The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-17


d. Meriwether 10 the malignant assaults recently made
upon him by the Washington Republic.
From Louisville Times.
The Washington Republic and mr.. Meriweth-
er's Mileage.
The Hon. ID, Menweiher being confined 10 his sick
bed by his authority his son gives US the following state
meni relative TO The attack upon his father contained in
the Washington Republic OF the 29th Of September.
LIST II is false that Mr. Meriwether has asked or
any other accounts Of General Scott any other person
whatever. stated by the Republic and the
journals OF the Senate will prove the falsehood.
3D. II is positively false that Mr. Merwether ever made
any report relative TO General SCOTS accounts as
by the Republic and the journals will show the false
hood.
II the report be partisan document, and as mean, un.
true, and ungeneous the rankes partisan could make
il, charged by the Republic, il comes from the wing
ofces at Washington, and was transmitted to the Senate
by the wing President, Mr.. Fillmore and was never
even read by Mr.. Meriwelher until il appeared in print
As TO the charge relative to Mr. Meriwelhers mileage.
The facts stand simply thus few days after taking his
seat, the Secretary OF the Senate called upon Mr. Mer
weher and inquired to TIE distance he had travelled
MIR. M asked the Secretary what had been usually
charged by senators from Kentucky, and the reply
various amounts. depending upon the route travelled
that there rule laid down. but each stated
the distance for himself But the Secretary concluded
by informing Mr.. M. that the House OF Representatives
had committee whose duty il to Tx the mileage OF
lis members and probably Mr. M. might get nfor-
nation from this source by which to fix the distance.
Mr.. MerlWether then addressed the following note 10
the Clerk Of the House Of Representatives:
Please send the number Of miles claimed by and
allowed to Col Marshall, OF Kentucky. by The Commtee
on Mileage. ID. MERIWE Their. a
"Cerk II Of r."
This note returned in few hours with the fol-
lowing endorsement upon il, and the original in
The possession Of Mr.. Merweher:
"Col. Marshall allowed per 1904 miles each way
Mr. Meriweiher then deducted the distance from New.
castle, the residence OF Colonel Marshall, Louisville
a nd WI he n "A
to get to Louisville and handed the result to the Secrea
Try of the Senate; and from this his mileage accounts
were made up, as he furnished none other. Whether
the mileage stated 10 have been charged by Messrs.
Clay and Underwood be correctly stated BY the Republic
Mr.. M. has no at hand OF determining; but he
presumes that, nasmuch the residue Of the Republics
article made up OF tissue OF falsehoods, which The
journals OF the Senate will prove be such, this also
will prove to be of like character. An editor who
would state falsehood when the official record at
hand to correct him would not hesitate TO alter record
to suit his purpose
This much we have been authorized through his son,
by Mr. Merwetber, who confined 10 his bed by sick
ness TO state in relation 10 the sanderous and wilfuy
false charges of the Washington Republic, which have
been copied with such eager and malignant satisfaction
in the whig prints in Kentucky and elsewhere The NAL
ice OF the Scott organs against Mr. Meriwether for hav-
ing been the of dragging to light some ugly
crets with respect to the candidates. has failed of its aim
and leaves him unframed and invulnerable to their
shafts.