sacrifice & hazard of private credit, must give way lo Lhosc who have friends at court, lo promote their private odvanlage. Justice to ourselves requires, that we should give n plain Statement of our conduct. When the Commissionets left New Orleans, they deposited with us Eleven Thousand Dollars: for over three months, we received but Three Hundred Dollars more: during that period, we expended above the Cash received $58,000 of which $55,000 were cash aclvanccd-anJ this was done, when the enemy was on every side victorious, and the 'cause' considered in the U. S. desperate. By increasing toil we maintained the public credit-filled out entirely your Navy-provided your army-forwarded more than a thousand volunteers, and used our utmost exertions lo gain contributions to your cause, during which period, we had not one official letter from the Government, recognizing the Agency, nor had we the assurance, that one dollar of our debts would be paid. The strongest proof we can offer, of our devotion lo your cause, are our Accounts, Vouchers, and our correspondence with the Government the best evidence-of our integrity and zeal, was the almost unanimous expression of feeling in our favour, on the publication of the Proclamation-the breaking off work of lhe mechanics employed on the public vessels, and their determination to do no more, unless paid in advance or secured by private credit. Had the Documents not been issued, the vessels would have been at sea in a few days. Now, their departure is uncertain, us the holders of the Agency paper arc determined lo slop them if possible, giving us a reason, that they cannot depend on a Government who would sacrifice Agents, Lhal have served them faithfully in peril and danger. All we can do lo slop this current of opinion against the Government, shall be done. We have had inserted under the Proclamation the notice of the Executive that our debts were assumed-omitting the date to make it appear as coming with the Proclamation. It has had a good cffecl in calming the excitement of the puhLic creditors. In the want of confidence on the part of the Government, we have the consolation that we retain lhe approbation a11<l confidence of this community, and the goo cl opinion of every Tcxian who has visited us, who had not his private interests al issue. We have been strongly urged lo come out in Lhe papers with a statement of the affair, with assurances, that unless we did so, it
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