American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-11-09

The Leter.-Under this head the Richmond Enquirer
makes most mise rahe attempt 20 extrcate itself from The
dsgracefl dilemma in which has inv lived itself the
subject Of the SANDER against Mr.. Adams ard Mr. Web
ster We must enreat readers to trave back with
to the origin of this calumry
The National Palladium first out with its version
MI Bailey represented having shawn letter to
NJ Webster, to his vote, which interned il
The handwriting of Mr. Adams and MIR. Webster de.
read it. but he declined This the first statement
and sad that t Of t.po members Of Congress
scere Jeff az The Palladium office . support IL
AS as the mail could reach Richmond with the Pal
lam, out came the Enqnlre quoting that respectable an
thoy yonchng for the truth Of every tle Of the charge,
published in The Palladium and declaring thai is Ed
tors had from three mrm6ers e Congress, who had from
Mr. MIane, ard ha il received their entire belief,
much any thug could which their eyes al ears,
n other words, heir faculties had no. witnessed
Aer this appeared he denial n the New York Ameri,
can the highest authnty, Of the SANDER .ot9 and
Ell The denial full and explicit, Of Mr. Bailey under his
a@t hand
Here the Enquirer and Palladium put dreadfully
fai j.; the latter very silent abont - tso members
If Congress- bit merely said 1t published under the
sanction # respectable while the Richmond Enqn
tsr. king three distinguished Witnesses, promised TO
make some inquiry and I. favor us With the result.
Aer me spent in consula ion, rehecton and IN
vention, the Enquirer with tale, stating
IA MIR Webster did offer to show to certain members
ccr Of his own, in answer 10 one from correspondent
which had been read to Mr. Adams and modified at hi4
suggestion We invite readers to compare this new
o0 with the first version n Of III s sh.n and to
promisedt support by vO and the E9 by three mem.
bers of Congress.
BIT mark The course of the Palladium Instead of bring
ing its members Of Congress to support its own
SANDER promised, sezes this tale Of the Rich
mpnd Enquirer, and shouts" Behold confirmation of
our tatenent!"
In the first instance, the Enquirer copies The calunny
from the Palladium, and in the next the Palladium copies
from the Enquirer the SANDER evidence to confirm
the first
We say nothing about the contemplate episode perform
ed al New York, in which The Evening Post, and the En-
qurer, were the principal performers.
The New York American has stated, on authority more
tangible, have doubt, than that of the Palladium
Enqurer that Mr. MLane stated, lately as last March,
that he gave any credit to the silly story about bar
gain and corruption. Yet this silly story repeated in The
Richmond Enquirer, and eneavored 10 be crammed down
the tbroats of their readers with barefacedn and
contempt of ecency, which they who knew its
editors in their better day. would never have anticipated
and scarcely believe. Driven from one subtcr
ge another they at every STEP snk deeper and deep
into degradation and is cely possible to conceive
of lower step than that which they have now taken
abandoning entirely the ground they first took, and pleg
dthemseves make good by three distinguished witness
es and vaInping up tale, to divert from them
and their respectable allies Of the Palladium the sentence Of
MANY which they have merited from an insu,ed people
Mar j0,rna.