New-York tribune., 1871-09-02
A CARD FROM MR.. CORNELL.
TO the Editor Of TAs Tribune.

~ ,h. Hditor Of TAs Tribune.
Gu. T1p TppuNr of this morning in an
elaborate leading editorial severely crtoises letter
which recently had occasion to address to Mr. HOteA
KISS In answer 70 IN " sao h
49, .aIso.. ,,hIoh Tup TpIpuNE 40 freouenty claims,
inc iannose "n0n . I'M that uonr roaders might
pndsrstand both aides Of the question: should be
.. A. uor havo tarad IN do .o 7 nust ask your per-
mission to reply In your own columns.
You honor unduly by saying that MT Corneh Is
hnsen oet.er tpianaton ~ ~ ,o ,a1. g. vonng man
festo You then charge me WIN DeinR
iroin 'no .h., no. anno,n,sd 70 the best.
pavpg q, Federal office in this city, which service
be had rendered to the country or the party would
account for" 1t was true that was appointed W
dent Grant to an important Office butas never directly
ndree1y soght % ought not to be Blamed
fact after more than one ysss EAR s, ssrSs TSss
tne Pfesdea say tnt nv w. Tressurer ia evidence that
he did not resad my M m ia des,pned
- your 10 the feecn Of Senator Conkns is
S unfair The Gy Of hns mot
1 the @snf sds % and saaen Tsls i
requires members and Senators to elect United staos
encs c the reorganization could exert n eestins Mr. COnk
lnss successor Your claim that the reorganlzatGn rs
editorial Of the 25th inst. that 1t was
the saey d.
Oisat,on was ordered because the existing
u es Is s. aua with
etous Sen names which were voted up
Ssr n s pocy was dictated by the ammany Chiefs
In Consultation at Saratoga prior 70 Conven
o1 a the party could not expect to
succeed as long its cOunses were controlled by men
maDy When pressed to call hnmes, declared that
smith while Police s Sashs to a aSs
graceful MANIPULATION of the City General Committee by
half Of that Committee refused unite in calling pims
ries to elect . Committee In 1871. and called Upon
This reouest was SUPPORTED by the petition good
and true Republicans. This rdanrm in spite OF THE
The primaries for eectng the General Committee M OF
1871 (which The TRIBUNE insists upon eahg m oe
erI Committee OF 1870 that portion when naa ~ Wen
obeyed the dstaons OF i; augng as R
only Tammany adherents On the l1tn OF December,
Of the delegates S held Gf nG o bs
1871 This presided over by MT j. Soils Rt-
terband the 10000 counsel to the Tax Commissoners
and committee Of five was appointed to report names
3 omoers; aney Tepor & vca Psas,dent Sinclair Tousey
&C, &c: rn 80, ,.o, ~ fro. n o,tr,uts ,un,onsr
A. LIE tS hs oo S be % state Sommttee Il may
NOT be 70 consider What mSnves . nclsr
Tousey as Vice President Of this Tammany Committee:
II s can sscerain who dictated the selection, It will
not apprehend be diffeuIt TO establish what the
| motives were OF whom the Committee composed
which reported the namesi J. Benjamin F. Manlerre,
Police Commissioner by appointment Of Oakley Hall q
James Galway, Fire Commissioner by the grace OF Mayor
Hall. 5. Rufus +. Andrews, Tamnany referee and
avOrte of Peter B. sweeny Daniel D. Conoyer, con
| 1dential friend OF Henry Smith GO. .: Thomas r..
Stewart. Tammany candidate Tor Congress IN
1896. Can 1t be doubted that any report made
by such committee would be entirely satlS, sn,
factory to the eminent firm OF Tweed q COL
What the object to be attanedt 1t was wen known
that the State Committee was to meet the next weeH 70
take action upon the general demand or
How could they best prevent TINS RESULT Getaay not
without some restoration OF P0iuoal ehraeSer AZ ts
end the hon3red name Oh hofa9 &C. TIesy ss man
upon NOT that tDey supposeu MI uioe,y @ n,id
to 90 ther oet Ie a w6oh e was the
head. This position they took kno"ing iui "o tnai
their strength In the oonmlttee coa o1h'iU, h
| Its action as was aIerWaru ueinons'la.ou , "
the vote rejecting Mr.. Greeeys resolution W accept
the reorganization. When the integrity OF Tammany5
accounts was questioned, the Endorsement Of Moses
Taylor Marshall o. ROberts, and John Jacob Astor. was
frauduenty obtained give respecabity TO Connolly
3d. while Tanmany had uDquestioned control OF the Re-
publican machinery, the name 81 Horace Greeley was
used by them 10 deceive ana my tne @ VI
the interior Because tne stase Eohtee s no. De
frightened out OF DONG us 9uty uy s tansPie CIV
trick The TRIBUNE charges WIN & lSTssc9s s Isss sns
esteemed rI1enus OF dof. fenton anu Ahh ahnGHh'
In what was the persecuuohl SiPy ~ o,heiins .r
reorganization, which was placed aDsoey IA tne hanaS
OF Nj Greeley ana hs lhtinlae personal anu pohtca