Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-05-14

The only subject general occupied he
enon of Congress SINCE tie eerllfng question Of notice
dsposd Of is the controversy between Messrs Ingesol
Webster We mention this subject present time
for the purpose Of defending Mr. websieho abundhuy able
defend hm-elfor Of foef,ang the Of the Com
appointed b, Congress investigate this matter;
for the purpose II partially answering tho question which
aaked, Who is c J. ngorsol and what his history o.
Mr.. Ingeiso is lawyef-a Phadephia lAwser-now up
wards Of seventy years age possessing good abilities and had
been Tor his moral inability distinguish between right
and wrong might have become distinguished for honorable
service his county he l. for all that low coniept-
bic and During the long series Of years be has been
public life bis motto has aways bcen, might right :, and
consequently be has been found the side mor-
~ He declared years and has repeated the declaration
during the present session. that he'd NJ heed
Rsvoiaioa ,rOuld Tory lie one tine ohsg.
ed Chief Justice Mashaa every respect above uspc-
oni,h being brbcd and corrupted by the United
Bank In 1914, this Ingeffol made series Of personal
attacks upon Nj Soekion jersey and received from
bis hands fageladou which should have proved warning
him that forth 1t said that occasion being
unable endure the whitening seathng eoquenec Of Mr.
Stockton, he and len the house, epns ike whipped
schooI-boy.
But tie Of the story remains be told. This
bOdmens Of al that honorable and 'uou whose poas soul
reyot at tie bare idea Of neggeaee even public officer
this prince Of honest mcn himself dismissed BY Jack
son, from the Office Of District Attorney for the district
Of Pennsylvania for peaoR and s5sssisnien Of he pe
ytasf 10 dismissed os9 and MS the
government closed until i6ion years after; and
then only bad been instituted lganst hm BY govern
Puiic d,fer the Of E37 200! Yet this
honest, puremadod truth loving citizen comes and at.
tempu 10 mpeaeh the political integrity and honesty Of
Daniel Webster! Has he forgotten Or does he suppose the
country has orgoteu bis reckless aad criminal acts that
he daTes thus expose himself contemp, Of
mankind Has the become fool ia bis old agc or docs
hs eagernes drag Others his Lowell cause him to
forge; how very low that level IL
There ccgmsncos connected with this very Transaction
which go Ear show up the character the It's true
light Granting what hrihest from the truth are
documents the Stale Department which, II brought to light
would fully and clearly prove ever Of his charges against
Mr.. Webster the question then up how did Inger.
soil obtain from which the President de-
esres he dare the veil of coey Did he enter The
archives like robbe with skeleton KEYS or did he bnbe some
uuderng giant him access Either superstition is equally
honorable him. When Mr. Ashmun reply quoted from
his speech reported in the Unou he denied having made
such language. II has been proud that he wrote
that speech for The Union with his own hand He has
been endeavonng also induce John Tyler out against
M websier but Mr.. Tyler in letter Mr. W fully exhon.
crates the latter from all blame in the disposition the
fund" We might go detailing similar to those
given above until and readers should weary but
deem it unnecessary Enough has given to show the
character Of the man, and that only object we had
in view in the beginning We think but fair remark how
that reflects honor upon the Democratic Presses that
they have not general thing encouraged sustained Mr.
Ingersoll in his