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From the louisville Journal. a
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Buchanan.
In nearly all the articles we see relative 10 the
prominent and active part taken by Mr.. Buchanan
in the bargain and intrigue ISLANDERS against Mr..
Clay, very important point has been overlooked.
We shall call public attention to it, and the at
| thority for what we state is Gales q seaton's
Register Of Debates in Congress
"On the Sd of February 1925. Mr.. CLAY srosa
from his place In the Speakers chair. and do.
manded an examination into the charges brought
against him In the public prints by Mr. Kremer
After Mr.. Clay concluded his remarks. Mr. For.
syth, OF Georgia, moved that the matter be refer
red to special committee of nine members Unon
this motion OF Mr. Forsyth discussion took place
when, on motion OF Mr. Condict, Of New Jersey,
the subject was postponed until the next day On
the next day, on motion of Mr.. Condict tba
House resumed the consideration of the motion Of
| Mr. Forsyth to re.er the communication of the
| Speaker to select committee when further dj
| cussOn took place; during which MIR. Foot of
Connecticut, said that certain papers were referred
to In the motion OF the gentleman from Georgia
Mr. Forsyth which were not before the House
and he suggested to the gentleman the proprietv
Of so modifying his motion as to refer to the com.
mittee nothing more than the communication Of
the Speaker. sa |
Mr.. Forsyth accepted the modification. and NJ
the requisition OF q member, reduced his motion
to the following form: ta 1'
80 Resolped, That the communication made bv
the Speaker to the House, and entered on the iour
nal OF the House, be referred to a select commit.
tee.' tQst
Mr.. buchanan, of fPeansylvania nor mo,cJ
that the House adjourn.
The motion was negatived
"Tliereupon further discussion took place upon
an amendment offered by Mr. McDufie. of South
Carolina, pending which Mr.. Randolph, of Virginia
moved that this proposition with its amend.
ments accessories, and principals, should be indc
hnitely postponed
1.-The Speaker pronounced the motion Of tho
gentleman from Virginia, indefinitely to ostpone,
not to be in order while an amendment was nend,
ing.
Mr.. McDufhe now withdrew his amendments
Tor time, In order that the question might lie
taken on the motion for indefinite postponement
!" Mr.. Ingham, of Pennsylvania, demanded that
that question should be taken by yeas and nays.
The question of indefinite postponement Was
then taken by yeas and nays, as follows:
Here follow the names of the yeas and NAYS, Mr.
Buchanan voting yea. The vote stood yeas II,
| nays l27. us,
Mr.. McDufie now renewed his motion 10
| amend. a
| The question was then put on Mr.. McDufies
| amendment, and negatiyed by large majority
The question then recurring ON the original
motion of Mr.. Forsyth, as above stated in writing
it was decided in the affirmative, by yeas aud nayp
as follows:" ] 8
Here follow Che names Of the yeas and nays, Mr..
Buchanan voting nay. The vote stood yeas 1875,
nays SO.
$50 Mr.. Forsyth's motion was carried.
| MIR. Forsyth moved that the committee be ap.
II z.sxAx lSnn -
| Messrs. p. P. Barbour, Webster, Mclean Tay-
lor, Forsyth, Saunders, and Rankin were appoint.
ed on the next day.
| "On the 9th Of February, Mr.. Barbour, from
tho select committee, reported that the committee,
through its chairman, had summoned Mr. Kremer
to appear before the committee and bring his tvi
| dence, which he declined to do, and in this pos
| ture Of the case the committee can take no fur
ther steps And here the matter has ever rested"
These proceedings will be found in Gales 4
| Seaton's Register OF Debates in Congress- of the
second session Of the eighteenth Congress, volume
l, pages 440 to Al, and 463 to 4s6, and 522 TO
Ss5.
Now is not this monsfrousa ? Gen jackson said
that his informant was Mr. Buchanan. Mr.. Buch.
anan, according to Gen. Jackson. was Mr.. Claws
secret accHser and sianderer Mr.. Clay asked for
an investigation, when Mr. Buchanan, 10 defeat
and prevent an investigation, not only naoved an
| adjournment of the House and afterwards voted
for an indefinite postpoament but voted directly
to disalio~ Mr.. Clay the opportunity of vndcating
| his character from the foul aspersions which he
had secretly and baseiy heaped upon il. No hon.
| orabe man would act thus toward negro, much
less toward the Speaker of the House Of the
American Congress. Even the notorious and in.
famous George Kremer, aoho refused 10 make good
lis pn6hc charges, did not thus act ior he failed
refused, or neglected to vote upon both the prop.
ositions denying Mr. Clay the right and privilege
of vindicatng his character. Then where was
| Mr. Buchanan when the chairman notified Kremer
to appear before the committee eih his ,eitaesses
Comment is unnecessary
Not for sll the worlds wealth would any man of
the slightest pretcnson 10 honesty act toward
another as Mr.. Buchanan acted toward Mr. Clay.
knowing himself to be the original cause Of the
atrocious sanders against Mr.. Clay, knowing them
to be sandera, and knowing that Mr. ebay, if an
opportunity should be presented, could not only
prove them to be SANDERS but show Mr. Buchanan
to be guilty OF the very crime with which the lat
ter had caused him 20 be charged-knowing, we
say, AL these things, Mr. Buchanan pertinac;ously
| voted 10 deny TO the iuustrious Kentuckian the
privilege Of an investigation, privilege that even
the humblest might, under the circumstances have
| Justly demanded. He knew that, upon any full
Congressional investigation, the accusation he had
caused to be made against Mr.. Clay would oe ne
cessity be exploded, and that Mr. Clay, II he should