Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-04

B.: IA. VhJ, Sir, sail Mr. b. were the persons
''Irt cpn.posel The Hartford Convention? Were
they moi citizens OF, or owing allegiance to-,
the United States" They certainly were.
were tney "ioaad lnr'S'ng as spies, in or about
the fortshcatious or cncampinents of the armies
of the United States, any OF the,n?n No
How, then, could he have punished thein?-
"Au things arc done badly, tlat are done with
violence and precipitancy.n
Do not understand me, however, said Mr.. s.
as intending to viodicate the acts OF those mon,
who have been denomin.ted the sHarlf,ri
Convention" Such rs not my intentions: INV
reasoning is intended to show you, that how
ever guilty they may have been in fa1t, that il
was not the business, neither could lac i,tplutty
have intartarei with thrin, by virtue and autho
rity of the aforesaid act.
Bear with me 4 few moments longer, said Mr.
Is. and shall hve done with this subject for
ever. 1t becomes ny d i;v, and painful one
II Is, to notice, among other iliibcral and ua-
generous remarks of the opposing counsel
t'Iruth") that one III particular, in which he
accuses me, first of being >Ce,0n,edn and then
OF being ''mrL,n nv need SCARCELY observe,
to this enlightened tribunal, that when counsel
seek reiugein language Ike ttis, ''ihcreis some
thing rotten in ihe state of Dennarlxp IL is a
kind of argument, resor,e,: to only in desperate
cases, and where ,e9.iDloay is MT to be had.
The destruction OF the ''ou;-po,t5n of the enc
my, should not cali il fofth.. Itis only when
f. the Citadel is ATTACHED when the ladder and
the fascine 10 DC repelicd from your wallis
that an appeal in the dnrper sort shonli be
maie-that tins 'spocket peceo of artillery
should be discharged. But unfortunately ior
the General and "irutb," lie discharges 10 the
very onset of ms ''war of words y this formula
BILE piece of artll2ry--he accuses ME- If being
''dernnged"! Why, said Mr. Is it '',laramged,' -
does he answer me: Is he not thereby showing
to the world, that he is the ryeu;ef 'smadna ~
IS 81 n..l
he ought to be- for ,laring, disqualified as he is,
TO aspire to the first Office in the gift of an en-
lightened people, and should never think of
paying hin the passing respect OF ii,y uotice.n
And yet, strange TO tell--singular as it may APP
pear, Truth" has laboureJ more than two
hours has written more than four columns to
prove-,oitat' Why,to be sure, in the first place,
that | am ''deranged." Therefore, am not to
be believed! In the I'd that have made s'falsc
statements;n And in the 3D. place, he says,
"ITtey write hbcls" meanipg, no doubt, those
who are opposed to .Jac'ls)a for President
s'either under fictitious signatures, or unwilling
to become responsible for theirvie fabricatious,
put them into circulation over the signature of
some m1tiin1l and who from his standing in So
cicty can sustain no loss of reputation" Now,
tilisis all very handsome! Verv true that IF ain
''dcranged"-'f | have made false statements ~
: Sc am not worthy of crelence. But the
proper enquiry is, hare | done so' deny, said
Mr.. Is. that have, My pr1lphie! is before
The wurld, aud hold myself personally rcspon-
sible for every word it contains.
Sir, said MIR. B. ] have not been little SUR
priscd at the language held by the counsel for
Gen. jackson. lie appears entirely to have
forgotten, that it is he who resides in ssglass-
'iislsen and not myself. Does he not write, as
he has aptly termed it, .overna t'fictitious sig
nature'p Is there any charm or magic in
the word 'sTrntti'' that attaches to it additional
responsibility, when used asa signature? Truth,
fair, openand honest truth, stpnd be ever res
peeted. But nj the sense IL which it is here
used; appearing III tle bad company that il does;
preixed to hitltysttco depsats of tSro2s backed
by responsible name; what i ask. sir, is TO be
Thought OF it--what credit ought there to be at
tached to iH
One word more, sir, aud dismiss counsellor
SsTrqth.n L approve his zeal and applaud his
talents. He has certainly made the ssworse,
appeaft the better ca,,se.p isut in doing So he
haswanlesed FAR from the spirit of his signature
.--aaI Judging from the length of his address
and the ,nitnlness of his assertions, think il
fair 70 conclude he must have neen 1oeH feel!
We understand. the Court have suspended
giYiag. an opinion IA the principles involved in
this most difficult and important cause, until
dtter the fourth day of March next-at which
time it will be formally pronounced at the City
of Washington-and prornuiged accordingly.
COMMUNICATIVE.