Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-10-02

| 'N' .at''", Nv Mr. ChMBRELENG, appeared, RO
BERT MORRIS, Esq. OF Philadelphia wrote a
letter dated May 7th, from which the 18th May
asst we published the following extract:
do you not remember the afternoon visited
| Judge CLAYTON in company The Judge dis
"finctiy said that the examination (your eransina
| 'fion) had completely erOnOrated the Courier and
| enquirer and its Editors from all suspicion OF
| "catpabitify. He said he rejoced to you,
Gin order that he might say so, in consequence OF
| "somo difficulty which had occurred betwe you
| "and hun in the committee room and to which he
! ''then alluded. remember the conversation dis.
"unctiy, and was surprised, with that my me.
"mory, to find so garbied and un,oarranted state.
"ment of your transaction with the Bank in the
| "Report.
"Should you have occasion TO use my name in
connection with that conversation and i'm con-
trast with the report, do SO without hesitation. :"
In reply to this letter, writon without our solicit
| cation, we enquired of our correspondent whether
| he recollectcd what passed at an interview with
Col JOHNSON after examination, and received
the following reply, which also published on the
| 18th of May.
"PiILADELrHIA, May 10, 1882.
| "Your favor came to hand yesterday. remem-
"ber very distinctly the conversation that took
place during our visit to Judge CLAYTON and Col.
JOHNSON The former appeared delighted TO
'you-apologised for some improper question put
"to you during the examination the previous MORN
ing, and expressed himself decidedly convinced
'of your innocence Of the charge that lad been
preferred against you. remember having been
much pleased with the manner of the Judge, so
crank and apparently honorable-so explanatory
"of tho course he had pursued of the COM
"mlttee, and SO satisfactory to yourself. 1t on
TINS account that was the more astonished
READING that passage of the Bank Report in
(which the Courier and Enquirer was referred
"to. My impression was from the conversation OF
Judge Clayton, that instead of pointing out your
lease in the Report of doubt and suspicion,
that so far the Judge had influence and agency,
sit would be omitted altogether, or if mentioned
referred to solely for the purpose of removing
1.-THE Institutions that had been made against you.
ellis language and manner-the whole tenor of
''his conversation, induced this inference.
"Y GU will remember how warmly spoke of the
Judge before we saw him on the occasion refer
"rcd to-and you cannot forget how that warmth
cot appreciation was continued after the interview
Under these circumstances therefore, l confess
"that 1T does seem remarkable that the Report
'should assume so different character, especially
"wlth regard to your examination from that which
lone of its supposed authors led us 10 expect
land leaving Judge Clayton, we stepped into the
"room of Col. Johnson. The Colonel was less
communicative upon the subject of the Bank than
1.-THE Judge-said he considered it "pretty much a
"NeD York tght," or something that effect
"and asked if he shoald ring for Mr.. Cambreleng
After some other unimportant conversation, and
''with the expectation that the conversation be.
tween Mr. c. and yourself would be of some.
politics, left you.
81 did not understand the conversation that took
''ptace between the Judge and yourself as by any
"means of private confidential character, and
$50 repeated Immediately TO more of your friends
"herc, without mentioning tine name of the Judge
'that the examination of Mr.. Webb had completely
"vindicated the Courier & Enquirer"
Yours Respectfully,
ROBERT MORRIS.
We now loave A. S. CLAYTON with all His well
merited fame, to the judgment of the public. III
that public agree with us, they will say he stands
convicted of deliberate Jatsehood-of dishonoraJIy
retaining copy of letter which he had returned
to the writer to be destroyed-of betraying private
contdence-and of suppressing the only part of
the correspondence which was intended for the
public eye-They will say that all these things
prove A. ). CLAYTON to be worthless poltroon,
and as unworthy seat in Congress, as he is of
the title OF gentleman. AT all events we say all
these complimentary things OF this man, and they
are equally applicable to those who have republish-
ed the private correspondence,