The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-09
Stewards Washington = MIR. Barker.

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is an age of and dignity of thought and be whoex
poets to make favorable impression on the public mind by
such scuuty the Doctor has INDUCED H. VIII ma MN
self mistaken. N5! @
should have deemed the author of such e'tles unworthy
of notice. had they found place in respectable news
paper Your having thought proper to give publicity % THIS
mans abuse of would have been kind IN you 10 nave
published your invaluable paper Mrs Madison state
ment, and reply to his first efusion when efusoh a
peared in the Herald of the 3 January last In days past
YOU seemed delight indicating your old TREND and did
it with great ability and inomuch THAT you cor
ected and controlled the public opinion Of the na"n
The Doctor asks his readers to dlscFedt my statement VIZ
troops broke reeated the PRESIDENT sent
his sery express his good lady OF her DANGER with
directions leave Immediately This messenger must nave
reached the White House by 2o'clock and Mrs. Madison
Mr. and Mrs. Cuts and servants left Immediately there
AFTER because Mrs. Madison times letter written to her
| sister on that day, at the White House, o clock, IN
which mentioned the arrival of the servant to bid her n.y.
The difficulty in taking down the portra-lts accomplish
ment-its delivery two gentlemen from New iork-the
arrival dialogue humo and Departure OF the Doctor
father leaving Mrs Madison dependent her servants to
complete the work. with the arrangement OF other matters
necessary for journey and long absence may well have
occupied hour and in nowse rendered the use OF the ex
pressons Immediately thereafter improper Had been
otherwise person be expected to recolec time with
such precision state the exact minute OF an occurrence
after lapse of thirty years without there having been
| some incident engrave it on the brain.
Again in naming the hour MIS- Madison may not nave
consulted the clock. Had the note been written twenty
minutes after twenty minutes before clock that hou
might have been mentioned without subjecng the writer to
any unfavorable criticism hence, that record, so lar from
discreditng statement, fully sustains IT, Inc Docto
have taken great offence at the belief expressed by
that the alleged insult offered at that place by his fahe
| to the Secretary of War, fiction
The Doctor processes give the statements OF unnamed
witnesses Let the public have their before their pre-
tended statements considered discussed in detail
There should not be cOnceament the opposing party
should have opportunity to ask explanations from all
witnesses and test their credbiy before 1t Is too late
yet live bundled years; but 1t not pfopape u1a
many Others who in the vicinity of the arfamed Bla-
densburg will retain their recollection OF such unlm-
portan matters long Therefore the Doctors witnesses
should appear Immediately with his promised statement OF
facts connected with this affair One position assumed by
those statements that when the Secretary at War
returned to Washington, he informed that the Pres-
dent was at Windmill Hill, and that he the Secretary,
paired that place for interview the Secretary might
have beea informed without the President being there
was dining with him that time at his boiher.lnlaw
Mr. Cults +. street. While at dinner the Secreiays
expected return the subject OF and before
the cloth removed the company had left the table,
his arrival announced The President Immediately ex
cused himself and went 10 meet him. The President and
Secretary together that afternoon at the house occupied
| by Mr. Monroe, ONeas Hotel. They separated at
that place at about o'clock again at g. at which
hour they did meet and had their final interview the
Secretary really informed however enormously that the
President Windmill HILL it is possible that he went
there him and the President not finding the secre
'ats AZ ',e i'o'ei' may nave ,V''"eu Mn ~ " -
WHICH, noMeNef, Is hot ptopdo'e' Us tDee was ~ any ~
enemy in the field to reconnoe than the malconen refer
iea ~ w oil t'aues 1'' ieS may nav h'e' ~ " i
e'lce oi ue oe'o iae VINO III uece Vi al iu'es VI
the vulgar of Iudey insulting Minister OF a'e in The
presence OF the President and the President and Secretary
may nave poceeueu tnehce ~ lie oiilce Vi ue Ses "
80 al hho" o. tieii moNeie,ls o una -,
O'clock NJ for the avoved object OF meeting the Sece
tay Of War-ha they were in consultation before Clock
at apou. "nIn nU", ''ey epa'Ieu anu oe
ie'aieu W yea iio'ei' "Ne'e ''oN e" ia '' 'op"'
oe CIV II anu" oo. .,
ihe 'ooie"iy oe'hs iio'Ho, o' ~ ms oi "' ~ Wv
haa cfcuiaeu isehooa WIN 'le we" Vi III
Juiis NM VIZ u' w W iau Dse. es ~
os HIS olaef' Sent ah eAtess " 'ne eo"ahs oii'e
pee'e odp' nowson' eq'nns MN ~ iepo'' unue "na
''''"e'' ' anu ~ ~ ~ ., - :, ,
up. AN immaculate answer ," as ieceiseu HUN Tue coau
s onleei' Tic Ne''e'"' 'iA. "''
of pf'icpaoh 'i,eiein' ,
tr -, hJ ~ .h no of he f,thar noncndo i
apols 10 pfaha On the memory ol ms ia'e coheuue -
must have been at some other place than that
Yet as not of the least importance in the proesed OBJ
I that his father saved or originated fine thoupht of saving
the portrait OF Washington shall not pursue the subject OF
the Windmill Hill further
The Doctor in his letter of the Dist January last that
by cunning ana inSalous iaisifeaton OF hslofy "lsh
wished to appropriate to myself the lions share OF the merit
orida lon
so eeais peonshg 10 announcer anu 10 rue o CosfeS Oh
the picture oil Washington
Such tissue of fasehood and Misrepresentation does not
merit notice yet may be excused for remarkng that at all
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III i'e ns' puoheanoh "hcn eAceu le Docoi nc,
say Several persons assisted in taking down the portrait
and the active the venerable Mr. Carroll of Dud
dng,op ,,-,yben 7 Sbond have said " of Re,levne For
~ 81 - :, - - - a. - ..;,o.
ts anu harmless te Doc'oi continues
to empty his walls OF wrath, although made prompt and
iul aohehehl '''e moment 'le eilof was susseea'
Inc eaoei may nave ueeh ,h'ieu Wy my having sa
noe'o > ia'hei asseu IN 'ahins oo"h 'he po,'.a 10y
!''is' 1a'iSoh ,epou Vi 'iie 'ia's"1''on i " " INC
1t ~o"u appeai Ina. e Doc'of iae haa no' ioo hoe
u uo "i me aiidl 'ah u ieions'i'e III p"u uho at ''
gnu iaus ei"'a ~ iea'e "h' 'he "oiN hao oee aooo
psheo' having mus demonstrated he went 10 JON 'e