The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-04


vesy cannot, however, be permitted to 90, through our
columns, any farther
! To the Editor Of the Madisonian.
friend to-day placed in my hands copy of your
paper Of last Saturday and directed my eye article
signed "a Friend to the Society,"" and headed "The
Washington Monument" &c, in which am charged
with uniting with Messrs. Morris and Allen, Senators
from Ohion preerng grevous and false charges against
the Managers Of the Washington Monument Asso-
citation. ~.
The writer Of the article TO which REFER has not
particle Of truth to sustain his allegations and his as.
SAUL me, is unjust as it is false in all its points
The Washington Monument Association has not been
assaed by me. simply repeated, in substance, very
briefly what Messrs Morris and Allen said on the floor
of the Senate, and so far from adopting their lam
guage, that stepped aside to defend the Association
as far as was justified in doing SO and distinctly
avowed that did not believe that there any good
reason existence, to justify the assault that had been
made BY the Ohio Senators. Nay, went farther and
added, that of opinion that many Of the attacks
to which the Association had been subjected originated
in envy, jealousy and party malice II in saying thus
much, assaled the good name Of the Managers Of the
Washington Monument Association, then am
ouantcd with the meaning Of words. am at loss TO
account for the assault that has been made on me- it
is as extraordinary it is unmerted and contemplate,
and whether it should be ascribed to folly, mendaciy
or malevoence, or stupidity, am not capable Of
deciding But let it 90 for what il is worth; Ill not
bother myself about it.
Whether the Association has, or has not, conducted
its affairs with prudence am not enabled to say
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till they evnce more Of the spirit Of gentlemen than they
have evnced in the last paragraph Of the article in the
Madisonian which am now considering, and in which
it is said that the Correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun
has undertaken with the rccklessness the Ohio
Senator's to make assertions in relation TO the society
and agents, that are equally absurd and untrue No
agent not appointed by the board has ever collected
cent II such thing had been attempted, it would
have been communicated to the board have been
known to the commissioned collector, who would have
Immediately arrested his career The statements OF
this correspondent hc Correspondent Of the Baltimore
SUM are always characterized by great rscklessness
and disregard Of truth"
The man who, without knowing who am, who has
not particle Of fact to sustain his declaration
never be recognized by me who is entitled 10 the
notice OF men Of honor.
tits said by the author ofthe article, 10 which am
paying far more attention than II merits, that " no
agent, not appointed by the board, has collected a
cent" have not denied, or dreamed Of denying the
fact have said, that believe that money has been
subscribed and paid to agents not cent of which,
in my opinion, has ever reached the Treasurer or
Managers of the Association. I say and think so
still About year ago-or il may have been longer
ago than that man who called himself an author