The New York herald., 1871-03-03
THE SAME OLD THING.
The Union Republican General Committee Hurl-
ing Back the Charges Of the Enemy
The towards in thu Camp Who Want to
Compromise = Indignant Patriots
Who Know Their Own Virtue.

The Union Republican General Committee met
last evening at the headquarters, Twen.y-second
street and Broadway, Sinclair Tousey presiding.
After the reading Of the minutes OF tue previous
meeting Mr.. DAYTON objected TO statement therein,
that would imply the unanimous adoption OF the ad
dress presented ut that meeting, and denied that he,
for one, had voted aalrmauveiy.
Mr CoSoyER informed Mr. Dayton empha,ically
that he tMr. Daytonl aid not vote In the negative
when the motion was gut, whereupon Mr.. Dayton
rose and affirmed positively that
HE VOTE IN THE NEGATIVE
Mr. MANIERRE, also, had say against Mr. Dayton,
and on the chairman putting The question TO the
disputed point, Dir. Dayton was beaten by an up
roarious ''aye.n
Then General CocuRANE chairman OF q commit
tee appointed TO prepare reply TO the charges made
by the State Central Commit tee against the organi-
zation, and in consequence CT which charges the
subcommittee OF the State Central Committee had
recommended the
DISSOLUTION or THE UNION REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE,
read lengthy reply, taking up each Of the three
first districts and proving that the allegations made
concerning these districts were utterly untounded,
and inIerrng, therefore, mat all the other charges
were equally devoid oil truth. Tne reply took III .he
entire dispute at present raging between the two
sides OF the party, ana in strong and vigorous terms
upheld the purity OF the organization aho developed
the malicious designs OF The ''maconents,n wno, 1T
was alleged, We're in conspiracy with the state
Central committee.
AT The conclusion OF the address j. S. RITTER
BAND moved adoption and'tnat a copy thereof be
sent to each member OF Inc State Central Committee.
SINCLAIR TousEY then left the char and opposed
the motion. week from now tue State central
Committee was 10 meet IN tn's CITY, anu then they
WOULD SHOW THEIR HANDS
more plainly, and this committee could be better
enabled 10 act with precision. He di6 not wish to
accuse tae subcommittee of the State Central Com
mttee with anyhng that coula not he substan-
tiated, anu whatever was TO be said could be better
sand after the meeting OF The state Central Commit
Mr. BROWN, OF the Twelfth district, thought that
part OF the address was Too harsh in It's language
III his opinion The word
"EoTTENNEss"
was little too severe for brother republican. and
he would prefer seeing that sort OF thing reserved
| Tor the common enemy.
MIR. Il TrERBANp then consented TO Withdraw that
part of his resolution which referred TO the printing
and sending oi the reply TO the members OF the State
Centrai COMMITTEE but moved tnat me address be
auopteu.
General CoCRRANE again urged that the motion
be carried III It's original FORM There were charges
made against the organizations; The reply was sim
ply The refutatlon oi them, ana he would never
THE PURITY or THE COMMITTEE,
against which, at that moment, there were serious
charges going the rounds. He would hurl back
these charges and let The people OF this State know
that this organization was magned and abused.
Mr DAYTON beneYed that the state Central Com
mlttee had no power AT al! TO interfere with this
committee, which was the legitimate descendant Of
the republican committees tlat had gone before.
he thought that N was altogether inconsistent
with the dignity Of the committee to reply to the
IgCS III iCIiil. llt stOuu pursue
the work that belonged TO II ~ virtue OF ts organ
i1ation, and
NOT HEED THE "MALcoNrENTs."
He was not IN lay0r of the sarcasuls which were
contained in the address. Ii their duty
to put down the democratic aScendancy IN this
Stale and the committee would be better employ ed
III doing that tnan in listening 70 the elegant
phraseology OF sucn addresses as had been read.
Colonel FAIRdAN thought that whoever, when
accused OF serious crimes, stood upoH The platform
Of his dignity, stood upon
A VERY NARROW PLATFORM
iDreuOne conclusion
was TO be broken up IN this city IN consequence OF
III the sixth Congressional district taere was
address drawn up ana signed by republicans in
favor or tnat doube-dyed import I'd or transported
Individual, Congressman COX, and this To defeat
Horace Greeley. lie was IN favor or senaing the
reply 80 the state Central Committee.
| Mr. COSovER also spoke III Iayor Of the motion,
\ and was followed by Mr. SINCLAIR ToUsBY, who be-
leyed tnat the reply would reach the State central
Committee informally, ana Tile sending vi IL 10 them
/ formally was
THROWING DOWN THE GAUGE
OF battle. General IoRRESTER opposed the notion
as the reply was merely report OF progress. Dir.
CoNoyEE again urged the motion, and. on the call
Tor the yeas and mass there were ~ yeas to 4! nays,
tue InoI.oa being. therefore, carried.
Mr.. DAYTON then moved a resolution, which was
adopted censurlng the republicans IN the Legisla-
ture who had voted for the bill giving extraordi-
nary powers TO
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ana characterlzing The bill as fraud and the re-
pubcans " no voted for 1t as recreants.
Alter a resolution was passed calling upon the
district associations TO invite republicans to men,
hershlp In their respective organizations the
suing year, the Committee adjourned.