New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-04

Z. B0aIER Elisadier GoaoIo L. "a
FRANKLIN PIERCE AID TIVE K. G. c.S.
Tn. CORRESPONDENCE LAID BrFOGE THE SIN
ArU-rnE SECRET LETTER PRACTICAL
JOKE.
The oor,c ponjoucc laid before the Senate By Sec
retary SeWsrd ~ compliance with the req uu0n
offered by Dir. L.tnain nd edoptea 10y 'tat DSoy,
has neen published in Official form. One httcr from
px-PresidCut Piece, 6a,cd Jan. z and addressed 10
Mr. Seward, 5ut not nclnied IN the oopie6 seat 10
tie Ssuate YVES placed upon the record on Nednea-
day by Mr. Latham. scr,
The corres poudence began on December %, 1851, |
viii the following uOie IRON Nr Sew ard 10 Mr.
Pierce, requesting au explanation concerning 1Ee
az. President connection With secret league:
- DePAsr,iEVT OF Sr,Tr Nsaiinsto Dec. q, i.oi,
ei. inei9ss IN eysr from received Of hi' De-
sfie from which g. would apr.l you were nfH
br ofa secret ssuo the oasct o. which is &c overtime" NE
Any expansion upon the mbicc, which you may Oe'F
would be ac,cr;a9le u1tr,,Sfu srvARD.
"FRasuis PisAcy. ESQ.,. Concord, y. Il
lie extract referred TO vas as follows; ...
HoErH BRANCH October IS, 1861.
President P IL bic passage ha8 d-e~u many
brave asd influential msu +, ne seeue py Of the L. 9
D-t e-nt due 20 bI F. 10y L.. the MORMON elaerl
IL The ,ereur IA doing molly in d. J. sd Wis be y
cautious but IN common wtt obeIs Il g@etj,.Iy f.e
fear thst any ssmp; 10 draft VIII pod luce mens.nIe
ou bsaas thlk bic ie. - vel founded emprI o. We
7
WIN 5eDs,A.s To d. - tod tist any st,sapt 10 dls
cur ne. tfefs Togi' ~, o. CO dS opSI hey viii
Yours, N the cause lNs'A4i'''S '-s'~I
MIR. Pierce replied in Tho following sharp letter;
MR PENCE 70 mR. SEWARD. ,..,
"AScovEs, Ness, Dec - ! q. i
ucrr rscIsre iuic-sed Department Of State. I , A.
fsrsed ~ u uueT G. # Clerk and addressed 70 ~.
pierce ESQ Coucold Newl,u Pstr" va received ny 90
f3sy HAVING been forv aided tom tie plscr o. my e'ido
Bn, FOR tae e.nyed euvrlops nd he n,nd~ ng ~ ar
Urrte- Win which sm isnia shou probably have PC
80 ',o had teen urs- t,ioas, led. must sspp. -,
ihonrs I do sr le,,any. yi@R y 10 different ifat
ir,e' ON 90 e.yoI u o. b,Taras', from w
would spp,ar 'hlt you 40 nem5sf o. ses, ~.
psnlon 1p.r tho s-4ec. which you nsy 'Def "'-0 70 ~
,s,- q, ,c,-vs ~ auy 9euon could give ere
donco eur,n for Inoatrt ne ides IA I'm 20 =
have ever bee, nueefd TO secret q .s., H. ~
th. (olrssnt my C0untfy. Surprise however oiif ~
crea,es rs ptis q, yonT ,o.t 10 us e1' ls 70
IlcoheTlut srd neSi 20. - his ef-ftci o1 us 'eI
,.s ., az O. o T aid hsvs ben sent sor egI.ns
lion % WHO durgs bis h7ie fr has Y,ve o' Erl TO
ny secret lsas,c sary or t'rci,ou My lsnr dc no
t- q isci srd - & rot te shtctt ~. nod
To- any reieiruoe 70 nc a. "a e' -cs 4ta-'t D. ..s
Tor ta.s YOUR inference Do wloy efcit ana ta
rel b-T nof spsthirs ever sd or DID wac la Toe
"Eothag o.. he rayi.y o. lie nsionphon he hish
official .oacs hetce etlsnas sfd tLe ei',factrd eca
Liiiou relty Gnislf rntscrou, ana haPps county
could ro.s.iv 't Tbs iat-r sb',e r-ic SO eon~n'i
Not t'.refa.f b-csoas would Do ace9-stt'
bu. because Ills c.uegsnd'lce Do TO lo.i l-'s nplu ~.
vour lie and i4iD sd bec4.s, R"j ls.c ~ a. - s
med o EN- lliy rpu thr fec I'd y Z. proFcr Ps1
taps e. l. my daty edo tas lyay WI yer 'e sne.
cs.s'n iupus, 10 ios as eiJoy e contti al nsAa
witch p,,an e'o c,'le O. t.e l.'i iD.'e. A'1 20
M g., fiic ard % Doc c6u-oB.ed Zee o. fsos ta r7 r..
ceg, fos os sole county. resp g %. tns ',-f'ed
gAfs y lhe 9o l -ncs l'f We ~ 'i'l
TO-, 10 ne noble uul ~Llch lof 90 many ysss ePsrd 90
caiey rpoa ttni 'scie1 io-if..a' D-,e -. .s
viii IS ~ hors4 iof ,vl focit'-ny oeps' ,o,.oLs
I'd H.; s.srue.i purposes flom youth TO sss II have
uuaef Ell rifcur AHcss ~ ''lHs re % is-. O. ~,
isve BAL ort1 rnsra srru ie11ot con eious'ri' o. "he
,.or1 eahine ihza ahJt1s ei,- DE t % hcpf Aa
soeh rstsl 1ur. or yeas may be a. roaegss o1 ne
Il au, Sir, your o5ecs., syfyst' ,,r,cy
Hon. VIZ y. ssvaHD s-feary = State Wssa.lsion"
wR. sGwARDs REJOHDER.
Mr.. Seward reoiued a. follows;
"WAmusGToS December 20 1861.
"nr DEAR SIR: An 81 ri, o. ci,ol on your a fame
yfaoss lssI tao Objected and slhselacIty
syo u. aLtE,.hi. 4he decueD' must Oe-clls pa. u
y s.,Y-d .-t ZOE gs, know how you, name made
no, NJ Nv fre0r 10 ircrsts ~" tF.fon b. war encorrsu
suty on Toe cli,fclsrl Of Tia Dcgntuent
Tle nsrsl :. wl.cl y l.ae las given you oaenss
reglet end a2oo ne ioI y v.h re ony e1S..s can
whAt out " De one AID os lad 40. ts - DO ieison'
piece yo-r the hles Of Tie Department Of
ana ss ya 70 be s.arss tsl IN The urli1das-, or
tlr, su,wsr doe not u tho lcs.t ds toe lat con VITA
which performed ia he bs't "ey MS abe PHshs
dufs, with dss'ie % rolc-f yfn service.
II sp With great Frsp,o yoa1 obedien' servant =, 60,
II nav Se pIspe b. siaio PEI siopire The oiu Of 3D.
do Ia .,a,s q tit Duri 1ste, nod by The iss
81 Webster. have iagsgiaby iti h .. s!ss Of sod 49, b.
beifs nosl fe'9e tilL"
"Tup sgcpzr LE1TKp PRACTICAL JoKf."
Under date II Fort Lafayette, Nov. 81" Jar.
Cuy s. Hopkins the author Of t1ia letter. addressed
The following Communication 10 bic. Seward, 81
curing BIN that tle whole affair $40 = practical