The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-02-14

Scott having been apprized Of my intention.
row that The dccease of my informant has placed
him beyond the reach Of Executive vengeance.
as well as released Tic undersigned from the oll
CATION Of sccrcey-Seoti having thus learned my
intention Of enliding all the honor and yittue
anl courage, aud patronage Of Congress in the
inveslg tion Of this dcicslale case OF bribery and
corruption. has taken the al1rin and called few
days since upon the best and dearest friend have
on earth, soliciting his interference 10 dissuado
me from prosecuting this matter; but he has mis-
taken his man FOR This very gentleman, my res.
pecicd aud inesiimlbc friend. would be the last
man on earth TO protect infamy or screen corrup.
ton in any individual however exalted in rank,
drpravcd IN sentiment. or dsbasrd in condition.
EUGENE MCDONALD"
Impeachment is strongly talked of at
Washington. Scott has only within few
DAYS been rooPPointed BY The President and
confirmed by tho Senate As Navy Agent,
bul the Senate knew nothing or his being
implicated IN this business. We hope the
House will probe this transaction TO the
core, aud if John Tyler has been guilty in
The least degree Of layoring it, be may re.
ceise the contempt he will richly merit.
e.
THE PRESIDENT OF TEXAS AND GEN.
GREEN
We give below the letters from Gen.
Green TO which VIC referred last week.
Three days after the Presidents PROCLAIM
alton rcvokins his exgialur as Consul at
Galveston, hc caused the following letter
10 be inserted in the Houston Telegraph
WAsuNsroS, Texas. Jan .. 1915
pnR S,R-1he Prrsiden, Of Texas. on nc.
cu,Int, us ho alleges, Of private and confidential
conversation b,tweon him and myself has issued
lhs proclamation resoking The ca qua,ur rocogn,.
ing me a. tansul al Galveston. lie Is endcavor-
I"g TO make Il a matter between this Government
aud that Of the United States This would he To
play into ,lie hands of the British Minister and
favor The purpose which Tho President and some
OF those about hirn supposed to be an1 ious to
accomplish. The whole matter IS private and
personal between the President aud myself aud
lm resolved that Il shall remain 80. tprcscnt
the psoclaniatsoD has bcen suspended and an ec
fort Is being made TO bring abou, a reconciliation
u seems 10 me that President Jones has in;en.
,ionslly sought 9uarro, without cause if So no
reconciliation can take place, hecsu e. having
takon his course under tho advice OF evil council
iov, the Same influence will prevail. Ia that
case, ] must expect TO encounter tho combined
influence Of the British Mirisier aud the Presi.
dent Of Texas, aching IN concert for tie purpose
OF defeating the wislirs of majority of the poo.
pie Of E1sas and the United States. am aware
OF the fearful odds against mr. bat am mol dis.
mayed. All that nov ask is that rablic opin.
ION be suspended until can place the facts fully
before kie eonniry, when il will 10 found that
ihe President Of Texas has not the slightest pos.
slhlc cause for tic manner IN which lie has treat.
cd me.
write this note Cor ,ie purpose Of saying. in
advance. that while ! intend to rindten.c my own
character, ! intend 10 do !, MY oNn WAY, and
at the proper tinie-thai " II not, if can pro.
vent, permit the personal injustice done 10 me, TO
BECOME the cause Of controversy between the
tao Governments, or 10 any way to rclard or az.
icct the question OF Ann, .,,s,, and 10 ask tho
favor OF yea to publish this. II. in your opin o.
II becomes necessa 10 correct any erroneous
Impressions which may get abroad.
Very respectfully. yours.
DUFF GREEN.
Editor Tciegrar'', Houston.
Not having succeeded in placing him.
self 10 his FIRST attempt in respectable
position, he wrote second letter which
was published 10 tho National Register
paper published at Washington, Texas
Here !, IS:
To The Editor Of he Regisfer.
Sta-lhe Presidents proclamation, feYoking ,
my rrqgafar, ~ Consul az Galveston, has gwen
rise 20 many rumor-, and he has said that It
wss because the interest. honor aud scicty Of the
Rrpubtie repaired il. these rurnors arc 10 my pre-
lldcc regard for my character demands an
unqualified contradiction Of the rutnoFs IN qlcs {
ton II ls SAID thIl cnduayored, by improper
means. TO obtain tho Executive sanction 10 tho
measures about wiieh I consulted him. SO lar
from this bcag true, was acting. as | believed,
~ concert with him, In promoting measures,
Which, as | supposed, hid ts cordih APPRECIATION
The purpose OF MY last conversation, was 10
consult hiin on the details, there being as be.
loved, perfect concurrence on tho measures !
themselves II will he seen. therefore, that |
could have had no possible indictment TO intimL I
date OF 70 use any inproplr means TO influence :
his olicia action
What those measures are L is moi now necessary
to explain, further than to say that Their chief I
o9ret was TO arrest tho progress Of British inh1.
enco 90 our western Al north western froniie-.
ana especially 10 prevent their getting possession
OF The country between the Nuercs aud The Rio
"raHdo iot tho purpose Of establishing there a
colony Of free blacks and runaway negroes cs-
Feiiehcc having demonstrated thut their black
colony IN Canada like ,hcir abolition in jamaica
Is failure have many very important facts.
bearing upnn this subject, which II is my put-
pose, ~ due time, 10 give TO tho pnaiic.
learn also taat rumor says that one OF my oh. 5
Jecis was 10 bring into Texas large body Of In.
dianS; 50 far from this of tho measures which
proposed was 20 remove beyond our limits, the
Indians that now in Texas.
repeat. that supposed that the President, fnl. !
" concurrcd ia my views, and that | am bound
10 charity TO believe that he acted under min.
apprehension, and will yet do me the Justice to
ray So
Asyou have published the proclamation, ask .
the favor of you TO insert this likewise. and !
t'ust that all who publish this proclamation will
publish this note.
DUFF GREEN.
They need no comment. I
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