The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-04-11

aud mine and hcenuse Iwould leavo 50 e,
am concerned no ambiguity upon tho recors 10 -
proper, perhaps it is my duty, 10 add ,l,a, Il
loyalty Will never be successfully i,.,pqpncdsa,.9
as Ienioy the constitutional rights wheh nerta;,s
every citizen Of the republic, and csnec,,r,. ~
inestmahlc light to be Informed of thenat,,,a ''o
cause otthe accusation and to be confronted co
to face with my accusers.
Love for cur wohlescountrr, rcsuec, e.. H..
reserved rights Of the States, reverence f,r H.
Constitution and devotion to the noble ,;n;a,
which for 50 many years, raposet securc,y rnor,
that sacred instrument, have been interviews,
with my best hopes for civil liberty-my deenss,
emotions andmy stcrnest purpose from you,I, 70
age. If have failed TO illustrate this in ofio;sl
station, in private life, and under all cigcums.a,-
ces when il became me to spcal, or act. I have
laborod under singular dcusion, conaciousnesa
of which would emtiter. more than anythrn
else, tlc present hour and such remaining bopra
or years as may be in reserve for TIC.
! 81 am sir your ol.cfiient seryent,
/ FRANKLIN PIERCE.
'Hon. WILLIAM H. SLwAEp, Secretary Of State
Washington, d. c..
| MR., sEWARD'S REJolNDER.
MIR. Seward rejoired as follows -
''WArINcToS, December SO, 1861 Ny
| DEAR S,R:-An iririt,s asrersion your G,;r
fame and loyalty came into my Lands. Al
Though 1t was in an anonymous letter the VII
ter was detected, and subsequently sivuwcd Tie
authorship. The document must become .
part Of the History OF the times
81 desired that you might know how your
| y ,yoc rno,ln ,f h,, &:
the treason he was encouraging. Urahle to
prepare note to you personally, teyolrel
the duty on the chief clerk OF this depart
ment.
''Thc mancr in which it was done h.s eiT,n
you offence regret it, and apologies CO.. II as
the only excuse can make, namely, the necess-
ity OF employing another head to do what ought
TO bo done, and which had no: time to do, pcr
sonally.
81 place your answer on the files of tho
Department of State as an act Of Justice to
yourself.
"And beg You to be assured that all the un-
Kindness of that answer does not in the least
diminish the satisfaction with which | have
performed. in the b2s. way was able, q rub-
flic duty, with a desire to render YOU a SER
vice.
81 am, with great respect, your obedien. ser
vent,
| WIS.
''FR,NKLIN PIERCE" .a
''It may be proper to state that adopting fro
form Of allrass to cx-Prcsidcnts of tie United
States used hythe late M. WGrsTaE, have Ia
variably left off all titles Of address, as haiag
most rcsncctiul''
Mr. PIERCE TO MR.. SEWARD.
CosccEp, n. IT,. January 7, ,SG2.-D.N,:
T SIE Il hove the honor to acknowledge i!ie re-
, ception Of your letter Of the 30th ul Ii aswll
hardly have surprised you to learn tha. I ffiled
to discover in your Official note a desire 10 rea-
der me a service Iou will excuse me i Ire
gard even the suggestion from II source. 20 cln-
nent, that am ''a member of :, secret ieesyuc
the object OF which il to overthrow taiss Gov
ernment,' as rather too grave to- have been, sen
off with as little consideration "a q ysoto,af re-
bnilc might have been adlrcsss to a6,li.,stuent
clerl; of one of the departments.
The writer Of ;le anonvmcus Letter. il seems,
twas detected and subsequently, avovse,l tSe ar-
thorship,' and yet / ain no advisgtl whether
he disavows reference 10 me, or whether there
was an attempt 10 incupao ne in lis disclosure.
i''Sc "tic tIc o!iF ltctS CCillcClett ElEis lam,
lis treason, Or lis confession, at a,I material for
me to know; suppose | am left TO infer the
latter, because although my iismc does rot ap-
pear in the ''eNtract" to which my attention
was particularly called, you still state, tlat an
aspersion upon my ''iuir fame. and loyal.fy''
came into your hands think You viii, unon
reflection. arrive Il: the conclusion that th, wsclc
ground upon which the allegation is repcated
should, as a7impc act ofjus,i,c, havo been sla-
ccd before me.
Il was not the manner of your Qf., S.l vote.
as you setm tosuppo'e, no any fo nj Of All .esa,
which awakened on mr., part y tle.s s2aso CT
wrong. These whatever they ha,e been. were
not worthy Of serious notice, Tho substance
was what intcnded IS co'.n+esusly rs / coud
but very distinctly, to Ic,t:.
am very respcr: :4a.ly, yong o,,ah,a, sor-
vent,
i FRhSXhIS PIERCE.
Hon WIZ. II. SHwsrn, SECRETARY Of State
Washington, D, c.
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