The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-09-24

w Department, or writing me, such letter
as will enable me TO relieve my character
from the false position in which it now
stands through your misrepresentation.
Respectfully, &c. (Signed)
Yesterday Judge MASON sent for The
writer of the foregoing and advised him TO
withdraw it. His advice was listened TO, as
learn, with that respect which is due to
so distinguished, worthy AID amiabe a gen.
tleman, but the writer could not comply with
il. The consequence was he received aletter
from Mr.. Bancroft, from which the following
is an extract. After acknowledging the re-
ceip: OF the foregoing letter, declaring It TO
be Objectionable in its language, and saying
the writer of il obviously labored under a
misrepresentation, Mr. Bancroft says:
sYou were informed on the Dist of Jolly,
by my direction, that your place in the De-
partment had been assigned 10 another, and
that this proposed change had not been &C
casioned by any objections 10 your personal
or official character. The time of your
leaving office had not been fixed, but your
conduct at my house, on the evening of the
3lst, was such as led me 10 request OF Com
modore Crane your removal al once. The
interview at my house followed the noti6ca-
lion to you, and was not, of course, the
original cause of your removal, but 1t rem
dered the removal immediate.
"My purpose 10 postpone the termination
of your official connection with the Depart
menl, with "a view 10 your engaging in such
other persuits as you might desire, was not,
/ | understand, made known TO you-and
hence your msapprehension.
sit will be matter for your own decision
whether you will place on the files of the
Navy Department any modification Of the
terms of your letter of the SIh inst.
Respectfully yours,
(Signed.) GEORGE BANCROFT"
understand the gentleman has decided
not 10 modify the terms, but to address a
letter TO Commodore Warrington, The sue
cessor of Commodore Crane, requesting the
correspondence in question TO be placed on
the files OF his Bureau. His letter 10 Com
modore Warrington, which also goes upon
files, is said TO be toIerably strong against
the conduct of Mr.. Bancroft in the matter.
1t appears that when Mr.. Mason formerly
left and Mr. Bancroft entered upon the du-
ties OF the Secretary Of the Navy, person
in the Department named Callahan, and
three other clerks signed paper directed
to the new Secretary and requested that, in
all promotions he. might make, he would
have an eye 10 the welfare of the ''demo
cratic clerks" in the Department. The pa
per, 1t is said, contained some reflection up
on the conduct of the retiring Secretary.-
AS understand, the document was shown
by Mr.. Bancroft 10 Judge Mason, and the
latter was not quite pleased with lis contents
!, Three ofthose who signed the paper are still
clerks in the Department. The other has
been transferred to the Boston Custom
House. How Judge Mason will aci towards
Mr. Call-han aud The others, remains 10 be
seen.
4 An experienced clerk in the Genera
Land Office, who is one Of the "falbfal,
informs me that since the new Admin
istralion commenced the work of turning
out the very able Chief Clerk OF that office
Mr. Moore Whose place could not be sup
pledl and others 10 make room for greer
hands, confusion has been accumnlatn.
there with giant strides He complains tina
] old and capable Clerks are kept in iheil
places and not promoted, when those above
them are dismissed, but fresh hands are ap
pointed TO those better Offices. Among
others OF this latter lucky class Of progress
, i've Tocofocos, he named brother of Senl
tor Penny backer, and another person, The
latter being somewhat celebrated as the
; clergyman in Lexington, Ky, in 1914, VIII,
refused TO join The other clergymen Of tha
city in bearing testimony TO the respectable
~, in a moral and social point of view, Of
Mr. Claws character among his fiieads and
neighbors Verify he hath his reward, as he
no doubt thinks.
\ | conyersed with gentleman to-day, who
some few days since bad long conversation
with the celebrated Capt. Rynders, Of the
Empire Club in N. York. The Captain is
heartily sick Of Mr.. Polk, and denounces
4 him, | am told, in round old Saxon phrase,
and al vehement rate, for having ever been
led, by any circumstances or under any
considerations, to oppose the election oil
such brilliant and towering specimen Of a
Man. as he knew Henry CLAY TO be, and
to give his support to-James X. Polk.
The Southern mail this evening brought
no news of Importance. The steamer James
L. Day arrived on the Sd fom Lavaccu,
which place she left on the FIRST. Tue army
had for the most part left for the inierior.-
Nothing from Gen, TAYLOR or from Santa
Anna, or from Commodore Conner
: The funoraI of Gen. MCCONNELL took
; place to-day, and was attended by large
) number Of persons. He was buried in the
Congressional Burying Ground.