Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-16
From the Montgomery Advertiser and Gazette
The Hon. Jere Clemens.

To charge made against this gentleman at Blue
Springs, Barbour county, on the 10th ult. that
she compromised his principles to obtain his cleo
tion to the United States Senate and to induce
the whigs to support him had pledged himself Sc
cretly, and in writing, to the wings to sustain Iay
lors administration, has by the defence he attemp-
ted clearly admitted the charge. He does not de-
nv that he gave a secret pledge-he does not de-
nv that the pledge was in writing, or that 1t was
oyen to the wings; but undertakes to ward OF the
effect of the accusation by saying che had never
written or made any pledge to support any admin
;stration that was not truly Southern He was
swilline any letter he had written on the subject
MIGHT he published" when he knew perfectly well
! that the pledge was near three hundred miles as
tant and could not be published before the eection
and it was in the hands of party to the traudu
lent contract whose guilt would be exposed by It's
publication, and would therefore be disposed 10
withhold it-s'but he would not trust to any man S
| memory about it, No, the letter, or pledge he
knew could not be produced, and by this evasion
he should be able to stop all inquiry into his con-
: Duct touching this transaction. No; he would no'
5 trust the memory of his friend Abercromble, MOI
ony other nerson out of the whole whig ranks
, who was party to, or witnessed the contract
} No no. will trust no mans memory, and the let
: ter cannot be produced. So will get out OF Thu
/ scrape.
e 1o rasorts in the sequel s'That his letter in re
al ation to the Senatorial election was IN possesslo
d of Thos. Wilson and Gen. j. p Frazier OF Belle
N fonte. Jackson county, 1t is true, and YER
t. well known that he did write letter to these an
al other gentlemen of the democratic party about h
t. election, in which he professed democratic sent
ments, and in which no pledges are given to SUI
ct port the whig administration; but this is not ID
on writing referred to, and Mr.. Clemens knew tn'
fact as well as he knew his name was JeIe-an
bv this artifice was anxious to lead the public min
lat off on false scent from the Pledge he gave
to support the wings if they would elect him In n
ro Pledge, it is understood, was IN the hanos OF Nv
for Davis of Limestone, and doubt, by It's innuehc
rth Clemens had been compelled to enter the held
ca contest between Abercrombie and Cochran 10 su
F. port the former Do the people doubt the deV,
the onments of these astounding facts-f they do
them read publication, made lew oays al
sed Clemens election, in the Columbus Enquirer,
rs trbuted at that time by the Gazette OF this pa'
the to Baker, Representative from Russell county,
ned authorship or truth of which was not denied
that gentleman, who was then in the city OF MO
ject gomery, and let them look at his course IN "
ac- gress after Capt. Abercrombie went to Washil
ates ton city, and observe his obsequious support
un- Fillmore and his measures, and his present cou
ing, in this election, and no rational man can doubt
ars *See Mr. Shorter's statement Of his interview
Dir. Clemens.