Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-30
VERMONT PHOENIX.
BrattlebOrO, Thursday, April 30, 1916.

MEssRs WEBSTER AND IEsERsoLL-We mentioned last
week that call motion Of Mr. Ingerso, had been made
by the House Of Representatives upon the President for all
letters and pupers file in the State Department. tending
TO show what way the service fund dspos
ed Of during the time MIR Webster Secretary Of State
The motion made by Mr. ngesoll with the full knowl
edge that there papers in that Department which
would in any way support the base and cowardy charges
he had brought forward, which would tend to crmnne
Mr. Webster in the smallest degree but with the expeca-
ton and full belief that the President would not respond To
the call lie expected and kaets that Mr. Polk would not
remove the veil secresy which the law has thrown around
the disposal that fund and hence he ianeed he had
cured for himself safe retreat by saying that the means of
proof were denied him Bot the Hon gentleman miscalcu
lated The President has given good and sufficient reasons
for refusing to communicate the information requested but
unfortunately for Mr. ngersolls reputation Of We
acty he stopped there but goes to state that tho
Treasury Department contains certificates from the Prcs-
dent authorizing the payment Of every dollar drawn from
the 'seeret service und-le Of which used while
Mr. w was at head Of the State Department being about
four thousand and five hundred dollars.
Thus it should seem, ends the puul attack Of Charles
Jared ngersol the character Of Daniel Webster The
former indeed whnes because be is allowed sub
sanate his pretended charges but MIR Webster, in
recent remarks shown how contemplate is this sub
lerfuge how weak the defence for behind the Pfes
dents Message says he Mr. lngerso either has or has
found the archives which impcaie my character
Secretary of State II he has discovered nothing then
evident tina; he made the charges falsely and malicious
w. But, the other hand, II there any thing why docs
he not produce why not state the facts lie has had
the papers, prompted by malice to expose and
checked by any Of honor obligation Of secresy
TO conceal what he found the Department lfhe has any
thing, let him show il If not why then he is base beler
Seldom have attack unwarrantabe, and
defence eompleleso trumphanily complete and SUCH
apprehend is the opinion Of every one the
rabid Loco Foco. We have where attempt to
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