Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-05
nI,rnRIcAL FACTS.


c :, ,aoa.sarv 10 refer to the course oil the late
nm, Wrc.rrR not, as be expressly declared,
Co.. Tho nnrnase of assailiug that gendemans char
.o,s, hnt IN FIR the political principles of CD Gen
o., c,I GENTRY could not support Gen. ScoTT
when nominated by wing national Convention,
Int declared himself willing to support Dir. WEE
srER AS Col GENTRY is not now the nominee OF
the whig rarty, and as some ofhis organs expressly
declare that he is not running as whig the Illus
traton Of his principles drawn from statement oil
toe public conduct of his favorite candidate, was
not only perfectly fair and appropriate, but sbso-
lutely indispensable. Gov. Johnson said OF MIR.
WEBSTER that
He was on the side of capital and against the
administration of Mr. Madison and the people, even
refusing while a member Of Congress to vote the
necessary supplies 10 our suffering and starving
soldiers who fighting the battles OF our Goun-
try. W Hiie
the enemies Of the war were running up their blue
lights and thereby corresponding with the enemy,
Mr.. Webster was in Congress voting against the
supplies for our bleeding and suffering army and
our gallant little navy
This statement the Nashville Brnne pronounces
"calumnious"
We viii proceed to show that it is exact and
literal truth.
Mr. WEBSTER took his seat as Member of Con-
gress from New Hampshire On the Oath May,
1873 the darkest period Of the war.
Ga the scYe al bills recommended by Mr.. MADr-
SON to raise revenue to prosecute the war, Mr..
WEBSTER voted in the negatve.-See House Jour
nal page l 10 l45.
Ga the 9Th January, 1914, Mr.. WEBSTER voted
against an appropriation to defray the expenses Of
the navy for the year l8l4-See House yourTab
page 204.
Ga the 10th January, 1914, he voted against an
inquiry into the expediency Of Furnishing spies
who are citizens of the United States-Sdme, 207
On the 18th of the same month Mr. WEBSTER
voted in minority Of only eight against the bill
making further provision for filling the ranks Of
the army.'-Sdne page 24S.
Ga the Doth March, Mr.. WEBSTER voted against
billt provide for calling out the militia to repe
invasion, &c -S1me, page 373
On the lst December, he voted, in minority oi
50, against bill to provide additional revenues for
maintaining the public credt.-Same, page 557.
On the 9th December, he voted against the bill
making further provision for filling the ranks o.
the my.--.S1me, page SCI.
On the 18Th of the same month be voted in ia
vor Of an amendment to the militia bill, providing
that the troops should not be liable to be called
on except to repel invasion, suppress instruction
or execute the laws.-Same, page 5S4.
Mr.. WEBSTER voted against an appropriation fol
rebuilding the capital after it had been: destroyed
by the British-.Same, page III.
We could extend these references to columns
In fact, far as we are able TO discover, Mr. WEB.
STIR voted invariably against every proposition tc
increase the army and navy, and to pay the soldier:
and sailors. But we have given enough to prove
the exact and literal truth Of Gov JoHNsoNs state.
ment and to convict the Banner either Of the
grossest ignorance or Of an intentional misrcpIe
sentation of historical facts
The wretched and miserable cant of disturbing
the dead, comes with very pretty grace from q
member of party which has not yet ceased to
villify JEFFERSON JACKSON, and Polk The pub.
lie acts OF public men public property, and his
| tory would lose some of the most useful lessons
were this otherwise. The grave, indeed should
silence calumny, but not such truths as Gov JONI
son quoted, when it becomes necessary to use
! them. His use of them was perfectly legitimate
and his explanation that he referred to them only
to place Col. GENTRY in proper position, deprived
fault with the reference