Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-02
TO the Ed,to's Of Tie Enquirer:

TO the Ed,to's Of Tie Enquirer:
WASHINGTON, March %, lSi7.
Sirs-A friend has shown me late number
of your paper, in which | find these following
paragraphs:
"But this same Daniel Webster, during The war
OF 1912, employed even stronger language TO-
wards our own virluous Madison. The Federal
orators and editors of the present day employ
terms OF oblcquy upon Mr. Polk, similar 10 what
their predecessors used towards Mr.. Madison.-
In an exchange paper we find the following sum-
mary of what Mr.. Webster said Of President
Madison Ii is for the Republicans OF Virginia
10 say whether they will sustain party whose
attacks upon their own Govcrnm nj ale quoted
as giving 'comforl" 10 the enemy:
".James Madiscn--lhis modern Nero--lls
worthless confederate OF Napoleon Bonaparte--
despised al home and abioad--this obstinate, IN
tatuaed man who plunges us into wanlon. WICK
ed war-a cringins coward-ouI cowafdly cap
tain general, who galloped his poor beast thirty
miles from battle ground-lhe bascncss, coward
ice and perfidy of James Madison--lhe crazy
head, the idle, vaunling bTagadoco-ihe more
cowardly he acts the more hernicaly he talks
the conduct of such 4 man is in the highest mca-
sure disgusting and degrading. Can We wonder
that England (Mexco) dalies with MS, when she
has such bRGoon 10 deal with
know not from wha! paper yon have quo'ea
the foregoing summary" as al something spo'
ken BY me al some time. 1t Is altogether laise,
and without The slightest foundation; anu as you
have Transcribed and published il IN your paper,
| trust you will do me The justice 10 publish also
this my denial oft. never uttered either such
words or such sentiments respecting Mr.. Madl.
son al any time or any occasion. The whole
"summary" is an entire and absolute fabrication.
For Mr.. Madison always entertained high
degree of regard, which | have manifested Oh
many occasions, early as well as recent. Dii-
ferins with him on several political questions,
never treated him otherwise than win proper re-
spect for his character and the highly valuable
services rendered by him TO his country in The
course OF a long political life.
Although have requested you 10 do me The
Justice TO publish This letter Of denial, allow me
10 say, that do 80 merely Tor the purpose OF disa-
busting those who do mol know me: they who do,
whether friends or foes, ale mol likely 10 believe
thai ever uttered such language as yonr ex-
change paper imputes 10 me, either towards MIR.
Madison or any other public man.
Your obedient servant,
DANIEL WEBSTER.
1--WE desire 10 do no injustice To MIR. Webster,
and therefore, cordially give place to his correc-
ton. The summary" we extracted from The
Philadelphia Sentinel, a paper Of good standing,
which probably, through inadverlence, ascribed
to MIR. w. language employed in regard 10 Mr..
Madison BY some OF The ravins anl-war Fede-
ralisls OF Boston. Certain il is, that the records
oil New England abound with such attacks upon
Mr. Madison, similar 10 those which may lie
found in the Federal papers Of New England in
regard TO Mr. Polk and the war with Mexico ]
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