Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-02-19

Green, shows aud clearly the petty and @
but that his friends had dssuade hin,1hen he moves -,
into the election of Printer the ioled II
this object he threatens do whaE To remove Mr.
probably from the Office which he 6s-And is this course
worthy Of wise aud magnanmous Sa,esran'-Dd Jefer
son or Madison ever soop TO such petty Is this
the course of who aspres be the champion Of
party If not the Chief Magistrate of nation This"
Richmond Enquirer.
Fhe foregoing, Messrs. Editors, is from vour ma
per OF the 9th inst. and, with all due Difference l
think you have not viewed the subject in it's true
light.
In the first place. the smccinct history of il here
given by you, Omits some circumstances which tn
Inc, seem material as to this, the reader win iudos
FROM the following enumeration. L. I'm the person of
the. Individual, Daft Green, centre. as every one
knows, the two dignities of Edition, OF tie Tetecroph
and Printer 10 Le Senate. 2. The Editor of the Tel
esraph gives to the world statement IN regord N
!. certain speech delivered by DanNl Webster on the
uoor or the Senate; which statement Daniel Web
sfer land IN this knowledge and belief he is not SOL
fary) enoos 10 be fasse, and beieues to be .oilfv
fdtse.=3 II romhs scat in the Senate Daniel w b-
eF gives on the recurrence of such con-
ouct ,le VIII propose TO the Senate some measure in
relation to It. 4. The very next number of the pei
sgsnph relterates the statement; offers a niece Of
miserable sophlstiy in it's Justification and hurls def
nhce at thus member Of the U. Senate. Then and
d TIL then, mark or here is HAT us in vorr his
1oty which Leaves upon the reader the impression of
humanity vacillation in M. w. bster,) Daniel Web.
stcr enters upon the course which he paye notice no
would putsuc course having for lis obiec. to s,rin
Ihtif Green of one of the aforesaid dInit;es-vil
tat OF Pointer to the Senate
,gNow, ! will not pretend to determine whether
.,ere pc. or De not "pctty and humanity spite, in
tHr: Neoster's bosom, towards Duff Green; but 7
WIN eau upon you candidly to say whether aes.o,dno
rules OF logic, the inference that there is such
feeling, be deducibe from the foreno,no occ,rran
Gas! and, should you answer me; confne yonrsslvs.
II y"u piense, to the issue between u.s. Do not. far
the purpose of showing that there are canses o5e
't'e 70 the production of 'untnan,y spi.c, or man
" resentment; resort to the food of abuse (involynp
probably nunberess other nisrcpyesenations) which
the Telegraph has, with the obvious view of distrnc
tag public attention, been almost exclusively enga
ged IN pouring upon Daniel w ebscr, ever since the
above occurrence. These causes whnteyer thew
may be, are not germane to the question. You pro-
nsuhcc the measures proposed by Mr. Webster to be
essaT no'ca lions OF "a petty and humanity spie"
Say that to my mind, they indications of no such
tnlrg. II you reply at all; reply to this point.
~ some previous remarks upon the same subject
ssu eraw distinction between Duff Green, Editor
81 the Telegraph, and Duff Green Printer. TO he
Sennte In theory, the distinction Is souut and
would haye it so in practtce for the purpose of
screening Duff Green, but for ends somewhat more
apor.ant' consider 1t to be most important, to the
qnet and harmonious operation of our government
pnd to the HONESTY or THE PREss, at the Sea, of
government that there should be an insurmorptable
eafrler between the two capacities Such ar barrier
rs Pefnaps, more practically important than some of
those which are erected by the Constitution; and I
should re]nice to cons itutional provision. for
gudng That any one, anywse concerned or interested
III editing or publishing paper, be employed as prin-
ter to Congress- Bat, viewed in connection with tho
eary practices Which have unfortunately grown up
unfortunately, though perhaps, from the nature of
man, inevitably; but for some preventive such as
have adVcfted to---veWeG 10 eonneXion With those
Practices, say, the distinction does appear to me
altogether faacous; totally without meaning. In
~ha capacity was til put the question in truth and
cannor--that Duh Green was elected Printer TO the
Senator WASH in his natural, or in his official ca
seacliy! VAST, as Dsa Green nr as the Editor md
paetsaer efhls Telegraph What caase WAS it,
tfat determined his election, instead Of that of some
Of rGr Err ~,
there is no assgnabe cause?
NO! gentlemen: it is not to be disguised. 1t is not
Def Green; it is the Editor and Publisher Of The
Telegraph, who was elected printer to the Senate
u IS as little to be disguised that in practical uont
at view, these two offices. when united in the same
person. do act and react upon another. That the
ce OF Printer to the Senate does facilitate aud pro
mote the publication of the Telegraph; and that il
does impart to the publisher of the Teleera pb on.
Si-olcial, If not regularly official chaacter it does
ahx to the statements of that paper, as to what 90
cars In the Senate, the quasi if not the formal en-
Sorsement of the Senate.
ifsken, wantonly false statement is under this
sanction, sent forth to the people, does it. or does it
1iet. behove the SENATE OF THE u s. tn withdraw
That sanction! Lot ViRGINrANs answer, and even
should they answer in the nega,ive-which do not
however, apprebend--stl does the question remain
whether proposition, on the part ofhe slandered in
divIdua that the Senate should thus act he suti-
cent ground for imputng to him "pety and unman-
ly spitcs"
The question, whether the statement renliy he
!'o' - iio' at ah ihvoiveu III the above: any more
than the question, whether A, clerk in the u S.
Bank, have really forged notes of that Bank? is in
VOWED III the question, whether such conduct de-
Inands his expulsion or the other question: whether
proposition on the part of ono of the Bank Dicc-
tors, to cxpel him on that ground warrants the I'M
nutatIon upon that Director, of "petty and unmany
spltes" That question is question of fnct which
the Editors of the inquirer have no right to pre-
Judge more especially upon the assertion of the ac-
cBscd And, supp sing this question of fact to be
either assumed or decided in favor of the accused
siih would this ground Justify the imputation
OF petty spite" TO Daniel Webster, than it would to
the Bank Director Before this irnputation could
with any justice fairness, be cast would have to
be decided whether Daniel Webster conscentiously
believes himself to have been grossly and wilfully
misreprcseneds Fiat he does so believe, am salts
fled. knoio that he was rpisrepresented. | am
ready to s'oear that he Just as ready as I
shonld be, III an accusation against the Richmond
Enquirer for disseminating the most prohipate mrno
ra'ty' 10 swear that IN all the things read in