Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-12-04
SENATOR TALLMADGE AND GOV
ERNOR MARCY.

sions. that Governor Marcy, previous to the ex
TIA session OF congress in 1887, advised him {,
oppose The SUBJ Treasury Scheme; and afe'
ne erira session approved of his opposition
10 IL.
After this charge had been publicly made TO
more than four weeks, the Albany Argus, in
long, equivocating article undertook to max,
an impression on the public mind that Gov
Marcy had authorised a denial Of it when, ID
truth "t was a mere denial Of a statement o
facts, which he himself had assumed, and
from which he undertook to draw his con
clusions.n On the receipt of the Argus con
tanning the article above alluded to, Mr. Tall
madge addressed TO Guy. Marcy the following
letter, which was mailed at PoughkeepsIe or
the 10th Of October-directed 10 ~Albany-Gov
Marcy's place of residence.
"PoUouKEEPsiE. Oct 18th, 1889
"Sir: | have stated ON different occasions
that precious to the extra session OF Congress
in 1887, you advised me, at my house, 10
oppose the Sub-Treasury Scheme, il Mi
Van Buren, should recommend il thu, after
the extra session, on board Of the steamboat
you approved Of my course in opposing i
and condemned Mr. Van Buren's in recon-
mending it.and said that you would not en-
dorse it in your message to the Legislature.
Such opinions understand you also freely
expressed to others.
wish you TO say, whether you deny the
truth OF the above statement. or whether in
the article ia the Albany Argus OF the l4,h
instant, you have authorised or intended a
denial Of it.
Very respectfully, your obd't serv't
N. p. TALLaADoE.
Hon. WIN. l.. MARCY.
AS yet we have seen no reply by Gov. Mar
cy. He has been called upon by MIR Tall
madge, in the most explicit manner, to deny
the charge. He refuses 10 answer il. His re-
fusal 10 aRsrer must be deemed an admiss-
ion Of its truths.
Mr. Tallmadge at the time he addressed the
letter to Gov. Marcy, also addressed one to
Gen Lew HuRBELL, to which he received the
following $
ITHACA. Oct. 18th. 1889.
Dear Sir-I Yesterday received your let
ter OF the 18th instant.
/ was in New York at the close OF The ex.
ira session Of Congress in 1887. and know
that Gov. Marcy was there. aud returned
soon after. A few days after bis return TO Al
bany he told me. at his house, TINT he had
returned in the boat with you and he then
expressed much gratifcoron at the course
pursued by yourself and the Conservatives
in Congress. He. at the same time. strong.
ly and openly condemned the Sub-Trrasury
scheme recommended by MIR Van Buren,.
and expressed his dissatisfaction at the
course Of the Washington Globe and the
leading Loco Focos in this State.
During the extra session. and slter il, |
had several conversations with Gov. Marcy,
in all Of which he expressed the same views
His opinions were freely made known TO any
al his political friends who were near him.
| was not then a State officer, but | know
that a difference Of opinion existed between
the State officers in reference 10 the S-Treas-
ury scheme and Gov. Marcy declared to
me, that on the reception ofthe special mess.
age he had, in presence Of several OF the
State officers, openly expressed his disappro.
baton ofthe Presidents recommendation
These things were not secrets. They were
known 10 hundreds in the party, who then
believed that If Gov. Marcy should rome out
in his message, and take The ground he had
in his conversations. he would be sus-
tanned by the great body of the people OF this
Stale.
Since your political consistency and inleg.
Tity have been called in question, for sup
porting, in 1888 and 1889, the measures
which Coy. Marcy and many lending mem.
oers Of the party openly supported with you
in 1887, have deemed il my duty, on two
occasions, where you were present. to state
verbally. the substance OF this lelter-I refer
to the recent Conservative State Convention
at Syracuse, and The Conservative County
Convention at this place.
Very respectfully, your obi serv't
LEVI HUBBELL-
Hoe. N. p. Tallmadge.
Gen. Hubbell was the late Adjutant General
OF the state Of N. Y, and was appointed BY
Gov. Marcy. He is a gentleman of the high
character and standing. From his ieslimo-
ny il will be seen that Mr. Tallmadge's charge
has been most triumphantly sustained in every
essential particular. He shoips that Cor. Mar
~ condemns Mr. Fan Buren's reconim eada-
hon IF the Sub Treasury Scheme the pery
moment the special message IRA receiped-
that he condemned he scheme opealy during
he ertru session, and thai he appocad Mr.
Nurse on his RETURN from the
Extra session.
Gen. Hubbell says that those with whom
Gov. Marcy conversed "believed that il he