The New York herald., 1874-10-01

Dy attorneys received sI2, 900 a year From real
estate business not over 81 900 on the average
For conveying state convtcrs | received nothing,
the who- amount paid by rhe State being received
Dy the deputies performing the service 1 eoo ms
shows that II it were not ior the county bIlls he
could hardly pay the running expenses OF his
once, while having 70 bear the immense RESPONSE.
bhiy thrown upon him 10y law.
You Gx the amount received by me, during both my
ane that Of this haSe 'wronisfuiiy OBJ
'aiAei esSif -
eaying..... s67 81
or less thaa $4,000 Il year as my sole compensa-
tloh Tor tue enormous responsibilities 1 had TO
incur as Sheriff Let me ask, what business man
would incur liability OF So. 3.5o0.ooo, large part Of
continues. ana which, Tor three years after my
nrst term and seven years after my second
ottlce and clerks Tor The puDnc accom-.
modat'on, at an expense OF ut least
TO The leading facts contained In your charges.
Iney show them to be utterly uniounded. and
render IL unnecessary that should aIude TO the
other minor matters contained In ,our letter to
ali Of which. however here interpose an absO-
intended Tor you, but ior the public IL is neces-
sary that should make 1t as briet Us uossbe, and
~ IT., mas as ALREADY ontgrown my original intention,
was compelled 10 answer them in detail.
rHE Personal ASSAULTS.
cannot close, however, Without auding to th6
personal assaults you have made upon me. ta
whch | nave not previously referred. II, when
you say that was "born oi a low beginning you
mean that my Iather was poor man, you
right Tor about the only time in your lengthy
epist,e. l have never denied IS, and am not
ashamed OF IT. If you desire to lnsnuate that
my parents although poor, were not
not true. in this connection might ask whether
II ls not the case that you yourself were not
born in afiluence, bur, IN connection VITA your
father followed IN your youth the trade OF a sugar
baker. as did chat of a mason and crate setter,
the only difference between us, asI understand
your history, being that built myself up without
the aid OF my parents, NY father having died in
my my INFANCY, Born IA me city OF New YORK, nave
n v.fw n fnnE
period nave peen elected by my ienow-cltlzens.
once as alderman twice AS memoer OF Congress,
ana twice As sheriff In these positions have
come IN contact with very large number OF peo-
pie, and am very generally known through
a ru.nfuliy say that in 'e any aIs Single p'e par
tlcular, either as puolic officer or as private
OF the strctest integrity would not have approved.
1t Is not my habit or desire 10 speak OF myself,
my endeavor TO defend my character IRON the
base and antruthiul insinua:ions that you have
VIII state that solemnly believe that have lved
hle botn as q public oihcer and as private
hoaoraoly remembered When yours viii
have been forgotten. or be recalled only
by the wicked iolleS aud wrongs which
you have been guilty a public officer.
NO QUARREL WITH THE MAYOR
Tor reasons which YOU forth. This Is incorrect
have mad no quarrel With yon, and have Still none
My proceedings against the Police Commissioners
lated the purity OF the elective franchise, and my
views In regard TO them have been sustained by
the Supreme Court and by the Governor. | never
claimed tnat l or MIR. Morrissey should have
tue absolute right to name one-hait the
inspectors or po clerks. / considered and
now consider tnat the organization known
as rammany Hail. being the Official representative
OF the democratic organization OF the state was
entitled TO name the inspectors and poll clerks ie-
CURED n.y. law 10 be appointed on behalf OF that
as or e a rg the regular e, m % or
same "a right winch was conceded to them by
your trends, Cnarllck anu Gardner. You lay
of
Are you aware that the removal OF SherA
. aan was but r,ano slnge eas OF the crimes
twhom Tor some extraordinary reason you seem
10 consider identical with YOURSELF, have com
ment, that, sheridan was everything you
represent. how Is It abous the removal
Jury have Indicted these same Commissonersy :
How did 1t nappen that all those removals were Ut
was 1t that they We're all removed in u single
Assembly district, when, too. the contest was
the night previous to the election, too late Joi
their places to be supplied py their party
tnose na VINO was wsre nut % in tuey
not only men IN political opposition TO Tammany Z
Hall put men OF bad character who, wns i.1a,ns
box, Tor which number OF then, nave since been
indicted. TINS not simpl: assertion, but a tact
which you can ascertain by referring to the proper
records. ana which, in my opinion, efectually dls-
poses OF your claim thar tue removal OF sheridan
was mere error In Judgment on the part oi Char
lick and Gardner, and was the only offence oi
which they had been guilty 1fear that in the copies
you wrote at school reierred TO III your letter.,
the one, "Evll communications corrupt good ma n-
ners.' was omitted, or you would have studously
saved little OF your reputation. You state that
with your strong conviction That the Police Com.
missioners were the victims OF the most iniquitous
persecution Tor selfish aud political objects. you
could not have respected yourself II you had no,
DO respect yourself Tor 70 soar conduct IN thus par
suar because aus you are probably yer the only
Ss'sa q tue sate aS wSo snSuar to say IS the
only individual In any way connected win the
yourself Sl whom you nave not some thing derora
tory TO say, does not entertain the same respect
sna you have Sr In
sentiment when Ae speaks OF this conduct, upon
which you nov pnme yourself as .one 81 tnoss nose
more than once surprised your Fellow citizens,n
and remarks thar your desire ITO sustain your as.
GOctate I'm which he evidently refers TO tnat gentle
man 30 eminent for his integrity and purity OF
character. Mr.. Oliver CharllcKl had led YOU into
and dIrectness Of purpose | think, however,
tnat II the Governor haa read yonr last letter 20
dlrectness or purpose. In regard to your asser
tion as to the source OF these charges, the Gov.
amoug those presslng your removal most urgently
were many by whom your election was most
were most ardent supporters OF your administra-
tion." He sums up, as conclusion. that oy
10 consider the bs
qualities Of Solomon and George Washington, 1.-The
good name Of the city mas oeen tarnisned and the
dignity OF the office Of Chlef Magistrate compro.
msed." SO lar from acquttting you. the Cover.
nor expressly states that your offences have been
such us to warrant your removal. and, as II were,
simply suspended sentence upon you IN considera-
tion OF your age and the brief period you mad to
serve-a conciusion wnich tue largest mum Der oi
the people OF this city think he has very grievousy
erred and that he has been disincliued 10 fuih
the strict letter OF his duty on account perhaps,
oil his being himself candidate at the coming
election.
MORRIssEY. CROKER AND CONNOLLY.
You say pretty severe things IN your letter about
Mr.. MOrrissey and Mr.. Croker butN neither OF them
have ever been publicly ccnsured in this manner.
Another charge upon walch you lay great stress Is
my intimacy with Richard B. Connolly, anu espe.
clally as to my efforts to have hlm elected Comp.
trolier. This Is another example OF your "eccen-
tricity," or, might better say, OF your rerverse
and wiliul intention 10 misstate ACTS. You Know
perfectly wen that Richard b. connolly was always