Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-28

thcr erroncous and have put Inc mhtter I'9'l ~ sH
ing the true facts of the considered the Depart
mrnt under obligations 10 you for the trouble You LOOK
on the subject OF the employment and proceedings OF
Mr.. McConue and have cndeavofcd 10 90 justice 10
his services, SD far as these arc known TO me-
If Major Curry intended tU intimate rs you suppose,
that there was Il communication between yourself ana
Mr.. Ross such an intinntion was highly improper In
drpsnden, of the entire Of proof of such course
Your word is quite sufficient satisfy me that There was
no Just grGuHd for the Suggestion.
an: dear Sir, very respectfully,
Your obcd:cnt servant,
LEWIS CASS
Hon. HuGn L. WHITE
WAR DEPARTMENT, Jan. O. 1886
Sin-Tfc attention of this Department has been
drawn to letter from you The Editor of the Federal
Union, and which published IN the Augusta Icnti-
mel OF the 22d ultimo.
am instructed by the President, if that letter was
wrlen by you, convey TO you his Misrepresentation OF
part of it, There certainly be improperly in an
officers communicating TO the public proper information
when circumstances require it, and the general proceed
ngs relating 10 the prospects and progress ct the Chrr"
kec grafton Of tins nature But II Is Win regret
the President observes, this communication alluSlons
to persons and pates which do not seem to tc nrces-
sary, and calculated 10 produce an injurious erect
There is OF fact, which bccomc tie special
duty Of this Department TO correct, AS the requisite IN
formation upon its files Oh state that AIR. MELON
neil " has for somc years past under the procurement
oil Judge White, oil Tennessee, been receiving pay
from the United States Government secret and con
fdentiai agent, &c. You have been led into mis-
take on lh$ subject. MIR. MGConn" was not employ
ed under the procurement of Judge White. The sug-
scstinn that Mr. NcCnnrcils services might be useful,
we'll TO the United States the Cherokee Indians.
made this department, from another and very re-
sprcabr quarter rs all the necessary circumstances
not fully know at the Department, proper nsruc-
tunS gwen to MIR. McC"nncil, and enclosed 10
Judge White to be- delivered, il be thought the arrange.
men would he useful. Judge White had agency,
whatever in the matter until he requested, ny the
prcss direction OF The President, 10 as medium
Of communication between Sir. Mcdonnell and this
! Department.
!! MIR. Mcdonnell transmitted various reports, contain
ing information respecting tho statr ~! thIngs IN the
Cherokee country. But there is nothing in these, go
ng in the slightest degree, 10 show thu, lie did not act
due fidelity, well 10 the nited States as 10 TIC
h.rokcc indians
1t is also of regret that YOU should have at
tended ut all 10 the employment OF NJ. McConnell.-
From The relation in winch he stands to the Chcrokces,
and the suspicious disposition 81 Indians tie disclosure
may even put his lie hazard. tits therefore the
imperative upon me-, To state explicitly have done,
that there nothing IN the reports at Mr. Mcdonnell
which could give Just utfrnCr ~ the Indians.
The President has directed to say, that he has read
and approves this letter, and TINT :"nl he appreciates
the zeal you have displayed III tlcrxccuiI"n Of your du-
tics he deems i. incumbent upon him 10 recommend to
treat discretion, and particularly tn convey 10 y"n
his rsapvrrha"n Of tn" a;!sioa you have Eute to the
employment u Mr. MCDONNELL
(s;;gnrd) LEWIS CAss
\. ID. +
10 this, on tn. 18th, wrote very short reply
WASHINGTON. Jan. il, 1856.
DEAR SIR: have the honor to acknowledges that
received las; night your favor nnd, date Of the 18th,
with its cncl"Surc in 10 mine Of the ~ instant
The result is different from what | think had
right anticipate, that refrain from any remarks
the contents OF the letter written. 10 Mr. Curry, by d.
rcctiou OF the President.
| have the hnnur 10 be- most respectfully, yonT ohe
| dent servant. HI. l.. WHITE.
had applied in the only friendly mode could devise,
for the in:crposition OF the Executive power. rcnr-
brrrd we'll the great principles fer which the party had
struggled to elevate the PRESIDENT 10 his present station
remembered his recognition OF it in his Inaugural adj
dress which thousands of the citizens Of lie United
States, welt as most Of those in the reach Of my
voice, heard him deliver, asc"nalnng he !nc pies up
on which he wuuld administer the Government. The
PHI is in the following We rds:
The recent ADMINISTRATION Of public srnf''a"n in
scribcs the list OF Executive ducs in characters
lrgIbc TO be overlooked, I'll" task q! reform; which ;
require particni"y, the rorrcficn 9 these abu$S That
have hrnugh; the prtr"nost OF tic tfdrrM G"rrnmrn.
:nt1 conflict ntih The c.sia If fciinnS and HE
teracon Of those which have disturbed Ike right
iu course Of appoinm"n md have placed or continued
! POWER III UntGthjW or !nc01npficM hands.
This short paragraph elbows the main ground which
the contest rested, which ended iii the election Of the
present Chief Magistrate. 1t contains the sentiments
avowrd by linn in presence OF nearly Hrnty thousand
ftcrien. II contains tic sentiments which. If
his adrrechs, honestly cnrria.rrd 1t cnntnns the
sentiments: on the maintenance OF which, believe our
mortified upon reading The Secretary letter. could
reply wnnt using expressions not ft 10 address TO
member of the Presidents Cabinet. In place Of Mr.
urry receiving such n rr:uke would deter him from
committing sinilar offence in future appeared to
that he cpmpi:nencd Although his conduct IVES
not approved as TO Mcconnell as 10 inc it very well
that instead u an inferior nGrn he 20 be viewed as
an rcconecring political Lipomaiisl and that lercaf.
ter, if the Garder spokn Of By the Senator from Mas
sachuses, tie other day, is 10 wrar his diplomatic but
lon MIR. Curry ought TO gu7r i'll his political election
rcring star aud garter.
But. sir what was to do next? The fa!.ehood has
gone forth to answer the mcdtatCd mischief In
of the States it probable has accomplished its ohc
how is it 10 be conlrad'ctrd: have been furnished
with document, proving the iaSchood Is it suppos
ed that would sneak to printing Office, tc beg pub
lcalion of lis contradiction No cannot drscc nd
such Il of ncanncSs. If could dare The
proud, hgh-mndcd, honorable men, who ssn here
would for such Of degradation, recall from
station among honorable men, and thus crafty
high in office, who seek to disp!ac
My course is hsre-my place is hcre-from my stand
on this floor contradict the aschood, and expose the
injustice If any opponent will deny ny statement,
Justify this outrage meet him here openly face to face,
eye eye, and maintain and assert what Is due IN my
constituents and myself by all honorable means in my
power
But the Nashville Union-ihis vehicle of SANDER and
falsehoods gotten up in this CITY, have understood,
for Just such purposrs-tEe editor came here last WIN
Ter upon his notion, BY the solicitation Of
some other person, with, have understood and be-
,cve, money than would bear his expenses; he
lived in the house with my honorable coeaguc; ana
while here, furnished with sone five or SIX thou.
sand dollars 10 establish his press in Nashville, and
without relying upon subscribers 10 be enabled to throw
his paper into the hands of every man who would conde-
scend 10 read it, Even this very number containing
this letter have no doubt has been nnocently
der the frank of Senators from this oor 10 many Of
the States in the Union.
If there is any person within my hearing who
tradict my statement TO the manner in which this
! paper was established, | wish to hear him do so.
Mr. Grundy said us it mi ght be supposed he possessed
rnnrr ntormaiion OH This subrc lie would state that lie