New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-07
Mr.. E. G. DELEVAN AND uERRIT SMITH.
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DEAR SIR: In y,sr recent let.sr 70 the Tepperance
Convention ~ Utica, you justly your strong prefer
epce of the Hon. C.7it smith ior Governor, by re-
ferring to what he has do'e io Temperance the iui
.hirfv v,ars. Yor are NJ alone in your estimate e
the value of III" Temperance labor- Of that d'''n-
c,,thed philarihropist. There ar few men living
r,o,n t,ve loved more sincerely or honorei more
bjclv than Cerri, Smith both for bis excellent private
character. ms universal philanthropy, his manifcent
beu,voev,. and his eminent services in benalf of
cause to which | have literally gwen IN haTd labor
fifteen 81 the best year. Of me hie
Much bovever. ar / love Mr.. Smith, love Free
dom and Temperance much more, that cannot join
in auv efforts 70 induce the friends OF Temperance and
Fre.dom ia oive him their votes. As your commend
ston ol him IL altogether IN view OF the past allow
me- to suggest the propriety OF your communicating
once more with The public and stating AZ frankly A. m
fur o, r letter whether yon IN harmony with his
t,csrut soltcal opinions and positions. H. view Of
e~ IS he still your first choice for Governor OF the
Empire State
4 10 >,ou want q Governor who would " summon the
whole military power Of the state 10 put down,
D,oL anv number Of judges, Jurors, or witnesses,
even # the probable action Of such Cont should be
10 render up flpitive?' Are you prepared TO
/ the Military Executive crush out the Judiciary a.
most, the Governor i bat coordinate officer Of the
GoyqInneIt created and biz duties and powers defined
by the Constitution. Do you want a Governor
who "c0nsider the Constitution of this State of no
" consequence whatever, when the " rhetorical -four
sbes Of that instrument stand in the way of his in
iallihe Judgment or Of his varting ambition
Mr. Smith says that President Buchanan could not
have been ecctcd If he had passed the ordeal OF
public qucsiUHing. Perhaps not, if he had had the
trankness not 70 say folly, to expose his most obnox
Ous points Probably however, the men Of this na-
toii IN ISj6 would have received the whole Kansas
.k.D he
OF kenY0rk in 1858 will receive the modest proposal
of Nj Smith to assume absolute military dictator
ship for he certainly proposes nothing less. Laws
and the Legislature are but the creations of the Con-
stitulion and if this he nullifed It's existence
ignored by the Executive, what shall prevent the
Governor from marching, at the head IF The Albany
Burgosses Corps, into the Senate Chamber and com
uauding them TO pass his personal liberty BILL u
pIuhibory bqnor law, any other law 10 carry out
iis measures maintain his assumptions Or what
shall hinder him from driving both senate and As
sembiy from the capitol al the point of the hayonet,
they attempt to pass any law that he does not ap-
prove
Call not these things fancies They are legitimate
deductions from Mr.. Smiths threat 10 put down us a
mob Judges Jurors and witnesses sitting attending
in open Court, and his declaration that the Consti-
"tuiion is Uf no consequence whatever Certainly
the Legislature is more sacred, nor further re-
moved from gnbena'oria surveillance than is the ST.
pIeme Conrt. Say not, neither. that Mr. Smith can
not mean all this. No matter If he does not. When
Louis Napoleon first nominated himself or obtained his
nomination Tor the fcfttf once Of
Republic of France, il is not likely that he had then
even conceived the idea. much less ma ured the plan
of the corp dtfot that made him Emperor Nor has
Mr.. Smith forgotten who revolted from the prediction
ci his future course, saying: is thy servant
- dog that he should do this thing " Yet the one
became Emperor, and the other acted out the bloody
tyrant as soon az they had gained an absolute aud
unlimited control of the military. Mr.. Smith declares
that when he takes the Governors chair, he shall
this control of the military, independent, III, and
superior TO, the laws, the Legislature, the Consttu-
tiOn and the Courts. Now il any number of Judges,
Jurors and witnesses may he put down as mob then
any number of citizens assembled to devise measures
for the protection of the Courts, may be dspered
shot down by the military at the command of this
absolute Dictator Mr.. Smith may call this his higher
law, but not such was that eternal principle of right
avowed 10y astu,e and honored Senator. That
proposed the rule of duty for legislators this il
nothing but the irresponsible will OF despct.
To few other points would just call your atten-
iion. Are you. Sir, ike Mr.. Smith, opposed To the
system Of public schools Would you have the sys-
TEN al once abandoned Would Won, az he would
complete the canals by loans and then sell them or
give them away No company or corporation could
huy them or conduct them, unless il be the Central
Railroad. Would you then pay the canal debts and
support the State by direct taxation Would you in-
augurate the policy of allowing women Ia vote and Ia
hold office On these matters, however important,
cannot dwell. Many Of Mr.. Smiths best friends aud
warmrst admirers stand amazed at his avOwa Of snch
sentiments. His personal character, his unsulhed
reputation the purity of his life his gentcnesS phi
'authropy, and beDoyoeuce, all would have forbade
the possibility had he not taken precisely the way lie
has Ia force these sentiments upon the public Equally
as,onshed also, the public al the thought that IL
ior these sentiments even rdh Them that Mr.. :.
your first choice for Governor.
The recent temperance of your letter simutane-
ousy in various papers, unless yon disavOw the pub
caiion and withdraw the recommendation il contains,
authorizes the presumption tha, you prefer Mr..
Smith for Governor not only in view of his pas, life
and abors for temperance but i'll view Of the as,ound-
ing avOwals which public examinations have drawn
from him since your letter was written. May you not.
then, with much proprety, speak once more in your
usual way 10 the public, and let us all know without
any doubt. whether YOU recommend Mr.. Smith for
what he is. and says, and proposes TO do a. well
as for what he ras, and said and did, many years ago.
Your letter, am aware, addressed personally
10 Gen. Smith, President OF the State Temperance So
cety. but as il was maniiestly not intended for him
alone but for the Society at lis quarterly meeting and
for the people of the State trust you will no, deem
il a breach Of courtesy for me TO have addressed this
to you in such a way TO reach portion Of the
thousands by whom your letter has been read.
With rea; respect, your obedien servant,
CHARLES j. WARREN.
Neg Yo,k Monday, Sept. {, 1855.