The New York herald., 1870-09-26
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR

THE esPuBilais CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
Serious Charges Against Him.
NEW YORK. Sept. "a 1870.
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:--
IL IL matter OF serious public concern that the
two great parties controlling the government or the
Empire State should place In nomination for Gov
men lifted for the high position by experience,
capacity and upquestloneo integrity. The honest,
taXpaying people OF the Sta,e demand this. The two
parties nave assembled In State convention, and
placed their candidates IN the eld Tor 1870. stewart
l.. Wuodford represents the republicans and John I.
Hoffman represents the democrats. The former
opened the campaign on the 10th inst, upon the
steps OF his own residence. Ia Brooklyn, In answer
to a serenade. He threw down the gauntlet to Gov
ernor Hoffman 10 meet him "iace TO face before the
people OF the State on the question OF official hon.
esy He said that ''the time mad passed for false,
euphonlous ana hypocritical speech-n He then pro-
nounced Governor Hoffman to be ga gentleman or
scholastic culture OF persuasive eioquence and rare
personal relnementn "who would shrink
from leprosy were he called upon in private life TO
stand sponsor for such wrongs az tWoodiord al
Ieges) were committed in the cities of New York
and Brooklyn by election inspectors and canvassers
&C., and which procured the election OF Hoffman TO
the ollce OF Governor. This relieves Governor Aor
man OF any personal responsibility loT DdilOJDoA
stufflng or repeating at the polls. General Wood
ford's challenge is thrown dehanty at the demo-
cratic party Of the State OF New York. Onicial
honesty is the test. The cities OF New York ana
Brooklyn are the scenes where the grave Offences
charged were perpetrated. The man most respon-
sble for the government OF this city, It's chof magis
trate, Mayor Hail. has accepted General Woodford's
challenge He has taken up the gauntlet so boldly
hurled at New York and upon the very terms named
by Woodlord-that 'the time has passed for Iaise
euphoni GUS and hypocritlcal speech.' Mayor Hall
proceed ed directly TO the question OF Official honesty
raised BY Woodiord, and, among other things
man with fraud in the New York elections
When the books OF the French Cable Company come
why nye Thousand dollars were paid to the Lieuten-
ant Governor OF this Sae.n This very extraordinary
declaration, indirectly charging maifeasance In
Office was publicly made at Rochester on the 2lst
instant against ex-Lleutenant Governor Woodford,
now the standard bearer OF the republican party or
toga Convention, against Mr.. Greeley, OF the National
administration II was the first opportunity offered
took piece that day, to any democrat to respond to
WoOdfords challenge That honest man has mol
been heard from since. He lives In Brooklyn, reads
The HERALD aud attends brother Beecher's church
Tue latter has undoubtedly read the HERALD Of
Thursday morning last containing Mayor Halls
charge uttered the previous evening at Rochester
IL does not matter 50 much whether
Mr.. WOodford is ga sardne,n as asserted by Mayor
Hall, is 1t OF much consequence about Wood
ford;s rejoicing in military utle winch be never
earned or he'd in the face OF the enemy during the
war. Sardines are good and brevet Generals are as
common in the United States now as cotton specuia-
tors In the Northern army during the rebellion
The point which most concerns the people OF New
York, especially the republican voters OF The State
Is about the five thousand dollars paid by the French
Cable Company to the Lieutenant Governor OF the
state. Mayor Hal says "Mr. WoOdfOrd VIII have TO
answer II is evident that the Mavor intends to
insist upon the question: Such brand even en-
siTnt sn The admnsSraTion at wasnnnson. Which n
! endorses Mr. Woodrord desires an explanation irom
HIM The republican p party OF tne state o1 New
nomination, demand an answer. The republi-
can press, especially the Tribune, would IKE
to ask Tor Il. Horace Greeley, who was sacrificed
upon W0odford's honest altar Is anxiousy pausing
f0r an explanation. Senator Conkling. who engi-
neeTed WoodfOrd through the Saratoga Convention
is overwhelmed with shame at W0odiord's silence.
Kings county, the republican delegates oi which TO
Saratoga voted solid for WOodlord, are crying mad
because their pet don't snow lie after The explosion
OF Mayor Halls bomsheil Hartmann, Candidate for
Lieutenant Governor on the ticket with WCodford
believes that the latter should speak out and yndi-
cate himself or Withdraw from the canvass. The
State republican Committee, with the upright,
honest Surveyor Cornell VI its head Is paraiy Zed
such charge from Mayor Hall, and its members are
overwhelmed with srlef ut the silent consent OF
Woodford.
Passing from the prompt issue made with Wood
ford by the chief magistrate OF this metropolis in
haif OF the democratic party We come TO yet
serious outbreak In the ranks OF the republican parry
itself. Malfedsance in ofce Is Charged boldly
against WoodiOrd. when he WAS Assistant United
States District Attorney under L. Dealeld Smith.
The charge Is proclaimed by exMarshal Robert Muir
ray, who assumes To be In possession OF the official
documents TO prove it. Mr. Murray makes no secret or
the statement. He unhesitatingy tells the leading
pubcans OF the State that Woodord s not an honest
man; that he should be with drawn, He asserts that
1851 when he was Marshal of the Southern District
Of New York, and Stewart L. Woodford was Assistant
United States Attorney for the sume district that the
TX Augusta fitted out at this port for the slave
trade by one Oakes Smith; that SAID vessel was
ford In the Distrc Attorneys ONCE that application
was made by Oakes smith and other own
ers Of the vessel TO have her bonded. the
amount OF which bond would depend, as usual upon
The real value OF the vessel that an appraisal was
necessary and ordered; tnat Woodiord selected his
fathei-ln-law as appraiser; that he reported the
sci worth only $500, when she was considered worth
about $4,000; that advantage was taken Of this
snam valuation by Smith, who gave bonds IN that
amount (s6ool, and attempted to escape in the
Augusta upon his helIsh mission OF slave trading;
that the bark's escape was prevented by Marshal
Murray, VINO. upon his own responsibility, de-
spatched revenue cutter after her, and captured
her of Long Island; that he obtained authority
from Washington TO have Oakes Smith and all on
board arrested and removed out OF WOodiOrds
Jurisdiction to Boston, where Smith and his
State Prison. While In jail Marshal Murray says
that he received from Smith confession that he
paid stewart L. woodiord $4,000 to have
the SLAYER Augusta bonded In the low sum named
above, in order that he might repOssess her easily.
This ls the gist OF the exMarshal's statement. He
says is Ofical record IL has been the subject OF
much serious conversation In republican circles
since the day Of WOodords nomination. many of
whom say that they are convinced OF the truth OF
the record and win not vote ticket with Wood
fords name upon 1t. II is not only Of the highest
Importance to the republican party that the whole
affair should be investigated, but It would be an
everlasting disgrace to American institutions to
have it said that politics in the United States has
become so degraded as to tolerate such crime, much
less to elevate ana give place and power to the
criminal
Until the republican party present their standard
bearer with clean record aud the charges Of Mayor
Hall and Marshal Murray are explained and re-
moved, it had better cease throw stones at ls
neighbors, especially at the democratic leaders.
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