The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-02
Steam Ship Cambria,


This steamer is fully due, and we ought TO re-
ceive her news this morning.
Mackenzie's Book-The Letters OF jesse Hoyt
and James Gordon Bennett.
We give in our paper OF this morning, the letters
attributed to the editor of this journal, James Cor
don Bennett, stelen from the Custom House. and
surreptously published by fictitious firm +" Cook
d Co, Boston," but ostenslbly purporting 10 have
been given TO the world by one William L. Mac
kenze, Canadian refugee. We mingle with those
letters the letters written by Jesse Hoy Esq, TO us
in the year indicated, in order 10 place before the
public the whole of the facts relative TO the charac-
Ter of our connection with the Van Buren, party be-
tween the years 1923 and 1888. We publish these
letters in eur possession, written by Mr. Hoyt, for
the purpose Of repeng the gross and slanderous
imputations made against us, by the pamphlet of
Mackenzie, and for which he has the consummate
impotence 10 apologize, the following terms, in
note addressed 70 US:
WILLiAMssuRoH, L. l., Oct /, AS.
To THE EprToR OF THE NV YoRK HERALD:
SIRW What may be the contents of the letters of which
you speak, as addressed TO You by Mr. Hoyt do not
know, but am psr-ctly certain that your words and
hgnIes IN The postscript to which you have refs
were correctly quoted You said 5000, and your letter
has n' ensures either by yourself any body else
j. was seen by others tie Custom House before n
came under my observation. or soon and Of course
hat s:e ss'st susceptible of proof by per.
sous, and by your letter. As the words stood my
comments were fair deductions What Won might nave
intended TO say could only judge OF by what you said
The purposes of Puhiic Justice and common prudence.
required that the letters generally should be placed in
sale place. beyond the reach of replevn writ til
CURED here r at Washington and Albany. cannot,
theteiore nv present refer TO yours 10 compare; but
there will yet be opportunity | had malice
against You my remarks are written entirely on public
grounds, and no kindness or bad treatment | meet
with from any one, will be an inducement to me to
change soften or sggravae as public writer the ine
rence to be drawn from undenabe facts of general po
ltcal interest
What new aspect the other half Of your correspon-
dence with Hoyt may give to your letters WILL sup
pose, be known tomorrow through your journal Thus
far could but state the impression made me by what
Tread. Yours, very obedently,
We hav already eXplained-and these letters JUS
ny that explsnation-the matter Of the 1900 in
SPECIE, as II is incorrectly and falsely published in
Mackenzie's pamphlet, showing concusively, from
the whole character Of the correspondence that IN
stead OF any specie being sent to by Jesse Hoyt
II was merely United States Bank transa cton,
which, IN the position were in at that time In re
gard 10 politics. and in connection with news
paper IN Philadelphia, could be advantageously used
This gross and untounded charge against our integ-
rlty, Is now sufficiently explained and recoils with
double and triple force upon the miserable creature,
Mackenzie, who has violated all principles of social
intercourse, by surrepuousy publishing these letters
In the manner he has done, in connection with many
parties in this city, whose names and purposes will
be brought out Of these days 1t is indeed, very
evident, from this note from Mackenzie, which we
have just given, that he is merely the instrument OF
others, who keep behind the curtain-that there are
parties to this transaction still more wicked and I'M
prlncipled than Mackenzie appears to be, and who
Will be brought forward in due process of time But,
IN the meantime II IS mot remarkable that
the persons then in office in the Custom
House, from ali the evidence which has
been presented, were perfectly acquainted with
the whole affair." and what is even more striking is
the fact that Greeley u McElrath, wi tn some of
their coniederates, were equally well acquainted
with what was going on.
With respect to the other charges and inuendoes
against US, we desrise them from the bottom of our
heart, and care nothing about them either one way
or the other. We do not care if the whole of our
and the history of all our acts, and say
ings, and doings with the Van Buren, party during
the entire period of connection with them were
published to the world tomorr | commenced
my connection with the newspaper press Of New
York in the year 1924. From that period upto 1877
or 1925 had particular prediction or fancy for
political matters. wrote and reported and furnish
ed articles for several papers with which was con-
nected, but it not till 1928 or 1929 that became
intimately associated with the movements OF the
Van Buren, or Jackson party OF that day; and that
connection effected without any violation OF
prncipe-without any improper conduct-without
anything disreputable TO myself man of inde
pendence and honorable feeling. The letters pub
llshed by Mackenzie refer to two periods of my life
the first embracing my connection with the Van
Buren, party in 1929 when | was negotiating an ar
rangement with Webb in relation to position with
the Courier & Enquirer. consulted and compared
notes, and looked all these matters with Hoyt and
his associates, nor was there any thing i'm
proper or unbecoming in any Of these
sayings and doings. | became connected with the
Courier during that year, 1929, and my connection
with II continued till 1882, when | abandoned it in
consequence Of liz abandonment of General Jackson
and his administration. then removed to Phlla-
delphla, purchased interest In the Pennsylvania
there, and commenced movement for the purpose
OF eevating MI. Van Buren, to the succession after
General Jackson's second term. In all these move
ments and matters was open, bove-board, frank,
without any reservation or equivocation. In my
newspaper operations in Philadelphia ] wanted
a loan OF some money, and | very naturally
turned my attention to the friends had left in New
York, whose cause was advocating and who SYM
pathzed with my movements Hence the CORE s.
pondence that took place between Jesse Hoyt and
myself and hence after time, the issue OF il as there
seen, which ended without eecting anything at all.
My own personal friends, however. supplied me
with the funds, which were repaid at the proper
time, and still went on supporting Mr.. Van Buren,
and his cause in Pennsylvania 1t Is Of course very
easily explained why Mr.. Van Buren, and his friends,
knowing that they had treated me very badly, could
not conceive how could entertain any feeling of
friendship for them, and they very meany and Sc
cretly went to work TO create difficulty with me in
Philadelphia, and ultimately to produce an explo
sion between my partners and myself, which ended
my connection with that paper and also my connec-
ton with the Van Buren, party.