The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-27
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WASHINGTON, March 20. 1877.
DON CAMERON AND GOVERNOR VANCE.
The following peppery BIT Of correspondence be-
tween Don Cameron, the ex-sccretary OF War. and
Governor Vance, OF North Carolina, throws some light
tho Presidential campaign IL was conducted In
the latter State -
WAR DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, Jan 20, 1871
To THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA: -
SM-l respectfully request thai you Will hrnish this
%daan General Of vor state 70 for the veOs ssi
inclusive, Tor use IN connection with the official rec
ords OF The war OF the rebellion for publication. Ex
press charges tor the same Will be paid by the De-
partment / am your obedcnt servant,
J. ID. CAMERON, Secretary OF War;
Executive Department !
RALEIGH, Feb. j, 1877.
To tho Honorable ]. d. CAMERON Secretary of War
Sir-Your lcster, asking mo TO furnish you with n
this State for the years 1916 inclusive, has been re-
ceivod.
1t would afford me great pleasure to comply with tho
request II any mutually could be infused into the
transaction. In lSn, one month after General Shcr
man had issued his proclamation announcing the ccs-
OF hostities and torbdding the further seizure
OF property in North Carolina the letter books OF the
executive Of this State seized at Greensboro and
placed in the War Department " Washington, where
they now remain.
Permission has been asked again to return them or
to obtain copies for the State Archives which has
been pcrsistently refused My predecessor Governor
orth, on one occasion sent special messenger to
Washington with urgent request to BE- permitted 10
make copy OF ctter from tnOSC UOOkS, 10 DC uscu
In law SUIT pending IN courts wherein the State
interested, which reasonable request was refused
In 1871 while was IN Washington SOC king admission
10 my scat the United States Senate, sanderous
article appeared in the Daily Chronicle charging me
with cruelty toward the Federal prisoners confined at
Salisbury The reputation Of this caiumny was con.
tanned In certain official letters recorded IN those BOOKS
l went in person to the War Department. stated my
object and asked permission to copy two letters which
contained my full vind,cation, and refused the
ground, as was assigned, that no copies would be
given without thdDhuthority OF Congress.
lree rhonI ,noettN
Judge Settle, who the republican candidate tor
Governor, found him supplied with armul OF gar
tlcd and mutated copies OF these official letters
certified copies by yourself Secretary of War
with the great seal duly attached.
applied 10 Congress, believing that body would feel
1t beneath the dignity OF great Republic to suppress
tho truth in order 10 Cypress so humble an individual
myself A resolution which would have effected my
object promptly passed by tho House OF Repre-
scntativcs and promptly laid the table in tho
Senate
Under this state Of things. therefore, should deem
myself wanting both In selfrespect and In apprecia-
ton OF the Office which have the honor to Ill, were
TO comply with your request
We're It otherwise should most gladly furnish you
tho required documents, first, because II would afford
real pleasure to extend this any other Official
courtesy and secondly, because would be proud for
the world TO know how faithfully and nobly the people
OF North Carolina struggled TO maintain tho cause,
whether right or wrong in which they considered their
rights and honor to be involved.
am, sir very respectfully your obcdient servant,
z. B, VANCE.