The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-09-14

tHat under the corner stone OF Jackson
Hall, and Richie may If he will procure
publication.
Up tothe dying day of the Hero Of
Nav Orleans he entertained an unfavor-
able opinion of Thomas Ri, chic, with the
belief that those who trusted him would
be deceived in him; and as the above let
ter shows in whose keeping Cen Jack
son left "hs papers and his reputation
Mr.. Richie, if he venture to deny that
snch was Jackson's opinion Of him him,
is invited TO procure an authentic state
ment oithat opinion, as expressed by the
General at The close OF his life, and to
publish 1.-THE truth will then appear,
more we think, however, to our satsfac-
ton than to Ritchie's.
MIR. Evans. it appears, has accused
Mr. Richie of SANDER. Let US see If he
10 the first who has preferred this charge.
Is 1t not well known that Richie, on
the 18th OF February 1917, was jgnomin-
io"sly eapeNcafoa lie Senate Of the U,i,ed
Sfatts then having IN it large majority
OF Democrats, for publishing a grossly
slanderous libel upon that body The
resolution OF expulsion was offered by
MIR. fu!ee, Democrat: il was supported
in an able speech by Mr.. W"scolt, an
other democrat and it mGs passed and en-
ccufcd.
Mr. Westcott declared in his speech
that The Union" Ritrhie'S papcr.j was
mode the vehicle for the mov m,iGco,ous
and co}umpipas charges against Senator's"
And he added in the Same speech these
words:
"eir. President wiz not particularly specify
the repeated UniastiGGl}c, nay, in tanners attacks
upon The private character aud rrpuLatlou o.
mrmbrrs Of Con-r,ss of both Houses. demo.
'cra,s NJ wei A. hlgs. in TT" tGoriH columns
'oI Ih' Lnicn,' !ltciirs paper Tor it w"nld
be- indicate towards the gentlemen AssalcI.
No one can forget NI'm.'
Even those who voted against the cx-
puision bore testimony to the ISLANDERS Of
Richie. Mr.. Hannegan, (DemocrGt,l
said he had seen The article in The Union
"wth as much indignation as any Sena-
ator." He moreover said:
Gas ior the author of the article. tho man
who could deliberately pen so gross a ca hurry
he would leave The t.oii .ierrt Of such n'an
to tic public scorn and Indignation which rlust
be the inevitable lot oi hun, who avowed him
sclfto be the author Of so gross lb' upon
this body"
Mr.. Butler (DemocraO said; "The ar
tice in The Union Is ADMITTED BY ALL
WITH ONE EXCEPTION iprobably Rltchirl
To BE GROSSLY LlRELLous."
Let the man, we say then, who quar-
rels with Mr.. Evans for his opinion OF
Mr. Richie. wipe out the remarks OF
these Senators; L., HIM oblitcrale the ac-
ton OF the Senate upon the Resolution,
which passed in the following words;
''ResoIvcd: That the Editors Of Tho Union
a newspaper published in the city Of Washing
ton, having in publication cofta,nrd in a
number Of that paper. da;eh the 9I o Fchrn-
ary, issued end uttcrtd It public fjI upon the
character oi'this body. he excluded from adns-
sion 10 the hooI oi tie Senate"
See Cong, Globe, Feb. Is, lSA7
A public libel cannot be far from SLAM
der. Abundant other Qualifications of
Mr. Evans charge could be published if
necessary, but the above is sufficient; let
fhnt be got over first.
We now close this article, which has
grown longer than we intended. with the
ioiiON NY itO' iioiii Viz ~ tIiiiS
Post, (Democratic}
"From these facts, the true character Of the
Washington Union, claiming to be the 'orly
democratic paper the seat Of government, '
will appear. A protracted and labornG ottirill
scrutny has shown il to be Il mere instrument
for the 'tainnient Of private purposes 1t is a
skillet wherein to catch 'the clippings of un.
clean legislation" 1t IS the card which is re-
iicd uuon IN the great game between its propre
tors and the government for half million Of
dollars. in which all the stakes are furnished by
e." Liter 1t is absurd 10 set up any
Claims to political principle for such sheet.
whatovcr, 1t is the organ Of no party, local r
national, democratic, or wing, Or bogus. II is
an instrument, only, of the loboy men, the agents
FIR claims, the jobbcrs; the Canal Bankers, and
the pccumar, schemers, Of all sizes, shapes and
cplurs."
0y>TuE REPUBLICAN, AND ARGUS. re-
ferring to our article in relation to Mr..
Lowe last week, says the long delay in its