Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-07-08
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In this case OF the unfortunate Daniel p Coo,.
me following are some of the inevitable resulrst
from plain natters-oi-fa fact" undenied and unle
nilble
ISL mat Cook gave me vote OF Illinois To NJ
Adams, ai ,he last Presidential election. ao,ia.
the sense OF his constituents and in SO doing fo
icitcd their confidence.
I'd That Cook expected his re ward in tbe n,
pointlnent OF minister to Columbia from an ",,nder
standing with Mr. Adams, either directly or n.
directly '
ST. That the office of minister to Columbia ,v,s
afterwards continued into a mission to Cuba, 10 be-
performed Oh Cooks route home, after the risin,.
oil the i9th COMPENSATION an u,iIeystoa,iina -;
win MesSr> Adams "a ti.y
4th. nat this communication took place on tic
.,; Wv. 80" Sons'Fs ai'" ins in.
thereafter.
9th. That at the close Of the 18th Congress Cool
was extremely .with pulmonary consumption & n
that time, and utterly unable to attend to business
OF any kind, public private.
9th. That Cook lief; " ashnston about H., ,o.
March, somewhat improved in health. o,u.ahInI
without receiving his instructions, now appearing
under date 18th March, 1927
7th. That Cook was in Philadelphia from The al,
TO the 10th April. consulting DR.. Physic respe cipp
his pulmonary disease, reached New York obn,,
the last OF April, touched al Cuba and reached
his residence about the last Of .uuy or Isl al
Jt,te. II
Sih That the objects Of his mission, as expressed
III his instructions, could not have been sa,isfacto.
rily effected by the best qualified agent, in les,
time than several years.
S'si' mat this mission was kept profoundly se.I
cret; and was accidentally ,iiscoycred: rbs,I
Si3OO, part OF the conmuta ton, was paid TO Coil
III advance, the rest remaining unsettled. The
hole charged upon the secret service fund is o.
Gmatet at So, 900.
loth. mat The unexpected explosion OF thi. 60.
cret, threw Messrs. Adams and Clay, Everett, and
Sergeant, into the greatest CONSERVATION which
IN the case OF Messrs. Adams and Claw. At L.as
became cony erted into continued alarm ti,, A.
Oh June, aud probably il still continues
ilth That the most ingenious devices wer,:
employed TO keep the secret still under the rose
These falling publications and explanations wer,
resorted TO, after above so DAYS Consultation ha
tween NJ essrs. Adams and CLAW
The inevitable result of the whole is thai rho en-
cret hisslonio cuba, in lien Of lhat TO Coumbi,
estimated al $1,000, Cooks reward for m n
vote OF Illinois.
In the application Of the evidence to these undo
niaDie results, IL will not be necessary 10 saw apvi
thinS whatever, III relation TO No. lit containJ
pam matters-of-fact, universally known and nd /
United The following evidence, all given in tbaI
very words OF the Witnesses, will prove the I'd re
suit. MIR. Barton of the Senate, d deyotee of u.
administration, and personal friend of Mr. Coot
states Had heard such thing spoken of as NAL
MI COOK was an applicant Tor the appointment al
minister 10 Columbia" Mr. Letcber. devotad Ill
adams ana Clay, states Mr.. Cook did not tell
AIM he desired ala appointment, but witness knowJ
he was desrous OF one,'' SC. &c MIR Cook ,ya
an applicant Tor the appointment Of minister In 70
lumb!a," &c It's now said in the Kentucky ma /
Pers, that Mr. Letcher himself expected the san,
appointment FOR the ike service.
Nh. NJ Lean, Postmaster General an boror,,,
independent gentleman, and friend OF Mr. Coil
states" Ills (Cooks) name was before the Presi
dent Tor the place Of minister to Columh;a WI,
ness understood that 1t was not thought expedienJ
10 SEND minister TO Columbia, and that Mr. Coz
accepted oil this MissiG evidently 10 be conferre
IN lleu oil the other; and, OF course the commute
ton tile effect OF an . UNDERSTANDING ''It seen
that evidence could not be more conclusive uroT
THIS point But why abandon the first ihonrht al
coinpensatng Cook, by the mission tn Co,,,r,h;
That was deemed inexpedient Wby, Eeca,s
SUCH nomination must so before the Senate &, n,
800 mus VIC oioWh' COOK was paid his prof.
missed reward, and Adams his election. I'm reg,r
10 te oh result OF the Communication Of the secrel
mission TO Cuba for the public one 10 Colunbia Nh
foregoing evidence oil MIR. M'Lean. with ,be toI
lowing from the same gentleman, will be s,,fic,I
ent =" Witness may have conversed with AZ,
COOK on the comparative uaiue OF this mission. an
tha' 10 Coiuihoia, and may have stated, that il i
hHed salary OF $4,000 were given as less exn.ns
would be incurred, it would be as good in :. 49,
mary point oil view as the mission 10 CoIu,,b;s ,,
why this miserable communication and cha r;n-
by Messrs Adams and Clay ON one mart AMI CT
On inc o'her, IL Cook had no admitted claims II
former services Why this calculation of eou;vaR
tents, II Cock had no honorable claim, Nh, d;s j
grace tue PRESIDENTIAL Office by chafferinp with any
man. or any Office, on any OCCASION if the o,,b,;c
good alone were to be consulted. Hhv nor ,f,ao;f
INC most competent and the most worthy upon cyoI
ry occasion, without consultation or comn,o,,;sc
wi IN any one This would DC III. eo,,r- ~ H.
pubic good alone were TO be consuIted-but thu n
Is substituted by the free of presidential
age, which dsgraces and degrades the dign;fv s,a
integrity oil the Presidential Office Is there roI
corrective Tor this great evil Ought not Inc neo.
pie 10 lrown II down and is not the elective t.
chise the proper remedy for all such shameful rS
ceedings P'N
In regard to tile ith and 9Th results th,t tbi.'
coinmu'aiion took place at the close Of The yotbj
congress ana that at that time particularly. Cool!
was eAuemely h' and unable TO attend 10 busi>I
ness oil any kind, public private tl,ere Il soreI
thing most extraordinary in MI. Claws seIecGon
tlal most noted period Tor giving this mission
$0,UOUl IN lieu oil 1t, 10 COOk-beino the mo-, ,,of
voiaDle moment in the fluctuations of Cook, ,,l.
OhtIy disease, according to the evidence of eve.
- "Nncss' WIN the whole OF this evidence be.
lore NM, hT. Clay states-'' and on the cloee I'll
the 18Th Congress, IL deiag dscertaiued- ffnJI adj
mission OF consultation ami chafIerine) thai dcI
Iate Mr.. Cook would accept the mission. he wa,E
accordingly designated. Now, let the ov;donceI
yen ,le state oil Mr. Cooks health F" on the close oil
tao ,oh congress tile identical period chosen
by Mr. Clay according 10 his own words for dcsic.
haupg look to this secret mission.
Nir' Barton stated 10 the Committee, that Z" all
inc close OF the Session (of Congress) Mr. Coo;
was very W.; mat he remained with hint Mr. C0tl|
"oout Ma'eh IOth,whcn he was much better & then
accompanied him 10 Philadelphia, where he staid
"Ith bin until April. and he continued to got bct.
ter--ihat When h (Mr. C.) left Wasbins,on Is
had Tie intention 90 sail from piIsdelnh;a . Tg
YORK but designed also TO stop Philadelpbia. and