Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-10-23
Published every Thursday.]
The Stolen Letters.

tanning the stolen letters, and about which the Wing
papers are just now making much fuss. 1t con-
ssts as the N. Y. News observes, ''mainly of per-
sona history, and gossip relating to large number
of individuals less connected with the poll
tics of the last thirty years narrative of some
events known to be true, commingled with much of
partial and positive fasehood of inbound
ed surmiseS and calumnous inventions. As a whole,
it is tissue of magnity and mendacity utterly I'M
worthy of credit contradiction as all of it which
depends upon the unsupported veracty of its author
has been pronounced to be by the unanimous senti-
ment of the community
''The letters by which this of fabrications is
designed to be supported, when separated from the
lies and hbels in which they are set-even with the
numerous suppressons of passages, and perhaps, in
terpoatops, and with all the embellishments of al-
les and capitals amount, seems TO Us to very little
| We have carefully read those of few among the
most prominent of the sixty persons from whom let
tiers are published; and find in them nothing which
their authors need to regret There nineteen from
ex-Presldent VAN buren, and they present him very
favoraby. In intercourse familiar and coniden-
tial to the last degree and III which the most trng
personal matters stated with the of the
freest conversation, they exhibit intrigue craft
dupllcy, but the greatest sincerity and drectnesS
"a high and ever present self-respect and a manly
and independent bearing. There are Seren letters
marked by tie pleasant vein of humor which belongs
to that gentleman, win upon the reader. There is
from Gov WRIGHT, and tIco from MIR. FLAGG
which Mackenzie's genius for detraction seems
to have abandoned incapable of perversion, and
has left undstinguished by the staring capitals which
give certain typographical effect to harmless pas
sages in other letters. There are tirty-four from
Mr.. B. F. BUTLER in only two three of which
written twenty-six years ago, when that gentleman
was for short time connected with the Washington
and Warren Bank-has the malignant ingenuity
which has fabricated this volume of calumnies been
able to find materials for invdous criticism; and in
these only by suppressing others which explain them
by garbling passages of those which ere given
and by totally disappearing the occurrences to
which they relate to readers who have no knowledge
of the truth or means Of correcting the alsehood"
The Hartford Times notices the subject as follows:
The letters are the free, friendly and unreserved
communications OF friends, covering period OF twen
ty years. which were locked up, and procure which,
locks were broken, and confidence dsregarded. Among
Others Mackenzie boasts that he found ove-etters
letters business of the private character; and
such as were of political nature, or from political
men, he FASTENED to publish.
The concentrated hatred of the miscreant seems
most violent against Benjamin F. Butler who some
thing over quarter of century ago, he being at
that time young man of twenty-five or three, was
for about year president of the Washington and
Warren Bank. 1t was a county institution very
I
days, annoyed by frequent runs from the city
banks. Mr.. Butler appears to have sustained him
self very well, at period when banks and banking
less understood than at present. He writes
freely, and without reserve, to of his own age
who had studied with him, and been for three years
an inmate of his Office
Mr. Hoyt, who was the recipient of these letters,
and who guilty of neglect in leaving his papers
where fellows like Mackenzie could be tempted to
plumber them, failed merchant after the last
4 II,
law in the office of MesSrs Van Buren, and Butler
assduous student, attentive and aborious
His department and good conduct such to OBJ
tain the confidence of the gentlemen with whom he
studied. Some inklng of his early life-a DISPOSE
tiOn to speculate, it by these letters-ed him.
like others, embark in Stocks Georgia gold mines
&c.
John Van Buren,, the son of the President, who for
several years, coming of age, pursued wild ca
reer of speculation, was free correspondent of
Hoyt's. 1t in the period of bloat and United
States Bank contests that John upon the stage
The spectators of course glad to involve him.
and he entced into stock transactions and viii
lage-lot specuatiOns, until he found himself over
whelmed Those who had lured him on-some of
them, undoubtedly, in the hope of involving his "a
ther-at length demanded payment. He applied, as
was expected but instead of getting advances, he
advised of his course and its consequences, and
that his best step would be close forever this ca
reer, with assurances that, in such case he should be
extricate He adopted 1t; surrendered to his credl-
tors all his property and received advances from his
father of several thousand dollars, which he paid
to them, and became square with the world. Faith
ful to his promise, he abandoned speculation and took
20 his books; became aborious student; acquired
much reputation in his profession became man of
business, and few months since elected attor-
ney general of the State of New York.
The wretch Mackenzie has seized the wild, specu-
lating letters of John Van Buren, when comparative
/ lv n how and which should hav DESTROYED hon
received and published them. For what good or hon.
orabe purpose They are the careless, reckless let
tiers of thoughtless youth, and not of the
and thinking man.
OF course all the letters of Mr.. Van Buren, to his
old student pubshed--or all which they suppose
could make difficulty between him and any other per-
son. These letters written without care or thought
that he should them again, only elevate the
| character of that eminent man. They do credit TO
l his head and heart We do not remember to have
these letters copied into the columns of gos-
siping and scanda-loving neighbors They preferred
gathering up and goating the hasty scraws of
thoughtless youth and those who have INDUCED in
it, would not hesitate to commit any other crime,
they could escape detection. provided they thought
they could iryure any one from chOm they differ. So
soon morbid curiosity is satisfied, reflection COM
mences; and the man whom the Wings have SANDER
ed beyond any others, (uness it be Mr. Jefferson and
Gen. JacksOn) the wise, sagacious statesman, excel
lent man, and good patriot, Martin Van Buren,, viii
be esteemed, respected and regarded from this
thievery and their criminal efforts to injure him.
As for Mackenzie he is too despicabe for com
ment and his associate scoundres, who keep out o.
sight, are better than himself 1t is not surprising
that they try to save their characters, by secretins
their names
} Ohio Election.
A slip from Columbus gives the following Fait
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