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From the Louisville Journal.
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Buchanan.

From the Louisville Journal
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Buchanan.
In nearly all the articles We sac relative to |
the prominent and active part taken By Mr.. |
Buchanan. in the bargain and intrigue ISLANDERS
against Mr.. Clay, o very important point has
been overlooked. We shall call public atten-
tention to it, and the authority of what we state
is Gales & Seaton's Register Of debates in Con,
gress s
"On the Sd of February. 1895, Mr.. Clay rose
from his place in the Speakers chair, and de-
manded an examination into the charges brought
against him Ia the public prints by Mr.. Kremer.
After Mr.. Clay concluded his remarks, Mr.. For
syth, Of Georgia. moyedthat the matter be refer
red to a special committee of nine members. -
Upon this motion Of Mr.. Forsyth, a discussion
took place, when, on motion oil Mr. Condict, OIL
New Jersey, the subject was postponed until
the next day. On the next day, on .'motion of
Mr.. Condict, the House resumed the considera-
ton of the motion of Mr.. Forsythe torefer the
communica lion oi the Speaker to a select COM
mittee," when a further discussion took place,
during which Mr.. Foot, of Conn.,, said that
certain papers were referred to in the motion of
the gentleman from Georgia, fMr Forsyth)
which were not before the House: and he sug-
gested to the gentleman the propriety of 90
modifying his motion as to refer 70 the commits
tee nothing more than the communicationof the
Speaker.
4 Mr. Forsyth accepted the modification, and al
the requistion of a member, reduced his motion
to the following form: - .w4s
RESOLVED, That the communications made by
the Speaker of the House, and entered on the
journal of the House, be referred TO- Especial
committee. - as W saeav ssssgs-sa5 .sssf
Mr.. Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, Now MOVED
TEAM THE HousE ADJoURv.
The motion was negatived. Il
!. Thereupon further discussion took place upon
an amendment offered by Mr.. Mel Dufie. of South
Carolina, pending which Mr.. Randolph of Vir
ginia. moved that this proposition, with its
amendments, accessories, and principles should
be indefinitely postponed aee r4s e
The Speaker pronounced the motion of the
gentlemen from Virginia, indefinitely to post
pone, not to be in order while an amendment
was pending. @as g :
| Mr. McDn1ie now Withdrew his amendments
for time, in order that the question might be
taken. on the motion for indefinite postpone
ment. s. -. -
Mr.. Ingraham, OF Pennsylvan, demanded that
the question should be taken by yeas and
nays:
! The question for indefinite postponement was
then taken BY yeas and nays 40 follows: k
| Here follows the nam es Of the yeas and nays
Mr.. Buchanan VOTING YEA. The vote
stood yeas n, nays 1877.
Mr.. McDudie now renewed his motion to
amend.
The question was then put on Mr.. McDulHie's
amendment, and negated by alarge majority.
/ The question then recurring on the oFiginul
motion Of Mr. Forsyth, as above stated !, in wri-
ting, il was decided in the afirmitive, by yeas
| and nays, as follows: rs. =.
Here follow the names Of the yeas and nays
Mr. Buchanan VOTING NAY. The vote
1 stood yeas 125. nays 90.
/ So Mr.. Forsyth's motion was carried. d
Mr.. Forsyth moved that the committee be ap-
pointed on ballot, which was agreed to.
! IMessrs. P. p. Barbour, Webster. Mclean.
Taylor Forsyth. Saunders, and Rankin, were
/ appointed the next day.l ssz =
On the 9th Of February, Dfr. Barbour, from
i the select committee, reported that the commit
tee, through its chairman, had summoned Mr..
Kremer to appear before the committee and
bring his evidence, which he declined TO do, and
! sin this posture of the case, the committee can
4 take no further steps," And here the matter
has ever rested.
These proceedings will be found in Gales &
Seatons Register of Debates in Congress of the
second session of the eighteenth Congress, vol
ume 4, pages from 440 to 444, and 463 to 4S6,
s and 522 to 525. S sssssl ssss S-8i@s
Now is not this monstrous! Gen. jackson
said that his informant was Mr.. Buchanan. Mr.
Buchanan, according to Gen. Jackson, was Mr.
Clay secret accuser and slanderer. Mr. Clay
asked an invest; cation, when Mr. sHuehanan, to
defeat and prevent an tinvestig cation, net only
moved an adjournment Of the House and after
4 wards voted for an indefinite postponemeDt, but
voted directly to disallow Mr.. Clay the oppor-
tunitys Of vindicatng his character from the foul
!, ,laspersions which he had secretly and basely
Il heaped upon it. No honorable man would act
! thus toward negro, much less toward the
4 Speaker Of the House. Of the American Con
!, gress.a Even the notorious and infamous Geo,
q Krener, who refused TO make good his public
charges, did not thus act, for he failed, refused
. or neglected to vote upon both the propositions
, denying Mr. Clay the right and privilege Of vim
! dicating his character. Then where was Mr.
+ Buchanan when the chairman notified Kremei
z to appear before the committeewith his witnes
ses? Comments necessary. s
: Not for all the world 'swealth would any mar
iof the slightest pretensiont to honesty act towar,
another as Mr.. Buchanan acted toward Mr. Clay
Knowing himself to be the, original cause of ih'
atroeions slahders against Mr.. Clay. knowing
, them to be SANDERS, and knowing that Mr.. Clay
/, if an opportunity should be presented, could no
) loflly prove them to.be ISLANDERS but show Mr.
Buchanan to be guiltyof every crime with which
Z 1.-THE latter had caused him TO Be charged = know
ing We say, allthese things, MI. Buchanan, per
tinacipusly voted to deny to the illustfions Ken
!, itickian the privilege Of ninsesnga spri
lsilege that even the hambleak might under chi
!. circumstances have justly demanded He knew
that, upon any full ngressionsl investigation
!. Nj, Clay woud Of neceasitY be .exPlodeds an'
Tiuv if ~, choa,ll fhisal "a v,,i<.It n