The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-09-21

Sam. MedarY.

We ulSilke exceedingly 10 ShCOihOeI Oui
columns with notices of such trash as Medary
man whose political history is one of the
most disreputable on record. But the Union
and american is trying to make use OF him,
and we are compelled to set our readers right.
That paper first lugged Medary in, in the
the course of an attack upon Gen. Zollicofer's
celebrated speech 1t said, Seen z. gives the
names of several Office holders, and judges
from these names that the men are foreign
ers," and mentioned Medary as one of them.
We replied to this by stating that Gen. z. had
dors no such thing that the accusation was
unjust. Gen. Z. showed from the records that
Medary was one of those whose name had no de-
scription of birth place attached, and inasmuch
as the law of Congress was explicit in requir-
ing that such description should be given
when known, this fact was conclusive evidence
that his birthplace was not known, aud if not
known, presumptive evidence that it was not
in this country. The difference between the
point made n Gen. rs speech, and the position
attributed to him by the Union is too palpable
to be misunderstood, though SO coolly and de-
liberately misrepresented The Union, how
ever, never attempted to deny the correctness
of Gen. rs differences from the premises given
that Medary was foreigner.
In the course of our reply to the Unions
paragraph above alluded to, we took occasion
20 say that this same Medary was appointed
by Mr.. Pierce Minister to Chill, that he drew
from the Treasury $4,000, and afterwards re-
fused to perform any service. The Union
again misrepresented us by quoting us as say
ing, in addition to what we did say, that Me-
Diary never refunded the money, and branding
the assertion as reckless and untrue. Modest
neghbor, indeed, who puts assertions in our
mouth that we never made, and in the same
breath pronounces them reckless and untrue!
and still not denying any thing that we did
say. We in reply showed that, though we had
not said that he had not refunded, the pre-
sumption was that he had not. The Report of
the Secretary of the Treasury, made February
2Sth. 1853, nine months after Medary's ap-
pointment and eight months after he had
drawn the money, reports:-''Samuel Medary,
Minister to Chill; time [of servicel not kno'On
paid him July /, $4,000" as "among the
payments which have been made at the Treas
ury direct, and by the U. S. bankers at Lon
don, since the 4th day of March last, to each
of our Minister'S" &c, &c. If the money had
been refunded eight months after it was paid,
the Secretary of the Treasury would certainly
have made note of il, and not placed Medary
on the record as having been paid $4,000 for
services which every body knew he had not
performed. But so it is, and the friends of
Mr. Medary, if he has refunded, should let it
be known.
The Union recurs to this subject in its issue
yesterday. 1t admits every thing that has
been charged against Mr.. Medary in the True
Wing, and not only does not deny the validity
of the inference that Medary has not refunded,
but does not even attempt to explain how the
record happens to stand so strong against him.
That paper does venture. however, to deny
that this "distinguished-editor is a foreigner,
and asks us to prove that he is. We have given
strong crcunstantial evidence in proof that he
is, amply sufficient to sustain the position Ia.
ken in Gen. Zolhcofier's speech, the Unions
attempt to assail which induced this contro-
versy.
If the Union has any evidence that its friend
Medary has refunded that So, 900, why don't it
produce it9 That paper seems TO know all
about the subject, even to the manner in which
the $4,000 was expended, and what was pur-
chased with it, but says nothing about its be-
ing refunded to the public treasury.