The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-21
al have thought. that /. would give yos

pleasure, to publish this explanation. ]
pledge myself that It IS substantially rar
rect. The chafaetef IF man like Mr..
Webster. belongs In the nation, ~ one at
il fsir,-t ornaments, and best safeguards.
II should tier, lore, he ankloHiiy protected.
w uf The North, NJ last. may quote, IN
reference To- him, ihr ilar-, which NJ. Per
cipal, N his noble od.. has applied 10 the
President ofihe l. states.
+" Let the heart Of .Ntn England cherish
hi, high and veil earned tame,
: III - glow thai cannot perish
Be gathered around he name"
From he LngiGrer.
We have read the above with no little
surprise rs we'll rs Indignation. VIE
iher Il be reals What II pui porl5 TO be, an
Extract Of a letter from " Washington 10
] the editor of the Rhode Island American
we know nor care. II is circulating ~
very thing of the kind viii CIRCULATE aud
we republIsh it, for tlIe purpose of correct
lng the misrepresentation or fabrication,
II contains for u misrepresentation IL Is, II
the writer had any knowledge of the Il ans
action uf which he undertakes to give ap
account and fabrication, if he was iguo
raul pf u. We have had rntonmunIchtnn
vita Mr.. Randolph On the subject but
W. undertake 10 sonel the following state
IF facts, on authority perfectly ungues,ion
able and we are very sure that neither
Mr.. Webster, nor any real f rnd he has.
vii ever deny lis accuracy
l. Is tue, ttat Dir. Randolph did send
chalIeul. direct, unconditional and pc
remp.a.yfp 'ir Webster, by W. BE ton
and IS truc. tht 'l;r. cb1ilrugs " as after
"sfls wlthdraw8 aftcr slr. Webster had
pfej arcd IN answer 1T, thru its purporl IS
nj known, for ii was never communicated
10 AIr RnnIolph or Mr. Benton ii was
destroyed by Mr.. Webster in Mr.. Benton's
presence. Bui The a9oit did not terminate
there. The Challenge VAS withdraws, in
orderto enable Mr.. Neh=te to enable Mr..
v cluster to make an explanation, or rather
a disclaimer without di,h0nnr And he
did N. fact dlsclaifi, il thc most uneqnitp
cal terms, a1y aud every inj furious impu
tatlon On Nr. Randolph, which induced
the challenge aud authorised Mr.. Benton |
10 say TO Mr. Randolph lin suhsanco) thai
whatever hr might have said out If loors,
on the subject Of difference hetw cen them
Ad ''f1i oh'h bibIt llit INV III iI'l iitin I.
il IN the House uf Representatives, ,nl was
Ia the same effect With what he b,u
said in the House and that in moth |
ing he had SAID, IN M oct Of the Hos 81. |
had he any -mtrntiDn To convey al, !
Other meaning, than that NJ. Ram.nlph |
had apprrhcndpd the views of ihr CON
mittee al Edwards memorial ! was I'M |
d, rstoud tI,, thr parties were 10 make no
publtcatlun on the snbiect in the pubic |
prints ; either party wishing (wesuppusr)
that private p'rson.i quarrel between
them, or :he adjustment Of 1t, should BE-
made the subject Of discussions in the news
papers
II WIS thus that the affair ternlinated in
a manner perfectly satisfactory TO Nr. Ran
dolph and his lIenns, and III is not doubt
81 to Nr, Webster also. Niihrr have
we any susp,eion, that Mr. Webster any
more than Mr.. R.ndnlph, ia nj all d,s-ati4
fed With the result, or IS capable of nulho
rising "A state of the facts contrary 10 the
truth. Bat that friend Of Mr.. Webster
l"hosoe"cr he Isl that wrGte ar fabricated
the "Extract ola lettel from Washing on
10 the CdltoG"f the Rhode ,IsiADd Amer
can, ~ by no means cantrnted with this
amIcable adjustment of the dispute brtweeo
these gentlemen. lie is glad enough that
there was ~" duel bat be il happy to be-
bevc that the quarrel is still alive. he
deems II necessary To the vlndicaiion of
Mr.. Wrbster's conduct, tn attribute it To
thr conformity of his sentiments with the
moral sense of the people of New Eng
land," and aversion from our barharous
notions of h"nor; to his adherence of the
"prac'icc of dnelIing," aud not to his love
Of truth and Justice When Ar Webster
dischllurd t'r insult and injury when Mr..
Randolph believed he had offered bin,
ard thus made peace, bis couduct III is ho
ped) was more contqrmahie "with the mo
raj sense Of the people Of New England"
~ we'll as with tfc law of honor. than the
most manly aud uneqoivocal reprobAlion
oi the practice If dacIins.' which he could
possibly haze pennrd in answer to the chal
lepgc.
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