New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-03-22

t.e! The Cay Clubs " The Cocrer am! Enquirer Of
!e n inst. 10 What Know OF the Truth o. al>e-
so,o'i OF Is avrrrreu.s
Fer many previous the meeting OF The Harris.
burg Convention and the PERIOD OF the selection OF
Genera! Harrison the Presidency, hai treuen,
Ser>aions cPon the >nhjec, IN al o' waieh yoa
nation
well remember :ha; we travelled together ;,e cars
;roa Palsdca Aha and, on our arrival Harrisburg were
lodged N h. >i!Ie room with John Neal OF Maize and A.
exandrr Kelsey OF Rochester Y. rha; there much
discussion speculation 10 the result o. ;be
deliberations OF the Colveaon. did you hes
ate TO declare vou decided preference OF the noir'oa
OF Henry Clay Tor the Presidency over thai 81 slEother
dieiat->
10 The iuiputs,on coaaised III the arncie touching
your advccacvot Gen Sco, harc Only that. al!
hough >2oac respectfully OF the CHARACTER ana cahS
OF General Harrison and General period before
INSTRUMENTATION have hear. you "siecuonecE ~ nena'o'
c:;erot these gentlemen.
VIII srrn; respect your oeesient s:rSan n;
J. y. REYNOLDS, Esq. JOHN McLs.AH.
Sir these. are no tie only delegates the National Cor
res,on as we'll Others 10 whom might have written
fad deemed necessary might have Included las they
occur tony memory Wm. W Boarduan and E. Cham
pion Bacon OF Connecticut; Hudson McFarta Of Orange
! Co y y; Amos Briggs OF Troy riso;ay Cbiis and AZ
exnder Kelsey or Rochester: and Horace, y eley OF ms
city. From. DuJlay >eien, X. c. WstnoTe, Robert Smith,
Judah IIaamoad. john L. Lawrence and Matthew l. Da-
delegates from this city asked no letters simply pe
they OF Us an among and can ar>wer IN per-
any who may wish press the inquiry mightn name
many Others different States bu, surely it's ~, requ-
ste. hnye list OF the com pr>as the entire dele
/
remember, they ever knew, that 80 humble m midi
vidal a. nys, was at the Convention; yeisars am that
,!eya AGA; CONTRADICTIONS OF the state
m.ut> contained N the above letters. Ii yoa thak other
wise my s your >eNet a.,i yoa have my permission
TO nerrusate each ten the subject lab.r cel no
necessity Tor assuming my self
Sir, the av2~ed motive OF Your assault have already al
luded You cilatgrtnc with having been engaged in an
intrigue place myself po,uuent position IN ref
crence winch you say ltl,at gentleman Nix ~ had
kept q.ie and up intrigue - place himself ina
po>;o where h"CuGld Aave done much !eiei.ee should
have let him alone You would have alone whas
arrugance w.at con>uumate assurance Unfortunate man
tina; YOU without single friend rom whose lips you
wou; bear b., told The rutI viz how much YOU
consequence, how deep and general The conviction
that you have done injury than service TO the
in which YOU l>ocntiv a,tcnT, 10 lead ami tina. II
the party could sell YOU and obtain The support the Au-
rora raer in eturr--l mean di>re>p.c; the
duciors OF those prinit wouldbe immensely ie gamer
But Your charge OF intrigue. II my
cu>tom ak protection from any Quarternor do now.
From the Injustice OF your bold and anquaiied assertion
however appeal with fearless confidence the parties
who have tie best right pronounce heo those
with who's. patriotic efforts for the public wcli for
wears past have been blended Nth whom acted dur
n long and fierce political campaign, not as an occa
!ohal vSter public meeting, but III the labor the dust
ana heat OF III. contest seeking receiving
from, in a! OF the heavy expenses To
which constantly subjected through out the Struggle
did lay hold the party by the neck, YOU did,
and voclt-rouSlv demand reward lar abors. sought
only peace a4, qnls, professional pursuits which
have pand all that desire and NOR than deserve Your
ahorS, what did ;hy consist, Merely louDgng away
time ~ seat on Long Island and coming
clustering Up TO i,c city Just often enough 10 write
dlcnlou> ni,rrcc article 40 away part with the
manly talented and efforts OF other pens which
impaired. the Courier and Enquirer for which
YOU have had tho madness give them credit, and
which, YOU nov Ike ill>ii. prodiga rapidly rGwlDg
In the winds And @ 10 the nobie-hearted, honest
Ninded, independent Democratic Wigs OF this city. of
whose good opnlan and confidence You have ruey at
tempted odeprive u,s who know and know me, and
fear neither, leave tie !.cison on the truth or aschood OIL
the charges you have made.
Your attempt to readms homlv moiesy C is really
ridiculous enough the whole City III broad grim
James Watson Wcbc teacher OF hfo9esty' Why, sir,
shou think OF applying 10 you tor lessons IN per-
courage nodesy, have doubt you possess
about much OF OF the other, and not enough OF
either hurt il equally, It h"r "l''",.
provdetialy happened that your conrags has been
beautifully tempered with d,cretioutAt bcter part Of
val0r that You have never hart any body r.
To your low personal filings and vulgar with
cism the character Of my labors IN l-l OF great
scientific enterprise the Expl0. rxpedition,
no OF honorable feeling and cultivated expect
reply. shonid however, indeed t,5 iat my life
thus far lad been spent 10 little purpose il H.. not
testimonials thousand times more honoraIr 'han any 10
which you can lay clau-tet nonial, which will endure
living recor,iong alter the He jocst" OF the buster
ing Editor OF Courier and Enquirer >ha have passed
away from the memory OF men,
hardly know how, in a becoming manner, speak of
gross iinpuaton that my expenses the Harris
burg Convention paid by the friends OF General
Scott to eectinneerH favor the nomination OF that gen.
tlcman" Perhaps can dispose best and briefly
by declaring, DO declare, tia; in il, length and
breadth the impDtaton charge false, by whomsoever
made that rs this language wliou, any mental reserva-
in he. a
ton, honor an Aivairy could not al to understand
have rUss dis po>el oil the Subject matter between
The controversy has not been OF seeking and II can
only un,irr deep pro location that shall ever notice you
again But before concluding feel my duty TO do act
Of Justice 10 h- friends General in this State, which
s,!ence on my part might Withhold. In speaking OF
them you say
Mr.. Cay's defeat OF black ugratitudc
fraud and consummat-d N treacnery OF those On
whom the people had relied and the whole country now
rlapin the rUt OF thai ireachery psrp-ated under the
plea OF eHpediency.
The laiifed application such language TO those who
supported general 1893 unjust AZ the language
itself Is coar,e and ungenIenanly. Better rner
Wing live not in the mon than those N the
Wt.tera part q, thi, State who fell In with the
rent and pr07cri ther upporl 10 General Scott, Hun
bred, prominent aud active men IN various
Counties did the ,ne-eE, each OF whom has rendered TO
III, Wing party honorable because dioineIested,
service than YOU rendered. sic al! united
tiid the cause oae-aaH the lnnry.
Buff on the other hand yourana;hena lacnched at the
very limited IN this City and ~ lbany "lth whom
YOU Ia close and intimate communon and some of whom
Won Helped places OF great patronage power
against VIII and wj,h nj the Gy, and sti support in
the stations the deserved 10 NIL and would iii
.lay longer TIE decision let 70 the people Of
;yaul for l.l impairment Interference win distant APP
rojnlent. as the Postmaster Rochester,
have recently -eceved re,Ikr from the spirited and nds-
pendent inhabitants Of that city public meeting, the
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