Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-10-04
THE MACKENZIE PUBLICATION.


PROM THE NEW COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.
The District Attorney is still occupied in taking
testimony in relation to the origin of The book
which the whole Loeofoco world is making such
a rout about. The reporter has not been permitted
70 see the afhdavits but he learns that the develop
ments are not very astounding
several gentlemen connected with the CUSTOM
mouse nave sworn themselves clear of the book and
OF the letters among them MATHEW IT, DAVIS
ihat Inc WORK was never further East than Spruce
street before its publication has also been clearly
established. From which fact il l. more tban in
ferred that fraud has been committed ON the re-
venue of the United States by placing false i'm
print Of pretended entry under the copyroht act
on the title page as for the State of Massachusetts
As this fact will bring the offenders under the feet
of Mr.. B. F. BUTLER, u. s. District Attorney. il
is also inferred that some of them will have to
suffer. II does not appear at all probable that any
offence against the criminal law of the State has
been committed, or, if committed, that it can be
proved.
ORIGIN OF "THE PAMPHLET" REVEALED
In the course of letter addressed, through the
Tribune, to the editor of the Union at Washington,
Mr.. MACKENZIE gives some account of the manner
IN which he got possession of the Hoyt correspond
ence published in his pamphlet; and he takes the
occasion to intimate that he has other Developments
to make. In replying to attack upon him in the
! Union, he says:
81 am ready to acknowledge in a legal manner that am
the compiler OF the book in question whoever may feel ag
grieved, and to be responsible for contents and for the
manner in which by the letters spoken Of by editors
and any man has charge against me- let him 90 before
the Grand Jury and there show that offended court
nquiry-le the truth outlet all come ont men
lion this Mr.. Richie, you now the more especav that
am engaged in writing The Lives and Opinions Of Thomas
itchie, Martin Van Buren, and James Knox Polk with bio
graphical anecdotes Of their political associates and a.
have it in Washington by the third week in next November
If health be spared and you that if Butler and
Hoyt have been found free abuse and libel Won nm
derstand it, the unpleasant truths may then have 10 tell
will prove unpalatabe than those pamphlet
which has excited in your breast feelings which, when clothed
IN words and printed in your Journal induces pity
Government which needs your aid"
We add some other passages Of this letter:
The facts about opening the box which the Editor of
the Courier Mr. Webb, correctly alluded last Tuesday, are
these
son Thursday May Is last Mr.. Godson told me he had
orders from Mr. Bogaus Assistant Collector break open
any and all of the Custom-house boxes that were locked
without keys and their contents unknown, their
tents into three thousand pgeon-hoes then nearly fin
shed of and not send boxes and contents the
attic, where there perhaps hundred
celaneous records He then began to force open of the
Custom house pine boxes, marked y. & L. H0YTS LAW
PAPERS-caled Edgar Stansbury, the carpenter, (who
with his brother, John Sansbuy and James Armstrong,
then working in the aparment) aid him. and Stansbury
broke large driver twice while opening it. The
TENTS like the contents of nearly hundred three hun
II q tnng-laW
custom house papers, newspapers circulars private pa
pers scraps love letters letters from Virginia about Mrs. An
Drew Jackson letters about law affairs petitions for Offices
and papers about the gold mines Of Poos Mr. Corye the
other clerk came in just as Mr. stansbuy had finished
ing it.
ssH Mr.. Hoyt told Mr. Webb that all the letters copied
my book onetenth Of them in that box he
Mistaken and will find il We carried its contents
the garnet in baskets carried up the trunk empty tumbed
the miscellaneous papers hack and the Saturday the
Monday AFTER the carpenter ordered by Mr. Godson
put lock, and did How many persons turned
the contents Of that and other boxes do know Many
persons had at times the Office sweepers carpenters
clerks, porters, &c. I.
never opened private sealed letter in my life,
less where state Of warfare prevailed which had
rules The invoices of the merchants their papers, entries
&c. most scupulous about and all records of the de-
observation-disclosures coad h. 10 there
officer Of the Customs who say the contrary Was
my department unbecoming Was unweared in my
| aught against my private character
Be assured, sir that had Hoyt marked prirafe
Cuso-house trunk, would have opened and had
he sealed papers and endorsed that they his p
waite papers, would have broke it. As is the
very different and shall only be acquitted in law-cou
upon legal grounds but also have verdict from society
acted an honorable and proper part OF there
in this letter to argue the question Of propey
tate facts, but back when you have cooled
| down a little Yours oh tly w. l.. MACKENZIE.
"NEw YoRK, SArURDAr, SEpr. 81, 1885,