New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-27
CRrS From John q. Bergen, P~iiee
- Commissioncr.

sometimes makes - the duty cl cNta iAe mos Ieiuu"'
for noore.y 10 pabsh 20 the world their protest ana
denial one can bear 20 be called Conservative n
distinction rom Radical. when that distinction na-
no reference 10 principles Of government, az human
ebtsbut simply whether he faycrs this that CLIQUE
o. branch OF lie same party. But when eaeh 40
dtonal statement is only farther divergence from the
truth, and the occasion Of the original departure 10
longer exists, the duty Of denial becomes imperative.
This is specially painful when one IS wounded in the
| house OF his friends.
In your issue Of Feb. FL You say: Ia ls1j Gov Sey'
mour came into power having been enthusiastically
supported by the Police Board hnI that 1hk " l.
TRiB Vi; can hardly succeed in making Ger. >e5m'Ar
swallow such vhopper The first charges Of this ma
ture did not 60 beyond ri.Jea al, or istJ"e" Tins
got the start while t- bore II all in silence. Al length
+: beccrls broader more direct and comprehensive.
Ir,h cat stu Now i has become 70 pointed ~ 10 he
aticallg sap71rtej" Truth puts on her boots
VIII you Give he. tie chance 10 start over the same
route before Enthusiastically supported gets round
the clobef Who Las deceived you. 90 Who las thus
imposed on your cro{i!iJ; Rather weak spot that
we all have or weak spots. experience only confirming
inspiration a. 10 human mperiection. lor eereiniy
canno, know Of YOUR cc direct knowledge ol tee truth
Of that i,at mcnt. Let see what Kind OF iootns
man is that has TINS sold You night in yonr own city
under your very nose. Tlot him out-peIlGps EsinLm
VIII buy him.
Seropslv after all I do not thin that can have,
aside ron Won IN honest friend or acluainiance vine
takes pains 20 know anything a1out ne, Uho en- cFet
these SANDERS True, have not seen ~ 10 quarrel
with Mr. WeeI l DO not desire 10 quarrel W. A.
Greeley. / love 20 live Ieacolo.y with al. maHh'A''
Long ago as the iunior partner @. the frf yon ds-
solved partnership with NJ. Weed and Gov. Seward
Since then You have seen it 10 live al sword point
with the former That is vour business. rot inine !
thought was radical; yol think different. Nrly
well enjoy ,our opinion Ne afc AZ entitled 10 our
homes, opinions have taken and road with coHsdera
BE care TIN. Nrw. YoHk TRmrNr from the nrst year
Of ia publication to the present time, 1esy rarely eaa
inc anv o.ier secular NcW-lork paper. II 'his t"'
,ethor With strong original bias for isuih. sud love o.
human ri gifts and equality. has not confirmed NE INTO
being both an Abo,iiionist and Radical, LINK ~
must be tie tdah 81 the teacher.
When the question o. Equal Suffrage 20 ihe C"oscd
man was first submitted. with the adoption Of the
present Constitution Of orr State stood almost alone
in NY Ward, voting in its favor. When again cub
mtted O Few years since, voted as before the afna
tive vote increased. ! have not changed and with
Carl slurz now believe that b is tie only true 80;
Element or solution Of difficulties IN u application
10 tho South advocate Il broadly. Have you better
recordi III have read TIE Tribune rightly You hnve
heastaed and have been ready IN advance FOR compFo
mise. Who is the Radical on this question might
Apply some other tests with Ike compsT slns bur
forbcaI.
You said Police Board ItisHo, tue. The Board
never took any action political qae tlns oF eandi
dates. They dill not interfere either Nav in the cleo
lions ho1gh repeatedly charged by TIE BrooHyr EeSe
and some New York papers with interference ~ inst
Seymour and bis party 1t has beenour policy rs Com
ussiouer- never interfere in elections or influence
the votes Of the men under control. This - our
idea Of duty and we have rsd up % a. oHd - JRs'
here Ma, e st0e kqs piqclsd oHe men rA0 tdre tteq ~
time. erRa9ed "a rpNrtpg soc Kind 81 Pad'cal Ta1s.
On the Isl DAY Of January l-'3 before Horatio Sey
mour could have warmed his gnbernatorial seat. no
had served upon Us charges for our removal Rather
harsh treatment that after our enthusiastic support
Mr. Greeley can you really believe your own absnr-
ditiesi If You don't please give u chance 20 see The
friends who are running YOU. and who have DEXTER
ously pulled the wool over your eyes.
Speakiug first for myself, affirm ihet slout
the canvass for nominatlonlf advocated Gen. Wads-
worth After the nomination. II is hardly necessary to
say. that supported his election as heartily as ever
did that OF any other candidate for Governor. Nj Ac-
ton favored the nomination Of Gen. Dix, the ground
of availability. lie believed that those memorable
words "shoot down the first man that attempts to
haul down the American flag" would he the turning OF
capital to secure for the election OF Governor
have thought since that he had clearer vision than
had and that he was right But 1t is too nte nov to
speculate on the past. After the nomination he sup
ported the election Of Gen. Wadswoith. Gen Bowen
supported the nominee. voting in Wcstchester County
for him. as he told in reply 10 direct question:
Where then DO you stand Your position is not all en-
yiabc one
i False friends and interested advisers taking adv an
tage OF your personal quarrels and unriendly feelings
toward NJ Weed have shared you into this dilemma
/ Cannot in Justice 10 Thurlow Weed, whom esteem
q. personal friend claim TO have personal friends
among all shades OF partes) close without expressing
my belief that the extent Of your charges against him
iu that election are equally untrue. believe that Mr..
Weed after the nomination, supported the election oil
Gen Wadsworih He. with my colleague and others
Of the party had the right OF preference before nomina
ton This much do knowthat before the sure result
was known on the D. m Of the day succeeding the eec'
ton. in a chance interview 1 had with him near
the Astor House. he expressed himself as anxious thni
The figures would count in Gen. Wadsworth as you
possibly could have done.
close with appeal tn your masnahlmty 10 w
mstics TO friend and foe though the Heavens fall.
JOIN g. BERGEN
! five wholly abstain from response to the
, obove--impertinenc included-we shall prob
ably not be required to print another letter IRON
+ Mr.. Bergen. Suffice it, then, that We accept
his assurance that he is Radical, and that Tn
( Uo,H was entirely mistaken the other day Gas II
i often Isl in asserting, as a matter of patent no