The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-20
runMAS COYLE s &c.


of the position in which the President has sui
fered himself to be placed, by giving willing
ear to the gossps of political corruPtonists' "lt
a view of secretly assassinating the rePutStions
Of resnonsible officers in the public service, ana
20 advance the interests of partizans, wreckieSs
and interruptions of the means used to accom-
plish their wicked ends.
The extraordinary character and demands of
the letter addressed to Mr.. Van Buren,, by men
of no very exalted reputation in our own COM
munity, and none of whom, perhaps, are per-
sonally acquainted with him, unless we except
the Individual who occupied, for brief period,
the post of "hireling" under Kendall, IN the
Post Office Department, together with its au-
dacity of tone, places Mr.. Van Buren-ths Pre-
sident of the United States, in the degrading
posture of an imbecile chief, compelled by cir
cumsances, of his own creating, to listen to, and
heed the mandates of petty revolutionary, sans
cullotte tribunals, formed in various sections OF
the country, and direct his course of action in
all the details of Government disbursements, for
the benefit of partizans.
In addition TO this stopping of Mr.. Van Buren,
to a committee convicted of violation of part
of the decalogue, which forbids man from Shear
ing false witness against his neighbour, I'VE have
the testimony of one of the party, in evidence,
that the President would promptly have dis
missed those accused, without further hearing,
if they had been in the cirI service.
Taking all things into consideration, this is a
subject which demands the serious attention Of
the American people.
Who could have anticipated the period in the
history of our country, when VIGOROUSLY ire
sponsibIe individuals could approach the head
of the nation and demand the dismissal of hon
orable and high-ninded public officers, under the
hagitious plea, that the Epublie interest suffered
detriment,n or because comorant contractors and
surveyors were prevented from enriching them
selves upon the public sPoils? Yet such appears
to have been the fact, notwithstanding the aver
ment that "they had been actuated solely BY a
regard for the public good"-whilst at least one
of them had realised thousands ofdollars in his
transactions with the administration, and was
continually furnishing "supplies for it"
The decision of the Court of Inqsiry gives
the sie direct" to the charges of the corruption
fuence in arresting the future operations of that
noted cabal; and the signs OF the times give us
ample assurance that their influence over the
willing and corrupt instrument whom they dared
command, will, ere long, be ''whistled to tn,
windso
We here subjoin the confidential letter an
the decision of the Court Of Inquiry in juxtap'
sition, and commend those documents to publ
attention.
(CoNFIDENTIAL)
Tohis ErceHency the President Of the Unite
The undersigned have been appointed com
mittee by the Democratic Convention of the cit
of Baltimore, to wait on your Excellency and re
quest the immediate removal of Major Lehdrur
and Captain Dusenberry from their stations i
that CITY. The reasons upon which this reques
is founded are, that those gentlemen are employ
ing the influence and patronage of their place
to iniure and prosecute the supporters of the Ma
tional Administrations course which the for
mer has been pursuing for the past sixteer
months to the detrinlea,t Of the public interest
and to the great aoroaS Of the Democratic
party.
The Convention have been induced to apply
to your ExcelleHcy, because all other applica-
lions have failed to effect redress of the griev-
complained Of. Permit us to assure your
Excellency that no private or personal consider
alton has influenced the Convention, or any of
the undersigned, in this matter; but they have
been actucted solely by a regard for the s,ublic
good, and the just claims of the Democratic
1pa7zy. Your obedient servants
THOS. L. MURPHY,
G. B. WILSON,
r. B. A. TATE, SCommittee.
T. c. COYLE, .-,
SAM'L. HARKER,
rrrrr~ f,nrrprT, ON rNrnIrtDu
the case Of Major Lend,pna and Capt Dise,l-
berry in the Globe of last evening is published
the following official order. Il will be seen by
it, that Major Lendrum and Capt Dusenbery
are honorably acquitted Of the charges brought
against them, and that In recording their opinion
the Court used the strongest terms our language
is capable OF, in favor of the accused officers:
OFFICIAL.
GENERAL onDrps. Head Quarters ft1ie .4rn,y,
No On Adjutant Generals Office.
" ashi'igton, June / 1910
L. The board OF officers instituted by the d.
rection OF the President of the United States.
whereof Brevet Brigadier General ]. E. Wool
Inspector General, is President; and which con-
vencd a. Baltimore, Maryland, the 25th of MAY.
io4U, 'sfor the purpose of investigating certain
allegations made against Major L. w. LEND
RUN, Commissary Of Subsistence, and Captain
,. b. DusENBERY, Assistant Quarter Master, in
s relation to the manner in which they have per-
formed their duties in the Subsistence and Quar-
1er Masters departments" has reported the
following opinions:
1st Opinion in the case of Major TIL
Iead17sDi. 1.-THE board having patiently heard
all the testimony which the parties interested
have to offer, and after having carefully exam |
aned the proceedings, and mass of documenta- |
~ evidence, is of opinion, that there is not the
sfashfest foundation for the accusations made
asdsnst JMajor Lendruna; on the contrary, the
board Is Of opinion that he has, free from all
~
charged his duties in the Quartermasterss and
Ie :a. Departments conscientiously, and
ts.n shiste eye to the public good In this
opinion the board is cordially united.