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GEN. JACkSON'S LETTER TO
The HON. II. A. WISE.

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SIR---l received on the evening O
Inc 24th inst your letter. covering :
copy OF certain resolutions purportlnp
70 have been adopted by committee
OF the House Of Representatives. OF
which you are chairman. and reoues,
mat you will lay before that commit.
Tee: this my reply. which hasten 10
haPpears, by the published proceed
ing OF the House of Representatives.
',at the committee of which YOU are
CHAIRMAN was appointed on your mo.
lon. The resolution offered by Won
and finally adopted by the House. rails.
ed direc: issue with that part of nv
annual message in which held the
following language: Before cono.u.
d'ng this paper. ! think IL due TO the
various Executive Departments. 10
Dear testimony Of their prosperous
condition, and to the ability and in.
"tegrlty with which they have been
conducted. II has been NV aim 10
enforce IN all OF them a vigIlan, aud
faithful discharge OF the public busi.
ness; and 1t Is gratifying TO me believe
That there Is no just cause Of com.
plant. from any quarter, at the man.
'ner IN which they have fulfilled the
object Of their creation" Your re,n-
luton Is IA the following words.
"Re'oIr'd, That 80 much 81 the Pfe,,Je,,.
message a. relates To the 'co,,d,,,.,, -,
t'"u' Executive Department, N. ah,l,t, "a
integrity with which they have been conduct
81 ih" UFillnt AL Gdhful di.ch.rye of ,b.
p.''H' 'u'in~ss 90 al II them. ard the cause,
~ CONF l''ni from apy quarter. ~ tie manner
=" when lhey have fIidiici the OBJECT, of
''"H creation. Re referred g. a ssis,t eor,.
'"''''e u consist e nUie me i1rers ,Ih u,ey.
'r - srfd fpr persons ard pagers .pJ vtb
h'ifhcii'h' Co irq1tre into a., coadtfl 3D. ~ a..
'ff'"i' lNe'ptfFr D~ptftment.. t,. stiif,
400 hlesfiiJ "i'h which TIE, hass been con. 7
'"' ''I iai' toe manner o. which TIE p,lli. .
nos % "feH dts~hHrg o. sil II th.n, 4
80 H''" al eaHs's 81 r.mp',ipt. from bu,
'I'r 81 'he mannst iu shirh slii ter,rt.
.'"''' ~ We" bureaus or Offers. &C aHy Of
i'F oi..cfs "r ageuts n every de.rr,ot,,,.
= htierer. d,rertly or fnd,r-rti, ,,,,sr,.,
'h them in any manner. officially 90 an a.
''lil 90 dIiifs rrrtluIng g. The ptbitr ist.-
81 have iulhii,d a. failed a. .crsforl,.L a..
''y''' 81 ihcr creation. ~ have tilIst.d their
"''e-' or have injured and impaired to Doh.
'' "fflec and interest. abd that said com.
h',ee 10 ITS inquiries, may refer g. such D..
nd proper" -''"'
u also appears, from the published
proceedings II TIE House. that this re-.
oluii0n vas accompanied and spppoft.
a by aspeech Of considerable Length
winch you preferred many severe
ut vague charges Of corruption and
y, ia the Exec utive Department.
ne resolutions adopted by the com.
,'uee. a. yell as tina, adopted by the
iouse itself, must be taken m co1nee.
on with your introductory speech
inch gives . character lo the wbole
ioceeding When thus regarded Il
OBVIOUS that. by the resolution Of the
iousei an issue - made With the Pre-.
dent q the nited States. as he had
LEGGED, ~ his annual message. thar
10 heads Of the Executive Deps,,. J
tents bad performed their Official du. 5
- with ability and integrity. In
our speech you denied ihis. Won 4
harged them with manifold sorfvn. ]
ons, and abuses Of trust. a. Won bsd Z
one m former speeches. 10 which vo,.
'ierred, end you demanded an inye.. I
CATION through the medium Of corn. ,
iit'ee. Certain other members 81 Z
oIsre''' a. appears by the published 1