The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-08
Communicated.
A Card.

Mrs. Decatur will excuse Miss Mcknight from ad-
dressing her in style entirely differing from her usual
intercourse for fortythree years She had intended
to notice that extraordinary letter of the 23d under
oath, she did the first but friends thought il due to
herself to deny the many gross untruths it contains
guided by the blessed truths of Divine Revelation, should
under oath; contradict herself often AS the reply
sent to the office several days since is too lengthy to APP
pear whilst such amount OF valuable matter is pressed
for publications very brief reply must suffice for the
present
In the first place, being EYE. witness 10 the de-
livery of swords and charlottesville former unbroken,
the latter large and handsome-Miss Mcknight must
insist upon the fact and other witnesses prove at
future period AT the same time, Miss Nick. denies
ever having written any of the honorable members,
any of the senator's which Mrs D. her Of The
only letter Miss Mex wrote was in reply to Mrs Deca-
tur 1882 Mrs D. says "The bill is before the House,
but will be defeated by the amendment Rest assured, if
you have wrten-as am informed you have, but cannot
believe tit is not to benefit you but political to
defeat il and mortiiy Gen Jackson-he having recon-
paper neither should feel authorized. to dictate to the
honorable gentlemen" any other than what they
think proper, feeling assured it emanated in kind feel
ngs towards my be- lamened unce's family, and
not with any political view whatever You copied the
tue first lines, and sent it to the members We, too had
friend in the House, who wrote Immediately TO Phila-
dephia for copy OF my letter. which at frustrated
your plan If any letters written, it not by
You requested Colonel Bomad to say to the interpreter
OF the Indians, q do not recollect the rbe,) that you
would like to them. The pawnee chief had his
bride You made speech when handing them the
swordsnot broken oneswhich was Interpreted to Them
far as | can recollect, "that you the wife
of warrior like Them" sc. One pair of handsome
epaulees given to one-beads to the bride Seeing
is believing II became The town talk, without
either my. sister or | promulgating it. did not
tell you Major Twiggs had thirty thousand when
he married; he had but his pay. Neither did | say
Dr. Knapp had one hundred thousand dollars You
asked about his fortune REPLIED his practice yielded
between five and six thousand You replied, That is
equal to one hundred thousand. My one thousand
ceived spent in satisfactory to myself, with
out feeling called upon 10 account to any one particular
y you did with the property left noby and
generously left by our dear UNCLE with full confidence
you would fulfil his wishes towards those he had taken
as his own. The evidences numerous and strong
that il is useless to dwell here upon them had there been
none other but the frequent assertions OF the late Gen
K. g. Harper, to whom uncle made known all his
attentions to and the General told you more than
once, he it that first influenced Congress to act IN
the generous way in which they did They knew that
Gen. Harper never spoke but TRUTH He, with some other
kind friends did all without my aid Until this winter,
have spoken any member the subject They
can testify never spoke word OF abuse you call
| ii. Our uncle, Col Decatur did not take the four
swords few weeks after uncles death, if you recoecl
right Lieutenant (now Captain) Meyer took them
than twelvemonth after
With many regrets that you have compelled me &c
contradict you thus publicly do assure you have re-
ceved such strong testimonials in favor Of my veracty
that can you, and the very highly respectable
gentleman OF Philadelphia, that heed him not
MARCH 7, lS40..