New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-09

The Union, instead OF retractrg lts infamous
SANDER on Col. Fremont, which sverred that he
made secret visit to Philadelphia in October last,
sDd while there incog. at the house of Isaac r.
Davis, attempted to buy or bride Mr.. Isaac New
ton Fillmore EIector to decline, persists in the
fool-hardy libel, and brings an Anonymous witness
TO it, support, who testfes as follows:
NEW BEDFORD, Dec. IL, 1856.
"NY DEAR SIR In compliance with your request
will state what Mr. Newton said in the conversation
we had with him in the dining room of the National
Hotel, Washington, on Tuesdsy i think, the 18th Of
Noven Der.
81 would not pretend state the precise words he
used, and will only put down what remember dis
tuctly Of their substance.
Mr.. Newton was at first seated at the long table,
and we ere dining one Of the side tables After din
ner he joined us before he to table you sent
your vine TO him. and after some remarks about him,
told me he an Elector on the Fillmore ticket in
youT State, AID you believed be cOu In no way have
bern induce u 20 have voted for Frefn INT.
When he came 10 us, you repeated what you bad
iad to about bis voting, and asked him II you had
told he Truth. lie eaid yOl bad, and added i don't
with 10 hatter thee but if FremOnts face bad been
such CD one thine, won't say what might have
done but don't like bis face. He then stated, ia
answer TO inquiries made by you that he had seen
Col. Fremont several times, shout month before, at
he own house bis house, understood him TO say, in
10 question OF mine, was IN Delaware Coun-
~ Philadelphia He also said that be Col -
had stopped OF the hoUse of Mr.. Davis neighbo. OF
his AMER some further cCn,efsaton IN reference 70
Col Fs Writ TO Mr. Dayis and 20 his own house, Mr..
New ton went on 20 say that would be sstonshed
We could know the ofers that had been made To him,
snd the trouble taken TO bring influences TO bsar upon
him in order 10 induce him 10 vote and eeconeer for
Fremont; and added that, after his death, some enc
would find letter that would create great astonish-
ment You said, Then they put their offers in writ
ing = He replied they had core go bur that no one
would zee The paper go long as be lived.
hold my .Ihl al %
statements in all wsys and TO ell persons, but at the
same time should be very reluctant to have my name
used il the newspapers Ia connection with the affair,
and hope such course may not be necessary
The above is all the testimony adduced by The
Union; and what does it amour. to Mr.. New.
ton positively testifes tina. he never met Col. FIRE.
mont but once-that this was in February list
and that no word concerning politics or Office ever
passed between them. Forty witnesses can testify
that Col. Fremont was not in Philadelphia in OctO
Der last-nsr at any time between bis nomination
and the election. Now, look closely at what this
anonymous witness says Mr.. Newton told him, in
cludipg what he understood" Mr. n. to say.
Who made Mr.. Newton any offers He does not
say nor hint that Col. Fremont did-even Mr..
Anonymous does not pretend that he did. Mr..
Newton is represented as saying that he had met
Col. Fremont (Which nobody denies), that offers
had been made hin, letter written him, and in-
fuepces brought to bear on him, TO induce him to
20 for Fremont-but be does not intimate that
Col +. had anything to do with these offers letter
or influences. The Unions taie-besrer is q swift
Witness but be does not begin 10 sustain the
caunny be is summoned to bolster up-nsy, he
virtually gives il up. He cOntriyes TO befog him
.ef little about the time when and the place
where Mr.. Newton said be saw Col. Fremont, but
all to no purpose. He does lot even pretend that
Col. F. had anything TO do with the alleged offers
made to Mr. n, nor even that n. said he had.
These personal ISLANDERS, based on misunderstood
dnner-,able gossip, are very poor pabulum for 8
great partys organ, as The Union will yet realize.
We wish that journal an Editor who will lOathe
such dirty business, and if ever caught in il, will
back square out.