New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-11

III what follows III respect TO Mr. Secretary
Guthrie'S specializing dispositions be true, he
has no business to have, the place of Secretary
Of the Treasury.
LOUISVILLE, Friday, March 4, 1883.
To As Editor Of The ~ D. 1S'bsasS
SIR Perhaps il would not now be altogether
uuintcresting to hear something about gentleman,
hsiling from our part of the country, who IL very
likely a Cabinet Minister by the time this comes to
your band, and who will then flourish by the name of
"Keutucky favorte SON" allude OF course to Mr..
James Guthrie of Louisville.
This gentleman il certainly one OF the most promi-
nent members of our bar but for a long number of
years he has been much more known the President
Of divers Railroad Companies. Banks, Gas COmpan e.
and ythng else than in lis capacity as member OF
the profession lie has almost unlimited facilities with
oil the banks Of the city and State and uses those fa
ties most freely for the purposes OF speculation some
times be forth from his money transactions TO
show himself before the public, either when some
great private wrong has been contted then he dcns
the wig and gown TO clear the misdoer or, when some
great public wrong 10 Be perpetraed, then he m Jats
tie stump, TO advocate It. TIL within ie" years ne
was know as the father of democracy IN Kentucky and
bad an uubouuded popularity with the Germans -upon
hose support his party OF course was dependent
The only thing however they owed him. was the eieya
ton OF an old, ignorant rogue and Ounce, whom the
Germans cannot help owning, 10 the oihce OF Aagis
trate-a dirty and stupid that even his particular
national friends after a regular nomination, were
ashamed 10 send him 10 the State Legislature
In the year ls49, he one Of the pro
slavery candidates for the Convention which then had
been called by the Wing friends OF Emancipanqn, 10
remodel the Constitution OF this State. The Germans
have the balance of power in the city and although
their sympsthes, their early assocauons, theI very
passions are the side OF liberty In this question OF
Liberty Slavery, Mr. Guthrie as father OF the Democ
rscy and particular friend OF his "GermAn friends by
the aid OF the above Ounce magistrate who had 10 CON-
NIT couple OF stump speeches 70 memory, succeeded
in getting himself and the balance OF the pro slavery
ticket elected The overwhelming majority In the Con.
yeniioD was Of the opinion with HIM on the great
subject OF slavery eerIhesIion and IN gratitude tor
his grand eforts elected him Speaker Of that body lie
has since hardly made any striking appearance al ne
was engaged as counsel on the TRIAL OF one howard or
the murder OF a very much respected and noaensive
German
Arbo ali the proceedings were transferred by change
OF venue 20 the l.e town of Lagrange IN an adjoining
county st the Germans OF Louisville did not iAl 20
hesr the expressions the legal gentleman ireely maze
ussof in the of his remark such es "a ~ oy
killed DLicAman, and more Of thai kind by the way
two of the witnesses for the defense which he conduct
ed were indicted during the t for gross perjury bnt
ysmosed before ybOdy could lay hold q them WEI,
the prisoner was convicted, and Mr.. Guthre wa no"
soon engaged in the pleasant duty 70 collect sSnAre
IA pettcn for a pardon, ON which occasion hs ctleI
argument again was on he only killed DaieaadA re
t,ions signed Gld eounterpetfions too t me
erpor said he could net, and would not paIcon mn Do,
before the dsy set for his exccuton poor uo'- ro"eu
vrss loaded down with new petitions for repreve
setip rotten up by Mr. Guthre and In the eouecnng OF
.5;-h ,ha above argument was again uAed The re-
n,ieye wss granted by the ereiulons Chief Maglsste
but ak DAYS before its expiration the prisoner wa. miss
ins his affair killed Mr.. Guthrie most eHectnAAy 20
- .nd Enough long a resident Of the District,
and reSsided As nothing short Of Native he could nsy
- ,rose oh,Sip sny elective Office in oiher Even as
hundreds Of thousand. would help him li'le now ana
=; Ssisult Of an elective Office place In the house on
IN ,rs. f,r instance Of which he surely enyles
~, Prss4on. he utented himself now with apaee u
,he Amendment Of the President
Yours, &c, DAaAsUFUS