The New York herald., 1865-01-07

dykes pocket have known men who would
contribute literally 70 the election Of another who would
Our complaint is that Mayor Opdyke is inscnsble
these distinctions Of principle Look al the
private se interest T. S the balance q partly col
ected from the Custom House CLERKS, and the rest taken
from ms own packet NOV we come 70 the gun ssve
known that he could not make thousand guns with
the capital he proposed 70 invest In December nc had
reached the portion that he bad advanced Soo snd
the debts amounted TO $4,000 more and no guns had
been produced and he refused 10 on unless the prop
Knowlton until thngs were in such low con
dion that he would have sold for 900 ioss Then
they employed keene and at the time Of the nre tnsy
amount OF $2 000 only 900 OF which had been re-
ccivsd The Ore comes and burns up the establishment
and the unfinished guns There Is statute requiring
that damages sustained from destruction by mob or
shall be reimbursed by the city The claim was made
had this claim against Instead Of the question Of con
ccang his connection with private contracts WITH the
~ became question o. ,v e,aI syo,vcd hiS
ownership OF the claim against the city for SCOT 600
Nothing Of the kind was done He did not want 70 De
He let il remain as was-all secret all
unknown. Opdyko Mayor from the time the nre oc
had but conversation upon the subject or this claim
with the city government while II was Pendng ne a,u
gay 20 ssn s0od % Du. ahead and
get It paid shall esteem II personal favor ne
should have presented in his own name He concealed
seniaon Of this claim and the record doee not show
that received this large amount from the city
AID +. oa take 'ss os Nothing ' what S
sixty cents gun and Loren Jones owned
Claim a9 s.,sy vas s.. I: really an an
examination Of the matter Opdyke dld not SPEAK 70
him about IL Farlee came before him and swose that
he the entire Of the claim but Fssec says
he never used those precise Words but he did not testify
70 Blant that Opdyke the owner but showed him
inquiry into his private affairs just our examination q
Janes Hoy was an inQuistion into private anairs 50
hs whole . clam g. went through n rsres us eSs psn
sin swears that George W: Esries was The 'nsme OF
the joint interest Of McNeill Farlee and , OPdyks;
s9a iss. ownership 1ss ss'm in Farce
BY any principle Of good morals % ., =. sru. S'Ias Rs
takes the examination reports the whole amount and cd
vocates its passage and Mayor Opdyke Was sent for
Sos mp He xs: MOI os ,bs S cammes sne SUs
He came Why could he mot have sad then, This claim
s really mime, and would rather = :hculd stand IN my
ing to be supposed he s high tonedthas even hisr
ation 70 Farlee would not permit him 70 act upon Il
don't = know anything I sDou. Details but he knew
the pSinciple OF improving profit and disgusting me
.:. H T. sesas sss .ns .a% esnmss issss's which
connection with the claim When Mr. opdyke takes the
there be complaint that he did not have an op
p0runity TO give his viewe BE Is man OF great
certain int swsh. attitudes @ and moaemens he has told
his story and has given you the OF the purity
and the dignity OF hs character as public man !
witness Of greater courage or better Judg
ment He takes the responsibility up TO the very verge
Of safety those matters where there is counter evi
dence, snda he has exact judgment to determine
where the line between peril and destruction is drawn.
On the gun claim everything proved everything
admitted BY him. and be puts on the judgment o. ms
urvcyorshphe stands In dubious and uncertain recol
lection 70 the precise conversations that he has had
imputed by these people, and n they connected
in their minds with anything like q bargain.
discarded You have 81 the measure Of Mr. Cpdyke, given
by his own yardsck he has given you HIS measure Of
Up public a sSndaS s this aTaY IRON
Interpreted that he interested In his son In laws
favor and his statement 70 the committee that y was all
claims ha. the law win not tolerate, ys. they may 20
mode q dealing with @ this claim conceded that this
claim includes profits and Is justified because the law
not never heard any other measure OF property do
sroycd than s value II the property Is destroyed the
It's value But suppose that they are right; wHa. b The
way honorable mayor should pursue claim akainst
The ix q which he !. the mayor and % state I before
should not s. allowed ssyine ThsIs were q sha. Ac
many thousand dollars worth Of tools 90 many thou
sand dollars worth OF materials and foot up and add
= the Y ss TSs. Ss pSss
could sec It. Then Nr Fields the lawyer could see IT,
Then the question Of law would appear, and the com
10000 profit Then Mr.. Opdyke could demand IL
and insist upon L. Then Blunt could say 70 poor man
but but for the riot , ave don't pay prospective pronis
for wsses, and you may e abou, your u business
and there Is check Of Si0s 900 That is all open and
u there may be corrected BY the tribunals
he would not have paid one dollar for profit and that
there in the claim presented TO him, any iuclu
with my learned friends is that they DO not undestand
the level Of moral and legal obligation which person in
is hat he aid not pressn. himself as the owner
and promoter OF this claim, and that he did not
put 10 his claim for materials and proh's instead
gun factory, 70 be profitable, must pay profit which
compensates not only for material and labor but for
Blunt says that nobody make money out Of ten
thousand guns. You would sink much ~ ninesy per
factory would have been in II they bad gone on and I'm
ished their contract delivered the and been paid for
them the $40 900 they were to receive 80 that the
claim 70 be reimbursed all they put In s overturned by
the testimony Of Blunt, who knows all aboat guns
This claim Is made on the principle of having
adds the full profit on every gun tha, was
there, including the fees Of the patentee why
GS %.ss rs % q ns
hcuity in that but Mayor 0pdyke admitted crossex
animation that he could not IT, The difficulty was
that would not bring much money reckoned In that
way. II man shoemaker with stock Of leather
hand he does not charge for his customers boots and
shoes for the next six month"; and deduct the cost Of
making them up Nor does the druggist charge for bis
medicines made up into pills, and deduct the cost Of
making them up. But here the Mayor, the states
and merchant at perfect nonplus how to make his
charge against the city He knew how TO present the
facts, but that would not bring the money. In this
dilemma In comes Loren Jones, like Mephstophees,
finding sinner ready TO he begued who suggests the
mode Of making up the claim, TO call this lexhibng
gunstock) finished carbne worth t24 20 and then
70 deduct the cost OF labor upon It. That seemed just
and 0pdyke thought II would stand the nre Of the
munity II all depends which end you begin at Az
any rate, stood the re Of Blunt examination There
might be niger in the woodpe, but Blunt did not see
the white OF his eyes, and IL anybody knows about
guns than Blunt he does not know where TO find him
To Blunt cost seemed to be the question. II a
pended two hundred thousand dollars gun and II
was destroyed, he should have a. Sa they had their
statement Of the amount OF money put in
juror at this moment and addressed the Court