The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-21

for himself and some peTfons connected with his com
80 i ss.%s, for San Diego ssS Ssyss r..
the command OF funds, and means provided for tnem
transportation, effort was made by the consuis blr.
n ysi9a aoa = procure aapn~ss steamers TSsy agreed 10
take small number. as many as they could poesioy
provide for but difference arose between Colonel Wet
ers commlssary and Lieutenant Whppe as TO the per-
sons who 10 be preferred None were agreed on.
and consequently none sent
| The following letter from Mr. Nelson to Lieutenant
Whippie oil the 23d May shows this iact
PANAMA. May "a. lsao
SiRi Your Of tho "a instant has been received. An
arrangement. had previously besn made bswesn M g
numbsr OF persons a4ehed 10 the boundary com
ss Ne ws:ss sad ss
ged TO bis satisfaction
Of The Commission for The services u hoss
dessnaed by teis names were added oy me 70 the
issre bon being already TOO much crowded and his
~, with the prices OF passase s,lsched was ssn1 70 Mf
THIS hr refused alleging ne was the person by
lie coan AXE the selection Of those who were
and :ss j M I'd sssss % ssa S
ss bs ps.oS. e.. z r. m
wteo inf amed that The was already crowded,
apon tss SUPPOSED M necessity Of il San Diego
being Indispensable, e preferred dealnns tne wnos anl,
20 oaar han those seea,ed BY hlse Fofyourself and
Ia haste fs'p.e'a'y Your oeedlsn' VINE " NELSON
Lieut.. WnirPLE, United States army, DC.
This is the in which the affairs Of this connie
sion conducted in PanaT1t--a manner that Is
mildly characterized when we call II bunglng.
Colonel Weller. however. n his own proper person.
san Diego and IN me, e Snrng S
time il does appear that anything was done, and then
set ou for San Francisco business He was absent
far appears by the papers, until about The 4h OF oc
He left with Colonel Emory at San Diego his civil
employees, but without any instructions how they
rolo knru
what 10 do with them. In letter to the Secretary OF
State, OF the 18th September, he says
"Tne commissioner has been absent on business since
q sas s s 81
by but respectfully ask ior then moro
James Mooney and Dr. q G. Parry; and that, should ihsir
services be no longer . dsGqns may 10 gwen
Now here was this large party OF thirty three or thirty.
four persons assembled at Panama in the first place. and
after remaining there for months at last brought TO San
Diego. When there, the first duty TO be performed was
to settle scientifically what the lower point in the
harbor OF San Diego, in order to measure the marine
league below to the initial point. Now, what had these
civil employees to do during this time Colonel Well
he set out what the duties to be performed and the
order in which they would present themselves, And
what could he suppose the hos Of persons whom ne had
veyors nor astronomers could do TO forward the
sary obseryatsons! Colonel Emory shows that they had
nothing to do, and left by Colonel Weller burden
on hs hands Blu, during the absence Of Colonel Wei
Ter the necessary observations were made with sur
vey of the harbor OF San Diegoa dispute 10 IFS true
initial point fixed. This was reported BY Captain Gray
to Colonel Weller on the 4th Of October. ls49 and By
Colonel Weller TO the Department OF State on the 5h.
Immediately after his from his six weeks tour 10
| San Francisco
Capt Gray was afterwards despatched with q party to
ix the point of junction between the Ga and the Colo
RADIO, and explore the country between the two ponts
On his way he fell in with Col Golfers larty. and
indng them exhausted by their long and toilsome jour.
4 4. zf .o.l. ..l Iatu~ MALI s~..t~
Whippe and Foster TO proceed with their duties at the
Colorado, and he returned to San Diego with Col COL
Iier. Col Weller found in this violation OF the or.
iers which he had given to Capt Gray and in attempt
TO nfct personal chasisement on the captain for this
violation OF ORDERS the gallant colonel wouaded and
thus terminated his active duties 81.
Such is the information which have on this subject
it may be erroneous but II so, the senator from Cali
orna, who fully informed as to all these matters, can
sci me right And he can tell in what condition Col.
Weller was at the ,me and whether his habits while at
Panama and ia California were such as quahed him Tor
the control Of men or the unchecked management OF large
and manag ement OF this important commission. The sc
iual combat in which Colonel Weller wounded is not
any es ss % Sbpes psasS Su
conflict be makes out asrong case against Col Weller
OF arrogance and injustice towards him
Well the point al the mouth OF the Gila fixed by
the party OF Capt Gray and the Mexican commissioner,
| IN the absence Of Col. Weller. Another point upon m
elevation and on the line, was determined, from which
he szimuth Of the line between the initial point on the
Pacific and the mouth OF the Gila determined and
an experimental line between those points, BY which
he true line approximately but not exactly deter
mined But Col Weller did nothing in these operations
| ,xcept 10 embarrass and retard them. .s .sf
Such, them is the condition in which this bounday
commission stood when placed under my control in De-
ember last could detail but few OF these circumstances
he other day when the subject suddenly starred In
he Senate and those few but generally and impenectly
have since had opportunity oil referring TO the rec
,rd aud find II as detailed above; and TO correct
error into which had fallen. find that Col. Wellers
aro(s did not exceed the amount OF the appropriation.
out he left the commission involved In debt very much
beyond il ind TOO that COL Weller had not, as bad
supposed fixed the initial point the Pacific prior 70 the
irsi order for his dsmssa he had in fact done nothing
except TO expend large sum OF money, incumber the
commission with large number of useless employees
Tor whom he had no employment, and involve II in debt
4 Now, when take into view the facts detailed ~
this case drawn they almost wholly are from the ON
sal correspondence, think am sale IN saying thst no
which wished TO perform Its duties faith
fuIly and efficiently would have retained Col Weller in
this service no matter how closely he may have been con-
oected with its members by political association
| have been drawn ino this examination not BY any
seeking OF mine, but from necessty-genemen on the
| ,ther side having singled Col. Weller out and brought
| him prominently forward as blameess, and trust
worthy and efficient Officer. the victim OF prescription
and persecution. They have brought forward general
:harxes OF unwananabe removals.. and IRON among oil
he cases they have selected COL Welles ~ the one 10
heir opinion best sustaining their general charge. On
The case here made content to leave the question,
and lei the public Judge by the sample which they have
selected do not. however, think say that they have
,een fortunate In their selection ia.tt9.s . r. af n
Mr.. GWTN. The chief cause oil complaint against