- Seymour Horatio
- Southard Samuel
Mr
Seymour, the Senator from Vermont, called to speak of the
appointment of a Collector at Oswegatchie in the State of New-York,
concerning which Mr Fosdick had written to him— I told him I had
sent to the Senate the name of Matthew
Myers, who had received the temporary commission, at the
recommendation of the former Collector Hackley—of the two Generals Van Rensselaer, and of
J. W. Taylor— I have received
no complaint against him, though Mr Fosdick
in a Letter speaks of him as an indolent man and Martindale, told me he suspected
the intention of S Wright, now the
Representative from the District was to let me make the nomination of
Myers, and then to bring charges against him before the Senate, for the
pleasure of inducing that body to reject my nomination. But as no charge
has been made known to me, I have sent in the name of Myers; and the
Senate will act upon it as they think proper— Mr Seymour mentioned to me that his Colleague Chase had been unwell, which had been
the only reason of his not having called here— I had enquired how he was
of Mr Seymour at the Drawing room the
evening before last— Seymour says that the late Governor of Vermont
C. P. Van Ness and
W. A Bradley, the late
Member of Congress, are indefatigable in their exertions, to raise a
party in opposition to the Administration in that State; but hitherto
with little success. I told Seymour that one cause of the opposition of
these two men, is the claim which they have for Salaries, as
Commissioner and Agent under the 5th.
Article of the Treaty of Ghent 374which was
rather harshly reduced by an Act of Congress, which I regretted and
disapproved; but which I could not break through to make the allowances
claimed by them. They know they cannot obtain them from this
administration— They hope to get them by a change. Mr
Southard came, upon the appointment of a Navy Agent at
Lima; and brought recommendations for several persons— But it was late
and we had not time to discuss their several pretensions— I spoke with
Mr Southard of the proceedings of the
Court Martials on Midshipman H. A. H.
Morris, and Lieutenant
William Foster, both of whom are sentenced to be
cashiered— We had company to dine, Samuel Anderson, James and Mrs and Miss Cornelia
Barbour Edward
Bates Daniel A. A.
Buck, Ezekiel F
Chambers, Claiborne, James
Clark, Henry and Mrs
Clay, Lewis
Condict, David
Crockett John D and Mrs
Dickinson, Powhatan
Ellis, Nathanael and Mrs
Frye, Thomas J.
Hellen Richard M.
Johnson, Albion K
Parris, Richard and Mrs
Rush, Oliver H
Smith, Samuel L and Mrs
Southard John
Taliaferro, John and Mrs
Varnum, Gulian C
Verplanck, George C.
Washington, and Lewis
Williams. Those underscored did not come.