The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-08-23
From the National Intellige,ecr.
A LETTER FROM MIR. TRIST.


A LETTER FROM MIR. TRIST.
The Speaker stated that he had received
a communication from n. p. Trst. rela-
ting 10 certain official acts Of the President
of the United States, accompanied by
request that il be laid before the House.
Ii was communication that he did not
feel at liberty to present, nor did be deem
il proper to Withhold it. He would lay it
before the House if il were the pleasure of
the House 10 receive il. Being objected
to-
On motion, the rules were suspended for
the purpose, and the communication was
laid before the House and read. 1t is as
follows:
WEsTcnEsrER Penn, Aug !, ls4s.
10 the Speaker of the
House of Representoiip $, y. s.:
SIR: The accompanying papers are
transmitted to you. as the organ of the
House of Representatives, with the request
that they be laid before that body.
They are not wha, have wished and
intended to present; but the day fixed for
the adjournment, Of Congress forbids any
further delay on my part, and until my in.
tenilon can be executed they mus, suffice.
They will answer the purpose Of dispell.
ing, in some degree at least, the utter mys.
LITIGATION with which the mind of our coun.
try has been clouded up in regard TO the
treaty Of peace, and all matters touched
upon il them.
During a grea, portion Of my absence
in Mexico have been entirely cut of from
all means of knowing what was going on
at home; and during the entire period my
attention has been urgently pressed upon
and constantly engrossed by objects oil the
greatest moment TO our country. II was
consequently out Of my power TO make use
even of such means as presented them.
selves, when the channels for conveying
them ceased 10 be closed. On my arrival
home, the state Of things among US was
unknown to me, except from the mere
gimpses afforded by an occasional and has
~ glance at newspaper.
| soon became aware of The mystifica-
ton above referred 10. As the only way
in which it could be thoroughly dispelled,
| determined to lay before the representa-
tives of the people a connected and detail
ed ndrrdtipe of every thing that has occur.
red tn me having the slightest bearing up
on matters which the public interests de.
mand that the country should know the
exact truth of. This exact and full knowl-
edge, and thorough understanding, it is Of
the very highest importance to her that
she should possess. 1t is so for nusnberiess
reasons that mos, deeply concern her, and
bos 10 bn
ner; concern her now, and concern her in
the boundless hereafter. The generations
which are to follow us, so long as our ma.
ton shall exist, and after il shall have cea.
sed TO exist, are deeply interested in this
matter. Should the American people fail
to obtain this knowledge now, the evil con.
sequences to that people, now and IN all fu'
ture time, and through them TO mankind,
cannot fail TO be such as no human mind
can calculate. We are the vanguard in
the movement" of this age, and upon US
chiefly depends the direction which that
! movement is to pursue.
t Deeply impressed with this truth, this
{ plain and obvious fact, formed the deter
j mina,ion above stated. 1t remains, how
u ever. as vet unfulhled. The attention de.
/, manded bv my private affairs the necessl'
: ty of providing for my family, and vart'
J. ety of incidents, have contributed to pre-.
vent its fulfilment. This, however, will
take place, if lire month or two long
e er. The example recently set by Ia'iey.
rand will not be followed by me. | shall
not write any thing which is TO be read on
S ~ century hence. The highest interests
Of our country, and Of mankind through
!. her, demand that she shall know the truth ;
,. that she shall know it notr. She shall nave
it; she shall have il nop.
N Had Congress continued to sit month OF
le two longer, | should not at this momen,
K. have broken silence; should have oioec
Il. until could lay before the country thro
ne her representatives, the Narrative TO whlcf
a, have referred, connected, unbroken, no
Nv a single gap in it, detailed so far as neces
sarv TO establish clear connexion. Ihl
is the only way in which truth can be pre-
e.. sented in a shape to leave no doubt as 4
IS, its being what it is. Isolated "prominen
| facts" will not do. However true they ma
70 be, they can always be denied, and NOR
or less plausibly controverted. The who'
ue truth is the thing: this the people sha
have. 1t will then be seen who, anon
those who seek their confidence, will
IN. so bold as to pretend that he does not b
yes leve it. ;,
In one of the accompanying papers, lie
civ ter TO the Representatives oil the Anne
,vi, lean people," under date, Mex'co' reor
ION. ruary -. ls4s,") my belief is express
e. ,ha, Congress and the country had be-
re. deceived by the individual h"i.aa;.ng the tr,
Of Preslden. Of the United States" .