Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-08-07

part of January, the fact, whether upon
my avowal or not, of my intention to
vote for MIR. Adams. lie must have con-
founded events and circumstances. His
friend. Mr.. George Kremer, in his let
ter to the Columbian Observer, bearing
date the 25th January, has accordingt to
my recollection Of the public prints, a
claim to the merit of being the FIRST, or
among the first, to announce to the pub
lie my intended vote. The letter was
first published at Philadelphia and re-
turned in the Columbian Observer to
Washington City on the 9Ist January
How long before its date that letter was
written by Mr.. Kremer, it does not APP
pear Whether there be any conuexion
between the communication by the dis.
tinguished member of Congress, and
that letter, perhaps Gen, Jackson can
explain.
At the end Of more than two years after a
corrupt overture is made to Gen. Jackson, he
now for the first time, openly pr0claims. 1t
is true, as have asce rtalned since the publica
ton Of Mr.. BeyFrle,'s Fay %ettyille letter, tbs
General has been for a long time secretly Cir
culatIng the charge. Immediately on the ap
| pesrauce at Washington of that letter in the
| public prints, the Editor of the Telegraph as
| serted. in hrs paper, tina; Gen. Jackson had
| communicated the overture to him about the
| period of the election, not as he now states,
but according TO Mr.. Beverly's version of the
tale. Since | left Washing on on the 10th Of
last month, ! have understood that Gen. Jack.
| son has made aslmiliar communicative to sever.
al other persons. at different and distant points
| why has the overture been thus clandestinetly
| circulated VAST that through the medium
| of the Telegraph. the leading paper support.
ing the interest of Gen Jackson, and through
his other repositories, the belief OF the charg
should be daily and gradually infused into the
public mind, and thus contribute to the support
OF his ca,.sei The zeal and industry with which
t has been propagsted, the daily columns of
certain newspapers can testify. Finding the
public still unconvinced, has the General found
( 10 be necessary to come out in proper person,
through the thin veil of Mr.. C.. Beverly's agen
cyl
When the alleged overture wss made, the
election remained undecided. Why did not
Gen. Jackson then hold up to universal scorn
and Indignation the infamous bearer OF the pro.
posal, AMI those who dared to insult his honor
and tamper with bis integrity Jf he had, at
! tudl tifIlG. uCilJulltGu All XIX INGENIOUS pAfSeS
concerned. demanded an inquiry in the House
of Representatives, and established, by salts.
factory proof, the truth of his accusation, there
might, and probably would have been, a differ.
ent result to the election Why, when at my
instance, a Committee was on the 5th day of
February, 1925, (only four days before the G.
lection,) appointedto investigate the charges
OF Mr.. kremer, did not Gen. Jackson present
himself and establish their TRUTH Why, on the
9TH of that month, two days before the election,
when the Committee reported that Mr.. Krem.
er declined 10 come forward, aud that III thep
kne,c of any reason for such investigation, they
would have asked to be clothed with the pro
per power, but not having themselves any
such knowledge, they have felt it 10 be their
duty only TO lay before the House the commu.
n~lcation which they have received" why did
not Gen. Jackson authorize a motion to recon
init the report, aud manfully come forward
with all his information The Congress Of the
Nation is in session, An important election
has devolved on il. All eyes are turned TO.
wards Washington.-lhe result is awaited
| with intense anxiety and breathleSs expectation.
4 corrupt proposition, affecting the election,
| is made to one OF the candidates. He receives
it, is advised TO accept it, celebrates, decides
upon 1t. A Committee is IN session to lnves-
tigate the very charge. The candidate, not.
withdrawing, remains profoundly silent, and,
after the lapse Of more than two years. when
the period Of another election is rapidly APP
| preaching, 10 which he is the only competitor !
for tue Office, for the first time, announces it
to the American public! They must have more !
than an ordinary share ofcredulity who do not
believe that Gen. Jackson labors under some
extraordinary delusion.
1t is possible that be may urge, by
way of excuse for what must be daem.
ed bis ~culpable c~oncealment of medita-
ted corruption, that he did not like to
volunteer as a witness before the COM
mittee, or to transmit TO it the name OF
his friend, the distinguished Member of
the House of Representatives, although
il is not very easy 10 discern any just
reason for his volunteering now, which
would not have applied with more force
at that time. But what apology can be
made for his failure to discharge his du.
ty as An American Senator More
than two months after the alleged over
ture, my nomination to the Office which
| now hold, was made to the Senate of
the United States, of which General
jackson was then a sworn member
On that nomination, he had to delibe-
rate and act in the NEST solemn man
ner. If were privy to a corrupt pro-
posal to General jackson, touching the
recent election ; if had entered into a
corrupt bargain with Mr.. Adams to Sc
cure his elevation, | was unworthy the
Office to which | was nominated /; and it
was the duty IF Con jackson. if he