New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-07

ss do object 70 his not admitting TO be large foe
7 Laughter We never have had such ices, and
never expect to have. The difficulty with all
this matter is tia, 500 COO not anything 900
is not anything nud 5000 600 is not anything lfsep
nrated they are not erythlng; then any child knows
that when added together they are not anything SO
we have this owner Of 50 500 shares coming out with
something like 10000. IL is nothing; he is lucky TO
get much I1o has got these mems money in his
pocketrlorrv that they have left him and which they
ought have had and that he is clear Of the con-
he Is asked whether they took anything than
they required and he SAYS he thinks they did not.
[Inurbt,r Well believe they did not take any
than they asked for. and don't think they took any
thing less. Is sheep any the less eeccd by the clip
ping because before its slearcrs it is dumbf laugh
ter That is the whole OF this story. IL Is for the jury
10 say whether there not little exaction in it, In
examining Fremont l asked him who paid linn for the
800 shares. lie said Mr Hoy. I inquired, Didn't
0pdyke bear part oft" This was objected TO. sup
posed there might been three checks but it turned
out that both the checks were Hoys we failed 10
convict Opayke of tho transaction Then we sent for
Hoy into the encmys camp. We PIT him on the stand
and asked him; Did you pay for that stockr Yes
" Who contributed 10 that payuentP Here my friend
nterposcd and s0i vas due 10 tho OF
Justice TO protect the witness against this inquiry into
his private alsis Rat the Court said that he might
answer and he said "ODe.thTd was paid by ketchnm,
one third by Opdyke, aid cne'third by himself ihat
probing &C hiS private affairs that alarmed my
friends who knew what the answer was 10 be- You
don't need to eat whole Loaf 10 End out that 1t sour
TO take al the Spots undyed portions of cloth 10
ascertain whetheI at : shoddy. Now We come to the
contracts. We are not talking about Mr.. stewart
having contracts. lie is rot an eminent public char
acter; be has cOno into public service; he Is moi
seeker after nominations or a candidate for pubic
Offices. He is plain dry goods merchant. But
here is patriot q statesman an inyeghcr against
cor ruptions and charters OF Catanes who in 1908 said
he had no connection direct indirect with contracts
or business with the Government and that any suppo
stiCn 70 the contrary pure Imagination. This man
goes to work TO find fluit with Mr. Weed for having nj
early stage Of the wer had some connection with
charteIing steamboat The question Is WIethcf ior
purposes Of personal gain and advantage Opdyke had
large dealings with TIC bONpInWeN Inefc k Only
way foT tolcahly honest and honorable man. end that
is be sure that every contract with TIE GOvrnnent
in his name, proposed. understood. so known
10 his political friends and opponents. Mr.. Opdyke
Mayor Of the city divided his conscience between
the acquisition Of private gain and the concedmen'
that would mjure ms public repnte ana influence
When man undertakes 10 serve God and the deV ne
must expect to be criticised fort When man thanks
sod that he is not like these other republicans and SID
n, J. and l. exposed people viii have their
Judgment about him. He must choose whether
be viii 60 back to his counter and increase
his fortunes forswear sacl cloth and live Clearly
twenty months from September, 1861 10 Hay. l-o3,
long list of contracts in The name Of single man
Carbart to the amount o. FIVE millions OF dollars out oil
which Mr. Opdykes firm makes $1,000 But 10 tbs
have the answer II is nothing There Is the
same morbid, arrogant offensive disregard Of oil our
common place every day notions Of honest gains of
old fashioned rules and acquisitions against pubic men
odasbiOned ideas Of moderate and sobcr accnmua
tiOns of fortune. l. 10 the statement that these
parties did not make largo fortunes ont Of Gen Ere.
mont but out Of Iarposs stock, IL came 10 ths-;hai
they did not make II out uf Gen. Fremont they made 1t
out Of the public. What there IN this view OF Mr.
Opdyke's conduct 10 be approved. or 70 en-.
nance damages for exposing hin in the avoval
that ten millions war to be put out as
fund a spring n net TO catch unwary customers
WITH and then al the purchasers 20 SOL out and retire
and "AaripOsa stand ut y instead Of land thas its
true value. Thus come 10 the Surycyorshp. That
is "a short horse and curried." There are only
four persons who know anything about it, Andrews,
Opdykc, Mcneil and Williamson. 1t had become a
matter o! rumor that there was bargain Of tbs Kind
that Opdyke was 20 give bis influence TO Andrews 10
secure the Snr'eyOi,Aip an return Tor which Andrews
election. Every knew that Opdyke had received
the $1,000 from the Ca,tom House. every one knew
that no assessment had previously been made Tor
MayOralty election; GBd people wondered bow Opdyke
suo:e that rock, and this stream Of money rushed out
Now, the two disinicrested WITNESSES Mcneil and
Williamson, confirmed e8ch other rs to tAe whole mat
ter 81 this bargain Was IL 10 he expected that The
parties to this, when tLey appeared on the stand.
would confess what they had done, especially
when one Of these was, Mr.. Opdyke had very truly
remarked. practical politician and lnsyer to
boot. Counsel reviewed the testimony Of Andrews 10
chow that the Circumstances Of las interviews with
Mcneil and Williamson. a5 elected on crossexamins-
ton fully confraed the testimony Of those Witnesses
oh could not Dc !eccci.sd any other theory than
this baieain With 0payke. no av,s arr" ant
wac as plain as sGjtAi.g could be. and not 10 be
Of the political friends was "lou boost into che
5se s up ,Sq no, the ssS M,{S,n
these things disclosed and commented upon In
broad trenchan ght, the true character VI tie trans
lotion. TO wit sale OF his influence TO help himself 10
office did not occur 10 him. Oh he says, done
Tor the public good 70 get bad Mayor ont and put
good MAYOR ill., Well the interest which the city took
n tho matter was shown by contribution OF 80
while the candidate ss he says. advanced $1,000
only portion Of which he succeeded In getting back
On custom house officers There quito willing
10 bear their share Of party contributions for public
purposes without personal object That is public
use of private money honorable, and If properly Ell
pended In conducting our Government by the franchise
beneficial have known quite willing 20 contrib
lte the election Of Others who would cut of their
ght hands bcfore.they would contribute dollar OF
heir own money in m election in which they were TO
ave suffrage. You understand that distinction; II
~ that Was too nice distinction foT Moyor Opdyke 10
pplscilte- Next We come TO the gun contract. Mr. ,
jpdyke Aver becoming Mayor Of the city. entered into
gun contrast which perhaps Was unwise, ~. !.
lctory ii with be Ind tue principal alW9s ne WI.
interest, was s~sGoyed by rioters and undoubtedj,
0 was es'it.d to indemnity from the cIi;
Iut what ulGef i'scse crcumstanees should an honn:
Die mao deteruinsd 10 Keep Is name fIou =. +
r inputs,i0p, have tcnGi II was no lon yroach .
Tbetfer he should conceal his copp- question
tates Goyernmcni. 1t r- .,ion with the United
gainst the city Of now turned into claim
G9 the Maori d ~ s snGia oI rc on
dn way so have any interest appear in m obscure
Or doubtful manner. or in another name III going
10 from tic city OF New York and, I being
Mayor, viii DO il in my own name. 50 that there may bs
misconstuction aud chat my fellow citizens will ace
t is my claim" But what have we, Mayor Opdvt. I
instead Of presenting the Claim in his o., ne
hole amount treating q, his own. acc ,,dns 10 nj.
'ason and then 10 Mr. " IN i s on 1n1 SS
% lie out OF. large sum OF ipone5 ,
DC woul" ~ 1t could no VrEeu ioi"Wul
.es Sailsd The contemplation n. docs as .sli.
suppressed he left in doubt the fact OF Lis paramount
interest and left il TO be supposed that Farley was tho
party In Interest, In newspaper accounts Of me day
10 the record ofthe evidence. there not anything to
sbow that Nsyor 0Ddyke ever had a claim or in.oret
in claim against tie city of Nsw.York. He appears
befr, the committee speaking OF his interest 81 II
=. 4, ,n,a,rntn.,.'.n. he infere NOE that