New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-28
WASHINGTON.
The Chnrses ngainst MIR. Webster-Anether
Personal Difficulty Adjusted, &c. &c.

Personnf Difficulty Adjusted, &c. &c.
wAsHrSGroN, Wednesday, Feb. Is.
The House was astounded last evening NEARLY
as much as Mr.. CLAY was the other day. BY a
series of charges brought by Judge ALLEN, Of
Massachusetts, sgainst Mr.. WEBSTER, the cues
ton under consideration being an appropriation
providing for the second instalment of the Next
can Indemnity. AS will be seen the matter was
again brought up this morning, when the House
instantly became a scene Of intense excitement
and commotion. There are two charges made by
Mr.. ALLEN One is that Mr.. WEBSTER made
condition precedent to his acceptance Of his pre-
sent seat in the Cabinet that certain parties in
Boston and New.York should each subscribe
$4,000 The New. York subscription Mr.. ALLEN
saws. is paid up, but the Bostonians have as yet
been unable to raise more than $4,000 OF the
stipulated sum.
The other is that Mr.. WEBSTER has unlawfaly
NADIA a contract with the house of Barring, BROS
a Co for the payment of the Mexican indemnity
by which he reslises per centage upon their
heavy profits.
color 70 this charge, are briefly, so tar as | can
learn: That the contract has been made at a rate
which is said TO be too high, without giving con-
alteration to other proposals. That the business
of providing for such payments belongs to the FL
nancial Department Of the Government, the Trea
sury. which has heretofore transacted such ousl
ness and which had the direction Of the payment
of the first instalment; That the business OF pro
vidipg for this payment was. for some unexplained
oause, trans feTed to the State Department; That
no contract for the payment OF monies should be
made until Congress has made the appropriation
and waived its right OF directing IN what manner
the payment shall be made aud lastly, mat this
contract has been unnecessarily male some TWO
wears in advance of its being due.
This morning, Mr. Ashmun, of Mass, who en-
countered the author of the charges last evening
with some personalities, rose IN his place ana
emphaticay denied upon authority all OF the
charges Great confusion ensued, but No osyy
got the floor after some sparrug aud proceeded
with the regular business. During his speech he
took occasion to defend Mr.. Webster very warm
ly against the assault Of Mr. Allen, as did other
members Of the opposition benches. The votes
upon the proposition TO place the direction o.
the indemnity appropriation in the hands OF the
Secretery Of the Treasury instead OF the Secre-
tary of State show that the House do not believe
the charges. Mr.. Bayly said the Chairman OF
WAYS and Means in defending Mr. wen
ster took occasion to say that he was too poor
TO be liable to the suspicion of ever having de-
frauded the Government which was not the case
with some other men who had been IN Office for
the same length of time. For instance, (sald
Mr.. ! JOIN QUINCY ADAMs-he was IN once
nearly his whole lifetime, ana uleu rlcu' ~
seems to be fashion, set, fear, by Mr.. CAss In
the Senate last Winter) for certain class OF men
south of Mason and Dixon's line, and their friends
north of that line, TO seize upon every occasion
for a fling ct john QUINCY ADAMS and the rela
tves of that family, near or remote, do not escape
the exhibitions Of spite or something worse. And
they come from public men who would nave
| shrunk from encounter on the hoor OF either
| House-aside from presses which, when he was
| living, would not have ventured upon such as
saults for fear of their subscription list To call
such attacks upon the dead, cowardly and con
temptble. ia to use language very family descrip
tive OF the meanness Of soul which they indicate
in the parties who can make them.
The fact is that Mr.. ADAMS, but for two or three
private commercial speculations, would have died
| comparatively poor. At any rate, all the money
| he ever received from the Government and more
than all, was paid out in necessary living ex'
penses, as he received IT, The impression MI.
BAYLY intended to create is therefore totally
false Virginia may not like the postmortem
revelations of Mr. ADANs's opinions upon Slavery,
but it is scarcely in good taste for her statesmen
| TO utter curses over his grave.
Some apprehension was felt last evening In the
! Hobbies Of the House. OF an unfortunate termlna'
| tim of Misunderstanding which occurred be
| tUean Mai HAITnvvAx Of New Ork and Gov.
CLES ELAND OF Connecticut For time the dit
fculty seemed incapable of adjustment, such was
had the offensive nature Of the language which
been used understand, however, that friends
interfered to-day and a meeting has, happily
for all parties, been avoided. Pistols and Coffee
seem 10 have been suddenly fashionable since the
affair of Messrs. STANLY and lNoE.
WOUTER VAN TWlLLER.