TUESDAY, December 25 1927.
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years old, hnw can it be expected faithfully to
tain all the points in conversations which took place
50 long ago as 1892 When, therefore, Gen. jack
sons implied admission, that some conversation did
take place, is coupled with the known in6delity Of
his memory, his denial that it was ''such conver-
saton as stated to have taken place." will as the
Editors Of the Enquirer pre-suppose, require colla-
teral evidence to support it.


The Editors Of the Enquirer ask, sswhat were
the friends of General Jackson to do under these
circumstances? Were they to let the calunlny
sweep over the country uncontradicted-or were
they to seek the truth where it was to be found
We will answer the question. II they knew Gen.
Jackson to be innocent, it was their duty TO arrest
the calumny at once and effectively. They should
have sought he truth were it to be found. "vlz:
Of Mr.. Tazewell and Mr.. Tyler, who were referred
TO- II is true the Enquirer says that MIR. Tyler
.'denes all personal knowledge Of the transaction"
This is as equivocal denial as that Of General
/ Jackson himself Will Mr. Tyler and Mr.. Tsze-
we'll say that the menace was not matter OF notorl-
ETY. in Washington, and that the feeling it excited
was not general? VIII they say that it is not we'll
known that the execution of the menace was pre-
vented by the interference Of Commodore DECATUR
AS to the quibbing about the precise terms OF =
conversation. and the place where it was held, we
deem it altogether unworthy Of a man seeking the
highest dignity in the country, and lying under an
lInputation which, his own friends acknowledge,
.'touches his honor most nearly"