The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-09

You say you ''auihorized to mnka mi. .,., 4.
the hands of General Cas- or his asen paa
never received anything in consideration Of his money
making such charge TO effect political object saws he
ad that amount 10 General Cas- his agent when he
ciaton aud of any individual posing IL Docs ba
BY the distinction here used that he not know
voucher either TO show for itself suinken his memory
or does he use General Casss name when he knows he
do no. know who your informant Isl but whoever he
him TO the proof oft.
have already explained how the payments were made,
ana the books Of the association and the the
treasurer will confirm my assertion If this man was
khoder and paid his money the treasurer could
ot pay ~ 10 any one else he had either sold previous
10 me alvson or he received his share the time the
renew my challenge to him Let him show | ever re
cevea dollar OF his money, and did account for H.
can be counted down Ii win be ditcnt 10 make au
who knows General Cass believe your in ormant
had Just demand against him for ten or t,vcIve years
for the OF sO,o00, without even asking him 10 nav
T. He has not, indeed, evinced shewdness in his
story; but he is certainly wd enough 10 know thai
such debt worth asking for and almost any body else
would say worth prosecution; such fobearance is ITSELF
What Gen Casss position Secretary of War had 10 do
with his interest In such company, certainly at loss
conjecture. Certainly the honorable with whom
he associated would have purned the idea of Joining
with him in company, in order take advantage his
official lnfnence and positions and your informant but
veas trait OF character the more, conessing, in fact
his partic patton in such motives
But he need not fear any remorse OF conscience Gene
raj Cass, Secretary OF War, had do with the
sale of the public lands than with the sale Of land in the
did his official situation give him the least
troll the subject There law usage, propr
ely, which prohibits any member OF Congress officer Of
the government from purchasing public lands, excepting
those directly controlling the sale and from the foundation
of the system, there has never been any hesitation up
the subject
The public land is sold in respective districts where
to any unsod tract The only prohibition as to purchases
in respect the register, who keeps the books and
ion in writing to the surveyor general and in that manner
he even can buy all the land in his districts.
AS the receiver, the other officer charged with the sales
prohibition, these officers have always
purch Used as much they please.
Hubbard do ! believe he did write such
He speak for himself All know is, that letter in
those terms could not be truly written by any one.
10Y ''''''''''' 80 O BIZ KERCHEvAL,
The Detroit advertiser" from which we extract Mr.
Kerchevals letter, is of the berest and most MALI
cous whg papers the Union and yet its editors have to
acknowledge the integrity, &c. of Mr. Kercheval. At
the time he agent he wealthy, and his crcum
stances are still good; but he lost much in 1886.
GEN. CAss's spEcULAroN-We most cheerfully
make room for the following statement by Mr.. b. b. Kerr
cheva this city, who, appears the agent of the
'Wesern Land Association" referred to by the Louisville
Journal Mr. X is of Oldest and most spectacle
inhabitants, and do imagine that he, in the legiti
business of the agency OF said company, had
hand in any auhat might have been pracsed If there
is fraud, il doubtless lies somewhere else.
We cannot either readily believe that General Cass
his associates but the statements authorized by
a member OF the company who, the Journal says, is of
high standing, think the public have right to de-
mand satisfactory explanation of the whole affair. AS
to the private transactions of the company, care
but little about them The propriety, however, of General
Cass's entering into extensive land monopoly while
occupying the important and influential post of mem
Der of General Jackson's cabinet, may well be ques-
toned. In the language of the Journal, "To tho
advantages of his high oce-one of the highest in the
monopo=ing lands, through the of
capital the great disadvantage and de,rment
of the poor emigrant, is quite another question from the
private dealings of the association, and one judg-
men that member of the cabinet should be engaged
iu We anxously wait satisfactory explanation.
Extract of a letter from Francis Ma,koe esq., of YAH
ington, r. McCleidnd august H. IoIS relative to the
charges tn the Louisville Journal.
81 only say that heard, till read your noe
that any charge had been made against Gen. Cass in
connexon with the Land Association which you refer
have known Gen Cass and all his family well, for many
years, and believe him to be, in all his dealings pure
and upright as lives"