The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-03

Mr. soes 10 oppose showed that be was ths frss
70 MAKE pubic sns sInocras.sst e my removal ass -
Pscrage Of the Office; that he your caily coufdont
and tie mentor OF POUR 20 oa hopes that he end you
comb ard " defeat Collector Schei and ban led TO-
gesher 10 jufe me- and you have not dared dsay ths
TACT, except by the implications l have ds
c sus pSs . ssss
OF u Jou BY oar Sche for confirmation, aid nb,nea
With bin 70 defeat them VI vol ~ Mr. Schetl himself
Go the ether hand Mr. Sickiss and Mr.. Hart toccd
difficulty 10 reSeiy obtaining POUR conhrma'i0s Of Be
lighting obaIaots freshly cleaned from the wstcA-
fn care q tie California Vigilance COMMITTEES, while tney
wtre srcuspg Jour moral perceptions into puritsuicA
bonor st che epormlties OF Mr.. 5che and over tho
"cGuss" which they through spies, liars and inor
Nay, more, cir. you furnishsd Sckes with information
which be, through George Woodbridge, Communicated 70
sIrtrnunSry CT company o. ssroIliox scsors. VINO
Bart snc VITO. as ocey under him, anony mously ped
d,ec out the SHINE Sces and he Invented 70 defas such
through thus source, cir that yday Times and tho
Leader furnished the community with disrables against
Mir. sohe se sii OF which they attempted 70 mako
pertinent and iorcble by fac Obtained By Sices from
you, aud when pubishsd. sir these ohoice gems Of Bill
Mesgste were sent back TO you m evae0ce OF tho
popular seoImoIt hsxo 70 ueTve you up y the part you
Ard finally, sir ii the Insaccs Of Daniel f. sclles,
you seat j. Guhrs here with authority 70 supervise
tie scuor Ct Collector Schs act tho spy xpoa him.
True It was piece OF srrosaa assumption, but yeu were
guy OF True, you bad no authority 90 70 do, but yo0
assumed IT, True he i2norant of the o.
thS port Of the ccnnopest Of personal homer,
which he never ardesetoed, yet you gave him the
eoSnmseicD. Deeplsed by all but the cringtpg, and
spurped By Ill but the tAid yet stra,tng from depart
cpt TO the common laughing stock o; every
subordinate ks did here three months Of bunders
shen he Las b. as eeouSh 20 remedy his self paSca
could bid defiance ~ DEATH until patriArchA ago, should
mako immortal ycur weakness tn employing, and his Ia
ben employed 10 tho work you invented for him.
Your reply 70 my letter, through such instrument
70 sate your revouges has brought 70 the lowest
strata Of public contempt ~ which Cabinet officer has
cesoeodsd but, sir in the language OF Jour
cluolne paragraph, you to blame but your
sell e, this expose"
In concluscn, sir you must permit 10 say that you
advised me to resign winch you knew that had boon &C
oused b, LARS tracked by spies and nformers, aud nfs
nosy ssssiied py iorgers pmps and villains into whose
teeth had driven every sccupauon and VIII se infamy
had demonstrated, when you knew, too, that was
not only innocent OF the accusations thus made,
but demanded full, fair and open investigation. And
now, Dir, cad upon yca 70 resign; for while have
tsolshed my integrity have demonstrated and proven
ycur guilt and decent reapect for the opinions Of
leaves yoo 10 alternative between public contempt AND
public resignation For CORRUPT selfish, tSrannicai and
weak have not only exhausted the treasury but you
have dsGraceo tbecfce. Resgnng, you may DO pited-
remaining In off % you will bs despsed. True enough
sach Resignation will be pubc confession OF your dis
grace. but that 10 already es abshed as national con
vicor least ready submit 70 verdict Of
intelligent people, the issues which have grown out Of our
correspondence.