Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-28
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appreciation is conveyed to him The s;atcen mt t MIR
" Conne was employed your suggestion, is altoge.
ther erroneous and have put the matter right by Civ
ing the true iacts OF the considered the Depart
ment under obligations to you for the trouble YOU took
on The subject OF the employment and proceedings of
mr.. Mcdonnell and have endcavorcd 10 do justice to
! hs services so far Us these are known to me.
III Major Curry intended 10 intimatr as you suppose
,nat lhere was communication between yourself and
DIR Ross, such an inlimation highly improper In
dependent OF the entire want of proof of such course
your word Is quite sufficient satisfy me that there was
no just ground for the suggestion.
am, dear Sir, very respectfully,
Your obedicnt servant,
. LEWIS CASS.
Hon Hucm L. wHrrE.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Jan. 8, 1886
SiR--The attention of this Department has been
Drawn to letter from you the Editor of the Fedc raj
onion' and which was published in the Augusta Cent?
mel of the god ultimo.
am instructed by the President if that letter was
written by you, TO convey 10 you his disapprobaion of
part oil IT, There certuny be impropricy i'm an
ohcer communicating to the public proper iniornation
when circumstances require it, and the general
ngs relating to the prospects and progress the Chcro
kee emigration Of this But il is with rcpret
.he PRESIDENT observes, in this communication illusions
10 persons and parties which do to be neces
sary and are calculated 10 produce injurious effect
there Is one of fact which il becomes the spccia
guy o. this department TO correct, the requisite
ioIniauoh Is upon It's hes You state that Mr. McCon-
nell " has Tor years past, under the procurement
OF Judge White, OF Tennessee been receiving pay
from The United States Government as secret and CON
hdental agent &C. You have been led into mis-
take on this subject. MIR. Mcconnell was not employ
cd under The procurement of Judge White. The sng
gcsuon That Mr. McConDeIls services might be useful
as well 10 the United States the Cherokee Indians
was made to this department. from another and very re-
spectacle quarter AS all the necessary circumstances
were not FULLY know at the Department proper nstruc
lions were given TO MIR. Mcdonald, and enclosed to
Judge White to be delivered it he thought the
ment would be useful. Judge w hte had no noencv
Whatever IN the matter, until he requested by lie
express direction of the President TO serve as mctum
81 81 communication between MIR. Mcconnell and this
Department
MIR Mcconnell transmitted various reports contain
ing information respecting the things in The
Snerokce county But there is nothing in these, go
ing in the slightest degree show that he did moi sct
WIN due hdcy, as well to the United Sates us TO the
herokce Indians.
1t is also matter Of regret that you should have at
tended at all 10 the employment OF hir. Mcconnell
From the relation which he stands TO the Cherokees
aha the suspicious disposition Of Indians the disclosure
may even put his life at hazard Iii therefore the more
imperative upon me- TO state explicitly, have DONE
That there was nothing in the reports Mr. Mcconnell
which rt could give just offence 10 the Indians.
The President has directed say that he ba. read
and approves this letter, and while he appreciates
the zeal you have displayed in the execution OF your u
ties, he deems it ncumbe mt upon him To recommend q,
you great dscrctcn and particularly convey To Won
his csapProbaon of the allusun you have made 10 bc
employment OF MIR. Mcconnell
very respectfully, your most oh I servant
Mai. 3. F. CpRny, New Eclotn, Ga mss
TO this, on the 18Th, wrote a very short reply
WAsnfycroS, jan. 10, SIG
DEAR Sin: have the honor to uckno,yL.dre tI,st
received last night your favor under date of The 18th
WIZ" It's enclosure III answer to mine of the I'd instant
The result is different from what think had
right TO anticipate, that refrain from any rruorLs nm
The contents Of The letter written Mr. Curry, by d.
recton of the President. ~ "
have the honor to be most rcsnectc,lI, ,.o- IL
dent servant In T. 'niiIiTr ~
had applied in the ouly friendly mode could dv;s.
for Tie incrpositicn of the Executive power / r,ra
bored well the great princrlcs for which Tho ra,,a L
struggled 10 elevate the President TO his
remembered his recognition of it in his Inaugural ad
So. ln1p -nnflS snff
States as well as most of those in the reach Of my
voice. heard him deliver containing the principlcs M
on which lie would administer the (;overruent rlsa
paragraph is in the following words: ~
" The recent demonstration of public sentiment in
sc6es on Tie list of Executive duties in characters loo
eg;ble to be overlooked the task of reform: which will
require Pariioui0yiy the coyrecon of ose o51sss ,I
nave brought The patronage OF the ftdtraL Gyreysmoy
"to eo'het e''h the freedom IF etecons and the cuun
efacuon oil those causes which have disturbed the ric
course OF appointment, and have placed or continued
rowEn IN urtatiJm or incompetent lands"
ms snort paragraph shows The main ground ON which
'he contest rested, which ended ia the election Of the
present Chlel Magistrate. IL contains lie sentiments
aVowed ny him in presence of nearly wentv tI,.nnI
re- ~ confirms The sentiments which, as one of
ms adoocottS, honestly entertained IL contains he
sentiments on the maintenance of which believe chr
freedom and liberty essentially depend [ fell. hurt and
49,, - uppp iedu!hg thc Secretary letter. could
ho' reply without using expressions fit 10 address 10
member OF the Presidents Cabinet I'm pacc Of Al,
urTy receiving such rebuke would deter him from,
committing similar offe future anneared , r,
thal ne was compiiDented. Although his conduct vyos
not approved as to Mcconnell me it was very well
thdt instead OF an Inferior agent he was to be viewed as
an elccuoncerng political dplomutst aud that hercaf
u the Gardener spoken of by the Senator from Mas
sachuselts The other day is to his Diplomatic INIT
ION, Mr. Curry ought TO figure in his political elcc,on
eering star and garter ~
But, SIR, what was TO do next? The fascbood has
gone iofth to answer the nedi,ated mischief I'm some
of the States, IL is probable il has IL,
now Is ~ 10 be cOnradieted? | have been furoisbed
WIN document, proving the falseiood is il sunuos
ca lhal would sneak 10 printing Office tc be1 nnb
hcauon OF It's contradiction? No I cannot descend to
suo az, , ac. % meahncss II could, dare The
proud igh-minded honorable men, who seut me hero
would Tor such an act of degradation recall me from
stallon among honorable men, and thus crafty sorc
nigh IN oihcc, who seek TO dspace me
NY course is bere-my place is here-fron nv stand
on tins oor, contradict the falsehood and expose The
injustice. lf any opponent will deny INV statement or
Jusiy ihis outrage meet him here openly face Ia f,ce
eye 10 eye and maintain aud assert what Is dne A., 49,,
constituents ard myself, by all honorable means in ipy
But The Nashville Unon-this vehicle Of s.,de, ood
alseboods gotten up in this city, rs have understooJ
lot Just suc pufpOseste editor came here last win
Ter, upon ms own notion, by the solicitation of
some other person, with, have understood and be-
ieVe no" more money than would bear his expenses; he
lived 10 the house with my honorable colleogu.. and
while here, furnished with some FIVE or sx ,,o,,
sand dollars to establish his press i'm Nashville and
without relying upon subscribers be enabled 10 throw
MS paper into The hands Of every who would condo
sctnd to read it. Even this very nun,bcr con,,n;,
TINS letter, have doubt has been nnocev scnt ,n
ocI she rank Of Senators from this floor, to many of
the states in the Union
II there is any person within my hearing whocsn con
trad'ct my statement, TO the manner in which this
paper was established, wish TO hear him do so.
MT Grundy said, it might be supposed he possesaed
more Information this subject he would state ti,t bc
knew but little about IL, and bat for the manner in
whicn inc appeal had been made he would not have