The republic., 1851-11-03
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graph in the Louisville Journal, Whig paper
that in past times has abused me without mercy
and, what is worse, without cause. This is the
most decent notice of my humble self have ever
seen In that paper;
"Nir. Wcstcott, formerly Democratic United
States Senator from Florida is assistant editor
OF the New York Herald. He was the man that re-
Gently got up the famous Greer and Donaldson
correspondence. Under the names of Greer and
Donaldson he addressed letters TO all the promi
nent Democratic leaders in the country, and got
answers from them giving their views as to the
nomination of a Democratic candidate for the next
Presidency. These answers, some twenty or
thirty in number, he published in the Herald, to
the great amusement of the Wings and the con-
siernaton of the Democracy.
''We see that the Glasgow (Mo.) Banner, and
some other Democratic papers, IN denonncing MIR.
Westcott for this proceeding, call him Wing.
They award him honor TO which he Is not enti-
tied. There was no fiercer Locoioco in the United
States Senate than he, and he has never indicated
any change of politics"
The many and various paragraphs connecting
me with the Donaldson and Greer correspondence,
that have appeared within the last two months In
sundry other Whig and Democratic papers
throughout the country, have not escaped my no.
tice The first promulgators OF the untruth, that
/ w2svthe auther of the correspondence, were the
editors of the New York Eosning Post. In re-
spcctful note. the day they attributed il to
formant ('authority," believe, the phrase)
for the statement they made; and took especial
10 them that had nothing TO do with
those letters their publication In any wise.
Those editors had not grace enough TO notice my
denial but ineerted an extract from my note ask
ing for their authority, with an allegation that the
statement was made upon rumor, and added quite
chivalrous declarations, that they held themselves
irresponsible" for their announcement. next
procured to be inserted in the Herald brief card
reiterating my denial; and yielding TO the adj
vice of friends, | concluded to take no further
notice OF the subject Since then the accusa-
tion against me has been repeated so often, and III
many different ways In various prints, that
i have been induced 10 make some little invcs-
tgation of the matter. In doing so Obtained
in the first place, from gentlemen to whom Donald
and Greer had addressed letters, the originals
OF those letters, and, accompanied by a friend,
(from S. CO. called at No. ll3 Beekman street, in
this city, where D. and G. had requested their letters
TO be directed, and, alter making full inquiries, OBJ
tanned the following certificate from the very
spectacle proprietor OF the iron ware store, at that
number, whose name Is affixed to 1t. Mr. John ID
Keyser, whose name is mentioned in the certificate
formerly occupied the same store. Being informed
that he had received letter from ID. or q called
upon him, but he declined communicating to me
any thing at all explicit or certain, or definite, so
that could thereby be aided in prosecuting my In.
quiries. MIR. X. is, believe, Secretary OF the Land
Reform Association in this city; at any rate lead
ing man OF that party, and was active IN the pro-
ceedings at Tammany Hall, had few weeks ago,
Land Rcformers, and Abolitionists or Fres- -soers,
and Of Old Hunkers, and all other sorts and kinds
of people willing to be called Democrats and, as
turned out, to promote the nomination of the Hon.
Isaac p Walker for the Presidency. / presume
that he might, if disposed, throw some light on the
whereabouts and ,rho abouts of Donaldson and
Greer, if they are real persons, and, if not, who
probably contrived the correspondence, If 1t Is
hoax.
When the letters were first published, bad no
suspicion that any OF them were not true and gen.
uine, and am now entirely satisfied that those
published written by General Commander, of
South Carolina; Samuel Treat, esq, OF Missouri;
Hon. VIM. r. King, of Alabama; E. Croswell,
esq; b. F. Hallett, esq; VIM. +. Ritchie, esq.,, OF
Giddings and MIR. Chasc, of Ohio; ex- President
Van Boren, and the others published as addressed
to Donaldson and Greer, are all authentic. The
gentlemen just named have not, in single in
stance, disputed the authenticity of the letters i'm
puted to them, and several have admitted 1t.
do not yet know that the letters of Donaldson and
Greer are fictitious though the circumstance that
they do not come forth and show Themselves quite
suspicious, and also the fact that they do not call
for the letters addressed to them remaining at the
Astor House. Without having had any thing TO do
with the publication in the Herald, and without
any connexion with, or relation to, your paper,
authorizing any attempt at interference as to such
publication, do not hesitate to avow my gratih-
cation at it. Some of the letters, and particularly
those of the three or four gentlemen first named
above, are, in my judgment, highly creditable TO
their authors; and, indeed, all OF the batch are
useful. trust, if there any others left, they
will be made public. They must tend TO satisfy the
southern Democracy to the folly, wickedness and
degradation of countcnancing an amagamation
with what is called the northern Democracy in the
next Presidential election. The development and
exposure Of the project of faterniZpg the southern
and northern Democracy in Baltimore conven-
ton, by adopting half dozen humbug resolutions
and calling them platform, must be salutary
do not believe the southern Democracy can be hum
bugged into sustaining any candidate that Pre-
Il II. Senator
Chase Of Ohio, or Senator Sumner of Massachu-
setts would agree TO support. If the southern De-
mocraey arc willing 10 do so, they deserve to be
cheated; and hope they may be cheated, and
am certain they will bccheated. Some intriguing
aspirnnts in the South may be willing to sell her,
TO attain their selfish and ambitious ends; but .hc
masses of the southern people OF both parties do
hope, will not be bamboozed by platforms and
resolutions manufactured TO ORDER TO suit all pur
chasers and markets, by irresponsible caucuses
and huckstering office seekers. The mere circum-
stance that some three or four hundred profession
al political brokers assemble at Baltimore, and
baptize this or that man they can make the best
trade with the CIRCULAR nominated Democratic
candidate think, will have little influence, in
1852, south of Virginia. If the Democracy Of
Georgia, Alabama, &c, weak enough TO herd
in national convention with Massachusetts
and Vermont &c. Mr.. Hallett, of Boston, says,
truly, Massachusetts "is cipher in the
next election 50 far as the Democratic party
concerned)-if the southern Democracy
sent to combine with States confessedly Free
SOIL and wing, and look 10 Official pundcr more
than to principles and their own honor, and al
low them to vote in such convention Demo
cratic States, they ought to be kicked and cuifed,
and spat upon: If anybody has any idea that
Massachusetts, will vote for any candidate but Mr..
Webster, despite all the exertions of his enemies
there and elsewhere, they know very little about
her or her people; they will vote for him against
any other Union Whig against any Free soil
Wing. AS there is no probability of MIR. Webster
being the Democratic candidate, Massachusetts
has no right to seat in the Democratic National
Convention. She will not bring any troops to
Troy
Whether the authors of the Donaldson and Greer
correspondence ire waggish or mschievous Wings,
malicious Wings, or some funnily disposed lite.
rary free niggers fugitive slaves of this city, as
hasiSecn hinted or some Free e-soil Democratic pol
iticians, some may regard an unimportant in
quiry. do not. trust the authors will be ferret
ed out, especially if it be a hoax. If they are
wings don't blame them, and, indeed, give them
credit for the pleasant joke and particularly
they are rnrely guilty of such sn 1t is lawful for
them to gull the Democracy if they can, and cspe
cially the wise men of the party. Bot ! am in
clncd 70 think the Whigs had little or concern