The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-31

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certain ssntlsan who has mads hinssw quite eo.spisu
a ats dictated by him 10 the writer ~ hs
made to appear pro@insat thzousheut and arruns.ta
are brought forward which hs the nrst and the only
persoo to suggest
The writer states that ths whols question (aludina
to the bosndary has been ths subject discussion and
investigation in both houses that the able arguments Of
the Hon. v. Z. Howard in the House. and OF nSsnator
Mason and Others in tho Senate In condemnation Of thu
Commissioners course have remained unanswered. y
Such not the CASE for my arrival here in February
Senate for additional report information that had
been received from mo, relating to tho initia point"
nsh.S 10 upon m which fur
length accompanied by six illustrative maps This was
ordered to be- printed feel confidence In saying that
the Arguments and documents Il contains will satisfy the
government and the people that my decision Of the
initial point and boundarys strictly In accordance with
the treaty with Mexico and the treaty map appended
With regard to 'charges Of encouragement and NAL
practice against the Commissioner, after continuing
durr nearly the whole OF last session and portion OF
Soon after the arrival Of the commission in Texas.
difficulty took place between Colonel J. Mcclellan,
chief astronomer and Lieutenant Strain Of the navy,
which resulted In the latter leaving and returning to
Colonel Mcclellan, in consequence Of which, Colonel
sppon.d IN his place Tho FORMER then rssnrnsd
Til. a in 4p iss gnss Tss the sSs
the Of the Department Of the Interior Of their
falsity that they were no. noticed Fifteen months
er on this boundary was returned to the Senate and
Con the 2Sth june 1882 called for . select COM
tee to investigate the charges referred TO- This rsso-
Island, wherein that gentleman made an able de-
fence, which, In the opinion lof unpreudiced read
verhelets it that the did think So and
the 18th August last select committee appointed
by the Senate Nothing further was done that session
In December, 1852 however, the investigation commenced
while ! still absent the survey, and had no
knowledge of what going until my return to the
United States. On my arrival In Washington at
summoned my Witnesses, many of them from distant
parts Of the Union BY te egraph for little time
allow ed me- that could only procure such a. knew
could reach here before the session of Congress closed
On the arrival Of these witnesses began my Defence
but the session to slose and such the
committee att nded the investigation which was allowed
to 60 on under the direction Of clerk which clerk
understood to DO an urgent applicant for place
been permitted to on to matters which took
place from six to twelve months after Colonel McCelans
charges were preferred to offer much hearsay evidence
to substitute opinions and assertions facts and
to introduce subjects entirely irrelevant to the matter
oedurs but it WA. Sy the on thu sne ,o
that the committee could subsequently reject it. No
port has yet been made is possible for he commit
The writer quoted further audng to Colonel Ora
ham To this special officer was the scientific portion
bursting officer This assertion is entirely st variance
with all the instructions received by from the Secre
tary OF the Interior. cannot enter Into details
specting this matter but OF the taordnary assump
tons Of Colonel Graham; of his perverson Of the in
sructions of the Secrehry to me- who alone had the
at tbs meetings Of the nt commission contrary to the
spulatoDs Of the treaty with Meco Of his seizure Of
tie commssay stores sfore he had reported himself to
me- ordered to do Of his drawing the Secretary of
the Interior for $40 0OO without permission and when
alone the authorized dsbursing officer of the COM
my as and am NV Ts
on the government of his exerons to bring every
part of the commission under hs control render me
subsorvient to him. and deprive me Of all authority
except that Of attending The meetings of the joint COM
mission Of his stopping the survey without right
commission his refusal to furnish Mr. Gray tho United
States surveyor and teaty officer with the necessary
Instruments to carry On his work. unless he tho
yeyor would come und his authority; of obstacles put
by him in the way Of tie said survey aud Of his retard
ton Of the survey Of thu Rio Grande-the particulars win
be made known whenl present my report to the 60
cS S Graham a. Va. pSntsa Dsnsp. astronomer
and to submit to the department his views regard to
further supplies of instruments and when this shall
aed." '' ''''p'''e'' " JUN ''' commissioner IN 'ne
Having but one officer OF the typographical engineers
coed without delay tc the aeM Of operation Colonel
Gl ahsm asked for mo cmtruments and his demand for
$40 600 to procure them was granted
Early in January finding that the Colonel had not left
Secretary stuart became his delay and called on
Gen. scott to learn why he the Colonel had left Gen.
In The order issued to Colonel Graham
within three days He left accoEdingiy, listing New
YORK Boston. and other places. In March, he Colonel
again appeared in Washington when Mr. Secretary Stuart
had several interviews with him. which not alto
gether Of character and his patience wasex
bausted About the LIST of April finding he had not ler
the Secretary reported him to the President in presence
the cabinet, and it was determined to remove him.
1he Secretary of War then issued order for the recall
Of Colonel Graham but as late in the day he
induced TO let 1t lie over till next morning was pre-
sumed that some intimatou given to Colonel Graham
OF his recall no was OF before Office hours the following
day.
2sth june 1851 more than eight nhs after his ap
pontment lie then addressed a note, written with
lead neil telling me he had at length reached that place
and there there that expected to re
turn soon, he would go further but await my arrival
At this tmeI was one hundred and seventy Ave miles dis
tant at the copper Mines the Ga not far from the
field OF operations, where nearly the whole commission
awaiting his arrival Surprised that the Colonel
should stop there after his long DELAY wrote him 10 re-
ply that had no idea Of visiting II Paso at tha. time
and wished him TO meet at the copper mines On the
I'd Jay of August Colonel Graham arrived being thirty
n:rc days after he reached FL Paso and nearly ten
from the time of receiving his appointment After this
the Colonel instead of attending to his duties on tho Rio
Grandc line OF survey made visit of courtesy General
Condo the Mexican comm issoner which took six weeks
more 50 that he was lot ready to operations
in the field until nearly after his appointment
advised the government of the delays Colonel Ora
ham and Of his extraordinary preensions and obstruc
ton 10 the survey The department sustained in my
POSITION and Colonel CT aham Immediately recalled
His Major W. H. Emery, was appoiated in
September 1851 and early in November following was in
FL Paso.
DENY the assertion that the scientific portion of the
work was committed q Colonpl Graham whila tba (,,r