The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-09

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September To- 1858.
Accident brought me- atera long absence the plains
newspaper slip supposed from the advertisements TO be
the Providence Journal .of July 27th 2sth headed
Mr Bartletts Reply TO Major Emory, Commissioner on
the Mexican Boundary Being still under orders, which
will keep me in the field separated from all means
OF referring to Documents must necessarily make this
notice short. NQ
Mr. Bartlett substantially admits my criticism on the
extcnt Of the boundary commission as organized by
him. but attempts 10 place the responsibility upon gall
liant officer, Colonel McCclland long since dead and
gone beyond the reach of oowardly SANDER Accusations
grave as any in my report made by me- with the
knowledge Of Mr. Bartlett when was present. and much
graver ones by both Coonels Graham and McCelland
accusations affecting his personal honor-but Mr. Bart
lett waits until Colonel McCelsnd Is dead to cast inel
lille oboquy upon the brave dead and till am absent
TO that have been untrue in my statement Of the
personal history of the boundary commission II Mr.
Bartletts statement true that Colonel McClelaud
responsible for all the trouble 1t is admission Of
the correctness of my position that he the boasul head
of the commission, admits that he permitted Col Nc
Cleand whom he calls his subordinate to disorganze
his command and nullity all its acts for year and up
wards.
oppressed with multitude Of officers, and that
many Of them unfit for service for says he, " IL
these assistants were SO Ignorant why did Major Emory
retain them r. My is thisand Mr. Bartlett well
knows 1.-THE did not provide with the funds to dis
charge them, and his assertion to the contrary UNI
qualified Misrepresentation These young men, most of
them were entirely innocent of any injustice to the gov
enment and TO have discharged them at distance Of
thousand miles from home with every threatened
by hostile Indians, would have been inhuman Again.
Mr.. Bartlett enumcrates five different Offices which he
packed upon me, drawing pay, as he states, " at the
rate OF 81 ,060 (seven thousand and sixty year. while
in my Qartlctts) division all these duties were per-
formed by single individual Now here proof out of
Mr. Bartetts own mouth that what said true The
commission was oppressed with multitude of officers
unknown to any well regulated survey These officers
he states
sary and assistant and clerks These Duties nothing in
themselves performed by the surveyor and his assist
| ants son all well-regulated surveys
The equivogue of Mr. Bartlett about supplying me
with his worthless paper instead of money unworthy
any notice beyond explaining that Mr. Bartlett sent me
his checks which he should have known to be worthless
retaining the coin to travel through the northern States
OF Mexico, and to the Geysers in California and it is in
testimony Mr WILDER that of his chief officers who
stood in the closest relation to him. at the time
shaving the accounts due bills Of assistant at 40
so per cent.
The statement of Mr. BARTLETT that misreprescnted
the facts in saying Of my assistants provided
for when withdrew from the commission, is certainly
very mpuden and counts largely the crcduiy Of his
readers. DR.. Parry my geoogst and botanst, si-
perseded by DR.. Webb gcoogst, and Mr. Thurber as
botanist Mr. Mooney my principal assistant astronomer
who afterwards resigned, and Mr. ngraha thrown
overheard, but Mr.. Gardner my other assistant may
have been named in insignificant post but of this
am not positive. They we're retained on my personal
responsibility and the act approved the Secretary
The structures on my work pass unnoced, except to
say that the cost Of the printing of the work act
OF mine On the contrary, steadily resisted the print
ing Of many copies and even went far to request
the Secretary Of the Interior to withhold the plates until
Congress should consider the subject with all the facts
before them When asked by the Senate what number
should be published named smaller number than
ordered In the House. where the large number was or
dercd, the committee did me the honor to consult
me- The assertion that one of the illustrations was dis
tant seven hundred miles from the boundary Is untrue
of
Of insnuatng that did not perform the difficult task of
making with the aid Of my assistants the survey Of the
Rio Gande part OF the boundary from within few miles
Of the boundary to its mouth but that he Bartlett did,
when it is notorious he did hours work. either of
head or hand in the survey A
The circumstances of my difficulty with officer on
the commission arc not correctly stated by Mr. Bart
lett The charges and discriminating charges were not
withdrawn in the order for the stated Before
the charges against were withdrawn, both the De-
partments OF War and Interior placed in
of them By me- and had already concluded not to notice
them Mr. Batletts alluson Is evidently to divert at
tention.
1t may be supposed, from Mr.. Dartletts statement
that have gratutously attacked an unorcnding man
quite the contraryhe threw the first stone. 1t was,
Inow believe, by his infringement that compelled
finally to withdraw from the commission in California
He thought would be in his way in the book business
When, without solicitation my part, / was re-
placed on the work to correct the disorders into which
it fell under his rule he systematically attempted to dis
paragc my abos and produce illeeling towards with
my juniors (See letter Of Captain Whipplc in my re-
port) He attempted to disgrace me by leaving
difficult and dangerous undertaking. the survey of the
Rio Grande without funds and without proper support
He attempted, by procuring order from the depart
ment to seize the labor Of myself and assistants
bcllish and enrich his book to be sold for his own
benefit. (Seo my expose in the Union of March, 1889
He made false and slandcrous statement to member
of Congress, deceased with the design lin which he
gatifed) that it would be stated against in Con-
gress and he has constantly attacked my work anony
mously in the newspapers by making unfair and untrut
full statements.
There is for Mr. Bartlett revivng this bust
in my absence the publication of the report which
he gives reason is not sufficient The text of that
was printed and circulated one year ago In my pub
lished letters in the Union of March, 1883 when we
face to face in Washington, exhibited him in a
aspect than III my report 1t then he should
have assailcd me.
Mr. Bartlett states that he has claims before Congress-
II he could while pressing them, make it appear that in
justice had been done him by that honorable body in cir
culating my report, lie could Doubt obtain commit
tee to investigate the subject will undertake to prove
by irrefragibe testimony every statement in my report
Finally his attempt to give political aspect TO this
business is disingcnuous has higher regard for
been allowed that eminent investigate the sub.
iect he would have decided tho controversy as Mr.
Pierce decided that is, against this Mr. Bartlett
W. H. EMORY.
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