Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-01

our most obcd,eut servant,
Signed LEWIS CASS.
Ma. l.. | CURRY, New Eehola, Georgia.
To h,, on The l6h, wrote very short e.
pk.
W,smNGroN, Jan. IL, 1876.
DrtgNm:--I hasc the honor To acknowledge
,let received last night, Your favor under Lac ol
The lid, with il, il closure in answer to mine of
The ID INST.
The result /, 81 different from what think
Lad GIN 10 anticipate, thai refrain from any
remarks the contents OF the letter written 10 Mr.
Curry, by direction OF the President
have the honor to be.
Most respectfully,
our drnt servant
III. l.. WHITE.
had applied IN the onl, friendly mode could
desisr, tor ill nicrpoeilion Of the Executive pow
or. remembered well the great principle for
winch the patty had Struggled 10 elevate the Pre-
sdeut To his present station. remembered his
recognition OF II in his Inaugural address. which
thousand, Of the citizens Of he United States, a,
well rs mosl Of those now N reach Of my voice,
heard him deliver, containing the plinc-
pies upon Which he would administer the CO.
Ncrnment he paragraph IS IN the following
words
"Thc rtccpt ADMINISTRATION Of puJir sentiment
insciibcs the list OF Executive duties IN charac-
tiers too cgihIc 10 be overlooked, the task of re-
form; which will require particularly, the cor
rccfi0n Of those abuses that have brought the
patronage Of Ht Ftdrrai Gorfrnment into cam
Rict nth the frcedom Of tiecttons, and the counter
action of hose causes which have disturbed the
rightIitl course Of appointments and have placed,
or continued POWER in mtdahim T Incompetent
haRdS.n
This short paragraph shows the main ground on
which the contest rested, which ended in the cleo
ton o'thc present Chief Magistrate. 1t contains
the sentiments ay""ed by hn, IN presence OF near
y twenty thousand rccmun. |, contains the sen
liment> which, rs on. ~ his adroeatts honestly
rnttrEaiHcd II contains the sentiments on the
maintenance al Which believe our freedom and
liberty rSs, niial's depend. felt hun and morli-
fled upon reading the Sccrrlar,S letter; | could
not rcpl, without using expressions not fit TO adj
dress TO member OF the Presidents Cabinet. In
place OF Mr.. Curry receiving such r,bukc as would
deter Inn from committing similar offence in fu-
ture, II appeared 10 me that he compliment
ed. Although hi> conduct was not approved as to
Mcconnell, as 10 me, II WAS very well, that instead
OF an inferior agent, he Was To be viewed as ant
lcclioneeriue political diplomaisi, and tia, here
after, il the Gardener, spoken of by the Srna-
tor from Massachusetts the other day, is TO wear
In. diplomatic Luton, MIR. Curry ought to f.
CURE ia his political clecionecrine star and gar
ter.
But, sir, what was to do next The hlschood
has gone forth to answer the meditatcd mischief.
Ia some Of the States it is probable it has accom-
pliShrd lis object how is it to be contradictcd
l have been furnished with document proving
the i2sehood. Is ii supposed that would sneak
t" a printing Office to beg a publication OF its
tradlction No. cannot descend To such an act
oil mclnncss II could, dare not. The proud
HIGH minded, honorable men who sent me here
would, for such act of degradation, recall me
from a station among honorable men, and thus
CRAFTY some high in olice, who seek 10 dis lace
me
My course is here; my place is here. From
my stand on this floor contradict the ialschood
and cNposc the injustice. Ii any opponent will
deny my statement OF justify this outrage, |
meet hun here openly, face TO face, eye 10 eve,
and maintain and assert what is due to my const-
tuentS and myself, 10y all honorable means in m,
power,
But he Nashville Duon--thi, vehicle of slam
dcrs and ialsehoods gotten up i'll this city, as have
understood, Tor Just such purposes. The Editor
came here last winter, upon his own mere notion,
OF by the solicitation OF some other persons, with
as | have understood and believe, not more mo-
ncy than would bear his expenses; he lived IN the
house with my honorable coracue and " lnc here
WAS furnished with some five or six thousand dol
lars, To establish his press IN Nashville, and without
relying upon subscribers, to be enabled To throw
his paper INTO the hands of every man. who would
cond">crnd Ia read IT. Even this yer, number,
continuing til, letter, | have no doubt has been
lnnoccnty sent under the frank ot Senators
irom this lloor, TO many Of the States in the l.
Mon.
! II there Is any person within my hearing who
can contradict my statement as 10 the manner in
which this paper was established, | wish 10 hear
him do 50.
Mr.. GRINDN rose and statcd-That the Edi-
tor had come here last winter. not at his instance
that how the money raised, or bv whom, he
had no knowledge that the paper had taken its
side and was maintaining il as we'll as il could :
that he had not noticed this letter in it, and that he
knew there was great scufng to get subscribers
for II at home. Mr.. Mcconnell he knew and thought
him clever man of good sense, and he believed
he had recommended him for this Office.
/ To which MIR. WHITE rose and replict-Ycs,
Mr. President, there was great scullling to pet sub
scrbers for it-so great, that oar old acquaintance
Samuel Gwn the land officer, from Mis>ssippi,
was called into service, and when procuring sub
sclibers at Gallatn in April last, wrote to Mr..
Rnchc, OF the Enquirer the celebrated letter, as
10 Tennessee politics, intended uniusy TO intlu-
encc the Virginia elections, and which no doubt
had the desired effect. Mr. President, | have
made these disclosures with great PAIN tho most
deem mort ifcatiou hut | drcmrd n my l,tv a.,