New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-12
s'Deaa Duea j, Forney On lhs sptt.

Gen. w. Patton. formerly an associate. Of JOIN
w, FOrney, having for some reason become EN-.
Uttered against him. has published long letter
a the Philadelphia Sunday Transcript, reviewing
ahe political course Of the (. Dead Duck y in .
zaa1ler that must be anything but agreeable to
him IS candidate for the office Of United States
senator from Pennsgl yania GEN Patton, from
Ais former intimacy with F1rney ii entirely COM
potent to lay bare his plots and counterpl6ts his
friendships and tsiekeriesi and he dues it tho-
roughly, and as far as can be determined, without
any scruples gf delicacy. The letter is addressed
10 Forneys ald the following specimens Will give
en- sdea Of the character Gifts contents;
row FoBSgy MAKES 10000 OUT or ii CoYTR or
EoR SUPPLYING u. rs EITH BOOKS.
As3fnaneial skill is available qualification Id d
United States Senator, especially # he should be
placed upon the finance committee, will state
some facts 70 show your possession Of it III pre-
eminent degree.
Soon fssr yon were elected clerk Of the House
81 kapEessnt tlyes All. Morrison, of the firm of |
NJ. NJ. Morrison a CO., booksellers, on Pennsyl- |
gallia Avenue, il Washington City, said To me one
dsF;
General Patton, yoa and Col. Forney seem to
30 on intimate terms, and want you 70 do me
9he favor to negotiate with him to give me the
contract for supp lying the members Of Congress
vSSth the hooks TO which they are entitled. As he
will probably expect a bonus for 1t, you may tell
: Rim that we will give him 5000 for it,
sa Esaid would do it with pleasure / informedI
you OF this request and the amount of bonus he 4
offered; but you said he must do better than that;
~ II
tlat seems like pulling il mp pretty steep, and
Doubt whether they can afford TO give it. Well,
you said, don't care whether they can or nos
fhere are other parties competing for It, and can
gst IT. reported TO Mr.. Morrison what you had
sid, and Tie said that the bonus was larger than
De expected to pay, but that he would risk it.
Xon gave them the contract and they gave you
the Sl0s 900 Id cash. Now, colonel, the injunc
don Of secrecy imposed upon me in this matter
Fsas not To let F.. Bafry Hays, yonf chief clerk,
know anything about II, and as he has gone to that
Ash0Hrne whence no traveller retnrnH,n I do not
therefore, consider this disclosure q breach Of
confidence.
zUDGE DOUGLASS PRIVATE OPINION OF FoRNKY
When you went over to- the support of Judge
Douglas, u have good reason to suspect that your
devotion 10 kim YVES warmed up by abonus of some
5000. This may be no news to you; hut as the |
5udge has gone to HIS long home, will now tell
goH i little gossip that will be new to you. The
Judge and / were confidential friends, and he
aalked freely and familiarly with me. On one
secession. When You ware the subject of our con.
ysTsstI0n, he privately said to me: Erofney is al
aegnlag Gnssack, without principle, and viii light
hest With those who pay best. = II you had known
ahe opinion the Judge entertained of You, colonel
hardly think yon would have been quite SO layish
Of your encoIniums upon him. II
lucHANAN gHE 4aUsTEE or F0RNEYis w1FB's
PROPERTY.
omitted TO mention another incident that had /
~ pra Eata share ID turning you against Mr. Bn-
eaanaf EeiYas appointed trustee for your wife
property On Eighth street., Washington, which III
60 niIsef tEe Impression he gave to her. You
aanfed hlas n violation of His trnst to sell the
2nd give y0Il the Proceeds TO invest in |
kelAs eatar prise ok yours. He peTemptorily Hefil
j zased 70 do Il, which refusal greatly eXasperat
ypa against him; and although he requested II
Aoms one nig tbe pointed In his place, and eya
AlBKesIed the name Of your special friend, Mr.
10 il alil retained IN his flducary capacity
4 w 5aee Vt aii the abuse you are daily heaping