The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-07-28

=. big ship Pennsylvania, alIhoFgh !ea
e1pTesssd some Te.nc;ancs, iof ltsr s.l-l :
mirl.s f.ll n shs nean tms II Nsg foEk;
shsi yos had tr.ed ne Pkilsdelphia mar
lei. and Il rs below New fork- Ai.ef
or ARRIVAL u Bew foxk. yoa mads az
aairy, and said yopr fears had bren resi'
ized-thai drafts had fallen, and dat yos
shoCId lose one on NO per cent. reeol'
Ieci dislncjy lhal you said bow much
you did or could gei. bar the precise =
mount has nov escaped my recollection.
bur | believe il MAS Eve % 81 pr ceHi-
These ase he prominent inritenis re-
naming in my recollection, and ali Eeeeis-
Cd from yourself. directly and incidental
". in several conversations. lnever saw
ihe drsfi, nor was present Al your iaqni-
ries Of ne price in Philsdelphia g New
York. OF when and where you sold; but
never for . moment doubted that VOC
had he Government drsll protested. aDd
sold he same in New York 81 5 10 8 per
cent premium. The impression was
strongly made on nv mind BY yourself.
and you must ceriainly have known that
| 50 understood You. from the questions
! asked. and should hare corrected the
impression. il YOU did moi intend 70 in
volye the transaction in quibbie Tor some
purpose or other.
You saw that 81 never had Goyern-
menl draft protested. and | never demand
ed or received any damages from the Co
yemmenl. nor one dollar over and above
my lawful salary" Now opposing what
you say. 10 what you informed me here
iofore. | cannot doubt but you had draft
either protested. OF 10 beproiesfed, or pur-
chased some other draft which had been
protested. and il was perfectly understood
both by seller and buyer. that IL should
he done under the order Of Mr.. Woodbu
~, 10 give il The higher value AZ the Gus
tom House, and hence The Premi,m you
received.
IneVer advised you moi 10 protest the
Government; il was done when We met.
is the impression On my mind. 81 only
asked, why yon protes,ed-did you want
speciel" ] never said you received da-
IMAGES. but premium, in the sale. The
Government, believe, never paw dama-
ges: The terms premium and damages
have probabiy been COMPOUNDED. know
nothing Of the amount you received, whe-
iher more or less Than your lawful sala-
ry.
! either learned from you, or some OH
or person, think from you, abost the
same time. that Mr.. Woodbury's Clerks,
and perhaps himself. demanded Specie
for their wages, and IL refused, that they
protested, 70 give the specie value in pay
menl 10 the Custom House. Now, per-
haps, they sold first: il so, IL must have
been with the perfect understanding tina.
such q process would necessarily take
place TO give them the premium value
under Mr.. Woodbury's sage crtIer-and
IN This way they could say that they ne
YER had the Government pro,eslcd-No.
not they!
IL struck me as extraordinary, that Mr..
Woodbury. would pass an order. the ten
dency OF which was 10 invite the citizens
TO protest their own Government. and lha,
q gentleman Of your standing and wealth.
holding an honorable and lucrative Office
under your favorite administration, would
avail yourself Of the advantage OF such an
order for small premium.
III have not before had tho correct his
tory Of this affair, my curiosity begins 10
be excited to learn il. Why should |, be
mysliiied or concealed, Give il to me,
and il will afford me pleasure to do YOU
justice. @
l am, very respectfully. your obedien,
servant, Z. B. DUDLEY.