The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-02
LETTERS OF aHAON.o

efs- The first letter, IL will be remembered
gave some facls with regard 10 the breaking ny
Of the late Cabinet and in such clear and for
chile manner were these detailed, that the Com
mercial yenlured TO call the letter semi official
while the American, with becoming modesty,
pronounced the whole tissue of falsehoods.
IL is astounding how doctors disagree, and we
now perceive how war of words can be
wrought up between Colonies. Colonel Stone
said he knew all about Haons statements at the
time Of the disturbance, and Colonel King says
it is all false. Now, that the whole was and is
true, is fully proved by Haon's second letter,
which calls Mr.. Ewing TO the witness stand,
and makes him convict himself.
| The fact Isl these letters have produced such
a commotion among the noble brothers, that they
scarce know which way to turn. One tries
TO shield himself by the same assertion
made by the old woman when her hus-
band told her that the COW had devour-
ed the grindstone. g. knew it" cried the dame.
"Why did you leave it where the old criftT
would reach il, for?" The other takes differ
ent method TO escape the condemnatlon--puts
on clustering air, and gives to the whole mat
ter the lie direct bringing in, OF course, his
friend, the other Colonel for share OF the lie
corroborated but twenty -four hours before.
In relation to the writer of the letters alluded
| to, we have already spoken, when we published
| his first but il may not be superhuous to re-
mark here that all his statements are entitled TO
the full credence and confidence Of the public
| He is close observer of men and things, and
| asserts nothing that is not susceptible of the
clearest proof With this assurance we now
| give his second letter:
Correspondence of the Union.
WASHINGTON Angus. 18th, 1912.
DaAR STA | see the Commercial of the 18th charg-
es upon you the composition of the letter sent you,
published in your paper ofthe 6ih and says the mat
ter of the communication was supplied from the
White Houseall have TO say to this charge is, TO
reiterate what said that paper, that all the facts
| therein mentioned in this place perfectly well
known; and any one could Gull them for hmselffrom
common talk and the newspapers.
| am pleased to see, though, that the Advertiser
admits the truth of my statements, in the follow
| ing language, which is even more full than my
| letter
"We have more than once had occasion to say that
the President unfairly dealt by, in reference to
year ago; and, although we were among the hrst to
condemn both those vetoes have nevertheless more
than minated, editorial discussions, that
there tro sides to the expositions made by the
retiring members of the Harrison Cabinet. We were
confidentally made with facts and clrcum
stances connected with the action of the Executive at
that trying period, which have never seen the Ing ut
| until the publication before in the Unon-facis
and circumstances with others yet in print which
DESTROYS of spreading before the public last
| htrtxu not ted IN
| the reas n, understood that notwithstanding
the freedom with which the retiring Secretaries had
spoken of Cabinet council proceedings, the President
still considered them confidential"
He says he was himself made acquainted with these
facts, but was prevented from publishing them because
he considered them confidential and referring to Ca
binet consultations and proceedings-as will be
| in the following extract
"But the President has thrown off that reserve, at
least to some extent, and has opened his lips and
we can neither admire approve the peculiar style
Of this partial Executive eTpose there neverthe-
less some facts disclosed therein of which the Pres
dent is entitled 10 the benefit when the character of
! his whole admnstIa alton is laid in the balance In a
word although for the last six months the conduct Of
the President has been in respects utterly indie
fensible yet down the close of February last there
were two sides to the case"
1t is here stated that the President "has thrown off
that which be has heretofore possessed
|
hestatingIy say, that did not receive ono of the
facts detailed from the President There witnesses
to those facts sufficient to prove each and every
| one of them. The President, far as can learn,
has not yet "opened his lips, and consequently the
facts stated in my letter only have reference pro-
ceedngs out of cabinet. These being sufficient to
exeulpate him from any censure IN his course on the
Bank bills and other questions, and to fix all the per-
fdy and treachery which was charged upon the nfa-
nous slanderers who made the charge doubt not
that if the President himself could speak, mass of
guilt would be fixed upon their heads from which a
life of penance and prayer could not free them,
so to enttle them hereafter to the smiles OF
Heaven.
So much for the advertisers Now word to the
| "Ameiican."
This paper, in despite Of the substantiaton of our
positions by the Advertiser has thought proper ia
pronounce them talse-particularly the statement
made concerning the Wing leaders having waited on
the President, with the proposition that ST he On.
PredenU couid promise not to remove his Cabinet
thing should be said Of his VETO" repeat the asser
tion that this was done through MIR. Cushing: and
will now say, that there other witnesses of the
fact that they did make this proposal to the Pres
dent, which witnesses are in way connected with
the President; and who go farther than this even and
say that these gentlemen promised in the event men,
toned, viz That he, {" the President, would make
no hostile movement towards his cabinet they would
the second Bank bill and suffer the question
! lie over as the President desired"
Now, will the American me this question
If Mr. Ewing in his letter of resignation did moi
alude this very fact when he Says, assigning his
reasons for leaving the Cabinet, Besides the Presi-
dent would give no assurances that he would not
make a hostile movement" to what did he alude,
1t seems to us that the American is branded with
fasehood by his partisans-the Advertiser and
Thomas Ewing We would advise the "American'
to write to, MIR. Ewing thus: "My dear Crony-
Save, Oh, save my reputation! save me from shame
and disgrace and unsay what you have said our con-
sciences easy now; and this you know you car
do.n HAON
| From The Detroit Daily Free Press.
| The Whiy leaders and all the petty Whip seven