ -
supposed at the time, as Mr.. Claws sgeni. Be
that, however, as i may, he was al Richmond
at that critical time, and persuading the elec
torsl college TO give their votes for Clay. he
told that Crawford could not be elected il he
sSds returned 70 The house; and that If Virginia
gave her vote for him. Clay would be excluded
from the house. "In which event fsaid Mi.
Trimblel sve shall have 10 vote for Jackson; for
before ] left Kentucky there was a talk about
the legislatures ins,ruciirg us TO that effect"
Some OF the member OF the college remonstra
ted with MIR Trimbie upon the absurdily OF o
beying such Instructions, and entered into some
rgument to show that they would not be bound
by them. right or not (said MIR Trimele), ii
they give them, We shall obey them"
The Legislature Of Kentucky I'D gi<c &c in.
structlops and by an almost gHaHIsqoRs t6fe: Mr.
Trimbie, and such Of the Kentucky delegation
as MIR. Clay could control. did hso5cg these in.
structions.
There's ne'er a villain dwelling in all Denmark,
"Bul he's an .rrant kna,c."
To this the editor of the Yirginian ap-
pended the following note:
The above article is taken "a m tie Baltimore
Republican. The fzcts stated as TO Mr.. Trim.
ble's declarations at Richmond, can be estab.
lished by a score of as respectable gentlemen
as ans IN Virginia There is one fact omitted by
The editor Of HE Republican, which is worthy
of observation, viz; that Mr.. Trimbie brought
with him to Richmond letters Of introduction 90
most OF the prominent gentlemen in that place,
from .lfr. Clay.
Now we ask the plain common sense
OF the reader what this meansi The
charge made by the Baltimore Republi-
can is copied without any denial or quail.
~ification, under the impression, we pre-
sumo, that it would be believed and have
its effect; and to add 10 its force, the
editor Of the Virginian asserts that "the
facts stated rs to Nr. Trinble's declara
tons at Richmond, can be established by
a score of as respectable gentlemen as
any in Virginia" What "dec.Nrations''
does the reader understand, il not the
declarations said to have been made TO
the electoral college then in session, If
we suppose that any other declarations
were meant, we may as well suppose one
thing as another, and Of course end in
supposing nothing; and the editor would
notljke to be told that he meant nothing
that his note was a mere excFescence -
There are no declarations mentioned in
the Baltimore paper, nor any reference
to any, but those made TO the college; and
these are endorsed "Jocts staiedn 1t is
also said that letters OF Introduction were
brought from Mr.. Clay. The impression
is here also sought to be conveyed that
these letters were to members Of the col
lege, or intended 10 operate upon them;
for if they were not, where is the i'm
proprietyi Mr.. Clay spent the early part
of bis life at Richmond, and is as free,
we presume, to write TO his friends there
as elsewhere. LII therefore the note of
the editor does not sustain the construc-
ton we have put upon it, it IS stripped of
all political bearing whatever; and il is
difficult to conceive for what purpose it
was put there. II happened, however,
that we understood it as it was intended
to be understood, aud as every other
person would understand it; and having
the fullest evidence that the whole story,
so far as it related to any imp opriety in
Mr.. Trimble's visit, was a fabrication
from beginning to end, we pronounced it
a falsehood accordingly. But let the
cont ADDICTION speak for itself, and lei a
nv candid man decide whether we have
insisted the furport Of the charge above
quoted, and whether we are 40. borne
out in ~pronouncing it false by the proofs
which we shall presently adduce:
1t is asserted in the last NIrginian, that Mr.
Trimbie at Kentucky was at Richmond daring
the ueetiDg of the electoral college in 1924
endsavorin6 to obtain the votes of this state for
Mr.. Clay; and il is further asserted, by the edi-
tor Of the Nirginian. that the fact can be estao-
lished BY ga score of as respectable gentlemen
as any in Virginia" This is a hold assertion.
when the truth is that Mr.. Trimble passed
through Richmond t1co zpeeks before the meet.
ing OF the electors There are many other
fsisehocds in circulation, which we shall expose
when we have more room.
To this the editor of the Virginian re-
plies in something like column, written
in a style which we shall not seek to i'm.
itate. The following extract appears to
contain the gist of his replication:
Now, brief as is this notice [from the Re
publican, Just giyen,l the reader will find. on
Comparing the statement attributed to us with
what We really did say, that II contains two d.
rect and palpabie falsehoods. and that they must
have been penned with a full knowledge that
they were 50. 1t will be seen that we confined
ourselves expressly, and as distinctly as the En-.
gllsh language would enable US. to Mr.. Trim
ble's declarations. We carefully sbsiained from
speaking as to the time, because II could not be
fixed by our informant with positive certainty.
he thought however that the conversation oc-
cured two or three days previous to the meet
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