Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-10-09

It's Washington correspondent has been peculiarly
unfortunate in his attacks the administration and
the very fact of whiggery placing him and the Mer-
curry in the front ranks Of attack, should alone have
convinced the editor that something icaS acrong As
the whig prints thus doing, to the injury CT the
Democratic party every where, we ask apology for
re-publishing the following able and pointed expose
from the "Union," although long. We ask for it a
candid perusal.
THE "KANE LETTER" AGAIN.
We did not suppose it possible that in any event,
the name of Cyril " Grey could have appeared i'll
the columns of ''the Uhion'-a Swiss scribbler, first
for Bennet's Herald (Which connexion he forced
to cut) and next as scribbler for the "Charleston
Mercury" and shrewdly suspect, a hireling
correspondent at the same time for ]. W. Webb's
wing Courier-and who has been utterly re-
CARELESS of the decencies Of the public press. But
the following communication reached US this day
and we have determined, for once and for only
stain columns with the productions Of his pcn
Here are his communications:
WAsHrSeroS CITY,l
Sept 81 ls45. !
To the Editor of the Union
Sir take leave hand you the accompanying, in
reference TO my statement of the authorship OF the Kane
letter. and request its publication in the columns of the
Union Should it appear in your paper this evening,
shall conclude that you have refused 1t insertion
Correspondent of the Charleston Mercury.
WAsHrSoroS CRY, Sept. 81, 1945.
To the Editor Of the Union
SIR: In a letter addressed by me TO the Charleston
Mercury stated that the celebrated Kane letter, put
forth by Mr. Polk is understood have been written by
the present Secretary Of the Treasury In your paper
OF the 18th instant, remarks which did
consider denial of the above statement; and in my let
ter of the 18th instant published in the Mercury of the
24h called for an authoritative denial, which expect
ed in your paper of last night. You have given it.
In your editorial of the 10Th instant, you pronounce my
statement Rimpudeht humbug fabe,'' Which sit
necessary to contradict and you characterize IT, 1ge-
Walker eeconeering for Mr.. Polk the anti-tarf and
Mr. Buchanan advocating him as the true protection can
dieate,) ''fables' and siabsurdites You conclude
your remarks as follows:
"In making these remarks, is desire to show
any disrespect the Baltimore American On the
trary, frankly editor that would pay
any editor for whom we feel less respect the comp
of conradctng such fables he has condescend
ed to endorse by his sanction Fables they are-gross,
gratuitous, shameless fables for state upon the best
authority that the tc0le statement false from beginning
to end, iohout solitary circumstance Of amy kind hO0
erer remote, to base upon This is strong, unqualified
language that employ; but we aware of its power,
and feel authorized 10 employ it in all its force"
And in your paper of the 23d Instant you say frher
Tbe scribber who puts forth the other story of Mr..
Walkers having written Mr. Folks letter to Mr. Kane,
also preends to say that have not directly contradict
ed his story Why, what do the authors of these state
ments expect of US? Must only say that both
these statements false-that they idle and
temptible fabricaons but must add that they
the shameless fabrcators of absurd Isehoods? True,
the Tribune says mot a party in the coniro-
versy ) but make statements upon 'undoubted
authority from those who are the parties" !.
Now, sir, if you to deny what | said OF Mr..
Walkers and Mr.. Buchanans course during the presi-
dental election, you call in question the most notorious
facts of that period-of which the witnesses immune
abe-and You would lose the power OF giving force 10
any denial But am compelled 10 suppose (since you
do respond my call for authorized denia that
you do be understood affirming, that the state
nent that Mr. Walker the author Of the Kane letter
is false from beginning end, without solitary cir
cumsance of any kind, however emote. to base II up
on, and that you profess to make this denial upon the
s1best authority"
did not assert that Mr. Walker that letter; but
the caution Of my language from want of full
conviction of the truth OF what put forth l. too, have
spoken what deemed sthe best authority, believing
my statenent 10 be true from beginning to end based
in all It's circumstances upon actual occurrences have
hesitaed some time, but length have determined TO
give you my authority The Hon. RKvERDY Johnson,
now United States Senator from Mary land, informed
by another Senator, that Mr. WALKER himself had told
him that he the author of the Kane letter
among friends, acquaintance; and doubtless
both able and willing vndicate the truth, mattel
which is connected with great public gaeson and the
general of the country Not content with knock
ing you have Knocked open the door and nov. s per
mi, TO introduce you into the presencechamber
Go1 send ySg sSs del 1iE urpcuRy
We will not condescend to criticise every part o
que with Mr.. Cyril V. Grey upon the speculation
which he has so idly and impudenty advanced. Ell
we will conne ourselves TO the great issue of fac
which he has been so absurd to make. We vii
not say, with him, "God send him safe deliver
ance :" If we do not call him reckless calumnla
tor, we will, Junius says, at least ''proye hin
So"
We are authorized by the President of the Unite
States and by the Secretary of the Treasury to state
that the statement of the correspondent Of tn
charleston Mercury whose communication w
published above, 'that Mr.. Walker. the Secretary
the Treasury is the author Of President Folks lee
to Mr. Kane, on the subject of the tariff written Of
the 10Th June 1884, is salse in all is parts fror
beginning to end, without solitary circumstance
any kind, however remote, to base it upon. Th
whole statement is unqualifedly untrue" Mr.. Pol
wrote that letter at bis residence in Tennessee, on tn
10Th day Of June, 1894, where it bears date, an
, mailed it at that place to Mr.. Kane, at Philadelphia
l. Mr. Walker was at Washington city at that time
and was ignorant that any such letter had been writ
ten or that Mr. Polk intended TO write such Letter
until ii was published in the newspapers, any ma
i in the country who had heard of il. Mr. WALL
If er consulted by President Polk about wr
+ ing the letter, or about its contents.
President Polk, in that letter, reiterated bis opiT
n ions on the tar-opinions which he had often befoI
publicly avowed, and upon which he had acted durn
/ the period when he member of Congress- NJ
j. Walker did not know, even, that Mr. Kane intende
m to write or that he had written any letter. of an
kind, on any subject, to Mr.. Polk, until some tin