New-York tribune., 1871-04-21
The WANTON ASSAULT ON SENATOR
FENTON.
COMMENTS OF REPuBLICAN JOURNALS.

From IN, Buffalo Commercial Adrertf.or
Senator Fenton has publicly disavOwed all knowledge
Of the traitor winans's purpose to eel himself TO TAN
many He deplores and condemns the e base & act; We We
never for a moment suspected that the senator was
guilty OF any, the slightest completely In the trahsae
tion. and sorry when we saw what Ihe gn
Times had to say leading TO such "a concluslon me
Times owes It's readers and the Republican party wen
as the distinguished senator some explanation Oh M ,
motive at least II not frank aud candid apology io
giving currency to such venomous and damaging
charge against an innocent man.
The silly charge that Fenton was the adviser OF WnaIs
in his treschery meets with prompt dena ny w. i the
such attacks injurious and to De css RE
interests Of public morality and political ethsr ro
NemIok Times owes II to ts OWN convnrnS proof or by
promptly retracting it, and eonfessing It's nasty MI"
1udicious utterances
Senator Fenton in his place in the senate on aness nay
made T prg%RpSl TRg pSe York Tines his e9mpsiy the
apostasy and venalty of Assemblyman Tha thn G en
Stdy and fsIse He further profound
dSs @ snd be eysy ReyyuScan in SewYork
The senator's disayowal is full and satisfactory We re
record There il further explanation now due from his
accmser The York Times; and upon that journal
rsarees rssIs ssy were based and what degree
had for coupling Mr. Tentons Rsme ana acts VIII the
tor Fenton able to face his accusers and denounce
their false and goundes, we GePrfcae MS
purpose TO keep up warfare upon the Admnistratoh
BY nuendoes and aspersons as groundless as those he
repels for himself r.o. II, ,,ov q,.,.
The story that Senator Fenton Influenced the man
the attention 1t has received. We do not believe any
person capable Of thinking at all cedited the absurd
statement We are only amazed that charge 80
utterly wanting In every element OF probability should
have been put forth by any Journal, Republican or
Democratic with the expectation that would FOR one
moment believed by any Journalists nave the
right to crticss and den0unee II they choose the acts
have not the right invent and circulate ISLANDERS con
cerning them. representative ~ well as black man
has some rights which white men ought 10 respect
From The Albany TINS
Although as faithful chronclers or the news OF
the day. have had to reproduce In our news columns
the imptatiOn made by The Neic York Times and other
PARTISAN Journals upon Senator FentOD, In connection
with the detection Of Mr. Winans from the Republican
ranks in the Assembly. we have from the nrst wholly
caraton from the to assure us OF his nonco-
plcity with the matter He has thought proper, now
ave 10 notice the accusation, and from his seat IN the
United States Senate has given II an explicit ana en-
nhatc denial which leaves further room for doubt or
suspicon Those who have made the charge owe the
Senator an apology.
From The Genes~ YdIv Free Pres
Senator Fenton Il able, asue, ana farseclng oil-
tican and II our judgment In the premises s worth
and senator COnkling and The Ner-lork Times and IN
deed senator Fentons enemies generally VIII only Keep
on few weeks longer, they Will enable MIN 10 carry
every district of our State delegates 10 the next Ma
tional Convention We say thit deliberately, ana WIN
tbe profoundest conviction that these attacks upon
Senator Fenton prompted by envy ana malice, iol
nothing In his past life be cited as evidence that ne
conld or woud be guilty OF such superatve folly ana
madness Il Il not quite time that such attacks as this
made by The Times Gov Fenton should cease hhNe
we had enough Of elimination ana recrimnauoh OF
Earring discords and rival anbltionsf