The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-24
From the last New York Globe.
A QUEER BOOK BY WIN. L. MACKENZIE.


A book made it, appearance yesterday, entitled
srhe Lives and Opinions Of Benjamin Franklin
Butler, United States District Attorney for tho
southern district Of Now York; and Jesse Hoyt,
counsellor at law, formerly collector Of the customs
for the port Of New York; with anecdotes or biogra-
phlcal sketches, &c. &c; by William Mao
kenzie."
We have perused the book, and find that il is
made up OF the private correspondence Of great
many OF the most prominent politicians in this State
to Jesse Hoyt. How Mr. Mackenzie came into pos
session Of these private letters, we are not positively
advised lhey certainly could not have been OBJ
tanned from Mr.. Hoyt, and we naturally to infer
that some dishonest or suneptitious means have
been rcsorted TO- to get them before the public To
Mr. Mackenzie be all the credit ard all the honor their
publicity will entitIe him to-a credit and honor to
which he 10 entirely welcome. II it be nne what
we have heard-that these letters were deposited in
the custom-house in room where Mr. Mackenzie
formerly occupied desk, and that the letters were
parcel left there accidentally when Mr. Hsyt was
removed, he forgetting thar they were there---we
do not envy the reputation incident to the pre-
summed mode BY which they were brought to
are published 70 the world Some Of them arc
harmless and Innocent, and of no kind Of mo-
men, others tell Of political corruption and chi
good will certainly result from the publication of
this book, (however infamous the conduct of the
man who obtained the private letters) and that is.
the evidence IL contains Of the decentralization incl
dent to the creation Of banking and other monopo-
lies. IL furnishes facts as strong az proofs Of holv
writ of the absolute necessity Of that great rcyol-
ton In the democratic party which commenced in
1884, and which gave rise TO what the federalists
termed the locofoco party" What that little band Of
pure republicans then urgcd--the corruption Of our
lcgslationthe creation of banks for necuia:ng and
specializing purposes--that those who then welded
the power in this State were, in the language Of
William Leggett, "a set Of creeping, assembling
creatures, who had grown fat on the drippings
Of u,,clean bank lcgslation--a knot Of cat-paced,
sly-faced, cringing, artful fellows, who went
among the members Of the legislature, smiling
and bowling, and shaking hands with all they
met, and disclosing their schemes in broken whis-
men who strove to turn all political questions into
lever to raise up and set in motion their own nasty,
selfish projects--a these things are proven in the
sxposs Of these private letters triumphant vindca-
ton of the pure motives the high intentions, of that
gallant band Of reformers. Mackenzie, who has
published this book, u, per SCI a man in whom we
place kind of confidence, IL we are to believe the
received from some Of his Canadian
friends. In l64l he published a violent paper in
this city, in which, without rhyme or reason' he
denounced the democratic candidate for the presi-
dency and Of great service TO the federal party.
He was subsequently appointed a clerk in the Gus
lom-house by collector Curtis, and held the place
until recently, when he was either removed or re-
signed, taking with him probably the priras letters
from which he obtained material for the book we
notice. Since he fed from Canada, he has taken
especial pains to inurc tho party which most SYM
pathised with the revolutionary movement there
and has ever been the ready instrument since he
has soourned among US, Of any faction clique OPP
posed to the democratic party. He is violent abo-
itionist, and most industrious man in the colcc-
lion of scandal when he can make it bear to the in
Jury of the party he opposes. His queer book can
be purchased at the Tribune Office.