New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-24
THE LIHELs OF IT. W.

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political friends By II. W whereof | come in for
the following share:
Just now, next to supplying the enemy through The
New York Custom. House the worst corrupons exist
in cotton specl.atons. carried on, am paeu AM, anu
mortified In being constrained 10 admit under the Ter
miis' the Treasury Department. II not Dy treasury
agents. and certainly if thcfc be many such agents rs
Calico. and Camp tho former IHIbuNE proteso,the
latter Tribune associate 1t Is alleged that DIT
Grrelcv ohta.red Calcots appointment, and shares
PROFITS with hin. or this know nothing more than
that gentleman high in position informed me tnnt
drafts had come from Cnllicot TO MI urceey; bnt
Camp whom everybody knows as trading upon his con
ncoiiOn with TIE IRiB NJ, aud who Is now Sou'h get
ting cotton from the enemy, and sending them supplies
IN return ayoas his connection VIII MI hFer.ey III
cotton specniations.
| Allow me 10 answer these inculpa;ons scyerallyi
|. Mr.. T. G. Callcoi-as you arc well aware
was in 1867 chosen 10 the Assembly of our State rs
Democrat and-that Assembly being politically
ned l6i 10 6il--hc WAS ultimately elected Speaker
by our political friends, and acted with us thence
forth enabling Us 70 choose L. = Senator, pass the
Soldiers Voting Bill, &C., &c.-i did not know
him when tina; session commenced, and never met
him Nix times in my life but felt grateful 10 him
for bis course in that Assembly and sought to in
ducc The Republicans Of his district 10 reclect him
last Fall, but wi,hou, success. soon ai,erward
Wfuif u iNiIfI fpalAu'I44Ak MN W NHN 'N''' -
influential friends II Washington and sought to
interest in his behalf or two others, through
whose efforts II presumed he was appointed an
Agent of tie Treasury Department. There my
connection with and knowledge Of him cnds.
never hal any contract. dealing, arrangement, or
understanding with him OF any name or nature
do not know whore he is nor wha: he is doing, and
cannot recollect that ever received letter from
him on earth; and | most soicmny aver that i
never had any suggestion, hint. or thought OF any
pecuniary advantage to myself from Mr.. c. or his
Office, or in connection with either. never re-
ceived, nor indorscd, nor ltll now hoard OF, any
d,.f, A, my favor from Mr. Cafiicot any person
connected with him. and know, well as | can
know any mere ncg,tion, that no such draft ever
existed. And yet nov read in your columns that
"a gentleman ligh IN position informed mo IT. WI
tha, draft had come from Calicot 10 Mr. Greeley
Mr. Editor, look TO yoa for a yerihcetion or re-
traction of this calumny. cannot accept Mr..
Weeds sole responsibility in the premises. Tho
terms OF controversy with him are too unequal.
Even before he finally renowned the fellowship Of
our party because las he said of its Abolition ten
denotes and formally withdrew from the ediiorship
of The Ercnine Journal. his assaults on mo and
my friends were eagerly copied into and run the
rounds of the Coppcrhcad Press, and were rolled as
q sweet morsel under the tongue of every resident
of the loyal States who longs for a "rcconstruc-
ton whereby JEFF. Davis shall be proclaimed
President OF the reunited States, while our refuta-
tons of his calumnics awaken no delight and re-
ceiyc no currency in that quarter look, then, to-
you Mr.. Editor, for justice in this casei and,
branding the gentleman high in position" as
falsiiicr and calumnator, challenge him to stand
forth unmasked and let the public see him as he is
And ask you to tell your readers that make this
demand in full confidence that no "gcntlcman high
in position will avow himself the authority for
this slandcrous fabrication.
III. Mr.. Benz. +. Camp is charged by Mr.. Weed
with Grading on his connection with The TgIB-
USE," and L. w. says the said Camp, "drors his
connection with Mr.. Greeley in Cotton specula
tons" feel sure that both these charges are I'M
founded; for l knor that Mr.. Camp could not
" trade on his connection with TIE TRIBUNE
except by trading on nonentty. Mr. Camp did,
seven years ago. buy several shares in The Tribune
Association lthe property of an embarrassed stock
holder at my personal solicitation. 1t was time
Of great pecuniay trouble and it was important to
the concern that this stock should be bought and
promptly paid for; and this was done by Mr.. Camp
on my simple assurance that the property was worth
the price asked for it. 1t was resod moro than a
year ago, BY Mr.. Camp, who has not since had q
shadow OF interest IN or connection with The
TRIBUNE, and / am sure he has not pretended to
have nor can he have "avowed that he was con.
nected with me In Cotton spcculations, since that
was not the fact. l hope soon to hear from him on
this point.
Mr.. Editor, good and true mon whom love and
honor have appealed to me not to distract the Union
party by persistng in personal fcuds with Mr.
Weed. lappeal to your columns to vindicatc me
from this inculpation. most anxiously desire to
avoid such controversy whenever can do 80 with.
out compromising great and precious public inter-
csts But when SEQ private citizens like Messrs.
James Hoy, George Opdyko and Morris Ketchum,
dragged wantonly before the public by T. w.
and hold up to odium through your columns, and
those Of the noisy chorus or elaque Of Copporhoad
orscles who eagerly copy T. WIS libels, and most
wrongfully charged with robbery and oppression,
feel that no ones reputation is safo while he ID
allowed 10 SANDER with IMMUNITY.
Years ago, I. W. and vcro daily associates and
las thought friends. We have since separated,
simply and only because one Of no has come TO
believe in and practice automatically rsins Legi,.
idtors and gi'ldtion to Advance personai interess
and promote private ends. Whatever may DO
asserted, there is not there neyer was apothar