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hipeny' 10 tofm peft N Tue ESCORT Inc
was declined By Gov. Seward.
in letter which Ne copy below The
Of the Loco rocos under It's
vholessms rebaks Was great. and keeping
the lsttst 10 themselves. they with affect
ed indignation represented ID a. .'disre-
speciful and abusive" The publication
OF the letter was called for by the whig,.
but the Van Bureniles who had charge Of il
refused to give . copy for that purpose.
and the fIiends Of Gov. Seward made d..
rect application 10 him. and requested q
copy, with which he promptly Replied
After reading the letter, no one will be
al fault 10 divine tho reason Of the vaa
Bureniies for desiring to withhold il from
publiea,ion.-Bai. Patriot.
LETTER OF GOV. SEWARD OF NEW
YORK,
In reply TO he invitation Of the New York
City Committee, inviting him 10 attend the Pres
idenis reception IN that City.
ALBANY. June 20, ls39.
Sir:--I have this evening received
your letter Of yesterday. in which. as
Chairman Of q Committee Of the Common
Council OF the City Of New York, you
invite mo TO participate with the Common
CouIcl and their fellow. citizens in the
reception Of the President OF the United
States in that city.
! might perhaps be content With de-
Ginning TO accept the invitation, upon the
ground Of other engagements and duties
which will not permit me 20 be absent
from this place. But as this would leave
me liable to DO misapprehended. l am
obliged to add an explanation. I desire
to do so without disrespect TO tho PIesi-
dent, and with the highest respect for The
Commcn Council.
Should the Chief Magistrate OF tho
Union favor the place OF my residence
with a visit, or should my duty call me
into his vicinity. | should with cheerful
ness and pleasure pny Tim all the respect
called for by bis public station or properly
due from mine. Nor do intend TO say
or imply that the denominations OF res
pect proposed BY the Common Council
arc not Justly due 10 him both in bis pub
lie and personal character. Icanno, con-
'ider TIE question Of acceptance Of the
Inviis!ion rendered 10 ne. without refe-
renee TO the publ:: station I have the no.
nor TO bold; nor can have misuuderstcod
my fellow-ciiizcns so much, as not TO
know that, whatever other circumstances
may bave moved their favor towards me,
every public demonstration o. their conf
denee / have had the honor TO receive
during my life, has proceeded in some
measure uPcn the ground OF my avoxed
disapprobaiien Of his political character
and bis public policy. BY no means in
tending 10 eIP'e" doubt OF tho sincerity
Of his motives, and entertaining. as is most
jast. entire confidence in the purity and
disinierer!edncss OF tho large body of nv
iellov-citiz who admire his charac,e.
and approve his measures, / cannot forget
in Difference 10 his elevated station, that
With . dCriie no less sincere than his 20
advance the best interests Of the country.
| have regarded bis policy and measures
az Injurious TO The prosperity and welfare
Of bis native State, and that tina: State has
honored me for firmly and frankly main
iaining these opinions. Nor can / forget
that 10 carrying out The policy which has
crowned, With inpsrishable honor. the
name Of one who was his and my mos,
iliusiTions predecessor in the station as.
'igned 10 me.-a policy which is destined
10 extend the fame, enhance the wealth.
exali the condition, and immalsurably in e.
crease The happiness Of Tho people Of this
State, tho State Naturalization at every
step encounters an incorporating
hostility, proceeding from that powerful
naturalization OF which the President OF
The United States is tho chief. While on
Tie one hand the dictates OF my judgment,
and tho sonscien,ious desire to discharge
faithfully my official obligations, enforce
my adherence in that policy; and while
on the other there exists no ground 10 an
iIOipate an statement Of that hostility, IL is
manifest that ny relations TO the Presi-
deaf can undergo 90 change. II would
al any time, and under any circumsisnces
be an extraordinary demonstration OF res.
peet on the part Of the Chief Magistrate
Of this State towards any public function.
Aiy, were he 10 leave his duties n She
capital to receive such funeiionsry in your
city; and such q denomination, while
those relations exist. would afford eyi.
denee of Inconsistency and insineerily.
could have wished, either that the IN.
vitation Of the Committee he'd been in.
foFmsuy made or bad been eommu-
nics,ed TO me on en- eSTlier day. go that
might have advised its Withdrawal. and
thus the necessity for this explanation
would have been avoided. But eahno
bring myself TO regret that am obliged
10 decline the invitation. Our repUbIi
can institutions can never be more s.fs
than when the discussion Of public mea.
surcs. andIOf the character Of public uen
- 80 vigorous ~ 10 bring into the Office
81 the General and State Government,
individuals whose rslAGons prevent the
possibility Of combustion bstvesn them
to PsrpeiOais poser conferred emily fot
The public good.
pray youio sxpgsss 10 tho Commits,
ny aeknowlsdgnsnis Zoe this mark o
their ailenlion. Wi;h The sssUFsnse Of ny
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