The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Volume 1, 1917-1918Various
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The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Volume 1, 1917-1918
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Lucius Lyon, our Delegate in Congress, is in possession of all the
foregoing facts, and will vouch for their correctness; and for their
further confirmation, I refer you to Geo. W. Ewing, Logansport, Ind.;
Alexis Coquillard, South Bend, Ind.; Thos. J. V. Owen, Indian Agent,
Chicago; Peter Godfroy, Teunis S. Wendell, Wm. Brewster, Edward
Brooks, and S. T. Mason, of Detroit; and Robert Stewart, Mackinac; and
Col. Ewing, Secretary of the Commissioners. Most respectfully
submitted for your consideration.
Your Obedient Servt.
LETTER FROM GEORGE B. PORTER TO PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
Detroit, December 15th, 1833.
Gen’l Andrew Jackson,
President of the United States,
Sir,
After a fatiguing tour of more than three months, in performance of
the several public duties assigned to me, I arrived here last evening,
and have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, this morning, of your
letter of the 2nd inst. with its inclosure.
Personal respect for you, Sir, restrains the expression of feelings,
outraged and indignant at having been made the object of calumnies, so
wantonly malicious and grossly untrue, as those contained in the paper
laid before you, a copy of which you have transmitted.
I appreciate, with a proper sense of the obligation, the considerate
justice which has offered me the means of confronting my accusers,
whenever they shall declare themselves; and I thank you for the
renewed mark of confidence in my integrity, thus indicated.
The statements contained in this tissue of fabrications, shall be met
fully and fairly, by my own distinct declarations, which, if deemed
insufficient, shall be sustained by ample testimony, incapable of
refutation. And if in vindicating my honor from unmerited aspersion,
the detail should prove tedious, I ask, not doubting it will be
granted, your forbearance for a temper, smarting under a sense of
undeserved injury.
I may be permitted to premise, that like other public men, I too, have
my enemies. But for this peculiar and vindictive rancour that assails
me, I cannot otherwise account, than by attributing it to that
fruitful source of evil passions--disappointed expectations. If, in
the endeavor faithfully to discharge my duties, it has not been in my
power to accomplish _all_ the wishes of _all_, it is but the common
lesson which experience has taught, to others as well as to myself.
The invidious feeling which these causes produce, seeks to gratify
itself, by wresting from me the credit of having effected an important
Treaty, and would willingly sacrifice to its object the best interests
of the country.
To proceed then to the matters alleged against me.
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