Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-11-26
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. 20, Isas.
MIR. sTEvENsON's DEFENCE.

iy we for these reasons unsolicited rcpublsh day
MIR. Stcvcneons defence from the Enquirer of ycstcr
day. few words may be expected from us on tho
occasion, both from what has passed heretofore ana
from various distinct illusions in the defence itself
Mr.. SIS reasons for appearing in the newspapers
will satisfy friend and foe. He says, thc duty Which
owe my friends and my country aud the late conir
ned attempts to pull down my character and rcputa.
ton make it proper &c.
The most successful attempts of this dcscriptior
have certainly been made by the gentleman him, CT
4'he declaration to the four citizens of Richmond
that nc had been offered any Office by the Administers
ton in its gift, provided he would support it-thc
transaction in the Bank of Virginia-his den of what
he said at Boston, which has been proved since by
Irrefragabe proo-all these very successful at
tempts 1T pulling down his reputation and character
The gentlemans conscience may say who was Ia
blame for their being made, himsofor others
The idea insinuatcd in the above words namely.
that Mr. s. has been the peculiar object of attack and
persecution, s perfectly untrue and unjust. We
have once before said, and repeat the obscr-
walton, that no man of consequence enough 20 receive
censure, of either party had been treated with so
much forbearance and decacy as the Hon Andrew
Stevenson-up at least TO the time, when ,,y series
OF the most extraordinary self contradictions that
man of any sense committed he involved himself
even to the surprise md regret Of many of his po-
cal opponents, in nextricable labvIn,i of difficult
tics recurrence TO we'll Known facts " III mako this
assertion evident. Mr.. Stevenson after sunnortino
the Administration during the Year r:25-at all
events, after showing decided lcaninr in its c,vor
during all that ycarsuddcnly b, cane, after he had
lost hiS oil
most oitter and uncompEomisng antagonist. Here
was certainly ground FOR suspicion that he had turned
ms coat from personal disappointment: vet was there
no rcproach made against him, attempt ..to null
down his reputation and charactcr." D,rno Tho
same year OF 1928, be was decided. even c,n,or,rs
IN defending NIessrs. Adams and Clay from trc
charge of bargain but after the same elcctic,, FIR
Speaker, his note WIS changed ON this subject foo
On his return from Congress in SEQ he went so far
TO tell some gentlemen i'll Hanover that there certain
~ was bargain between Adams and Clav-tl,a. +,
as member of the House. had sem it-not,yI stand
ing he had from March until December. Of ,he Won
before, declared his entire conviction ~ tho i,ro
cence OF the accusc1a conviction founded upon his
presence IN Washington, and obsriratid,, of all b,.
passed. Here was the Most serious ground
furnished by himself, Of attack uron lis con,is
tchcy and even rcracify; for either in 1925. he
must have defended Adams and CLAW from, tbc
charge of bargain Knowing them 10 he s-,I,,o~ -,
1925, he must have accused them Of IN, bor,,,i,
land in both cases upon his orp knovl,d~c ~
no aiiedgcd) knowing them to be Innocent Mr.. Sic
vchson, if there had existed as he insinuafos Ill
position TO 'pu down his reputation and charac;cr
might certainly have bern assaulted on this bc,J with
the greatest disadvantage TO himself and The mos,
improper motives might hnvc been rcusonab,y input
ed to him as the source of his egrcgo,s ncons;etnrc
for whereas, pending the Speakers election. and
when 1t was known he expected The aid of Mr. Claw,
friends TO reach the chair, ne was Mr. Clays ,y,r,
detcnder-he had no sooner lost lis election and Mr.
Clays friends had no sooner disposed Of their vot,
to John w. Taylor, than Mr.. Stevenson became md
has ever since remained Dir. Clay's most inyrtnrate
oe and constant rcvilcr. Still no attack was rnodo
upon Mr. Stevenson for these inconsistencies: urov-
ing that to be true, which We have affirmed that 80
tar from wishing Ito pull down his reputation and
character" the most friendly feelings towards him
prevailed omong the friends Of the Administration in
ihrs quarter AMI ourselves in particular. 10 whom
these facts thcn known.
Again. Notwithstanding lis own violent and
Shameless ergiycrsaton, ana the n,,r'd ,,r-.c.,.
and Kindness towards himself Nh Stevenson was the
oudest and theInosl nlJcro of all in conlcmu,n tho
administration. lis friends. and mcasur,. IN 1,,
ale declared that lhc election Of President .,s r.-
Rcd by bargain, or he saw it-le affirmed flat
every thing was put up to sale; and tla eycnEc had
been offered any Office within It's gift fhc tool syc
INC markI would sippo The adniui-fration-yI..r,
IA 1875 Albert Galan, the venerable co-adju.or of
ar Jefferson, and the renowned aud ncv, TO Mr.
MADISON, the living heal Of the daiaocratiyc p9,,-
was appointed Ambassador to England. .Ur. Steven
son. IN humble imitation Of Iohn Randolph, e,cl,iu
cd with knowing ghng. thought up .r, BOUGHT
uP'--sncc the world heguu, a said there never had
been so cofrdp. G1yemm 'u.. Guilty Of al tlis oro.s
inconsistency-gu.lty Of it under circumstances tbo
llausbly, ft.cy did not ronolusiyclv, establish q.
ganst himself, suspicious e. h1,n2 boon governed i
lhs political course, By the very motives he ir,,,