Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-05-04
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MOND.aY. MAYA, 1886.
INGERSOLL rs. WEBSTER.

VIII oe recoe:ted that MI. ir0ERsoLI. declared
The other day. after reteraine his charges against Mr.
WEBSTER ,and expressing his belief in their truth tina
he should take no further step in the Mr.. WEI.
ser the next day, after denying the truth the char
July aud emphaticay challenged his accuser To tell all
ne Knew. Mr.. i.cERsoLL, thus d. fed, having an.
nounced, BY card in the Unsn his ioen,ion 10 do So,
made full and minnie Specifications 10 the ouse Of Rep
resenaiives. We have transferred report Of all he
said 10 our columns. II will be seen tina. they are very
explicit, and drawn up like courts in an Indictment,
They are. in their present shape. imposng,-and are
calculated to make impression unavorabe to the char,
ac,er Of Mr.. WEBsTER-and yet, We have no apprehen>
sion that when investigated there i'll prove 10 be any
'hing IN the charges which effect The reputation Of
Mr.. WEBSTER, as man, or as a public functiunary.
Acquiring his information, as he did, by surrep,ilous
means-by stealth on his part, and by treachery and
breach OF trust, on the part OF Of the subordinaes of
The ate Department, he could, necessarily have but
an er pae view Of the various transactions COVERED by
his specifications What he represents in The mos, erin.
iual light, may, when all the facts known turn out
I" be very Innocent not praseworhy and necessary
transaction. Not much confidence is be reposed a,
any time, in the judgment of Mr.. INGERsoLL, and in
this instance, his nalisnily Of feeling aud a burning
sense Of the caslgaon he has recently justly received
from MIR. WEBSTER, make his judgnen, no. worth a
straw.
Mr.. AsHMUN entered into a long defence Of Mr.. WEB
sTER and assaled the character of his lie
excessively severe upon Mr. INGERsoLL and the wh,Ie
scene between them utterly dsgraceiu 10 the House
and To the country, and is emIneny calculated 10 de
grade the Representatives Of he people, only in the
eyes Of their constituents, but III those of every nation
Of Europe The lie given several times, ard cpl
lhets, which might be expected in bar Draw
freely exchanged.
The action uf the House upon the occasion we think
was proper. resolution adopted for the appoint
ment Of committee, 10 inquire how the seal OF conf.
dence imposed by law and heretofore uniformly observ.
ed, TO be broken; how Mr. Ingers came by his
information; whether by his act or by that Of any
officer Of the Government This is due to The pu lie in
terests. The President, in his Message strongly sci
forth the evil 10 result from giving publicity TO the dis.
bursement of The secret fund.- and yet, appe1rs that
through the connvance Of sumo Subordinate of the DE.
parlment, the details have been divuged |, is hiyh,
important, to know WHO was guilty Of such breach d
confidence.
The other resolution is due to the character Of Mr.
WEBSTER. II provides for The appointment OF a seec
Committee to Investigate the truth of the charges alleged
against him. with view to ns,iluling an impeachment
should they be found to be true. This committee will
ariake Of judicial character and before it Mr. WEB
will be able appear, and make such revelations
and explanations, as sense Of duty would ollerw ise
proven, him from offering 10 the public in his de
fence. Mr. Webster's friends supported the resolution
for committee of enquiry. They, relying implicit,
upon his innocence, court investigation. II he be guilty
lei the fact be established and lie. him the fate HI
deserves If he prove innocent, then let the execraon
Of the public be visited upon his accuser.
On Tuesday, the Speaker announced tho following
Committees For the purpose Of enquiring into The man
ner in which Mr. nge rsoll had access the archieve
of the Department, Messrs. Schenck D,bbn, S,au ton
.NcIrane and Rockwell. For the purpose Of enqurin,
into the truth Of the charges: Messrs. Petit Vnion
jeff ron DAVIS, d. p. King, and WIlmot.
Those whose names are in Italics are Wings.