Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-02-24

sehb tSf Witnesses. nouerapic memhefS OF
both houses aad the postmaster general wers
called before them. Why not cali fer the
man himself, for Daniel p, Cook, against
whom this anonymous Information bad been
NADER He was dead. The man at whom
the gentleman from New York was masa&n
lmously aiming his arrow, slept quietly in
the green bosom of his ews beloved lliaois
The voice Of the nameless inlormsr, embo-
died by The resolution Of the gentleman, tho
u mlght polute every threshold, and violate
the harmony of every house in the nation,
could net reach the sanctuary. or interrupt
the rePoss Of the tomb Permit nae TO speak
wsrd concerning Daniel p. Cook; because
every man who hears me did net know him
as many Of Us did who sat in this house with
MN. tie was man whom ths gentleman
irsai New York would probably not call
genus; but h,s mind was OF that cast and ca
Pacity IN the Transaction Of human stfkirs,
, TO which every man would wish to coaallt
the management of bis own. His sense was
that oil the every day intercourse oil mer; s
Wsuld pass, like the most precious or most
useful metals, wherever such commodity
could be in request. A man, in whatever
may be required OF manhood; a child in all
that sIagenea OF heart and purity Of pur-
pose, which render childhood SO auiable-
With those who knew him well, he had SO
fixed LiAself 10 their hearts, that though hey
might wish to forget the pain oil their loss
they can never cease to remember his useful
| public labors, and nany endesrisg social
! qualities.
| Our relations with Cuba have long been
interesting and important. Gentlemen will
| call to mind that we have frequently heard
from Europe, that Cuba night be transfer
red irem Spain TO soGe other sovereignty.
| Such report was rife in this country IN the
| winter Of 1876. 1t was believed by fiends
Of the last administration, that confidential
agent was by Mr.. Adams sent to Cuba, to
ascertain, if possible, the truth Of this report;
and that Daniel 2 Cook was that agent
He had, it was believed. been paid out of
| that fund which congress has ever since the
| foundation OF the government. annually or
| otherwise appropriated, and placed in the
/ hands Of the president, for the compensation
! of confidential services. All this may be
| known to tho gentIensn from n. York nou;
| end bad there. Teen fraud in the trausac lion,
| we should have heard il OH this occasion,
called at his mouth, by its harshsst English
name.
The gentleman might have known the
Whole affair ct that time. This appears from
! the following letter from MIR. Clay, then SO
cretary Of state:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
| 'Washinston, May /, 1885
"1o james Hamlton, Jr Esq, Src-Sm:
have received your letter under date this day,
stating that 'it having been ascertsned that
the late Daniel Z. Cook, late representative
in congress from the state of Inois, recev-
| ed sum of mouey from the government
| during the sprIag or summer of the last year,
{ for certain services supposed to have been
, either foreign or diplomatic, you are instruct
/ ed by the committee ON retrenchm to re.
! quest me to INTERN you where they are to
! look for the auditing Of the sum said 10 have
/ beeHsIeceiyed by Mr.. Cook, and if not audi
1 ted ia the usual course, whatwas its amount
without admitting or denying the correct
| ness Of the information Ehich the commit
tee are stated TO have received, have the
honor to observe that am not aware OF the
disbursement Of any money through the a
gency of this department, the account OF
which hasnst besn, or in regular course OF
settlement is not to be, audited in tSa usual
way at the treasury, or passed upon certii.
cate Of the president, in conformity with the
provisions OF the third section Of the act of
the Let May, 1910, entitled "an act fixing the
compensation OF public ministers and consuls
residing en- the coast Of Barbary. and for o.
Their purposes Icannst presume that it was
the intention Of the committee to inquire in
to aay disbursement which may have been
ssadc sgreeably to that action: and all others
are accessible TO then, in like manner with o.
Their expenditures have. however, the au-
thsrity of the president for saying that will
make to the committee q confidential connu-
nication in relation TO the expenditure to
which they are supposed to alude, if they
will signify their desire for such a cemmunl-
cation la that ease, shoud be glad tsilearn
their pleasure as soon as convenient, as
purpose leaving the city on the 4th-inst for
few days, on account of the state Of my
health
'lhavc the bsnor TO be. with great respect,
your obedent servant, II. CLAY" /
WHY not receive and communicate this
con6dentialiy to the Lsuse? Every statesman
must perceive at once the indecorum Of CIV
ing il to house in any other manner than con-
fidential. What place on our ordinary jour
nal, publish in our papers, and send 10 Eu-
rope, that the friendship of general Wives, /
the intendant general at Cuba, hadinduced !
him considerably to communicate to the a.
gent of our government. concerning the dis |
position Of Spain to sell, and of England to |
buy, the colonial sovereignty Of that islanda /
A confidential communication would not do. |
A nlain, honest, asd fuh statement Of facts (
was not wanted. The naagnGnis,s0us gentle !
man from New York wished to strike blow