Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-16

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST TIL
SECRETARY OF sTATE-A FOUL LIBu
OR AN IMPORTANT TRUTH.
Quite a little fuuer~ was produced G
our political circles yesterday, BY tae &.
rival of The Louisville Journal, GOTTA lii:
the following charge Of most hhgran: Co..
duct against the Hon. DAME! W,tSc
Secretary of State at Washington
"ANEcDoTE OF DANIEL WEBs7rl
Ar eminen,ly respectable gentleman, lrot
Washington city, has told IS an anec,tct
of Mr.. Webster, certainly authentic. " biz
proves that although he is called III
god like" he is quite as mortaI as the Tt,
of US. Shall We tell it, reader Wei.
we must, we must.
Some weeks ago, a highly resree'a1,
young man from Pennsylvania, who h
subordinate Office under Mr.. W,t&-'
in the Department of State, and wh9 h.
his young and beautiful wife with biz: {.
Washington, came to the conclusion, all
consulting with her, that his very s'2"
income was insufficient for their noIa'5-|
ance. They knew not what 10 Go; ID
thinking that woman's appeal might avs
with the Secretary of State, it was agrs
tha, the wife should call uF9n hin az
solicit more lucrative appoIntMe6! t.
! ter husband.
She accordingly called en- him At lit
Department, and made known her BIZ
ness in language Of m d3st and Sap
eIoquence; concluding with TIE hq.'
that some cIerkship might be given to @
husband, in which she, by her iOdoAfE
tFanscriber, mis- ht- add 10 bis 'aco@'
The burly Secretary gazed u2oa;5e Pc
lace ofthe pleader, and gIca', 4 urea Z
voHupiuous form, ill Satan fairy 12es 'ss
session Of him. Madan,' sd h
last, while the Devil stood looking a.
his eyes as paIpaO'y rs ever G.a@ 10
ed out window, " before give y:'
answer, | should like TO have you . il"
another room with NE. and let Tie ~
! specimen of your Handwriting" w.
Certainly, Sir" said the u@s,s2ec:'5 ID
one. Thereupon the secretary S'H<Sl
into the next room, and The lady t2.@5'-
him. He paused not there, tr! F@''
a third room. and The lady, thou9~ '..
surprised. followed him. Still he s'@:z
not, but staIked into a fJunh roof or
the lady, silent and wonIela-, Lv'.1"S
him. Then came the devfiof@Ir"' u 49,,
mystery. The Secretary closed TX w. ~
and threw his brawny arms 2 A., IN r.,
Iady's waist, exclaimiog: " a.,
dear, is one of the prrrcg1"'''' VI -, i,
office, and You need"-she Wa'.S. ~" ~.
him to finish either the action 0! -: :-~,,~,f
but gave terrific scream WhIcD ''-, ,,~.
brought half a dozen clerks 10 '"S ..,r
among whom was her hu' band. - s...f
rushed in the old dcbau:hee' W. -
need say, rushed out,
The young man took bis VIE Nv" ~.
and the next day, having IN I "ot - -.
time resigned his ofics, be ca.s.
MIR. Webster. Mr.. w. insaD'! -,
menced an humble and ab)e't aFS:
bot the young man cut him shon; .s,-:
said he, in a lone before which i"s :, 81
airy covered, Il come not mere mi:
apology. Your infamous cooou,'l d u.
of none. You are an uuPrhcIP ~
lain; and, were it bot for your e,rr,
station 10 the councils OF the cOu u.s. is
would this instant sacrifice you 10 ~ ~ s.
vengeance.-Sir, | scorn YOU anu : n ii
you? Having thus unburdeneo ~ b
The injured husband turned 0p0'
heels" an
Now this charge must be ehhef -" ~,
false.-Coming as it does from ps
violently opposed to the Pr"sidrI,' 1S
Cabinet we cannot say that We 7eIl, ,bs
rue. But If true, it ought 10 co' cs fol.
name Of The perpetraIor Of the c0' Ssss 81
ever with infamy. Much as we nav