Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-03
E,rnrn The National Journal.

III, Lstjey.-Under this head the Richmond
rno,;rer makes most miserable attempt to
ex,rca,e itself from the cisgraceful dilemma
- wbich il has involved itself on the subject
oc the SANDER against Mr. Adams and MIR.
Webster. We must en,rcat our eaders to
,r,vsI back with US 10 the origin Of this calumS
The National Palladium first came out with
lie version. Mr.. Bailey was represented as
having shown a letter to Mr. Webster, TO ses
cure his vote, which was interlned in the
h-nd-writing of MIR. Adams: aud Mr.. Webster
desired distinguished member Of Congress
Mr. M'Lanc) to read il but he declined This
Gas ,np FIRST statement, and IL was said that the
oomes of t,co members Of congress tcere
left Mt the PaiLudiun office to support it.
As soon as the mail could rra, Richmond
viii The p lladium, out came the Enquirer,
ouo,inc that respectable authority, vouching tor
the truth Of every title of the charge, as nub-
Tsb. d in the Palladium, s. hat lis editors had
il rom three members Of Congress, who had i
from Mr. MIane, and that it received their
entire belief, ss much as any thing could which
their own eyes and ears, in other words, their
own hculries had not witnessed.
After this appeared the denial M the New
York American, on the highest authority OF
the sIaader ia toto; and then the DENIAL tuii aad
expl,ci,, Of Mr. Bailey under his own hand
Here The Enquirer and Palladium were put
Ar, ,dfully AZ faul;: the latter was very silent
,bou its two members of Congress, hut merely
sad !, was published under The sanction Of a
,,,,,efobls name: while the Richmond Enquirer,
SINGING lis three distinguished witnesses, pro-
missed to make some inquiry and TO favor US
with The result.
After sor,s time spent in consultation, re-
hecrion. and invention, out comes the Enqui-
rer with a new tale, stating that MIR. Webster
did oE;.r to- show 10 certain embers a letter
oshis own, in answer 10 one from corresponds
.pt which had been read TO MIR Adams, and
modified a, his suggestion We invite our
readers 20 compare this new fiction, with the
Srs, version Of the calLmny, and to see how
comolc,ely il gives the lie TO that which the
Palladium promised to supper, by f,ro, and The
Enquirer by three members OF Congress
h ,t mark the coarse OF the Palladium. In
steal of bringing out its i,co members oil Con-
crcss TO support It's own SANDER, as PROMISED
il seizes on this new tale OF the Rir hmond En-.
ouirer, and shouts-"Behold a confirmation oil
our starement!'
In t,c first instance, the Enquirer copies the
calamity from the Palladium. and IN the next,
the Palladium copies from the Enquirer the
new SANDER as evidence TO Confirm the hrst.
We say nothing about the contemplate eP-
ISOLDE performed at New York. in which the
E,ening Post, and the Enquirer, were the
principal performers
The New York American has stated, on
authority more tangible, we haze no doubt,
than hat Of The Palladium or Enquirer, that
Mr.. M'Lane stated, lately as last March
that he never gave any credit to the silly story
about bargain and corruption Yet ,his silly
story isrepeatcd in the Richmond Enquirer
* endeavored to be crammcd down the throats
of their readers, with bareiacedness con
'empt cf common decency, which they VINO
knew lis editors in their better day, would ne
YER have anticipated, and can scarcely now be-
leve. Driven, hom one subterfage to another
hey, at every step sink deeper and deeper inte
degradation and il is scarcely possible TO con-
cCiye ola lower step than that which they nave
row taken, abandoning entirely the ground the!
6rst took * pledged themselves to make goo1
by their distinguished witnessses,and now vamP
ing new. tale, TO diver from them and thei'
respectable allies Of The Palladium, the sentence
Of nfamy which they have merited from all in'
suited people.
DECATUR AND JACKSON.