Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-06-10
From The Rfshasond H7aa
LIEUTENANT WEIR


This gentleman, the editor OF the N York
Courier & Enquirer, has published full ex
pose OF those transactions connected with his
history whilst in the Army. which ed DUFF
Green to prefer the charge of his having
quilted the Army in disgrace Having ut
different times made SEINE allusion to this
charge and the controversy botweeA Green
anu Webb, we felt 1t incumbent upon us 20
read Wcbb's defence, as we now feel il equal
" incumbent upon US to say. that in our opin-
ion, he has very fully and completely repealed
the charge The defence is too long TO be
Fepublished by us
Having defended himself, MIR Webb pro
cecd' TO review the origin of the dispute be-
tween Green and himself, and makes some
rev relations touching political mannuvres at
Washington, which coming from an Editor
who either has, or is suFnised on plausible
grounds, to have the confidential car of Fir.
lie says
81 am pleased that he DAFT Green has at
tempted 10 assign my reasons for ealing up
on him TO come out for the re election Of
Gen. jackson, and disayew thai MIR. Cal
boun was a candidate for the Presidency.
am pleased, because thus called upon 10 as
sign reasons why that article was written,
wiz give history of some transactions at
Washington, which late event. in tile Senate
of the United States render necessary should
be known 10 the Republican party.
arrived ia the city Of Washington on the
9th of March, much surprised that the nonIi-
nations Of the President should remain SO
long il the Senate without being acted upon.
and endeavored to ascertain the cause. AT
ter few days OF enquiries aud observation,
came to tbs irresistible conclusion that Duff
Green and some lndiscreet friends of Mr..
Calhoun, had determined that Gen Jackson
should retirs at the expiration of bis present
term and be succeeded in the Presidential
chair by the Vice President In consequence
Of this determination it was necessary 10 know
the political predictions VI every individual
nominated TO Office, and for that purpose II
WAS determined to suspend acting upon the
nominations generally. 1t was also necessary
10 produce an impression shat Gea. Jackson
would not consent TO serve another term,
aud to talk Of MIR. Calhoun as hls successor,
with view Of organizing party Fer this
parpose it was urged to Mr.. Ca]houn's
friends that having already served two terms
as Vice President, the people would not con-
sent 10 re-elect him, that therefore it was
absolutely necessary for him to take the
field, or retire TO private life The difficulty,
or rather the impossibility of forcing General
Jackson to decline a rs election, made them
desperate, and believing the chances in favor
of Mr.. Calhoun's reelection as Vice Presl-
dent but small if was gravely determined by
the Master spirits, to insist upon ms taking
the field sainst the General and to contrTa
such appointments only as would promote
their views, then by embarrassing ths adnin :
iatration, to weaken tho inhaenee OF the pre-
sent executive. This was toe hazardous
step to please all, and thought that timely
exposure Of thsir intrigue, or ah lntlmauon
that their intentions were known, would "a
larm the tind, and thereby destroy all coz
cert in action, by preventing the nsds {!
proceeding beiag mstured. | knew that tie
people OF he United States would no. con
sent to see Gen Jackson driven nom the
chair cf state in the midst OF his usefulness
| 10 PLEASE the friends OF any candidate ard !
knew too, that the slightest intmation tina,
| such measure was in contemplation, would
rouse ths true frieads of The party 20 aetlen
aad that they would Immediately call upel
the presens venerable chief magistrate tt
serve them another terra
1t was this state OF things, and these views
which caused nae to write the article reisfre,
to. The rop!y of tho Telegraph 10 that artl
Gle, is we'll known. 1t praised Gen. Jackson
but distinctly declared that the measures Q
his administration were not sufficiently de
yeloped, to authorize his renominsaon'-i
said that ''ths General may not be atsss
the expiration of two ysers, and u aasss' tn
after abusing this paper, tbs editor proceede
to tell us that at tho proper time hs woui
"sELEcr" bis candidate for the aext Pres
. dency! 1t was evident That the little knob
restless intFiguers, were taken by surprlss
c our intaation that we understood their view
+ and to produce the depression that they wei