The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-17

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To tho Editors.
A nendishly malicious and unmanly attack upon my
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Of appointments in Texas No O." over the signature OF
Texas" has just met my observations and feel i my
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straons to state that the communication referred to is
complete tissue OF falsehoods and misrepresentation,
nv standing as man and an humble agent Of the gov
ernment but at the time reflect dscredt General
Taylor and his cabinet for reappointng me to the station
now fill.
Ii is known that in 1s47 during the last admnisra
ton, an investigation OF my affairs superinduced by
the complaint OF few individuals. who were inmical to
me- because would not their selfish interests and
did my duty as an officer, "whout fear or favor" and
that Capt Leslie Chase OF the United States army,
dead, after the investigation, charged me with some
government Is base falsehood The reports made by
Capt Chase, together with my own explanatory state
ments, file in the departments These explana-
TONS and other concurrent facts, convincing to
the military and civil accounting officers OF the War De-
partment and Treasury, that upon investigation OF my
accounts they were received audited and settled in the
in my favor OF four hundred and eghtytwo dollars and
thrty-one cents, which the books of the treasury will
show, at the final settlement OF my accounts at Wash
ngton, D. c.. (where resided from November, lS4S, 10
TKKAsuRy DEPARTMENT .
Second AUDITORS Office. Lee. l. 1913
the fourth quarter lSi7 being your final from Gal
yesoa depot Texas has been received and examined ana
JIM McCALLA. Second Auditor.
Capt B. o. PAYs, present.
Treasury DEPARTMENT.
Second AUDITORS Office, Dec. 4, 1913
Sm You charged the books Of this Office with
any balance, your having all been settled and
closed No unsettled accounts, OF course remain in the
Office.
]. NJ dcCALLA, Second Auditor.
Capt B. o. PAYs, present
TREASURY DEPARTING tr
Third Auditor', Office, Dec, .. 1913
Sir, special statement Of your accounts, account
of lie subssr department, has been made passing
your credit voucher for services rendered by yon, ia
GsIve.an TeSs. by authority OF he Secretary Of War;
which ha. reported the Second compuoller for his
enee due you Of ,hsss hundred and forysx dollars and
for,y-nve cen,s, $50 90
PETER HAGNER, Auditor.
Capt. B. o. Pam, present
Treasury DEPARTMENT
Third Auditors Office, December IL, 1913
SR, Your account, agent of the de-
partment Gal esron, Texas supplemental the settle
for the second hrd and fourth quarters lS7 having
been aod adjusted this office and reported
the Second Comptroller, has been returned by that
officer with the following results balance Is fonnd due
you Of fosr hundred eighty dollars aud thinyone
cents ,iacIudng the subsistence balance S3a5 IS,
ported 70 you the 9th uno differing from the balance
rendered IN last acconnt current S9Jz III, ex-
panaon of which is given in the enclosed statement.
Very respectfully your ooed!sns naNrR Anao
To BEN OWEN PAYs, present.
TREASURY DgpARTMENT
Second AUDITORS Office, Dec. Is. 1913
SR Il affords pleasure inform you that appears
BY reports IRON the Second and Third Auditors that your
For tho balance found due you on the hnai settlement
requison the Secretary Of the Treasury has already
pa''e' vi Respectfully, etc, Ak PARIS.
b o. PAYs, esq Comptroller
The undue influence said to have been used m obtain
ing me a reinstaon TO Office the written recommend
alton or at least forty members OF Congress, OF the Senate
and the House OF Representatives which recommended
ton Is on file IN the War Department ..,
gress drawn up by some friends. describing the man.
in which had received my wounds, and the killing OF
the two unfortunate Germans upon the occasion OF h1ng
the salute for the celebration OF the victories gained al
the battles oil Churubusco and Contreras. This docu
ment after having been duly authenticated and support
ed BY the certificate Of the chief OF the department IN
which served, and the surgeon general oil the army,
laid before the committees OF the Senate and the
House, who, after repeatedly examining personally as
to the circumstance and my wounds reported iavofaoy
having been duped by me into awarding me pension.
The act granting the haf-pay pension OF sac per
went out OF Office, almost by unanimous vote and signed
by that lamened man as OF his last acts, the
augution OF Gen. Taylor. No blame can attach, there
fore, to either President Taylor or the Hon. Secretary
Crawford for settling my accounts, awarding me
pension, they were acts OF the past administration,
to which am much indebted for the honor conferred.
That ever represented myself as ian old soldier OF
Texas" is contemplate and malicious fasehood; and
II ever was in any campaign, except the Heideburg
war in New York, do not remember it. Yet I may
with proprety state that had the honor TO the
republic OF Texas captain Of ordnance three and
half years prior TO annexaiion and though such rep
rebate, with name that was "a byword for everything
that contemplate, strange 10 say received the
complimentary evidences OF the confidence reposed
In by the different Presidents Houston and Jones' and
the Secretaries OF War and Marine The following let
ter viii prove whether my department an army officer
OF Texas was creditabe to me or not:
Ausris, Feb. I, 1886.
sRi With this | have the pleasure OF forwarding your
Texas you desired, and the time avail myself
OF the opportunity ofexpretsng the satisfaction You have
given the Department OF War aud Marine by your officer
like and assduous attention your duties since your APP
! have the honor to be, very respectfully,
WIN O. COOKE,
Secretary War and Marine.
Capt B. o. PAYNE,
Ordnance Department
That this Office was OF more honor than profit, have
only to state the fact, that my paw was only $50 per
month in exchequer bills, in full compensation The
exchequers were frequently deprecated from 10 so per
cent
| was appointed to this Office BY Col. O. w. Hockey.
then Secretary OF War and Marine, on the Sd OF August
lst2, and was stationed at Houston Arsenal" until
after annexation, when was appointed agent OF the
ordnance department OF the United States BY the chief OF
theidepo with the appreciation OF Secretary Marcy, and
at Galveston until October, Is47 when was
relieved account OF the wounds which entirely dis
abIed me iron dny al the time, well the complaints
of some patriotic. humane, and disnierested friends
The gun stated 10 have been CONDEMNED seven years
before BY Captain Banks simply rusted In the bore,