Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-16
HE wEBsrER PLEDGE.

| All doub, must now be t.i>sipaied from re pa,
he mind.-For Twelve sapnihs past zoe have ent
t,inea not the slightss, scep,cisn on The ,ubl-ei
/ Ne bad documentary ,rigenee in our possessions.
/ which pcrfrctly satisfied our minds upon a.
matter Ye, we were unable TO produce it, because
the writer was unwilling 10 step into the puolic
papefs, OF his own accprd.-Oiher docu r,cntat y
testimony has since been put into orr hands nm.
der the very I'M niclions--So that while we
! had the most positive assurances OF the existence
OF such a pledge, we were unable to cite any par,i.
! cuiai witness 10 tire bar Of the public TO support
o,ii allegations. Capt. Stockton, however has
rent the VEIL and exposed this transaction in lis
| true colours. We We're perfectly aware how COM
| petent he was TO give this information; and il now
appears from the following statement, that he has
al length exposed g the history oil the JYetster
in a-peech which be addressed to- numerous
and respectable assembly otthe ffeehoders" IN the
county OF Somerset This TALES SO exactly with
what we have long understood 70 be the statement
/ of Capt. ). that TO not ask the maine of Mr.
Foreman TO vouch tor i--Ie, ii be rema rked, too
that Capt Stockton deryedhiS information not oil :
/ ~ !rom his deceased father Mr. Richard Stockton
lSli from DIR. W ebster hitnseifFnere can 10 lon
! ger exist the slightcst doubt about the matter.
And II there be none--yviat we To think of the
casuis;ry or the "consciente' of the present
I Chef Magistrate OF the u. States. What are we
to think OF the man who not only stopped fan the
hame o, the Morgan excitement, to give pledge
] and TO electioneer with the Anti Masons of New
York, for his own recollection; who not only s,oop-
ed 10 give pledge to MIR. Webster, and an au-
hcnticated pledge too TO satisfy the doubts OF the
inisrusling federal members OF Congress. and Oh
tain their ballots for his election; but who subse-
quently authorised printer in the City of New
ork, 10 assert that the statement by whonsoev
told, and by whomsoever vouched Tor, Is utterly
and IN al respects untrue, and tcithom the slight
est Jouad0fiDn?'-We do no, ak what is now 10 d.,
thought OF that mawkish aflec,aiion of sensbry
which would express regret that the election
| could not 90 back 10 the people, but we ask wha,
are we now to think of the candour Of MIR. Adams:
Tan his extraordinary course be considered fair in
politics. Or is II part of that odiuus system of man
! agement and intrigue which raised Mr. Adams to
the Presidential chair!-Surely il is time for the
people to interpose.-
From the ". York Er. Post of Sept. III
The evidence placed before the public con-
siss OF the unquestioned and unques,ionable test-
nony OF the late MIR. Richard Stockton, as cx-
| pressed to three gentlemen of New Jersey, name
| y, Messrs. Frelinghuysen, Elmer, and Parker
| 10 them Mr.. Stockton declared that Mr. adams
promised o'~du0tred a to be his intention, If e
iected President, to gre the federal partY a fan,
participation IN office; aChich promise reduced
to mrititg by Mr.. Webster, in order that there
should be no posstotr mistake, he sanctioned By
an interitnedtion toith has o,rn pen, and deiyer
ed it, thus altered more precisely to sut himself
This statement was published in the Evening Post
the Sd instant. The testimony of his son, Capt.
Robert r Stockton, gentleman of high and es-
tabiished character and standing, communicated
W hS, iiHphcuiy admitted Dy MIN, was like
wise published in the same paper of August 29,h,
namely, Er. Webster, after detailing to him the
HISTORY othe pledge asserted that he had it then
ms possession, in black and Dkite, and offer
Ell at the same time to shelD IL TO HIM But the
editor OF the American, Mr.. King, asserted, in "A
manner too, that implied his belief in the truth of
his assertion, and that indicated desire that others
should believe ii also, that the President Of the
united States declared to him, that he neue1 had
al any tune, to ann bOGY iCritten dictated. on
ilteTiTts0 Ipy frO ma
employment or protection TO the federaiists, or
any thing to that effect" and he then added, tina,
whenever any name was given in support of the
contrary assertion, constant Iefutation followed
and that several gentlemen had been appealed to-
who had entirely failed to make out the facts aileg-
ed, naming MIR. Stockton as one. MIR. Stockton
seeing this, came to New York few days since
accompanied by friend, and Immediately waited
on MI King respecting his representations What
actually took place this interview shall not at
tempt to detail. nor is il material il is enough for
the present to say, that Mr. King, is customary
with that gentleman under peculiar circumstances
was all courtesy and compiaisance and Mr.. Stock
ton returned well satisfied. Whatever it was We
are very sure that in event will Mr.. King here
alter, directly or indirectly ispa syllable that may
have the slightest tendency 10 throw a shadow OF
doubt on the testimony herein before adduced, by
either the late Mr.. Stockton the father or Mr.
Stockton the son.
The last piece Of testimony shall Offer, will be
that received on Tuesday last. In the forenoon oil
that day Joshua Foreman, Esq. (he will excuse
the liberty OF using his name on such an occa.
slon) with whore had formerly the pleasure oil
personal acquaintance, came to inform me, that
the week before last he attended meeting OF the
friends OF Cen jackson, at place called Harlin-
gen, In the county Of Somerset, ~. J. at which he
heard Capt Stockton address a numerous and res
pectabe assembly of the freeholders of the vicini-
ty and in the course Of his address he took occasi
on distinctly TO state 10 tbem the history OF the Lsb
ster pledge, with all the concomitant circums,an-
ces, precisely as it has been repeatedly stated in
this paper excepting, indeed, that he did not men
uon MIR. WebSters name, but contented himself
with abiding TO him so paIpably, that not indi-
Viduai OF those present was at a loss for moment
VINO was meant And will it again be insisted on
| by the mInions OF the administration that we are
still destitute OF legal technical proofs? Such an
Objection might come from miserable, petit fog
| ging shutting county court lawyer, driven to his
wits end IN the defence OF desperate cause:but
address myself TO men of sense and men of the
world, and will not descend to answer the piful
guiobies and evasions OF a petti-ioggng attorney.
j do maintain that the conduct OF Mr. Stockton,
allowing him only decent share of common sense,
carries with it an internal evidence convincing and
| IRRESISTIBLE
| BIT .4gGin We forgive our ouondani friends
Of the N: lnteigencer for the several 50 stabs I'M
! der the fifth rib which they have aimed at US
We can excuse their resentmenis, though not
their servility and Interpretations. Ii is an
old remark, that these WHO are on the losing side
are the brst TO lose their teiupers So mote it be
with the Editors Of the Integencer!-- Let these
personalities, then pass II it can serve their cause
10 abuse US, they are perfectly welcome to im
tate All the seTvites OF the pOissdrds Of Paris
1t Is an expedient fully as worthy as MANY others
to which they have lately resoried.-- But TO the
question in hand;fhe ". j. Electoral Idlr These
gentlemen are so much chagrned Ss verify there is