The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-29

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CAPTAIN MARoy-MY DEAR SIR embrace this the
earliest opportunity of answering your communication to
me embracing letter from Mr. Fuller, of New York. to
you introductory letter to me, and also one from w
j. Appeby to Governor Young the latter immedatey
on its receipt forwarded to his cxcellency and here let
me state sir that sincerely regret that circumstances
now existing have hitherto prevented personal inter-
view.
can readily believe your statement that It is very far
from your feelings, and most of the command that are
with you to interfere with social habits religious
views One must naturally suppose that among gentle
men, educated for the army alone who have been occu
pied by the study OF the art Of war; whose pulses have
throbbed with pleasure at the contemplation Of the deeds
of veneated fathers whose minds have been elated
by the recital of heroic deeds of other nations and who
have listened almost exclusively to the determinations of
patriots and heroes there is not much time and less in
clnation to listen TO the low party chickering's OF political
demagogues the interested twadde Of sectional decam
ers the throes and oontorons of contracted religious
bigots You are supposed to stand elevated ground
representing the power and securing the interests OF the
whole of great and mighty nation. That many OF you
thus honorable am proud American citizen to
acknowledge but you must excuse me, my dear sir II
cannot concede with you that all your officials
hghtone disinterested; humane, and gentlemanly,
knowledge of some of their antecedents expressly de-
monstrates However it Is not with the personal charac
ter the amabe qualities, high-toned feelings, or gen
tlemanly department of the officers in your expedition
that at present have to do The question which con-
Germs us is that independent Of your personal gen
erous friendly, and humane feeling any individual
prediction of yours it is which involves the dear
est rights of American citizens strikes at the root of
social and political existence it does not threaten
entire humiliation from the earth Excuse sir when
say you are merely the servants of amentably cor
rupt administration that your primary law is obedience
to orders and that you here with armed foreign
ers-with cannon rifles bay onets, and broadsworls
pressy and for the openly purpose of cuttng out
the Ioahsome ulcer from the body polite. am aware
what friend Fuller says in relation to this matter and
entertain doubt of his generous and humane feel
ings nor do of yours, sir. But do know that he is
mistaken in relation to the abd tone and false furious
attacks of yenal and corrupt press. do know that
they are merely the mouth-piece the tools, the barking
dogs Of a corrupt administration do know that Mr.
Buchanan was well apprzcd of the nature Of the test
mony adduced against us by exJudge Drrmmond and
others for he informed of it, to my knowledge by
a member of his own cabinet And further know, from
personal intercourse with members OF the Senate and
House Representatives of the United States that there
have been various plans concerted at headquarters for
some time past the overthrow Of this people Captain
Mr. Fuller informs that you politician. II so,
YOU must know that in the last presidential campaign the
republican party had opposition to slavery and polygamy
as two of the principal planks in their platform You
may know sir that Utah picked out, and the only
Territory excluded from participation in the empon
rights TO land You may also be aware that bills were
introduced into Congress for the prosecution of the Nor
mons but other business was too pressing at that