Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-06-13
s,i.y correspond.nc..

money from letters, caleb CushIbg, htWrbe.
General of the United States. employed the Hon
Isaac +. Morse to prosecute on the trial. instea'
of leaving the case with the District Attorney. e
W. Noise, Esq. Mr. Nurse addressed note It
Mr.. Noise informing him of The fact, and Stain!
that il would be necessary TO have the use of hi
name,as District Attorney during the trial. MIR
Noise promptly replied, saying that his .olficia
sanction could only be given TO such business a
was under his official control. and peremp,orll.
refusing to permit his name to he used. i
then received dispatch from the Solicitor OF tn
Treasury at Washington. requesting him to Civ
Mr.. Morse such official aid as he might deem re
qusiie, in the proceedings against Kendall. II
this he replied that the object doubtless was Il
force him to resign. and he would Immediately
do so. 81 hold no office" he said, under those
who without the courage to remove me have thu
meanness to offer me an indignity." On The
same day, May 5h, he sent the following des
patch to the Prerident:
"Sir-Hereby resign the office of United
States Attorney for the Eastern District OF Lou
siana. You may be curious to nave al explaha
ton uf that which will be. by certain persons, re,
garded as aphenolnenon. This explanation Will be
found in letter addressed to Mr.. Isaac r. Morse
the joint production. suppose Of your Attorney
General and your Postmaster General, and III
despatch but nav received from your Solicitor q
The Treasury. Yuu may learn from these com
municatonS that those who have so small an ap-
probation of the respect due to others, are emil
lied to none themselves So are not fit per-
sons To take care Of the honor of the Republic
| would have resigned when the letter to Mr.
Morse was fiIsl seen by me. had dared to think
that the President Of The United States had lent
his sanction TO the vulgar outrage Of two OF his
ministers ! INDUCED. too, the hope that the let
ter to Mr. Morse was written by your Attorney
General under some such Authorization as one
might be supposed to suffer who is The uumpeieI
of his own fame still hope that you have beer
no party to the conduct Of yuur immediate officers
Yet resign now because have been deliberate.
Nv instructed TO compromise my sell respect.
cannot hold office under an administration. the
members Of which. whose instructions ] am re-
CURED to obey, are alike incapable Of understand,
ing the uroprstes of official station and the com
mon cour,eSes due from gentlemen TO gentle
men"
Caleb Gushing said in reply that the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Morse was made by the President
and fur the reason that Mr.. D. p Blair. tee De
tsciire .agsnt of The Posi- office Department. coutG
not act in confidence viih the District attorney
Mr.. Noise thereupon addressed the following
"scorcher" to the Attorney General under date 0
May Sih:
your dispatch, dated Sd Of May. reached mt
Yesterday after o'clock, P. NJ. From this
learn that the officer appointed by and with thu
advice and consent of the Senate, whose duty i
was under the law 10 prosecute Kendall. was dis
respectfully superseded, and that the political de
psr,ment If the Govern nenl assumed the contrp
Of 4 criminal action through an unofficial person
in order nat 10 offend the delicate susceplibilie:
oC detective agent Of the PIst Office Department
Ii seems this agen, could not cordially act witt
me. So Ear AS am concerned, assure YOU tina
nothing could disturb my eqnanimiiy less than m,
necessity of holding official intercourse with Mr.
Blair vet cannot bat respect and admire TN
! generous, il no; congrnlal sympathy, lnanlieste'
by van for this sensitive gentleman and his pecu
liar vocation
..When ven have leisure from the graver af
fairs of State I should esteem it a favor if you
would inform me of the nature Of the troubles tina
aei,ated the b,,som of Mr.. Blair. desire Ia b.
I at in possession Of the fscis-ss they will af
ford such fine m.ierals tor postprandal dISser
taton ON the sympaiies of Government with I'M
| scrnpies and sensbilies OF a Post Office Police
| man"
The correspondence has been published by Mr.
Nose in the New Orleans Pcayune. Vediy.lh'
Administration has fallen 10 a low estate when
is thus talked to, aud for such gCod cause, by ont
| of its Own app0'nteoS
New Orleans papers of a late date state tina
Mr.. Blair, the agent, was arrested and held Il
hail IN the SUN of 1000, On The 9Th ult. for o
peninr letters in the POST Office contrary. to lh'
laws of the United States. 1t appeared by th'
evidence of one Of the witnesses that it was ;
common practice with the agents, and while th'
Department did not authorize, They ''wlnked al ii.