The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-16

The annexed card, by the person who
claims to have written certain letters which
appeared in the .New York Herald OF the
18th instant, is published for his vindica-
ton merely. Our readers may see that
we have afforded quite as much space as
is due to matter in which that Journal
and its correspondent are alone concerned.
TO THE PUBLIC.
WAsHINoToN, Nov. Is, lS49.
observe in the Ne,c York Herald of the 18th in
slant garbled publication of letters addressed by
to the editor of that paper during the tspring
| and summer.
Those letters which, as published, are full of in
Temptations, and are garbed and altered from the
originals in many most important particulars,
were written by meas the confidential friend and
agent of that paper, but without any suggestion,
priyity, or knowledge of any member of General
Taylors Cabinet. They were hastily prepared, in
the full confidence that there did not exist earth
a man base enough to publish and pervert them as
Mr.. Bennett has done. ! never had any authority
from any member of General Taylor's Cabinet to
offer the patronage of the Government, or any
other consideration to the Herald for its support;
nor did ever make such offer, either orally or In
writing in the few interviews had with any men,
Der of the Cabinet, which always sought by
me, and never by either of them. l sometimes
conversed with them to the policy of the Admin
istration, but never with view their part that
should use or publish their conversation for the
purpose of influencing the Herald i'll its course, or
any other paper
NV letters were written to Mr. Bennett as his paid
agent for his private benefit, and sincerely at the
time wished success to his paper. The converse
tons related by Mr.. Bennett in the published let
tcrs falsely reported in that publication, and in
| such manner as to injure all concerned. / would
have dared to have approached either OF those
gentlemen with corrupt proposition. ! was my
self exceedingly anxious as friend OF Mr. Bennett
that the paper should do the Administration justice;
and from the professions and assurances given to
me by Mr. Bennett, had every reason to believe
that he would give the Administration hearty and
Jealous support For months past, have not been
able to see or converse with any member Of the
Presidents Cabinet. In the hasty scrawls wrote
privately and confidentially to Mr.. Bennett, gave
my loose impressions of the intended policy of the
Administration, and many differences which have
proved inaccurate, and in which / was totally mis-
taken.
No member of the Cabinet ever authorized or re-
quested me to ask Mr.. Bennett to write for the Adj
ministration, and the statements to this effect, as
published by Mr. Bennett, entirely untrue. had
no conception that these letters of mine would have
ever seen the light in any form. No member OF
| General Taylor's Cabinet is responsible for one
word contained in them: and so far as they or any
part of them may be construed as duplicating OF
committing any Of those gentlemen to any DECLARE
ton either of policy purpose, whichc have
the slightest tendencyto impicate them, the state
| ments are utterly and absolutely false. i repeat
| that employed agent by any
| member Of the Cabinet for airy purpose. j was
| an entire stranger to them but / was the agent
of the Ne,r York Herald, and by its editor, James
Gordon Bennett, was directed to give him all the
information | could obtain in regard to the policy
| of the Administration and its members.
| ] think it further my duty to add, that when
spoke to any member of the Cabinet of the support
| of the Ne,c York Herald, which had been assured
| by Mr.. Bennett would be given to the Administra-
tion each of those gentlemen distinctly declared
that they desired the support of no newspaper un.
| less the independent convictions Of its editor led
him to support it; and neither of them desired that
| any publication should be made of any thing they
had said; nor was it expected by them; nor did
either of them ever express desire to me to open
any correspondence with the, Ne,o York Herald, oil
any communication between themselves and Mr.
| Bennett.
| was never their organ Of communication of
single line to the Herald or its editor / received
| no favor from them, and asked none. Neither Of
! them ever knew or had reason to imagine that
had written any of those letters.
GEO. w. BREGA.