The New York herald., 1875-10-31

and that dscord exists in the place OF that good faith
and harmony which are essential TO successful results
lnasmuch as l cannot support the undemocrauc
policy OF the Tammany Hall organization ana because
believe that By remaining on the General Committee
would be sacrificing my manhood and seli-respect
hereby resign my position as member OF the General
Committee Of the Twentieth district Yours respect
fully, PATRICK ANTHONY,
No. 137 East Fiftch street.
The meeting then adjourned
INSTRUCTIVE CORRESPONDENCE.
MIR. PEcKHAM's cHANGRABIE OPINION OF RE
CoRDER HACKETT.
Recorder Hackett received letter on Friday from
number prominent citizens who desirous Of max
ing public his TO the charges contained in the
anonymous pamphlet used against him by Tammany.
This is their letter.
NEW YORK, Oct 30, 1875
To the Hon. JOHN X. HAoKETr:-
DEAR SIR-An anonymous pamphlet OF some forty
pages evidently printed and circulated great
pense, contains numerous charges against you These
more particularly against your action as Supervisor,
Assistant Corporation Counsel and Sinking Fund Com
missioner and they reach back six and eight years.
We, and all others who know you, do not need any
panation Of the charges Yet there may be many who
might believe the slanders, because they not spe
ciay refuted.
We shall bo happy to become the medium Of convey
ing the public any you may lit to make.
Very sincerely your friends and servants,
Henry Wilder Allen, J. Schuyler Crosby George II.
Palmer James G. Grswold, Francis Sklddy, Henry A.
Smythe, H. A. johnson, Bredish Johnson, Edingham
Townsend, William Turnbull, James A. Dunbar.
To the foregoing the Recorder replies in the follow
ing words
GESrIEMRs-As you remark the pamphlet in ques,,
is anonymous 1t is issued within three days Of
the election. Thirty years ago, when fellow student
with the Hon. Francis Kernan at Utica in the
law Office Of the late Joshua A. Spencer
and in the days of Marcy Wright Dix
&c, &c, / learned of my legal and political preceptors
that public man, and especially upon tho Of an
election, wasted his time in answering anonymous at
tacks am much obliged to you for your offer, but
/ wi or he observation
bv my constituents Of judicial record which extends
over nearly ten years end during somewhat stormy re-
lations the hand with men and manners, and
the other Official intercourse with tens Of thousands
Of witnesses, jurymen, complanants and defendants,
policemen, and citizen spectators in general These
would also be my answer TO the speeches and in
nucndoes of disappointed angered practtlonerSn the
court over which have long presided. With great
respect, your obliged friend and obedient servant,
JOHN X. HACKETT.
THE swEEsY INDICTMENT.
In this connection additional interesting
spondence is also made public for the first time. Tho
quashing Of the Sweeny Indictment 1t will be
bercd has been made OF against Recorder Hackett
in the present political struggle In quashing the
dictnent which bad been drawn up by Mr. Wheeler II.
Peckham and Henry G. Allen, then assistant
in the District Attorneys office, tho Re
corder referred en- passant, in his decision
to what he termed "sovcnly pleading" This remark
rather angercd Mr. Peckham, and lie day
the Times letter to which Recorder Hackett drew up
but did forward then response which will be found
below. This Is the letter dated December 1872 That
letter and the following it will explain what
then done BY Recorder Hackott-
NEW YORK, Dec 1872
Ny DEAR Mr.. PEcKHAM-My course in life has ever
been 20 endeavor to myself Alright with any person
whom respected, and who seemingly had misn-
terprcted me | read with surprise your letter in
you should for a moment have entertained
the thought that / could Intentionally put
your feeling toward me now or hereafter permit me
most sincerely to say that for you, gentleman,
entertain the highest respect and hold IN equal estima
your professional learning and Character and you
should believe that nothing was further from my
thought feeling in pennng my opinion 70 convey
one word OF reproach to censure upon you your
professional conduct in the Of the Indictment
Accept my regret for any annoyance have
intentionally caused you Respectfully and very truly
wnEELER H. PEckH1x, Esq, No. Is Wan street
NEW YORK, Feb, 4, 1879
WHEELER r. PECKHAM, Esq -
Ny DEAR SIR-The preceding communication was
drafted by upon the night o the day upon which
letter appeared in print and would have been copied
signed and sent TO your address the following morn
ing but that upon reflection withheld IL, as | be.
Meved that you being offended al term employed in
my opnonl should have been kind enough to have
honored me with call and learned II l intended TO put
any slight upon you and not without such understand
ing haye attacked me in anevspaper. Mr. McKeon in
formed mo this morning that you Intellectually sought
me on the day following tho plipg q my opinion to
y learn my meaning i can but oIer the expression oi
my regret that we had not chanced to meet for them
perhaps, unknd thought would have been enter
\ JOHN K HACKETT.
In response, Mr. Peckham forwarded the following
letter next day
NEW YORK. 70 WEST FIFTY RrSTH srnEET,
Feb. 6, 1874
/ Hon JoHy X HAcKETT:-
My DEAR SIR was very much gratihed yesterday
afternoon the receipt Of your note OF that date Mr.
Mex correct in saying that had sought 10 lnd
you the day opinion appeared and Dut Tor quite
severe indsposon, should have called at your house
that evening | take pleasure in meeting your OK
PLANTATION in the kind, frank and generous
\ spirit in which II is offered. Giving your
4 opinion the Interpretation which did,
Y own that 1t not only panied but annoyed me Your
uniform kindness and courtesy had made me totally
unprepared to expect from you anything but con.
tinuance of the same feeling and demcanor very
clad To acknowledge my error Of Interpretation and 10
Thank you most cordially for the honorable magma
nhnous course you have adopted to me | have Tho
honor TO subscribe myself very respectfully anu truly
your friend WHEELER II. PECKHAM.
This note is dated two months after tho time Mr.
pcckham now says he discovered that the Recorder had
falsncd nolle pToseqlR
DOWN WITH JOHN KELLY.
The democratic citizens OF the Filh Senatorial dis
trict who oppose tho one man power Of Tammany
Hall held meeting last night in jackson Hail. The
\ speakers Rufus r. Andrews, Hon. Samuel d.
Garvn, ex-District Attorney; William r. Howe and
\ Hon. Robert B. Roosevelt The last named speaker
made earnest address, which he appealed TO work
ingmen not to sacrifice their principles for few days
Y cmployment-not to get down upon their knees ana
say "Oh. good lord Kelly, be mercful to me- snner"
The speaker then read a letter from John MOrrsscy,
MT 4lw 40 At.