The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-04-24

MIR. WEBSTER AND MR.. INGERsoLL.
Ia the House of Representatives a few
days ago Mr.. Charles J. lngersoll made
some serious charges against MIR. Web.
stcr. which will be seen from the following
extract:
"What he intended to state now, con.
sisted Of facts not yet generally known,
for they were in progress OF publication,
and he had received them IN no confidence,
from the best authority. When Mcleod
was arrested, General Harrison had just
died, and Mr.. Tyler was not yet at homo
as his successor. Mr.. Webster-who was
de lac,o the adminls,ralion--Mr. Webster
wrote to the governor Of New York, with
his own hand, letter, and sent it by ex-
press, marked "priyaie," IN which the
Governor was told tina, he must release
Mcleod, or see the magnificent CONNER
ciul emporium laid in ashes. The bril-
liant description given by the gentleman
from Virginia Of the prospective destruc-
ton OF the city IN the case Of a war, was.
in a measure, anticipated on this occasion.
Mcleod must be released, said the Secre
larv of State, or New York must be laid
in ashes. The Governor asked when this
would be done {! The reply was forthwith.
Do you not see coming on the waves OF the
sea paixhan guns And If Mcleod he not
released, New York will be destroyed.
But, said the Governor, the power OF par.
don is vested IN me, and even il he be con.
victed he may be pardoned. Oh, no, SAID
the Secretary, Il you even Try him, you
will bring destruction on yourself. >
During some remarks made by Mr.. w.
N the Senate, relative TO the treaty Of
Washington, be paid his respects to Mr..
Ingersoll in no pleasant way, as the extract
helov will show.
Mr.. Webster said that the Senator Mr..
D. had not been satisfied what he had SAID
himself, but had copied IN the form Of a
note, part Of a speech made by CD. lnsersoIl
IN the House. lie had seen proper TO re.
ceiye this ietcel into his diutcm. This
thing cuIled a speech by Nh C. J. lnger.
soil, pronounced very slow, and with pc.
cuiar tone, was very extraordinary pro.
Iuction. lie would have been glad not TO
have been compelled to notice hin-would
have been glad not to have know that such
was ever made-would thank God not to
know that such an e6ullitloa had ever been
made out Of bar room.
Mr.. W. then read from the speech
Mr.. |. says that what he intends TO state
now consisted Of facts not generally known,
and goes on 10 say tina, MIR. Webster,
wrote 10 Coy. Seward of New York, that
Mcleod must be released or lie must be
prepared to see the maglfcent commercial
emporium Of the State laid IN ashes. That
the Governor asked when, and MIR. Web
s,cr replied by correspondence, recollcct
forthwith. That the Governor enqulred By
wha, means, and MIR. w. said by steamers
! IAN by letters.
Now the member from New York saic
Mr.. W, by way Of giving emphasis to this
says, tha, this letter was sent BY cypress
This suppose was expressly put in by The
! Senator.
Mr.. Dickinson. VIII the Senator al
low me
Mr.. Webster with look Of mos, in
eiiabe contempt and corresponding EN-
phasisl Oh, yes; will aiov you. !
general burst Of laughter.
Mr.. Dickinson then said that he had pu
! in uothing himself, that he had taken ia,
speech as he found i, in the piper.
Mr.. Webster. | have the speech herr
in the Inteligercer, revised by Mr.. lnger
! soil, which does not contain the allegation
lha, the letter was sent by express.
Mr.. p. said il was in the copy he had
Mr.. Webster. Well, this OILY show
that Mr. Tngersoll had thought proper al
+. ter the speech was made, to strike out on
idIsehood which the original contained.
Mr.. Webster then read further from The
speech, and having done so, said that Sc
rles Of more distinct, unalloyed, absolute
down right, unmitiga,cd talsehoods move
were stated. The use Of that monosylIa
4 ble which some men are base enough an,
low enough 10 deserve to have thrown II
their teeth, is applicable to every wor
here uttered. This has reference to tn
passage the substance Of which have STA
ted above, as being the letters representa-
by Mr.. |. % having been written by Mr.
W. to Gov. S. Mr.. W. read again an
then said he nsyer mentioned the word I'm
porium, nor GsIe., not word that coul
be tortured into anything like either.
was wholly false. Reads again: " Nc
Leod must be released" Aud then, sai
Mr.. W., Coy. $. represented as writing /
me and asking uhen and, as wiring a
gain and saying "forthrth = and then IN
correspondence is represented as being fur
Their continued, Gov. s. asking how an
| replying by steam force He neye
mentioned steam iorce-uever used a wor
here put into his mouth.
Now this is statement by man or
hing having seat on the floor Of I'll
House Of Representatives. But will er
deayor to preserve my temper. Mr.. W
said he did not know where he got his 81
thority for what he had stated unless {
had been suggested by gentleman NOT