Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-08-21
2soiitiral duu Domestic.
From ihe CnInn
LETTER FROM HON. HENRY A. WISE.
O5LY. Nelr o anc1ci.
Ascomac c,nlty. IVA Aug 3,IolS
IT. tte Editor of iae Union

III the Editor Oh hte Y tJH
D-arsr-I W. ~ t,a act VI writing y he editors
IF ihe cumDai Fin nirer the 60. It nv n2ta be-
fore The c aui',-e fluv-sgatiol in 1857, when
vIrr. of rtc 9th ut p.tc.d IN my hands enclns-
iug H. q cr7y afhIr q -In's ~ e-h. h4I sea tl.t
speech TIE d1y fiFr. Ny have nat twI mail, wreN
Nh Till l-unsul1 ana received rAe lut-lii-eacrr Nj
nv y On " rn STAY last. the : Inst. By the
NAL. nth. ca the Richmond Eaq iirer Of the . "a
ut aryer SCI. or rather never read The Wing whel
dIs it, Private letters. however, Us the mail btre.
NJ ~t, AZ HS warned ue taat tn e-e M By athIl-
I.rJult" ~ thy Enquirer say, hurled my dAvt-I
iell # N rhs report wn.rh ! !3L ma le in tie ? 50
slu of thu 2lth CIaIr~s, oa the cn-lI / the VAR
us !,X-cu ". de3lr,ln and uu.l YES
d4v tlat / wa informed NJ th- JI7r Tuaas fr.:n
ylon IL would c,n-. Bit MI q -IIn hl7 n,t aagriy
-urJt4 II; a= til, oay I-' III gently tt.I fm lily h-h
o yul ,us ia the hall ii Representatives Tie craven
,cuuJl vi parry would raae up and prat this thing
ulyfulu-y auI never b. seen. b. JnSJle. But
MI q rLl showed himself u n7, aal saw lin i'll tie
Z. iuIs, aII Nj p I'D III tIl- WHEN hf let the trn-
JrrAit t4jI" lie MT malicious IN snndirr down
tie missile, aud tie Is worthy If a reply .in stand
ing wa here among The people upn earth The ''5llt"
hit. but ii did MT hur and as can get the 81
u lln= af lt-es III nn'tt-e1 Jr the session ret-r-
rrIt,-N NAVE ur.t-ea tI WlshilI TIN CITY fit IT'D -
v NlI reI--n tl- pledge, wIca | lla4l LI- Rich ronI
T. ql5er fir volunteering IN my behalf, that | will
pv shall d, by dressing the II N. W II. l.. g o
rIn himself, whom nave ~ rIrd warmly as pars n
II t=uI Ij many years, and whom regal. f4rtA
having rgi. tu explanation If p4r otuy cIaIl-t
w I.-- w4:l il ua avs really ua.rr-.au III m1v
a-rhlps app .Ir 10 MIN range hlN Is tina, cauI
l4v- al-a the 9th which he has qr''ed. AMI n1@ be a
nominated ee:.or, with NY own cIIseit. On ths Dean
jcra.ic c5er NJ Cen. Lean, CAS-.
Without wliia! fr I'M volume II RAprs If Cum
itt--s referred ll WIl venture I'D rive some exnaaa-
..Ja u " frm recollection.
|. Wi! be remembered that Genera Jlcksoo. in his
last annual message, (Dsc=.n)er, l,3j) thought fl to
sneak Ut th= mode which tile us executive depart
-is unl-r him hli oe administered, tile uiLh II
terms 1T pra.54, AMI ns tenl-rr IL lus liza I'LL c.ets
ald sIo)rIinaies Of the d-par.n .n's c,mpnent FIR
int rIy intelligence, inluslry and Elf ency the INST
exalted.
L. a Representative the people ii THE use, deem
~ that TRUTH anu thy duty which WE. N the cu4n-
try. required that Issue should BY Jined with the
President on this part Of his ssaIe, and moved and
lob aimed a committee investigate tn. c1Iii, N of the
various executive departments. l. cjmP,seI Of six
t tile administration and three VI the OPP s.tl1a
btrs of the House and appointed lae in short
siln there being, acmrIlng t. my memory, not more
than six weeks ID conduct lis iuq IirieS
The m n!e Of proceeding which contemplated the
part ofthe committee to ttke up the most Important
subjects IF executive nnisirliiOn, II hlse ot the
public lands, indian atltcs receipts AMI d5
bls-menis extra allowances public contracts, the SEN
indie war The application Of moneys Appropriated Sc
d send f. persons and papers, or togo by snbcum-
niitees the departments AMI BY and to inves
gae her cJnIiiI X, ana tJ report uPm Whatever
Nas found tl " corrupt, " wfJa=, " mIaIninis.er-
VII
This curse Of pr);eslnr G General 4ck511 deemed ID
be- "ill3gstliui" differed from him widely in that
and calmeI the executive rli be public and tn
cal conduct Of tn off b. prupery subject
inquiry, MT uq Iist III BY the representatives of the
people. lie, however. nsse tint, fire investigation
,alul Hu:neace specific charges Of uaversl,n and
CORFU and violation -: duty by off nan.d ,oh3uli
be made, veiei by atfi 1v to belief merely in the
ralh VI I'll se cAI-gs, by Of printing Investigation
hJse deemed guilty, and " laying proper fu dalion
NJ i'm iiry. lie n1jln.y al ? Ell his view Of the
President, expressed BY him IN letter addressed me,
is charnaH OF the Committee.
When, terefre, submitted resolutions Of inquiry If
the firm viii II proposed, the NM y Of The commit
tee called upjn upon others, fir specifications Of
names ana cdarres and to uerfy the my beEg
in the truth ii Tie same Thus came to be
sworn.lhe prop'siiion regarded extremely nsull-
ing and off n5ive to representative, ord it certain
very exciting III lis effect upon the Committee. But
determined THAT Investigation AMI inquiry should pro
coed anu submitted To take the oath that believed
there I'D ground tJr b inve5.lg Itiln ID inquiry
> Many and us ch Tges brought by psrs ms
Of all desc p1ls alnSt clve off ers and among
the Test sg iinsi General Cass. The Of hos4
brought a5lns hin, my ~ By the declaration
Hhi:h made UNI oatn. was Chairman uf THE cJal-
nittee, ID opp 5tJ1 member: Of JufS, N st OF
liz charI all Cd agIin5t the off Of The Execu-
tive re su5.nt ha1 ny statements to me. Some OF
ths4 altenen ma ie an Inpr Isl ~ my mind. and
induced s.ActIe D--i.n The Truth yf IN O ,h4 car e
But the real ntelllu and true cl ct of lily oath yls
The urIal Of he nlttee VIII sh w. av only
fonda lon lr roceedIIG, ny res pas lily. in
4le Inio < invesi5a the truth or fi5,Jd Of caI
ned IN my Oath. nat oath Itself dd and dJ.
tot purp,t y verify the Truth Or fasehlod of thes.
} chrIes knew, Ot my Uwa knJ ledge, nothing aoJut
f their truih f4seap H. Sp - Of nv belief only on
lie nfJrmlli1n Of oh-r5 and The oath which opk vou
ched only that which belitand nfJrnltpn would jls
tfy and calI uFon the nnitee IND ire into the
er aI-g q, report til reJn oucA was The sJe I'LL
' tent ana etf-c of the "a i.
The Committee did not deem the specifications and
ver f'a'us Of charges sufficient to proceed upon and
they but very partially and gerry inquired
into al all. HE aud seiilus charles against
Gen. CIss Secretary VI War ere never touched a II
thu lruh " he fal>ru.od VI the va, nevrr tested
50 far, them rs Gen Cas- was cincerued nv oath
did n1, c,ud MT, convict aft ct him. 1t was
heresly only, and ali av funded on ui1rnajiir
from oilers WHO themselves We're never worm except
A. II u the minor ~ Gifted and implies IN
its very from and nature lha il, nt-ut verify
the truth Of ch1r5es bIt tile fact THE exisencr
Ofcharges.
But it urged hat I, nevertheless sw IRE that beev
ed in the ruth Ut lhtse charges. | did line mos
sincerely. and th1 Wing parry nlw wuuII have SUB
posed that continue ID that belief Ii do. in what
category If degradation must they suppose lheWhg par
~ lselt 10 be placed IA my humble estimation, when
see supplrtlng with zeal thus Condemned by
me fIr the Presidency rather Than with heir party
~ bringing into power its principles
and practices! confess that a candidate would have 10
be fully bad as once thought Gen Cass 10 be- befr.
could be driven from the Dem cratic party at this day
or take neutral and III the ning contest for the
Presidency.