The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-30

mere Develops me nss ~ sA~ Frauds In t.e
Late Cabinet OF Mr 8~chsnsn-ssas.-
ment OF 0sdsrA Bailey.
10 rHE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
| SWEET SPsnos, March Is, 1851
Acting under the advice Of friends, have up 70 this
time, anssiDed from making any publication in regard
70 the $50 caed) robbery OF the Interior DEPARTMENT
deemng best 70 postpone my defence tho scts Of
the case should be developed before . tribunal whose
competency and mpastaly could not be called In quss
ton But the Hon. John Floyd has seen It, In state
mept published In the HsALD OF the 9th inst 70 step
aside from his svowed and legitimate purpose to indulge
in an attack upon myself which feel constrained 70 70
pei At once, and however much may regret the neces
sy Of placing my self In antagonist the OK Secretary
have conceive, alternative but 70 accept issue
he has forced upon DO not, however, design, even
now entering discussion Of the circumstances A.
tepdu my transactions with Mr.. Russell. St less do
feel called TO criticse the elaborate argu offered
by Mr. Floyd in defence Of his official conduct have
desire TO rehabitate my reputation the expense Of
bis, and beside, the tn qoque style Of Argument gene
rally the ast resort Of who feels that his
hopeless shall connne myself therefore, to the points
made by Mr.. Floyd under the bead Of
the SUPPOSED RESULTS PROTECT.
TDeee may be reduced 10 three. First, the protest
Of the acceptaDces, which matured in New York the
lsth Of July, lse0 "would have been snnoying" and
would shave subjected the transportation service
barr assmeptu but would involved any "graver
sequences" Second, there emo reason why Mr..
Bailey should inper his character and destroy his pros
poets in fe forever for the purpose Of shielding Mr.
lloyd Third my transactions with Mr.. Russell would
have been disclosed but that Mr. Floyd woud not
10 become the depositay Of such secret" Let
examine them seriatim.
Upon the FIRST point it might be sufficient to suggest
hat Mr. E1ou Tn Ana
cusvey to his regard the acceptances aud
that the "par,y rancor" which seeks TO sacrifice
him ~oAld have been equally, II not more prompt
and vigorous 10 its action in July Last But Mr. Floyd
supplies 10 his ttate nsnt, valuable testimony
this head. Speaking Of the granting Of accepances
and the necessity Of sustaining the credit Of Russell
jors wadiel, he asks, "what would have been the
just condemnation heaped upon me If the impending
dangers (starvstioD, &c had actually befalen Thorn
be troops the frontier)s' Did not these very dan
gers mpeno" in July ast9 Docs the testimony OF
Mr. Russell before the committee show that protest
Of the crafts in July would have driven Russell,
Majors waddel into liquidation, and forced them
abandon their contractp Does not Mr. Floyd admit
in The very next sentence but that last quoted
that the contr actors, r., NJ W. deprived, &c, &C.,
found themselves constantly under the necessity Of anti
cpatiDg the nirgs OF their trains and foutd the
for soroiDg Them these facilities constant
~ repeating ths msevsso And, IL the "impendiDg dan
have the just condemnation heaped upon" Hon.
John b Foyer Does body believe that .sp4ty ran
oor,unsy quitting i,s malice or that he sdminstrs
ton would in entering the most momentous and
ciing political contest the country has Witnessed
have been willing " carry the dead weight Of the ho
submit. thai tho whole scope Of Mr. Floyd's argument
in oefepcs the poprety Of the accepances s that the
Upiied troops the q peril
condition from he fear Of Starvation" that this
fear would ave been converted into &C.
Il
dell bad not been protected that lhs state Il things
from ths burons the trains, 1855 the
of the last ceptance (Dec Is, 1907 signed by Mr.
Floyd that be (Mr Floyd) hao not protected the Gre
DIT o. Russell, jos y wsddsll, scoademnAsion"
the condemnation would have been just Is not
this, substantially, admission on the part
OF Mr. Floyd that during nearly the whole OF hts noun
bepcy Of tho War Depart tho soivcncy OF Russell,
Majors Waddell all that interpsed between him
anc jUst CONDEMNATION or his official acts? Would
bot sins, condemnation" OF his Official acts "hcaped
him. by thss who had the right, have involved
his the Capinegf Has not the
quel demonstrated beyond the possibility OF doubt that
II had not inerposed In July last RUSSELL Majors &
waodel would have been ruined. and the very results
brought about which the accepances mad been given TO
avert IL N true Mr. Floyd urges that "accepances did
60 protest In september (hoaeh he makes proof
OF the sac, and still he reDaned In the Cabinet" But
Mr. Floyd seems forget that the money market had
undergone great changes be July and september;
Win impunity In tie latter month could have BEEN pro-
tested with equal impun'ty in the former.
again: & not essential 20 my that Mr. Floyd
shold actually have been in Danger Of disgrace,
sufficient that had good reas for believing So and II
not oened that called on Mr. Floyd the 18Th day OF
July with the avoweo object OF ascertauing the truth
nam bIm nd Il is nj my fanit that had 70 con
tut m self with secondary evidence What was
the character OF that evdenco2 10 the first
place ! had the .es imony Of n Mr.. Drtn a n
sesn endorsed by D,inkard as imam Of honor aud in
tcer,ty." Besides, it should be borne in m nd toat Mr.
Floyd not "tox tcres atqie rutund,s," and
unde stood better than I the depth AMI bitter
ness o. the or JUDGE existing asaost him even amongst
those wh,m party ties forced TO his support Acanor
had be- u against while he yet Governor
OF Virginia. his official conouct a. SecrstarV OF War had
beeo twice ny special Committees OF tue
Houte II Repeeen tstives AID the purchase o. Lime
Pant had bean denounced job the dor OF the
Untec states senate sincerely believed as stii DO
eve that In all these matters be was the victim OF un
msrited persecuton st could Dot but feel that what
would be regarded as imprudencs IN mao wloss re-
pu'a,on had ssa,led. might be imputei
crime TO John B Floyd | had the last
MINI that the acceptaDces were unsanctioned oy
low AND this brings another point Mr. Floyd
csptancs to be Illegal shout take them in exchange
Tor state boscs and decVe that the government vas
fully secured thereby DR.. Floyd. e. lawyer, knows,
oogh. know that every iii gal act not necessarily
Invalid, eDo that might DO improper and eveo illegal
ecy good hands VI third parties Besides, Ras
sell, Bslors waddeI were liable upm the
(and evidently Mr. Floyd cDnsiier) them por
fecty for the money But do not care to pursue
Mr. Fiyos own "siaiemsnt' that was fully justified
in beeve that the protest OF hs official anceptapcss In
July isst would have 40 erousy compromised hun As 10
hR retirement from the Oabinet and pass TO
the second point.
That mao, ovsrtaken by misfortune, should be
strsgDt~ay rspudstsd ~ his former friends In strict
with the statute N rucn made and pro
But Mr. Floyo's oblivousuess far bey ond the
requirems nts Of tho He did not know All At
occupis special pasiticn OF trnst the Iaterior
Departm~nt confess that WHEN read that PARTON
o. Mr. fIoyos defence when ted the inuteuess Of
tall with Uh'ch he isnored when saw no he
pud my head, ny han g. aid In my feet
IL ~ tones, and 10 my marrow In ny flesh snftn my
m me- md IN m
ali the hcnsi. ~ formal accommodation, VAS
eves ihillt.d. What shall reply TO
all ,batf might cite known TO OF 20 pi. In
Wssh Deton utterly INC nss'ent with the post.
suned by Mr. Fos d but cai bnof Mr.. Floyd evi
peBty OF those MODEST peffons sho does gyod by
stealth, and burnes uh,n p"opl. tar about II still
Mr. Floyd scarcely bsve TO item that he remtIkd
IN commit that he " bad Drosght Bailey t.
Washington, and ~. him ofncs 10 hs family from
slssvrg" AID although the remark vas not strictly