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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR
You said. "That if I would confer upon you the consulship at N. 0. you would accept it; & if I had no objection M,r. Woodward hav- ing resigned the office of Consul Genl. you should be obliged to me to mak you his successor & establish that office in N. 0." Here sir is a plain admission of all that I ever accused you of in relation to the con- sulate at N. 0. I simply stated that you had a.pplied for that office; you replied in one part of your letter that it was a "wilful misrepre- sentation" & in the next page admitted the fact in the above language & in terms equally strong in other parts. I lea:ve it with you to recon- cile this contradiction in the best way you can. Although you thus admit that you did endeavor to supplant Mr. Bryan, you still persist in denying that you ever sought the appmt of Minister to France; and this now constitutes the only point of differ- ence betwen us. In my note just referred to, I stated distinctly that if you denied this fact, I had testimony to fix it upon you. You have declined calling on me for that testimony, and have contented your- self with a labored agreement to prove your innocence, studiously avoid- ing any allusion to my promised evidenef:l. Why is this? Why do you shrink from this evidence? Is it because vou are anxious to settle the question before you shall be abashed and·overwhelmed by itti appear, ance? I again reiterate that I have uttered nothing concerning you which I am not fully able to substantiate by the most unquestionable proof. A gentleman is expE>cted here in the next steam packet from N. 0. who was a member of my Cabinet at the time alluded to, and who has a clear recollection of every thing connected with the poi~t in dispute between us. If he does not bear me out in my assertions l shall be ready to acknowledge my error & do you ample justice.-
No. 2139 C. ROSSIGNOL GALVES'l'ON, TEXAS TO LAMAR, [GALVESTON, TEXAS) 82 Galveston 5th. May 1842
M. B.
1842 May 5,
Dear sir
I called at your room at 10. o'clock this morning for the purpose of handing you a note 88 from Gen Hunt- but you were ab- sent- I have subsequently called more than once but you had not yet returned- I will avail myself of the :fin•t opportunity to hand it you the note above mentioned .
Very Respectfully Yr obt svt
Chas : Ros@ignol [rubric]
Gen
Mirabeau
B Lamar
[ Addressed]
Gen Mirabeau B Lamar Present
82 A. N. S. 83 No. 2140.
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