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s'i'''"o' 81 nv hN9oN AND sLoANf
Tie latter named gentleman has ,sa,
the former. lboth Of whom, IL will he ,s,I a ="
ase now IN Washington city } IN an stl '@
the length Of which, We regret 10 say
its insertion in our columns at presen, =.
compelling us 10 omit matter of mo,s
to the generality of readers than u,er.Jy
al newspaper controversies can pos,6l.
MIR. Sloane reteraies his positive d,c,..-
that Mr.. Stevenson endeavored. IN d..
support IN his canvass for the speaker.
by pledgine himselft o" sustain the Admin;
ton II he should obtain the office nv IN.
of its frieads. The ground of de(eno.
against this allegation by Mr. Stevens, -
utter mprobabiRty that he would have pn,,..,
foolish course. (tho really, AS he Tho.
quently declared his belief of the inpaca,.
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Adams Of the charrr ~ l.
gain and corruption. we eau see notbin.
so very foolish, >---a"d he endeayos to r,,n,.
this ground of defeace hy the evidence ., ~
Brent, Of Louisiana, to whom he is n,,do =
language of different complexion. 10 ~
Mr.. Sloane replies lsi, that Mr.. S,everyo
would never he found guilty of any act or :.
propriety If folly" were once admitted =.
valid excuse aud, 2dly, tina, the eylloooo
Col. Brent is NOT worth any thing to NJ, c.
venson, inasmuch as the fact of his not hsvio~
expressed TO that gentiemas his deternna,;o,,
sustain the ADMINISTRATION. il its friends vo,t
support him for the Speakers Chair, does M,
prove that he did not make the remark IN II.
Sloane. land, also, because Col. Brents decl,r.
ton TO Mr. Steyevenson, that, no matte, WIN,
course he should pursue towards the admin;
iraiion, he (Breu,) .couid vote fo, him = 10.
dered it wholly unnecessary for Mr. SteyeD.o,
to use any elecfioneerng articles with han,
Mr.. Sloane, too, appears To think, and with
some plausbity, that. on tine score of ys,o,i,
and personal reSpertaditily. Notwithstanding Nj.
Stevenson's affected claim to selcsnpero,,v
and his affected contempt for his adversary he
stands on as elevated ground to say the lea,,
a, the honorable Speaker for, sayshe,
Whv Mr. Stevenson should. for the ,,,-
| pos" of sustaining his veraciiy, conless 10 m.
world that he was the author of a ststpmen,
which he then knew, and which every BODY nov
knows, was untrue. is What will MOI atiempt to
account tor but such is the fact. When, in Ian.
| 1925, Mr.. stevenson wrote 10 the Editor of the
| Richmond Enquirer that Nh. CraH lord was
quite nell, &c he must have known the fac,
was otherwise ; and yet he offers this staemep,
TO the world to sn,taio his yeraciiy"
And again MIR. Sloane remarks:
Situaredas he is, il is for the public TO Judge
! whe' her he is, or is not, discleded wines
Highly estimating his own importance, he nj
fects 10 consider himself degraded by having his
"veraciiy brought in competition" with mn,s
TO this must be permitted br,ed, to reply, TIA,
wherever there can be found disuIeres,td gen
tleIncn, equal in number and respec,abany wita
those who have certified to tn cooyersa,sns oI
! Mr.. Stevenson. in tie Bank Of tirer,a and
elsewhere who shall aglee in statement stala.
| ping falsehord upon nv front and shall Told
my arms and quietly content myself 10 weaT
there theL, and not ill then. viii | eossFiti
tina compliment rs pad TO me. when All
told that INV character ioE ruth and yeraCt
~ Is superior 10 that ct DIR. Andrew Steye4
SON
MIR, sloaue not only impugns the vera
city of Nj, Stevenson, but he docs that which
/ OF far move importance tohbnseif--he matsrs al
a.dempi, aud, SO tar as chcumstaniial eyideact
may De listened to- successful one, IL vindicat
has own IN connection with The main ehai &c
preferred by Mir. Sloane against the Speaker,
circumstance was related by he former, goin.
stance which. u seeics IN rs very singular tha
MI Stevenson shoold lave wholly omitted to ne
tice ia his vindcatory address 10 the publ,
Mr. Sloane alleged. that the Speaker net ont
electIoneere for htDlSsif but that he also cleo
ti"mered q il!st another canhidate-one toe
Who had labored, in the same ranks with him
self, and not with less zeal. 30 elevate Nh
Crawford TO the Presidency MIR Stevenson
argument a. ainsl the rival candidate was, (Say
MIR. Soane(" that ne was n federalist - haE
pens fortunately for Mr.. Stevenson that he ".
sale on This part of Mr. Sloane's charge. SilG
il has been amply sustained since by Gen. Nj
Arthur, Of Ohio. and Gov. Metcal;e OF kentu
Ky, as WE shall presently show.
FIR. Sloane introduces the testimony of ses
raj gentlemen who were members Of Congre
; at the time that the conversation b
tween MIR. Stevenson and himself is alleged
+ have taken place. That Of Gov. hietcslle
: FRS, given.-He says,
d 81 have no recollection of any satemet
= made by MIR Stevenson TO me, or in my pre-
e ence, substantially Of the character which y
; uupnte TO him.
I About the time, OF soon after, it was undt
I stood that MIR Clay would accept the otlice
. Secretary, while was sitting with some 9th
l. member (thoush have forgotten who it WI
+ on one OF the sofas between tue marble column
e n, the back OF your seat MIR Stevenson aprroat
Ell as, aud with some apparent eagrrness,
'roduceh the question OF who was 10 be nt
Speaker tie informed Us inat the name
Louis VI Lane had been mentioned for thai
flee, and expressed his nosi decided dl'se1
4 rrmarkng that he did not think it possible
. an avo"et Federast 10 succeed in An an
tPmut 10 llli that chair. and inerphx become