The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-24
coMMusrcArIos FROM MR.. MAsYrEsSr.
wAsmseros, May ii, 1855.

Gonal Intelligencer the 18th instant undertake TO re-
ply 10 fully because IL is the most prominent and the last
series Of attacks upon my official conduct which have
appeared in the newspapers Rallied Spectators in Indian
lands and baied assaants Of the United States treasury
and ohe funds Of the Indians have opened upon their
a,xolf hown TO borrow of your epithe.sl and conf
dendy expect be able, by concerted movement to
causa the officer whose fault is his supposed ability and
determination estop their obtanment Of Indian lands
and Indian money and money from the federal treasury
Now sir though led on by YOU defy them all II they
can strike another blow let them level 1t; II they can In
vent another SANDER let them utter it. dare their worst
Efforts aad hold their conduct and yours SIR IN uhresSeo
contempt
Your co-operator Senator Petit said in the Senate on
the 18th February last in substance, that considered
vsef not only the father OF all the Indians dead alive
but WAS created TO battle peeaators and spectators II
was Won may rest assured shall do my best to fulfil my
destiny and you take pleasure in seeing the Indians
aud the treasury protected, (which fear you do mott
hope TO be able from time time to make you absolutely
opsrfow with grasihcationi and, as you SO wei Know
shall have ample and nnumerabe opportunities
In relation TO the personal assault OF Mr. Beae made
a public statement My publication WAS made several
days prior his departure for California; he did not no
the points made YOU sir, did not notice them Ton
both silent
Aer the gross attack of the governor Of Kansas had
been published extensively, especially in The northern
States aud after you had reason to believe ne had sue
ceeded in araying sectional preudces in his favor and
against me, it seehs you have thought you could serve
him and what you had equally at hearty create diver
sion in favor OF Mr. Bea by the publication which you
have thought fit spread before the public And, sir,
you have done this to prejudice in suit at law Of
which there be unreasonable doubt you the orig
inal instigator and present adviser.
Has it not since struck you, sir most remarkable
coincidence that while the morning papers contained your
gross SANDERS upon who had injured you the
evening dispatches Of the day announced the fact
from ST Louis by telegraph that jury in your own State
.aavt tn
ment 900 for slandering Judge Birch Of the
court of Missouri? claim of3 the public" in making this
my defence against unprovoked assault the benefit 70 be
derived from the opinion Of an impartial jury OF your own
State and also the benefit Of the reflection that you have
from your earliest YOUTH been violent abusive and ex-
ceedngly inscriptions when assaling those whom you
seek to destroy. What you said against Gen. jack
son, at Nashville when you were young man. and
what you said against Mr. Adams Mr.. Webster and Mr..
Calhoun in middle age and in old age against ali the
scientific in the Coast Survey, the Engineer Corps,
and from West Point of course one defends as either
just In this your open attempt to prejudice me
in relation to matters in suit, claim have right to
call attention to the character Of the assailaut to the mat
ir ie ssr IL b;a. ,s cammnnsy against me
This shall do TO the best Of ability for will not
to be crushed for requiring the subordnaes Of this
department to their accounts and vouchers for dis
bursemcnts according to law and the Office regulations
and for faithfully endeavorng to protect the treasury
against improper and astounding Indian cattle and other
Transactions in Kansas CALIFORNIA; and elsewhere Many
of those transactions familiar to you sir; and some
things win be made still before ungrapple.
a
you have often, during several years. abored against
the treasury and for certain operators and spectators,
and wy you have volunteered to abuse me- over your
signature, in where apparently you have in
terest
Ny private and unofficial conduct in a like this
be left to speak for itself at present. especially when
suit is pending, say nothing. But my official conduct
affecting the honor Of the nation ITSELF shall proceed to
naes At eSo9n Sh you sn1 ns
ant antagonist and would gladly avoid you; but you
compel ne to the encounter, [ will not flee from you.
You illustrate the injustice which you say has been done
Mr. Beale by by introducing "a piece of reading of d
origin which comes to your recollection the prin
epa character described in which you say DID not cal
back doubled You add But do not ire under adj
mnisration that Uants se~ayd that returns hreeoldp
That last remark you do not yourself believe be true
whether applied to the administration collectively
the President to some member of the cabinet ndi
viduay. If you do, other intelligent is likely
initiate You. alude to this not to obtain opportunity
for fling but to call attention to the fact that you ha
bitualiy unjust and also to call to the public mind your
neglect to wegh your ords when speaking Of those you
hate.
My to the reproach you attempt by
ing that your just and model Scripture man ibid no. cali
for receipts and vouchers but satisfied to have his
own back doubled is very simple First the Bible does
say that he took his money without count vouch
err and second Congress by law, and the President of
the United States and the Secretary of the Interior by
their regulations in pursuance thereof have fit to
compel me to call for receipts and vouchers and to al
low account which was not supported by good
have discretionary power equity jurisdiction, when
passing upon account and cannot lawfully allow
To pass account because says he has done
such and such things for the United States is you we'll
know an offence against the law.
The reproach you utter therefore, lies against the form
of government under which we live and against
who am butan humble administrator Of laws Ibid not
An absolute king dispense with receipts and vouch-
ers but under government like ours, officers who dis
bursc public money required to produce receipts when
they say they have paid away the money with which they
are nirusied And how do make 1t out either In law
MORALS that have right to dispense with receipt
And why should officer who does his duty desire be
relieved from accountability? Why, sir did you not call
of the House Of Representatives inform you what part
OF The $4,000 appropriated to extnguish the title Indian
lands west of Missouri and Iowa had been expended,
and ITO detailed statement of expenditure 10
be communicated to the House item by item =" Was not
your object known be obtain Of INV our
ney to the Indian country the previous fall And were
they not furnished in the EXTREMIST detail and did
plain Of this exercise Of your legal rght7 On contra
ry was glad 10 have nil my expenditures laid before the
public for then it would be impossible say that though
prevented others from entering the treasury improperly
did restrain myself Your anger and false nforms-
ton from my enemies but your friends induced you to do
an act which resulted in afording opportunity
demonstrate by production Of the accounts that had
been honest and economical thank you H. and do
not zee hy you abuse for applying others in less
rigid the rule that recognised binding upon
myself in the rendition of my Will you explain
this2
Sir this idea Of yours that officers ought to allow &C
counts without receipts and vouchers bad 1t would
demoraze the public service if carried into general prac
tce And bow did you become possessed Of it There
swer this question for you ruhfuly IL not sgrceaby
To make biblical ili,strn fit ,vh;eh