New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-18
Frcm Mr.. Charles o'Conor. United States nsss,,,
Attorney.
Attorney.
A REPLY To THE UNION"


REPLY To THE UNION"
The BasAinstoR JHion in its assumed character A.
Government organ gave to the public on the 2sA VT
an elaborate article censuring the course OF Juavs
Bronson and myself in Withholding our support free
the second State ticket recently nominated q, syn
cuse.
Ii alleges, that in respect to appointments in III,
State, the general Administration had adopted the coli
Cy Of dividing the offices in its gilt between the Frs
Sellers Of lS4S and the Democrats of that period "a,
mode of oblterating all past schsns and divisa.,
"of the party and that Judge Bronson and ayself
knowing this fact had accepted the Offices tenlere,@
TO US, under implied promise that we would civ,
our influence and cooperation in promoting tie sae
cess of that policy. IL asserts also that political
connection existed between and the leaders Of N.
late Free Soil faction from which We are enoyi,s
high official honors and bencits sarcastcay obser,
ing in this connection, how scrupuloasly conscsa
tous We NOW are in refusing to continue tae a.
socation.
Stripped Of the yerbosty in which,sor unworthy M,
poses the writer has clothed his gyngs the char
fairly and distinctly stated is that frauduently conca,L
ing sentiments and implicitly promising to aid tina
policy indicated We led the President TO in,u,t n.
with office. and that having by this dishonest ar,iSce
secured aportion of the "spois" we are now be,ray
ing his confidence.
Studiously insulting in its tone, repete with f,lsa
hoods unsupported by even shadow OF plausibliy.
and deeply inculpatory this article is 1t woad have
g9e down to merted oblivion, along with the many
anonymous lbels of the DAY, wholly unuoticed AMI IN
10, HI l;uh...
youcbed for its statements The paper 1t is true.
claims 10 be the organ Of the President; but II hes
never advanced that claim, except in circutous and
argumentative opn it has never yentured directly 10
assert that it spoke by his authority and as knew that
it not his organ felt free to treat 1t as the hire
ling Of a nameless ibeler
Subsequent events, however, have impaired to this
charge a complexion which may justify me in giving Il
this public reiutaon. letter from the Hon the
Secretary of the Treasury, to Greene c Bronson Esq.,
Collector Of this port, bearing date the 81 inst trans
mtted to him aud other officers, and promulgated in
The Union for general information. is before the pub
lie commanding justly deserves almost universal At
tcnton That letter contains expressions which are gone
rally understood in measure verifying the charge
in question and which if read with than Ordinary
attention would be likely 10 impress the most ni
gent reader Considering the high authority from which
the letter il cannot be expected tina. should DO
regardless Of my good name 10 BE- stl under the
general belief of my fellow citizens that confirmed the
charge put forth by The Uao especially the honorable
sgner could not possibly have intended 40 10 be under
stood
will therefore show. in the first Place that the HOa
Secretary has borne no testimony IN support Of tho chge
and secondly that the charge itself is false and eaamnoa
The Hon Secretary says to Judge Bronson
"You are aware that to the principles Of the Baimow
Convention and the policy minated in the Inaugural ID
dress the President and his Constitutional advisers stand
pledged before the world. They have been and un1d
one man upon these principles and that policy and had
reason 10 believe that all gentlemen who consenied 10
cep Office under the Administration, stood pledged to lhs
same principles and policy
The letter then proceeds state in the present tonso hs
the Administration recognizes existing in this State do
tinot sections of the Democratic party and desires Judge
Bronson to do justice 10 Of those sections by also
recognizing it, and allowing it share in his distribution o.
the Custom House appointments It states thatJuige Bron
son has not hitherto acted this principle and has msis
the appointments generally from bis section lfanb9
speaks in the following words
AS the President understands the principles ayowed"
the platform Of the party at Baltimore all Democrss
who Joined in unfolding and carrying Out the SANE sfs
entitled 10 be recognized ~ worthy OF the cohdsnee
the united party, aud consequently eligible 10 omsA
station. -.
That all could not obtain Office manifest aaf tha
the distribution could not be exactly equal apoag ns
different sections Of the party was equally cetna ~
the distribution intended 70 be 20 made a. iogyeS
cause of COMPLAINT 10 section, and L 10 beesa
that this intention has been carried out not only BY Us
President himself bat by most Of his sppoinees N eP'a
10 the offices under the latter.
The quotation first above made from the Hon SscretsTs
letter when read in connection with what follows cOnoen
ing Appointments opinions to the import Of the Balimxs
platform and the intentions Of the Administration ms@
very well On casual reading appear TO verify the chayS
in oueston but a careful perusal and scrutiny VIII ssV
any one that only asserts what no one would think Of %
pying- e. that the appOEees OF the President TefeV
the very act Of acceptance pledged to support the primo
PIES and policy indicated in the Baltimore platform and
The Inaugural Address The letter dos NO, aaso tns'
either to Judge Bronson or 10 any other apponlee Of NO
Administration was ever in any way or shape Hn"'
before bis acceptance that be was expected %
distinct sections Of the parry or any se'uDn Z" ~, P-
e,ber in amendments under him or Otherwise II docs n~
snvope IMPAIRED b. Judge Bronson or b snyos
~ .,,on Of The Government the fact that there ersa
= 49, s,s.e Of New York or elsewhere, distinct sectons
n-ors factions or divisions Of tie Democrn;e Psfb
iib i wa the policy Of the Administration 70 rec0ga@
IN ia immediate appointments or TO require 70 Dc
nizedby s sppointees neither, TO use the language
T,.o1s ANONYMOUS article, does this letter assen' -
article does that Judge Bronson OF any other apPHh'
The Government accepted Office under any pledge po1
Or understanding express or implied that be would g's'
influence and cooperation ia promoting the sae'sS
any such policy or indeed upon any understsndmg''
ever in rs5peci to the oonsring Of ofiees So'n-s
the lind could have been asserted with truth a.
Jude Bronson or myself and a. I neither Is a.'e'
could have been ruy asserted i proper and de''D
,ay that tie Hon Secretary never inteaied to eon'VN
such idea 10 the public. "a
Even trsth i,self may be stated in such mafn1 -.
uuder such an suangsInent A. 10 decefye tbfs'y a.
surning the nature and iDcsring the guilt oil sls1
ConssGuenty. the adept IN mirepre sensaion rsss'