New-York tribune., 1872-03-27
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,,,,,,,croN March 96.-The CustOm-house. |,
,..,,v.,Inv Committee kept Gen Pa'merA wao haa |
spen summoned with orders Sproduce the memorandum
Of A conversation between himself and Col eo'or Mui
ohv IN August 1870 on the wness-stand until O'CLOCK
this evening Mr.. Boyard first ordered him to produces
TIE paper referred to, and it was read as follows
APPRAISERS OFFICE, NEw YORK, Aug ~ lso Oa
1earsiay afternoon Aug lS 1870, Con T. H. Jones tosc
master OF this city, called on me- ano am NJ & opesi
stated that ThOs. Murphy Collector Sl 10 "l'i o
That he iurphyl had becn informed lIa a,;,i an ~.
pcyed in my department mad made spcSc pd ~ 1, IL pIon
cal meeting the night before which ulSpeaseu M l
Gridey whereupon Gridcy thrt atened that no wonH
have him turned out of my office he dld uot wOrk VIII
hm that the collector was nNious that the man ou
NOT 6e turnod out and waited inc 20 ca ana SIC uin az
socoek on that day Tae business soS Ei to rIr Murphy
arriving that had expected TO ecN at clOcB pueS
sS and Would @ SB Sae SSe HS1 @orG H ihs al @ ne would
se me at any time after o'clock the mornluS lIed
soon after II O'clock on Friday TODAY met Mr m@f
ply, and he conducted me into me Ass % ~ Tegsrd to
the ordering Of goods 20 the pubic nt rcanosted
was called awaS by and zee Im before leaving the Gus
tomhonse which did found him eoSeied W 'S 49, uA
xate oalee with Gen. Hazen and MI Ter~lASer Ihesc
srntemcn Immediately departed, and Was leit a'one
We eon,mopced the conversation by saying that at q
meeting i'm certain district this city employed
In nv Office made a speech OF having the roll OF
Mr.. John V Gridley who had threatened to have the
man of office II he dld not work WE mn @
e,r,Jleyl: that nc Ghe COLLECTOR had mon 70 60 ana
draw Grdley out aud that Grdley stat led in the LIN
coin Club that Gen Grant was oa,7,c SouIaivd T"at
Tho Collector then said that "GrlIley ~uot ot
be crushed out" he was nh enemy o,
a Grant and ts young man Sa nSs Graot =" to on il
aud be anxious to have him Ietanedl. ol1 mn ~
he vould give me the name of the young man, would
call hun to me- and say that he neca not rear
losing had his ,aEen c' G% %e SSPSupon hanoca
paper with the name OF James CorFlsan Willten
- sHa ba NUaa
teu told him that James C0rrigan had beel with me
that morning, TO say that MI Murphys trends were
siifoe rather than 80 back on bis old n ends hat
t was ms own s,or1 @ od Sna pcd@ yi that as
b,ng MI Corrigan was a GOOD workman ana Il Roo1
Mr.. MarpSy then said that Cen Grant was studying
Tho roics OF the state OF NcwYOrk with great care
and no one could appreciate the interest which he Geu
tiraut) took in State and City pohtes He Mr'
Nnrphy, had told Gen Grant tat the Federal once
holders here ought 20 work together and compel all Jc
snbnrdnaes line OF policy, aud that was in sup
,,ubican party; Tat lie Nir. Murphy, Gen. Jones,
Gen. sharpe. GEN. tieasqnton M Cornell ana ana
,boud 90 10 the state Convention from the different
dsricte lie had told tho boys" in the different dls
scs or the purpose OF harmony thst there should oe
sent mcu Of wealth, who would DE willing TO pas slOJ or
ferred and that We. the heads OF departments should
decide should be the cnndidaet for state &
pmp,oyes In all the different 0icCs supporting lDVse
eanddaes said IN re5y, thlt rnonghS %oa GC %
oiS. IN inc 9ssocations in the different districts who
snonid 90 nom them TO the state Coiyenton, and still
1,or drbrata 10 attempt to control the judgments Of
nen emplOy the different departments as to the
SSsitac 70 do i chat cen Grant the head Of the
Republican party, ara should DC attnoiIy On iniI inoisI
and desired to ;uLpSFts &C Cen nj n Grant ira %oron and ID
tina, regard doabted the wisdom of this course that
had aDo[ine ence my apGntmcntto TO support the
auties on Imports thereby increasing the aEOnDt OF
ooney Which into the Treasury by millions OF DOL
sirSI,gthe ming the hands OF the Admins stration.
Grant tngt The candidate for Governor STATE
should DC known as one OF hls SuppoTleIS re Gen.
Sranr had sad that in case OF disagreement between
fe two senators Of the S;atc as TO who should pc the
candidate the question should be referred to cen Grant
himself. and he be allowed 70 name me tAGllatt Eho
should nominated by acc hnailOh III tc Ccn' cLtlOn:
Gen Grant telt yely srSt ihteest IN thls, Id ZONE OF
is him NJ Murphy then named 40 the prominent man
IN 10 Cen Grant Mr. Marshall o. Roberts. OF The
otIer candidates mentioned he sad mono would do
While talking upon this subject Mr.. Terwlliger came
INTO after listening short ne snd N
an uneasy manner, that he thought MI Horace Greeley
Woud be good candidate. Tue Collector. however, dd
concur in this opinion Duitng the conversation !
sid ws fearful that tais mpre ssion had oItaino1 In
The Western part o TIC ate, by reason Of change
ef Posua5ter al Dunkrk, lately mad. ie said he
all about hat that The tah Wds mad ll nls presence
Tue change made the representa- ions o1 Dr. Van
Acrnam that while he member Of Congress he
alced President Johnson 70 appoint M Patterson aud,
if beng LIS appOiut4ent desired to have Mr. Pat
,orsou removed and Mr.. hyde PIT in his place. said
that Dr. Van A~llam WAC simply u hcad o.
buregu in Washington, and could hardly see
the pr0prty or MS cOunsclng IN feSn!u u
tho dslt4ct pOhtIcs, against the memLcr OF
Congress; to which lr. MWp ply replied VS. very
rough. As beating OF NJ. Sessions ia ,he XXXIId
senaura Ds-uct Tor the State Senate, Cnierou with
him regard 20 mis- natter and eIp.ucd ideas in
finally tIat Pres don't Grant the representative ana
head OF Tie r. RePubcau party, and al good pubicaEs
ent ana any who did not 90 10 should Crushed
out, and thai il wac ou duJ as oiceho ders to sup
~ .f f
State and desired TIE unannols support OF .Ae = pub
IL a c5uversation On tie following DAY. Saturday.
Aug 20 in tie presence ot iT To"n!ey, NJ. 1iOlpUy
gard 10 Mr.. COIgir tie opener and pHcke ana dOOdt
Grlloy threatening 80 have Linn discharged in case hc
did not do a. he (C.ldleJ) desired,
Attached 10 tiis document Is an affidavit by Townoy
that the above Is the original memorandum OF the
versatOn dctatei BY Cen Palmer except the words,
"That be had told Cen. Ciaut about 1t, anu he wao
ANXIOUS 10 have him retained"
Gen Palmer then testified that he had added the WOT1s
that he had told Gen. Crane about il, and be vas
anxious 10 have him rctrine6," since 10 was On the
stand in Ncw-YoTk Ho had not read the paper after it
vas written until he found il sircc hls testimony
gwen aud tlen he aud ToWney in looking over, dis
covered the omission. Mr. HOwo crOss-q questioned
Palmer very closely in regard to tins inter
nncation, apparently with the purpose Of
making il appear that it lad been dishonesty
sddod hut Palmer answered his questions his point
promptly and in apparently satisfactory manner lie
remembered this paFt OF the conversation detucty aud
Itp..- b.r,G having spoken OF IL The presence Of
Tuwniey and Col. Bdrt. Lr. Howe also attempted TO
prove out o the witness oou. that there was no evil
dence the pa t" the President dict0ted in regard
80 EewYork politics, OF ntcrircdn any in the local
affairs OF the STATE and for this purpose, the
paper to very rigid analysis. But the paper wds 30
plain It's language that tins difficult task at
tended with Ii,uc Palmer syc very in
torcsilng testimony Jol,,d e. tho ~ lo. c1 show
fng how IL possible, and probable, tnat The
bs,-pates which they imported, having been made o.