The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-08
POLITICAL.
A CAMPAIGN CHiLLEyCE.

The Charges Against Mr.. Stewart Il. Wood
ford-A Chance to Settle the Question
"Good Times C0ming,'
The following ~ copy OF a crisp and unique
document, the original OF which has been forwarded
to Major General plcasanton. The letter explains
ITSELF
TIE MANHATTAN CLuI, 90 FIFTH AyrsuE,l
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 1870.
Major General PLEAsANroS:--
MY DEAR SlE-in your recent speech which has
been variouslv reported III different new papers I
found an allllsion 10 General Woodford ana me as
follows Il select the Times report az the likely
10 he accepted BY you and your party as vcaciousl
The charge which they bring gainst General Wood
ford they intended to bring against him he running
for Lieutenant Governor and certain paper apont 70
publish IT, but certain man sad e Z was published he
would nave 70 come out ana contradict H. rhat paper
] have generally proved as fortunate In criminal
courts IN sustaining my charges ~ you were In
maintaining yonrsi cavaryw.sej III the great court
OF battle; aud expect TO remain as successful i'm
the instance referred 10 by yon But the only Charge
have made npon which any friend OF General
Woodford has taken issue tby implicaticn), was
affecting his conduct White he was iieutenant-tuv-
ernor: therefore, IL ~ difficult to perceive the
yancy OF the allegation yon made as extracted
above respecting charge preferred before he was
elected.
In the Tribune OF october l. I ind this EDITORIAL
General woodford has sken precisely The right course
Oakley hall he stands too hg before the country % find
respectable make himself responsoe for such charges
ard no Is rrcIaIed a. once 70 disproye them For The
tons Of Mr. ossey Hail than the President Is TO notice those
Of Colonel Fax. Jr.
Now L prefer an oYer upon the whole subject.
have made several charges against General Wood
ford, who on recent occasion relieved ne from
any personal iorbcarance toward bum, even hal
political expectancy demanded my silence IA o par
tisan AMI they were correct, reported IN the S'i,a
OF September % and the World or October |. am
willing to submit these charges precisely Trey are
made land under The same technical rules used in
peadingl, with either general OF specific written
answer to them from General Woodford Tor arbtra-
uon, thus:-He to select an arbitrator. TO select
another and they TO select third; 70 pay all ex-
penses in any event: afidavits 10 be used " oral
testimony cannot he procured they TO report before
the st day OF November III time TO telegraph the
suit through the state II they report any one Of
the charges sustained then the General TO give The
Founding Hospital $1,000. II they report all the
| charges uDsustaned then To pay the same sum 10
| any charity General Woodford may name, and TO
furthermore accept the inverac1ous position Of the
7rabu,aes editorial. But General Woodford also 10
agree that II any OF the charges sustained, he
will not withdraw from the canvass. but take the
0dium OF the personal controversy he provoked by
his extraordinary TRADE ut Brookyd after sere-
made and champagne supper. Very truly your
obedient servant, A. Oakley HALL