American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1828-01-11
AN ADDRESS
HENRI CLAY,
TO 1WE PUBLIC;
Containing certain testimonials in refutation Of
the charges against him, made
BY GEN. ANDREW JACKSON,
tUucHiNG
THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL. ELECTION.
lDDRE.ss, Sc.


Obi, from Whee to Cincinnat in ,lr month # Mach,
1895, o. boald The steamboat Genera lie, among
MANY other passengers were Gen Jackso and n,nJr
1t gentlemen from Penns, lvnra OF b remark
to the Gen. that they reg ted ha he hid been cl-c.
ted President ms cad of MIR Adams Gen. Jackson IL
ed, that if he would have made The promises and IL
ers To MIR Clay hat Mr. ADAMS had doe he (titn. Jack
SOM would then, in that casc, have been IL he pfeser
ai Char, but he would make promises 10 ary that il
he the Presidential CHAIR he would 60 til can
hands and uncontrolled by any one
To this statement Mr. William Crosle who was PIE
sent, suhleins certificate at g it is faithful of
Gen. Jackspns CONVERSATION on the occasion aInd ,e."
Both Ut those gent meu have been informed, espec-
table citizens ct Philadelphia.
ave understood, tia 10 The Reverend iuSlrcw Wye,
Mi Davis, and he's in Washington. i'll Eennsy pania,
one occasion a. tavern in West Ale xaflria, 10 the
county another; a Brownsville at Cnc,ilal 81
Louisville aud Bow ling Green, tavern u Ken nck,,
Gen Jacks made similar assertions should he atlitis
Al pro expected arrive, il shall be pr senel tth pab
lie. Whether such lie design no Gen Jackson
pears 10 have pre- claimed his saton, such
nen ~ separated points, as would lasre It's general cir
culaton We have tie Z ssimony OF Gen. Dnf Gree,
(Which is at least adm ssibe on such occAsl that he
brfsopaa kHew 1t Gen Jackson speaking to He Ell
Il ct early as March, 1925.
Thus appears ,tal, in March 1925. various places
the presence Of many persons, GEM Jackson took epo
himself 10 represent that Mr. Adams had made ,iltl, 10
me, and that it he had made similar proposals, he, and OF
Mr. Adams, would have been elected President With
Truth then he assert he has done, that the
rign" Of lis chaige NO years afterwards al his
Fl essit he has gone into the highu ays and
/ market piaces TO proclaim iiS olniots!
Whilst he has made Irott AK any ben, fiji Which
ngh . hms, II from he Disseminated # such
charge gang me, he IS extrcmt desro1, not to be
stie,ed as M bLic acciser He has indeed peared
grand jury TO support bill Of ind G. mcnl apa
Neither did he arraien me- when actlrg under tle
ath If Senatpr of the United States, he passed ny
nomination But, lie can be regarded as publ acc,
s, who, numerous occaslnns 20 particular individuals
well b. fore crowds OF people, in publ well pr
places. charges Another with political fence, Cen
cia jackson nirrs The double character of NY public and
be- elu iantl,
PEELED 10 believe the accusation originated Whether from
honest msconceptien Of the pnrpor Of Mr. Bnclarans
( nter,ie~ with him, (Which can dhbi HE
source Of the caamny) from the design OF promoting his
own ,efes,s, The niy to me has been the SANE. The
public (as certainly had) prior 10 the last Summer, sup
posed HAT the charge had originated with Mr. George
kremc's letter 10 the Columbian Observer But recent
disclosures If General jackson aud his psrtsans, satac-
tory establish that although the sernness Of Mr. Krt-
mer'S atrioism prompted him 'to cry aons and spare
rot" he Be stripped Of The borrowed merii Of ngi-
nal invention, which impartial justice requires should row
be transit rrd distinguished persorasc. brcf
summary Of nconesbe facts Will cynce the business Of
his observation
ii was the policy with which the p ical campaign
conducted in the Winter 1875, by The forces Of Tie
Gene in the first to practice s'raagcm It'll
friends and me Accordingly the arts of persuasion and
Aately employed B,l Is did not hasten 70 give N
my adhesion and remained nu,t my stetionslv silent. n
other words had converted self int bos and
jealous par2an of Gen jackson, became necessary 20
change that policy and to nba ute Intimidation saT Diam
t dshment. Mr. Hremer presented himself as lit agent -
this ncw work lie ardent mpeilsd BY blind AMI ni
rate zeal and Irresponsible and possessed ~ ltas the TAG
ulty OF cIanoios voci GRAFTON Ills elttr - thr Colnh
Observer vas prepared, and he was instructed to gn
and transmit it, That he not Me auhor Ut The letter
he has deliberately admit cd to Mir. Grow niushle rmel
Score ary Of the Navy Tia, he acqnain V III
contents that is, did not comprehend hs nor a. q
terms has been sufficiently established To o. Ken, Col
Little, (who voted in tie House Of Representa- yes tu
Gen Jackson Col Brent OF louisiana and MIR Dsgea
he scamed Al nston q mpu'sE a"y ,hn6 d ls
thor of the letter, published the Columbian Observer
to which MIR Krener affixed his signature, will not IN
dertake positively 10 assert Circumstances render hEh
IL probable that It Was written BY Mr. Eaten and i'll u,
~ edge of Gen. jackson. In relation 10 the card
,ir Kremer, 10 that which had previously N
serted in the National lnclgenccr renal ked IN NY CIR
cuIar m, stuents, that he ngi b., fore he appeal
IS ancr of Mr. Kremers sas vas v"nary florn Cd, MIR
Eaten Senator from Tennessee and the hiograrher O
General jackson, (who boaed in Tie end OF his Cry or
po,i,e to that in which MIR Krcner took up lis abode,
distance Of about tvo miles and Eat( @as cos,ted 10
some time with him " This ia agfaph lea 10 corresion
dence between MIR Eaton and myself, ~ the ceiise
which, in letter from me 70 lin, under date the ~
MAJ CHI 1925, observe, sit is proper tor NE 70 add thai
did believe from your nocturnal interview win Air hre
mer referrt in my address, that you prepa ed or al
ysed the publication of his card, in the guarded terms
which is expressed. should be happy BY dlsav"Wa
your part Of the fact OF that interview or Of .s sapio
sed object TO be able declare, in the event G sacl
eisavowal, would take pleasure IN declaring, that sN
been mistaken in surprising that you bad any agency IN ~
cnmpositon publication of .'at card = No ocsaa y ca
be conceived fitting for an explicit denAi q Y par
tcpaon fhe par ct slr Eaton, in the nstc loa re
ferred to- 1t the subj .ct of HE corss oncnce h
tween us; and purposeiy afforded linn an honorable Up
portnity ayoWing esa, owing co"peial.h VII
Mr. Krener Instead Of embracing i, he does rs" DENY
the VISIT nor my Inference from l. On the contrary l'
SAYS in his letter Of the 3ls March 1925, "sntpse ht
fact to be that did visit him; (Nir krensr and sahtn,s
too that il was, yon have termed IT, nocturnal ylN'l
Z was there any thing existing that should base dened rs
Il this trlrahge!"
it As Mr.. kremer asserted that he lid mot wit,
the letter to the Columbian Obaesyer. AMI As Mr.
! Eaton does not deny that he wr",e tbe Card nnh
G lished in Mr. kremer's name the inference = to
unfair that having hcea ". kramcl's 9e'f.st 4'ia