Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-14
CrsTow iiuUsE.
CoLLEcToK OFFICE, SepA 6, 1898

CrsTou ifousr.
CGLLECToKs OFFICE, Seph &, 1898 I
Gentlemen received your communicated Of the 9Th
Instant, few nuuter a:ier three O'Clock in the alter
noon, Hid had not therefore opportunity 10 reply
IL TIL this morning
You Inquire substance shat The rates of duties are
on certain articles named
II you viii nave the goodness 70 send me your nvoi.
c's ana me sample OF your goods will rr!er them
u' appraisers, vino by the law made Tic udgea of
e ac IN such cases, aud upon the coming Of their
Report. Will apply the law 10 the facts, and if
wrong III that Application, you have various modes OF
fc"tsss You the frat place appeal my srcr-
Fofs IN Office, for the correction II any error may
c";nm:t ion can. in like manner, have recourse 10
t"r Courts 81 Law. which always open to you and
nsiy you apply TO Congress, who supposed
al occasions 10 BE- Willing to dispense Justice the hgh-
- ana Vie bumblrst Individual o. Tie. lsnG When !
n."'in yoH 'ht vii pronounce tho law uD,n the facts
"prrH by The appraisers, mesh 10 hp uuGrrst0od as
Say hS that consider tins law paramount 10 all SCR.
cnl.fN aud by That -!ould govern myself
u"usF ms view "i youE right, and my duties, hold
mat It Is u improper tor you ask for copies oc my in
s,:ucii"ns, would De Tor ask for tue exa,nua.
"n ri y"Hf b1"s OF c:rrspondencc Tor, in The request
yoI MAKE, IT rs IMPLIED that acting Without au.
Ihofily
have now replied 10 such paris Of your letter Al I
am called nFan 10 reply 20; bit do choose stop
here. It's well we should understand relative posi-
tons. and our respective rights and obligations |
Instructed, and wthout Instructions it would lie my du.
~ as pubic servant ana no lcs7 doty il s my
pride and happness 10 all possible facilities TO the
far trader ~ the transactions ut hs business at thIs Of
i.r; but nevertheless, entitled 30 be treated fairly
and hUnrs y by those Wih whom am brought ii
tact aGd especially While in the oGie" appropriated 10
tic raHsacitVa vi Tie pubic business, and TIA" HIoso
O come ticre to do business should not violate no
common GrcrDCicg and pOpr.ctJes oI i-. ms Viola
ton ms been Committed by one Of y2ur number, MIR.
John 4 Uuhr g.ond He has. also instead OF seeking
the redress pointed made his appeal through
lent parry newspaper and mas been III" Of having
aUbIs'd, statement affecting my Official conduct.
'-'y u"'rlH which he mas repeatedly promised to have
Corrected but has omi'redo do 1t. by your association
wi;h such an individual. might assume that you
ton his Ca:se Though from my personal acquaintance
w!ii u! you, and from the cst!ma'lOa II! which
hny" hIhrrlO. and perhaps OHGht nav TO hold you 1
shall 10: 10 YOU the Injustice even to assume that y0u
gave inis sanction.
will not spare tine or abar in ny erdpa;Srs pro-
mole the interests and facilitate the business Of the
mrrcam;s Of this city, in which feel just pride. eGd
/ with which my interests deeply involved.
i vast mI"ry Of You have entered goods a. the Gus.
house within the last tea DAYS, ana know. as veil
Is d. the Of DUTIES chczged IT,. "c'":8 rsiIr.
red IN by YOU ami you also ;"ow upon wia reasons,
aud BIZ what authority these duties have been charged;
ynur letter mu,t ihre!nrr have been ~Eltten for
IN ypIa"2d OBJECT.
am led To- think ihrs as you d. not press my ws!
found entry Of goods any information | may
Iire YOU ard personal application a. the Custom.
honf' is The proper pace 10 seek nioroation on such
subject. decline making any other written answer to
y0uc application, than here stated,
very respectfully,
louF obeG!ent scrvnnt,
J HOYT. Collector.
~ Mps,rs Robert Jaffray, & Swan, Charles Bru
rcra. John Underwood, 4. Whitney. Tho. Denny
y Pallet. } Gvav!tiicn.
THE CmERoKrrs Yesterdays Banner contains tie
:Grr~spnnGsncc tween Gen. Gaines aHd Gov. Carn,n
n relation 10 appr-hendcd Indian war upon the fren
'iers 81 Arkansas and Missouri Tho first letter in ,hs
eri"' is t"m the Grncrai TO the Governor. enclosing
one from Cot Mason, and requesting tie Governor 10
rT"miglgs,P hs "aU'hory for the formation Of yo,nn
tee! companies to be organized and held ready to march
~ TIE Isl Of Srpt"mber thereafter as they
shall receive "rders-to serve the United States SIX
months, .unlrss discharged Of these troops the
General thinks he Will require from three FIVE lhon.
sand. "shoud tho unprecedented combination Of the In.
dian Tribes take Place. he grounds Tor this call
contained IN Col Masons letter. and consist Of these
acts that the Chernkees have invited all the cbaIs ana
aI the principal braves at all the tribes residing
Western frontier North Of Red river. except The
Os1Gss and Kansas t" meet them III council the iith
sept the Illinois about fifteen miles
above the Barron Fork This is the sole ground for
Ge~erai Games Alarming npprchensonS Of combined
attack by all tho Western tribes upon frontier, anu
sr lis cal! upon Gov Cannon for five thousand mounted
volunteers Tor Col Mason expressly says. that lie has
been able learn ihr object of the council! the
spm for excluding the Osag.s mud Kansas
Mkt CONES a letter 10 the Secretary OF War, which
IS IN the following words
HEAD QrArrErs WRsTFKs DIyIsIoy}
S. L"Uis (.iio..J .fUg 2 lc:S
SIR In GnrmI'lirg L" YOU for the information &C
ITrSIIrt L.
from Lieut. e." Mason. just received. deem II To b-
NY duty 10 say 'inl II | prIn5itci 10 nbiain ten
lousand volunteers from the great military STATES
%. Kentucky ard Tennessee, VIII attend the Indian
cuuncil. with that with Other force that may
b. Tmtted t" coil TO that point. AND viii Do, what
ara honor ssd-in duty bound tn do, as Inc Cuitst
:,ass officer inirus'ed with The com;raW! at ia Meat.
crn Division: namely. afford prOiccioq to the frontier
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., protection the work preparatory to
winch. shall commence before the work Of destruction
begun will be ready TO 'rcyei inrqsion.' Hoping
10 h, ar rom YOU upon THIS subject soon have The he,
nor to be, Respectfully,
Your most ob't .ervt
(&igu:d) EDMUND p GAINES.
agj.. G>n.rnI u. S .Jrnny. Commanding.
lhe Hon J. II. FoiSsErr Secretary Of War,
City OF Washington, D. G.
true copy L. REID.
Ac,rg Asst Adj Gen, Western Division
The first thing that strikes the in THIS letter
IS its nsd;ousness It n.inates that the Aluminium
ton unwilling take tie proper measures for the
protection the frontier until after .,hr work OF de-
sruc'on is begun, and contrasts with this t7d.Hcss
he alacrity OF the General who is willing 10 rush at
ntn the expense oi marching ''ten thousand
iunc-rs to the frontier, not 10 epel inra.ion but 10
attend Indian Council Of whose hostile disposition
has other proof than the suspicion OF Col Mason.
Whence 's singular sagcrness to involve the Gcvcru.
mant in ezFe"se this urgent application for such rn
mcnse additional force: 1t can arise only from tie
hostility Of he General 10 the Administration He
disappointed IN his ASPIRATIONS 70 ,he nanc OF the
American army and superseded by Gen Scott IN tho
command OF he FirTda war. Previous 10 thal ne
a warm iris nd Of the late Administration as lac IS now
bitter enemy Of the present HIS present movement
appears To US DEBATED by wish otum upo3 hs
General Government /! the President listens 10 these
suggestions, calls !hs ten THOUSAND volunteer and II"
h.,lIt;r. occur E- III BE- blamed for wasting the pub
tic money; bat II be yagsrs 10 MAKE The proper nquI
RES sud Ike smallest outbreak should happen in toe
mesr,,mr he Ill BE- s1ecfalec uE abandoning the from
tiers 10 the tor!Ial,awk and srsipng EDs.
IL our opinion ther. yrount for apprehension
Tn. agsnrs employed 10 attend The interests and
movements q: The tribes have given no alarm They
are either residing among the lndans, visiting them
a. short intervals and could fail to penetrate their
de.rus Il they entertained hostile insntions No sl:rn
bas been given by HEM and shall irus. their