Washington telegraph., 1848-10-11
MORE SECRET HISTORY.


1i Mr., Polk, Us candid and upright
statesman. The following letter heuays
a system Of douhle.deaIng, perseyefed IN
through the agitation OF tha feSns qnes.
ion, whlehis altogether without palaI.
lei in the history Of tins country aud
which has not its like IN any place saYe
the corrupt circle al European courts.-
0ue wuall. almost imagine that these
transactions must have occurred in lIaly
during the 10Th century aud not IN Amef.
iea during the 10Th.
Our readers very we'll know who Mr.
Ieues is. lie was the editor Of the Madl-
souion during the Tyler Administration,
aud the confidential friend Of the Rfesi.
dent, known to be deep in the confidence
Of the Cabinet. lie had ample oppoflu.
mtle, OF making the discoveries herein
sci forth, and there Is an ar OF eanlor
about tbs letter. which eauno, be mls.
taken Tie letter Itself will not luii TO
convince al who read it, OF the sincerity
OF The author. Nj jones has done The
country a service IN adding chapter %
the secret history Of the most enormous
public crime, which had been perpulnled
=inee the inst partition OF Poland. aud
which resulted IA consequences to Us. the
end Of which have not been seen,
To fuE EDiTaRs or the WnlG.
PmLADILrHlA. Aug. 10, lsls.
CONTAMINATION have seen, parhap,
published. one or two letters from NJ
HIaiE digulging few items OF the IN
mgus al Washington. in relation 10 the
mode adopted iof ihe annexation ol Tx
as. Mr. .. : revelations, while they very
faIrabiy leave stain upon the ehaae-
'er oil Mf Polk, nt The same time prove
that hr 9as on teams Of mutual familiar.
~ with tic President, his confidential
Trend, A. Brown, aud H. Benton
Now i, Is not my purpose either 10 at.
teHpi defence ol Nj. Pfk, or a reiaia-
Hou Of the testimony OF MG b. It Is
mefaly my purpose 10 supply few item.
ai the recent history ol the time, omitted
by Alr Blair aud Of which. perhaps. he
hal no knowledge
In the iifst plaee, Nh Brown, one ol
Tho Presidents confidential friends. had
previously pledged himself I'm Mr. Pol, s
aehali 10 Ar rylef's Friends that Nj
Benton should never have the slightest
influence with the President il elected
ln the next place, similar pledges were
given " Nj rs friend. imm sdlaicly at.
tached TO his person (bolh previously aud
subsequently 10 his clecliou) Ia regard 10
Mr Blair. They sgatcl tn wrting) that
the conduct OF the Globe had lost them
fonn >-ee, and came nigh loo-ing lhem
the Union.' This, perhaps, may explain
to M Blair, the secret OF the Presidents
dupiiciiy-bu. not Ju,iiiyit.
have no expectations, hopes or dc.
,ires specially 10 participate III the bene.
its Of party trinmphs in future ! desire
merely to "viniigate tho truth OF history"
and the whole ruth. ~
There were also schnowlcl .cmcui,
from the Alpha and Omega OF Dtmorra-
cy. Gen. jackson aud Thomas Richie.
lhui the lnsuds OF Alr Tyler stood un.n
an equal footing with the rest OF NJ
Polk. supporters. II may not ba necrs.
snry to state that never asked favor nt
Mr. polks hands, but IL Is worthy OF men.
l,1n that the recknE knife OF prescription
was eli,lIr.-ly drawn across the throai.
oi all, Of uraily nlI, OF tsQ,e lem In oliici.
al station 10y Mr Tylrr-ttnsm the great.
est OF living patriots Nj Falhoun. 10 n
subordinate custom.houf officer ia this
city NJ Gusts.
Its likewise a pouioiQfihe history of
the lime, that Nj WAkeN--who had
previously involved himself n,a contpm.
plated military enterprise against Trxa-
without tha sanction OF law, uud similar
in certain respects, 10 Burr- conspiracy
Upon the with mwal OF Mr. TyIrr
from the canvass, shed Tears Of gratitude
aul delight in The counting room OF the
AudIsouau oiire, aud declared that Nh
I. had saved tic paty lrom dciaat-
Subsequently he became a very Robes.
pierre IN sending M r. friends TO the
guiIlUtmc.
Now, | an done, ] hlp', with p1riy
politics iofcycr-Aud yet, a. ! have a
small space lcil may as well express
my profound regret that ! contributed IN
the -illhiu-, degree, 10 ths elevation OF a
man 10 the highest position IN the wofIi,
who possessed 30 dlmmu,!ye an mlellec.
tual callbfc %, NJ Polk He stumbled
IN milking his iifst official stop, and has
never -iuce becn able toassuuc that dig. 4
n.ird equilibrium OF a statesman After
hs bandJrlan assertion iu regard l0Of- |
cg0u, ha was iuumljaled into au accept
ance Of treaty. uot negotiated with, bu
dlctatej by the British Cabinet. Nour
but the Americans who happened to be
IN Europe at the time, can appreciate The
.cnum Ut OF other nations in regard 20
the puailauimIu- conduct Of our EXgeu.
tive. They viewed th, head OF the Con.
iedncy as a true representative Of the lu.
teluFrugs honor and heJysrv of fls DrU.