The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-18


Mr.. Douglas said
These boilers have dared 10 call themselves admins
tration democrats and have the auaty pretend that
their il approved by the federal administration
This conspiracy Of the boltB anst the Integrity of the
democratic party has been gotten up under the auspices
OF u by the Of Ieib, who became notorious
as leader in the DANTE Society of musAersrs under
Jim Lane In Kansas and who is special agent for
the Post Office Department for the State Of Illinois.
g. Mr.. Douglas quoted from the report Of the Commit
tee Territories (now the files Of tho Hsnats the evil
ence that this DR. Charles Lb was grand psymas
of this Kansas legion Of Dants read tbs oath which
he took and subscribed to member Of that society,
binding himself to do everything in his power 10 make
Office made by the DANTE 8ocoty In prs6nsuncc to all
Others pleging secrecy &C. The conclusien at oath
IL too rich TO be lost; 1t Is AZ follows flft
To all Of this obligation do most solsmnly promise
and affirm. binding myself under the psaalty OF being
expelled from this organization, OF having nay pub
lshed To the several Territorial eucapnts a. perurer
before Heaven and traitor TO my o0un1ry OF passing
through life scorned and reyiled by man. frowned by
devils, forsaken by angels, and abandoned by God
This man Lieb, who has the reputation of having
been a DANTE among the Mormons, and abandoned Brig
ham Young to join Jim Lane In Kansas and who is thus
bound by the horrible oaths to divide and destroy
the democratic party now threatens every postmaster
route agent and Office holder of every description in the
State with removal from Office they do not oppose the
regular democratic nominations and help to elect the
pubcans by dividing and defeating the democratic party
He has the audacty to assert publicly that he is
horzcd by the administration to pursue this course and
to say that man will DO appointed to ounce who docs
not act in concert with him.
"Mr Douglas made fearful expose Of the objects
character Of the leaders Of this DANTE in
Illinois, dscIaming all belief in the pretence that their
conduct is sanctioned approved of y the admnstra
ton but declaring that the time had when their
authority should be davowed and their conduct rcpu
dated"
Here is formidable indictment indeed and if
its specifications true, should be disposed to
sympathize with the circumstances of Judge Doug
las, and to boil over with wrath against Leib.
We believes however, the charge of Daniteism
against this individual is not true. If we are cor
rectly informed, his residence in Kansas was brief
and he left the Territory before the organization of
the obnoxious. tribe was yet formed; 80 that the
use of his name by those who did form that organi
cation was without his knowledge and consent, and
after he had ceased to be resident Of tho Territory
DR.. Leib went out to Kansas, we understand, with
Gov Reeder from Pennsylvania, and was support
of that officer during the fewy months that he
NAMED in tho Territory but lett there sometime
before the close of Recders oficiak career. The at
tempt to associate him with the Mormons is simply
absurd. a H84t.#.ti 5t gtaiA
He withdrew from Kansas before the date at which
he is represented TO have become an officer of the
DANTE fraternity, and became resident--where?
Why in Judge Douglass own State Of Illinois. He
not only became resident there, bnt he elected
we understand, the clerk Of ono Of the branches Of
tho Illinois Legislature by the democratic members of
the body tho democratic candidate, after his al
legged implication with the Dantes and jim Lane in
Kansas. He thus received the endorsement of Mr.
Douglass own political e.ends in his own State of
Illinois, after this imputed completely. n
Nay, more. It will DO seen from the subjoined
papers that Judge Douglas himself volunteered t.,
exonerate DR.. Leib to his faco from this Charge
which ho had made against him in his report to the
Senate Not only was Leib thus elected clerk by
the democrats of the Illinois Legislature and thus ex
oneraied by Judge Douglas himself f-om the charges
that had been made in his Kansas report but he was
also endorsed by leading democrats in different parts
Of the country, in a most emphatic manner, in the
papers of recommendation on which Postmaster Gen
eral Brown acted in giving him tho appointment of
special mail agent in Illinois; for he was recon-
mended for that position by the following imposing
array Of names; Hon. B. Hem, Iowa; Geo. A. Craw-
nofs; the Speaker of the House Of Representatives
and AZ other democratic members of the Senate and
House, Of Illinois, Hon J. CLANCY Jones, Pennsylva-
MIA Hon J. w. Denver, Governor of Kansas Col.
John +. Carter former editor Of the Unio, Hon b.
D. Chapman, late delegate from Nebraska; L. X.
Bowen, esq, naval officer at Baltimore.
Recommended by the speaker of the house of rep
resenatives of Illinois and forty seven other demo
cratic representatives and senators of Judge Doug
lass own State! is it remarkable that the appoint
ment should have been made upon such a certiRca-
toni We l,aye now only to add a synopsis of the
papers which were filed in the Post Office Depart
ment in support of DIR. Lebs appointment They
are conclusive against Judge Douglas:
Cpy Of letters recommending Dr. Charles Leb for special agent
Of The Post Office Department, and referring 10 papers from
The Indian Office.
To the PosrMAnER GENERAL:
SIR We recommend the appointment Of Charles Leib.
esq, for special mail agent for the State Of Illinois He
is sound national democrat. During the campaign of
1856 he rendered essential service in that State and con
tibutcd largely to tho in that quarter Of our m
tiona ticket His democracy also endorsed by re-
of the legislature when he elected clerk last year
None but tho grossly ignorant and malicious will attempt
for single moment to impeac his democracy His ap
poinmcnt would not only give general satisfaction but
would be peculiarly gratifying to your most obedicnt
wants, r. b. CARPENTER,
IRAN NYE, p"
H CHAS. L. BAGG