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Alb0MY, June 80. LIE

ticipac in the laie membership of Mr. Van Buren,, on
the occasion of his late visit to that city.
albany June 80, 1899
SIR have this evening received your letter of yes.
terday, IN which, as Chairman of Committee of the
Common Cuuncil of the City of New York. YOU invite
me to participate with the Common Council and their
elio" citizens IN the reception of the President of the
United States to that CITY,
might perhaps be content with declining TO accent
elnvitaon, upon the ground of other engagements
and the duties which will permit me to be absent
from this place But as this would leave me liable to
he Inexperienced. am obliged TO add an exclamation
i-drslo TO do SO without dsrcspect TO the President
and with the highest respect tor the Common Council
eh"nd the Chief Magistrate of the Union favor the
place oil my residence with a visit or should my duty
call me INTO his vic NIFTY, should with chcerfuness aud
pleasure pay him n the respect called for BY his public
station, or properly due from mine Nor do intend to
say or imply thai the ADMINISTRATIONS Of respect propos-
Ell by The Con mon Council are Justly due to him.
both III his public and personal character canno, con,
3d"r the Question of acceptance ihe invitation TENDER
ed me- without reference to the public station have the
ho.hr 10 mold nor can have misunderstood my fellow
citizens SO much MOI to know that whatever ether
circumstances IN y have moved their favor towards me
every pnbllc demonstration Of their confidence have
had lie honor to receive during lie has procecded
IN some inca upon the ground of ny nvow cd disap-
probation OF his political character and his public pol
icy 3y no mems intending express doubt of the
sncsfty OF ms motives and entertaining, il most just
entire confidence in The purity and disntcr OF
tue large body OF my fellow citizens who admire his
character and approve his ,sures cannot forget in
detercnce to his elevated station that with desire no
less sincere tkan his to advance the Vest interests Of
the country, have regarded his policy and measures
as injurious to the prosperity and welfare of his native
state and that state has honorcd me for firmly and
frankly maintaining the opinion.
Nor Gun forget that in carrying oat the pocy which
has crowned with inpcrishabe honor the name OF on,
who was his and my most ustrious predecessor in the
station assigned to mr,-a policy which is destined
tend the fue enhance the wealth. exaIt the condition
and UNNECESSARILY Increase the happiness of the peopc
OF this state the state administration every step en-
counters an unsomPromisi ing hostility, prooc edng from
that roWartIl administration of which the President Of
the United ST ties is the chief
While on the one hand, the dictates of my judgement
ana the conscientious desire to discharge faithfully
official abigatInns, enforce my adherence TO that
policy, and while the other there exists no ground r.
anticipate an abatement ofthat hostility, it is manifest
TINT my relations to the President undergo no
change would at any tine, and under any circum.
stances, be extraordinary demonstration Of resoec,
on the part of the Chief Ming, towards any public
funconary were he to leave his duties at the capitol to
receive snch 'c'"narv in your city, and snch dem
nnstnton while those relations exist would afford Vi
dence OF inconsistency an insncerv.
couh have wished, either that the invitation Of the
Committee had been nfnrmn made or had been com,
mnnrnlrd Ia me on earlier dar, that mir lit I'm w.
ADVISED It's withdrawn; md thus the necessity FIR This
exn'ana"n would I've h,ch avoided i!nt i cannot
bring m, self 10 regret TINT am obliged to decline the
invi'aoI. 'nr Republican institutions can ever be
more safe than wh'n the discussion ofpuhc measures
aid of the character Of public men, 80 vicorou, as To
bring into the offices "lhc General ami st tic Govern.
nens individuals wlos: relations rrcyent the nIs .Iii
~ ~ COY, Ut, 'iCh n'"erh mem to rerpeuate power
conferred only for the public good
pray You to express to the committee nv acknowl
edgmcn> for his mark Of thei, attention with tho
rance OF my sincere respect towards the Common Conn
eli, ana my ardent desire for The prosperity of the city
over winch they preside and whose el. re is Identified
with that tthc Stata and thu. Union.
] am, very rrsprctfulIy
our Ubc'!icnt cervGn
WILLIAM II SEWARD
Thomas G. TALMADGE ESQ,
Ch"irmnn o the Committee Of the Common
Council Of New York.
The exprrenrr of each success sive dav tends tn O.
"'f' IN striE"E mannc' the exalted reputation of
iai IN ulsl cd statesman " hose name is nluccd M
the head OF cur uns and hose principle n,cr,v
and ten the voice OF the country whene it cnn be
hehfd IS rendering dasp UNIVERSAL and eartict Iou
age In Inc progress ct his recent Journey throuphout
the Westsr Clay has been M al every stem nv ,hot
pr"ss'" OF honest feeling nnd aitctionutc rcssec,
winch the patriotism OF free, enlightened and grateful
pe"l alone can hrsow uhinfuenc ed hv nny Of those
s'rdd AMI neicenary motives which the slanor of Marty
spirt or the prospect OF reward is constantly calling in
70 IN me demonstration made by tho dictates
OF voluntary 'ng, to tn" shrine Of reu and Intrinsic
greatness, 1her is something ennobng and elevated
-'oncthlg 50 consen al to the impulse of an hone 4
and Vr'uous mind that the reception with which Mr.
'LAf nus every "Sre been welcomed during the brief
period OF ms journey, cannot fail to awaken in the h.
SONS OF has c0lnrymen, the most lively and enhu s,u
tic prcposse>sions. Tn language of truth and Lonesty
so superior to that Of la'tery and Discrimination, by
winch political distinction and adventurous merit arc
aecu7 omed on al" occasions 10 he directed carries with
an agreeable nnd imps ssive lesson and in the rei,r
rattd and spontaneous appreciation extended to the prin
ci"s and sentiments Of TINT dstinc uisLed indviidnal
whenever occasion permitted the country furnshr
ed with an evidence of that confidence we'll estnblih
ed reputation and talent with which the name of Nr
'LAi Is universally assoei"ied.' tPhilad. Gazette.l
f"'ical arsumen and reply often as little chars
eh WIN logic as the following, without being relieved
by its wiz w
.r, hamh horse Black Brss, the pet of the Bowery
Theatre" hor" the President Yesterday Black I,css j.
" wing tho"gh-and if she had 1.-THE largest ihcrty.'
would always vote the Wig tckct-[ New York Es.
press. Ia
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that sss'v I'm. y Erl
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