The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-18

am, very Respectfully, your opeoion' sosvsn''
GREENE G. BRONSON.
Hon. James Guthrie, Secretary OF the Treasury.
F,om Mr.. Charles O'Conor, United states
| District Attorney.
/ A REPLY To THE UNION"
| The Washington Union, in its assumed character
of government organ gave to the public, on the 27th
uIsimo an elaborate article censuring the course Of
Judge Bronson and myself in Withholding oar sup
port from tbs second State ticket recently nominated
at Syracuse.
1t alleges that, in respect to appointments in this
State, the general administration had adopted the
policy Of dividing the offices in its gift between the
freesoers of As and the democrats OF that period
las mode of obliterating all pas schisms and dvi-
sous Of the party" aud that Judge Bronson and my
self, knowing this fact, had accepted the offices
"hndered' 20 US, under an implied promise that W.
would give our Influence and cooperation" in pro
noting the success of that policy. 1t asserts also,
that political connection existed between us and
the leaders OF the late freesoi faction "rom which
we are enjoying high official honors and benefits y
sarcasticay Observing IN this connection, show scru-
pulousy conscientious We "now are in refusing to
continue the ASSOCIATION.
Stripped of the verbosity in which, for un worthy
purposes, the writer has clothed his out gvngs the
charge fairly and distinctly stated is that fraudulent
ly concealing sentiments, and implicitly promis
ing to aid the policy indicated, we led the Presi dent
to entrust with Office and that, having by this dis
honest artifcs secured portion Of the spoils, we
are now betraying his confidence.
Studiously insulting in its tone, replete with false
hoods unsupported by shadow Of plausibility,
aud deeply incupstory this article is, it would
have gone down to merited oblivion along with the
many anonymous lbels Of the day, wholly unnotced
and unansw sred by me, had no higher or better AL
thorty been vouched for its statements. The paper
1t is true claims to be the organ Of the President;
but it has never advanced that claim, except in
crcuitous and argnmens ative form; it has
tured directly to assert that it spoke by his authority
and as knew that it not his organ, felt free to
treat it as he hirelipg of a nameless lbeller.
Subsequent events no wever, have impaired to this
charge o complexion whica may justify me in giving
it this public refutaton. letter from the Hon. the
Secretary of the Treasury to Greene G. Bronson,
ESQ., Collector Of this PORT bearing date the Sd inst
transmitted to him AID other officers. and pro-
nulgated in the Un,on for general information, is
now before the public, comm, ading as it justly de-
serves almost universal atten sol. That letter con-
tans expressions which are generally understood as
in soSe measure. verifying the charge ia question
snd which. if read With no mere than ordinary at
isailon w>Lia DC ikel, 20 impress the III )st
n.olls tAs reader. Considering the high authority
from whsch tie sesasr esssast-s Il csnnot be se,t
81 ssSs. sAS2.c tS sSArNs ess II my good name
q ~ sss gG<er the ScseTsl belief AZ NY felioS.
cl.aEcaS tai y c9s-S@e& s4e charge p4i forth BY
lie lssss, esfSc2.sy a. tie AO20-ahse sisaer could
net p>sSitly have il <-seei - - ne aic-sI eai.
Will, tAes4oTe. sa>s, ~ s.e 5rss pace. iass The
Hon. Secre AIRY has booze 10 testimony il slppor. Of
the charge; ana secondly, shA. tie charge ITSELF i
false and Caiumuivas.
The Hon. Secretary saws 70 Judge Bronson -
lyon that 10 he principles of the Baltimore
convention an the policy intim.ted in the inaugural al
dress, the President his constitutional advisers san
pledged before the world They have been and united
upon these pri cipes aud that policy, and
had to believe thai ALL gentlemen rho consented
scccpt the sto ID pledged
the same principles ane policy
The letter then proceeds TO safe, in the present
tense that the administration recognizes existing
in this state, distinct scctious Of the democratic
party, and desires Judge Bronson to do justice to one
OF those sections by also recognizing it, and allowing
1t a share in his distribution OF the Custom House
appointments 1t states that Judge Bronson has not
hitherto acted on this principle, and has made the
appointments. generally from his VA section. 1t
luther s. esks in the following words
81, the President unierstnds the principles avowed
the platform If the party at Baltimore all democrats who
joined in unfolding and carrying out the
titled 10 be recognized worthy of the confidence OF the
united party and consequently eligible official station
That all could not obtain Office was manifest and that
different sections Of the party was equally certain Yet
the distribution intended to be made to give
just 81 complaint to no one section and it is be-
eyed that this intention has been carried out, not only
by the President himself but by most OF his appointc
in respect TO the Offices under the latter
The quotation first above made from the Hon.
Seoretarys letter, when read in connection th
what follows concerning appointments, opinions
a to the import Of the Baltimore platform, and
tie Intentions OF the administration, might very
well, on a casual reading, appear to verify
sal and scrutiny will sati fly any one that 1t only
asserts what no one woult think OF denying-l.e
that the appointees Of the President We're, by the
very act OF acceptance pledged to support the prn
cpcs and policy indicated IN the Baltimore platform
and in the inaugural address. The letter does not
assert that either to Jnoge Bronson or to any other
appoin'ee OF the administration II was ever, IN any
way or shape. intimated before his acceptance taat
he was expected to recognise distinct sections
Of the party, any section OF the party. either
In appointments under him or otherwise. IL does
not assert that any Impaired to Judge
BcoUsop, or to any other appolntee Of the gov
eminent, the fact that t1ere existed In the state
OF New York or elsewhere, distinct sections"
portions factions, or divisions OF tue demo
cratic party, which it the policy OF the adallnIs
trston to recognise IN its immediate appoint
ments, TO require to be recognized by It's
appontees; neither, to use the language OF the
Untons anonymous article, does this letter as
sert, as that article does, that Judge Bronson,
or any other apprentice OF the government, accepted
Office under any pledge, promise or unders ;anding,
express or implied, that he would give his inlu-
ence and co operation in promoting the success OF
any such policy, or, indeed, upon any understanding
whatever in respect u the comforting OF Offices"
Nothing of the kind could have been asserted with
truth az it respects Judge Bronson or myself; aud,
ss il neither Is asserted could have been truly
asserted it is proper and decorous to say tia; the
Hon. Secretary never intended to convey any such
idea to the public.
Even truth itself may be stated in such
manner, and under such az arrangement, as to
deceive, thereby assuming the nature and en-
esging in the guilt Of iasehood.' Consequently
the adept in Misrepresentation, rather than risk
direct unruth in his details generally aims to work
out false inference. The article in the Union is
framed upon this principle It's author moves Onward
to his deceptive purpose with the vary tread of
habitual and practssed falsider As usual in such
compositions, (sDd several specimens are now before
the pubc,) the due Conference OF language is want,
ing the regular sequence of IDEAS de parted from and
the subjects upder review instead Of being distinctly
,.s.a1i dacrih.d IN obs :rre circumla .uIian