The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-05
Weed and Morsan's Fiunksyfsm-Lette
from Er-Quartermaster Mitchell.
TO rae EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

TO rae EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
EyERrrT Horsk, nov. 3, lseo.
have hitherto taken no par. In tue controversy rea
1os to the behavior OF Governor Morgan towards
nyseH Ny friends have done in the they saw
ST. unaided and unasked by me nnd however, In the
Eoz.izg Po OF Nov. l. letter from Mr. Tnurlow Weed
which utterly incorrect In all is staten refer.
ring 10 me tina, feel ouy due to myself to deny them
publicly.
order La, gentleman aid not meet state street but
to Congress Hall in search Of Not anding me
there. be cent Mr. sprng'te.d foe me The latter met
me In Broadray, aud sAd tina. Mr.. Weed In the
Union Rauk aud wanted to zee me rsht away" AMI in
the Unon Bank the Conversation ALLUDED 10 took place
al table not al shant do it, bot AZ do not want to
90 that" Mr. Weed thereG pon sad, ''Yol mast do II
you embarrasy the Governor exceedingly h. y,ur
scat for the Lieutenant Governor have decllnei my
invtaton you have had The honor Of being invited b
the enner and have also The honor or havag the rlse
at your house-this is sufficient | then asked Mr..
Weed II the members Of the stan TO be ksked TO
decline. lie replied taa' "thcy we're h gonE Al
them, the Governor wished {, invite the
other State officers Ia their Gleafn ! tod hm that !
would think about Il and see Governor Morgan. rcnt
Al to the Governor, told him OF the conversation
with Mr. Weed sad ~ did not wish 10 enbarrass him
and would resign my seat at the table but With the 20
dersisndrg tnai the other members o. III, star should
also resign" - which the Governor replied that Mr.
Weed would them at oace, aui that he should Invite
10 their stead the remainder Of the State oil ere aesosd
Ing % their rank
From the Executive Cham PER went to the ofq,s OF
the Adiaisnt General, who told me tha, he hal that
morning offered his seat NJ table % the Governor bat
that the oner was AZ once declined Governor Morgan
had previously t9i that Col5ne RathbJne hal also
offered 70 ave up his seAt, aud as be is simply Ala,
and Inferior In rank 10 The Qiarteraster Genera the
query nstursly susgs,t. Itself why was no, ine oar
accepted Another query that seems appropriate is
how shal Mr. Weeds statement, that he de.ned MS Ia
vitation, be re,onclled With the dscaratlon Or the
Governor that not single civilian had been shoad
be invited 20 the dnntr 10 Is vel 10 mention that
tho Lieutenant Governor not at the inner
and 30 OF her state officer nvitcd
On the morning after the dinuer by the advice o many
republican friends, sent my aainn 10 Glver
and left Albany tsa an rnaon and have been absent
until now both from this city ACT AAaay NJ wesi wss
aware Of my absence and conseq inability 10 answer
his assertions
In regard 10 the concluding paragraph Of Mr. weeds
letter and the insinuation 10 c1n.ans simply desare
that have heli The ose Of isricr astsr General for
the last sir years, and not untll aware that
had been Indebted 20 Mr.. Weed f,r the place Toe posi-
on unsought by and not word OF converse
tioa regard 70 u passei betseca Mr. wee1 and
mysen. Respectfully, yours, -
las 4. rrHEff