Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-14
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House then adjourned.
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TO THE PUBLIC
.,,er of the lth Of September, TO the President
United States, containing my resignation Of the
\ 6; Secretary of the Treasury, has been made the
Of much comment. 1t was my purpose, to
u tina, paper, as clearly and briefly as | might,
.1.ons for ms resignation, and, especially, to ex
one transaction, which, une xplained, involved, as
m, nv personal honor This done, felt that
one all that the occasion required of me / adj
II :l no arguments in support of my right to make
! 1.5lcaton for, il seemed 10 me, that, under the
instances IN which was placed, the moral sense
men would not only unite in according me the
yat in requiring it OF me as q duty. adduced
5oio Of the facts stated, for had no reason TO
,ea denial
those facts have since been, in some sort, de-
though the denial has not, ill recently come
such source and reached me in such form and
.sch authority, as enabled me to notice 1t.
no. reply TO a partisan orator who should at
ne or defend the President on the stump, or TO
,,aoer editor who should do the like in his CO.
IN February last, while in Washington, gen.
~. not member of either House, placed in
lnds newspaper, in which it was stated that
! honorable Mr.. Mallory, of Virginia, had, in
speech, declared that he was authorised by
] President, 10 contradict the material facts set
my letter Of resignation l had no wish 10
i correspondence with third person on this sub
vas unwilling TO let this semi. official denial
1 lGnotced; and it was not sufficiently vouched to
j. me 10 treat il as if done by authority there
|sCIssed friend, the Hon. Mr.. Stany, on the first
-, on, 20 inquire of MIR. Mallory in the House,
.asr he had or had not made such statement III
Mallory disavowed it publicly before the nation,
i .a5e, would have been at once put down; if he
f-sl on authority OF the President, there wonid
accent occasion for me 10 answer and adduce my
When appealed TO in the House, Mr. Mallory
,sc 10 answer but declared his readiness to do so
1 proper manner by proper person. This led to
,i.U0wIng correspondence:
WasuISGToS, April 80, 1o42.
.-, Sit. The enclosed note was transmitted 10 me
le Hon 7 Ewing, of Ohio, under cover OF letter
am Of the I'd instant, with request that would
stln your hands.
II detention from the House by indisposltion
ss receipt my apology for delaying the delivery
VI. now
.ln your reply 10 an inquiry made by the Hon. Mr.
.iy IN debate in the House of Representatives., re-
I'd in the lntelligencer Of the 18th of March last
.ler YOU had said on former occasion that you
r. authorized by the President to deny the truth OF
s.:a;emen,s or some of them, made by Mr.. Ewing
etter Of resignation, that "you would always be
q: ready to respond when that question was pro-
a9'c 10 you in proper way and by proper per-
Mr. Ewing has supposed that you could feel no
'9iy IN recognising his note as proper mode, ana
g; as proper person to make the inquiry 1t con-
ha be happy, if agreeable to yourself, 10 be made
medium Of communicating 10 him your answer
l:'e the honor to be yours, with great respect,
S. MASON.
i'a. T Mallory
LANCASTER, April =, lS42.
g Wy attention has been called 10 q newspaper
Eatiaph N which you are reported 10 have SAID, IN
4a.Ic speech some time Inst Autumn, that you were
l'izsd By the President to deny the truth OF the
Elements contained in my letter Of resignation. VIII
please advise me whether in that particular you are
'reclly reported.
am, very respectfully, yours, ,,,,ro
.ae Hon Mr.. Mallory.
WAsulSeros, Tuesday, May 3, ls42.
oear Srf: herewith enclose you an answer TO the
.e Of Mr. Ewing Of the 2nd of April transmitted to
n your letter Of the 30lh ult, which reached me ON
NIrcay last
have the honor to be yours,
F. MALLORY.
Hon S Mason.
WksHIyGToS, May 3, lSa2.
'f received, on the Both april, your note OF the
: ..ofessed 10 under cover of letter TO the Hon
! MASON OF Ohio, TO which should have responded
TX immediately but for painful ndisposition, which
'Paefated me for time Mr.. Mason, in a letter
,"9panylng your note, refers to reply of NINE
u n'eFrosatory of the Hon. Mr.. Stanly upon this
ct on the 18th March last, and expresses the
'-.'A'on that will recognise the question IN your
'"ah'catlon as having been put "by the proper
s0n end IN the proper manner. ! certainly admit
Ugh, 10 lie informed as to the truth of my having
.s any assertion which might affect your public
pirate character; and the manner in which that
,.'' was made by you must have been highly ex.
.,'"ao'e indeed TO have prevented me from respond
: question in which character was supposed TO
@'o!'ed | do not know whether the reference to
'esponse to Mr. Stanly, thus made by your friend,
0'''gned to imply sense of injustice towards you
NY refusal to answer Mr. Stany. ] can hardly sup
: mat an inference manifestly unfair was intend
na especially as your note contains reference TO
"sHi' My course certainly governed by de-
., 10 justice to all of the parties concerned Tue
ks which were the subject Of inquiry were made
"s 'he last Autumn and involved an issue OF fact
"eeh Tue President and yourself. They were the
.Sci OF comment in many of the newspapers of The
lou hao possessed nil the facilities which the
aHofas, LOT ADDRESSING the in relation to them, md
we're IN Washington for weeks during the last win
where was at all times accessible. I had done all
was necessary, in my opinion, to vndcate the Pre-.
en- against your attack, by referring to the evidence
On which relied and had no right 10 pursue fur.
= an enquiry affecting your personal character, un-
: YOU, YOURSELF desired the authority for my remarks
ny, whilst did not feel justified in gratifying the GU
'iy Of third persons in relation 10 issue Of fact
'seen the President and YOURSELF held bound,
VI times, 10 furnish you with the authority upon
"ch declared tina, such an issue existed. | could
'e wished that you had been more specific in your
S'oea'ory, rs do not know TO what, of The many
;'ag'aphs in various newspapers on this subject, you
presume, however, it was some paper which truly