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taken after your disclaimer 1n the deduction that I was forced to come to that gentlemen who received military offices from you would have to "stand up to you" and that "In standing up to you well it was understood they would support Mr. Burnet for the presidency" in a day or two after this conversation we met in Judge Lipscombs room and you remarked in General conversation That gentlemen frequently inferred that you intended to confer office upon them when it was not your intention-That you had frequently said that you would do what you could for them &c. and instanced Col Burton's misapprehensions .of your intentions towards him, and added that if a gentleman would make an application direct he would always get a direct answer,- Whilst at judge Lipscomb's room it did not suggest itself that you were alluding to me but on remembering your declaration that gentle- men must "stand up" to you, who got office and that "In standing up" to you it was understood that they would support Mr. Burnet for the presidency and my having declared to you that I would not support Mr Burnets claims might have changed, what I considered to have been your assent for me to go to New Orleans as consul and I deter- mined to remove my doubts as early as possible on the subject and accordingly at the first convenience moment stated to you that if I was to have the appointment of Consul General at New Orleans l should be glad to have my exequature to reach N. 0. as early as pos- sible after I completed the boundary line you mentioned Mr. Bryant would lose his place if you gave it to me I said yes that we had spoken of that before and that you said you cared nothing for Bryant but that I did not wish to embarrass you You stated that you would think of it. And I said to you that I "put the question direct" Your response was that you did not think you could- I now became sat- isfied that you were using the patronage of the Government to promote Mr. Burnets election to the presidency, and proceeded to my lodgings immediately after and addressed you a note to the following effect in substance Sir. Having expressed your doubts in relation to your disposition to confer upon me the office of Consul General- It being the first office I have ever applied for unless having been requested to do so by those who. had the power to confer it (alluding to the military appointment -conferred upon me) and not being inclined to embarrass your excel- lency in the administration of the Government beg leave to relieve you from any further consideration of my application I have the honor etc- Gen Green waited on me soon after I sent you this note and stated that you were very much concerned at it and requested that you thought I had been less courteous than I might have been- I said to Gen Green that if I could be convinced that there was an offensive word in the note I would alter it with great pleasure provided it did not change the substance. I desired him to point out wherein it was ob- jectionable- He said it commenced with the formal word "Sir'' Gen Green then said that he very much regretted that any thing should occur to break up the kind relations which had existed between you and myself and mentioned to me that he had heard you say that you had rather promote me to any offif'e .in your gift than any other man
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