New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-29
.o,ry UECxERs LOYALTY.


JOHN TECxER's LOYALTY.
| The shameful attacks on JoHy HECKER as
disoval. hostile to the Government, and even
scccssionist, arc really beneath contempt; yet
the following testimony from JACKSON ).
ScurITz. who is we'll known as one Of the most
devoted. energetic and liberal upholders in our
CITY of the National cause during our late
struggle; may yet he useful In arouslng indis-
nation against the assaiIants OF the Reform
candidate. There are few of our leading citi-
zens who do not know Mr.. Schultz, and none
who do know him will hesitate 10 credit i'm
plicitly the following:
10 Me Editor Of The n. Y. Tribune.
SIR: Having known Mr. John Hecker personally and
well for more than thirty year, under other oircnn'
stance. 1t would afford mo pleasure to detail something
OF his character Bat TN sure it would be disasieul
10 M Hecker 1t would be to myself to parade bis
uniform and constantly occurring public and private
charities as reason why bis fellow'ctizens should
vote for lin at the coming election.
gut. as doubt has been expressed ne to his loyalty.
II may not be amiss for to say that II Is within my
knowledge that immediately the breaking out OF the
/ war; Fihlhs"NS'f w ""' "N'"N
In the field and in hospitals Of his farina, taking
care to send an amoner with proper apparatus Tor pre-
psrinc H. This practice was kept up for all of the
earlier years of tue before the mitaryse De-
came thoroughly organized His patriotism in all other
ways both In contributions Of money and IN
expressions OF Joy et our successes, never heard
questioned. lie certainly never uttered in my presence
any other than the most loyal and devoted feeling for
tic preservation of the Union
Ifhe at times criticised the action Of the Admlns''a'
ton and censufed their seeming completely with steam
boat contractors and Others IN robbiog the Govern
meni. lie did no more tbGn thousands OF others.
Htwent, years OF consistent labor for City Reform
presents ANY qualification then s Mr. Heekor quAlhrd
for the Office to which his fslow citizens have nomi'
| mated hil. JACKSON D SCHULTZ
!S,r Yort Nov =. 1865.
And here Is more testimony TO the same point
from other citizens whose word cannot be
doubted
r. ne Chi.ers Association ofAs C,,y sf N,r. York.
| CyNrIIxES. Having seen In one Of the nesspapers
that Mr. John Hsclsr the candidate VI your Aasocia'
ton for Mayor Of New York, has been assailea and
charged with want Of loyalty in the late Rebellion. !
eeem Il nv duty state that after the attack ON
Font sumter upon the call Of the President foT troops
to defend Washington, decided to 90 inyse and pSo
cured suiisblc arms for that purpose.
II On mentioning the matter TO AIR Hecker he imus'
d.,el, requested me 20 be the omoper Of himsef and
brother IN supplying the New YorI troops with fnrins
and cooking apparatus to cook farna and other pro
visions IN large quantities for regiments nrgcF bodies
OF solders Under orders from Gen. SabdcEd, en-
! barked board the steamer JamestA aud went
with tie 9th Regiment Col. Corcoran, to Annapolis,
aAd ihenoe TO Washington, taking with me more than
tun of fnfina cooking utensils. and two assistants.
Othsr lnrgr supplies of arlna sent TO there.
md supplied than forty regiments with more
css Of the article beside supplying all the hospitals In
: Washington. Georgetown and Alexandria with hrina
ami cooking boilers from April TO November. ls6l.
! suppose the expense to Mr.. John Hecker ard bis
brother could have been less than s. 0oo Vossi
bly, $500
had ny boarding house Pennsyl sna ave. with
a cooking apparatus, aud employed cook to prepare
the Arnn for the sick a, the hospitals in Washington.
Aferwerd furnished all the hospitals with farna and
cooking apparatus. and Instructed them in the Of t
Miss Dix sen, special message te that the fsrna
was the only suitable food the sick then had and de.
sired me 20 supply q Maine regiment with 1t and the
hospitals nj Alexandria.
The Messrs. IIecker sent also four horse steam
own mills in order to supply several regiments at q
time.
! This was all done at the expense OF the Mess.a
Hecker and at the instance Of John Hecker the elder
brother
II doae at the early part Of the before the
SANITARY Commission had fully organized their saf Of
asstentk and these fnc,s will be sufficient proof Of Mr.
John Hecksrs loyalty ard sympathy with the Govern.
meni from the very beginning Of the Rebellion.
Imay b. seen, by parties who desire to confer with
me- the Office Of Dr. Snodgrass No lsi East Broad
way. fRAscIs &. 1KEADwELL, sr.
To ne rdi,o, af The " T. T,ibpna
SIR: As Treasurer Of the Committee of the
Seventh Ward to aid in raising volunteers In the month
OF March lat for the army OF the United States by ad
dtionnl bonnies Ieo It 10 DE my duty to state that
Mr. John necker contributed 600 toward that object
which was more than eghth of the funds collected
for that purpose In the Ward This rs only one Of the
many patriotic acts by which Mr.. Hecker eicmpiied
his loyalty to the country. Respectfully yours.
wM. ID. MURPHY, No. ~ Henry st.
Z Nsr York Nov. -, l-55
Mr. SALMON having declined to run for Al.