The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-06-07
From the ". Y. Courier and Enquirer.
TIE CORRUPTION ISLANDER.

From the ". T. Courier and Enquirer.
THE CORRUPTION ISLANDER.
! II must require 40 unusual degree of bar
. i.hood TO call from the grave 10 which il
has Teen SO long buried the stale and in
famous SANDER that the vote Of Henry Clay
|, for Mr.. Adams in 1929, was purchased
by the promise Of Cabinet Office. To IN
,cni and propagate lalsehood IS usually
deemed some1 hat bold as well as wicked
transaction; bu, il falls far short. in cur
Judgment, both III point Of wreckless dis
hen u and base meanness, OF tho conduct OF
a man who deliberately Digs up The pu,rid
remains Of an infamous libel invented al
FIRST for the purpose Of injurIng the unsui.
lied character Of a great aud distinguished
man, and afterwards so thoroughly proved
to be false and malicious, to shame into re.
penance and confession the very men with
y hum ii had its origin.
Mr. Linn Boyd, Of Kentucky has volun
lecred 10 perform this latter office. For
the purpose Of injnring the character and
political prospects Of Mr.. Clay, he has
~flIlen letter repeating the foul falsehcod
which has long ceased to iuJure any but
those who affect TO believe ii. II is very
seldom that SANDER SO carefully concocted
as was this against Mr.. Clay, is SO thorough.
y ard perfectly proved TO be pure, una
du,etaied lasehood from beginning to end.
As II Is not unlikely tina, the charge may
yet be repeated; i, may be well 10 refer TO
+ Df q o a,,l he oh ,nh ., hoe haop
so ,riumphantly exploded. The charge,
II will be remembered, was originally made
Jus, before tho election, 10 letter from
Washington published in the Columbian
Observer, al Philadelphia, and was that
ovettures for his support had been made
to Mr.. Clay and accepted BY bin, from the
friends of Mr. Adams Mr.. Clay instant
" gave it The most pointed denial; and his
card vas answered by Mr.. Geo. kremer,
member Of the House, who ayowed the au.
lhorship OF the letter aud declared his will.
lngness 10 prove the charge. MIR. Clay
demanded a committee Of investigation
which was appointed and contained not
single political friend of Mr.. Clay upon It.
Mr.. kremer refused TO appear before this
committee and the matter was dropped
The purpose of the accusation was evident
Is 10 Tighten Mr.. Clay into the support Of
Gen. Jackson. Ii was not successful he
voted for MIR Adams who was Of course
elected. Nj, krcmer, it afterwards ap
peared, was made Tue tool Of bolder men
than himself, aud often declared bis inen
ton TO make personal explanation TO Mr..
Clay and retraci the charge: but he was
prevented, aud forced to keep silence, by
the interference Of those who had original
~ engaged him 10 this work OF defamation
The Islander then became sn effective
weapon for the persecution Of Mr.. Clay
Ga the Slh of March, 1926, letter was
published, written by Garter Beverly, pur.
porting TO state the substance Of converse
ton held by The writer with Gen. Jack
son, at his own house, in which the latter
said that the friends OF Mr., Clay had made
10 hlm explicitly the offer Of their support
on condition that be should not continue
Mr. Adams as Secretary ofSlate. 10 June,
1927, Gen. Jackson himself wrote letter
confirming this statement, and saying that
the overture alluded to was made by dis,
lingushed member of Congress. Mr.. Clay
immediately demanded the name Of this
member, aud received that Of MIR. Bucha
uau of Pa. Thus publicly called upon, Mr..
Buchanan published in the Lancaster (Pa.)
Journal Of Angus, s, 1927, letter, Of
which the following is an extract
q" called upon Gen. jackson on the oc
casion which have mentioned solely as
+ friend, upon my own individual respons'
blily, and not as the agent OF Mr.. Clay or
any other person. nerer hare been the
political friend Of Mr., Clay, since he be.
came candidate for the office Of President
as you very well know. Until saw Gen.
Jackson's letter to MIR. Beverly Of the 9th
uIImo, and at the same time was informed
bv letter from the editor OF the United
States Telegraph, that was the person to
whom he alluded, the conception nerer once
entered my mind that he believed me TO
have been the agent of Mr.. Clay and his
friends, or that intended to propose terms
of any kind for them, or tIat he could have
supposed me capable OF expressing an
opinion that il was right TO fight such In-
tripuers with their own weapons" had
no authority from Mr.. Clay or his friends
TO propose any terms to Gen. Jackson in
relation to their votes, nor did ! ever make
any such proposition; and trust | would
be as incapable Of becoming messenger
upon such an occasion, as 1t was known
General Jackson would be 10 receive such
message"
Thus was the charge pronounced ma
ked falsehood by the only person upon
whose alleged original testimony 1t was ev'
er rested. Garter Beverly had written his
] letter on the strength of wha! Gen, Jackson