The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-04
Scovers Denial of Our Accusation.

ScOvels Denial of Our Accusation.
THE New York papers Of to-day publish
letter from Mr.. Robert B. LEEDS, of Allan
tic City, which, as an example of choice rhe-
toric and elegant grammar, we quote for the
ediflcation of our readers:-
"ATLANTIo CITY, Saturday March 31.-HonJ
NJ. SCovEL-Dear Sir:-I sec THE TELEGRAPH
some person has been good enough to inform the
editor OF somethlngI ! sad in the city after l left
you In defending you, said to a that was
coming down on you pretty sharp, that l reck
Oned Ou knew what you was at.
1t appears from the article in
the TELEGRAPH that the man spoke to went
right to the editor and reported not what / told
him, for did not say you showed me I letter
from the President stated in the editorial of The
TELEGRAPH this evening, but precisely as you told
me, and above stated L was asked by another
man that knows and you particular friends,
whether was your friend yet? [ told him you
knew better than did what was for the best. say
the editor cannot prove by me what he said his
paper. What said to that man referred to was
done in defending you, but has been construed
against you am, dear sir, very respectfully your
hiend ROBERT b LEEDS"
We regret that it did not suit Mr. SCovEL's
purpose to furnish us with the whole of this
NhOlSS Opi9bN' AbO pOhlO NhCLN UuC olobOA ioho
occur is the most interesting. viii that gen.
tleman give us the omitted portion?
1t is matter oil small interest to the public
whether this modern LINDLEY MURRAY and
SCoVEL are friends or not. But when he
refers to precisely as you told me, and as
above stated" we think we are not asking too
much of Mr.. SCovEL when we demand that
Al. IaAG.
ment is repeated should be given to the
public.
Mr.. SCovEL knows that he Gid receive a
communication IRON President JOHNSON,
and he knows equally well that he told GER
tain party, whom he, by inference, acknow-
lodges was ROBERT B. LEEDS, that he had
received such an overture from his Excel
lency; and now he seeks to cover up thelutter
folly OF such confession by reading certain
portions tof a note from a gentleman who
we hope has more respect for truth than he
has for the kings English.
1t is probably cause of congratulation and
pride to Mr.. SCOvEL to know that when Mr..
LEEDS was asked by "man that knows"
what were the feelings between him and Mr..
SCovEL, to have answered that "I and you
are particular friends" But what the public
want to know, is what Mr.. SCovEL supplies
by asterisks. Is this the upright course which
gentleman who resembled the rock of Glib
raltar and the frigate Cumberland would be
likely to adopt?
We have never said that it was to Mr.. r.
b. LEEDS that such confession was made by
SCoVEL; but as he sees fit to seek to escape
by quoting LEEDS. let him at least make
strong case so far as he goes. As it at present
stands, we would willingly submit Mr..
LEEDS testimony in evidence, not for the
defense, but for the prosecution. In fact,
thus far Mr.. LEEDS is one OF our witnesses
and not one OF Mr.. SCovEL's. The PreSi-
dent or the Nel1 Jersey Senate does not dare
to stand up openiyGnd sag, "I did not re-
ceiUe letter from President JOHNSON, in
lohich he offered me any position under Govern
ment If 1 acOuId defeat the election Of q rGdi-
cal Senator from Ne11 jersey" That is the
denial we want from Mr.. SCovEL, and not
a garbled extract from letter OF gentle
man OF Atlantic City. In that letter LEEDS
actually acknowledges that he did say
to somebody" in Philadelphia what
THE EVENING TELEGRAPH accused
nameless party of acknowledging. He
writes 81 see by THE TELEGRAPH that
some one has been good enough to inform
the editor of that paper Of something said
in the city after left you" This acknow-
lodges that he did say what was told to us.
We never asked Mr.. LEEDS to commit him
self; but If he insists on doing 80 we have
no objection to his bearing testimony on our
| side.
We have frequently said that we have no
desire to be unjust to any one. We asked on
| Saturday Mr.. SOoVEL whether he had not
received such a letter as we stated. He de-
clines to answer, but reads an extract from
letter he has received. We again repeat our
question, and open our editorial columns to
any reply that Mr.. SCovEL may dare to
make. We will supply the place of no i'm
portant passages by asterisks.