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ous 10. America; and 10 November, 1852,
articles Of peace were agreed on.

charged by general Washington Then rre.
sident5 If the Uaited Siates) with several
negocissions with the .Indiaa nation on pur
froatiers: 10 1898, 10 a joiat commissi on
with general Lincoln aud Beverly Ran
doiph, esq. of Virginia, 10 treat of peace
With the, western Indians And 10 1854, !
was appointed sole agent to- adjus. all oat
disputes with 1he six nations; which were
terminated by a satisfactory treaty.
In the year 1871, General Washington ap.
pointed me Postmaster general In this of
fee continued until the close of the year
1894; when, on the resignation Of Genera
Knox, was appointed Secretary OF War. In
august, 1925. Mr.. Edmund Randolph having
resigned the Office Of Secretary OF State, Ge-
neral Washington gave. me the temporary
charge of that department. also. Some time
before the,meeting Of Congress, which Wasin
December following, he rendered to me Inc
Office OF Secretary 'ot State. AT the same unic
he frankly told me the names OF several gen
tsenen whom he had invited to accept, but
who had dcclinedlhc Office. rheyWcre men
Of the first asll.lics aud distinction, aud Tor
wilorn I entertain the highest respect. Gen
Washington knew We well, aud that had not
enough Of vanity or ambition to be wounded
or humbled by his preference OF these men.
] only regretted that they all declined the OF
fee, For myself, Iobjected that the dulies
Of the departments of state we're foreign 70 my
former pursuits in life; and Thought my
self Unequal 20 the proper discharge OF them,
He desired me to take the matter into consl-
Iteration. " hen he again spoke to me on the
subject, j observed, that although the gentle
men he had.named TO me declined the otilee,
vet, by l;gtle delay, he might find. some
other candidate to Eli it. The session OF Con-
gress was approaching. BY Inquiry among
the members he might OBTAIN information OF
Fit character not then occurring to hi1n anu
requested him to postpone lie matter I'LL
the meeting of Congress Inc President &C
guessed. But as soon as Congress assem-
bled, without speaking to me agalil, ne noml
mated ne to the senate to be secretary OF
state; and the senate approved the ncmlna-
ton. l continued in This otflce unsll May,
1900; when was removed by the late Pre-
sident Adams On this act should still have
continued silent, had II not given occasion 10
add one more rcproach 10 the lorner malici"
Gus ISLANDERS on my character, ------i am re-
preached FOR having been removed trom the
office of secretary of state, tas | have IilSt
fnentioned) on the suppositlon thar this woiiieg
not have been done bur tor some sutlclent
cause, honorable to the President, and t1s1
honorable to me. On this ! must ernalk,
that had held that Office about year and z
hall under General Washington, and three
years and two months under President Sd
ans and until ten months only remained OF
his own term of Office. For what did he re-
move me HE never told me. Was it for
any dishonest or dishonorable act !-Jie will
not say il. Was it for british attachments? he
will not say it. Was 1t for my inCapacity !-lt
that were the cause, audit be well founded, a
statesman ofhis experience and cliscernment
ought sooner to have made the: discovery -
But without troubling myself about my DIS
mission, which even at the time excited q
scarcely sensible resentment and after that
little hadceased tcr years; should not now
have mentioned the subject, had not the lerd
of lioellers, and Jopr excellency's own insi-s
nuations, constrained me to exhibit this nur
rative Of the principal Incidents of my life -
Tony friends am sure it will not be utin- /
and ! loudly hope that others Of .
nv fellow ciuzens who may read it, will not
think the time lost which shall be occupied in
the pesusal. ! hope ajso that to oppose a Sc
lies Of incontrovertable facts to general re- 1
proach, nay not be deemed An improper !
mode of medication.
At the close of the year 1901, returned
TO live in Massachusetts In 1905 the lcgis-
lature appointed me a senator to represent
the statein Congress, for the residue Of the
term of Dwight Foster, Esq. who hadresign-s s
ed In 1905, the legislature again elected /
ME a senate, and for the term offs six years.
Such sir is the public lie ofthe man whom /
you have wantoiAy detained, ana whose cha. !
racter your shameless advocates have attempt i
ed to destroy.
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