New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-02
Senators Bree.e and shields.

The extraordinary letter Of Gen SHIELDS Of IT.
linos to Judge BREEsE, his predecessor in the
Senate, which appeared in The Tribune Of Wed
nesday morning. has called forth the following r.
Spouse from the latter. Its temper and bearing
contrast strikingy with those Of Gen. Shield ie
rocous letter. which our readers are not likely &.
have forgotten. We shall follow the example o
Judge b. in leaving these developments 10 make
their own impression on the public. Comments
such they strongly provoke, will suggest them
selves to every intelligent mind. Judge Breese
publishes Gen. Shields letter to him and calmly
adds
Gen Shields begins his letter by referring to the
wounds he received ia Mexico. This sllusion seems
quite unnecessary. The whole country particular J
the people OF Illinois familiar with tbe fact that he
bears honorable upon his person. For these
wounds he has already received liberal share OF sym
patty from bis grateful cOuntTymen. However am
not dis posed cayi AZ this part of his letter. Il Is
matter OF taste that does not concern me.
deny most positively that treated Gen Shields with
GOODNESS and unkndness' on his return from Mexico
Immediately ON bis arrival in this city called 10 pay
my respects to him, and not hnding him AZ nome, c
my card is the custom few days after this, met
Gen shields, when his manner toward me was 80 cold
and repulsye that all familiar personal intercourse
was al an end and OF course did not attend the dinner
given to him repeat that did not treat Gen Shields
with GOODNESS and unkndness, for entertained, Al
that time, other than the most friendly feelings 10
ward him and confidently appeal 10 the whole history
up 10 this time of our personal professional and po
cal intercourse, to support this declaration As TO his
eligibility 70 the Office OF Senstor, can only say that
"propagated no report hero or elsewhere IL reia
ton 10 H. In conversation upon the subject stated 70
friend fact which the record Of the khngnam Cir
cult Court will establish and blood no matter where
or how poured OUT cannot alter that record or
change the Constitution of the United States. The as
sertion of Gen Shields that charged him with adj
..fJT f.. In n . HfUutIffrV
only is not true but lie without any color OF truth
positively assert and defy contradiction that did not
write nor cause 10 be written. nor know until alter 10
publication that had been written that or any other
article for that any other paper in relation 10 ihs
subject
Not the leas, so Of the many remarkable passages Of
this letter Of Gen Shields Is the following on this
subject have simply 20 say, that had ! been defeated
by YOU on that ground Che ground OF lneligoityJ
had sic0rn IN my hcart that yOs nerr should hart qita
by your Success and depeEG upon INoatd haze SEPT ny
coE regardless Of c0EsequtRess Certainly il Is iortl-
nate Tor the honor of the country that this rash vo"
mas been Cancelled by my defeat sen Shields SUD
mits his pretensiOns TO seat Ia the Senate u Demo
cratic caucus Of the Illinois Legislature ana agrees eh
pressly or by the clearest Implication that ne wli
abide their decision and yet 10 appears tnst Al lns
very moment "he had sworn in his heart 70 defeat
the will of the party II II had pronounced IN favor OF
his prominent competitor and, IN order % ac-
cOnplsh his purpose he determines 70 PetpeHase al
stion-for such Is the obvious import OF TINS
language such design and such deed are revolving
70 the American mind and foreign TO the American
character They worthy only Of the most infamous
axe Of Italian crime ID political contests are 10 te
uged with OF followed by personal violence how
long will our elective system endure Without Tar
Their comment / submit this extraordinary passage 10
the consideration Of candid men christians ana Pa,
tros who love snd respect the laws and Institutions Of
our country, and desire 10 guard and defend 1nein
against all violation.
cen shields saws. "In $50 gave him sOnothif "a
ne skdps Of anal certk cle Of naturalization. winch
- 10, nh ~ u u
natur sizatoa laws do not recognize something or
snthng 10 the shape Of maj certificate 70 simply
proof of difficulty. or Tor any 0ther purpose
How then, could Circuit Judge, have siNeh nm ahy
such psperf The statement has no fact legal proyl-
sion or probability 10 suppor,n The truth 49, no sueh
certificate was ever gwen ~ me ne may or may
not have procured copy Of the record VI MS
,op under the seal OF the Court and thai IS the only
certificate could have any connection with directly or
indirectly The hrst snd only knowledge ever had Of
Gen shields father either IN connection WIKI MS Gil
zenship or in any other connection, derived nom an
article published In the ~ L0Es hfPA0"eGHf snoI,
time subseQueri 10 the election OF senator Ana !
have VET 10 see or hesr Of any man In Illinois or else
where who knew that bis father was even resident Oh
this country. General Shields says ! kne" tnAt ne
'bn- minor AZ the time wss naiurazed oy the nat
rsliTation OF bis father because he told me 81 ne
circum.tancesn Suppose he did tell me so winch !
positively deny9 does that make II 90 ETen though
his assertion u zht convince NE OF inc ise oIIIe u
cert6caes from me no matter how strong would be Of
no legA value II IL be true that as IAinei was 10 tbs
county and na,urazed Is il possible that Gen shields
should HOr the fact and 40 know the >iS's Hnu
~ where II occurred When authentic eoes % 'nose
LIBERALIZATION pspers IT they sxs, could Dc 80 essay
procured sit not strange be shoad sitemP 70 eSo'
nom me by mensces, state meni wnlch' Il oO'AHo1'
could hsve no legal bearing upon the suoleetf
What the consequence are sgsnss when 80.
Shields gives me fair warning II persist 10 wnai
no sane man will call Injustice, am equally lShof
of ard Indifferent to One thing certain De tney WAL
they may, have not given, nor shsA ! give hln, 81
statement Of the character required either quietly
or upon imperative demand
In conclusion, will state that ! have neither pro
yoked nor desired the necessity that has impeled me
10 make this communication. | respectfully submit ~
under the full conviction that II 10 called for BY the cr
cumstances slbNki DhLhSL.
WARRINGTON Feb a6, 1912"
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