New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-03


Charges of wlllfal falsebood against The TRrB-
UNE have been smorg the most frequent devices
of self-dtfepse employed by the Lieutsnaat-Gov-
er1Or ia his recent infursted and tragl-comic
plupges under the load Of public condemassioa.
Some Of tbese charges We hsve related; others
We have passed by in contempt but there is one
to which we propose to devote moments At
tenion.
At the Temperance Convention, At Auburn, Ia
September lsst, the proposition to nominate tao
Hon. Ii. j. Raymond for Lieutenant Governor
was mat with warm opposition, notwithstanding
his letter pledsins himself to P,ohibitory Law
such a. Gov. Seymour bad vetoed. Toouga In
that letter he Substantially recsnted and fepu-
dated bis former position and opiaions on the
subject, this did not convince lsrge portion Of
the Convention that he had sincerely becomes
friend of the Law; but In the course Of the die
cussion, the most active aud energetic adyocsk
for his nomination declared that the articles Ia
his journal sustaining Gov. Seymour's Veto sh
denouncng che Law, were not written by him, nor
published With his confent. A declaration %
made, could not be interpreted as made othermis
than on Mr.. RsymOpd's authority. Accordingly
We the other day referred to IL IS such; aud tx
this our moderately progressive cotempasr,
still cuItivatlDg the absence Of that malice ed
impudence which is q conspicuous feature n
"THE TRIBUNE, ard representing :" tbs go4n
mean of sentiment and policy" hurls at US The
foul charge Of fslsehoOd.
The reason why this Is falsebood is, wsss
told, that Mr.. Raymond some time ago wsed
upo0 .be Editor Of The TRIBUNE aud his pr1
"cipal assistant" and privately assured thas
and furnished evidence that the assurance ~
true, that no such statement was inside ia hs
Temperance Convention on his authority. The
declaration of his advocate was false; and Cor u
Mr.. Raymond was not responsible. S1ch is Ne
only ground Of this charge against as in To
~ T. Times.
Now, since the LieuteD sns- Governor avsrs ~
there was such private interview, when ssA
an explanation vas given we have no deis
depy or doubt bis assertion, though the scfb
Lot within our own memory. And we wnisW
correct any impression that our resiss my
have received, that the statement. In Iaess0
was made 10 the Temperance ConveGon 10 @ (
authority. But we must be permsse'to oo'ofss
Rat for person 10 his o!uation. al Tl'n AZ
delicate sense Of honor and coDssticy' ne cho"
Il rather singular mode Of SETH MN nsns
on the point. Here was 'a'emenI' mss
apparently with his con'eps'nd nN'Og oniH
fa,e something untrue aol gre l'aole to slu'
With journal Of o's own, (Which hsfa desss
Ines published the next q alter the wronsin
n,s..,on ms. o;vsn uoulhaye made toe puehs
.,o,s;n,sd Nth ,bs t,u, and de- nonslrstei Rla
% IA ~, IN ,ba ma, ssition Of mere Office
seeker, but in the msy one Of sper'on who a"
honestly changed y views on great Puelic
question. and fcsty svows the cssDse-whs
he 40, W., BY bis own showing, instead
90 nut,;oc Nh. trh on record before the world,
\. ~, 20 .soso other men, 10 whom he :,n'
ga :, MT ION he does not pretend 10 have
,aoue.,.d o,ts,horized to give il to the Publcn
hi. behalf, Is any comment necessary Oh saehA
proceedis
NJ sale. In q brief speech the other eyefaS