Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-11-28

SPECTATOR.
TALLMADGE AND GOV.
ERNOR MARCY.

occasions, that Gov. MARCY, previous to the
extra session of Congress, in 1887, advised
him to oppose the Sub-Treasury scheme, ana
cffcr tie extra session approved his opposition
to IL.
After this charge had been publicly made
LOT more than four weeks, the Albany Argus,
In an cquivocating article of three columns
and half, undertook to make an impression
on the public mind that Gov. MARCY had au-
thorizeda denial of it, when, in truth, it was
n mere denial OF a statement Of facts which he
himself had assumed, and from which he UNI
dertook TO draw his own conclusions.
TO bring the matter to an issue between the
parties. we are authorized to say that, imme-
diatcly on the receipt of the Argus containing
the article above alluded to, MIR. TALLMADGE
| addressed to Governor MARCY, at Albany, the
following letter, which was mailed at Pough-
keepsie on the 10th Of October
PoucHKEEPsIE, Oct. Is, 1899.
SIR: have stated on different occasions,
that, previous to the extra session of Con-
gress, in 1887, you advised me, at my house,
to oppose the Sub-Treasury scheme, if Mr..
Van Buren, should recommend it that, after
the extra session, on board of the steamboat,
you approved ofmy course in opposing it, and
| condemned MIR. Van Buren's in recommend
ing 1t, and said that you would not endorse it
In your message to the Legislature. Such
! opinions, i understand, you also freely ex-
pressed to others.
wish you TO say whether You deny the
truth OF the above statement, or whether, in
the article in the Albany Argus of the 18th
| instant, you have authorized or intended a
denial of it.
Very respectfully, Your obedient serv't.
n. p. TALLMADGE.
Hon. VIM. l.. MARCY.
To this letter no answer has been returned
by Gov. Marcy, although nearly two weeks
| have elapsed since its receipt by him in due
course of mail. Mr.. Tallmadge has waited
| this length of time for the express purpose of
giving Gov. Marcy ample opportunity to re-
spond to it. He has been unwilling that any
thing should come before the Public in rela-
| ton to this matter till Governor Marcy should
either deny the charge or be left without ex-
cuse for not denying it. In this letter, Mr..
| denial. If Gov. Marcy had distinctly and
positively denied it, then the Public would
have been left to decide between the parties
upon the relative credit due their respective
statements. Even In that case there would
have been no difficulty in awarding full credit
to MIR. Tallmadge'S statement, when we take
| into consideration Governor Marcy's we'll
known hostility to the Sub-Treasury scheme
| from the FIRST momentit was preached through
the Globe, previous to the extra session, down
| to period long after the extra session. His
| advice TO Mr.. Tallmadge to 90 against the
measure, and his approval of his opposition to
1t, were in perfect accordance with his avow-
| ed opinions, and therefore no one would, for
a moment, doubt Mr. Tailmadge's statement,
even If the matter rested upon his simple allie
CATION on the one hand, and Governor Marcy's
denial on the other.
But the matter does not rest there. Gov.
| Marcy has been called upon by Mr.. Tall
madge, in the most explicit manner, to DENY
| the charge. He refuses to answer it. The
prevaricating article in the Albany Argus will
not shield him from the necessity of a direct
denial. The eharge is direct, and the denial
must be equally direct; especially when he
has been called upon, personally, to deny it.
Ills refusal to answer must be deemed an adj
mission Gifts truth. AS the case now stands.
Mr.. Tallmadge might submit it, with entire
confidence In having the unanimous judgment
OF the Public in his favor. But he does not
choose to rest it here.
MIR. TALLMADGE, at the time he addressed
the letter 10 Gov. MARCY, also addressed one
| to Gen. LEVI HUBBELL. His answer follows:
ITHACA, Oct. 10, 1889.
DEAR SIR: yesterday received your letter
Of the 9Th instant.
! was in New York at the close Of the ex-
ira session OF Congress in 1887, and know
that Governor Marcy was there, and returned
soon after. A few days after his return to AL
bany, he told me, at his house, that he had re-
turned In the boat with you and he then cx-
pressed much qualification at the course pur-
sued by Yourself and the Conservatives in
Congress. He at the same time strongly and
openly condemned the Sub-Treasury scheme
recommended by Mr.. Van Buren,, and express
sed his dissatisfaction at the course Of the
Washington Globe and tie leading locofocos
of this State.
During the extra session and after it. had
several conversations with Governor Marcy,
in all of which he expressed the same views.
His opinions were freely made known to any
OF his political friends who were near him.
was not then State officer, but know that
a difference of opinion existed between the
state officers III reference to the Sub Treasury
scheme; and Gov. Marcy declared to me that.
on the reception of the special Message, he
mad, In presence OF several ofthe State officers,
openly expressed his disapprobation of the
Presidents recommendation. These things
were not secrets. They were known to hun
dreds OF the party, who then believed that, if
Gov. Marcy should come out in his nessare,
and take the ground he had taken in his con-
versations, he would be sustained by the
great body of the people OF this State.
Since your political consistency and intec-
rity have been called in question for support
ing, in 1898 and 1899, the measures which
Gov. Marcy and many leading members of
the party openly supported with YOU in 1897.
have deemed it my duty, on two occasions.
where you were present, to state verbally the
substance of this letter. refer to the recent
Conservative State Convention Mt Syracuse
and the Conservative County Convention at