Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-05-27


ne charges embraced in the Address, are that of making
proposition to General jackson make him President
on condition that lie would not make Mr. Adams Secretary
oi STATE, and tina, OF voting for Mr. Adams on condition
tlat ne should be made Secretary of State himself
Inc only ground on which General jackson is accused
.. ma&ng the hr't charge, the statement made by the
uenera' OF the conversation which look place between him
ana MIR Buchanan, and the inference which he drew thai
is gentleman had come authorized by Mr. Clay BY the
statement OF Mr. Buchanan, it appeared that the converse
ton took place. in substance, as General Jackson had
stated General jackson had admitted that in this infer
ehce ne might he mistaken and might have done injustice
TO Mr.. Clay When Mr. buchanan dsavowed having come
oy me authority OF Mr. Clay, there seemed to be end
20 us matter, which made The array Of negative testimony
produced by Mr. Clay, wholly unnecessary and gatutous
General jackson had stated that he might be mistaken
ihere ended the first CHARGE far as General jackson
10 mrlicate General Jackson in making the
second charge, Mr.. Cay's reasoning is as illogical
as ms object is unjust and dislngenuous. The
charge originated in thousands Of minds and flow
Ie1 ffnn thousands of tongues. the moment that
Mr. Clay's deternnatan TO vote for MIR. Adams
became publicly known. Mr.. Kreme's letter to
the Columbian Observer. making the charge IN the
brnadest terms. dated OF the 25th ut Januar,
1925. and raDlisked on the 2ath. Mr.. CLAY, on
the 3l,t IN his card, pronounced the writer " n
base and infamous calumnla,or, bastard and a
liar" and promised to hold HIM responsible !" to
all the laws which govern and tepulate the conduct
OF men Of hnnor . Mr.. kitner in another
card dated Gd Fehinavr declared him eli ready
to proye,tc the satisfaction OF nuprejudicrd minds.
enough to satisfy them II the accuraG, Of the state
ments which are contained in that letter, to the
extent that the, cnncrrn the and conduct of
/" H. CLAW" The first movement Of MIR. CLAW.
was intended, b, It's violence and menaces to deter
every man from making charges against him,
through fca, Of heinz held responsible to Tie laws
of honor" Mr Kremer's card suggested to him
Oth M lpSS att Thn Pros AL
election had not vet taken place. His vnte had
not been given: te consideration Of the bargain =
the appointment of Secretary had not been pail
and in the absence Of these facts, it was iicail,
if not impossible to prove motives and intentions
or, if strong circnmstantial evidence could be adj
duced, it was still in the power Of Mr.. Ciav, to
impress the community with the belief that the
evidence as well as the statement OF Mr.. kremer,
was founded in misapprehensicn, by refusing to &C
cept the appointment OF Secretary OF State. ln-
stead uf challenging Mr. kremer, according to the
laws of honor. he therefore appealed to the House
Of Representatives, and solicited an investigation
Nj kremer avowed his readiness to meet it, and
prove the chaige :. made in the letter. By re-
lecting the proposition made by Mr.. M'Duffie. the
! House refused tn receive evidence corresponding
,lth the charge and Mr.. Krpuner not being able
| to r'oducc II IN any o'ret shape, prudent, aban.
loned tie attemp, ant left the parties to complete
then arrangements This failure to prove him
guilty hciue the otcnce was committed. Mr.. CLAY
has. with his usu; All ever since claimed as al
acqaittal
! II does not appear lat General jackson ever
mentionea his interview with Mr.. Buchanan, al
Washington Cits hnt the latter gentleman. il
his public statement, admits that he had frequently
mentioned II himself - Bat Nj Clay, for pui POSE.
which cannot be mistake n, cDooses, without u sha
dow Of esidcnce to attribute hat to General Jack
sou, which he knnws cane fioin Mr.. Buchanan
| 1t is only By following the Gencra in his journeys
some time after the Ptesldtnt,al election, and
catching at garbled statements ot remarks as made
by him in casua conversations. ard y searching his
own domiciI, that expressions Of 'lisapprobation
have been detected in relation to that, which had
before raised the voices of indignant millions.
There is scarcely man IN the Union opposed tu
the re-election of MIR. Adams, upon whom stron-
ger expressions in relation to the late Presi-
dental election might not be proved, than those
which Mr.. CLAY, with all the devotion of his will
II ling instruments, has been able to fix Oh Gen.
Jackson.
Mr.. Clay mistakes his accuscr. It is MA
TON which has arraigned him at its bar. The
charge of corruption in the last Presidential elsc
ton, has been made hv an insulted people. The
evidence of its truth has been accommodating from
the moment of its origin. To escape from its fatal
influence, Mr. Clay turns to :he right and the left
grasps at every expedient, and seeks personal
quarrel with General Jackson. 1t is all in vain.
The fatal charge sticks to him like the poisoned
! shirt of Nessus, and every reckless effort OF his
agony, but fixes il more closely, and makes his de.
structiOn more certain
The late Adre j. but another evolution of MIR Cay's
political tactics, to deceive the people, and draw oft their
at enon from the only important question now in issue
Neither lis his arts, nor his letter 10 Judge
Brooke, nor ns address 20 his constituents nor bis Lewis
burg Speech his Pttsburg sncech could arrest the
torrent of public reproach and retrieve the sinking for
tunes of the coalition. The Fayetteville letter suggested
a new expediept It to avert public attention tm his
bargain with Mr. Adams by seeking oontes! wh Gene
raj Jackson upon collateral issue. On his journey TO the
West last srmme he learned at Wheeling, that there vas