New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-19


charge him with personal corruption. Mr.. LitleJoh
had right If ne use, to stand upon the article III
had the right If he pleased TO resort 10 other evi1enc
10 reflect light the import Of the Language, ana Tn
intent and purpose Of the writer: lie chose n't
trust lis case upon the language Of the artile, bu
TO resort to extensive eyidene. ihat evidence
i,now the properly of both. II belongs 10 tfe case
In l.gel effect, he stipulated when he iLNfodaeea IL
that t would be read side by tide with the hpsi ha
Won might thus aeerain the secret heart ana intent
be deen an, In making the publication comp OF
The plnntl tr0dnced for ths purpose elr tilreley
letter Of Nov &C. 1862 and his arti e OF Tue Tn 'BCsL
OF nth SeptemberOne Of them two months alter, tnd
one TWO weeks before the pubIcatl N In ques Vh'
lou remember the all gel bride rers - the 0iplt'h-
Pr viously expressed IN THE TRIsUNE. The article ii
lth September is the only one che pla nf ventures to
produce aud submit TO your scrutiny. Now, gentle
lien, as Horace Greeley speaks W the article of 18th
September, he spesks in the alleged libel. Tie laln-
tiff makes Mr.. Greeley his witness and the statements
III that article become evidence in the eaI.e 10 which,
you believe trem, you may give effect by your
Gct. The paty who introduces the statement OF his
adversary does at the peril OF its being fny believed
We 10th agree that this article and this le ter are fair
ana reliable evidence Of tie intent and purpo,e Of Mr.
Greeley in publishing the article alleged 10 be libsous
Let then consider their effect. On the day the arti.
Gle conn LINED Of published the proof di-cOses,
the relations OF Mr.. Greeley with Mr.. Litileipn were
precisely the that they were at the time of the
publ cation Of tire article Of llth September. On the
day the ouer they looked on an unDter-
Inped persoualand polt cal friendship oltweoty years
duration. On the one day "a on the other, each ne
mt mhrIed with pleasure the devotion Of the other to
the political principles Of which both were advocates.
o. one day rs the other, each recurred but with
very different views, 70 the Legislature Of 1851. Mr..
Greeley looked back to il in tie same sltit
IN which you 90 now and thanked God that be had
OF o.ed il from the beginning. Dir. Litteohn looked
back TO Il in another spirit, aud have 10 ght to say
he thanked God that 10 bad supported i TO the end.
Renembernl, then that the relations OF the two par
ties ere precisely the same at tie dates Of the two ar
u les; that they were written r the like 81 IL, and
with the purpose and intent 10 the
tcie Of Sept IL which Is made evidence by the plaintiff
Ia ertaiB what wac Ia the MUD OF Mr. Greeley, aud
whether be meant 70 cbar.e Sir. Lifeohn win cell
ing hs own vote or simply meant TO change 81 at the
le lSlon was unIatIi0tlc aud corrupt; that il was
designed to adyaDre other interests than the public
good; hat those who advocated il were either de-
ccivcd or decevers and that believing, he was In-
HeXiUly opposed TO THEN reelection.
LEGISLATIVE CoRRUPTIoS-Csran local journals persist 10
uisr Of the Of The TRIBUNE respecting
sa;o gross III s. cannot refrain from noticing them
We take the following from alesde In the lat c'apInqI Ds
car a sample;
There ma, have been and doubtless - s.ss' amour.
Of L.Ei.lsnvs corruption At Albany lest "lhte'.
"Tle usuaI amount Of Legislative corruption at AL
bauyl" 1ime.houored usiges Of our ancestors
What bas become Of them There was period IN our
i,tory when high Offices were filed by upright
men Those VIII, ~ lives touched the era oil the heVo-
luf
kirdled and lnaibed crime and corruption and We
nality. Bot here promiuen, public journal enters the
LEI against THE TRBUNE and nrimGes that there Is
a usage Of corruption which Republicans are bound 10
respe,tl IL il because corruption ls acl9lF-
inc the sanction Of usage gentlemen, that
til. case. involving the issue Of corrupt
lrgisa ion that this case t"nscends IN Interest ana
i,ruort q any previous libel emit in this country.
Tie corruutiousts appealed 10 the people against Cow
MORAN and were defeated by an overwhelming ma
l.t In he the
peoIr al the CLc.gJ Convention aud their port so
weakened the hands Of bis other supporters, that the
foremost Statesman Of she Republican party fell in the
house a bis friends victim OF corruption IN which
no y are wa. imrut-d TO hin. Let rs proceed:
But hai there wss that vii Oh should JUSTLY the wholesale
end dsrioss deaeacis,ion. Of !hat Les.ss'gre Win
months, hvs no o;leaee Of aud DO I01 bseIe Ill.,, d,
oising md prominent member fthe so'a = AthouEh
iowa d. 81 SESSIONS tay have been siued noeImnssy az
A. Sat sud every oiusf nrmarr o. the Le6tufe Inete
sflf, N THK Wss honsst why does tt net PARTICULAR
lac AID di'cuiuNe Hsrr were scores o kepubcms Who
Ist ell those measure, deaounceds yent aud ooup
and t they aCue 81 10 n. snathsnSs ofTBE TRiBUss"
Never. gentlemen. II such an article could have
cen found il would have been produced hr GTr'.Ie!
did not denounce the entire Legislature. ne mace !.
same discrimination which the people made. With
six memorable Exceptions, the people said that OF all
the u emLers OF the Assembly who yo'ed Tor these
moasures Do man, whatever hi private worth or
tulIc capacity, sDOulI TtiuIu W VIC t'i'
rceleys coud, mnation was Of those who voted for
these neasurus not OF those who voted against them
Let Mr. Gresey speak for limsel
Every careful Of Tas TElBrAy knows how unjust
how e.. T s'S s, 1sS u lS., very d.sai,on vii
ne ~ oSat Of ignongtne and again have we
,ib,rs than our last, Mes.rs. Bell, mUKIHI, MAN
iEEE aud other. in the senAte-he''n Lrcr, Ro.iS.oN
,pubcsus either bisnchwsre a. hone.t end hhfui les
State had and his We 5ayo P s'edy e..ed
md moved by their cia There very different l9t Of he
puc,ns however forming nearly hslf Of those elected VINO
-h 10 nns ten'hs Of he DEMOCRATS 20
some e the corrupt sud uHghsole ,oo that ever
weo pos through stature 90 our columns have ls~~ise
TepaiSoiy sho"u, Ina ~ 800 bt the fsrl, IL sr.e'y
hi. own Tier. may have been fools e. that LeSturr who
vo wrongly they knew better but Ia Is not oe OF
A. ", o eh.s g,d Tor eca s.p, Win tho cool User.
or inst there The uus ,mouut Of Legislative CORRUPTION
~ Albany lat Winter will merely premise that tist
bus the s.Ed! aToan Is hgh aus 'sst Il snosS Ss
rsnased ausus ard thi' by the eenE 81 Ood sha wy" we
hep Of The People 70 ecae To this end let Us enee
proceed g dscrn.s on. sns ,,roo I,
u'ua At Absny aud 81 other 5sP. o., S s S -
ro IN lecs.sion hail the principal measures Of
.s..nts wherein his political friends had majority we
b GOV SNYDER compelled 10 TO tho extremity OF
disovrs the LssaAiue prevent the corrupt p.sse o.
TonpIn Ca, had DO substantially The same In either case
pubo stntim.ht Almo.t unsnnousy condemned ee Legs
tye majority and sustained thu OovrInoa We are sure
does now. 30 much for whS, ia usual In this hne'
Here. gentlemen, you have two divisions Of the Re
publican party-that in which Mr., 0reeiey 10 the
ncknow national exponent, and the Other some
of whoeo leaders have hOnored US with their presence
Some of you / doubt not, noticed the benign aud
be.ming emile which iumihed the commanding fea-
tures OF one of these chietans when the law was an
bounced which secured immunity to the Lobby 90 far
at ca.t NJ the present trial 10 concerned. II IN no de-
gree impairs the force of the decision IA the law Of rs
esse and vet fear the rulings may have been misun-
dsr,Iood and tba, even the lobby may find that there
is H.te occasion for coDgratuaton in the decisions
made on this trial, when their limits and
application are more specifically defined. You
perceive, gentlemen, from the extract embodied