New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-18
LETTER FROM WIN. II. LUDLOW.
REPLY TO ABlJAH MANN, JR.
To he Editors Of ns Evening Post.

To ne Editors Of ns Evening Po't
NEw-YORX, Saturday Sept. 10, 1854.
GESTLEMES; On my way home from tue west my
attention has been called TO en- extraordinary etter
addressed to me by Mr.. Abjah Mann, Jr., and pub
lished in your paper of Monday last.
To friend SIN ready TO respond frankly but
the tone and temper of that letter. and the pubhca-
ton of without first communicating to me, are so
inconsistent with the relations heretofore existing be-
tween us and give TO the whole proceeding so much
of the character Of appeal TO the public against me-
that shall best consult my selfrespec by addressing
my reply to the journal In which first received
notice of the assault.
II seems to be the purpose of Mr.. Manns letter to
convey the impression that "vOted contrary 10 my
"previously expressed opinion and determination
upon the resolutions submitted by him to me pri-
vately at Syracuse Waving all consideration of the
strange depa.ture by Mr.. Mann from the usages OF
gentlemen, by his publication of private conversation
In a private room, / will say briefly IN reply:
First, Mr. Mann did not report TO the Convention
any resolution which he had previously submitted
10 me-
Secondlv. The resolution which he did report
drawn by another gentleman, ana was not submitted
TO me by Mr.. Mann
Thiraly, The resolution which Mr.. Mann did sab
NIT to me did not vote against; but when, suOSe-
qnently to the adoption of the majority report they
were offered by him Individually, voted against lay
ing them on the table.
As my evidence on all these points, appeal to the
record Of the Convention and the testimony oil every
member Of that body Tbs intimsions OF ar Mann IN re
speet the Inconsistency between sent ents and J s
disposed Of Il not pretend by
him that the anything more occurred
than expeion Of individual sentiment and general con
before oTgstIaon Of the Conve pon IA
the frsnknes Of friendly utercoprs; nor h pretended hss
engagement snteed into course ~ the Non-
venon In the definite adoption Of his dram as one
TO be pressed on that body
The resolutions Of Mr. Mann far from having been care
fully criticised by stated by him, made such slight i'm
preston upon my mind that RECALL them ether
10 substance OF detail The whole conversation Interview
could listed een minutes and not again
renewed. The real difficulty with Nj Mann Is that he had
predetermined programme for the execution OF which he IN
bis swn mind eoused upon my aid In that he was dsap-
As to the le In reference my nomination connected
VIII my vote, stated BY Mr. Mann exist but without any
OF its its authority content 10 stand
veDten but MI. Mann.
without the shehtest foundation.
Twas congssted BY gentlemen representing shade
Of opinion 40 having constituted committee fairly sud
tudci0usy and have doubt members
been previously submitted to Mr. that would have
met bis approval
had undesan dina with member Of the committee
what be should pursue did know until
report Of the committee In what ress il had asreed
upon
In my Judgment any Democrat who participates In Con.
venon conducted with the order decoum strict ob.srv.
Of parliamentary rules which dsn sushed Corven-
ton Of the 9Th and who did openly and nanfuy
UhAzrsw from the Convention. Is In honor bound By