Whig Republican. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1840-18??, 1840-10-29
From the y. o. True \ merican.
THE FLORIDA BUSl NESS.

7, will be remembered that Profit OF Indiana,
in one of his Congressional pe''chee' charged
ehe government v It'll grossly stiuandefin9 the
nubiIc funds, hy purchasing Woo i'll New-Of-
leans for twenty dollars per cord and shipping
it to Florida, where the trees were so thcK
,ha, it WAS found difficult to II nd the strange
cargo Awhile since. General Jessup wrote
q letter intended To explain why this eXtraVa-
y,It disposition of tue funds OF the nation was
necessary, but in this explain rti IN he Is quite
a. successful as when he attempted to destroy
I'm. vxell earned reputa ton of e. neral W Int I'D
Scutt. by the publication OF the notorious Blair
letter.
Ne saws the measure became necessary "bc-
..u.e the success of Gen. Call depended upon
nlmljes reinforcement and tire means ofiand
Transportation being sent tnr~ ard promptly,
and that the whole coast at 49,. Marks and
snuth Of the ) Wannee river, except small
no Mt on the Wthlacoochee. an one at Ham
n, Hny. was in possession of the enemy =
This .d nssion was certainly very creditable
,o the government. After TIVE I've months war
=, tine time Jessup mentions, handtu at IN II
a,.rved Indians were so success tul as to render
:, ;rnnossibIe To OF tain one hut idred cords OF
- I'D when it is u W III known TACT that thons-
an. OF wood could have bee cut at Fort
T,,oks. within mile of the sh ore where near
~ all the e sells landed. Ii teams could not
h, nrreured. Il is indeed pool compliment I"
-. head E the Quarter Nj stef s Department
whose duty it was to furnish tt'em:
Cen. Jessup acknowledges that amp
Bav was not in possession oil nc e.e"'! WY
an conf /! no, this hui dred cords OF wood have
-. h,.;ned at lat staff ion. al I'd sent to " Itil-
l,,cnee. ar To such other points as 1t was re-
.n;,.i The General seems tO have forgotten
e., ,be wood purchased in thi city was acth
alysnt 10 Tampa Bay, and undouoteuiy useu
b, tae steau hosts plying III the harOor, ne
wnd could never have reached the itn'"'
ee,cle :. or have facilitated tnG movements "'
Gcner ! Call.
General Call says he ''assuules the respon-
sibilitv of this New Orleans ptifchaee. wen
We gu pose the government Is respo"Sloie -.
ale acts of i:s az, nts, and we GO "o' PC 'i'
his assumption makes the rldie u'o"1 eAponu
ture less disagreeable. Assam ing respohs'o'i
ity had it's charm in days wheEi it was consul
cred that Gen, Jackson 'could do no "roi'5'
but those DAYS are past. If General Jtssuf
assumes the responsibility ofsll the extraV'
CANT outlaws of the public funds durih5 TN
Florida warfare, he will be likely to nave hl
bands full In good truth he cannot s,'eN
the administration by expressing his wlllii
.sessto nav rthis wood, when he very wei
knows that no charge is likely to De bF"u5h
against him. The party IN power mas squan
dered the treasure ofthe country, and II
proper thai he facts should be made known.
RErRENcaMENr--The table furniture .
..Aour economical president only cost il,is
-ents, very Insignificant sum to De ex
in the peoples house. hor purposes :
to the preservation of the const't''
how ever. who may be inronsid
;ons, as to obi ,ct 10 this eX
.olect that he only charge
.'green firger cups
gers in after a tiv
INST admit to be
ely connecte
throughou