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have had numerous conversations
With Gen. jackson connected with these
subjects; sometimes general, and often
in detail. never understood them as
private OF confidential; and have still
less reason to consider them so, since l
have sees the approval, by Gen. j. OF
Mr. Bevsrly's Fay etieville letter.
am, with great esteem, Sc.
PATRICK III. DARBY.
The following letter was received a.
bout the 9th o! Dec. Attaching less
Importance to the assertions OF the
Telegraph than our respected cores
pondent did, we suffered the subject, at
that time, TO give place to matters
which appeared to US more interesting.
Strong additional reasons for its publ
cation now, are sufficiently obvious.
Nielsen, November 81, 1877.
DEAR Sra:
| presume you take and read the
Telegraph: You will see in that paper
of the 9Th inst that the Editor asserts
positively, that MIR. Eppes never O.
pened his mouth upon the subject of the
Seminole war in the Senate" and as
serts that the statement of the Wing on
that subject is utterly false. He draws
his conclusion, that Eppes did not
speak On that subject, from the circum
stance of Lacock's report being handed
in just before the adjournment of the Sc
nate aud that no debate WAS had upon It.
But Eppes did speak upon the subject.
either when the proposition was frs,
made to institute an enquiry into the
subject, by appointing a committee, OF
afterwards, when DIR. Forsyth was with
drawn from that committee by being
appointed minister to Spain, on ques-
ton whether another should be appoint
ed in his place. was the messmate Of
Mr. Eppes, and we'll recollsct hearing
him speak of his having advocated the
investigation of that matter in the Sc
nate.
Mr. Crittenden and Mr.. Talbot (our
Senators them are both at your door
They will recolIect Mr. Fps having spo-
ken, and probably what he said. They
perhaps will not like to volunteer on
the subject lido think you ought
to converse with them, and to contra
dict in the Commentator, the positive
falsehood uttered by the Telegraph.
Your humble servant,
THOMAS SPEED.
J. q. Dana Esq.
The enquiries suggested in the last
paragraph, have been made verbally oil
Messrs Talbot and Crittenden. Neither
OF them have distinct recollection OF
any former debate upon the Seminole
war, or what part Mr. Eppes took in il,
if there was any. Mr.. Talbot thinks
however, that enough was said by Mr.
Eppes, at some stage of his proceedings,
to make the Senate fully acquainted
with bis general sentiments upon the
question; for il was well understood in
the Senate. that the addition Of Mr.
Eppes to the Committee, in the place
OF Mr.. Forsyth, would enable the Com.
mittee to agree upon a report, which
would be untavorable to Gen. jackson.
and would meet the concurrence of a
majority Of the Senate. MIR Crittenden
thinks the violent feelings of General
jackson towards Mr.. Eppes, were pro-
duced by the knowledge that he turned
the scale against the General in the
committee. which was left equally d.
vided by the resignation of Mr.. For.
syth, and was thus the cause Of the re-
port, which the General considered SO
extremely injuriousto lis reputation.