The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-17
Rev. E. GoopRIcH SMITH
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WASHINGTON, June IL, 1S49.

SIR; reply your note, l. That you required or
the Unon democratic paper, and never did So
3 That You always enjoined that political matter should be
most strictly excluded from the agricultural report; and 1t
was so.
You always said that all had 70 do gather and
facts statistics OF various kinds useful for all both
parties would probably them tor their own views or theo
they might do the census or any facts We
had the slightest reference the politics OF those from
whom information was sought and political matter was
struck out alike from the communications of wings and
democrats.
On seeing the article the Patent Office to which you
alude in the National ais at addressed cour-
note 10 the editor requesting him. as an act justice
To me, TO publish IL and assuring him that his informant
whoever he sht be, had deceived him He has done
and you viii hnd the snne in his paper OF to-day, Q3h9
but rend OF the justice which asked
for myself when say that view that article the Patent
Office most untrue far my knowledge extends in
its assertions and implications with references to yourself
and the gentlemen in the oice swell as to Mr. Ellsworth
your predecessor.
have always You koow, held disren, political opn-
in the scenes OF pocal strife Yet can never forget
kindness and sympathy OF yourself and family to me and
from my duty to God, if allowed any consid eraons to
from manly willingness to d. you that justice
which, as fellow citizen and Christian ! am bound to
''''''' A' E. 'GtooD ii III SMITH
late Commissioner of Patents
The letters which we have given above, we think ef
ectuay dispose OF the first specific fasehoo1 OF the
National Wing
We have proved by the gentlemen whose names it
presumed to give, that it is untrue and false in
particular. If it had named other persons, should
have shown the statement to be equally false in regard
to them; for required requested clerk en-
poyed IN the Patent Office to Drc political article for
the UNION, or for any other paper
We now proceed to the specific charge put forth
in the article of the Whg, 1t is of grave charac
ter and charges with using the influence of the Office
then held for the purpose Of avosm towards our po
litca friends, and injustice towards those who po
htcaly opposed TO act which, if tue, should for
ever disgrace and dsquay for any future public
employment We will now show that it is falsehood
as Shameless unprncpled, and base. as that which
have Just refued and put down
The following is the charge:
The partisan spirit OF the head of the oi,e (Mr Burke)
and his employees necessarily spread to and infected
veators and their agents and those who good and
true democrats active democrats could get their business
faith had wait the slow of the wheel and to
ter every obstacle their Such was the Patent
Office under Mr. Buke-an out and out political ma
Ich inc"
Knowing that this charge also false in every par
ucula addressed the following letter to the principal
examiners assistant examiners and dTaughsnan of the
Patent Oice-a majority of whom are wings, as far as
their political opinions knownand received from
them the annexed replies
Letter addressed TO The Examiners, &c. Of the Patent O
WASHINGTON, juno Is, 1910.
GkNTLEN.N In an article pubiis he'd editoraly in tho
National Wh'g Of the l2,h instant, charged with hay