The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-19
the philadelphia CANARD.
"Druid'' Owns Up. but Believes the Forgery
10 be True The Despatch Did Not Come
from Washington. hut was Sent from New
York-T Proprietor- Of the Ledger Would
have Made Heap. of Money u the ~tmtc-
mcnts had been True.


from Washingtop. hut was Sent from New
York Proprietors of the Ledger Would
have Made Heaps of Money II the Stmte-
mcnts had been True.
TO the EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
l anxious 10 afford 10 the public every e1-
PLANTATION 10 my power relation % the despatch Of
October 10, which published in the Philadelphia
Ledsg. The statement which has been made by that
paper does not contain the whole truth II rtudously
conecas the fact that it did not receive the despatch
from Washington but from New York II charges me
with having written the questions without having any
reliable data before And It keeps entirely ont of
sight the fact that the strength OF the despatch
they received Il tbn not from mel person in Phila
de!pha in close business relations the propre,ors OF
that paper engaged in gold operations by which, had
The news proved true ss ! believed II To be true he
would have becn largely benefited
simple statement Of the facts win perhaps set the
matter IN It's cearest light On the 9Th and 7h nss,
learned that the subject of the OF powers and
duties OF the President under the constitution In rela
ton TO the exclusion Of tie Southern members Of Con-
status OF the present Congress- occupying great
deal OF the Presidents attention On the sh and 9th
sought more definite Information this subject from
two gentlemen 10 HON have boon IN the habit OF
going when wish to verify any doubtful point get
frondship have proved and tried and which value
and have found In my intercourse with them that
they not only truthful and reliable hut that they
have remarkable faculty 81 being able 70 get At the
truth Of almost any alleged matter OF Washington news
OF detecting error and of distinguishing
from actual matters OF fact
From of these gentlemen learned that tho pr.si.
dent, ia quite recsn CREATION with intimate
friend had dwelt at some length upon this subject and
had recnred u what be had rad IN his speeches and
messages upou H. and had remarked that he had said
nothng hastily or unconsidered and that what he had
he would stand by aud that whatever might be his
duty he would not shrnk from performing ~ but that
be would take step ia the matter without consulting
the Attorney General and think Il Wa added that he
intended to do 80
From the other leaned that paper had been
in the Attorney Generals Office with the printed head
ing Executive Mansion containing series Of qucS-
tons In relation % the actual status under the consu
ton Of the present Congress and the nature and extent
OF the powers and duties III the President under the
stut both regards the present Congress and tho
rgh, Of the southern states to representation
With these facts clearly impressed upon mind
believing thom To he true returned home, thought over
the matter and wrote on, the questions The data which
had before me ample. The ,ors OF the quot ons
had not been furnished 70 Rni had before the
subjects 10 Which they related and the alleged fact that
they bad covered the whole ground in relation 10 that
subject II b true the questions might have been written
by some one ele nsh have been IN Tho Attorney Gen
erals Office by accident might been either by
the frcstsn or the Attorney General but the natural
inference thar the questions bal boon oIciay
sent to the attorney General and, with that idca I'M.
presscd upou my mind fact Srpie out tbs qnes
tons.
saw nothing Inconsistent 10 hese questions With the
uniform uitefances ~ The President II seemed 20 me
perfectly natural that the President should counsel
Of bis constitutional lcsd sd,iser grave sgbect
especially when the leading radicals boldly pro
claiming their intention 10 deposc and nprison ba
The questions al issue bctwecn the President aud Con
grese are not questions OF policy egpcdsncy, but
questions al constitutional lav. The Attorney General
u the proper person investigate these question: and
the 'questionsN which ] wr0t. amount ampiy 10
statement tnst the Presdcn, has consulted has cnnstu
ona ega adviser IN regard 10 The extent OF hi-
and duties under th. Constitution They do not in the
least Imply revolutionary intention on the part o.
IA. President Tor the only which be made
To the questions xill show that, hard the necessity
may appear "a him, the President must coniinoe 10
recognize the Congress and must leave the
ton Of the admission of tho SoutLcn members for ihen
70 decide
sent the questions not " the Lsdc>r but ~ Waived
frend OF mine IN another city did not write them
Tor the Lsd2er but for of my trendr s~Gt Il
TO him enply ~ a matter OF important news which
believed Ia be true Tue Led0>v virtually says and has
made tho public believe that they received ~. despatch
from Washington, which is not the fact
The LedO,y says the verdict ~ ths public will b.
against me DO not think T. will be now. Truth has
but QUO toce, and the public generally tell when
they hssf ~ Very respectfully your,
HENRY " FLINT
wsspiscros Oct ~ 1865