The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-31

F In compliance with resolutions, the
following letter Of Secretary Cass,
givny his reas9ns for resignIng as a
member of President Buchanan S
+ Cab net, and also BUehanan's reply:
CAss TO BUCHA~AS.
DEPArrMf--r or STATE, Dec =. $50.
SIR. The alarming crisis i'm our national
aH1 rs h.ts engaged sOur serious consider
alton. and in your recent message you
have expressed 70 Congress. and through
CongreSs 20 the country The views ffaus nj
with the most moment Us consequence.
- ilicn are nov presented TO tue AfueIicau
people Tor solution WIN the general
principles laid down in that message
fuiiE concur, AID i appreciate with warm
sym pathy q patriotic appeals and sus-
ga1fIOu-. Wf4t measures 10 is com petsut
AMI srDper faE the Executive t. adopt
under esi- tiu clrcurnsta noes, is q subject
which has received your most careful
eitenilou and VITA the auxiou hope, as
i NeI know frg!n having PARTICIPATED in
the deliberations, that tranquility and
good feeling mav ba speedtls restored to
this asitateI asd divided coufetsrscy. Ia
some points. which deem OF vital
imp rttnce, . has been nay misior-
"a TO dltIsF from you. II has
Daen 1ny decided opiai 3n, which,
Tor some time past have urged at varlOus
meetings OF Ese Cabinet, tnat additional
IFoops saou4t oe sent 70 reinioree the
fOriA iu Mas larbOr OF Charleston, with n
view 10 bett~r their defense, Sucu d they
be aft9clSed, and th&t an armed vessel
SaoHid iiksitfse DE ordered there to aid. If
= cess any - he defense, and also should
i5.De reqGjrea IN the collection OF the reve-
uGei and Il IS set my OpiniOn that these
measures nQutd 5e adopted without the
tea>t delay q have likewise urzed tue
eGpedlency of lrnTn G1ateiy removing the
euseciI.- mouse m .eafle5ton TO one OF the
forts i1 tHe port. and also OF making
arrang GENE 6 Ior the collection OF duties
fhefe, Dy taxing collector and other
officers % Fcl Whenever necessary. 20
taHt' when the Od5ee may become
vacant L1e proper authority may be
the United States. ] continue to +tbfak
that these aErs. gemenEs Sa 1uId h. f4s1u1e-
dIlfeiy rla e Whlls the right aad re-
fpous.oi .lty ot oeldlng belong t3 you. It
IS very desirable al this present janeture
tHat there should be, 2@ Jar Il possible,
uuanlmity "a your circles, with a view 10
SAFE ami eHieieut aetIOn. 4 have, there
fore, felt DO .aV duty TO lender my res qua
ton 3t rta 3iics OF Secretary of state, aud
10 ask yOur permission u retire from that
0iicItt ass lc4ati3n with yourself and the
me lber5 ~ y0ar Ca3IAeI, W lich I have
euJat e1 altnost ioar Se sfs without single
oecttrtc4 4cf O AlnSUs accident TO inter-
rupt the personal teIeOUrse which has so
happily existed
cannot elo~e this letter without beating
nay testimony OF Tue Jealous and earnesL
tD tae BEST. IQteres, OF the e0un-
try with wnica, daring a term OF unex-
ampled trials and Cub Is, you have
sought % discharge the duties of your
lhanzIrg you for the Kindness and con
E1euc- you have not ceased II manifest
t3WJr "a rue, ana with the expression of my
waruest regards both for yourself and the
gentlemen Of our Cabinet,
4 am, s1E, With great respect,
Your ODGdteut servant,
LEWIS CAss.
30 the PRESIDENT Of tbe Uniled states.
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN TO MIR. CAss
WAsalSGFoN. ID. O., Dee. Is, 1850.
STR: I H- 1e recelVed your resignation Of
the olic- of secretary OF state with sur
Eri ANA regret. Aft we had passed
throuet etrl5 the whole term OF the adj
- -L lLA EuL4ul4 and cordial
friendship }fH regard, [ cherished the
ear4o~t nope bl3mt nothing might occur to
dl iura oUr otit .tI res 4Lt8u5 uu4il It's end.
You f-ee decided differently, and / have
go llgst 20 CONG 3-tieI I must express my
.t. liis ti0u i 5our concurrence with gen
eg9t phi ac. Ji - lAitl down IN said message,
and solt expression with Warm sympl-
tot W. A li1 Eabro1c appeals stud
su= gra l1Hs- Tbs E2tue very III hiy, and
~ ipiC-+ii;st G'ssas1ctII Ia the D3tuiou thstt
CoBgra-s t.3es f.Dt possess the power
uat-sr tttt tna tuition 10 cOerce "a STATE
DAY Dl4rA aL ttE8ifes 10 remain ia the COn
iaGesagr. Tire 41.Hstl0u on which we un-
.tor un7-tei1 efitat thst OF ordering a d.
tacntnt.it 90 i4te. ffstNE 10 CHaEi e~tDlt. ami
s hten o. r-HfE g 50 .ttd ip oar letter of
re stel 1ol- - 1.fs intend &C. itrsle ThIs
que-tl ruiii = = = say Ihat your re-
ma rp1l ~ IS subject We're heard by
-yseii atd tns Cs.uinel. with au the r.
~ tt'ie 10 Enur lien 90. lti3u, yOur long
- 'stl nee ata your uuiarnsae4 chafac-
t-f. na& they failed 80 convince Us of
tb rs-i and pr9pnety, under
such lue4sura. Ih- secretaries ol
# E and Navy. Through whom orders
fHHft i.aVc lssued tD reinforce the
e +. -tid nN concur ia your views, ADD
whist tut D9te Fesupn5ibiliy Tor the re-
fueal rssic-i of myself. they were tie mem
hrIs oi ths Cabinet, and more directly
! Interested Nou may have JUDGED carrt.ci-
HA. oA this ii4t DoT# .tHb qHe-tiot4, apd your
ttplaiou I5 cEltfigd to grave q tuSIdeIattou,
8Hi UNuei ltt- con FEotl.f sol duty, and be- |
lAevtng af do tnal lio present nee silly
ti0u 90 tAe p.7biie property, it was inp1s-
siDie ior ga 10 have risked a collision OF
a iu@ tu l1e L8tbHr 81 Chariesi on, and
thereby nave Geiested the reasonable
nages w-!eh eAerssaed of The hnal tri-
I have only 10 add i1at YOU will take win /
you lNio retiremeut my heartfelt wishes |
t0at the evening of your days may be
prnsDar as au1 happy.
NelE resp ciiully yours.
TO Hon. Lewis Cass.
The testimony before the Senate
Committee goes TO show that there
has been 30 issue Of Government
Iond5to che Central Pacific Rliroad.
Toe bonds sore issued IN accordance
Wlth law an3 acs, aad, after the opin-
ION oi Attur8ey General Evarts had
beer given TO that effect, the Secre-
tary could no longer hold them, under
section 8 Of the act authorizing the
issue ef two-third4 Of the amount of
bonds on completion of the work, in
advance Of laying the rails. It is also
shown thlt the Union Pacific Road is
far from Doing completed to Ogden, as
alleged. la the EcnO and Weber
g. ols OF The Wassach Mountains,
thirty miles cast oil Ogden, there are
several miles Of temporary track,
WIN grades exceeding 200 eet TO the
mile, In usc, gp0n which the Union
Pacific Company have received the
luti quota Of bonds, although the
road Is nos built upon the approved
line oil survey, aud tsO tunnels are
stil uah1ished, one of which will
not be c0mplated till the 30ih Of
Aur.i, by which time the Central Pa
C. tic RsIir0ad sill have reached Ogden
E4ty with lis complete track.
About fry Texas gentlemen ap
peared before TIE Reconstruction
Cmmitt9e tais morning. Governor
HamilcOn stated the case for the
party. watch asks to vote upon the
new Constitution. and discussed the
cqual-Tights and suffrage clauses.
Some conversation arose between the
committee and the speaker Is TO the
true melainE Of the djsiraBchisems
section, faieh Is copied from the new
Goas7ir15iaa OF South Carolina. Gov
ernor Hlm..t0a eQntended that those
ouIy can vote who can hold ofiee
uaaer the Eouueeuth Amendment.
That Interpretation being questioned,
and tae neualr OF South Carolina
having remarsea That no 0ne is now
Il disqualified voter IL South Carolina,
Goglrnor Hamliton said, Il that be
the Interpretation. so much the bet
ter. Butar said rhle was explicit
enough. Governor Hamilton then
81. b3 a4ainst ali disquahiications as
Z pormauercy A further hearing