New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-16
LETTER FROM JUDGE GROvHR
4. IL. Editor ef The N. Y. Tribune.


SIR: My attention has this morning been
called to an editorial article in your paper Of the 9th
inst. containing severe attack upon me- You say be
(meaning myself has kept up continual grumbling
and caving because his salary was not paid in gold
This Is wholly destitute of truth There was never
any color given by me for such an asperslon. always
felt and said that oice-hoders could not complain OF
the lawful tender act affecting their salaries for the
reason that if they did not Ike the pay they could re-
sign. You further say grumbed because interest on
my mortgages not paid in gold This has some
color OF TRUTH hare said that so far as the act IN
cuded existing contracts, it was UNJUST that 1t was
not justice when debt existed, contracted upon the
basis of a dollar being worth one hunired cents IN
gold to compel TIE creditor to cancel upon receipt OF
currency worth half twothirds Of that amount Your
charge Of grumbling" hath this exten-no more You
say my daily talk has been. Ioppose the extension oi
Slavery. because 1 am opposed TO nggers any how;
II We must have them prefer to have them as slaves"
This is entirely untrue. have never said or Thought
any such thing You say that l. last Fall, voted the
outside Of Lincoln eectorn! ticket with all the names
scratched off, This Is totally false. never m my lie
voted any such ticket, aad surprised, Mr. Gree
lev that YOU should make such charge. aud can now
hardly believe that you wrote the article containing it.
As 10 Jour general charge Of COpperLcadism hardly
know what you mean by it, If paying as much money
according TO my means, 70 raise rccruitsf making
epeeches in hafdozen counties according 10 my best
ability to promote the same object but during the same
time on snitabe occasions. expressing my dislike OF
arbitrary arrests and the trial OF civilians BY military
commits missions-constituics Copperhead. plead guilty.
tor all this have DONE As to your charge OF beng
mlserly am ready, Mr.. Greeley, to compare means
and what has been charsbly bestowed theIerom with
you or your informant. at any time. l have seen
ss'ilnr charges in pafrr published here ithoaeht
Tn eIswcr unnecessary. The author was known % iar
a. fbc circulation extended felt proud Of his hos
thty He belongs the woTly class Of patriots Who
during few years service in the Legislature at " a
day. rot paid in goldhas cUnfrvcd to make on OF 1t
Respectable fortune. sbonld not respect myself II
such uep supported for Judge oi United Sta'cs
Senator But. Mr. Greeley, when your paper makes
these ,arges Justice to myself requires LIE IN some
way TO yrosect myself think your sense Of justice
will induos Jou to give this coI.psuoas an
insertion as yoG have giycn'the charges.
Yous truly, NJ. GEoyLe.
A7g,iicd, 0e.. 10. ls6J.
(Judge Grover does .s sbe Justice 20 admit
that the s.ne s,atemcntL. substantially, a~'ours
to which re takes exception, had preyi,usiy
ben made N Q Republican Journal Of his own
c,untv, and thai he did let reply TO them. lie
afauits that he has been prominent, persistent
y,.mber n, The legal Tender act, IN 50 lar 10 II
rcsrired HIM with others to receive IN psy'
men Of interest on hi. mortgages Tess than he
considered his honest due. He says he did Lot
vote last Fall rs we said he did, but fails to
stats how he dbl yote lie viii not deny, We
pre,rne. that his course vas such A. TO COM
mend him to he rgard of HoratIe Seymour,
who desired to appoint him aspeciai Justice "a
Appeals And he has at length openly joined
TIE party with which he has lcag clandcStinely
affiliated. Therswe are cOntont to leave him..
he has gone to his own place Ed Trib.l