The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-03

written under excitement for it 10 Oh Aracter
lied by uncomfortable degree OF seidty and pun
gency. In the following sentences he rather gets
the start Of the Secretary, and marches right into
tho "Interior' ~ rapidly ~ old Chippewa marched
to the Halls of the Montezumas. He SAYS
Sir On my return 10 this city, few days since had
the honor to receive your communication Of the 18th
inst In reply to mine Of the "a inst Some Of its state
ments and intmstons surprised and to do justice to
ny State and myself am constrained to reply to IL
promptly and at length
You state thst my letter of the I'd inst not recsv
Cd until the 14h, about which time copy of 1t
to have found it, into the hands Of the edo Of the
New YoRK HERALD" As your communication replying
to letter written the 18th of March you must
have previously received it. and not the 14th you
state; TINS presume an error OF inc eop.iss and
letter was in fact despatched to you on that day and
DO net perceive how You could reply on tbs 18th 70 let
ter which was not received till the following day.
And - to the allusion Of the Secretary to the
editorial, he tells him
inst. in the NEw YoAK HERALD, you observe Il have
to offer the you have thought proper
you have thus sppssisd, na.t judge am happy to
say to you that differing with you have heretofore
stated upon some points and rssre.ns that you have
CATION, acquainted it with your views with
gard to the Indians ysar abstaining from upon
and that regard evidence Of just appreciation Of
et~ relative positions snd duties.
We can imagine that the Secretary, when he read
this dignfed but cutting rebake, felt ~ if he was
undergoing the operation of cold shower bath
After he got over the shock. We hope the remedy
was IS iIvigoratiIg as it usually is Secretaries,
senators, and representatives,, and ministers abroad
should learn that the independent press of this coun
try is the organ Of the people It's legitimate duty
Is not to fatter their servants and minister to
the pride and vanity and self conse quence, ad
notsenn, or slur over and apologize for their
inbecity or neglect. 1t is the solemn duty OF tho
press to enforce and aid in the correction of the
fOes or worse acts, aud of the remissness and axi
Of those who fed and clothed at the public
expense in return for services they are expected to
render, and supposed to render. A great
deal Of lazinea and neglect needs to be
corrected in the halls o; Congress and in the de-
partments The suggestion is made, that if those
whose respectful letters to members Of Congress
and heads Of departments on business are ne
elected, whilst those whs receive them are frolick-
ing and idling away their time, often in bad com.
pany, or are engaged in shutting intrigues for Office
or schemes Of public plumber for private gain, will
have their letters published in the public press, the
business will be attended to. The course is wise
answer in twelve days, though it is in terms rather
defective The Secretary was msrifestly in an ill
humor with Senator Mallory, and 50 hits At his
State and constituents by . significant Italicized
alluson to the Seminole war; and /" fat jobs to con-
tractors in it, and soforth. This provoked the
Senator, and produced the folio wing unmistakabls
retort. Il is not only q I" hit Direct" but "ht
palpable" and chi. unequivocal'':-
nency Of your itscised reference fat ob for con
tractors being neither q federal officer nor contractor
1.-The usual parties to such Jobs II the federal Officers
connected in such jobs will of the state
it's people, in common with those Of other States,
injured and not benefited thereby. But II this be de-
gned - an intmation that the citizens Of Florida
the recipients beneciaes Of these fat jobs th.t
they at large resped sugh but devastated hoestsads
and mme a urabe sac1i6ces from that snobe contest
IT is simply bold snd unjusso siondr upon the State
and il people doubt II 1t be shown that there
we're twenty citizens Of Florida who made thousand
dollars each BY the fat jobs Of the trust therefore
that viii agree with that these jobs attrout
able rather TO that prcovity sometimes exhibited by
federal officers charged with the custody V the public moae
10 ezpend Dstho ne shadow of legitimate authority than 70
any transactions Of tho people Of Florida.
The alusion 70 the Galphins in this retort il net
snly rather too abrupt-nsy. it 10 cruel, and We
cannot excuse the worthy Senator for such unnscss
sary barbarity In reply to the Secretary's excuse
sr net surveying the Indian reserve which 10 quoted
above, Senator Mallory gets the decided advantage
in this way. He sayst-
Our proposition to survey the Indian district
ginning with the Reserve You decline to do so and
state that these lands in the main swamp Lands unit
But if they are swamp lands an additional reason for
their survey by township lines, q prescribed by Law,
exists in order that the Slate may not deprived the
benefit Of them By the neglect Of government enforce
,hs treaty stipna,icns tor rsmoys Of the indisns BY
oTeifowed and swamp lands unfit for cult vation were
vted in the State from the passage Of the act and
would ask 1rh tchai bror1ey the government assign
these roy lands 10 me Indians and preclude their reclamation
occupation and thus dprie me State Of oil The benefits de-
,igtled 10 bt conJeyJ.d ~ he oct
Among the documents contained in the Florida
pamphlet sent us, are several curious papers, of
character analogous to the above. The Fiorij,
people appear to have propensity to write curious,
and sour, and pungent things, whenever they have
occasion, and sometimes when they have not.
On the whole, reading this correspondence has
fortified our opinion, often heretofore expressed,
that Of the best remedies against laziness
rascality, ard bumbug and intrigue at Washington,
in the departments, would be to have published
daily register of ali the letters and papers sent to
them, where dated, who from, who to, general
reference to subject matter, and the disposition
made Of the letters. Congress should order il
done forthwith. 1t would aid to support the rick
city newspapers at the seat Of government that 80
much need it, and su,h register would daily occupy
not exceeding three columns Of what is 80 usually
filled with hummery, or fustian, or pufs Of no.
bodies, or dull notices Of duller books or es.ays
fly years behind the age, against progress and the
like And, besides, Congress should make II the
duty Of the departments to furnish, for reasonable
copying fees copies Of all public papers or letters
sked for BY any Independent paper, as soon a. IL