Western statesman. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-1845, 1844-08-31

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haunifd bic rfruiaiipui ~ widowed wife
or orphan ch.ilrn. In the hfful dreams n
BROKEN ant melancholy flambers coli him
mu4lemraf Poor Cilley WIS
murdered no cold blood 70 ynlieaie ihe
character ~ James Watson Webb, tobe
caIIcd aeen'Iamln"
Noa lhi nuick on Me- Clay lrcausc Of
OH vote against confirming Mr.. Van Bu.
rem as minister 90 Engl1ud might iust o.
well have been directed against M Cal.
houn. or any one 81 the eminent locolocos
who voted Ia reject him. Me-. B0sworih
knows very well tha, Mr. Vun Buren was
rejected on account Of the unpatrloiic and
uastaIesmaaIlke Instructions be gave TO
Louis McLaue, a former minister 10 Eng
land, 10 urgo upon the British government
that the administration OF Adams and
Claw which set up such high professions
with regard to the West India trade was
out Of power, and that its assumptions ought
not to be remembered to the prejudice Of
the new administration. To reprobate
this most extraordinary and un.naiiona
sentiment, MesSr5 Clay, Webster Frelng-
hursen, and other wings, voted to reject
Mr.. Van Buren,, as did Mr. Calhoun and
several locoloco5. 1t became Mr.. BoSworih
then. to meet their objection, and not pre-
? tend ignorance of its existence.
D And now to the Cilley dueh SO magnan
sinously thurs, ipto the discussion as mat
$ ter Of reproach to Mr.. Clay by this Iocofo
. co libeller and blackguard What had Mr.
C CLAW to do with in Let US recall the his
G tory:
e Jonathan Ciley of Maine, and VIM. J
o Graves of Kentucky, entered Congress TO
e gether on the opening OF the session II
i December, 1887. Mr. Graves was whlg
:, Mr.. Cilley locoIoco. They had no &C
= uuaintance nor intercourse with each oihe
d of course, no difference. Mr.. Cilley wa
IS an ardent, ambitious, aspiring young man
t, Mr.. Graves constitutonally reserved an
II retiring. On the 18Th of February, 1857
q Mr.. Cilley made speech rejecting yer,
!, severely on J. w. Webb, Of the Courie
! and Enquirer. Mr.. Webb promptly re
e paired to Washington and wrote a perfect
d " courteous and pacific note, asking a
n explanation Of the offensive language
il This note he asked Mr.. Graves to hand
,e Mr.. Cilev, and Graves (who had recent
N been in this city, and been treated wit
i'll signal attention aud hospitality by "a
as wings here, and by Col. Webb among tn
te number) complied with the request CilIe
es declined to receive the note; Mr.. Grave
ID inquired the grounds of this refusal. "
N lev replied $50 Mr.. Graves distinctly ur
derstood hin) that he did not choose to ;
4 drawn into controversy with editors Il
IL what he might see fit to say as a repre-
4 sentative on the floor of Congress, an
n that he did not rest his non-recepuon
e. The letter on any personal objection
v Col. Webb as gentleman. Mr. Grave
81 considere himself in duty bound y be sa
A. II fed with these reasons, received back Il
4 letter, and considered the affair at an en-
,e He asked, to avoid any future mlsreprese'
,e tation from other parties, that Mr.. Cue
m should reduce his reasons TO writing,
n which he understood Mr.. CilIey to assen
= and they parted in perfect kindness an
id mutual regard. !,
j. Most unfortunately, Mr.. Cilley now (
e. into The hands Of bad advisers, and was 1
OF duced to refuse statement in writing
ST the reasons he had given verbally. n
!: expected note did not reach Mr.. Grave
r. He wrote one stating the substance OF u
Is conversation, as he mad understood II, al
IS asking CilIey if this was correct. Mr.. =
TIA lev denied that he had said anything o. t
ed sort. He had only. he said, refused web
n note because he chose TO be drawn INTO
10 controversy with him. adding that he mea
er no dsrespect to Mr.. Graves.
- Here was Mr.. Graves at once lnvoiy
+ in q dilemma by a want Of candor on
ee bart Of his opponent Webb was 60
i. aaa,,g,h Iar Cillev TO abuse. but not &c