New-York tribune., 1869-03-29
FEgTON-uERBITT-THE POST


| Tie Euening Post long since resolved TO be-
tray and destroy the Republican party, whereof
its hate is all the more implacable that it has
been usually careful, awed by the bulk of its
subscribers, to conceal it. In the dark hours
of 1866 when it seemed that the treachery of
Andrew johnson was likely to triumph, itpro-
claimed in n leading article that the Republican
party must be prostrated in order 10 overthrow
the Protection of Home Industry. Driven
back, by the Indignation Of most Of its
subscribers, into q semblance OF loyalty
to the great party it was intent on overthrow
ing, it has since missed no opportunity to in-
stigate iealousies aud infame dissensions in its
ranks, TO weaken its hold OH the public conf
dence, to difiuse distrust of its leaders and It's
aims and TO sap the foundations of its ascend
ency If it could but be induced to display its
true colors, we might permit the exhibitions of
its Unsuitable malignty to pass unnOticed it is
because they are quoted and exulted over by
COpperheads as from a Republican source,
that their venom is effective, and the duty of
cOunteracting it imperative.
Gov. Fenton was chosen Senator in spite Of
The Posts determined opposition. While no
Republican journal in the State assailed Gov.
Advertiser in personal assaults on his success
full competitor. And, though the contest is
over, The Post persists in its warfare. In its
issue of Saturday, it revies and defames Gov.
Fenton in terms of which the following speci-
men must suffice:
"Wbether the Senate OF the United States is TO admit
TO its chamber person covered all over with open,
printed swOrn reiterated. and unexplained charges OF
conduct which implies corruption in Office for Itself to
But that person so accused rs he s directly and
clrcumstantally charged with corruption, should have
the free run OF the Treasury Department. that his advice
and appeals for avors should DO listened TO by the Socre
tary the Commissioner OF Internal Reyenue that ho
should be able procure the appointment OF his friends
allies and intimates. TO important positions connected
NTH q the s,. SSesaS q TIE p@SSa @sa
The new Administration IA expected by the people 20
purify the public service which has become In the last
four years noorousy rotten. How can ID hope for the
confidence support OF the people II these see among
the most influential with the Treasury Department
person who Ia publicly branded In this manneri
Let Gen. Grant request his Secretaries ana their sub
ordnates 70 have no words Win ths person s po,
the President unt ho clears his skirts OF the sworn aco
sjnE YeTy low In the nnbo esteem and connGenoe IN Il
Is grant him favors, TO appoint his creatures TO
places OF trust while no rests meeky undor accusations
OF such nature hs We have spoken or"
The pretext for this exhibition OF bile and
billingsgate is the circumstance that ex-senator
Murphy Zone of Gov. Fenton's bitterest enc
mies) swore before the Senate Investigating
Committee chosen to inquire into the Erie
Railroad legislation of last Winter that he
(Murphy), hearing that Jay Gould or Fisk, jr.,
had given 100000 to the Democratic State
Committee, called on the latter to urge him to
do likewise by tho Republican, which Gould
declined to do, alleging that he had paid
$4,000 some time before, "for the Republican
"party." On inquiry, he said he had paid it
to Hamilton Harris, Chairman of the Republi-
can State Committee, and that "it was for
"Fenton;" Mr.. Harris having promised that
the Erie bill should be promptly signed If such
payment were made-and 1t was. The Post
curtly adds:
"Mr Gould and Mr. Harris swore that they knew moth.
ing about tho matter but then they hardly per-
sons TO tell"
Here is Mr.. Harris-the very man who is
accused of receiving 100000 because OF Gov.
FentOn's promised signature to the bil--swear-
ing that he received and paid no money on
that accOunt-that whatever money he received
was paid him for his own services in the prem
ises, and not for Gov. Fenton-here is Gould,
who is said to have paid the money, swearing
that he paid no money to any one for Gov.
Fenton-and here was Gov. Fenton, ready to
go before the Committee at any moment, If
invited, as ne never was-all in point blank 0ppo-
stion to this story, originally told as an excuse
for not giving money to party to which Gould
and Fisk were opposed, and which they were
paying large sums to defeat. IL Gov. Fenton
can be impeached on such testimony, whose