The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-24
THE NEW YORK SUN AGAIN.

We had hoped that Nh. Beach had seen the
injustice OF publishing mere idle gossip in his
paper, relative to the President and his fortune.
Upon the appearance of J. Tyler, Jr.s card, he
made the amende honorable, and there we
had hoped he would have stopped; but after
the lapse of week, he takes breath and re-
turns with no direct charge of personal corrup-
ton against the President, but INDUCES in in
situation, and calls for explanation, 1st as TO the
Zabriske contract and I'd as TO the Presidents
interest in the Cumberland coal mines. To
use his own words, he wants "a distinct ex-
PLANTATION Of the Zabrskie affair and certain
others of that ilk, and brief exposition of the
date and value of the Presidents interest in the
Cumberland mines"
Now we submit it 10 Mr.. Beach's own sense
of justice, TO say whether it is justifabe 10 in
dulge in nsinuations Of the above character, in
total ignorance on his part; for such, in charity,
we suppose TO be the case, of all facts and cir
cumstances concerning them. He is aware,
too, that this MIGHTY Zabriskie affair, involving
the delivery of ~ $4,000 !! feet of timber, is
now before a committee of Congress, and that
common decency would prevent our saying
anything about it until the committee should
report. But we are disposed to crafty Mr..
Beach by stating, that in fact, the Government
has entered into no contract Nth Zabriskie
or his assignee at all. The President gave to
Zabriskie an order for contract, which Ia
briskie assigned TO Mr.. Swift early in the spring
of 1874 but upon discovering, some short time
thereafter, that the appropriation was deficient,
he ordered its suspension, arrested its signature
by the Head of the Bureau, and afterwards alb
rogated it altogether, and caused Mr.. Swift to
be informed that if he was not content with
what had been done, he must petition Congress
for redress. Not a cent has been paid by The
Government upon the contract, and it has been
abroyated. So much for the Presidents con-
nexon with the Zabriskie contract, as il is
called
Now as TO the CUMBERLAND MINES! If Mr..
Beach can only dimonstrate that Mr.. Tyler is
interested in these mines, or can make any
show Of title, we, as well as all his friends,
shall be highly gratifed: and as any such inter-
est i, destined one day or other to be valuable, we
and his other friends would rejoice in the dis
covery Of any interest on his part in those
mines. We are informed, however, that he
has no interest whatever in the mines or any
thing apperaining to or connected with them.
Does this satisfy Mr.. Beach or will he next
ask for an inventory Of the Presidents property,
and as to each particular article, address the in
curry " how did you come by this, sir'-"when
did you acquire it-how long have YOU held
in"
We admit that the New York Sun has here
tofore pursued fair and candid course towards
the President. We have often felt grati6ed at
the able articles which it has, over and over
again, put forth in support Of the great mea.
sures OF the Administration and hence our deem
regret that Mr.. Beach, in a few DAYS only
before his retirement from the Presidency.
should indulge in insnuations affecting his mo.
raj character, which have not the slightest foun-
dalton in honor or truth. Mr.. Tyler's appoint.
ments uay have been wrong but does Mr.
Beach remember that all the early appointments,
of Collector, Naval Officer, Surveyor, &c. &C.,