The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-28
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Our Politicians Photographed
by Each Other.
4 BATCH OF SPICY LETTERS.
Isn't This a Pretty Dish to Set Before
the Sovereign People?
Charges OF FalsehOOd Freely
Exchanged.
NO PISTOLS, NO COFFEE.
&c. DE. DC.
4 BATCH OF SPICY LETTERS.
WHY THURLOw WEED REFUSED TO SHAKE HANDS
WITH COMPTROLLER ROBINSON.

Times,
Mr Lucius Robinson, the only Comptroller emo has eper
aeoected public dulles 10 promote his personal Interests
and who accepts nomination from the democratic party
before ne has served out the term for which he was
chosen by the party he betrays affects to fear condmn0
eioa By dssocidtion with Aud yet two days after
assigning this for deserving the Union party
encounterng Comptroller Robinson accidentally, he,
with profercd hand and bland smile, exclaimed show
do You do Mr.. weeds" With those who know me 1t
is scarcely necessary say that the hand which had
recently reeted with o personal canmny was spurned
T. W.
COMPrROLLEs ROBINSON DENIES THE WHOLE STORY.
ALBANY, Oct 20, 1885.
To EDITOR THE ALBANY ARGus:-
In the New York Times and Albany Evening Journal OF
to-day Thurlow Weed repeats his sensation story"
false 10 silly, that offered him my hand few days
since authorized positive denial of it rs soon as it
appeared. again pronounce it pure fiction, and am
content to leave it to those who know both TO judge
which is entitled TO mos. credit for rerdcity
have no recollection of having offered my hand to
Mr. Weed since the Infamous legislation OF 1860, of which
he universally known TO be the chief engineer. Ger
tanly have not done since he designated the friends
of General Wadsworth, or whom was proud to be one
: 49, ''''' '1''''' LUcfUs ROBINSON
WEED INSISTS UPON THE STORY, AND SAYS THAT
ROBINSON rs "BEYoND THE PALE OF TRUTH"
with pen arus and r t',er He ss
ne met naenson who eay eesed mis- nand
10 Uorb at large II is therefore, great pity 70 spoil the
sroer eny 's explicitly that he his hand
70 the King Of the Lobby since a th corrupt ana
State ''-Wec York World '''' '''''
This seems direct and explicit and yet hope, in CHAR
iy to Mr. Robinson, that he has been misunderstood
for upon naked question Of personal veracity is
pleasant to genenoi place himself beyond the pale Of
truth.
Until after his recent public assault upon we met
as other gentlemen meet and exchanged the usual cou
(but for entirely different from the pretext
signed), his manner was cordial and friendly.
Last week, when in Albany, had occasion TO call on
the Attorney General Upon entering the south door Of
the State House, encountered Comptroller Robinson
who with bland smile, accosted thus, "How do you
do, Mr. Weedsn raising his hand simultaneously
simply looked him in the face, without reply. II he
authorized the denial copied from the World "Me truth
rs rot IN him. T. W.
THURLow WEED DECLARES THAT THE PUBLISHER
or THE POST OUGHT TO BE IN STATE PRISON.
Mr. Thnrcw Weed yesterday asserted in the Times that
had offered p , shake nanSs with s m
explicitly he ever offered his hand the King OF the
xreni~g Poa-
Well, this is rather spersonal, and under the crcum
stances as pcrdoss 'pcrscnal" Last year the Eoen
ing Post assailed personally and wantonly In repc
ling shat assault arraigned the managers OF that journal
for gross official msconduc and for being used regularly
during the session Of the Legislature for obbyn pur
poses.
fts share Of 'spoils One of its proprctors was ap.
pointed 'Navy AGENT because he was thus connected
with an influential journal After the Eren'ng Post went
out OF its way assai me broke 9 its glass W
doio The NAVY Agent, charged Nth criminal acts,
renored from office, ayreed ond indicted The war
fare thus provoked grew TOO no, for my dssdudnt and
appealed to for cessation Of hostlities to which
assented.
The other propretors OF the Post pledged themselves
in their Journal establish the Of thor
ciate In due time the trial came of, and the Navy
Agent was not convicted, though Caleb Gushing was
brought here 10 prosecute him.
must be strongly provoked TO reopen thus MdmsfM
CHOPPER Of o5ca, dishonesty IT. hoSeyer. the Ecen'ng
Pot chooses continue its personal warfare, II shall
certainly be gratiAed In the meantime as the legsla
tive approaches the Post evidently aims to con
Ceai It's own 'lobby" agent by the usual dodge. That
Post as heretofore in favor OF or against biis IN regard
10 which he has sheen SEEM
The mistake Of Kobnstamm (cho IS no,o at Sing Sing
was in connecting himself with the "Eu.niRg Put"
before commencing his depredatons upon the govern
ment. L. W.
GOVERNOR PIERPoINT ACCUSES COMPTROLLER
CLARKE OF "GRoss FALsEH0oD."
yTesmsn Clarke persmpsy ordered Governor rerpcn
OF iag doca ,ae, The nnsnsge used lin. ~ part was
pay tie Union war debt. viii stand it. SIR" &c.
The above appeared in the New York Tribunes special
washington despatch Of the 18th inst Freeman Clarke
by subordinate in his Office, procured the above state
1nent be made II contains tho gross fdlsehoods
First Freeman Clarke did not order Governor Pierpoin
of Virginia to leave his office. Second Governor Pier
point did not say eve people of the South never will
submit to being taxed TO pay the Union war debt We
Both statements are grossly fals and Freeman Clarke
1shed +. H. PlERPOiNT.
wAsmseroS, D. c., Oct 90 1885.
CoxrrsoLLEa CLARxg STICKS TO THE ORIGINAL
STORY.
CARD
FH Pierpont, Governor OF Virginia, in a card pub
gshed the New York Trtbu Of the 23d inst, denies
having stated to me that the people OF virginia would
not consent TO BIO taxed TO the government debt and
also denies that directed him to leave my office.
In answer to this denial state unqualidedy that Gov
Arnor Pierp0int did crpress The sentiments imputed 10 him.
not however in the precise words as stated In ne DIES
offensive cng.oge and also affirm that did dires him
- ieope my o06ce.
q rOfh pr ~ T..
che supreme Court Of the State Of New York was pres
mt and heard the whole conversation Iincose here
with his affidavit In reference TO H.
will state further that had nothing whatever TO do,
directly indirectly in procuring the publication OF tho
despatch which Governor Pepoint alludes, and do
not know from whom your careful aud reliable reporter
procured his Information.
Il win be noticed that Governor Perpoint does not
Seny that he entertsns the views oppressed TO me
FREEMAN CLARKE.
wAsH,soros, D. C., Oct. "a, 1895.
= BROTHER oF JUDGE SMITH swEARs THAT cLARxB 8
STORY is CORRECT.
Il !, Charles n. Smith, being duly sworn do depose and
Aay that was in the ONCE Of the Comptroller Of the Cur
rency the afternoon OF Monday the 10th INST, and
Virginia, and the Comptroller Mr. Clarke to which au
sion is made In the special despatch published in the
eruor Pisrpoint aid express the views as stated in ,he
dcspstch In reference 70 the people OF Virginia being
aaxed 70 pay the public debt and also that Mr. Clarke
directed him TO leave the Office.
sworn and subscribed before this oath day OF Octo
1sr, 1885 CHARLES r. wAssnl, Justice Of the Peace
wH. DtcxERsoN ACCUSES rue NAVY DEPARTMENT
ot " TAKING ADVANTAGE or HIN.
NEW York, Oct 900 A. M.
6ls@Rs. DAssr, FiTHiAS AND KELLoGG:
\ GENTksgS-when the trial Of the Winooski and Al
ronaun began II UNDERWOOD that tho throttle valves
were 10 kept wide Az the last moment before
starting Mr. Dandy pledged himself me that the orde
:should he carried out and therefore notified him tina
81 the wnooski throttled during the trial should al
s,nce stop the Algonquin 20 which he replied that
all right now nnd that for several hours you have
oaw arp oin If sha
hhroted or and that In order 70 conceal the fact from
casual observation you are using the stop valves fol
sbrottle valves which Is In direct violation of Mr.
horbes' contract and Mr. Danbys express promises I,
pne, on which relied, and without which would mo-
have started.
Before performing my part OF The promise by soppn,
khe Algonquin, now demand that the valves OF IN,
Wnoosk be opened again; " not, shall stop the Algon
nuin a. understood when began do this 10 raise The
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