Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-11
VOLUME NLI.-NO. 10.

| lumbar Observer. newspaper then printed III
Philadelphia. That letter WAS IL follows. viz
WASHINGTON Jan. -, 1875
Dear Sir: ! take up my pen III inform you Of
one OF the most diSgracetul transactions that ever
covered with iniamy the Republican ranks -
Would you believe that men protesting Den'"-
cyucy could be found base enough 10 lav the aAe
al the root OF the tree OF Libci1yl Yet, strange as
il is, ii is not less true. To give YOU full history
of this transaction would lar exceed the limits of
Il letter shall. therefore, al once proceed 10 give
YOU brief account of >uch bargain aS can only
I've equalled hv the famous Burr conspiracy Of
1901. For some Time past The friends of Clay
have hncd that they, like the Swiss. would fight
for those who would pay best. OrofHres m,r'
Soid Ia mare teen ntade ly he f,1cn0S NJ idQMS IN
he hicEfs al ClaM Ofsrinc him tie GppOiHtmCm Of
S.crctorn n S'0it ior his nit 10 eject Adams. And
the friends of Clay gave this information 10 the
friends of Jackson and hinicd, that il the friends
of Jackson would offer the same price they would
close with them. But none Of the friends OF
Jackson would descend TO such bayier and sale
Ii was not believed hy any Of the friends OF Jack
son that This contract would I've ratified 10y the
members from the States who had voted for MIR.
Clay. was of opinion, when irs; heard OF this
transaction, that men protesting any honorable
principle could not and would not lie transferred,
like the planter does his negroes. or the farmer
his team and ho!>CS. No alarm was excited: We
believed the Republic was safe. The nation hav-
r9 delivered Jackson into the hands of Congress,
backed b: 4 large majority of their votes. Their.
was On my mind, 10 douh; that Congress would
respond the Will OF the nation. hy ciecting the
Individual they had declared 10 BE their choice
Coai0,F IL ms crTo,atjoa. IL u Bor 0~e7i0jHcd
10 r ccGGiaig tint UcarB CioV has baHSfe5Ttd his
iafrS' 10 min QWncn Adams. As con>idcra
lion OF this abandonment Of duty 10 his conSlitl
cnt> il is said and believed. should this unhappy
coalition prevail Ctoy rs 10 be 0yyoia,ed Stereta,y
NJ :>t0tr. have no fears my mind; AIN
clearly Of opinion we shall defeat every comb
nation, The force %, public opinion must pm
vail or there is an end Ia LIBERTY
To this letter Mr. Clay responded, as fol-
bows
y CARD
Il have seen. without any oier emotion than
that of inetiablc contempt the abuse which has
been poured oui upon me ~ Scurrlous paper
printed i'll this city, and by other kindred prints
and persons in REGARD To The Presidential clec-
ton The Editor of one of those prints, u>hcrcd
firth in PHILADELPHIA called IN" Columbian OBJ
server, for which do not subscribe, and which
have not ordered has had The mnrudcncc To trans
init 10 ne his vile paper of the 2sth instant. In
that number is inserted 4 letter. purporineio nave
been written in this city, on the 18th instant by
a member Of the House OF Representatives be
longing Ia the PENNSYLVANIA delegation. believe
IL al
nouncc the mcmler whoever he may he, a base
and infamous raumniator-0 GdNaid amt n ftaf;
and il he dcn unye himself, and avow his mann.
| Will HOLD IIM RESPONSIBLE, ms ] h'fs 0dDl't
Mps.lfio bt TO ALL THE LAWS WHICH
GOVERN AND REGULATE MEN or
HONOR. II. CLAY.
'3lS January, 1925"
Three days thereafter Mr.. krcmer made public
ANOTHER CARD
"Gcorge Krcmcr, Of the House OF Representa-
tivcs tenders his respects 10 the honorable ~.
I CLAY and informs him. that, by reference To- The
/ Editor of the Columbian Observer. he may ascei-
tain the name OF the writer ~ letter OF the 2oIh
ultimo which. il seems. hes afforded so much
! concern 10 IL. Clay IN he meaR time Grorsc
Kremcr EoiIs hiasH Ic0@'y ID prorc. 10 tic m'tg"f-
kon ri uapJrjudilcd minis, ea1a@h 10 MiiJy 0,m
nj tie accprorg nj c statements irf'ca arc coAiai0sd
/ IN that litter 10 the extent that they concern the
: cou!Se and conduct III II. Clay Being Re-
preventative of the People he will mol fear 10 ,Iy
aloud AMI spare not when their rights and priv
! ieges are al stake. 'GEOR1E hREMEh
"Fcbruay 3, ls25."
Mr. Clay then shifted his GROUND, and demand
cd an investigation hy The House oi Representa-
tivcs, %; which he was Speaker. As Tie House
itself was composed in a great measure oi the n
srumcni> by which this bargain, il any existed,
/ WIS To he conSummaied, MIR kTcaerd ii not con
slider The proper tribunal 10 make such an in
vcsl:gaon, and refused 10 meet Mr.. Clay> lS>Ee
before that BODY Besides Mr. Adams was no;
vel elected nor Vas Mr. Clay Secretary oil state
and however we'll satisfied men might be that
such IN arrangement had been agreed upon OF
become taciilv understood, ii was not easy 10
prove mems intentions. when no oveit act hal
! been committed.
What was then rimor. became fact, however,
upon the organization OF the Admih!suaGon.-
/ Many thought they saw in that arrangement both
the cause and the effect OF Mr.. Adams election,
and the confirmation of Mr.. Kremel : charge.
When the Kentucky members returned home,
their constituents demanded Ia know why they hal
voted for Mr. Adams against General Jackson,
| in violation Of the public will will now show
what was their answer.
HON. FRANCIS JonHSoN's EXCtSf.
The following testimony WAS given under oath
before the Senate OF Kentucky, viz:
".h,mcs !lk.lIAan OF the House Of Representa-
tiycs. stated in reply 10 intcrrogatorieS, that Nh
Francis Johnson was "a, Tompkns"ll!e IN Mon
roe county, after his rctmn home subsequent To
The Presidential election, where he was asked ho%
I he came 10 vote for Mr. Adams Mr. Johnson
answered that he voted for MI Adams Ia .ct
Mr.. Clay made Secretary oi State. He made
this declaration repeatedly in conversation, ami
witness believed in public speech He sad,
1 that Mr. Adams for President, and Mr.. Clay. his
! Y.
the West. than General Jackson President with
we know not whom for Secretary. ard that Mr..
/ Clay might perhaps succeed him"
! The following confirmation OF Mr.. AlcAll-
! lans testimony was furnished soon afterwards,
! viz:
/ we. whose names are undersigned, 90 hereby
certify that some time subsequent Ia the las Pie
/ silcniial Election We heard Francis Johnson,
Esd. in the town Of Tomphinsville Monro''
county. rive as 4 reason for vo;ing Tor John
/ Quincy Adams thai II Mr.. Ad@@S rdS daf@
/ Preajeat. NJ. C'ay ~,"id be SirrefcTg@ 'Nfg'';
I m lint II GcGcrM .IGchM r0S aeticd ff'S"'",
llIr. ct.g i.oaH nat he Slge'agy; and that he be-
lieyeI Mr.. Adams for President. with Mr. Clay
tor Secretary would conduce more TO tie interest
o., the Wei than General Jackson for President,
with we know mol whom for Secretary. We do
/ not pretend 10 give Mr.. Johnson's precise words
bu, We say positively, that the above Is true III
/ substance and We know We are not mistaken
S'' WILLIAM HOWARD
ISAAC JACKSON,
JOSHUA RUSH
BENJAMIN RUSH.
HOWARD MERCER.
LEWIS FRANKLIN
HOS DAVID rlrMRI.Es EXCISE
Before the Senate of Kentucky, Mr.. Secrs'- 4
mc,..lcr ofthe House ot Reple-e natives made The
following statement in his testimony, VIZ
''Aic: iiiS return from Congress III i0~' ~
heard Mr. Trimbe give a. an ;pQlogy Tor Vo'ihS
ter Adams. that il Mr. Adams had not been elect
cd llr. Cay would no; have hcen Secretary OF
STATE; AMI hat if Gen Jackson had been elee'ed'
Mr.. Adams would have been Secretary.
.JoiI. lLi.oa, jaasm. on the same occasion,
testified - follows viz:
When witness heard that Trimble had voted
for Adams he was surprised; and soon alter his
return he had conversation with him about his
vote in which he gave as his reasons that we as
csrtaired. ifMr Adams was made President, MI
Clay would he made Secretary OF Staie-ahd
that. il General Jackson was mace President,
Mr. Clay would rot be made Secretary-ana
,hat il would l.s better for Us 10 have Adams, with
Mr. Clay Secretary, than General Jackson with
out him.
.,Ecajrh Harrison, in Letter TO the Editor OF
the Argus, dated tn Feb. 1873, states as follows,