The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-07-12


England, or soon after, he wrote a letter OF
mere Compliment to his Lordship, q mere
Card to bid him farewell, and received such
another in return, which. he assures me,
are all the Letters that have passed between
them and have not doubt Of the Truth
of it.
1.-The other Gentleman, whom you know,
l need not say much Of fmeaning Arthur
Leel. You know his Ambition. his Desire
of making Fortune, and of promoting his
Relations. You also know his Art, and
his Enterprise. Such Characters are often
useful, altho' always to be carefully watched
and confronted, especially in such Govern
ment as ours.
There has been, so much said in<A Hferica
and among Americans here about his max
ing Fortune by Specializing in English
Funds, and by private Trade. that it is say
ing nothing new to mention it. Our Coun-
trymen will naturally desire to know if it is
true, and it will be expected of me that |
should say something of it. | assure you
know nothing about it. An intimate Friend
of his, who recommended the Major to you,
certainly specuIated largely in the Funds,
from whence suspicious arose that the other
was concerned with him, but know OF no
Proof that he was. Combinations, Asseci
ations, Copartnerships in Trade, have been
formed here, in which he and his Brothers
are supposed to be connected, but / know
nothing more than you do about them. But
supposing it was proved vt he speculated
and traded, the Question is whether it was
justifable. Neither you nor should have
done it, most certainly. Nor would it have
been forgiven in either of Us. Whoever
makes Profits in public Life, neither of Us
must be the Man. But it does not prove
it unlawful in him. II he did not employ
the Public Money, nor so much Of his Time
as to neglect the Public Business, where is
the Harm? that is the question; and it
ought to be remembered that he was here
long Time, not as Ambassador, Envoy,
Commissioner, Minister, or in any other
Trust or Character, from Congress, but
merely as an agent for the Committee of
Commerce and Correspondence.
Some of the Gentleman of Character
who are now in America from this Country
have had Prejudiees imprinted into them
against your old Correspondent the writer
lam extremely sorry for this, because l
think it is against worthy Character, and
because it will be likely to have unhappy
Effects both with you and abroad.
"The other Gentleman [Silas Deane
whose consolation when left out by his con-
stituents was that he stood well with the
Body to which he was sent, consoled him.
self, also, when recalled by that body, with
the thought that he was esteemed by we
Court where he had resided. This no doubt,
will be displayed in all its variegated colors.
The letter from the Minister expressing his
Esteem, the Present from an higher Person
age the King of France |, and, above all,
the fleet of Beaumarchais and the Magnif-
icence vt accompanied it, will be all repeat
ed and rung in changes in order to magnify
Merit; yet am sorry to see in the News
papers such expressions as these, Mr.,
who was the principal Negotiator.' Such
expressions, if true, might not be used, be-
cause they have only Tendency to occa-
sion Division and Animosity, and can not
do any Good. But there is Cause to doubt
the Justice of them. In short, think upon
an Examination of the treatise and Instruc-
tions sent from Congress- think it was
probable that there was not much Discus
sion in the Case. wish with all my heart
there had been more.
"This Letter is not so free as l wish to
write to you, but still it is too free to be
used without Discretion. You will use it,
accordingly, only for the Public Good.
Knowing the Animosity that has been in
two against me here, which l believe to
have been carried to an unwarranta de
length, knowing the Inveteracy OF many
subalterns and collateral Characters, which
| think is injurious to the individual as well
as the Public, and knowing that you will
have these Things in Contemplation and
much at Heart, l have said thus much of
my Lieutenants upon this subject, which, I
hope, will do no Harm