Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-27

Magician time to spin his web, and wha. chance
has Mr. Calhoun:
Bat to return to the Licutenant-and the Gene.
raj. Green then is TO go at the session of
Congress-.orty voted for him, knowing him to nave
neither tact, talent principle." precious con-
tcssion indeed! commentary that harmonizes with
the whole history of the Party! The truth of this
confession never doubted; but that it should be
proclamcd-that member of Congress should &C
6no'oIedSe himself the corrupt and proigate instru
ment which this confession imples-that he should
admit his contributing to elect person to rcspon
sble and lucrative Office, of whose 'unprnciped ca
reer" h. was informed, of whose restitution of prn
cplo he appraised this does take us somewhat
by surprise The Lieutenant has acted discreetly in
not making public the name of this member of Cen
gress Let his friendship keep it concealed. With
all his faults and his insolence we beHevc Green in
capable the progacy which this letter discusses
or Of that other profgacy of exulting in Mr.. New
toms being deprived OF his seat upon party grounds
We felicitate Duff at his escape from personal
chastiseSent.
From The ". York Courier and Enquirer of Friday.
Without admitting the justice of the sweeping CEN
sure contained in the following letter from old
friend and member OF Congress-, we comply with his
reques. and lay it before readers He will per-
ceive that we have published all whether for or a.
ganst us, except the why In voted for the
editor of the Telegraph Printer to Congress. We
have suppressed those reasons at his suggestion, but
cannot perceive any good cause for doing so. The
time has arrived when 1t is proper that the public
should know why he was elected, in order that they
may understand how little confidence Congress reno.
sed in him, even Mt the time of his election.
The letter IS written by one against whom the at
tack In the Telegraph not levellcd, and after
careful revision of all the circumstances attending
the contest 1t is not surprising therefore, that it ca
yours more of 'prudence' than my reply, when it is
remembered that my character officer was as
sailed in paper supposed by some to be the official
organ of the administration, and consequently presu
med to be founded on official documents. The charge
positive end direct, and known by the author of
tito be FALSE in all its parts. As the fabricator and
publisher of such charge, he deserved my hands
the severest punishment could inict upon him. and
ifeXhibiting him from Maine to Georgia in the char
acer of an unprinciped traducer of private reputa-
tion will, to who already well known be suf
ficent punishment, he shall in due time receive it,
He states in his paper of Monday that he has appli
cd at the War Department for the documents connec-
ted with my leaving the army, but has been denied
them on the grounds that they only be furnish
ed my application. This may be true but most
probably false, and therefore to obvue all Difficult
W, request of the Adutant General 10 furnish
him with all and euery document in his office relating
to me, which he may require-not excepting the con-
fidential reports of the Inspector General. Let him
inspect ALL and let abide the result of such inspec-
ton lfthere be aught on the files of the depart
ment, any where else against my reputation as an
officer, let it be forthcoming and let the editor of the
Telegraph be exempted from the degrading, bliphtng
charge of iginating and publishing most malicious
SANDER.
ArRn aed, 1880. JAS. WATSON WEBB
WASHINGTON, Monday April 9th $780,
MY Dear Sir:-The United States Telegraph of
this morning, contains another attack upon you while
an Officer of .he army, and induces me to presume
upon long acquaintance, to address you upon the
subject of your late difficulty with that print You
must pardon this apparent interference in what may
prop 'rly be considered your private concerns and
am you will do so, when you reflect upon the
motives which prompt to address you, and the fact
that although acio private matter between You and
Duff Green yet 1t originated in your presuming to
carry your devotion to the republican party so far as
to expose the reputcd organ of the administration
When your first article appeared, denying that
Mr.. VAN buren, candidate for the next Pres-
dency, and calling upon Daft to make similar den
al in behalf of Mr.. CALHOUN, we did not understand
tsobIec but when the Telegraph evaded the call by
assd1ling your paper, declaring that 'the measures
Of the adminstra ion had not yet been sufficiently
developed and expressing doubt ''whether Gen
eral Jackson would be alive at the expiration of two
years, if alive, whether the people would consent
to his re-election-we at once the situation of
affairs and watched with intense interest the pro-
gress of the discussion. 1t clearly evident to
all of us that GREEN determined to hoist an OPP
position flag, but 1t equally evident that you had
exposed his intentions before his plans rather the
plans of those with whom he counciled, had been
brought to maturity. His unavaing efforts to de
cevc the public in relation to bis future intentions by
assaHng you, followed by an immediate move
meDt in the Senate to the confirmation oil executive
appointments, which Tor months previous, had been
permitted to lay undistufbed upon their table. In
three days appointments were acted upon than
during the previous three months and at this moment
rrcat portion of the appointments have been dispo-
sed Of Thus you much good was the immediate
result OF your exposure; but this was not ALL The
friends Of the present chief magistrate in every part
pf the Union, witnessed with disgust and Indignation
the course pursued by Green. They felt that they
had raised him "from dung hill throne,' from
infamy TO fame, from prof. desFisei, andcontemn-
ed outcast, to 4 situation which, if properly filed
would have given him both wealth and reputation.
They saw his full determination to sell them "for
mess of pottagc;" and the Legislature of Pennsylva
mia, with promptness worthy of the cause, boldly
came forward and nominated General JACKSON for tho
next presidency.-Tbis somewhat alarmed Green,
and we were again avoured with jesuitical article,
approving of part of the proceedings of the
but profoundly silent upon the principal object of the
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