Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-08-03
We give our readers the following extracts

We give our readers the following extracts
of letters from General Washington before his
election to the Presidency:
From letter to Benz. Harrison
MT. VERNON, 9th March, 1889.
81 will therefore declare to you that,
should it be my inevitable fate to administer
to the government flor Heaven knows that no
event can be less desired, by me- and that no
earthly consideration short of so general call,
together with desire TO reconcile contending
parties, SO far as in me lies. could again bring
me into public life,) | will go to the chair I'M
der no Encouragement of any kind or nature
whatsoever"
! From another to BENZ. Lincoln.
Mr.. VERNoN, 18th March, 1883.
s'Shouldit become inevitably necessary for
me TO go into the chair of government, have
determined TO go from all positive eminent,
| OF every nature whatsoever. This is the
swer | have already given to multiplicity of
applications, and have assigned as the true
reason of my conduct, the predominant desire
had of being at liberty to act with
sole reference to justice and the public
good
He must have been one of these ignorant.
unprincipled old fellows who has been in the
service of his country until he has forgotten
everything he ever knew. He hadn't been 90
years in Congress, nor he hadn't even learned
the very first principles of dancing, before the
| King of France. But one thing is certain, if
democracy had only been as far advanced then
as it is now, old Washington couldn't have
hauled the wool over the eyes of the American
| he All tbax, bor
to have given at least two expressions of his
opinions-one for the North, and one for the
South.
Mr.. WISE AND GEN. CAss.-The locofoco
prints in Virginia make the support of Mr..
Wise the occasion of peculiar rejoicing. They
must be easily exalted, when such cheap con-
ISOLATION is so marked source of satisfaction.
But since they have attempted TO give impor-
lance 10 the fact, in the hope of recruiting their
shattered strength. let US SEE what opinions
their present Magnus Apollo once entertained
of the Baltimore candidate.
Independent, the Washington Correspon-
dent of the North American writes as fol-
lows:
"In 1847, such was the violence of Mr..
: Wise's opposition TO Gen. Jackson and his
party, that be moved the appointment Of a spe-
cial committee toinvestigate the alleged abuses
} and corruptions of the Executive Departments.
By referring to the Sd volume OF Reports Of
Committees, page 8, I'd session, 24th Congress,
! it will be found that this committee met, ac-
cording to adjournment, on the morning of the
9th January. 1887.
!, "Mr. Wise submitted the following as the
form of the oath to be administered to the wit
nesses, which was adopted unanimously. You
do solemnly swear that the evidence you shall
give touching the subjects of investigation o.
!, this committee, shall be the truth, the whole
: truth and nothing but the truth, so help you
God.
"Mr. Wise was then presented to the Com
mittee as witness, and the document says,
: took the oath by repeating the words and kiss
ing the Book. Upon being Intercepted, he
replied as follows concerning Gen. Cass.
+, 81 believe that Lewis Cass, Secretary of Wa
was engaged in specializing in the public lands
whilst Secretary of War; that he made exhor-
e bitant allowances to favorites; paid out FOL
Y services never performed; another, after he haC
: full knowledge that the favorite had forged hi
y official signature; permitted commissions un
: der him to be antedated, and has ordered
: Treasury warrant to be paid to the assignee o
q QlSUuTSiLS OlllCeE, WHO udu SdtlDteu IL away
e after it had been protested by deposite banl
+ and was countermanded by the Secretary O
# the Treasury; and to have been guilty of sever
it al other acts of violation of duty"
a ''These were the charges preferred agains
l. the locofoco candidate by Mr.. Wise in 1887
,e under the solemn injunctions of an oath fran
ed by himself. He has never recanted then
re since then. The party in Virginia and else
1t where, has reason to be proud of the co-opera
We ton of Mr.. Wise, and commend to the Rich
l. mond Enquirer and to its sa tellites. this scra
IN of history for their edifcation. 1t will serv
he to embellish his present efforts, and to cemen
u their bonds of affection. This reminiscent
IN will doubtless prove as unpalatable to Mi
ch Wise as another one has often done to M
Rltchie-I mean that in which he denounce
s. the election of Gen. Jackson Gas curse to til
f. country" The coincidence that they shoul
n, both in turn support the man whose charactt
id they most bitterly assailed, is striking as we
ID as that they should both be Virginians and bot
ly patent Democrats"
y, FIGHT BETWEEN AN ELEPA ANT AND Ri
tn NocERos.-We copy the following from Il
=. n. Y. Tribune of the 25th:
he ALBANY, Monday-83 P. M.
A slip from the office of the Johnstown r
e. publican states. that on Saturday night, viii