The New York herald., 1866-07-05

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this is done the Legislature may appoint sub
ordinate commissions until doomsday without
achieving any practical and positive good for
the city. In the meantime the city will con-
tiLue to be going on from bad to worse until
finally 1t will not morally be fit place to live
in.
Forncy's Rsscality-Wpy Ho Opposes
President johnson.
One of Chevalier Forneys chief defects is his
love of letter writing. When he once takes his
pen in hand to address anybody it is very diff
cult to tell what will not be revealed. He can
never keep his own secrets or anybody's else
We noticed this popularity in his famous For
restJamison letter, in which he revealed
plot to suborn q witness. That revelation
made blot upon his character which he has
been trying ever s.nce to rub out But the
more he has rubbed the larger it has grown.
All the patent lotions advertised In the raiical
papers have been purchased and used by the
Chevalier Forney in his effort to get rid OF this
black blot which has annoyed and worried
him as much as the blood on her hand did
Lady Macbeth. But instead of getting that
stain off from his character the Chevalier For
ney has put another on. In the following letter
to President Johnson, which we find in the Wash
ington Republican, Forney reveals the motive
of his present opposition to the statesman
whom he therein indorses as great patriot
and an h,nored pairon:- =
New YORK, Jan. 81, 1906
MY DEAR Mn. PRysDEyr:-I have been In the city for
two days, and now write under an impulse whi h can
restrain, because feel 1t to BE- for yo own good
aud that OF the country. take Il for raned that you
resolved not to be unm,ndu OF your own fame and
that you will not allow your ir ends who heartily
tain your policy TO feel that they are without your
and encouragement whether you are candidate for
Pres dent or not and II you are not shall be greatly
surprsod with the w0nd Iful favor that crowned your
restoration policy. You should not allow the Sreat
offices to go TO indifferent men. those clearly In the
inter ss Of your foes. need not repeat to you that
now, a ever for twenty years shown IN my writ
ngs, and since your great act OF patriotism In 1880
especially, your open and avowed friend Where
am to-day my two newspapers, both daily, show to
tho world. Hence In what now say l speak no
idle words, but mean all say The Collectors Office at
New York Il post that you should dispose OF outside OF
all the politicians; not that mean to defy them, but 10
select your own man. who should be free only to help
you and the governmentone they could neither
attack use Such Is Henry :. Stebbins, OF
this city, He elected to Congress IN 1852 demo-
crat but, like you, refused to follow tho party in
treason. He served short time with great distinction
and resigned on account OF i'll health. Be was men,
Der Of the Committee on Ways aud Ncans, and won
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finance intensely national honest and Independent and
could furnish millions OF security He has organ
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short write in the knowledge that he would accept
and that his appointment would be received with joy BY
the whole community Yours truly -
To the PRESIDENT. j. W. F0RNEY.
In this letter Chevalier Forney places himself
in the same category as Dana, tho only differ.
ence being, Forney found friend whom he
could trust to divide the spoils just as he found
a friend that could assist him In suborning Q
witness In the Forrest case, while Dana refused
to trust anybody, and desired the whole thing
himself, to do with it as he pleased.
The above letter as originally published left
blank for the name Of the person recon-
mended by Forney. We have filed that blank
with the name of Henry s. Stebbins, who, ac-
cording to the description given in the letter, Is
the person referred to. Mr.. Stebbins was
elected as democrat and served on the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means and resigned, after
serving through the first session ofthe Congress
for which he was elected. It ID somewhat sin
gular that an alliance should be made between
such men ss Stebbins and Forney, and that
such . close combination could be formed.
The fact that there was only proves that oppo-
sites arc sometimes attracted towards each
other In o remarkable manner. This Is shown
in this instance in moro striking form than in
any other case within our experience. Mr..
Stebbins is looked upon as high-toned man,
while Forney Is the reverse. Mr.. Stebbins Is
an honorable man and Forney is the opposite.
Mr.. Stebbins is . liberal and public-spirited
man while Forney is selfish and unscrupulous.
Mr.. Stebbins occupies . high position in So
ciety while Forney is only tolerated In that Of
the radicals. Mr.. Stebbins is man
Of wealth while Forney il constantly
begging for crumbs. In Short Forney in
every particular is the very reverse Of that Of
Stebbins. The contrast Is so great that 1t in
creases the astonishment that such IN alliance
could be made. But, having made the combi-
nation, II appears that Forney addressed the
President In the most endearing and Hattering
terms He then saw bis way clear for large
grab OF the spoils and all that was necessary
was to secure the assent Of Andrew johnson.
The latter was everything that was good, pious,
holy and patriotic. Words could not express
the love and admiration which Fornsy felt for
the President Like Dana be could see nothing
but what was good in his restoration policy.
When Dana wanted to be Collector, the public
approved Of everything that President johnson
had done. So Il was when Forney desired tho
appointment Of friend whom he trusted.
But the moment that the claims Of both were
rpiprtpd then the prcuidont Il, fho avea NJ hoth
was transformed into traitor, despiscd by the
people.
The developments made by the publica-
tion OF the letters Of Dana and Forney are
very curious. The former was forced TO
succumb under the exposure, and the lat
ter will find IL useless to resort to qusck
medicines or patent lotions to rub out