New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-03
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CIR. You seem 10 suppose that the circumstance
lbs, private citizen always Wing, chooses to sup
mort Whg candidates. instead of joining the sectional
,rty TO which you belong, ia enough to justify you in
taking daily attacks upon his character and motives
Ido rot fear that you can make any man of common
,,pse believe that l. and the gentlemen whose names
Won have associated with mne are unfaithful to the
candidates whom support, or that in our open and
ayowed willingness to unite with the friends of Mr..
Douglas in the support of single electoral ticket con-
tanning the names of electors, some of whom prefer
Mr.. Bell and others Of whom prefer Mr. Douglas,
there anything that is in the slightest degree e'ner
fraudulent, or dishonorable or deceptive. | nave
therefore disdaned to notice your vague and absurd
charges Of duplicty and treachery- charges mtehaed
only for the preudiced and ignorant and known 70 De
false by their author. am willing 70 leave the con
Duct Of myself and associates In this matter 70 The Judg
uent Of andd aud honorable men, though II may not
satisfy the nice scruples of the partner OF Weed and
confederate OF Matteson
But in your newspaper of Monday last there is
communication. signed Sacramento, !" containing
tain specifc allegations which it has seemed TO me
could not well pass over IN silence, though well know
ing TINT their contradiction would pretty certainly be
followed by fresh cslumnies and falsehoods. Every
ore of the allegations in the communication referred
TO- 20 far AZ has any unavorsble bearing my
duct or character, is utterly, wifny and shamelssy
false.
Office in San FraDcso such nomination was made upon
lny undetar dirg promise or pledge, express or in
pied, that was 10 make California my home. No
in;euogatories were ever addressed to me upon tat
subject and 10 such answer given alleged did
ever before hear that the Peop PIES Committee made
promise not TO leave California a condition of nomna
lion Office. Certainly, no such condition was made
in my Gaze, and believe in no other.
Secondly. have never said, as your correspondent
asserts either IN California elsewhere, that had
hen, was or expected TO he a Republican,
thai approved the Republican platform. Whoever
food. From the beginning, to this day, have been
opposed to the Republican party, and no one who has
desireo to know my opinions upon that subject, has
ever Tad any difficulty in ascertaiug them. Upon the
occasion referred TO- when is alleged pretended to
be Republican in order 10 get an office declared eX-
pr ssly to members of the Republican Convention that
was not Republican. maze not the slightest con-
cessOn 10 get their support. l have no doubt that
every member Of their Convention knew perfectly
well that was not Republican. i was the nominee
for the Office referred to of tie Peoples party an nde
tndent organization established for municipal reform
The Republican Convention adopted, in general, the
Nominations of tie Peoples party for local officers,
but III 10y case they mace exception, on account OF
my known hostility TO their party. They appointed
Committee 10 confer With the Peoples Convention,
and used strenuous exerons to induce the latter body
70 strike my name from their ticket. Failing in this
they made an independent nomination, and at last
withdrew their candidate, and adoped the whole Peo-
pie ticket principally, II not solely, as believe,
from an apprehension that different course would en-
danger the Of their Senate and Assembly tick
Their support was lot necessary to my election,
which they could not have prevented was never asked
or sought for by me directly indirectly ana was at
last reluc sny given from fear and rot from favor.
speak of the Convention as body-there were iodi-
yiduals friendly TO me- whose good Offices remember
and appreciate.
1t is doubtless true that while my opposition TO the
Republican party has always been open and uncom-
promising, have yet often expressed wish that all
the elements of opposition 10 the Democratic party
might be united in the Presidential election of 1860
Tits indeed, has been my constant language for the
last four years. But the union desired wac only TO
be STAINED by organization or ess by means OF
the adoption by the Republicans of Union man not
identified with their organization, such as Mr.. Bell, or
Critienden or Bates las Bates then was), or Judge
Mclean. / said this at public meeting at Troy, In
April last. have often said it in conversations with
Republicans and Others but than ths other than
this have sand al any time, at any place. or 10
any man."
LosHg: have never, as your correspondent falsely
alleges, contributed money 10 the support of Repub
csn icket in 1857 the Republicans 10 San Francisco
asked me for money to be expended in the support OF
the People MuacipGl ticket which they had adopted
and gave them what they asked If they applied the
money 10 anv other purpose, they were guilty OF
breach of trust. This lie the only election at which
ever gave money 70 any Republican Committee
demand the insertion of this letter IN your news
paper and thai you give it the same circulation tina
Won gave 10 the libel 10 which IL If an answer also
GeuaLd the of Jour correspondent which he can
not withhold unless he is cOwardy as he is mendAc
cious. WILLIAM DUER.