The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-25
WAR DEPARTMENT

Washington, April 23, 1919
SR have very good natnredy to answer the pe bal
message of ,e chief clerk delivered on saturday the FL.
instant .etaestng that would the mode
claim, Legally hold lfeesta in my appointment il
being permanent for so long The Office
right OF the Scret,y his VIII suggest resignation
which in itsef implies OF susi alton AXE the
removal; or virtually asks for an admission that
has been coInmttcd mafrA Ia sc, niaipm prob bum
That cannot do | .ts'm the right OF having CHI ,rsc
IN Idle against me- and II sustained discrcdit,
Then to subn,A 70 the penalty. claim the right o!
sea ts mvse and y T." n be
damages, it, at my will. To leave abruptly and do
70 be regarded private Office OF the SECRETARY of War
TO destroy at his pleasure, the incumbent he
him upon, then he could not rsh,tuy be removed The
act creating The Office mus BE opealcd, he entitled
ENJOY q. The only g,oand Tor removal, Justly considered
iclanl for myseI honesty in and out of Office fidelity
and capabh, and can produce abundant credible docu-
tnen'arJ evidence in confirmation OF what claim.
Unscr the 'retaliatory" law, cannot condemned
was and hope never 70 be poilrician unless il ub bv
some hsc"s pocus, be s that have all become
conI only be a suspicion Like -,sp,o,"s, already a..
lsung, find, have already produced preudices.
haye no reason to doubt that spirit would
willingly petsrcuto me, and the memory Of grandmother
to get what is my good f'r"e 10 possess. my pos
sseonisg convincod) has done il before ''' ''' All
The request for me to resign accompanied by n
marx ma. It was due to manltness not 10 hc,t,to BY
tiay claim equality; beyond that, placs only draws
dstIncton clitm Tor myself respectful consiiera
and In behalf OF The honorable gentleman who the
OF my being here, demand ii.
Am to understand that gentleman comes here for a
stated period with the right To aunul leg Al made
by Congress- and vioats entered into in good
faith between individuals aud tn. government, without
that action arising OF Just ground, and
without application OF tine ordinary rules pre- scrbcI to
cerksso,ne wrong actsl "Dccacy ard mauness should
nj all tunes be made to fortune, rather than
benefit from It, In bearing msfortuucs is be-
coming TOO, to kindly look upon and b msfor-
tnneSoi o'hers Inat request adc abruptly,
without the slightest in,nation beforehand. On
tory there was not 10 such ton
Ihen am IN honor bound to heed my ncon
E9elIng security in the perm ,ncnec OF my position
which had right to do have entered cations
That should no, have done had deemed my condition to
bc pecarious.
~ man placed here is obliged hear asper sons cas-
upon the private and public OF any Secretary and 10
lse "o'i'hsd and called upon sometimes To enter upon
nc aehst such aspetsions. That unplea SAINT 10
W ''''0"' "o
can only conclude by expressing NV convic,io, TIM,
20" my not nave sufficiently the snbrt and
10 a''u 20" uM intend no personal in VIVA,
nave wu,h pave written right as bavc n, nnenei
10 'te' a' asa sense OF justice prompts will saw mr.
th-r, that have hot-reckcssly Won mich, co,.I,,
written IN this blunt from an idea h,t vo' M a.
teuninet to dispose OF nor in The even, ot 10,
being done, To attribute ythiop Il, IN, etec, ri
letter, or To make any reference hereafter " N'
sha do no act rejecting upon myselfo friends shau
not resign. ~
Your obedient servant,
G. GLEN PEBBLES
lion. G.. w. CRAWFORD.