The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-15
THE UNION.

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The ogy person who advised me 10 reply Nj Richie
Is Ssmuel Casey, of Kentucky, who, many years ago,
found me an orphan bat e cared for a~d toa~sd o~ %
any Yo" "a nad hard cork 20 90 lie sooa me up, anu
lie lad NJ ReSs s saa f aud
in November that should answer them had Iust started
on the chase when heard him bark o., and then
spread myself and opened loudly leaving the res, Of The
er has doubled very otisa, tt IN sight o. hi"
Ne (, lsan io"2gssd gray fH catch HIM o" iA'' STRETCH
Truth and honor with him mean money. aud he values
them at just what they will bring him in dollars and
cents This is his authentic for everything and
whatever cannot be reduced to il has value virtue
a, all The of Mr. Polk towards the Globe will
never be forgotten forgiven by Mr. Rives That paper
was to him the goose that laid tine golden egg and he
will never blot from his memory the golden gates ii af
forded him to the public treasury He assailed Mr. Polk
in his lifetime. and will dog his memory that he is
dead. General Jackson loved and esteemed Mr. Blair,
and no doubt felt indignant al what he conceived to be
harsh treatment OF him; but for John c Rives there
is evidence that the gallant old hero appreciated the
difference between him and the humblest employee in
the office. The unwearied efforts made TO torture and
perver General Jackson's letters into reflections
have totally failed and brand on The front Of
Mr.. Riue the abortve attempt to dishonor the proud
of Andrew Jackson by pressing it into his Praca
Jackson containing reflections us and applying cpl
thets and censuTes that designed for US
such as "donr trust Them" "get your money" &c
when he well knew that those letters had such per-
sonal reference II this be not moral forgery, know
| not the meaning of the term.
He has also sought to array the authority OF General
jackson against Mr. Polk and his administration. On
this point have but remark to offer Perhaps the
very last letter ever by Gen. Jackson and found
on his table after his DEATH was President Polk
Of his undated regard and respect Nothing could be
more cordial and afectionate. 1t beahed the true and
noble spirit that belonged to his character We hope TO
be able to furnish copy of it hereafter From this the
world could Judge how far he had lost condce in Pres
| iient Polk
| So far as we are ourself concerned, do most
solemny that the assertion of John c. Rives that
we bought the Globe to be paid for of public money,
deposited in the Bank of Mddletown, elsewhere
be furnished directly indirectly by those who had the
use of the public money thus deposited, is from the first
word to the last base and unmitigated falsehood. We
never knew or heard of such deposte until Mr.. Rves
disclosed it, and made the allegations and most
confidently declare that we believe such assertion is
groundIess fabrication. The letter of Our late part
ner Mr. Hess, is suboined to coroborate this avowaI
/
Walker, as well as ourself and Mr. Heiss must be con-
victed of fasehood, and Mr. Polk must be implicated in
the same disreputabe transaction We dsdain TO offer
in such contest We TO put the character
and standing of those who contradict Mr. Rives in the OPP
posie scale to his. Those who prefer to believe him
welcome to do so; neither their favor nor
deprecate their judgment We have lived long 10 little
purpose if need to solicit charitable prescriptions
| han. faa,
the opinion of those who choose after this to give
dence to his false statements and unmanly insnuaons
We can look the world in the face without shrinking,
as look upon his lying innuendoes with the dig
ni6ed contempt Of conscious integrity, and firm reli-
ance on honorable and ellspent life for vndi
cation We are too the end of to COM
of John C. Rives. We endure poverty and defa-
/ nation with equanimity while conscience ia void
of offence We should despise ourself as heartily
as the world ought TO despse us if could fol-
low Mr. Rves's example, avail ourself of such
means he suggests TO improve condition If there
be disinerested human being acquainted with us who
would endorse his charges we should feel chagrned and
mortified beyond the power of language to express We
frankly ADM, in this warfare we know none OF
That joy which warriors feel Il.
In foemen worthy OF their STEEL
But we must lake the affairs of the world as they
come Accident and not choice, threw John c. Rves in
our path We have brushed away the gnat-,ce , for.
ever
i Mr.. 7yier's Letter.
i SHERWOOD FOREST. Jan 8, 1851
My DEAR sRi The charge of Mr. John G. Rives OF cou
sion between Mr. Polk and MYSELF in 1874, with General
Cameron the INSTRUMENT Tor the destruction Of the Globe
newspaper edited the time by Messrs Blair u Rives
would most probably have been permitted by have
descended, without word OF comment the com
mon tomb with thousand other asehood the very
EN- phac manner in which you refer in the Union
I'd OF January, which paper did reach until the
day before yesterday Not being subscriber either the
URio~ the Globe did know OF the existence the
Controversy between yourself and Mr. Rves and course
ignorant of the fact that my was in il
until copies OF both the papers reached by
propose respond to the allegations of Mr. Rives with
as brevy possible His charge consists of two
alegatons-the first embracing Mr. Polk and myself; the
second Mr. Polk, Mr. Cameron, OF Penns yvanis and my.
self BY the first represented making an over.
ture TO Mr. Polk, condition precedent 10 my with.
drawa from the presidential canvass of lSll-whch over
is said to have been accepted by Mr. Pokthat in the
of his election the presidency should make
the Globe newspap per- edited by Messs Blair kives the
official organ of his administration; and secondly to en-
able General Cameron purchase the editors OF the
Gobs-he being the instrument selected by Mr. Polk and
myself for the accomplishment Of that purpose-it
ranged that should cause to be deposited in bank
at Middi~town. Pennsylvania. which General Came
is said by Mr.. Rives have had complete control
$4,000 OF the public moneys, which accordingly done
in November, 1874 and which money Mr. Polk to
Withdraw from the bank until 1917, and then by small
Such is the substance OF Mr.. Rivcss sIIepa