The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-23
From the Springfield (Mass, Republican, z
cnI.ONEy. WARREN


umns for the following communication from ON,
whose statements can be Implicitly relied on, ana
who is perfectly familiar with the matters about
which he writes.
We remember few instances in our political hslo-
ry in which an incumbent oil oihce has been NO
ca,secssly and rulhessly ussailed as Col. Warren,
The recently appointed Assistant Postmaster Zen.
er,l. That lie is honest, faithful, and highly eth
Gent. nobody who knows him can deny. That he
had the mislorunl to fail In business, number 81
years since, is the, but statistics show That his fae
wa. only the same that has befcn ninety nine hun.
dredths OF The Boston merchants during the last
twenty-five years.
The only reason why he has been 70 Hereby slam
dered and abused by the opposition press, u, that
during his residence in Iowa. he was stanneh, un-
compromising, and most successful advocate q We
Whig party and did all in his power TO defeat tn.
M achinatons Of the opposing party. All the IN
fanny that attach 10 him for 80 doing, he VIII
we doubt not, be willing to bear.
With what credit Col. W. aequits himself IN me ne
new sphere to which he has been transferred, VIII
appear from the following extract from letter
written by the independent, higll-minded cores
pendent Of the Boston Courier:
Mr.. Warren wins golden opinions from every
body who has any business with his particular de-
parinient. He started of on full tide OF popularity
the first week he entered upon bis duiies 50 lar a.
his conduct Of public business Is concerned, more
prompt, agreeable, intelligent, and penilemanly OH
Ger cannot be found IN or out OF Washington
For The Republican.
Fiz Henry " Arren, Second Assistant Post :
master General.
Justice 10 this gentleman demands Thai the public
shonld know from reliable source something OF the
circumstances attending his business misfortnnes.
The writer will eudcavoT 10 state facts he 6no1fs
them to have occurred.
In December, ls43, p Warren & Sons ihe firm
in which Fitz Henry Warren was partner) failed.
John H. Warren, the elder brother. applied for a
discharge under the Massachusetts, lnsolyent law,
which was granted him. Neither p. Warren or
fhrfr DO
ton, nor have either since taken The course pre-
scribed, 10 secure that obecti Fits Henry having
BY the payment Of certain sums OF borrowed money
Immediately preceding the failure of the house de-
pived himself Of the privilege of the required oath
Of insolvency.
Pending action in the case Of john N. Warren, a
small number Of creditors demonstrated, and through
council Intercepted him In writing for the purpose
of uscertaining the of so large deficiency in
the assets of the concern and 10 obtain other infor
nation pertaining to their affairs. In reply MIR.
Warren was able to show losses TO an amount vary
Ing but little from dsinared thousand dollars 81
bad debts and otherwise during the previous six
years. and TO advert 10 other causes, proving beyond
question that the failure Of the house was an ineTi-
table result, and which, but for extreme exer.
tons, would have occurred Some years earlier
insinuations Of fraud against Fitz Henry Warren
either of the other partners are groundless The}
are men whose private characters ore above re-
proach, and not only did they sustain the loss Of
all their property, but were compelled to see Others
creditors suffer- and in some instances ruined with
out possessing power or means to prevent IL.
Politically, the writer has little TO say Of Colonel
Warren. He has always been an active and efficient
Wing and here lies the secret 10 the torrent Of abuse
showered upon him by the Locofoco press.
One word respecting the agency Of F. D. Beach
Esq (lIaster In Chuncery) In this matter. II aP
peara that the editor OF the Union applied to hin
for "Ms necessary Information to eiicidae the trs
history Of hi, Transaction !" and how has he gyer
H. He has written out every point calculated I,
reflect nnfnvorably upon Col Warren, while he ha'
omitted entirely 10 state the fact OF importance
in the case, and that is the immense losses Of thu
house for the five yenrs previous TO their failure
stated by Mr.. J. M. Warren when under examina
lion. Concealing this important item Of informa
lion, he has sought TO give renewed currency tf
The village gossip Of those days, such property
having been conveyed away for mutual benefit O.
partners" Petersburg connexions all fraud te
cover IN the effects Of the firm" &c. &C., (which
he must have learned long ago were mere matters O
Imagination, leaving the public impressed that lr
the wreck Of the house there yet exists gold tina
the sun never shown upon, md money that tn
] world never saw
/ So far as relates 10 thc fraudulent conveyance q
| property, will simply say that beyond meeting
their obligations from day 10 day, 7. Warren
Soma had no coniol of means for three years betor
their failure fact susceptible Of very positive proof
1 There was possible chance under the circlim
stances TO make any provision for confidential cred
| itors. And as 10 the Petersburg partnerships tn
hazardous chance for loss 10 the creditors IL
that quarter was the holding, the part Of p
! Warren & Sons, of G.. G. Warrens acceptances
4 thousand dollars which the said G.. G. Warren wa
compelled 10 take mp without ever having receive
an equivalent 10 The value Of penny fact equal
(, easy 10 substantiate
The other firm al Petersburg to which allusio
has been made IL at this time one of the largest cred
itors of the house.
t In the foregoing il has been my purpose to stat
facts with which am perfectly familiar,
n
question materially different are destitute Of founda
! ton In truth. HAMPDEs.