Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1832-09-28
From the Georgia Journal.
JUDGE CLAYTON g. J. w. WEBB.
ATHENssalllllsaal San. ]


JUDGE CLAYTON g. J. w. WEBB.
ArHENswgSasszs I'll, 1882.
MEssRs. EDrroRs.-I Disc sgz Agses Wat
son Webb, one OF the edito98 New York
Courier and Enquirer" has, as in the case OF the
United States Bank, and, doubtless, under the
same kind of,oeighty arguments, changed his OPT
Mon from that of being warm jackson man to
the support of his opponent. With such man
ard his twice bought opinions, certainly should
have nothing do, but for his late repeated attacks
upon me, and especially in the article that an
nounces his own tergversaton. owe it to myself,
aswel as TO Gen. Jackson, character has been
so wantonly assailed by this consistent gentleman,
to let the world see and know what manner of man
he is, whose .fip:tlap somerset is 10 destroy the
public confidence in one of the purest patriots that
this or any other country has ever produced. |
therefore send you the following correspondence
for publication. 1t will be seen that the man vol
UNFAIRLY placed himself in my powell, and though
there was no obligation on my part to conceal his
artfhl practice upon my supposed forbearance;
yet, in sheer pity for his anxiety, wrought into
perfect agony by the peculiar perplexity Of his sit
uation, promised not TO expose him. And would
have been faithful to my promise but for his maig-
nant attempt to traduce me- With evidence in my
own possession calculated to disarm his defama-
ton, to fasify his charges ofimproper motives, to
refute the accusation of confederacy against him
and the President of the Bank 10 repe his insn.
uations as TO the authorship and integrity ofmy re-
port, and to expose his iliberal suspicious of Mr.
Cambreleng's agency in that report ought not to
withhold its publication. should be wanting in
Justice to Mr.. Cambreleng, and certainly in res.
pect for my own character, were l any longer to
consider myself bound to an individual, who relies,
to use his own words, upon " the high opinion" he
has OF me, and the very reverse have of him, TO
assall my feelings, and yet remain safe from the
exposure due to his tampering dupicty. His late
address contains the following remarks, " We are
all familiar with the proceedings of the Congtes-
sonal committee, Of which A. S. Clayton was the
reputed Chairman, and Churchill G. Cambreleng,
conspicuous and busy member. Their laboled
attempt to perveft "a fair business transaction into
an act OF corrupton-their inquisitoral and dis
graceful examination and exposure of private ac-
counts-their false statements in relation to the
affairs ofthe Bank-and their unwearied efforts to
inIure the character of its high minded, honorable
and intelligent President-are all fresh in the re-
collection of our readers. Their proceedings have
been the topic Of discussion from Maine to Louis.
ana, and not only have the people declared them
disgraceful TO the parties concerned, but both
houses oil Congress, composed Of their friends and
colleagues, laying aside all party feelings-all
personal considerations, and actuated only by
sense of self respect, unanimously abstained from
even abiding to renort which thas NO
JdIse-which covered with infamy its authors
and which they Indignantly consigned to oblivion"
The correspondence will shew what Mr.. Webb
thought of this report when about to be made,
which was not alluded TO by reason of the very fair
and liberal interposition Of the previous question:
and what was his opinion of one of its Infamous
authors. 1t will also shew that when wilful, and
not less designing msstatement in his first letter
was pointed out to him, he did not deny it in his
second. And it will finally shew, that if he could
have seduced one of the committee from his duty,
so far as he himself was concerned, he did not care
for any one ese,any other part of the report nor his
thigh minded, honorable and intelligent" friend,
the President of the Bank. A. S. CLAYTON.