Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-03-31

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Missouri Argus will show the remarks Of slr.
Cilley for which Webb challenged him, which
will be found as mild as the truth would ad.
nit Of their being.
MIR. CILLEY'S SPEECH.
We COPY below the remarks Of Mr.. Cillcy,
as they appeared in the Globe, pending the
discussion Of Mr.. Wise's resolution on the
.sbribery case" We will further remark. that
il was the speech, as reported in the Globe, to
which Webb referred in his note to Mr.. Gil
lev. and therefore, what follows is precisely
the language which constituted the offence Of
tina, gentleman. The opposition tactics in ma
king general charges corruption. and beating
off the business Of the nation by endless de-
bates on resolutions of enquiry equally vague,
we have before exposed in connection with
this discussion. Mr. CiIley also points OH.
the Improperly Of acting upon such underlined
charges in very brief style, in these remarks.
and as further argument against the consump-
ton of the time Of the House and the proprety
of the proceeding, he alludes to the long STAN
ding charge against the press whence they
came---a charge which has been proved by a
committee Of Congress, and fixes eternally the
Stigma Of corruption upon the Bank Of tile U.
States. Blu, as the Bank is again in the field.
with brighter hopes than ever.---most OF the
local Banks now making common cause with
it,-.-the charge mustbe suppress; and for this,
Mr.. Graves takes up the cause Of its hireing.
man almost universally despised by gentle.
men Of his own party. Is II credible that for
the honor of this creature. Graves would push
matters 10 such extrcmes!..-,hat out OF mere
punciilio, he would repeat his fires until he
killed a man who was protesting all the time
the kndest feelings towards himself! II is
impossible! The conviction is irresistible, that
other motives were at the bottom OF this heart
rending affair. Let any man read what fol.
lows, observe the temper which breathes IN u,
and then consider the result which is attempt
ed to be traced TO it. Let him consider the ac-
tors in this ,ragedy,-.-that Graves has an ina.
table desire 10 lie conspicuous--that his vlo-
Ience, the effect Of his ambition and anxiety
to please the powers he designs to serve, Is
such as in some cases even TO offend those with
whom he ac,s;---,lat Wise was second in the
affair, whose restless aching ambition, were
it not tina, he has wi,hal more discretion and
perhaps more sense, would have made him
princic:l;- Duncan, Bynun and Boone
were passed by to single out Mr.. Cilley. whose
residence was in region where dueifingis not
prac,iscd, and who might, therefore. be sup
posed unused to weapons. Then let him con-
slider the conduct oft. as described by the Sc
conds in their statement" and painful as will
! be the conclusion to any man, tmust be that
the motives Of these men were political, not
personal. and that they slew this amiable gen.
tleman to serve the Bunk, not its m:n;Ons.
Mo Argus.
"Mr. Cillcy said that as the course propo-
sed 10 lie pursued on this occasion was novel
and extraordinary, he hoped the House would
pause before it embarked in this business, on
such authority as was produced. This charge
comes from an editor OF a newspaper. and we
all know that in country where tho press is
free, few men can expect 70 escape abuse and
charges Of similar description. Ordinarily.
when we are about entering upon business of
this kind before Eiagistrate---a conservator OF
the peace---,l,e charges submitted are obi .ed
to be made distinctly, clearly, and under the
soemnliy OF an oath; and why should we now
depart from this well-known and well-settled
rule! He knew nothing of this editor, but il
IT was the same editor who had once made
grave charges against an institution OF this
country, and afterwards was said to have re-
ceived facilities TO tho amount OF some 1000
dollars from the same institution, and gave it
his hearty support, lie did not think that his
charges were entitled TO much credit in an A.
melcan Congress. 1.-The has charges 10 make,
lie, him make them distinctly, and not vague.
ly.-.-Let him make them under the solemnity
OF an oath, and then it will be quite time e.
nough to act. He trusted the House would
not 90 into an investigation OF this kind OH a
mere newspaper statement without any proof.
If we look, we will see what had been said
by The public press against Washington, JEFF
ftrson. Madison, the two Adamses, Jackson,
and Van Buren,. yet the people passed upon
the merits Of all these men, and afterwards
the press relracted much that it had sa!d a.
gai,st them. Ii the House thought different.
~ from him, it could pursue different course;
but it seemed to him that some more definite
charge than this ought to be made before it
acted. 1t was giving too much Importance,
in his opinion, TO this newspaper editor for this
House to institute an investigation upon his
mere statement. without any proof Whatever.
He considered that all public men were liable
to have charges of this kind made against
them; and ii their characters were not snffi-
cient to bear it without an investigation into the
matter before committee Of the House, they
were not fit to he members Of this House. they
were not fit to be the representatives Of the
people. IL man was s!andered in this way.
tae people would do him justice, and after.
wards the press would do him justice. because
..,rutl is mighty and will prevail" He was
in favor of the utmost freedom of the press;
but this was an Inconvenience attending its
freedom, which every man oughtto be prepa.
red TO bear"
Below will be seen statement from a
friend Of Webb's exposing the plans formed
for the murder Of Mr. Cilley before the duel
should take place. James Watson Webb,
and all such dastards. who are disgracing the
editorial fraternity, should be frowned at till