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Preferred by Hon. Chas. J. Ingersoll,
AGAINST DANIEL WEBSTER.
Extraordinary Developments.


WASHINGTON, April IL, l846.
When Mr.. Inqersoll made the attack on Daniel
Webster last Thursday, in the House Of Representa-.
tives and charged upon him the crime Of peculating
the public money, every one, friend and foe Of the
man, stood aghast and asked themselves possible
that Mr. Ingeysol should have made charge Of SO
serious nature as that Of plunderng the public
purse, against such a man a. Mr.. Webster 7 And
yet it is 30. Yes, sir; Mr. Ingersoll, member Of
Congress from nnsylvanla-Chairman Of tho
Committee OF Foreign Relations in the House
OF Representatives, makes the charge; and be,
holding the position and character that he does
before the country, is bound, in defence of him.
self, to sustain these charges, or sink into the
lowest depths OF degradation ana infamy Which
OF those alterations await him, is the cues.
ton /! Will Mr.. Ingersoll be able 10 sustain
the charge by the most unquestonabe evidenced I
say, in advance. that he WILL if there be truth up
on the face Of State papersyes, State papers, found
in the archives of the State department-the con-
tents Of which are now in the hands OF members Of
the House and the Senate.
Let me give one or two Of the most serious.
From facts which are to be submitted to Con-
gress in compliance with the call of the resolution
which passed yesterday, it will appear that Mr..
Webster, soon after entering upon the duties Of S.
cTeary OF State, took from the dlsbursng agent Of
that department, Edward Stubs, Esq, the entire
control OF the secret service money. That be drew
from thence the sum Of seventeen thousand
(Sl7 oOO), part Of which he employed (S3.0oo). on
the newspaper press upon the Northern irontier for
the purpose Of giving a certain tone to public opn-
ion, pending the trial of Alexander Mcleod. That
tor t1i ho n Crr,sh fov-
merly member Of Congress from Maine, who
wrote TO Mr.. Webster, from time to time, for more
money, and in whose communications it is stated,
that his (Mr. Websters) cde If doing business,
employing the press and ndividuas, too, in behaf
Of Mc'Leod,) was the only one by which the affair
could be settled. This letter 10 on file in the de-
partment, and will be forthcoming. with the other
extraordinary papers that are now preparing TO be
sent into the House Of Representatives.
Another case, Of similar character, il that In
which person named Powell. was employed to
use the government money. This man, il seems,
only received $1,000 for his services, in the same
way. Some time ago. it will be remembered that
Mr.. lngersol charged upon Mr.. Webster that he
had applied to the Committee Of Foreign Relations,
in the House OF Representatives, At the head Of
which was, at that time, Mr.. Adams, for one yeays
salary, and an outfit Of eighteen thousand dollars,
as Minister to England This was soon after the
conclusion Of the Ashburton treaty. This charge,
both Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Adams positively de-
Med Well, sir, among the papers in the State de-
partment, is letter from Mr.. Adams, in his own
hand writing, to Mr.. Webster, in reply to one sent
from Mr.. Webster to him on that subject in which
il is stated that the committee had had the subject
before them for consideration. and that the sppca-
ion for the outfit was negatived in committee, BY
vote OF five to three Thus, it will be seen, that
both Mr. Webster's and Mr. Adams denials upon
this subject, are now or will be shortly, proved to b
the other way.
understand that what have given above, 10 not
a 1.-THE of what will be forthcoming in a few days;
go that the country must be prepared to meet the
most extraordinary Developments that have ever
been made. in either this or any country, concern
ing a public man. Mr.. Ingersoll 10 committed
before the country this business, and the burthen
Of the proof now rests with him. What have
given above may be relied on true, for the source
from whence it came to me, is unqueslonable.
Without expressing an opinion one way or another
upon this curious affair." let Us recur back to the time
when the country was agtatcd by the Patriot ex-
element, rather, by the circumstances which inn
mediately grew out OF il, and the arrest Of Mcleod
for the murder Of Duriee; and what shall say Of
a government that could countenance the course
pur sued by Its public servants, in permitting muir
derer Of its citizens 60 unwhipt of justice, and 70
submit tamey to the threat Of the British govern.
ment. to blow up the State Of New York (Mr. Web
,.er's language to Gov. Seward at the time) if W
did not acknowledge its right invade territory.
murder our people, and then tell cody, too, that
/ was done "by authority" OF the home govern
nent3 And Mr.. Webster has been the American
Minister of State, whom the British - to play
he part of advocate to dishonor the country in the
yves of the civilized world. o shame, where u
nv blush The very thought that one il q citizenof
. country where such things are permitted and
is enough to make the heart sick.
Mr.. Webster IS now placed before his country and
he world. in an attitude which, from my very SOUL
am sorry to see him In and can only express The
nope ior. him--for democrats a. well a. whigs-for
he whole American people, that he may be yet able
o exonerate himself, fully and honorably, from biz
present perlous predicament. ARIEL.
WASHINGTON, April IL, 1873.
The greater part Of the morning. in the ssnssss
was occupied by Mr. Niles, in opposition TO the mo-
ton to print Is 900 copies Of the report OF the Com
missioner Of Patents. look upon the thing. and %
will every sensible person in the country, - paitry
and parsimonious in the extreme. Here 70 public
document, unequalled, il ever surpassed. by any OF
The same kind coming from that department, Ia
which 10 collected vast fund Of the most useful In
formation upon agriculture, the arts, sciences and
inventions OF the country; and which, too, IN its
present bulky FORM could not be compiled by private
enterprise, which the honorable Senator from Con-
,ectcut will not allow the people to get, because the
A.
he asse rts OF book sellers in the Northern Cities
Who buy them up after being printed tor Congress.
d 4 price less than half Of their original cost
will not examine whether this imputaton Of die.
NJ f{ouse of (sOn-