New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-19
ABIJAH MANN, Jr., to WILLIAM II. LUDLOW


ABIJAH MANN, Jr., to WILLIAM H. LUDLOW
REJoINDER-
To The Editor. Of tn. Ereniag P9.t ~ Ill.,.
30 INV ts addressed to him o. the 9Th Of ths current
month, which dese You to publish IN me Ers"'H9 Post
s,D.mbe, Is aI Isl 4'"'''"'' '''"'' A MANN, JR
To THE HoS. WILLIAM II. LrDLow-SI ! am
possessed of your letter addressed TO the Editors of
The Erening Post of this date in reply to mine adj
dressed to you the 9th current You best consulted
your sefrespect by addressing your reply to my letter
to the editors, probably believing you could also
escape some responsibility by such cncumlocution
shall best preserve my self-respect while searching
after the truth, by addressing myself directly to the
quarter where it should be found, and therefore
shall continue to apply to you because you know the
truth of the most important matters referred to in my
letter; and you have any of the serespect which
Won claim. YOU ought to declare it without any eva
sion or servation You will not be able to escape
from this duty by any attempt to make false Issues
with me as to the prOpriety of my publishing your
declared opnins and then voting against them, since
the opinions of public men public questions are
always Open when known, to be examined ana can
vassed by all to whom they apply for support as can
didates for election to office; and II they change
them suddenly in order to indulge the ptfdl vanity
of becoming a candidate for inglOrous sacrifice in-
stead of election the world will claim the right to en-
terrain their notions about the motives and con-
sideratons which have produced the change, and to
test the integrity and sincerity of them well as to
discover the vain weakness of the individuals, and
their untness to lrold office and trusts which imply
capacity, fidelity, truth and honor.
In your reply to me, you say
Fir,t. MI Mann did report TO the Convention
any resolution which be had previously submitted to me-
,noSsy Senewsp and was not submitted to me BY NJ Mann
Third The resolutions which Mr. Maun aid So ONE
majority report they were b, him Individually
voted against laying them on the table .l;so
In examining these allegations am willing to ABIDE
by the rule familiar in legal maIims, that If am false
in one thing willing to be deemed false In az
You will be also subject to this rule.
In view of such rule and judgment let me say
that these allegations manifest a bold hardihoOd on
your part that would be commendabe If they were
fue but this is not by any means new instance IN
which weak fral man, having uttered an unru'h'
finds il a" necessary and erpedicm TO utter many
more in the vain hope of extricatug himself from de-
served punishment by inducing confidng people to
believe the whole. You cannot have prohted much
by such amentable instances, since you choose 10 I'M
ate them with braZen facility ana you cannon De
surprised or offended when affirm, as do without
reservation that did report to the Convention the
resolution which had previously drawn up and SUP
mitted TO yen disappearing OF the Nebraska oili IN
the precise words which you had approved Of ana IN
which il now appears in the published proceedings OF
that body The original draft of that resolution is ID
the hands of the Editor of The ECening Post, with its
suggested by you, for the inspection OF oil persons IN
terested, including yourself
In your second allegation you declare that the res
olution which did report was drawn by another gen.
temsn. Fortunately, you must have witness VINO
drew the resolution which you allege that reported
TO the Convention and who convict one OF US oil
a flat and dshonorabe falsehood. have right to
demand that you shall produce INN, a. you nave the
affirmative of this issue and must know who the gem
tleman ia TO whom you refer; but am bound 10 ten
YOU plainly that the man does not exist who WIN utter
that fasehood before me, even among tue mendaclous
tenants of the Custom. House. 1t is, however, true
that nv friend. Mr.. Welch Of Erie, member of the
Committee copied it at my request, and II was re-
ported to the Convention by me IN his handwriting.
II would be too absurd for you even TO MAINTAIN that
| @ drew il because be copied It, -.
In your third allegation am informed that you did
not vote against the resolutions submitted 10 YOU
but when offered them individually, after the
"adopton of the majority report you voted against
"layinp them on the table. The records OF the Con
ventien, TO which you appeal, show that the re,o1'
tions which offered individually, aid nor ihciude
the one had reported disappearing OF the Neoraska
bill and which rejected OF course, by your y3te
in favor of the new Nebraska platform M adopted by
the majority You cannot escape from the record oil
your votes You voted TO congratulate your couh
irymen upon the benefits to be derived from the pas
sage Of the bill authorizing Slavery TO go INTO ya
territory: would soon have voted 70 congratulate
nv countrvurn upon the revival OF the slave tade
with ALI ts crueltes and horrors which by the laws
of most civilized and Christian nations IL declared 70
be piracy, punishable summary AZ '"o o"t va uo
ward am Of any public chip. After your vote II was
absurd for YOU 10 vote, you say you dld against
laying the other resolutions which submitted on inc
table because that implies that you were IN iavof OF
their psssagc althoug they were directly incohsmieht
with those you had voted for. ruec.
You appeal TO the records and members OF l,e oon-
yention 10 susthin you on ell your points Neither
can help YOU for the records do not support your
reckess allegations and the members Of the N0hVoh'
non could only know whhi ifansprcd IN thcr pres
ence or hearing.
can readily believe that my resolutions, ana espe'
cally the material disapproying OF the Ncbfn,ks
LiII made suoh n slight impression upon your NINA
mai Won eann0f mar rccoh them substance or de.
"Lo,f since your memory ~ reacherops 10 respect
a. other matters moi agreeable 30 your recollection
Ls,s ,eb.r the right The desire 10 advise you,
-, vog will allow rae 10 suggest tbs advantage you
,vaud derive by cultiysng this Important faculty by
"1,Gcaj means better than you appear yet 10 have
done. ,t a.. ,tn,..,, n
You assume that ! lsbored under ibe difficulty %
,,',,n,1,eoincd course md counted upon your aid
,n-, admit TINT had aud stu have decided "pin-
ion. sasIus, tbs Nebraska bill bnd the slave trade.
.nd tIs, counted upon your MD hilsf you pfoins'p
II On roe ard that was disappointed - not receiving
n after your nomination Wa pfopgssh ims o'sap
tsiutrosh uhs still greater when ip". "a" =, E ~.
ternnn auarfed by educaiio pesnl." ~. ,'.,'
Tor pnl,llo usefulness and whom nan 49,. .s
gard with hym, although J hal nsv| os'yt ssi,,'
tlm slosn 20 far f,rgs disf"ghi1 ihs F.yp ,a,.'
1an finn hin, "a " ssucklf aud ha'ho WIN "'' ~
eiples and opinions ft patty tons'hsfa'y', ',n
With on b,pusbs AID patriotic npa spys. ,,i,,ss