New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-19
7REuAlY ON THE STOOL OF CONFESSION

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TREMAIN ON THE STOOL OF CONFESSION
Mr.. LYMAN Tremain stood up for an hour
or more, last night, before a New-York audi
epce. irving to show how Gen. Dix could
vote for him. He ended with the substantial
admission that Gen. Dix couldn't vote Tor
him at all. He admitted that he made
the speeches we have quoted, and which eX-
actly express those sentiments, which Gen.
Dix declares SO abhorrent to him that to sup
nose he could support their author would be
to minute to him an abandonment of all po-
litical principle! Mr.. Tremain then has adj
mitted
1. That in the Winter of 1SC0-G1 he was
what his friends are now calling pro-
nounced Secessionist
Q. That in the Democratic State Conven-
ton of 1861 he carried these sentiments to
such a length that the Convention refused to
follow him.
3. That in 1SGO-G1 he publicly and solemnly
declared that he would oppose the policy OF
war with the South, now, hereafter, and for
"ever ;"-that he was prepared to take the
responsibility of saying he was resolved to
"resist it there and resist it everywhere"
4. That, in word, he was one of those
whom Gen. Dix denounces yet of whom Gen.
Dix was also one HIMSELF, who believed
peaceable separation was better than war.
Now Mr.. Tremain please to take notice
We have not arraigned you for these express
sions We have never raised that issue. We
have constantly and consistently maintained
that the battle of to-day was to be fought
about the issues of to-day,-not about
the dead and buried ones Of
twelve years ago. What you have
therefore to say of Mr.. Greeley's position,
whether true or false, is wholly irrelevant.
The people are going to elect him for what
he is, believes, does, now mot on any ques-
ton of utterance in 1860. But your friends
have raised this question. The head of your
ticket declares certain views in 1860 absolutely
disabling,-so that to vote for the man who held
them is to abandon all political principle. Very
well we prove that you held them. We prove
that the head of your ticket held them. And
we ask the people to try you by your own
rule. Is that unfairf
You pretend that your Tweddle Hall speech
has been garbled; but you know better, and
you know that your audience knows better.
We have quoted from it fairly and fully; have
shown its true intent and purpose land every
newspaper of those days is the proof of what
we say. We challenge and defy you to pro-
duce one sentence which we garbled ;-one idea
which we attributed to you that is not fairly
presented in the speech.
That The TRIBUNE has at times spoken
well of you is true 1t is not always fighting
present contests on past issues. You and
your leader have chosen that policy, and you
see what you get by it. But we do not mean
to leave you without a present issue also.
You are the candidate of the Custom house -
of Thomas Murphy and Henry Clews. Square
that interesting attitude with this utterance
of yours in April last
"The present Administration has done some things
which have not met my approval, and which have
weakened 1t in the eyes Of the Republican party.
For instance, 1 think that Gen. Grant should not
have made a distinction between two wings OF the
party in the distribution OF patronage. He elected by
the whole party, and it bad policy to make
one wing than OF the other Then again, do think
that he has done all no might have done In endeavorng
TO harmonize conflicting interests. He should not, in
my opinion, have made war with one TO crafty the
other, and thus make q breach that might become
dangerous. / do not think that his appointment Of
such q man as Tom Murphy 10 the CoectOrshp Of
New-York was q very nice exhibition Of states
manship; but after he appointed, and the nyesti
CATION relative 10 the CustOmhouse revealed the
rottenness existing in the management Of its affairs he
certainly ought TO have removed him at once and that
without giving him such public Endorsement as he did
after he was finally removed Had he simply removed
him at once the people would have taken it for granted
that the President was to heed the popular will
which was that the CustOmhOuse should be placed in
new hands and under better control But you what
enet in the peoples minds the President got by re-
moving Murphyhe lost by the letter OF Endorsement he
gave Murphy afterward."
Were your words q written lie then9 Or is
it only that your attitude is q spoken, acted,
aggressive and audacious lie nowf You whine
about the revival of your record, and prattle
of the tales you can unfold elf the dogs are
not called off :" j. e., that is, if the revival of
your sayings to show what preposterous
humbug You are is not stopped. They will
not be called off, Mr.. Tremain Out with
your tales continue your confessions; and
rest assured that, wherever you go throughout
this State, honest men will laugh in your
face when you tell them that you are running
on the Custom-house ticket, in harmonious
accord with the head of it. who says:
of you had been familiar with the course OF my pub
lilo life, and equally with Mr. Greelcys you could
have supposed me capable OF advocating his election TO
the odco Of Proidoat Of tho Untsd statea without