The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-06

We are asked why we do not copy the arti-
Giles in the N. Y. Courier & Enquirer, on the
subject of the reduction Of the Army and Navy.
The reason is simply this we doubt Webb's
honesty-he is right in this instance, we know,
as far as the country and the Wing Congress
are concerned but he has some selfish motive,
we think, in the matter, that causes him 10 lire
his mahogany stock at his friends. he would
shatter any body's right arm for gain. Witness
his advocacy of the Bankrupt bill Think OF
the amount he realized in ready cash for adver-
Using, and the enormous sums due the y. 3
Bank, he obterated by taking the benefit him
SELF The following article from the New \ ork
New Era will show the estimation in which he
is held at home:
HON. +. F. MARSHALL AND COL. WEBB
OF THE REGULAR ARMY
of virulenl abuse against the Hoo. Thomas +. Mar
shall who it seems has been engaged TO defend Mon
roe Edwards, and Is waiting the coming trial Mar
shall has been the subject of reiterated and violent
personal abuse from Webb since he has been in
the city OF New York. and it would appear, has made
no answer to him whatever From Webbs own
showing however, his own course has been the stran-
gest known from man covetous OF the honor OF
chvalry, and anxious to be deemed gentleman under
the code of honor. We remember Webb published
an article in the Courier and Enquirer last winter, in
WHICH it was charged that large amount OF British
capital had been actually thrown into the country Tor
the purpose of purchasing voters enough IN Congress
TO repeal the Bankrupt Law and that II was reported
and generally believed that members OF Congress had
been purchased at price as high as $1,000 Mar
sha who the time in favor OF the repeal OF the
| Bankrupt Law in the House of Representatives, in
certain remarks which he made at the time he called
the previous question: noticed the charges contained
| in certain New York print without designating IT,,
treated the charge libel upon Congress and him
self and expressed the hope and belief that the reck
less accusation of hrelng press did not express the
real sentiments of the people OF New ork Marshall,
it seems from Webbs showing, had taken his state
ment from the New York Herald, in which the Cou-
rier was made to charge Marshall himself with being
br bed Webb wrote note TO Marshall when he saw
the report of his remarks in the Integencer, sending
him the Courier, and requesting him 10 retract what
he had said in his place the floor. Marshall took
no notice whatever Of the note. Webb wrote second
note Marshall, referring to the first and request
ing to know whether he would retract explain what
he had said. Marshall still refused to answer Whe-
he though! that the hse M daaa D dS
der its description gentlemen who were his friends
and acting with him on The Bankrupt Law and who
were off from saying any thing, by his call of the
previous question, whether he chose 10 consider
that he as member of Congress- had right to re-
pei and stigmatlse so gross and extraordinary charge
against the body, we are not lniormed-CeTaln II
from w GIBBS own showing, he neither explained nor
retracted, nor apologized, under Webb's notes.
Now the Colonel, by quitting the public prints and
resoltlng to private letter asking retract made the
matter personal and private and such made it the
subject of private and personal complaint. Mr. Mar
shall refused by his silence to apologize and
certainly accordingly the code chipdlric imposed
upon the Colonel the necessity Of going step fur
] ther in his progress towards the redress which he
sought This would seem perfectly obvious. Yet the
chiuaric Colonel stopped at The very point when the
far again into the newspapers-a Marshalls
arrival in New York by flood of Billngsgate boots
filth at him during his whole stay in the city, and in
one instance caws cackles rather if Marshall were
af aid to meet him. or had shrunk from collision with
his most puissant knighthood
Now, whether Marshall would have accorded to
| Webb, or would accord him the satisfaction
which never has been asked possibly tell ;
but the Colonel has certainly forgotten the lessons of
honorable knighhood never learned them, when
he publishes and abuses, in the coarsest manner, a
gentleman from whom he has endcavoIed to obtain a
written apology by private letter. and failed without
having demanded satisfaction. 1t is TO be hoped that
he will perceive the unbecomng awkwardness of this
position and since Mr. Marshall will not retract, and
the Colonel will not entte himself to treat him as a
coward, by demanding what seemed absolutely to be
required, the only alternative left to the Colonel
that he will let the subject drop alt gether, les, some
persons not acquainted with the Coonefs redoubtabe
character might be led to believe tha, he is bus
terer anxious for the honors yet afraid of the pers
Of the duel and capable of commencing line OF ope-
ratCns which might lead to dangerous collision, yet
| prudent enough TO stop at the very point when the
code by which he pretends to be governed absolutely
required that he should take step more.