The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-02
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
FRIDAY MOANING, NOV. ,, ls4s.
mr. Secretary Eviag snd Heass Rent-Misrs pre-
ssntations and Faisehoods OF hls Defenders.

In late number Of the New York Courier and En-
quirer fad the following letter from correspondent
Of that paper. writing from this city
En- Commissioner B1kss eaiImay spoa Mfr. Ewing.
WASHINGTON. October %, 1919.
When. in the early part o. this month the Union pub.
with the enofmy of selling the office of public gardener
for consideration Of 500, in the way Of t
received here with general smile But recent de-
velopments show that the Invented by Mr.
Union. deliberately with malice prepense and that the in
dyidual whose name he used Of the base
showing the desp plooSad Or pa@y @ which M Burke
has descended in his discrimination 70 ayenge the injury he
saoonct statement Of manner in which he osied upon
the public, under the guise Of the plain story Of simple
In March last Mr. Ewing leased house for private resi-
denee OF Mr. Douglass ardent industrious. and lfo
,cheh Advance Of the anosa formerly paid by
person who used the tenement as boarding house
Douglas who follows for livelihood the vocation OF
florist became an applicant for the office Of public garden
unaccountnblo Mr.. Ewing began to regard Mr. Douglas
as an Insaera6le anaoyanee and conveyed 70 hum The
in question until next winter, alter the meeting of Con
gess Thsreupon NJ. d. in anger and u haste wrote the
lion thar he lMr should decline executing lease for
sSfi
house, requested his attorney TO call on Mr. and request
hs Tine 1a ssas a@d Mr.
Ewing promptly Withdrew from the house.
present lorooco Sgeanf-a Arms Of ne Senate, who had
previously conferred with Mr. Ewing the subject Of
s him ms ss M
him Dongas> public gardener in consideration Of lease
agreed upon And further appeared that Mr. Douglas
had. in his simplicity, believed that Mr. Ewing had
should here state that Mr. Burke while Commissioner
Of Patents had given Mr. Douglas for several years the
tent oce-a contract worth from 900 81 500 per an
mum. They the most friendly and intimate terms
and the simple gardener became easy instrument in
the hands OF the willy and unscrupulous partisan.
How far Mr.. Beale acted his part nndeI the direction Of
Mr. Burke, has not yet anspIed; but sn proof that
time after Mr. Beale made his extraordinary commu-
nca,on TO Mr. Mr. Burke had several Interviews with
Bile game that the present incumbent OF he office Of pub
had Masn ss 10 e Psaen IN his heha
&c. 1t then that MIR. Douglas became impatient,
that the Office question would be acted until aer
the meeting of Congress .
Ewing to which attack all win see the facts have de-
tailed were only preliminary. Accordingly, alter waiting
Information in the premises he makes the reckless and ioo
hardy assault Of the 9th inst charging upon cabinet
minister the gross corruption OF selling pubic oice Tor
submit the question all honest and honorable men,
ment whom the aint of dishonor rested for
moment, does not merit the seyerest condemnation.
was wholly gnoan, OF Mr. Burkes object at the time Of
his nterfsence in the matter and is highly indignant AT
b
All the material statements in the preceding letter. SO
far they relate to the junior editor of the Union.
base and unmigated fasehoods, manufactured out of
whole cloth, will be by the following note OF
Mr.. Douglas addressed to the editors
To fhs Editors of the Uniom.
GEsrLKMEs, have Just seen letter in the New York
Courier and Enquirer written from this city, under date of
which the writer PRETEND. 70 give aesaled and authentic
version Of the relating 70 the transactions
my house BY tina, gensman have now only o say that
the ',a'smsn IN hs, se, Ie'eeng Mr. burke are to-
solicited mo, make statement OF the seis him
concerning the transactions between myself and Mr. Ew
Ing, alluded to but the contrary Voluntarily and OF my
own accord, went TO his house and stated to hun the facts
which were published IN the Union respecting The house
ue stated TO him many more which be did
Mr. sas a ns
statement from me- but patiently heard what had TO say
and alter had concluded my sts@en, he asked me-
would give him leave publish in the Union, TO which
had with The affair." to my knowledge The statements Of
~ concerning Mr. Burke have, therefore, not particle
The statement OF ~" that "Mr Douglas now asserts thai
he was wholly ignorant OF Mr. Bukes object at the time
Mr.. u : conduct" Is utterly iase voluntarily made The
statement 70 Mr. Burke Tor the purpose oil having pub
WILL conclusion add that all the facts relating to the
house rent In connexon with Mr. Ewing. have not yet
the public eye II any pectabIe whig paper will
give the benefit OF its columns the public shalt know
about this affair and if the friends OF Mr. Ewing
think my letter indecoous will give IL to the public,
in order that impartial Judgment may be passed upon IT.
WASHINGTON, Oct 81, 1919.
Thus, so far Mr. Douglas is concerned, the state
ments Of this anonymous beler to the effect that the ju
Nor editor invented the story concerning the transactions
between The Secretary OF the Interior and Mr. D. and in
duced the latter endorse H. baresced and shocking
fasehoods, degrading to their author il he possessed
particle Of responsibility and rejecting credit upon the
paper in which they permitted to appear The state
ment or rather the nnuendo that the junior editor Of this
paper had any communication with Mr. Beae in relation
to this affair, is equally unfounded and false We have
passed word with Mr. Beale upon the subject nor
had the least communication with him in relation to it.
IL is equally untrue that were dissatisfied with our
removal from the Office Of Commissioners OF Patents. OF
had the least personal hostility to Mr. Ewing. We have
no reason to be his personal enemy We know but little
OF him personally and not that he has done
the least injury in private personal affairs and
relations We held the Office OF Commissioner OF Patents
ten weeks after he appointed Secretary of the In.
terror, during which time both official and personal
intercourse respectful and courteous on both sides
AT least designed that it should be so on our side,
and we will do Mr. Ewing the justice to say that il was
on his Therefore, we had no reason for personal ILL
will or hostility against him.
With regard to our removal, we have never complained
Of it. We never placed the least reliance on the promises
and pledoes Of General TAYLOR We were confident his