Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-10


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COUN.Y COMMITTEE.
MINISTER nARvEY,s RELATIONS.
This gentleman has again been heard
from, aud in very positive manner. lie
re-appears in the Philadelphia Inquirer
in . letter, in which he refutes the
charge Of treason imputed to him, and
lays open come pretty rich circumsta"-
ces. The point which Mr.. Harvey
makes in his letter is that if he has
been guilty Of reasonable intercourse
with the South, no less personages than
the President and members of the Cabi-
net are CO. partners with him in his trea-
con. The letter 10 addressed 10 Simon
Cameron, Secretary Of War, and that
our readers may see how the matter
stands We give them the benefit Of the
material portions of it.:
La.sos. July 4. 1861.
The FIRST dispatch on this subject APP
peared in the Herald on the 7th OF
June, and closed in these ords: "Tke
Secretary Of War L, it is SAID, much
gr,,ved at the intelligence" Referring
to the charge that l had improperly
communicated information to Mr.. Ma
gra,h, OF Charleston, 1 assume that thus
statement is an UNIV arrantable liberty
taken With your name to stimulate pre-
JUDGE against me, because taere was no
DISC. very 10 make which could excite
any such emotion. All the dispatches
10 the Walking eGios bod bes. f...
ished to you and to tho Secretary Of
State several weeks before the general
seizure vas publicly and properly or
dered, and You had thus every partcie
Of evidence which, in order to give 70, ce
to his false accusation, my calumniato,
pretends was suddenly discovered. This
subject vas a matter Of conference be-
tween yourself, Mr.. Seward, aud others
long in advance of my departure from
Washington, and, indeed. my ccmmu-
Dicatiou was neither received nor &C
ceptcd until several weeks had subse-
qoently elapsed.
You 'cere promptly informed Of Mr
COMMUNICATIONS which paxsed 6etreen
Mr.. Xcgrath and myself, and the co.,
siderataons which led to them. Ineve,
had, directly or indirectly, line Of cor
respondence with him, except rhat you
haze seea ia the teiesrophs referred to.
He ~as . school-mate OF niue and an
old friend. had good reason to believe
that he VAS averse to = collision, and
would do everything to prevent it by
personal and other Influence. You mus,
remember perfectly we'll, how ali the in
formation At the time took this part,
thrcalened dally attack on Fort Sum
ter, BY the .o-called Confede, ate army,
which all good men in Washington aud
Charleston wished TO prevent. When
il VAS considered settled that Major An
dersoa would DO Withdrawn, / tele-
graphed the fact to Mr.. Pett'grew, Mr.
Aagraih and Others, ho, ing to aver,
what then seemed to be impending ca
lamty Of bloodshcd, and to postpone,
1t least, the Inauguration of civil war.
A leo days elapsed, and he vas not With
drawn. ~hen M. Aagra,h inquired Of
me If my previous Information Vas cor
rect carried his despatch to YOU y,
Willard's Hotel, informing you Al the
same time Of M telegraph to him. Tos
saggcsted that should take it to M.
Sessrd. which I did. At the Depart.
ment Of State, and in reply TO my CUES.
tsoe, sWhaa answer l should send to
Charleston" he said. substantially, ssTha,
time woa.d sindicate my previous As.
surance." / returned, stated What had
then occuned, and You then informed me
that A.jos Asderson would be WITH
draea.
photographed to Mr.. Aagrath accord
isgly, sithout 81. ing any authority but
my own, and l fet glad 1t being the
medium 1t communication which
then thought would preserve the peace
and give m'eguided men q chance to ,e.
trace their steps. 1t was then or son
afser r~rosted that the authorities in
60ufh G 'I,ea would no, consent to the
voluntary viihdra~al Of M.ior Ander-
80, bot would demand formal c.ntu
lstsoe. Knowing that such = conces-
800 sever could and ought to be made
b de Gosersment and tearing it NIGH,
isierr1pt he pe.ceable retirement Of
1aios Andessna. l seated the rumor BY
: tol1Gs1ph 10 Mr.. Aaes1th, ask,ne if Il
vsss trse, ard sayine, : fit vas, the
fissds Of psaes voald b rendered
povsslesa"
H eeae - = authosised and decid.
q s1Bussoee - he conirary. ] sought
yss iooedisiely at the War Depart
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nsjs - oseh !, Presiss On yoar g1ind
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