New-York tribune., 1872-10-15

Tail from Saturday night to Monday morning upon
wholly mistaken grounds, as was wen KnoWn'
and nowhere better than in this village, "nele
7 was born and have lived until eight years
ago and almost in sight of which sun
,cside one person who seems take pleasure in cir
ooin9ce makes another statement equally false in re-
card 20 my acquired wealth. Charges OF TINS chardcte
ticnlaTity Some one interruptng, How about Gov.
Morgan and Central Railroad transactionsr You may
not an recOect but suppose some OF you DO tnat INC
Hon Andrew j. Colvin, state Senator from Albany
County frOiu his place in the Senate in the Winter OF
1861 charged that Gov Morgan made fuy s1Og,VW gt3 3
tho manipulation Cf railroad interests IN the Centh
Railroad consolidation scheme in 1853, WINE ne
1Morgan was Siate Senator from the City OF New
York / nothing Of the truth Of this charge,
1 left my private business and engaged Wnol3
public employment in lS5 as at any time slnoe, b M
this OF $4,000 which. IL is alleged, GOV Morgan
made that single transaction. Nor have been at any
tune worth as much, all told il is reported that my
colleague, SIR Conking, has made during hls RVe wears
Affecting neither favorably adversely the great issues
OF this canvass neither charge nor allege anything
dshOnorabe in the public conduct OF my predecessor T
colleague in the Senate and only express my regret Rat
worth Willie in personal intercourse to indulge in mean
iusinuations and filthy SANDER respecting myself NoW'
10 his public utterances.
SENATOR CONKLNG's COOPER INSTITUTE SPEECH
There have been three four published versions
Of my colleagues Cooper Institute speech OF July 49, but
have in my hand the pamphlet copy ordered to be
printed in Utica where he resides. This and the wash
ngten version Of the speech have served double
and capital they have furnished for all his subse
qucn speeches pass those remarkable letters OF
young Grant, which, although defective In geographcal
and historical illusions, exhibit allke wohGerIm pre-
oOcity in tho author, ond ToRae5sN, SesSaFc Sf Fc9
is said about gifttakng the 9th page nor nepotlsm
the 2Oth simply remark Of the former % tnaI tbaS 5S
was Suacent strip the judicial robes from Lord Chie
Jsce Bacon and TO bring unforgottOn reprOach upon
Sf least one person in official life country
within the present generation hardly need say OF the
latter THAI the practice was stouty resisted and even
condemn BY earlier Presidents and trust IN the
Providence q God, that it will be- Ivy all who follow the
present incumbent 1t is not eredtable 10 the Chief
Magistrate OF the Republic.
sANTo DOMINGO.
In turning over the pages this document come 10
the Senator's defense President in the sano Do
mngo matter. will not stop to inquire whether the
President was warranted in negotiating the treaty
through adde-camp, whether the treaty was in
itself desirable That question primarily for the
trely free and untrammeed AS an independent and
coordinate part of the eaty-makng power IL should
have free exercise its own unettered Judgment
when this freedom is lost you viii agree with me that
the purpose of the senates participation Is null
lfes and ant further deberation upon its part is
barren mOckery. when. therefore, the President re-
sorted TO the extraordinary proceeding OF appearing
at the CAPITOL ana GslsS @ ms persona a1an loT oTt
through Executive sources that the enjoyment Of infu
in the distribution of patronage depended upona
alike obtrusye, degrading, and dangerous. speak
from personal observation and from knowledge OF the
scheme Tel me. my friends, was not the personal ef-
fort and influence employed to secure ratification OF
the treaty equivalent TO putting cOnstraint upon the
Senael SO 1t is that Senator's justly jealous OF any IN
might eve if disposed to favor the treaty we'll resent
this glaTing of aud unwarraned usurpaOn
on the part OF the President IL VIII not sulnce
for my colleague to attempt to paliate tins M I'M
Presidents subsequent withdrawal from the undertak
ing for II will be remembered with what pertlnacy DC
pressed it during the Senate session in the winter ana
Spring OF 1870; how opposing it punished
by the removal OF their friends IRON office, and refusal
aSa o b that the President returacd to the
WOrk IL
sion of Congress Turn TO his annual message Dec o,
mat the acquisition of santo Domingo would
aid us in paying our great NaSna sata deP op be
folly Of rejecting 50 great a prize" But even
parallel in American Presidents, failed
change the mind Of senators whose votes were
either the thing itself the means employed was deslT
able Not however until months tnerssI{e S & sG TlJn IN
opposition fixed and irreyerslDe, came tnat great
change President Of which my colleague speaks
The Concession was pretty late and there who
stll think that the message wherein ne says hand
people," which my colleague grows eloquent
was the result OF theT WIZ, ieauy anu ~ M f
the President fe would no longer do to oppose
attempt tOresist
ATTEMPT TO MsLEAD.
My colleague again returns TO personal dsputation In
which 1t must be confessed he has great versatility and
practice He says "FOr time before the inaugu-
ration OF President Grant, well aferward, one
Senator from NeW-York visited the President assidu
oUsy and claimed to be his special champion; the
other senator did neither OF these things one senator
conspcuously busted himself in the effort to repeal The
wish have repealed the other Senator opposed the
deaI epresenative Of Mr. Stewart in regard to his
entering upon Office Of Secretary OF the treasury the
ocr Senator opposed the whole project Of repeating or
eyading the law, aud 50 told the Preslaent now the
first assertion may be Of himself, ii Is not OF
intended to msead, also what he says OF my
position when the proposition TO repeal the Tenure OI
ONCE made. There is an old Laun phrase when
accepted legal maxim, Faisus III unO, taus IN
omnibus ~ me IutI 70 70 te MI "a $50 he de-
sired the repeal OF this law and the proPosl19n was
made in Senate to that end On the l0th OF March,
in the discussion winch TOOK place. my cYG9aSue sSQ ~
agree that some radical change shOuld DC lhade IN
tins law, either dispensing with II altogetheF' OF o
pensDg with 1t during tAe existence OF ths PieseAV
Administration, or repeating 1t absolutely. -,
wish therefore. 10 be understood by my honoTaDle
friend nom indiana as well as OtheIs that am III IaNor
the early consideration and the thorough cOnsIeI
Of THIS law, as TO remove from he pain OF the
Executive every hndrance such as mas Deeh relered
II is true then that one Senator conspcuously busted
himself I'm the effort to repeal &C., wlle the OlheI ud
not: vet the truth not intended but rather mis-
REPRESENTATION, alike premeditated and unjust. -,
the association and happy 10 Dc KNOWN as the
friend OF Mr. A. T. Stewart il is not true, however that
appeared mis- confidential representative IN regard
10 ~ ruferng nuon the Office of Secretary of the Treas
opposed the whole project Of repeating the laW ana so
told President" am pretty sure he kept slleht
taking note the political coup a. et0tS W1lch ap-
peared in unusual, varied, and startling succession IN
his statement found on the eleventh page OF
his pamphlet 10 contradict him. so here give Mr..
Cenkug Mr. COnRng Several old statutes forbid
importers TO hold such places and upon the Presidents
ate suggestion that the law be so changed as TO allow
Mr. Stewart Secretary OF tie Treasury. When
he effected the subject however the President dd
what no small man cOuAd nave uOe ne saw tle
he say the Senate was as much 10 blame as ne
was ignorant he was, or that he senate, nav
or share Tie responsibility of getting out Of the predle-
ament; but he took the whole blame 10 himself. lie
lid This Is my mistake, Will correct it, 80
But hasten 10 where my colleague seeks 10 Justiy