New-York tribune., 1871-09-11

FRIRuNR your letter dated SEPT I. addressed to me-
embrace the rst opportunity after my return o reply
Although Won devote four columns OF THE TRIBUNE
ION two oCcasiOns to unfair criticism OF my Ieter
did not use and making unwarranted differences from
fragmentary quotations. have studfously avoide9
aid saw l. this not htlo singular, inasmuCh ss most
nf the leading Republican papers OF the state nave
thought IT of sufficient consequence 10 pnoSn anu i
general, that have made no statement when u,u NJ,
quite ~ good an opportunity Of knowing the facts as
you possess. do not nOte believe TO be true. . ,,,
cans Of tho state desire to form intelligent opinion
may best be discussed by considering the rgnt "r e
reorganization Upon this question you are Of late par
tcularly eloquent in condemnation OF the H' Whv Gid
mittPc denying its right to take such actloh WY
you not take this position before the COmmiItee agtu
You. Mr. Greeley said O the late GenerI Nont. ~; ~
assuming it's Craftsmanship the 5th OF january ias'
these words: ,,. ,,..... ,S.
frankly a, for shall II no case S,Sos ,ss nt '
should direct this Committee be disb'Od or spsnden p
Ss s d.n SaI 'SifI sui an i o0 o no" SSl
In ordering the reorganization we placed the WoIk
Orion one Of vour most intimate personal and pocal
friends. Could the state Committee have given more
monyi Not only in the official action Of the state
Committee but IN the repeated personal onS manv
other members Of the Committee. you had the most most
abundant evidence of the good Viii OF @ rno rnow NJ
Greeley as every Intelligent man knows tha you ,"te
placed the head Of the late General a o rS 5s
to avoid the dreaded reorganization .. -,
When in to the very general demand N @ for re-
the 2Oth of December. the Tanmany oinclas became
eGmmec Three SSu days @ before the state Committee
were TO meet a caucus Of newly-eeccd delegates was
held which was presided over by Mr. Iatter6and,
$4,000 Tammany official. and a fulhooded Tam
many COmmittee-conssting Of Police Commissioner
Manierre. Pire Commissioner Galway, Daniel d. Como
vcr Rufus F. Andrews, and Thomas E. Stewart
was appointed to report names names for officers ,,o Of
Greeley, as I know, and every man familiar
with New York politics knows, that this com
NJ. Tweed and his friend wanted done They reported
and the approved the names Of Horace Greeley
This done simply and only to prevent reOrganiza
ton and regarded as huge joke by their friends
They argued hat the State Committee would not nave
courage 10 ord"r the reorganization OF committee OF
taken. The state Committee, for abundant cause the
suhrency of which man knows better than yourself
did order the reorganization; and vO MIR. Greeley
had acted under the appointment OF the state commit
tee respectable Republican in the State Of Newfork
On you, Mr. Greeley, rests the responsibility o1 the
present situation, by declining TO serve in the WORK of
WHY did you declinei Not because you Ques-
toned the authority Of the State Committee nor
prevent the reorganization In your letter OF decna
tion you said to the state Committee 1T gives me
part assigned me by the state Committee in the work Of
reorganization Of the party In this city Had ltte Tor
ing power at Washington, think this might have been
different Thus refused to join IN the good work OF
control Of the Tammany cOnspirators because the ap
pointing power at Washington did not SUIT you. III,
Your complaint that the State Committee has called
IAN unusually late state COnvcnton." Is wholly un-
founded. The Convention is called for the last Wedncs
dav in september. which Is the same day on which 1t
held 1879 lG7. and Is Just week later than
between the GubernatOral and the Presidential eec-
tons the wear is. Thus instead Of dn uus"
diy COnrCniOH," is he at the usual time
established by the prcccdents Of the past years.
Mr.. Greeley! much has been said about dsseBsOns
and controversies between Republicans Remember
that this controversy is Of seeking wrote
civil letter leading Republican, in answer 10 in
uuiricS which had been made Of me Chairman Of the
state Committee. Others thought II desirable that 1t
should he published. In il ssSaied no one nor spoke
unkind word of any Republican. THE TRIBUNE at
tackled 10y name, called mo caumnlatOr, and
charged me with unworthy motives. Not content with
This. signature address me OthclllY
hy IN InE TRIBUNE and boldly accuse me of false
hood and mSrr prc>C utatiOn. In what manner have
mCritCd such violence Last year aDOrcd earnestly
7nt faithfully 10 nominate you for Governor, aD1
that, too in opposition to Gen W0OdfOrd and George
William Curtis, both my esteemed personal friends.
Later warmly supported your nomination and election
to Congress- while you were strenuously opposed by
many OF the very men with whom you are now con-
sorting in the Tanmany Republican Committee. During
all Of the proceedings in regard TO the reorganzaon
treated you with the greatest cOurt In Hot"h-
letter said single word disrespectfu OF
What have said in this communicate has been more
than provoked hy your personal attack upon me.
Respectfully yours, ALOSZo b. CORNELL.