Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-05
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1873.
From the Federal Republican,.
ELRCTIoNEERING PRANK OF THE
INTELLIGENCER.

INTELLIGEKCER.
BY way of getting rid of the eff
] feet, as much as possible. OF the his
tory we have gwen of the receipt 4
I fling of Turreau's letter in the De
partment of State, the Intelligencer
most falsely and impudently denies
the following part Oft" That the
letter remained in the Office OF state
until after Mr. .Jackson's dismissal,
when Be Cabre [Secretary of the
French Legation called and took
/ the letter away"-and that truth
telling vehicle pretends that it was
taken away I" some time before Mr..
Jackson offered his offensive commu-
/, nieation." 1t will mistate and pre-
varicate at all times. and it is no
matter of wonder that it will plump
ly assert the thing that is not, in a
season of elections like the present.
Due allowance is habitually made
for this circumstance by those who
do not totally reject its authority at
all, seasons. But in denying under a
modification. one. part only Of the
statement, and that not the most ma :.
terial, and implicitly giving its as
sent to the correctness of the rest, it
affords hopes Of the whole being con-
tossed before long; for it was in
this gradual, drawing manner, that
from plump denials and insinuations
expressed 10 terms, equivalent to
them, it has by degrees been COM
PEELED to admit almost the whole
truth. To sum up, by way of illas-
tration.
The Court paper has admittedthe
letter to be genuine, and the transla-
ton official.
IT has admitted. that Turreau was
called upon both by an unaamed gen
tIeman in Baltimore, under the pre-
sident's directions, and by the Sc
cretary of the treasury, who went
thither for the express purpose, but
that in both instances he perempto-
| rily refused to take it back.
1t has admitted, that hereupon he
was written to by the secretary Of
state to come to Washington. and
that he contemptaousIy declined TAX
ing any notice whatever of the re.
quest.
1t has admitted, that Mr.. De Ca
bre, first secretary Of the legation. in
formed one of the ministers Of the
president. that it had been well con-
sidered, and was approved by all the
legation. that il had been enrolled
in the ministerial archives, that CO.
| pies had been sent to France, and
that it could not be taken back.
The only remaining difference be.
tween us is--we assert that De Ca
bre took it back after JaeksoD's dis
missal. and the court paper says it
was taken back " some time be fore"
That we are correct. and the denial
is a corrupt one, We are certain from
the channel Of our intelligence. But
this is not all, Mr.. John II. Thomas,
at a meeting last week in Frederick
county, at which Mr.. Pinkney was
present, read the same statement OF
facts, which we have published. and
told Mr.. Pinkncy, if he would fur.
nish him a written denial. he would
pledge himself to prove the state
ment before Mr.. p. should be ready
to leave the county. What was Mr.
Pinkney's answer to this fair Offer
made to him as a member of the cabi
net. who had written so much ant
made such bold assertions about thi.
! very letter, under the signature Of
PUBLIus,-why. fsrsooth. that be
did not come to write politics, mol
did he know any thing about the
letter." or some other equally tri
vial reply. Has Mr.. Pinkney ther
attempted to impose his statements
| in the most positive manner, upon
the world under a mask, which he
thought would free him from re.
sponsibility, and in public, in the
face Of an opponent. has he not ad-
mitted his total ignorance ofthe mat.
teri What sort Of privy counsel
lor must he be. who could plead
ignorance upon such a subject, more
especially one upon which he had
stood forth his masters champion
We have not any controul over
the proof in order to bring it for
ward, although we are certain it
exists, but we cannot doubt, that il