American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-08-07

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with Mr.. Adams to secure his elevation, was un-
worthy the office to which was nominated and
il was the duty Of Gen. Jackson, if he really pos
sessed the information which he now puts forward,
to have moved the Senate to appoint committee
Of inquiry, and by establishing my guilt, to have
preserved the National Councils from an abomina-
hle contamination. As the conspiracy Of George
krcmer & CO. had, snort time before, meanly
shrunk from appearing before the Committee OF
the House of Representatives, to make good their
charges, requested Senator Of the United States,
when my nomination should be taken up, to ask
Of the Senate the appointment Of committee Of
inquiry, unless it should appear to him to be alto.
gcther unnecessary. One of own Senators
was compelled, by the urgency of his private bu
sness to leave Washington before my nomination
was disposed Of; and as | had but little confidence
in the fidelity of the protested friendship Ut the 9TH
er, was constrained to present my application to
a Senator from another State was afterwards
informed, that when it was acted upon, General
Jackson and every other senator present was silent
as to the mputations made, no one presumng
TO question my honor or integrity. How can Gen.
Jackson Justify to his conscience to his country
thus palpabe breach Of his public duty 1t is in
vain to say that he gave silent negative vote Tie
was in possession Of information which, it true.
must have occa,ioned the rejection OF nv nom ma
ton 1t does not appear that any nther Senator
possessed the same information. Investigation was
alike due to the purity If the National Councils.
10 me, and. as act Of strict justice, to all the
other parties implicated II is impossible for hira
to escape from the dilemma that he has been fah.
less. az Senator of the United States, or his lent
himself to the circulation OF an atrocious ea'nmny
After the election, General Jackson was anon.
the first who eagerly pressed his congratulations
upon his successful rival. If Mr. Adam, had been
guilty Of the emplo, Of impure means to effect
his election, Gen Jackson ought 10 have distlained
to suly his hands By touching those Of his cor
rupt competitor.
On the 10th Of February, BPS, the very nestday
after the election, Gen Jackson was invited 10 a
public dinner at Washington. by some 81 hi friends
lie expressed to them his wash that he n,.h Gee tx
cuscd from accepting the invitation, becau-e, III
luding to the recent election he said ans -.
dcnce OF Kindness and regard, such a, YOU pro- n.
might, by many, be viewed as conveying
exception, murnuring, and feelings Of stt8. 5i4
which ! sincerely hope belong to no.t
friends" More than one month after the Ell,
proposal is pretended to have been received
alter according TO the insinuatinn Of Gen Jack
corrupt arrangement had been made betw,.
Nlr. Adams and me-.after the actual terminate.
u an election the issue Of which was brought about
according to Gen. Jackson By the basest Of mean,
re was unwilling to accept the hunors Of public
Inner. lest it SHOULD imply even an exception a.
5aiiat ehe lcsuit VI Tue erection
Gen. Jackson Processes in his letter of the 6th Of
June quote again his words, oto have ALWAYS
Intended, should MIR. Clay come out over his own
signature and DENY having any know edge Of IN.
communication made By his friends 10 my friends
anu to me, thai would give him the name Of the
gentleman through whom that communication
,ame. lie pretends never 10 have seen the Fav
.tte'ilie letter; ana yet the preteyt Of denial IN
Ter my signature is precisely that which had been
Urged by the principal edit,rs who sustain his
,aose II this be an unconcertetl il is nevertheless
most wonderful coincidence The General ney. $
# communicated to me his protested intention. I
tut left me in entire ignorance Of his generous pur
pose IKE the overture itself, it was profonndI, =
,onceated from me. There was an authorized de 7
ilai from ME, which went the circle Of the public "
'r'nts, Immediately after the arrival at Washnston
i the Fayetteville letter. In that,Ienia my wards r
re gwen. They were contained in a letter dated !,
= Washington City the 18th dav Of April last, !
mi are correctly stated to have been "that the 7
'a'e'hent mat ms (my) friends had made such
,Topos'tion as the letter describes the friends OF
General Jackson was, far as he knew or beliey y
~, utterly destitute Of foundation tina; he was Il
unwilling to believe that Gen. jackson had made :
NY such statement; but that matter with whom Y
had originated, he was fully persuaded il was I
ross fabrication OF the same calumniou, character
s,th the kremer story, put forth for the coublc Z
- Posc :" 'Jur,ns ms pubic character, and pfup- I
ing the cause Of Gen. Jackson; and that for HIM. y
elf and for his friends he defed the substantiat,o
= me charge before any fair tribunal whatever" b
'uch were my own words transmitted in the form II
! letter from friend TO knoun person Il
y hereas the charge which they repealed was con Y
AIMED IN letter written by person then On a
hown to some person also unknown Did moi L
ehy the charge under my own signature 10 m, i
ARD, OF the LIST January, 1925, published il the
' atonal lntelligeneers Was not there sub,tan. i
,a denial otit in my letter to Judge Brooke, ta.ed \
ne 2o.h o. the same month my Circular Il nv !
. j. IN my Lewsburg Speech? And s.