The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-06
LETTER FROM HON. CALEB CUSHING.

f. ON he .NtcJuyport Herald Tuesday NAV p
To TINE Errors or rHr IIERALD My attention
has been called 10 the following passage IN pam
phei circulated 10 this State under the frank Of Mr.
5. NJ. Gates late a member of Congress from The
State Of New York. aud protesting to be q speech Of
Mr.. Giddngs Of Ohio, delivered IN the House o.
Representatives Of the United States on the 18th Of
February, 1913, viz:
" Another gentleman, representing, in part, that
old Bay State, which has ever been forward Ia the
cause Of liberty and patriotsm-the gentleman at
my right MIR. Gushing who was bred almost in
sight Of Faneul Hail. designated as the "Cradle Of
Liberty"-the resolutions proved unacceptable 10
him and must do him The j'fce 10 say that he has,
far as knor, been consistent advocate u the Stare
trades Indeed, ! avn not nons Of single ins'anee
since hare been a number here trhen that gentleman has
spoken on the subject ,oioh he has aiied 10 adrocac
he int rests Of that commerce. His Of proprey
was 50 greatly shocked at the doctrine contained IN
my resolutions, that he unhesitatingly pronounced
them an approximation TO treason;n and from MS
acknowledged consistency on this subci, entertain
doubt that he riH notc lend his aid aud influence 10 sus-
tain The interests 10 uhch he has exhibited ~ much attach
ment"
n the words in Iiac had been uttered by Mr.. Cid
dings IN the House Of Representatives there would
have been occasion for me TO notice them at this
tine and in This form since ] should have contra
dicted them on the spot, in the presence Of the
House
have now to say, in the first place, that the fact
Of the publication Of these words in the pamphlet as
purportng to have been uttered in the House, is a
faisehood.
In the second place, such publication is fraud 49,
1t imposes the public, and Injuries me by falsely
implying that the allegation II uttered in my hear
ing, had been LEFT uncontrsdicted by me and that
had thus assented to and acquesced IN the accusation
IL conveys.
In the third place. the expressions themselves con-
situte wilfu and malicious falsehood or rather a
yoluminous and extended collection Of fasehoods
Mr.. Giddngs asserts or implies that on some oc-
casion, years ago, made speech advocating slave
trade, or the interests Of slave commerce;
That had been its advocate on reiterated subse-
quent occasions;
Th.t in various speeches had never failed TO ad.
vocate the interest Of that commences
That had done this on some recent occasion:
That by such reiterated and never-failing advocacy
Of slave trade ] was its " consistent advocate.
That this consistent advocacy Of slave trade has
become a matter Of public acknowledgment
And that had thus exhibited "much attachment
20 slave trade
repeat, that all these imputations thus nut forth
by Mr.. Giddings, are utterly false both in The gen
era and In every part and element and constitute a
fragrant example Of crcumstantia MISREPRESENTATION
and wicked personal caumny. ! challenge MIR Gid
dings to produce any speech or writing Of mine in
which slave trade, foreign domestic Is advocated
And shall be more disposed To credit his professed
conscentiousness II he would find some way TO pro-
mote his objects other than that Of deliberate and
anton defamation.
c. CUSHING.