Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-30

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Richmond, Friday, March 30.
-, "Hung DC the Heavens ,cit4 Biaekr'
Inc y. s. Telegraph has now avowedy Separated
i,seh "irom Gen. Jackson''is pledge to Mr. Bockee TO
the contrary Notwithstanding At the conclusion of
modest article OF near IL columns in length, Mr. d. G.
chaiSs OIL the "posi'ion (he) intends TO occupy"
SIN the first place, then, by no means intend 10 90
over to his great political rival As wide as il the SPACE
hat now separates me from General Jackson no less wide
impossible. As they the candidates between whom
'he struggle will probably turn il follows that INV pol-
ca. relation to them will forbid to take part in the
pending Presidential contest. NV position then will no
mat oil spectator; but not indifferent one as far as
me interests OF the country concerned"
90 much Tor the conclusion, a,, stale, unprofita-
oe 10 which nc arrives at the tail OF his ~ columnand
now word or two, on the body of the article:
Ihe charges which he makes against Messrs
Ea'on Houston &c OF scheme TO lch from the public
ABOUT million oil dollars, by specializing i'm Indian Ra-
tons, will OF course receive the notice of those whom IL
concerns Even the source Of the accusations foul as il is
may not forbid reply. Its surely mor,ifyny cnoupb IN
man OF honor TO be arragned before the public bv Such
an accuser But it is tax which all public men arc liza
Bile topay.
since pehnng the above paragraph, we have the
ioilowing article in the CIV Washington Globe:"
1.-The Editor of the Telegraph has given after several
weeks preparation, most laborous account of "most
stupendous fraud" We have not time TO notice the mat,
ter at present, and give full explanation In the
ums we give the following succinc Of the ccum
stances with which Mr. Green to have been very
anhar. IL ~ from the pen Of Duff Green himself the
present accuscr. and published in the Telegraph Novem
per 81 1887 The article is intended to vindicate Mai
Eaton from the attack OF Prentiss late Editor of the Ma
uohai journal, who was then the assalant IL will be
seen that the Editor of the Telegraph rcutes his
statement upon this subject well that made by Prem
uss.-Globe.
No. THE SECRETARY WAR.
The Journal OF the I'd instant contains long article IN
u.r a,1 oil VIM Prenss, charging the Secreta
ry oil w ar with avolaon of his duty in refusing to him
Tor supplying the cmgratng Indians with provis.
IONS Mr. Prens alleges that he offered to deliver the
supplies at nine cents, and innuaes that the Secretary
refused 10 accept his bid because he believes that he was
aesos TO give the contract Governor Houston and Mr.
an Fossen at thirteen per ration lie also admits
a ne was informed at the Department that the cost Of
e ration as furnished by the Commssaat was but eight
CENTS and further, that there another bid al nine cents
ana one other at less than nine cents
MI Prentiss alleges that Mr.. Van Fossen PROMISED n
hlm that ii he would withdraw his bid of nine cents he
Prenss should have half the profits on the contract
AZ reen cents and that he refused to withdraw and al
words.l ~ o. $50 ''
i did not accede to their proposition Knowing that
governor Houston "a bosom friend of the Secretary of
war; had formed connexion with Gen. Van Fossen and
aware oil his influence led TO believe that in the
desire to serve him, my rights might be violated"'
Are, tho isaicu. confirmation strong
M Prentiss afraid that because Governor Houston
was me bosom friend OF the Secretary of War in the de-
sire oil the latter to serve the Governor his MIR P's
rights might be violated; and therefore he refused n,
ucpate In contract so advantageous! Now an ordinary
innd would have supposed that far from violating The
rights oil Mr. Prentiss his interest would have been
NOTED by the desire of the Secretary 10 promote the in
friend of one of them, regardless of his
as Mr.. r. would represent him TO be- 10y
Dut the Secretary is no doubt dob,sJ a., NJ u
Tor the manner in which he has mpugned his "oicial
conduct under his own proper We now have the
charge and accuser 1t is no longer vague rumor Mr.
has put his name to the indictment, and spread the
charges before the world and with them he has given
his proofs His proofs his Suspicious; first that
Gov Houston is the bosom friend of the SECRETARY of
war. ms wants confirmation. 1t is known that neither
the Secretary or the Governor so consider each other
ne olher charge Is that the Secretary guilty of
Partially or injustice in refusing give Mr. Prentiss
he contract at nine cents. MIR. Pren,ss admits that
the ration had cost Government but eight cents The mar
aiy them II any there was consists in saving to the
Government twelve per cent the contract The jus-
ce is in refusing TO give Mr.. p preference over another
bidder whose proposal twelve per cent less Mr.
said that the lower bid wasllega because bidder was
asuo-agent III was easy TO remedy that defect by resS
nation The agency would of course have ceased with
the acceptance OF the bid As what passed between
them, Mr. T. and Mr.. Van Fossen, it does not appear
nor is 1t pretended that Mr. v. F. was authorized bv the
Secretary OF War to make any proposition whatever That
lies between Mr. p and Mr. F. and inference TO the
prejudice OF the Secretary properly be deduced there
from, il all that Mr.. p. says be true
Ihe truth OF the whole is that the Secretary
issued proposals; that Mr. p. bidder an advance
oil WE'VE per cent on the commssaria prices and high
or than another bidder He complains that the Sec
rotary did not give him preference If the Secretary
gwen AT nine cents, when the
but eight it would have been just of censure AS
it is, all must admit that Mr. p. has failed to make out his
case" "
hat will the reader believe that after having Defend
ed the Secretary OF War Nov $780, against the charg
es oil Prenss, this said ID. c., ,0tc for the first time
comes forward and stigmatses this transaction i'm March
1884, as being "one OF the most Stt2endous pecliarv
TdudS which was ever attempted TO be pracised on the
American peope'-that he now unequivocay CHARGES
This same Secretary along with Major Lewis and Hons
ION, with the design OF participating in the profits of the
fraudulent contract Such, he says, were his snsp-
clons in March, lS30and such the niSprision of fraud
OF which d. G. has been guilty for two years. And now
the Reader will use ID. Gs own worls-and ask has he
made out his case Are not chs proofs his suspcions 2
The Albany Argus of the 18th, contains an arti-
Gle of more than four columns reute the charge
OF tie Telegraph, &C. against Mr.. Van Buren,, that
he was opposed to the last war. The Argus produ-
ces the most satisfactory proofs of the contrary
MIR. V. IL. was elected TO the Senate of N. York i'm
April, 1Sl2-War was declared in June-The I.e-
gIslature met in Nov.-when Mr.. " H. made his
debut in public life. On the 10th Nov n reply to
Gov. Tompkns' Message was reported by a com
mittee of 3-(Van Buren, and Wilkin i'm favor and
Judge Plat against the Report) which breathes The
most ardent devotion to the Wharf.-The Argus brings
forward similar documents from that period down
to Feb 1915, showing the part of V. Il. the same
spirit. The Address of the Republican Members of
the Legislature to their constituents, of March 6.
1913, written by him. and constitutes ga most
triumphant vindcation of his course" 1t is one of
the most able and eloquent papers in favor of the
war that ever was published. 1t concludes as fol-
lows:
fhe reet,lf of o,,r