Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-05
VOL. X, NO. 81.

N~tAs-9S'o-1 - compensation II Slould be
made to The North and nor 10 the Sol,l..
lae Interests of the North, the Interests
.. the Democratic party, and the prinei-
PISS u trHsa aad justice, loudly require it:
and .lle,s 4 ne would boldly and pro,na,lv
t3sIe taat coarse a this time. before ,h,.
mass OF the Southern people had taken
aiiy position upon the question he would
be llrgely sustained, even AT the Sou.h.
and tha. the loager the evil was allowed
10 progress, me more perpIexed and com
p-icattd wodld the ease become, and the
more dill 't2.t Of remedy. | failed 10 con-
FI-2ce laIn O my views, which he rather
isNa1lea taan answered; ana finally tod
iiafIl thar, as we could nor agree, there was
h0hlng left but for him to axe the respon-
sloli1ty o. his acts and | Of mine. He
SPOKE os the dangers of inv returainr Il,
oitiee;; 70 which | replied that they had no
terrars Tor me-, 50 long as felt / was in
the performance o. my duty. He said.
wen / snaI not renoye YOU on account
o yot'r ottlslai action; if remove YOU at
all ii wall be on account OF your specula-
ton IL lands o the Territory" | told him
they rFece. 10, spsc,s.atioas, bat simply pur-
cha S.
alter | had risen 20 leave the room. I
remarked to him yhat the additional pa
pers relating 10 the purchase OF half-breed
l2nds We're now before him; that he had
the whole case before him, ihat myself
and colleagues were very anxious 10 have
his confirmation or rejection OF them be-
fore tae Isl Of June, as several of th.
co1traets eXpred on that day By their own
limitation. II remarked that he had nor
mad tiIna 10 examine the papers. | then
alluded to the town oe Pawnee and tne
military reservation, which was an impor-
liant matter II is bearings upon the polit-
lcai parties OF the Territory, and In re-
gard 10 which he had promised me 70
speak 70 the Secretary OF War AID th,.
Secretary OF the Interior. He replied he
woaid have 40 time to think OF the mat
Ter o. attend to il, but that if the vacation
OF my office could be satisfactorily adjust
ed, ~ thoggat ali these matters could be
arranged Ia such shape as to promote
my private interests. 1 felt insulted by
the proposition 10 sven aa extent that |
dared no; trust myself to reply. | was
coascions Of { state Of temper 50 angry
and excited as to leave only the alterna-
i've Of silent contempt OF an angry anu
indecorous reply. | chose the former,
and, IS | was sanding near the door,
with iny hs,t IN nay hand, babe him good
morning and left him.
Some seven to fourteen days after th:s,
/ leceiyed at Easton, Pa, a note from him
requ- sling me 10 send 10 Washington the
Hon. asa Packard. Member OF Congress
10: that district. TINS request l commu-
uicated 10 Judge Packer, who proceeded
70 Washington III few days. | made
IlJ arraags sneuts 10 proceed TO the Terri
tory without my family. | had previous
ly made al the necessary arrangements
70 take my family with me, but abandoa-
ed the idea ate | came to the States in
consequence o. information received that
disappointed me as TO the quarters | hal
expected aai had provided for them ii ii,
Territory.
About 10 o'e!o.t at night on the even
ing preceding ii he day I was 10 leave Eas-
ton Tor Kansas, I received a letter from
.ise Stale Department asking explanation
IN regard to tae purchase of half-breed
lands, and ether spacula!ioas in lands o.
-ae Terri4orv. This letter was inciosed
- an ordinary envelope, not franked by
an5 person, and without the Endorsement
Invariably used uponoli envelopes of let
tars coming from the Department on Off
cial business, 50 shat, had procealed to
in consequence OF receiving
i and there closed the negotiation which
had previously failed, there would have
been no trace before the public Of any ev-
iGence that / had re reiyed an official com
naa.ea:ioa to call me there Instead Of
gong to Washington, however, | deter
gniaad TO 60 70 Kansas. A duplicate OF
tia, isiter, ~ afterwards learned, was
forwarded 70 tue cry OF New York, to
ln5et me- there IN case / failed to receive
the one directed 10 Ea>,on. The sequel
Of the correspondence IS before the pub
lie. On the 26lh os jpae, mailed a Ie-
ter continuing the information called for,
whieA, bg due course Of mail, must have
reached Washington on the 9th of july;
and the iausr notifying me Of nay renov-
al On ;le day q It's date, WIS mtiled OF
ihe 30,h July, (Moaday, J although dated
On the 2Slh.
Tnis removal. which mad been thus sus-
pended for tFenty-oae days, was irnlnedi-
ately preceded by Intelligence OF my veto
faessa. Z. .ss'vhis!l rtpu1.atad the Legisla-
r1re, dissolved al conaecdoa with il, and
treased as void al its laws passed at tn.
Shawnee Mission. Tais Message Eal
created much excitement in the Legisla-
ture and a petition for my removal was
t.lsreugoa prepared and signed by their
manIaers, ane one Of their body dispatch
ed u present aad press it IN person.
Jajs messenger was met on the way in
the States by the inteili gence which made
his farther progress unnecessary, and
t.ius the President was saved the lenbar-
rdssneDt, or deprived Of the opportunity,
Of considering the main question at issue
between the Legislature and myself. The
paeers showing the contract for the half
breed lands had been before the Presi-
dent II January, 1855, ard had been, of
course, examined By MIN, as they were
returned to fie by him, with note from
his Private Secretary, stating that he de-