Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-17
THE ADDRESS.


The Wing has commenced 1ssau lt upon the Address
of the Central Commeen as is lis custom II begins
nv grossly msrepeseniing ills statements. The Com
mtiae stated in their Appendix (Noe C That "lhe FOL
loving ncs are SAID 10 have been established from the
cords al ashing,on"-Then nilows Extract from the
Globe which is put under double commas and which any
one with half an eye could see wasa quoati0n This Is
followed by official letter from Mr. Woodbury. OF De-
cembcr 81. lc3s. in which he says in relation TO three
officers "Ihe cceTS rtrk all dismissed, or thy resigned,
as sOon as the taianeS against them, appearing m tie
current returns. not pnd OrCr as dutetcd or salts.
factory reasons not eir,n for pOs'pOncmtnt
Now, huw b. Wing mlsrepresenls this whole pas
sage [, quotes the sentence from the Globe, as If it
were one from the Central Committee. If sIcrs over
the fact that the Committee had quoted 1t from another
source and had added by way Of caution that the facts
care sad have been established from the records at
Washington. THE Whig not content with this m!sre-
essnaiion after quoting the case OF NJ Allen Re.
cevcr Of Public Monies al Tallahassee goes on IN the
most unbushing manner 10 charge the Committee with
direct breach of yeracIy Wkal says this paragon OF
truth:
Ccnrul Comi'''c Of agrhut departure from the truth II
assertions thus susceptible OF instant and
II they aside the Ommr. u" a,i IN instance have We
right 'Htr that they have Irc" equally un'e'n""" |"
"FIagrnnt departures from ME Huh"! "Throwlng
aside the francis Of truth But at whose door do these
charges lie, al those Of the Central COMMITTEE: or Of
the Wig itself who palms of npon them The statements
of others as if they their Own-slutrmenis which
they quote being sad 10 be established, and
which appear under inverted commissioned which in
fact quoted from the Globe in TIE Enquirer but
few days before. 1t is The Wing then, which sguly
VI the fragrant eparturc from The irulh.-The Commit
lee may have been ms;aken-they may have been mis-
led by others-but where is their breach Of veracy'
The Globe is competent 10 defend llself-l will answer
the argument of the Wing, il argument can be called
but the reply is at hand, on the face Of tie very docu.
men,s which the Wing PROCESSES 10 quote-The fact H.
the proposition quoted by Tie Central Committee is
fined 10 cOilecorS in default during The administration OF
Gen. Jackson whereas the case quoted by the K
hir relates not to "Cacctor, (uf The Custnms bu,
a "Recsircr Of Public money, Cat the Land Olfce.)-
The Of Aen. relates 10 the administration
Of Gen. Jaokson'-but 1t happened in January ISIS
nearly year nftsr Gen. IS administration. Where
again is The 'tiogyant departure from 1uh':
II then this first one OF lis "grave assertions are U.s.
thus susceptible Of instant aLd conclusive IeluIaon wha
credit can be attached TO the balance :; What respect
does its qnbblng argument Of yesterday deserve, which
labors clear MIR Clay of the honor OF being the father
and the prominent advocate Of the .9,RTiran Sysiem
Its answer this part of The Address is all smOke'