Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-08-04
MIR. CLAWS SPEECH.
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aod those who dared TO insult his honor, and
tanper with his integrity! II he had al that
time, denounced all The infamous parties con-
Ger ed, demanded an inquiry in the House OF
Representatives., and established, by satisac-
tory proof, the truth of his accusation, there
might, and probably would have been, diff
ferent resul! TO the election. Why, when at
my instance, Committee was on the 5th day OF
February, 1925, (ony -four days before the eiec-
tion,) appointed 10 investigate the charges of
Mr.. Kremer, did not Gen. Jackson present him
self and establish their truth? Why, on the
7th Of that month, two days befo.e the election
when the Committee reported that Kremer de-
clined to come forward, aad tina. "if they kneT
OF any reason for such investigation, they would
have asked TO be clothed with The proper power,
but not having themselves any such knowledge,
hey have fell II to be their duty only to lay be-
fore the House the communicati ion which the,
have recened;' why did not Gen. Jackson au-
thorize a motion TO recommit the report and
manfully come forward with all his informal ion
The Congress fihe Nation is in session. An
important election ias devolved on it, All eyes
are ned towards Washington. The result
is a"sred with intense anxiety and brca,hcss
expectation. corrupt proposition, affecting
the election, is made to one Of The candidates.
He receives it, is advsod TO accept it, deliber
atos, decides upon it. committee is in ses-
sion 10 investigate the very charge The can
didate notwithstanding, remains profoundly ST.
leni and, afIer the lapse Of more than. two
years when the period Of another election Is
rapidly approaching, IN which lie is the only
competitor for The office, for the first time an
nounces i TO the American public They must
have more than an ordinary share Of credulty
who do no' believe thar Gen Jackson labors
under some extraordinary deiusion.
IL rs possible that he may urge, by way of excuse
for what must be deemed his culpable concealment
oimediated corruption, that he did like TO VOL
untecr as witness before the committee, or to
transmit to it the name of his friend the distin-
guished member If the House of Repre- 4n'atives
although l. moi very e.sy TO discern any Just
son for his volunteering now, which would not have
applied with more force Al that time. But what
apology can be made for his failure to discharge his
sacred duty as an American Senator More than
tw, months after the alleged overture, my nomi-
nation to the Office which now hold, was made TO
the senate of the United States of which General
Jackson was then 4 sworn member. On that nomi-
nation, he had To deliberate and act in the most SOL
emn manner. IT. were privy to a corrupt proposal
to Gen. Jackson, touching the e;cent election if |
had entered irto corrupt baigain with Mr.. Adams
to secure his elevation, was unworthy tie office TO
which was nominated and il was the duty of
Gen Jackson, il he really possessed the information
winch he now puts torwai ds to have moved the Sen
ate 10 appoint a committee OF enquiry, and by estab-
fishing my guilt, to have preserved the National
Councils from an abon. Unable contamination. As
the conspiracy ofGcorre Kremer & 20. had short
time before, meany shrunk from appearing before
IN committee o! tho HIu,e of Repre- e'entatvcs. to
m Ike good tteir CHARGES, | requested Senator Of
the United Stotes, when my nomination. should be
t4'.cH up, 10 a tx Of the Scnac the app, i;ment Of
a committee OF inquiry, unless it should appear to
hlm to be altogether unnecessary. Ono Of Our Sca,-
tors was compelled by the urgcr'v 1t a. pfIvae C
lti. tn H.-I..r
ton di,posed of; a,i IS / had bat little conf
dcnce IN the fidelity AID professed iriendsh Of The
other, ! was constrained 70 present my application
to "A Senator rom another state. was afterwards
informed, that when il was acted upon, Gen Jack
son and every other Senator present was silent TO
the imputatlons now made, no one presumng to
question my honor integrity. How General
Jackson Justly to his conscience 10 his country
tins palpabe breach Of his public duty! II is vain
to say that he gave silent negative vote. He wa
in possession OF iniOrmaion which, IL true, must
have occasioned the rejection Of my nomination. II
does not appear that any other Senator possessed
the same information. Investigation was alike due
to the purity Of the National Councils, to me, and
as an ac, Of strict justice, to ali the other parties
inn Gated Ii is impossible for him to escape from
tn dilemma ha he has been iaithless, as a Senator
OF the United States, has lent himself to the cir
lation oi an alrocIous calumnv
After the election, her Jackson was among the
first who eagerly pressed his congra uations upon
" o the employment Of impure means to effect hi,
election, Gen Jackson ought to have disdancd
su his own hands BY touching those of his corrup
competitor.
On the 10th of February, 1925. the very next da,
after the election Gen Jackson was invited to pub
lie dinner at Washington, by some OF his friends
He expressed 70 them his wish that he might be
excused from accepting the invit ion. BECAUSE alu
ding 10 the recent election, he said "any evidence
OF kindness and regard, such as you propose, might
by many, be viewed conveying with it cxcep
tion murmuring, and feelings of complaint, which
sincerely hope belong 10 none OF my friends" More
than one month after The corrupt proposal is preten-
ded to have been received and after, according tc
the ins,nu lton OF Gen Jackson, a corrupt arrange
ment had been made between Mr. Adams aud me
after the actual termination OF an election, the issue
OF which was rought about, according TO General
Jackson, by the bascst ofmeans, he unwilling
TO accept the honors Of public dinner, lest i
should imply even an exception against the result
the election.
Gen Jackson Processes in his letter Of the 9th o
June quote again his words, " to have Away
intended, Should Nr. Clay come out over his owl
Signature and deny having any knowledge Of tho
communication made by his friends to INV friends
and to me, that would give him the name of the
Gentleman through whom thai commun GATOR
came" lie pre- ends never to have seen the Fay
ettcville letter and yet the pretcx of denial un
der my signature is precisely that which had beel
urgoa by the principal editors who sustain his cause
II this he an unconcerted, il is nevertheless a mos
wonderful coincidence. The General never com.
ioIca,cd 10 mo his pro'essed in eHiion, bu left mt
III entire ignorance " his generous purpose Ike til
! overture Itself il was pr,fo ndly concealed from me
! inerc was an authorised denial from me, which
went The circle OF The public prin,s Immediately af
ter the arrival at Washington f'hc Fayetteville
letter. in that denial m, words are given. They
were contained IN letter dated al w W,shngton CT
" on tho 18th day Of April last, and correctly
stated to have been that the statement that hi:
(ny) friends had wade such proposii'o 'on as the let
ter describes TO the friends Of General Jackson was