Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1844-01-15

Adans -, ana at 1ihAtsAe = ~
chou O course dssoIred upon the louise
..Hz.eal4iIfcs au3 ga member .
hat House whose vote "a effect decided
be- csc ton Mr Cay Ras paced ~ a
Ie#fa &c aad responsible position, ite
vas ca led uroa 10 decide which ui iae
s5fee. VINO had been his fIYa.t. should .
be elected - rs personal friends =
preference had long been known L.
the Whole Congress .onal De 'esa4on from
kentucky. and 10 many cmlnsai elti4sha
OF ina, STATE he had months before a.
yowe II Bot obvious reasons prevented .
MS afoelaimng tn P4bHc--aad he &c .
eorIIagIf maintained a deeoro1s sileace .
UPON he SUBJECT. OF thu hl. eencmies
sought 10 take advantage, either ey F.
force 10 drive ma INTO their support, or,
BY crushing AM des roylng hun, t.
revenge themselves Tor Ia, oPPosl
,uou.
A letter, now known TO have been he
result Of conspiracy, vas published
~ Philadelphia, parPouing 10 have been
written bv member OF Congress, stating
without reserve or quahnrauon, lhai
oyeriufes bad been made 10 The lren =
e Nf Cay. offering 10 hun he Se7fela-
rysafp OF Safe fof his ard 10 elcciing Mr.
Adams. add that they had been accepted.
Mr. {. denied he charge III mos polu' d
and indignant tetms-au aud his Card was
answered by Mr. George kremef,mem
Der ofthe House from pensy wanna, who
was afterwards proved TO have been the
! plant tool Of his employers aud who
iasowed himself the author of tie letter
aud declared that he stood ready 10
prove the allegations Mr. Clay deman.
ded of the House a Conn ittee Of Inquiry.
before whom Mr. kremer might be heard
and where he could NEE; any accuse ion
that any man might make. The commit
lee was granted, and on the 5lh OF Feb
ruary, s25, 1t was appointed by ballot.
not single member beng political
friend Of Mr. Clay. But the malignant
purposes OF the conspiralors had been
answered.
They had done ensugh, they thought
II anything could do IL. 10 drive Mr.
Clay into the support Of Gen Jackson
and here for the presnt, ihoy sought 10
le, the matter rest. The committee.
therefore, made report tina, Mr. kremer
declined to appear before hem on the
ground that the aiIair was one over
which the House had no onlrol-and
they OF their own knowledge, knew no
reason why they should EXCISE their
power OF compelling testimony: hey
/ Therefore chose TO lei the matter drop
/ Il is d ihcult 10 detect, by the most sub.
/ tie ANALYSIS Of the human oh aracler, any
base feeling which did not evidently EN- :
ter into this conspiracy. Mr. kre
NOR was man too utterly weak 10 be
bold and consistent, even IN wickedncss
and II required ali the strategy Of his
employers 10 prevent his prcmalurely
exploding the whole altar lie frequent
/ " declared his determination 10 oilnr an
explanation and apology to Mr.. Clay :
aud had gone 50 far ~ 10 draw Up a pa
per for tins purpose, which was submit.
ted 10 ID IN he replied, however, that
the affair had passed from his control
INTO that oftbe House and Mr. Kremer's
lrleuds took care that ms attempts 10
hfeak from the tolls they had woven a
round hun, should not be repeated. Thus
the matter rested--a and the House
was called upon 10 choose Presi-
dent
lie accordingly gave his vote for Mr.
Adams. who wa. elecle1-and. as pledge
o. his sincerity IN upholdny his princi-
pies and IN utter seorn Of the ATTEMPTS
which had bren male 10 terrily MIN
from that course, he forthwith accented
the office Of secretary Of State winch
The President Immediately placed in his
hands,
Thus lei'ed in their principal PURPOSE
The enemies Of Mr. Clay addressed them
selves, with redoubled malcnlty Ia tho
work Of revenge Though they had not
teen able 10 drive him into the support
OF General jackson, or 10 ierrlfy him
from an active participation IN The al.
miaIstrduon Of President Adams. they
lrl.ioo deep his power as an opponent &
they deSpared Of destroying the admin
lstraion which was now their cherished
purpose Unless they could FIRST ruin
him, It's strong defence.
On the 9Th Of March 1875. letter wns
published written by Mr. Beverly. rnr.
porting TO state the substance Of a con-
.etsallon held by the writer with Ger.
Jackson, al his own house, in which the
The latter distinctly said that the friends
OF Mr. Cay had made TO him, explicitly.
The offer Of their support, on condition
that he should not continue Mr. Adams as
Secretary Of State. This letter afforded
al the grounl needed, by the enemies ol
Mr. Clay for more than two years of IN
duslrIous SANDER. At lhs end Of tina,
time, however. they felt the need of
reinforcement, and prevailed upon Gen