The Mackenzie Disclosures-Statement OF c.


y. BOgardus
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Mr.. EDTToR-You state in your paper of to-day in
commenting upon Mackenzies book, that you have
son 10 believe from statements made to you that Robe
Tyler aud Mr. Bogaidus intimately connected with
Mackenzes intentions and purposes In relation to the
publication oil this private Pondence" -


Robert ly Ter may speak for himself deem it proper
10 assure you, however, that your informant SLAM
derer, aud his intentions must have been malicious so
Tar as am concerned. neither had auy ntimation or
suspicion OF SUI IA intentions OF Mackenzie did
know oil the existence OF such spoudencs left by
nr. Hoyt among the Custom House archives | have
never had hve minutes conversation with Mackenzie
my ie have never even spoken him outside OF the
custom House, 10 my recollection and within
custom House except public business My duties in
the Custom House require much Of my time tUat /,
nave nut little leisure OF inclination to huIt up old corr
respondence have quite enough to dc to attend to my
own, which, by the way, don't intend to leave behind.
me on deposit whea go out did not know OF the
sence oil such letters until Mackenze's book andi
do not know that such letters within the
tom House. The existence OF box said contain Mr.
Hoyts private papers was unknown to until about
middle May. then took cursory vie of the,
contents at the request OF Mr. Van Ness tem
importance, and directed the keeper to fasen the
and allow one to medde " h the papers IN IT, Have
the box since. If the letters published by
Mackenzie ever were in that box think he must have
lsksn them out before the month Of May. heard in
February last that lot OF old applications to Mr Hoyt
Tor Office were found among the archives and on hearng
oi went nj once accompanied by tho Assistant Audd
tor to tne keeper and told him that he must not allow
them to be disturbed. ! think Mackenzie was present.
"hen gave this direction to the keeper Mackenzie was,
clerk IN the archives department subject to tho direct
tons OF the keeper Please therefore, MIR Editor nall
that iasc coin to the counter.


Your very obedent servant
custom House, Sept 20, ls45. C. s. BOGARDUs !