- Barbour. S.W.
- Lowry— W
- Lloyd. James
- Tucker. George
- Bonnycastle
- Coleman
- Wickliffe
- Hendricks. W.
- Hunter
- Wever
- Findlay. W.
- Southard. S.N.
The Secretary of War, brought me a
voluminous manuscript; being a Letter addressed to him by James Merriwether, one of the
Commissioners on the part of the United States who made the Treaty with
the Creeks last February; and now a member of Congress from Georgia— It
is a defence of himself against charges contained in the Report of
Major Andrews upon Crowell’s case— Governor Barbour said
he had made one effort more to prevail upon the Creek deputation, to
cede by a new Treaty all their Lands in Georgia; and Governor Cass, who understands the
management of Indians has gone upon an excursion with Poethle Yeholo, and some others of the
deputation to Baltimore— Lowry,
the Secretary of the Senate, brought me three Resolutions of that body,
confirming Nominations— Mr Lloyd came and spoke of
several subjects in consideration before the Senate; particularly of
Mr
Branch’s Resolution, and of the nomination, to Panama.
Branch is now absent and his Resolution lies for the time on the table—
Lloyd said the Panama Nominations, he believed would be confirmed; by a
small majority. But there would be a long, and elaborate report against
it by the Committee of foreign Relations; written by Mr
Tazewell, and it would be long and strenuously debated in
the Senate— Mr
Tucker introduced Mr Bonnycastle who is one of
the Professors of the new Virginian University from Europe— Mr Coleman came to
take leave—about returning to-morrow to Baltimore, and after the end of
the Month to Salem— Wickliffe
came to make some enquiries about an application for a marine Hospital
at Louisville in Kentucky, and Hendricks about some appointment— Hunter was here to solicit a place,
and gave me some account of his life— Mr Wever the cashiered
Lieutenant came and implored an appointment—to be restored to his place
in the Navy; or to be nominated anew to the Senate—or, some office in
civil life to give him and his dependent family bread.— These appeals to
Mercy and compassion are torturing— W.
Findlay the Senator from Pennsylvania came to express a
hope that the Collector at Philadelphia, Steele, might not be dismissed hastily— Said he was an
old revolutionary Officer; always a warm Republican—generally known as a
man of strict integrity; and if in the fraudulent removal of Thompson’s Teas there had been on his
part some want of vigilance, and nothing more could be suspected of him,
allowance should be made for his years and the infirm state of his
health— I told Mr Findlay that all these
things had been considered; that I should not hastily remove Mr Steele—that Mr Saml. H. Smith was gone to Philadelphia to
investigate as well as we could authorise him to do all the facts; and I
should act finally upon his Report. With this, Mr Findlay declared himself to be well satisfied— I asked him
if he had made up his mind upon the case of C. J. Ingersoll— He said he did
not wish to push the matter further; but he was told there was another,
and stronger charge against Ingersoll, the evidence of which was
expected here— Of this I knew nothing; and had not before heard. 66Mr Southard came upon some of
the business of the Navy Department. Mrs Southard has been for
several days, and continues very ill— We had company to dine. R. G. Amory, Dudley Chase, John
Cocke, John Davis,
Clement and Miss
Dorsey. H. W.
Dwight, Edward and Mrs
Everett, Genl. E. P and Mrs Gaines, W. H. Harrison, Richard Hines, Mr Hunter, Jeromus
Johnson, Joseph
Lecompte, G. E
Mitchell, Benjamin and Mrs Ruggles,
James Strong, Alexander and Mrs Thompson, Ebenezer Tucker, and Nicholas Van Dyke— With the family
31. at table. William Addams,
Ratliff Boon, Governor Cass,
Vernon H. Dorsey, Nicoll Fosdick, Nathaniel Macon, and Elisha Whittlesey were invited,
but came not.— Evening occupied in signing Land-grants, Tuscaloosa,
Alabama. 170.
I had in the morning declined allowing a claim of Genl. Harrison for Extra Services, in
1811—which he had not made at the time; but bethought himself of just
now. He alledged an allowance of the same kind, by special order of
Mr
Monroe, to Governor
Edwards of Illinois— But I knew Mr Monroe had constantly rejected a like claim by Genl. Hull—
Governor Barbour said he believed he could direct the allowance of it
himself—to which I told him I should not object.