The New York herald., 1845-08-06
WASHINGTON, July 25, 1S45.

Mr.. BENEFIT
Your correspondent here seems to have, about
the sxand seven stars in Gen Jackson's celebrated
letter, so little idea of who the real persons r, :
tered to, have determined to to hs;rellef on
your account, and help him out. When the firsl
proposition to purchase the Globe was made TO BIa
d Rlves, they refused, il is well known, bu
agreed to refer the matter to General Jackson, who
II Is said here, advised against changing the organ
or lis edltors but when he, the General found thal
unless the Globe could be purchased from Blair l.
Rlves, another paper would be published, and sub
shtuted for the Globe, as the organ of the new ad
mlnlstration he advised sale, and soon after wrote
the letter with the stars This letter. as originally
published in the Nashville Union, or at least tn,
number of stars, 6 and Z, were correct. The mum
Der has since been changed from to 6, and my
opinion Is that this change made to keep Gu
rious persons off the right track.
II is well understood here that Senator Cameron
is tn man alluded to by the stars and it is also
well known that he and Major Walker had nego-
tiated, or were negotiating for the Madisonan soon
after President Polk came into power, and it is
equally well understood that they to furnish
in case OF purchase Now, as Major Walker a
brother in-law of President Polk, formerly mail
contractor, who has had for years large unsettled
claim against the Post Office Department was SO
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the late administration (and no one will surely
charge that his position with the President elect had
any influence IN the settlement of this old and often
rejected claim) he surely could not employ por-
ton of his surplus funds better than the purchase
of an ORGAN for his brother-in-law. These circum-
stances have induced many persons here to believe
that ne Is the star gentleman, as he In every par
tcular, answers the description given by Gen Jack
in that letter, with the The money to pay
the first instalment did not come from either
Tennessee or Virginia, that is quite certain What
Helss' circumstances were when he became pro-
prletor OF the Union / do not know; but it is well
known here and in Virginia that Father Ritchie was
not In very easy circumstances U mean pecuniarily)
when he LETT the Old Dominlon and therefore could
NOT nave furnished one dollar toward the purchase
OF the Globe The great folly of the whole transac-
tion has been the attempt mystery as to who were
the real purchasers, and who did furnish the funds
II was important to conceal the names of the real
purchasers, Father Rltchle should have maid the
first instalment in real Benton mint drops and NOT
have permitted drafts drawn by a ouerrileus timbe
and stone contractor of Pennsylvania upon anoihe
OF the same kidney in the same State to have been
substituted Tor the mint drops Gold leaves no tracks
drafts do. The truth is, that all concerned in
changing the organ from the President down to the
acceptor of the draft drafts for the payment of the
first instalment OF the purchase money, have acted
with great folly, to say the least of it, 1t has crea-
ted suspicion that all Is not fair and above board
some do say that certain gentlemen who were main.
" instrumental in throwing Van Buren, overheard al
the baltimore Convention, In hopes OF securing the
Ionlhaton OF General Cass, were SO incensed and
ulsappolnteu at the nomination of Polk, although
tney aaIe not show it, that they were determined to
wreaK tneir vengeance on Blair IL Rives, and there
lore required OF Mr. Polk his confidential friends
pedge before they would 90 in heart and soul for
ms fecoh M tnat h IN case he elected, he would
gan; whether he gave this pledge or mot will MOI
now undertake to say; but il certainly looks as If he
had given the pledge, But suppose such ! nledoe m
gwen; was 1t prudent IN those gentlemen to cali IN
well known speculators and contractors in lnmhar ~
and timber to furnish the funds, and men from =
State so famous for its lumber and tim.
Der purchasers and contracts in Bank mai.
ters. What man of common prudence would
trust such man as c.. of Pennsylvania, with sueb
amatter since the purchase Of the Globe he ha.
done nothing but visit each fortifcatlon and nav,
yard where important public works were in pro
had, and assure each man Of any importance con
nsoted with these posts that he could save the