Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-22
i" a cHAPIsE o. THE SCOTT CAMPAIGN OF 1853. "

MEssRs EDrors Under the above caption the Union
Of Sunday Undertakes to explain certain questions which
appear to exciting interest in North Carolina at
the presenttm connected with the appointment by the
last Admin nstration Of Mr. B. NJ EDSEr as Charge d. Af-
faircs to Qatemala.
to gve in all its details, the his
tory of thfe transactions, which, doubt, considered
Of suice inportance, win be attended to by the par
ties intered II Is but just to eminent statesman to
correct on Of the statements made by the article in the
g Union. 4 That paper says
Therare passages in the history of this trans
action th do not look well for Of the distinguish
ed participants. Mr.. Everett occupies an unenviable
position j the mutter."
Itwa for inditng and printing that letter that Stan
ly and otrs demanded that he should not be appointed
Charge dares to Guatemala and it was in reference
to this yy Fagg letter that Mr. Everett Secretary of
State, wrc officially TO General Edney, telling him that
bis appointment would be postponed until the Fagg let
ter was blamed. Il was explained, and Edney was ap
- hssr 3 lesssr to NJ Bsdger and ssys this sa-
plantation Ed 6s bssziss 0ps6 ~ Eanay sappontment,
when the record shows 6rst that Mr. Everett wanted
the Fagg letter explained and said enphaticay that IN
order to give time have it explained tie consideration
Of the whole matHr would be postponed; and second,
that in few dayi after this explanation Mr. Edney was
appointed Chargfto Guatemala"
Your readers Vii probably be surprised to learn that,
in point Of fact r EvERRrr had nothing whatever to do
with the appoin Of Mr. EDsEY Charge dAaires;
for the tim Of the appointment Of the latter Mr..
Everett was living in Boston private gentleman
tirely disconnected with public affairs.
In the Natidal Intelgencer Of September 81, 1852,
will be found be official announcement that Balls NJ.
Edney Of Norh Carolina, by and with the advice and
consent Of the Eenate was appointed Charge
Of the United Aates of America to the Republic Of Qua
temaa Cong1ss adjourned sine die the 3lst Of Au-
gust preoeding and it is understood that Mr. Edney
nomination, with that Of many Others was acted on by
the Senate e closing hours Of the session Of this
Senate Mr. Webster was then in the city and in the
ercise Of his Official functions Secretary Of State
It may be supposed that the comments Of the Union
upon the course Of Mr. Everett from msappre-
hension Of the fatts and not from disposition to do
him injustice.
While on this subject the writer deems it not inappro
pirate to quote from letter Of late date from Boston,
which friend hal placed in his hands, the following
~ agree with you entirely in the sentiments you ex-
press and the regret that you feel for the loss of Mr. Ev
erett from the Nonal Councils but the state Of his
health in the opinion Of his family physician rendered
his resignation IMPERATIVE.
Public feengis morbid here (Boston in the last de-
gree read Mr. tveretts speech in Europe and thought
It one Of the best he made Especially admired
the calm statesm mike gentemanly tone characteris
tic Of him. and 10 fitting the dignity of American
Senators but WIS surprised to find that people
not satisfied wbit The caprces of e1ctabe public
opinion beyod all calculation, and coarse invecve
is now acceptable than the ablest arguments and
the most finished eloquence"