Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-08

tnat paper or Wednesday, TO seurrilsus attack updh
the senior editor Of the Courier e. Enquirer in which
ne has completely abandoned ell professions 10 even
ness Of his heart the low, eroveng associations OF
ms early lie, and the unprucipcd and dishonorabc
motives OF action which have narked bis ripper years
The boldly and unblushngly publishes tho most pal
pablo and contemplate falsehoods.
To enter into rcfutatiou Of oil the charges which
the Telegraph brings against Us, would be TO adrnI
the possibility Of their truth. We will refer to two
only, to show the character OF the others, and the
abandoned and disreputable feeling which prompts
them. The first is that opposed Ute election of
Gen. Jackson to the Presidency, and the second that
we were dyisen from he army IN disgraeeiv That
the first is every body knows and the second is
only calculated to sink the Telegraph into tho ohiy-
ion TO which il is fastening. What paper in the
Union can, with Confidence quote even its grnyest
known that under the eyc were, Of the War De-
partment. change is made which every document
In ITS archives relating 10 the subject will pronounce
BASE rABnicATIoN:?
Our readers will pardon our warmth oo this subject
when they reject that from the age of sixteen until
we became connected with the Press we followed
the profession of Arms and hold the reputation thus
acquired most valuable to us;--tbey cannot but ex-
cuse US when they think the tender point ut which
we are assailed-the source from which we arc as
saulted-and the good and sufficient reason which
the Spaniel Of the Telegraph has given for infc
merited personal ehGstisemsnt. But enough Of this
Our accuser is on the spot where if true, he find
documents in support of his charge. We defy him
and give all, and every reference he ask willing
10 risk our reputation upon any single ans. whether
friend or foe If under tsse circumstances he does
not Inself, all will agree with us, that upon
the hrst convenient occasion we have right to inic
upon himthepunishmenth he richly deserves. Somuch
for this part of the personal attack the fasehood of
which renders IL unnecessary to notice other portions
of it.
1t viii thus be perceived that is unnecessary for
us TO draw upon the columns of political adverse
res. to exhibit the editor of the Telegraph in his true
colors. His own columns offer mine for this pur-
pose, which cannot be exhausted. He embarked in
personsl quarrel to avoid giving TO the public the
information to which they entitled and when we
called upon him to come out for General Jackson he
refused to do SO.
Gen. Gleen has promptly responded. In the Te-
lograph of Tuesday is the following rather pointed
and contemptuous answer to the Lieutenant. We
hope these military gentlemen will kocpthe peace:
| The New York Courier asserts, that we charged
thatits seor editor opposed the election of General
Jackson. We referred 10 the regular nominal ed
candidate ofHc party, whose organ the Courier now
aspires to be--that candidate Major Noah. The
senior editor says, that have touched him in ten
der point, when refer To his military career and
denies that be driven from the Army in disgrace.
! He does not deny that he preferred twenty-seven
false charges against his benefactor. We did not
say that he Dismissed the Standardization is
sometimes the better part of valor; and although il
may appearances on the files of the Department
4 resignation is sometimes but one remove from ex
pulsion Az TO the threat Of personal chastisement
we viii think of that hereafter.