Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-03-07

! BELlG ERENT CORRESPONDENTS
srrwErs Csr Ss,sLps Arp ssSiros Bseee
The National inieiligsncet Of Wednesday
morning cou,sihs the following ei,isordina
/ " eotrcspondeoee -
wAsHmeros. Feb. %, lsls.
/ Hon StoSey BReese -
! Stt-On nv return 10 this country ftom
/ MEXICO, broken In constitution, feeble In
health. and sill suffering under the eAec, Of
wounds. YOU we're the only man IN the city
/ of Washington who received me with cold.
ness and unkindness When The city hon.
oted me with public dinner. which was
generously intended, not only a. compll.
mrni TO me, but to my State, yoo were the
only man who declined To attend that dinner.
You went farther; you propsgsied q report
here In Washington, and civruistcd II after.
ward 10 lIlinois, that was ioslieibls 10 The
office OF Senator. and this too ahsr had
poured out my blood like water 90 the battle
field OF my country. You published en- sr,i-
Gle ia tie ST. Louis Republican, ehsfeinr
me with ineliRibilliy doing that which I
thought no man 10 these United Sistes would
have been mean enough to do 10 my case,
sven iii had been ifue. You, however, did
,hi,. knowing 1t to be untrue. On this sub.
lect have simply To say, tina, had been de-
(ea,ed by you on tina, afound, had sworn
In m, heart that you never should have prof.
ned by your success and depeod upon II,
would have kept that vow. regardless Of con.
sequences That, however. " nov paved.
and the vow is cancelled by your dsfsat,
Why | address you now. is stmply this In
1870 you gave rnr something In the shape Of
o final certificate OF Naturalization IN Eifing-
ham Court You knew at the time that ]
was naturalized BY law, and by the na,urali-
zaiion of my lsIher while was a minor.
told you The Circumstances, and, ~ ] then
talked OF going TO Canada In case OF war,
YOU offered To give me a certificate which
would simplify the proof in case of difficulty.
Now wish you TO give me letter acknowl-
edeinf these facts. write you q private let
ter for that purpose should have SAM a
friend nj once and imperativoly demanded
such a letter but felt that in disgrscins you
should disgrace the Stale thai had made you
and myself Senators, and also wished TO give
YOU an opportunity TO make this acknowledge
men, quietly. IL, however, you persist In
your course Of injustice toward me, add re-
fuse this request, here give you fair warm
ing. Lei the consequence fall on Jour own
head shall hold myself acquitted, both
before God and man, for The course ] shall
feel bound 10 pursue toward you.
Your obedisoi servant,
JAS SHIELDS.
Then follows a long reply Of Judge Brsese.
denying the charges Of the letter in a digni-
fed manner, defying oil threats OF asssssinA-
ton, and concluding 90 follows
lit be true that his father was Ia this
county and natutalized, is IL possible that
6 eneral Shields should know the fact, and
not know the Stale and county where II &C.
Cured When authentic copies Of those
naturalization pspers. If they exist, could be
so easily procured, is II not strange he should
attempt TO ex,ou from me, by menace,
statement which. il obtained, could have no
legal bearing upon the subjectf What The
are against which Genstnl
Shields gives me fair warning, IL ] psrsist In
what no sane man will call injustice, am
equally ignorant Of and indifferent 10. One
thing is certain, be they what they may,
have not given, nor shall ! give, any state
ment OF the character required. either quietly
or upon imperative demands. In conclusion
! will state, that have neither provoked
nor desired the necessity that has irnpelied
me TO make ihi. communication. l respect
fully submit 1t, under tbs full conviction that
II 10 called for by the circumstances.
SYDNEY BREESE.
'WAsHIsoToN, Feb. 90, 18ie'
This business has created . strong sensa-
ton in favor Of Judge Bieese and sesinst
Gen, Shields. The feeling in the Senate on
Wednesday was one of mingled surprise, re
gre', and notification. Indeed, the whole
is asionshed ,ha, The gallant
Gen. Shields should descend 10 tie threats