The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-03
IL. H. GiiIet, Esq.

IL. II. GtlIet, Esq.
Recently obscure country paper made wanton
attack upon MIR. Gilie the Solicitor OF the Treasury
Inoorance given 10 ii by being transferred to the
Albany Evening Journal On meeting with the charges,
Ne addressed the communication 10 that paper which
oov beowt II stamps with falsehood the stale calumny
Doy published for purpose not disguised in The Journal
IA them that paper demanded that he should be made to
.valk the plank" We have again and examined
the evidence referred to, and pronounce it conclusive,
,.all will who will take the pains to examine it.
III ae Editors of the Albany EUening Journal;
WASHING ron, May %, 1913
sv have this moment met with your paper OF the 18Th
,,,nt in which you copy, you state, certain charges
Gains, m TO- from the Ogdensbur5 Sentinel These were
e. made in I80 and ave been since often repeated and
. ohen reGlted. The caumny is now revived for special
l;caI purposes 1t be feared that Gen Taylor,
.,.,d of removing from the Solicitors Office, may
manimousy invite me to another of the same dignity.
tn office referred has been solicited by by
INV pocal friends for me, 10 my knowledge have ever
preferred, as lhose ooou' ING won A0"' '' o''oo ~
hold
1.-THE charges paper are true the Secretary OF the
Treasury by calling Tor the records in his own department.
will have before him perfect and inconestabe evidences oil
v uodness for any position under the government But
hs records III prove charges utterly false and ground
, The same were published in 1855, to prevent my
confirmation Register They were promptly met and re-
neIed Many wing papers-and, among them, some al
R,dalo-publshed the reiutation The enclosed article
from the Washington Union then published with my
,,hor which wish you to copy with this letter in your
n,oer II put the caumny at rest at the time The invi-
,ion contained in it, To examine the evidence In my
ssession showing that the charges false, is
landed to you any respectable agent or correspond
a., Won may nane. The same invitation is extended TO
any person who believes the truth of the charges contained
in your paper Ifyou will examine the evidence for your
.il YOU will be satisfied that ought not to be made to
vaIk the plank" for the which you assign. How
Ib,ve neorned my duties officer Of the Treasury,
is known to the President and to his cabinet and 10 the
public I'll have failed to discharge them honestly, faith.
uly and promptly, required by the constitution and
laws then it will be the duty of the President to assign
such cause and to at once. The most rigid
scrutiny is invited. Your obj scr't,
R. H. GILLET
From the Washington Union.
R. H. GrLEr, ESQ AND HIS AssAILANrs
In the United States Gazette Commercial Advertiser and
some other papers, Mr. Ge has been assaulted concerning
the expense Of delegation OF Seneca Indians brought to
this city 1888 and provisions furnished at Indian
council near Buffalo that year
We authorized say, that the delegation alluded to
were brought this city by Mr. Gille, nor had he
thing whatever do with their expenses or did he ever
present ccount for snch expenses An Indian dgenf
did present similar account nearly every item OF which
was rejected by the accounting officers Mr. Glet did not
furnish the provisions referred have anything do
with them He paid for them the legal requsition OF
the United States agent being furnished evidence
their consumption and reasonable price, was his duty
TO do , -
The council referred to- instead of lasting but nine days
a. asserted continued several weeks and instead of but
eighty persons attending many hundreds were present
and fed by the agent usual such occasions
being the agents and not the duy to attend
10 this branch business Mr. Giliet employed for
longer and different time than that stated He charged Tor
personal services what the law Of Congress authorized
and no more His finally settled at the time
by lawful accounting officers, in pursuance OF the sta.
These charges against Mr. Gllet made for election
eenng purposes in lS4D aud were promptly and fully re
ted the time We have seen the evidences on which this
state sa is made and affirm that il is full and satstacto
ry We are authorized by Mr.. Gier say that he viii
sunni, these proofs editor who has published the
charges against him. any member OF Congress who
wishes tn know wi truf