The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-20
A yERAcIoUs NEWSPAPER.

The Albany Argus, of the 9th inst, has the mo-
desty to publish the following several falsehoods in
paragraph of about one square.
FalseAood No. /. at will be recollected that in
order show the losses incident TO the independent
treasury plan, the opposition started a resolution,
calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury TO report
the losses and deiacations among the collectors
| ceivers, posmasters" DC.
The resolution was started by Mr.. Garland, of Va.
at the extra session, friend Of the administration.
| Falsehooa No q "The report was made perhaps
fortnight since fand was ordered be printed and
il sent to the Madisonian office, alias the o6ce Of
ne Iatcitigeacer, for that purpose"
The Madisonian is not in any way the most
remotely connected with the Intelligencer or its
Office
Fatsehood No. 8. at has not as yet made its APP
pearance"
Il made its appearance nearly two weeks ago.
Falschood No. 4. Among the public officers,
charged with delalcaton TO large amount was
MIR. Charles J. lngerSoll, of Philadelphia, and he
has been the subject of the reiterated attacks of the
Madisonian and its federal adjuncts."
Mr.. lngersol has ncper been attacked by the Madi-
sonian, and his name has been used by u.s. in
reference his defalcations, upon our own respon
sibity
| The statement made by us was taken from Mr.
Woodbury's Report, in the precise language therein
used, and therefore if any body has attacked Mr.
| Ingersolr il is the Secretary OF the Treasury.
We have no wish to select particular individuals
for the purpose of holding them up as defauers,"
but ifhe Argus will permit will refer it 10 the
Report ITSELF and it will then be able TO discover
that its denunciaion falls less upon than upon the
| honorable Secretary Of the Treasury
| That Report states that Charles J. Ingersol was
debtor to the Government, Feb IL, 1887, in the sum
| of $40 49l.
| BY subsequent adjustment, he remains according
| to the same Report debtor TO the Government in
the sum Of 1895 "a
| The Argus of the 18th inst reierates It's attack
upon u.s. and says we did not hesitate to misrepre-
sent the record" and quotes an article from the
PENNSYLVANIA, which states that "the Madisonian
in stirling pu, Mr. IngerSo in default, has fallen
into default itself" We have neither made any
misrepresentation, nor have we fallen into any de-
fault. But, since the Argus and the Pennsylvania
will have the discussion 90 on, we now inform them
that we have not concluded what we have to say, in
relation TO this subject but intend to defend the Sc
creary Of the Treasury against these assaults which
are made upon his veracity, and TO discover if pos
sblc hop Mr.. Ingersoll has paid off debt of
$76, 49l, in less than one year, aciHot paying any
money. In the mean time we refer these yeracious
journals TO the following remarks made by Mr..
Whiitlesey.
"Mr. Whiulesey said, it had puzzled him a good
deal to know how this $16 49l of the Governments
money collected by Ingersoll, had been set off by
charges for services rendered TO the Government in
the very few years that he had held the office. His
situation as chairman of the committee of claims
had brought one fact to his knowledge which served
in part TO explain this matter having appeared in
evidence before the committee Of claims that Inger
SOIL for collecting single deb; Of about $4,000 had
charged the Government $1,000 He felt strong
curiosity 10 see the whole bill filed by Ingerso in
offset to the Governments claim"