The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-10

sdiusnt general 9th southern DIVISION still acting unde,
the eve OF Gen Jackson Do you believe be would have
aT' ma. ywSo neither sss wealth
power nor influence TO hack him-who had climbed up
The steep from subordinate positonwho then bu!
have We. thus pledged hiussi that was without gale and
deceit unless he had believed that the FIVE yeats proba-
lion in service was good guarantee for my future
ductf why, SIR, these recent CARNATIONS that have
seen charge me with eveything--charge me with de-
sign 10 il is the person character
know nct have nsser threatened or thought OF such
other and all ask Of my adyersares in life is not 2
assassnaie me when my back 10 turned. have met all
my adyersaries that have arayed themselves agans. me-
have Wanted nothing, nor do vaunt II IL only as
charging duly devolving upon me- and 10 an unsougn
Well. sir retired from this as win show, to private
when resigned for after left here, Congress miro
duced and enacted law reducing the number Of agents.
Of il and through him was appTiasd Of it, as this
tract az a letter from Mr. Calhoun will show. He says
to Col Meigs, under date OF April 20. 1878:
"You are requested to inform all subagent." Il was
1 4 xed =. 1--we hundred dollars year from
tho aoh instant, and TIA. they win eoa'nae 70 perform all
Upon this intimaiion quit My salary, which had
formerly been equal to thirteen hundred dollars per an
mum, was reduced TO five hundred dollars. COL Megs
IN writing Mr. Pleasanton. the Auditor, says, when
speaking OF me:
swhen he received the information Of the alteration OF
the salaries Of Indian sgsa,, he resigned his appointment
II appears Mr. President that after had retired TO pr
vae life was not exempt from annoyances either fan
ced or real The government owed me salary as first
lieutenant from October to the first OF March My &C
of the Indian agency that The quarter had drawn in ad
Washington had not expired, and that balance
Of some sixty seven dollars remained unpaid to that de-
partmenta balance, us appeared OF sixty-seven dol
lars and some cents against me- However the govern
ment gave notice OF that soon as my whereabout
my location was not in cornerand direc
ton was given for the dollars The
Secretary the time, was sppzed by my forward
ing my accounts that the government owed me balance
OF several months pay as lieutenant The account was
rejected and the suit ordered to be instituted against
me forthwith, and remained for years under the charge
Of being defaulter, when the government. as will
show owed me two hundred and seventy dollars
suppose this done upon the principle though know
moi why. that i 10 easier to crush the egg than II is to
destroy the adder II might be that some day, il per.
med u country q anS q Me aaspfa e
mark on the times but the youth. unended by gratui
ious Offering OF manly friendship. unbough nnbrbed
and uncommanded, might easily be ruined BY the brand
But, sir, il was unavailng. In 1891, when my nc.
counts had been repeatedly sent on for adjustment and
ssT without investigating the item at ALL an order was
issued for the apparent balance in which the Second Au
ditor says:
.You will please to institute suit without delay. Mr..
rct OF Tennessee"
Well. air. the suit was instituted; and what was the
RESULT In the mean time had become man of note
%i n wa. O before
people without opposition TO seat in Congress. The
people were kind to me. They were generous. ! had
We had formed wall OF fire along the frontier against
the savage enemy, and not forgotten in my days of
humility. The tables turned, sir. Again MIR. Lee, in
sending an order to MIR. Pleasanton, says:
cE O.. u..xst I.ta n.
Secretary o. War the .nm Of sS7 d. for which he
cr bat the balance due him win be withheld until am
appnzed through Of his having the costs Of
prosecution"
novel way OF doing business, II would pay the
costs, should discharge myself from the reputation OF
deiaulter [Laushter1 Then here i my balanced &C
inent and il was due me from 1915 until audited and
settled in April ls22 Two hundred and fty-one dollars
due lieutenant at the time the suit was order
ed, and il was withheld for four years.
Then, in addition TO that, an item was admitted for
horse-I mean that with which conducted the delega-
ton It's destination. This was $50, which was allowed
for transportation as the did not furnish me
with horse. That was approved by Mr.. Calhoun in
1924, for he says;
seen. Houston being bound TO furnish horse to
perform the journey the charge for the use Of bore Is
allowed. j. q. O..
This made in all s2s7 OF, and this is an evidence Of
my .rnaifeasanee' in Office. There is evidence OF
bad faith here. i feel that il have not vndicated N.Y.
self truth. that nomnipotent, has vindicated me.
From the day OF my enlistment in 1913 up TO the pres
ent day in all my connection with government there is
not jot title that be brought against hope,
far as concerned about this natter have shown
that there justification for the charge, and no
foundation for IT,
II remains an inquiry, sir, to how this charge
originated. How did an accusation so long gone by
come up at this period Whence could IL have circu.
lated Where could il have nestled all this time, now 10
be brought forward charge against mel II may In
part be accounted for from the fact that may be
this communication to the "Southern Press II says
have to inform the SENATOR however, that there
&c beyond the limits " his acquaintance who more
Intimately acquainted with hts history than am IL !,
certainly the privilege OF all 10 be familiar with the lives
great men--cven In their own concert"
Il has been my misfortune Of late to some EXTENT
have never complained much about IL, for got alons
very well, having good constitution and hearty TEN
perament-bu must confess that individuals in South
Carolina, who profess such thorough knowledge o
my character are sometimes fault and when attack
about year or a year and bali since, and threatened
with the exposure oil the contents OF diary Of forth
coming history, going into my private relations and ever,
thing else really had not thought bad become, TO
the last twenty-five years. man OF sufficient importance
10 form item in the diary OF forthcoming HISTORY
by any literary distinguished gentleman OF the presen
day dreamed of IT, sir. To be known TO hisor.
is rather astonishing to have not asplrcd in tina
way really dstrust the correctness Of the inflammation
Of Individuals when they bring such charges as this tina
have just met There is no portion OF my life, perhaps
thai mig hi have been somewhat improved, gded,
embellIshed But STILL sir, considering the hafd mode
lie through which have passed, the various rubbing
through which have squeezed and all these matters,
perhaps have little 10 regret as number OF others
and can only say IN the charitable language OF Ho
Writ, Let him that IL without sin among you cast tn
first stone" The relations, that have borne TO III
i IL ii he. k.nRt ~