Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-08-07

these gentlemen, excepting Mr.. Diggcs, were mem
bers Of Congress at the time, and have put Api
names to the statement respecting Kremers deca
ton.
Thus we see the cats-paw, Kremer, at nom.Dt
he was not under tile immediate influence Of ri,
managers, and found that Congress was ready fl
receive any evidence which he pretended to possess
declared as Gov Kent says, that he never designed
.to charge Mr.. Clay wi,hany thing dishonouraten
his lie' That krener made such ecararion
the character Of the gentlemen named, as acarngn
is ample proof.
The qucsti,.i, occurs did Ersmer in flat deca.
ration, lie or tell the truth?
II lie lied--what was the inLuccment He va,
friendly TO Gei.rral jackson, and would naulsVy
not only as his friend but as a man disseminating co.,
iuption, make any disclosure which would serve le
General aud recommend himself, more highly 10 h
community. Why did he make HE decara;m IN
! the presence Of these gentleman Was it from lta
What had he to fear, when. if the declaration wp
: false, and he really knew what he pretended he
i might 50 ehectually serve the General and himself
: by full disclosure IT. therefore, krenier lied
that declaration. we utterly unable 10 discoyer
y the lnducemet Indeed, there could be no greater
induceinent than he had to prove the contrary--,z
that Mr.. Clay was corrupt in this business. Tle|
4 General his fayourite, would be seryed--his Cipm
v would have been highly gratiiied--an, Kremerln|
y self would have been long remembered with inceas
, ed respect With all these inducements to dix!
5. closure. why did not George kremer 90 before Ma
is Committee, appointed b. Congress. and "Meaa and
there cry aloud and spare metz" In truth. that would
be serious business. Iitteatle. aud the ,aanuys
:. Of Georges managers, would all avail nothing. 4!
in committee would have to report to tic House. an
10 awful indeed would il have been, had their reru
IL stated" we find no just grounds for this charge
- That would have been too much Of " sky-liek
he affair If George had possessed any thing ke e,
d dence, he would not have stood on form and Ger
r. mony. But as he had been made tool. BY lnsh
fe Co, i'll writing 10 the Columbian Observers
/: was an easy matter to show bold front till he a
ri the House in earnest, and then back out utl
mere preteDce, and write about The matter in 4
= newspapers. under the direction Of his managers
man, led on by the mure knowing ones and i
possessing half Of bis honesty. But what So
figure Mr.. Andrew Jackson cuts in his letter 10 &
= ter Beverly! We really did believe that The Gel
raj could Lave told more rational story A biri
his distinguished member of Congrcss--aud one Of
of fliends-was the bearer Of corrupt proposition
es, and he not only bore such proposition-but adj
On. ed the General TO accept il Pure. hishmin,
ly. "triend!" The General neither in word or de-
did, at the time Of all others Tie most proppr, v
Mr.Nlay guilty. exhibit any proof th;t he belle,
" what is now circulated throughout the country in
rec letter to Beverly. Let any friend Of the Gene
h'- read his letter and Mir. Clay's comments on it,
llshed in our last paper, and he will regret the
ere that the Hero Of New Orleans ever nut pen to ga
US on that subject, am, gave to the world so gre
10 proof Of his utter disqualification for the presen
= Nobody expected any thing from Kremer ); but ey
tch body did not know, before, that the General
ME such snplcton.