New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-10

these wintry nights there Ia not q seaman on slip
Of war, from him who Keeps the oosout az tle nns'
head, rocking to and fro IN the hoWiinE wina Oh
lJanuary, him who Is standing at The guns oeioW'
bul is working TO bring in The Teisn 81 Justice ,h
purity and dignity Of tue Tribunals the learning oi no
udPes the wisdom and rmpess OF lnrifs are 'he avn
us the, are tie proof, Il our ciyIiizahJn IL Az! *
trnncoas influences permitted to enter the courts
of justice any pressure rom Ni,uP' OF nun 81
ernaient. Here We are TO hear nothiaS emu SNOW
nothing but Il law and the testimony Inc duty oil VIC
ury wns never better told than in that ancient iofiua
.. The law with which they were addressed wncn
lthey were impanneIci Good men and true s'ahu
cehcr aud belrken To the evidence, In the preseht
instance and for this great occasion, We have tn con
,rniuiate outeves that We have our case before ths
court and this jury. Oae OF our greatest ma4sI's
indre Of our highcst court hns down Tons mon
Lis homo IN The interior to hold scales Of justice III
even balance Qualified hardly more by bis ltaihl's
and character u an by his absence rom tii ou, ou.
ties and our Influences he viii give yon Tie law ior
your coveInuncc You, gentlemen. are summoheu rom
Inc body II the county ~ do justice between TWO o'
your fellow citizens. You are gathered together 70 per
form great public duty never probably 10 De a. l'
bicd ngaiu Tho act which you are 10 perform VIII i've
In its effect upon the pubcwil live IN the memories
of men. not only long aft r you shan Lave sepa",n
es The bes for which this rctio Is brought are t"o
in number published il Tas A6any Erth,ns JONI
nal on the 18th OF Jnir ls63 and tie other III thc suc
p,per the 10th Of the same month Inc Eft huoi
was follows:
This ha. made more money BY secret raitn'i,ap'
army CLOTH blansr' cIihng ard gun con'n'' ,Lnh 'y
INV sbaIp-r, Gentle in the city OF Ne" iork' u
| niykss l4ne cLslIJ up Al'
prl-or for das sustained IN IT," Destruction o! su "A
the process. OF manufacture anL'r eohT WIN We so
Of The eomy,ie e before which ,b. lain slowed On
dyke dsrllin.d Interest in tie gun e!s &C.,
IN tie tous. tha piy ko esitsT'-ird and sd' an hot
VII which wa, submitted 10. committee .wosruF that lie
wa. sole OF tL- Gun co,Thct opdsie' N'il'r
and Ct an cary dsy Trcrycd cheek tor 1860 st"i'i
that go received on the soy'Tnmen' Oh tie a'fs
though he city paid Landscrrly AL Promptly 10y csm
mon ,oon IieE lie reused TO dv'ge proi' 'AinJ
n H.. lie = At
nenr.d ,u against Ordyie foE sikh IT Of ne
t,oUo g Iresen'in; h' e.' 10 vac ~ 49,, 0p n.
,S,s,t 40 r Odd 4. t,r.. tbst McN,i il tLns In
trrsd and syow, nns the owueI Of L .srs claimed by
the puintif And hi. 10 AcNs CONF l. az I'm
70 br oIdy.e This sIore I. Ma Oydyk-s po.iio
70 oS.v han. g. act I'M rally sra lon..y III,
payer, u New orb, on Co,nu'e" lie dDcH' D'ai 'n
sJd. an . syit The clain allowed sad pad. partner
sa.r Gazing he May s"ind"r roc t- 'ot ar 81
rohi. AND h d.fb.s oIayts made oath is b" o~n 'h9
rer.t share ofh. contract vhch before The cG' pa
b. had pudi.'ed More than y,at ss Mayor pId,h
oth,r. r,n DID Cen. Fremont that wien caidi1ae ior
Prrideni in t5S he weakened oy pceunsry embrss
n-n,; tni TIA; hi. rend, Intended to iun bin sssi
t- We TO Put bic ,h.' ito better shape The 'n
anal .ycn.ed = giving to Mc,G. ~ dyis. s.eh.d
ue o. d~b.. 1hese riends formed themselves ih,o
90 r,S Ire rrec.,d. foi whef al -rsr,. debt.
TO be ysid Bot dhcpi.. so:, which csae ar
o.,ed sy r 10 P c..,. oSSdIts Asd aid ID. coma
d.l and l,. freud oiGeu. Fr.mos, who ibi. In
fofnAou, hero other sIleon and eIior'' asilx
the negotiation. tibet ~oald n..e J'"' blush.
| The s@co.d Ibcl was ~ folinNhi
MI Gibps ne rHbne pseu,e ss., that N he claim 'ne
r,d ID. suP,rri'or' which sooo ~s' psid there
w. orSis' e can Nv ~ ~. o oa &c Il y
re Pos, o. SOW or q gle mcd,r,,s ,,m d 500
I York and 'uo'esucutiy ~gfisi 10 " FhiseeiPlia
To the CON for those suoocss'e hbels put forth
with great ih-rat uu under the defendants gnatuTc
In Journal II large circulation And Influence, the de
PENDANT makes In hs written answer three dcfehs.s 81
what ts claims TO b. drfenscs: First that the shte
merits are true sccond that he Wa pro, okod o IN he
th,n aud thrd that BE- made them uIon due insesgn
ton. OF these three deirnsos. sct 10Th WIN Ell
gravity thcie Is not a pitce OF s,i'ohse as 10
duce any legal evidence OF pfovooaiion. snd he Gid
/ not venture even 20 OFF, hinstlf a. witness Z"
prov. that he made nny investigation or inquiry u AS
c. rta tic truth u his charges before he mndc them
To only seefton, IA ., us,ra@ VIA, dsmsss.
H. sstesisnt shall safer FOR having made tnen.
T., ms tleu take them mp and compare them
vItb lie proo They may BIZ divided into ioui class
49,, ,hc alleged miscosduct IN respect To the claim
,s,t The ,oant, Of Neg Yok for tie damages caa,ei
r. an. riotcs In the des-ncton of ne aruory secon1
the se ed mscondnci IN respect 10 the Hppoin'mrnt O.
Mr. Andrews the Office Ot surveyor thiri the al
legrd exrcil0n and cItofion frum General freinonti
fourth. tbs alleged frauds sales Of army clothing 20
tho CJyrrumeIf. We viii begin with tho claim flr
dam.Ses caused by the d.sructot of the aImory IL
uVuit 40, Dc easy to crusd into tho sane number o'
words a grcster number Of inl'cloods thsh are con
toned Ia The par, 81 The libel relating 10 the nrnofy
Let us read It again. and compare u Win ne proL
first Weed Snys that Mayor OpitLe was by 'irtRe
uf his Office member ~ tue committee b"'oro Ll'
this clam was allowed This IL aprur. every word Of
it, The Mayor not by virtue Of his office, mem
Der OF the Board II Supervisors or Of any Of s com
mittce-; he va. not made snch by spi"intmeh'. be
was no, a nc'neer a. AL second. weed .'!' thn i
"Opdyte disclamed any interest In the gun
claim" This Is false. Mr.. Opdyko never. n,
ary tine, under any circumstances. DISCIPLINED
an interest in H. On I've contrary be procaiwcd II or
all proper occasions, The armoiy vas called opdyk'
srnory for months before the roi' II was designated
his In the account Of destruction given ey The news
paper RS the day after The nature OF the claim and III,
interes, in II vas published Ia TIE EptniHs P0n by
authority of Mr. Opdyke himself The day the ciaiul
was pre- .entod Mr.. Puidy. cf the Sspcrvsop was
informed OF H. while the claim vas ptndlnR before tho
| Committee And whom II WA called up MI Opdyke,
being invited attend into the rom and reused
himself from remaining by informing the Mno.e ,onlt
tee there assembled thsi having interest IN the claim
hs oonld not with propiey remain. Third" eed say
that Opdyke Sat the Committee Investigating tho
clsins oi h. con n-lsw." fyeTy word OF thL 10 fase
divide profits fairly; and Mr. Mcneil member Of ths
present Legislature commenced suit against george
Opdykt for = slrth pat II tho $4,000" Here arc
three fssehoods In sentence Mr. Opdyhe did not
refuse 10 dly profit fairly he offered all the prohs
Mcneil. member Of the Legislature. did moi commences
suit; Mrs. Mcneil commenced one IL ives not fof a
sixth pat Of slP0co bu. for abont $4,000 VIII
! not stop 10 observe. as an Evidence VI the reck.
lessEcss with which Weed wrote this l5eii That
though tie documents showed to- amount received
accuracy es 10 pa. il It sl9s do Tinb. weed ssy
that, in Dressndrg ,hiS rim to the Supervisor Opdyhe
'a laS' =. hS gssunsIy '9 oea,s. IN nryc,
made any such dccara ton ard nded never prescnted
the claim tn the SUPERVISOR Sixth, Weed says that In
answering McNcils complaint. Mr.. Opdyks "avels
hi se the owner OF tho share claimed BY the plaintiff
Mr.. Opdy1o did nothing Of the kind. copy q tie
AID he. therefore. knew better. Seventh. Weed
says. this. therefore. is Mayor Opdykes POSI-