The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-10
TO THE DEMOCRACY Or THE UNITED
STATES


VOU will find my affidavit attached to the fol
Il loving statement:
address this appeal to you instead of the Presi
dent or the Secretary OF the Department OF the In
terror Tor two resaoDs: Frat. was clerk in til,
pubic Departments during four years Of Mr.. Polk,
aominisrauon, and before i here twelve
months became perfectly satisfied that dancing
auenoance 10 Big huge was entirely uncongenia
to my taste; and secondly, when / 60 to you / al
ways feel at home.
After the last Presidential election was over,
maze my temperance in Washington, and o
week prior to the fret Of December a Democr attic
Senatorial friend Of mine had promise that, at
the istter Time, should have temporary clerk
ship IN the General Land Office. This promise was
from the Commissioner, John Wilson; and at or
about the appointed time sat in. On the 4th in
slant was sent for by the Commissioner, and on
gong into HE room was informed by MIN and his
cniei clerk That they required of me very large
sooit'oh 10 my work, by way OF helping others.
returned to my room, and finding about an
hours work on my desk, / despatched that, and
then wrote the following:
"GnsERAL LAND OFFICE, August 4. 1853.
'sia: With your knowledge, my Wing predc-
ceesor al 2O, allowed his deck to get two years
behind hand; while ], an invalid, for $500 less,
keep i up. This ia all that l shall submit TO-
sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
.Io mes }sss w, GEO; w. KIMBERLY
And the next morning wrote the following:
"GrNEaAL LAND OFriQs, August S, 1868.
"SIR; In addition to having tsy salary cut down
on the Let uitimo, was yesterday ordered to do
the WORK OF other clerks. TtfisI refused to do;
and that my refusal might go upon the records,
whence 1t might be called up and speak for itself.
put it in writing, and herewith transmit YOU
coy, to be filed in the Department, accompany
ing this letter,
81 can prove-partIy by the records. and partly
by the Commissioners own acknowledg ment-
every fact stated in my note of refusal
Ske6peCttulIY, GEO. W. KIMBERLY
Hon. X. McCLELLAND, Secretary
And on the second day received the following
Dismissal:
"GESERAL LAND OFFICE, August 6. 1858
SIR received your note of the 4th instant, and
deem it worthy OF no further notice than to say
that the allegation therein, in reference to myself,
ia wholly destitute of any foundation in fact.
AS the chief clerk has reported to me, however,
that you have refused to perform the duties as
signed you by him, you have thus virtually die
solved your, connection with this office, and your
services will be considered dispensed with from
and after this date Respectfully, -
- !, JOHN WILSON, Commissioner.
"GEo. w KIMBERLY, esq.,
The first paragraph of this letter is denial of
Wilson that he knew of my predecessors short
comings, and permitted it without complaint, or
at least without removing him. therefore now
state, under oath, that during the latter part of
June last, in an official interview with the Com
missioner, John Wilson, he admitted it. not
only swear to it myself, but if could compel the
attendance OF more than dozen of the most re-
apectable clerks in the Land Office into q court
and upon the witness stand, every one would
swcar that the following facts were VIGOROUSLY
proverblal In every room Of the Bureau:
First, my predecessor was not, upon an ave-
rage, more than once week at his desk; secondly,
when he was there he very seldom undertook TO
do any thing; thirdly, when he did he made an
awful botch OF it; fourthly, John Wilson, the Com
missioner, knew all about it; but filthy, my pre-
decessor once wrote book. and he dedicated it
thus: To the Hon. Alexander IL. H. Stuart Stcre
tary Of the Department of the Interior, a Westsrn
Vrginian by birth, education, residence. and senti
ment'' GEO. W. KIMBERLY
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 9Th day
of August, 1858. F. 8. MYER, J. p.
Aug l0-lt