The national Republican., 1867-09-14
A CARD.

To THE Enron OF THE TRIDUsE-Sr: While
travelling North my attention has been called to
a Washington dispatch under date Of August
u.s." and published in the Tribune on the 26th
inst. quote so much as Is partly personal and
very unjust to myself, as follows
"Frisnds Of Mr.. MeCulloeh state that the President
n. fSs1sner Sa M MeeuISeS dns %
clique Of small Democratic politicians here, acting
for thelarger politicians Of Ne. York and Pennsyl-
tsIIi1encsr; King Cutler, Of Louisiana g. p. Hans.
com, hspger.on at the white House, q New
Yorker named puras, yhs claim. 70 bsye been Dean
edits small evening paper here, and number o.
Others. They are woriing hare with the President
Of the Dsmoorsis parties Of New York and Psnnsyi.
vanis. Their object Is TO set johnson to- clear his
Cabinet Of at least Seward heculloeh, and Randall.
they consider him played out; and, secondly, be.
| cause he and Thurlow Weed want to run johnson.
Randall is looked upon asa good fsllov, but of
main object. To get rid Of him is what they want
principally. "
Having giyen the above the benefit Of your
| circulation, trust that you will permit me,
| through tho same channel, to state:
First. That never bsiongsd dtoa Democratic"
clique Of any kind, for any purpose, In my life.
Second. That I do not now, and never did,
belong to 80 clique Of small Democratic politi-
clans" in Washington or elsewhere, for any pur-
pose whatever, and especially ITO get rid Of Soc.
retary McCulloch."
Third. I do not rscolleet ever msetins o, -rs..-
to TO "King Guitar, ;, and do mot know a New
Yorker named Durhe," and I never had any
business relation with either, directly or indi-
rectiy, or TO my knowledge with any person who
''claims to have been Dean Richmond's right
handed man.
Fourth. never had any business relations,
political or otherwise, with either Mr.. Coyls OF
Mr.. Florence since retired from the editorial
management Of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,, pre-
vious 10 which We were severaly members OF the
Washington Press Association" organized
solely for journalistic business and nothing else
Fifth. / do not and never did represent 'the
leaders and controllers Of the Democratic parties
Of New York and Pennsylvania." consider
all such 'Ieaders and controllers" to be Copper
heads. am and always have been against
them. They arc equally poisonous with the ss.
sassins Of tho other extreme In politics-the
stevens-Sumner-Ashley Radicals" so-esllsd,
with this difference: that tho latter are more
dangerous only because more numerous.
Sixth. President johnson will bear me witness
that ! never asked him to 'cear his Cabinet
Of any Of Its members, unless he desired tc
"clear" 1t, except Mr.. Stanton, who quarrelsd
with me In 1858, because had discussed him =,
his conduct deserved, In my public newspaper
correspondence, and addressed him verbally IL
his own Office, when sent to him by President
Lincoln, as his uncivil language to me, at ths
time, warranted me In doing.
Seventh. / an not and mover have boon In
favor Of the removal Of Mr.. McCulloch. I thinl
1t would not only be unwiie, impolitic and IN
: necessary, but would tend, especially at thi
time, to injure the national credit both at hom
. and abroad. I think the President Is Of tn
same opinion.
Eighth. The declaration Of your correspondent
that am "hanger-on at the White House,
> a statement which did not suppose he woul
. make. It Is not true.
" Ninth. regret the necessity Of this commu
nication. did not invite the attack, and tru,
4 1t will not be repeated.
y have the honor to be, very respectfully, 30
. BosroS, Aug. 20, 1867. s. p. HAsscoM
p. s.-Sinoe writing the above I have res
your editorial in the Tribune Of to-day, In whie
u you are pleased to drag my name before the pul
. lie with relation to public Affairs at Washington
~ Inasmuch as am absent from that city al
was at the time your correspondent made up
sensation dispatch, Preferred to above,) and as
hold no public Office and am not connected wi
Is any public journal, but am only private citiz
al tending to my own private affairs, cannot u
is derstand the force of the free mention Of q
10 name In the Tribune Of late. s.. p. II.
10 -Nsp York Tribune.