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your most confidential conversations. It may do me great injury, and cannot possibly do you any good: but I repeat, that I am confident that there is no foundation for the insinuation. I will endeavor Toe see the Atto. Genl, and ascertain his impressions upon the subject. I wrote to the President before I set out, giving him my impressions of the evidence collected, as far as it had come to my Knowledge, and requesting that the decision might be made before my return. The publication of the evidence, so called, in "the pamphlet," was urged by me as a reason for a speedy decision, as respect for the administration which had no influence with the gov. would restrain you from defending yourself before the tribunal of public opinion. This letter I understand was also submitted to the Attorney Genl. That will do no harm. I understand it was submitted confidentially. The President did not give even an incidental