The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-08
Gen. Houston 10 Gen. Gadsden.

were
pleased TO PROFOUND TO me on former occasion, and to
which that communication alludes Received as they
were during the session OF Congress, bestowed upon
them only cursory notice. Substantive and important
duties and obligations then absorbed my attention; and
in view Of the relations which we occupied To-.
wards each other, was at that time unable to per-
addressed to me. You not one OF my immediate
constituents To their interests my services were due
and my whole attention devoted Your intenogaories
therefore, caused me not single reflection, until they
were again obtruded upon my recollection by the an
nouncemen contained in your recent letter OF the fact
that they remained unanswered
Our relations, however, since that time, have become
changed Your present Official or guasi-ofeial posi-
bon,' a member of the erecuttpe comDuee of south
Carolina would OF itself give dignity and importance
capacity alone ] should cbeehuly acknowledge your
right 10 nieogate me as 10 my Official course and opn.
ons but When in addition to this you appear upon the
arena as the champion Of another your double capacity
gives double eject to whatever lesson you may please
TO read or TO whatever rebuke you may please TO admin
steI This imposing dupfcy OF character and posi.
tion"-his union of the committeeman and the cham
lice.
From the language in which you are pleased to refer
TO the late circular addressed by my constituents
you have evidently misunderstood or misconstrued both
its import and its object II issued several DAYS pre-
vous TO the adjournment OF Congress, and its intention
was TO make known TO my constituents the course and
measures OF the gentleman who had denounced me for
my vote the Oregon bill He had made The attack.
duty which owed 10 those whom represented no less
than TO myself The charges and facts arrayed against
that gentleman in my circular he neither repe nor
deny As history they are as verabe and well estab.
shed as any which the threatened publication of youi
long.kept Diary can disclose. They were made and
published TO the world when the gentleman was present
and could have answered, had he chosen But he was
silent when ne should have spoken, II at ALL and that
silence, as be well knew, was tantamount 10 an une.
quivoca acknowledgment on his part of the truth OF my
statements and charges against him But although from
the condition of things the gentleman finds himself un
able to carry on war in person. the mode of eectine his
object through distinguished member OF the executive
committee OF his State seems 10 have been subsn,sd
one calculated to crafty alike his individual bitter.
ness and TO place at his disposal species Of guerrilla
fop' ds rsssrv well adapted to his new system Of war.
.nor A.nougn ne was silent when he should have
SPOKEN, and cannot now speak, when he should be 81
yel otnefs can speak for him and he can utter his
threats and denunciatons, through other rnopshs in
sYie AZ CLASSICAL and with epithets as select al iho.e
epistle. anu 'e'iofs Vi your
But neither the positiyeness Of your ,tatemen,. d,
authority OF your Diary" the boasted sccurac e ~
your memory must prevent me from correcting an srro
into which you have blundered In stating thai ba
coaesced with one for any purpose, whom though,
no debasng epithet could be misapped, vou nu.,s ~
mistoken-for such is not tie truth ~
You are pleased to taunt me with defective educa
ton While-admittng the truth of this charge mus,
say that have long since learned to regard II as an in
cldenal misfortune, arising from my circumstances in
early fe As such, may acknowledge il; but there can
De no poprety in imputng il to fault tauning
me WIN II as crime, ! was educated at "oid field
scnoon9uN al small expense while you, sir, edu-
Gated at West Point Academy, considerable expense l.
poorly and at individual you, h,ghiv and at pubic
COST when we entered the army, your patriotism was
aroused by the gu Of commission enlisted private
rights OF my country, and protect bleeding frontier
You received your promotions grauitousI fought for
mine. You depended upon educaton-I upon common
sense When the question arises which Of us has rem