The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-27

General W. Patton, formerly an ssso-
ciate of John W. Forney, having for some
reason become embittered against him,
has published long letter in the Phila-
dclphia Sunday Transcript reviewing the
political course of the "Dead Duck" In
manner that must be anything but agreea-
BILE to him as candidate for the office Of
United States Senator from Pennsylvania.
General Patton, from his former intimacy
with Forney, is entirely competent to lay
bare his plots and counterplots, his friend
ships and trickeries, and he does it tho
roughly, and, as far as can be determined,
without any scruples of delicacy. The
letter is addressed to Forney, and the fol-
lowing specimens will give an idea of the
character Of its contents:
HOW roRNEY MAKES $40, 600 OFT OF A con-
TRACT FOR SUPPLYING N. C.'s WITH BOOKs.G {;
As financial skill is valuable qualif-
cation in United States Senator, espe-
cially if he should be placed upon the FL
nance Committee, will state some facts
to show your possession of it in apreemi-
nent degree.
Soon after you were elected clerk Of the
House of Representatives, Mr.. Morrison,
of the firm of w. NJ. Morrison s. Co., book
sellers, on Pennsylvania avenue, in Wash
ington city, said to me one day General
Patton, you and Colonel Forney seem to
be on intimate terms, and want you to do
me the favor to negotiate with him to give
us the contract for supplying members of
Congress with the books to which they are
entitled. As he will probably expect a
bonus for it, you may tell him that we will
give him $4,000 for it, said would do
it with pleasure. Informed you oi this re-
quest and the amount OF bonus he offered ;
but YOU said he must do Letter Than that !;
you must have el0 900 for it. Said ], Colo
mel, that seems to lie pulling it up pretty
steep, and / doubt whether they can afford
to give it. Well, YOU said. l don't care
whether they can or not, there are other
parties competing for it, and l can get it.
I reported to Mr.. Morrison what you had
said, and he said that the bonus was larger
than he expected to pay, but that he would
risk it. You gave them the contract, and
they gave you the 1000 in cash. Now,
Colonel, as the only Injunction of secrecy
imposed upon me in this matter was not to
let p. Barry Hays, your chief clerk, know
anything about it, and as he has gone to
that "bourne from whence no traveller re-
turns" do not therefore consider this dis
closure breach of confidence.
JUDGE DOUGLASS PRIVATE OPINION OF FOR
NEY.
When You went over to the support of
Judge Douglas have good reason to sus-
pect that your devotion to him was warmed
up by bonus of some $4,000. This may
be no news to You; but as the Judge has
gone to his long home, will now tell you
a little gossip that will be new to you.
The Judge and were confidential friends
and he talked freely and Familiarity with
me. On one occasion, when you were the
subject of our conversation, he privately
said to me " Forney is regular Cossack,
without principle, and will fight best with
those who pay best" If you had known
the opinion the Judge entertained of you,
Colonel, hardly think you would have
been quite so lavish Of your laudatory en-
comiums upon him.
BUCHANAN THE TRUSTEE OF FORNEY's wIFE's
PROPERTY.
omitted to mention another incident
that had it's pro rata share in turning you
against Mr.. Buchanan. He was appointed
the trustee for your wife's property on
Eighth street, Washington, which I am
under the impression he gave to her. You
wanted him, in violation Of his trust, to sell
the property and give you the proceeds to
invest in some enterprise of yours. He
percmptorily refused to do it, which refusal
greatly exasperated you against him; and
although he requested that some one else
might be appointed in his place, and even
suggested the name of your special friend,
Mr.. Pitt, he is still retained in his fdu-
ciary capacity in the face of all the abuse
you are daily heapiDg upon him.