Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-11-28
DOMESTIC.
a LIBEL-IN HIGH LIEE

DOEM s.ss5 FAC.
LIBEL-lN HIGH LIFE
n case has arisen in BOSTON, which is calculated
)" P'ouuve considerable degree Of political feel
ing. we should scarcely have noticed it at all, il
IL had not been introduced into Court of Justice
dha was not oi nature to excite great deal OF
public curiosity.
Sur readcrs can scarcely be ignorant Of the let
ters which passed in 1925 between Messrs. Jcflcr.
sen aLd 'ies--ot the recent publication Of one of
H'ose euers ny MS grandson Mr. Il. J. Randolph
--of The exposition which follow ed in the NATION.
al journal and ntelligcncer at Washington. on
the authority of Mr.. Adams-and OF the enquiry
which was kind!ed at Boston and other places, as
20 VINO were the leaders Of the Party in Massa-
Shusets in 1907, whom Mr.. A. describes as being
disposed Tor several years towards dissolution of
the Union and the ESTABLISHING mt Of a separate Con.
fedcIacy in the Northern States. II is now said,
that MIR. Adams has been invited by one or some
OF the Northern gentlemen, TO explain more fully
ms meaning, and to state The names oil he persons
10 whom he referred, and the evidence on which
hc made the statement.
Among the papers, which referred TO Mr.. AS
exposition, was the jackson Republican, of Bos-
guage:
W publish this morning letter Of Decem-
Der 1879, OF MIR. Jefferson 10 Mr. Giles and Mr.
ADAMS own statement, published last week in
the National InteIligencer at Washington, con-
corning disclosure said, many months ago 10
have been made by Mr.. Adams to Mr.. jefferson,
in regard 10 the conduct Of the leaders ofthe Fed.
crai party in New England, during the whole
course oil the Commercial restrictive system
AR ADAMS confirms in his statement, in positive
anu auihen'ic form and shape, the very important
TACT that In the years 1907 and 1905 he did make
such disclosures. The reader will observe that
MT. Adams distinctly asserts, that Harrison Gray
oiis, Samuel Dexter, William Prescott, Daniel
coster, Elijah HI. Mills, Israel 1horniikc JOSH
an quincy, Beniainine Russell, John Wells and
others OF the Federal party OF their age and stand
ing were engaged i'll a plot TO dissolve the Onion
and to re-anneX New-England to Great Britain;-
and that ne (hir. Adams) possessed, "unsq,dro-
ca! ecldence" Of that most solemn desiS,.. The
reader WILL also observe That in the statement lust
published, OF MIR. Adams, there is no intinaiion
whatever, hot he does 5iot sfW beiiere trhat he
revealed TO Nh, Jefferson and Mr.. Gales f,ceniu
years ago. All the gentlemen, we have men.
TONED above, are, with one exception, still living
ana with two exceptions, Geiire and arden,
political friends OF Mr.. Adams. We here ben {,
asR,why Air. Adams statement has been withheld
from the public eye more than year. WHY j,
mas been published only one fortnight before the
lection Tor President all over the country? Why
Tor three years has he held to his bosom as a no.
bical councillor, Daniel Webster A man whom
he called, III his midnight denunciation, a traitor
in lsoS? Why In 1926 he paid public coinpli-
ment 10 Josiah Quincy, in Faneuil Hall whom he
had called traitor The same year? And is the
iasi question why, during the visits he has made
10 Boston, he always met in friendly aud intimate
and social terms all the gentlemen, whose names
"a lew years before. he placed upon secret record
~, tue aicnicVes OF our government as traitors to
their country Why did he eai their salt, break
their bread and drink. their wine"
on the 3lst Oct,a letter was addressed 10 Mesrss
Pulnan ~ Hunt, the publishers OF this paper, BY
iessrs. Richard Fletcher 81 c. u. Curtis request
ing the names OF the editors OF the jackson Reuuh
bcan,and the name f"the author Of some remarks
on the subject oil Nh Je!ie letter 10 Mr. Giles
and MIR. Adams statement thereon" published il
The Jackson Republicaa O. Oct. 30. I: was under
stood that Messrs. Fletcher and Curtis were act.
ing as tie counsel or attornies Of Mr. Webstcr-
This letter was handed TO Theodore LYMAN. Ir
and Henry OIne, as those about whom the ipnui
Fies were intended TO be made, wls irn,nediatcl,
addressed Joint answer 70 Messrs Fletcher an,
curtis, stating IN substance, that there was rs We
10 person engaged as regular editor OF the Jack
son Republican, but that the principal direction O
1t was in the hands Of Henry Orne and that The
odore Lyman, Jr was the writer of the article =
bout The author o! which the inquiry was under
stood TO be made,
:" Subsequently to the receipt OF ibis letter saws
the Republican of the 18th instan,i, is urderstoo,
the county Attorney in this county was recueste,
10 lay the letter, with the complaint be fore thu
grand jury OF the Municipal Court, but l,e, sup
posing Tie trial OF prosecution of this characte
would not terminate in that Court recommends
me parties TO carry II in the first instance to II,
supreme Court, where, in fact, il is now pend
ing"
on Wednesday (the 18th instantly the Grand Iu
ny Oh the county, returned TO the Stnremc Ind
ciaI Court, an Indictment against Theodore Lvma
Jr. Tor Libel on Daniel Webster at il undo,
stood tsays the Republican, that Mr. Webster h;
caused the complaint to be preferred to the Gran
jury; The Republican adds, that General Lvma
ana MT webster are ''among the most disir
guished OF our citizens, the former having been
warm and active supporter OF General Jackson
| "he the latter requires no euiogy 10 frumpet hi
iainc that with many oil the cunteme
Ten. Lyman has social relations of the pIeasap
est KIND, win some personally, and with all here
toiore he has been politically connected, on som
SUBJECTS at least; and would have suppose
he would almost have intended 10 defame himself 4
soon as the gentlemen generally whom he namet
bis relations with MIR. Webster, particularly here
toiore, the writer has always supposed 10 be friend
| ~, and Tor himself he can with sincerity asscrt
although he would not while he supposed = nrns
ecutlon was suspended over his head, that no mo
I'VE oil unkInd personal feelings towards Mr. Web
ser, heretofore, has actuated single movenrn
IN his lie, or dictated political sentiment that h
ever uttered"
! eli is not probable observes shc same pa,er
HAT ,his interesting prosecution will be bro,Ipl
10 an immediate close AMONG other testirp1n
which 1t may be important lDr the delendap, 1
obtain, is that OF Governor Giles and President A
dams The latter now TO certainty will cease 4
be officially Cetained in Washington after The 8
Of march nest, and ia all probability will soon Al
ter become again citizen Of this state, and i,
SUBJECT to ajurisliction Of our courts"
Supreme Court Commonwealth ve. THcoyo,
! Lyman, JJ.--1bis morning Gen. Tbcodnrc ! ,
nan, dr was arraicped OF IN Indictment for a Il
bel against Hon. Daniel Webster. Tho indicf
! ment contained two counts, to which tIc dcfor
: dant pleaded not guilty, and moved by hiq roun
SCI or continuance 10 the ncxi term Of dis court
| III March ensuing. MOtion under consideration
Meantime the defendant is ordered 10 gccngnizc IN
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