The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-08-19
SATURDAY MORNING, AUG. 10.


which Mr.. Trist addressed 10 the Speaker o
the House of Representatives, and which wa:
read to the House on Thursday, is published in
the National lntelligencer of the llth. Mr.
Trisrs letter was accompanied with various
documents aud papers, which he asks the
Speaker 10 lay before that body. He
says:
They are not what have wished and in
tended 10 present; but the day fixed for the adj
jounrment of Congress forbids any further de-
lay on my part, and until my intention can be
executed they must suffice. They will answer
the purpose of dispellIng, IN some degree al
least, the mystification with which The mind
of our country has been clouded up i'm regard
10 the treaty of peace, and all matters touched
upon In them.
4 soon became aware of the justification
above referred TO. As the only way in which
1T could be thoroughly dispelled, determ ned
10 lay before the representatives of the people
q connected and detailed Narrative of every
thing that has occurred to me having the slight
est bearing upon matters which the public IN
terests demand that The country should know
The exact Truth OF. This exact aud full know
ledge and thorough understanding, il is of the
very highest importance TO her that she should
most deeply concern her, aud concern her
IN the most permanent manner, concern her
now, and concern Der ia Tie bOundless here
after.
The letter says dat the narrative
above referred TO will be prepared in a
month or two Mr. Trisl then goes ON
10 aake the following very grave declara-
tionS
Had Congress continued 10 st a month or
two longer shsGld not at this moment have
broken silence; should have bided until
could lay before the country, through her rep
Ieseltatives, 'hs narrative 10 which have
IeTred, connected uRbTSkeR, Rot single gap
~ II, detailed ID idT Dec, Ssary 10 establish
clear connection. Tins is the o;ily way which
truth can be presented in a shape to leave no
doubt as 10 It's being what il is. isolated prom
inent facts will not do. However true they
may be, they eau always be dealed, and more or
less plausIblY converted. The whole truth is
the Thing; this the people shall have. 1t will
Then be s,en ThO, among those who seek their
confidence, will be 50 bold as 10 pretend thai
he does not believe it,
In cue OF the accompanying papers (letter
10 the Representatives oil the Americas poo
pie, under date ''Mexico, Feb. IL, 1881 my
belief Is expressed that Congress and The coun-
try bad been deceived by the individual hold
ing the trust of President OF the United
States" and that the Object for which that de-
ception had been prsctisrd was the indefinite
protIaction Of the war-this protraction oi the
war having for its end the conquest of Mexico
aud her absorption into our Union. This was
my belief then; ii Is my belief now In that
same letter, and particularly in the notes re-
Gently appended TO II, my belief is expressed
that corrupt use has been made OF the power
and TIE influence attached to the trust OF Pres
ident OF The United States" even TO the extent
OF subOTdiHGtiOH Of perjury
Upon both these points my beliefs positive
and firm, distinct and clear. Equally firm and
clear liz my mind is the futher belief, that to
make the former the belief of Congress and of
the country nothing is necessary but that the
representatives. Of the people should exercise
the powers of inquiry inherent in them as the
grand inquest OF the nation-as the body sex
clusively" entrusted By the constitution with
1.-The power, and consequently with the duty
''0t impeachment
The letter then refers 10 the late revolution in
France, and after citing as one of the leading
causes of that event ''the corrupt use of Exec
utive influence" goes on to say
1t is time, high time, that we should LOOK
AT HOME. Corrupt USE of Executive inhu-
ence, such as, according to my solemn belief,
has occurred among OURSELVES within the last
six months, cannot have been surpa Ssed by
anything that formed part Of the 'misrule" of
the Citizen King" In point of unscruPu-
lousness and righteousness, IL cannot have been
urpassed. La point of audacity and effront-
cry, doubt if it has been equalled by any
thing ever yentured upon by that "mon-
ARCH"
The letter and accompanying papers were re-
ferred 90 the Committee Foreign Rela-
tons.
O-"My brethren" said Swift, in a ser non,
"there are three kinds of pride--of birth. of
riches,and talents. Ishal not speak of the latter
none OF you being liable TO that abominable
vice. VaRderburg Democrat.
Locofoco orators and Locofoce editors here
abouts are just as little liable to the vice as
were Swifrs brethren.
oEThe Burlington Qowa) Hawk-Eye thus
describes Locofoco meeting held at that
place:
They whistled long they whstled loud,
To keep up courage 'mong the crowd,
But all their music failed alas
Because their whistling was for Cassl
OTCass has no show ON the Lakes. The
other day, vote was taken on board the
steamer Saratoga. which stood: Taylor IS; Van
Buren, l6; Cass IL, Hale 3.
Gen. Tayior's present position is entirely
satisfactory to the Wing party. He expresses