The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-07

| We are asked why we do not copy the arl-
cles in the N. Y. Courier g. 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 to fire
his mahogany stock at his friends. He would
shatter any body 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 U. S.
Bank, he obliterated BY taking the benefit him
SELF The following article from the New York
New Era will show the estimation in which he
is held al home
HON. T. F. MARSHALL AND COL. WEBB
OF THE REGULAR ARMY.
Webb, of the Courier is out again in paragraph
of vrulent abuse against the Hon. 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 Webb's own
showing however his own course has been the stran-
gest ever known from 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 for
the purpose of purchasing voters enough IN Congress
to repeal the Bankrupt Law and that It was reported
and generally believed that members of Congress had
been purchased at price high as 800, 900. Mar
shall who the 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 1t,
treated the charge as 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 York 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 lnelgencer sending
him the Courier, and requesting him to retract what
he had said in his place on the floor. Marshall took
no notice whatever Of the note. Webb wrote second
note to Marshall referring to the first, and request
ing to know whether he would retract or explain what
he had said Marshall still refused to Whe-
Their he thought that the charge, although not applied
personally and by name TO himself, still included I'M
der its description gentlemen who were his friends,
| and acting with him on the Bankrupt Law, and who
were cut off from saying any thing by his Call of the
previous question, or whether he chose to consider
that he as member of Congress, had right to re-
pei and stigmatise gross and extraordinary charge
against the body, we are not ntormed-cerain 1t is
from w ebb's showing, he neither explained, MOI
retracted, nor apoogized under Webb's notes.
Now the GSone by quitting the public prints and
resoItng private letter asking retract made the
matter personal and private and such made 1t the
subject of private and personal complaint. Mr. Mar
shall refused by his silence to retrac or apoiogse and
certainly accordingly TO the code chraLric imposed
upon the Colonel the necessity of going strp fur
Their in his progress towards the redress which he
| sought. This would seem perfectly obvious. Yet the
chiualrc Colonel stopped the very point when the
appeal 10 should have been made, brings the af
far again into the newspapers anticipated Marshas
arrival in New York by flood OF Biliingsgae, boots
filth at him dung his whole stay in the city, and in
one instance cackes rather if Marshall
afiaid to meet him, had shrunk from collision with
his most pussant knghthood.
Now whether Marshall would have accorded tC
Webb, or would now accord him the satisfaction
which has been asked we. cannot possibly tell
but the Colonel has certainly forgotten the lessons
3 honorable ighthood or never learned them, wher
he publishes and abuses, in the coarsest manner
gentleman from whom he has endeavoIed to obtain
written apology by private letter, and failed, wthou
having demanded satisfaction. 1t is 10 be hoped tina
he will perceive the unbecomng awkwardness of Lh
position and since Mr. Marshall will not retract,
The Colonel will not ente himself to treat him
coward, by demanding what seemed absolutely to b.
required as the only alternative left to The Colonel
that he will let the subject drop alt geher lest
persons not acquainted with the Cooneis redoubtab
character might be led to believe tina; he is blus
terer anxious for the honors, yet afraid of the perl
of the duel and capable of commencing line OF ope
ratcns which might lead to dangerous collision, ye
prudent enough TO stop at the very point when thu
code by which he pretends TO be governed absolutely
required that he should take one step more.
From the American Sentinel.