The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-02

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binary appropriations for the navy yarf S
at Norfolk and at Pensacola, and to En-
courage the preparation of munitions of
war in the slavc-holding States. n COM
pany in Virginia commenced the manu-
tacture of wooden cloth for army cloth
ing, and obtained n contract at Washing
ton to supply one hundred thousand
yards of it, but was able to furnish only
| one-half of that quantity. When pay
ment was made Cor the cloth delivered.
the officer Of the quartermaster s depart
sand dollars, in accordance with the
/ terms of the contract. as the forfeit for
having failed to deliver the other fifty
| thousand yards. The Southern Congress
men at once pushed through a bill re-
paying this forfeit money to the con-
| tractor.
Mr.. Clayton, when Secretary Of State.
had received proposition from August
Belmont, as the agent of the Rothschilds,
to pay the Mexican indie unity in drafts.
four per cent premium would be allowed.
Then Mr. Webster became Secretary OF
| State, and he entered into an agreement
with an association of bankers, composed
of the Earrings. Corcoran Il Riggs, and
| Rowland & Aspinwall. for the negotia-
ton of tie drafts by them at premium
of three and a half per cent. The differ.
ence to the government was about fort.
thousand dollars. but the rival sets OF
bankers had large interests at stake.
| based on their respective purchases OF
Mexican obligations at deprecated val
ues, and 4 war of pamphlets and news
paper articles ensued. The dispute was
carried into Congress, and during 4 de-
bate on i. in the House, Representative
Cartier. OF Ohio. now hief-justicc of the
courts in the District of Columbia. was
very emphatic in his condemnation of all
the BANKERS interested. Il want the
House to understand said he, with a
slight impeachment in his speech, "that |
take 10 part with the House of Roth
schild, or of Barring. or of Corcoran &
Riggs. | look upon their scramble for
money precisely as would upon the con-
test of set of blacklegs around a gam
ing table over the last stake. They have
all of them grown SO large in gorman-
dizing upon money that they have left
the work of tleecing individuals, and
taken to the enterprise of Fleeing ma
tons
Mr.. Charles Allen, of the Worcester
district of Massachusetts. awaited him.
self of the opportunity afforded by this
debate on the payment of the Mexican
indemnity to make a long threatened at
tack on Daniel Webster. He asserted
that when Mr.. Webster was rendered the
position of Secretary of State Il purse of
twenty five Thousand dollars was raised
in Boston, and paid him to secure his ac-
ceptance of the position. Mr.. George
Ashmun. of the Springfield district of
Massachusetts,, a devoted friend of MIR.
Webster, replied with great Indignation,
and declared, in concluding his remarks,
that Mr.. Allen had sat at Mr.. Websters
board and eaten his bread and partaken
of his salt while he was preparing this
libelous attack on lone of the greatest
men of the nation, hay, the greatest
man OF the world
Mr. Henry w. billiard of Alabama,
followed Mr.. Ashmun, with glowing
eulogy of Mr.. Webster. in which he de-
clared that, although Massachusetts
might repudiate him, the country would
take him up. for he stood before the eyes
of mankind in far more glorious posi-
ton than he could have occupied but for
the stand which he had taken i'll resisting
the legions which were bearing down
against the rights Of the South. This
elected bitter rejoinder from Mr. Allen.
who alluded to the fact that Mr.. Hill
lard was clergyman, and said that he
had found out how to serve two masters.
Mr. Ashmun, asking Mr.. \ lien if he had
not published confidential letters to him
by Mr.. Charles Hudson, received as
reply, mo. sir. no, sir. You are
scoundrel if you say that | did,
The debate between Messrs. Ashmun and
Allen finally became SO bitter that Mr..
Stephens. of Georgia, and other Repre-
sentatives objected to its continuance,
and refused to hear another word from
either of them. The next day Mr.. Lewis,
of Philadelphia, improved an opportu-
nifty for culogizing Mr.. Webster. provok-
ing scathinS reply from Mr.. Joshua
Giddings.