Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-06
EZuficr's Compliments to MacVeash.

Sun the following:
WASHINGTON, D. r., May 50, 1877.
DEAR SIR: | received yours of the 29lh in.
slant, in manuscript, alter having read it in
print.
dictated ii nv Photographic secretary
letter 10 Marshal Pltkin in reply to one inform.
ing na that his resi- gnDton lad been demanded
by the executive, aud to that demand he had
refused TO acccdc, aud SEPT liz making 1t per
sonal, 50 that am ia no Tay responsible fOr its
getting lbt0 prul.
HE facts tha were ICcicd thcrain were stat
Cd specially 10 lie from Information which had
received from credible sources. OF course l
could know nDlhing 0t the occurrences person
! ally, and therefore did hot undertake to give
| them either publication Or personal eCdoGSe-
lueut save tIi4. | believed them. Ii yOu had
addressed M even l poiated letter, cCuched 10
the ordinary courteous language which passes
between gcutlciueu, especially when the one who
uses 1t, /; is lumorcd, Is expecting employ
| ,nInl IN the diplomatic service Of his country, l
| should Eayc very promptly, upon being set
lighl, made rcparatIOD 50 tar Is III my power
| Iur any injury arising from 4 publication evcG
| Tor which ! MES not responsible.
never thought oil charging you with using
| your Own money, OF which you declare you had
n0u& u spare, IL paying the mileage Of the
deserving Legislators u the Packard House. on
will observe, gu reading my letter more care.
| fully, that did rot even allrge that ut vas as
serted that any money was pail, my phrase
being, ut is asserted that two thousand dollars
ecctS IL be pail TO thc leading deserving les!sIa
! tors and only TWO hundGcI dollars TO others,
discussed ia !hc latter cas-: iu The shape Of mile
age, - that Nh. ohnsol, colcred man, speak
| Jog out Of The luuorcnca .! his heart, said, on
tic floor ii the ll.usc, ,Era! all he wanted was
| 10 g,t sis mileage aui g home.
| Sow low sny person c3ud fad 10 such !
statement IN assertion That nc paid any money
pass Ing comprehension. | cSrc clal,y say that
| Door johnson declared that he "icdNtCd to get
| his money and 70 nome --nut that he had rot
it, | ucvcr occurred IL nIc tha; any lAUu"y maS
pai;---Uuiy promised; or that the legislators got
| their money IL: deserving, ANY more than W har
| lon has got lis uiiIcG Tor bG 'lilnagiug aus
business Unthc contrary | was told that al
though ihr Nl0Hry was promised IS bride Tor
the Grs!rtl0I, the poor fellow: did Dot get it,
but were required further 10 vote tor Mi Spoil.
iGr,i a, Senator before lii y could get even what
was due lheH,
: ow 60 not kGow This lact, hui hope and
believe the Scnair will ascertain it on iuvestga
ton in the contest Tor the Senator'S scat. |
ycvuiI suggest - the Senate committee 10 ask
certain mrtnbe!a OF the Packard Legislature,
whose names i viii give, whcthcr alter all Ct
forts 10 '!3uOrl!!2: tho republican members and
get tn II 10 20 0grr to Nichols by the commits.
sion, actjag together, had failed, selected
portion OF that Legislature were requested by
Col. " barton, Ircad OF Packa to meet
Wayne Macy cagl, and did 50. Whether be
addressed them, saying lhat the President would
| H. ',,lrc IN If Z N
irJnna would be withdrawn the next lay;t he
had telegram 10 hat effect; that il they would
80 over 70 the Nichols Legislature they would
be recognized ind seated, aud get thcr mileage,
but If they did not do 20 Wilhln lwlnly- lOur
hours thaf seals would be declared vacant and
they Waui,i loose all. II the c0mmitt1 push their
i1uuiry, | firmly believe, upon evidence, they
viii inA what have suggested to be SubStcua-
tiuls trur NuW do Dot deny the words Of this.
sec ven are iJnl Of lcuyDg words.
read IN your letter that you say Whall6n
cid not manage Or transact any kind OF business
for M. Certainly not. Bless your soul You
10 rot cali :ueh tricks u, these business, do
you They ere not business, even il yon should
get that iur~isn mission ior doing them, which
hope You will.
Ynu further Sly "Wharton wa; friend Of
parkai.' All The better instrument therefore
10 get naehard'a friends away from him. Ii WAS
well ,!unr, aud lo.S credit 10 Your training.
Nou lay further, "sirangc SIS it may seem o
s,,inc Of l~in. political rtSa!ts are still HttH!n'
able Ia his cunntIy By s!raigh t.lorward aud hon
est methods. True; it did seem strange to TIE;
lur l..o.c than tnr!y years experience 10 the
ways Of Pennsylvania political "uGthGl.' aud
potiaians iii beth partC3-t did seem strange
IL nlr il this iraG5acilon was either ''dtralght-
lorwayGi" o. "hams,s" You made good point
On me tE.rr.
frankly coGe,s had 10 evidence then al!
haze l2m@ nsw ii..t yGu paid any mCrcy to these
.c!nIl,i inca atlT ii had been promised them. J.
Il sire III the !los. solemn mauucr to acquIt you
q ever h.vig; paid away any money, 1 know
a; yyu say 10 y0ur letter that you had none to
spare, an1 believed if you had you would not
"arar" II. trust aud hope the event which
you nope ~iii glec you command OF large sum
u money is 10 the Ter distance.
| a-roc li">t fully HAT where you are known
you 80 not need to deny any silly story about
the l:sa u ;no"cy in p"y1g anything; aud if
hal avlt asserted THAI yDu did use your own
money !or any Goad CT cvcu Political purpose,
should nave been guilty rs You, in your own
cha.tc language say, ol . base and c0wariIy
taIsrho2I.' Therefore | repeat again | rCver
have iiGown CT !c3rd Of Jour paying anything
- anyHo!y, hni, - present ADVISED, without
mere evidence than | have now, never will
a.%~ri scci, :. thing possible.
ipu na-d Hot Wake me excuses as you do for
''not having m1Ry Of your own 10 spare.
have krowu mary men without money, but |
never knew one without an excuse Tor not hay
ius it.
as yQu state ycur excise, ut Is GUY a mill.
taiy coinuaoiaut OF New Orleans 10 time OF
WIZ Who eau S4je!y appropriate any consider,
able quality o! th2 property OF others to his
0wn use.
Do understand you correctly that ii is the
Wal: q ability 10 do 1t 'SGieiy' that has pre-
vented Iou from appropriating considerable
quantity oi>the property Ct Others 10 your OVID
Use
However, s!IaI! sol Affect to misunderstood
the alusi0n which you thus make, but pardon
il to the apparent less cl your temper, which
makes yJGr writ!Gg al OncG unjust, Illogical
aud unpcr-p jcuou+. If you believed what you
mr. brave enough Cn!V To lDsI1uatC, because,