New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-31

| warmed him 20 me Immediately, anil did what couil
tee 1 know OF nothing which prevented him from gly
ing bis testimony that day except the dccacy wh
Committee the chnrges which nc had preferred againrl
you to the Governor before action h1d Deen aaen n
him There farce intended to BIO played on ,hat
occasion assure YOU not 80 con iantIy iunny ~
you are reported TO be. had seen his charges ana J,
was upon those subpcnaci him "a appear, ana When
asled6n for copy IL was not that should read them,
but that might make them par OF he record oto,sos
| beiicge have answered In d"tnl All tie cuHgcs
you riefer against me- maze charges against you.
bu will proceed TO illustrate the matters s WIEN
before the Committee in c9nneeion WIN you, h,
parncnt and let those who read ladge OF YOU rs 'I,y
please. The opinion OF wharf.-the Dstrie ,orIoy % .n
great weight, bat have long since ceased to honor
man IA consequence OF Tue po an IN ' aceordaESc
With what conceive to DO ny -. aeserts:
n Pcckam who, believe the community az large rec
ognzs having been 80 oas as perin,ted the man al,
at an carly period niTG5iedo him Through his conduct
cns ior felony we're found against Tweed and others OF
his assocates AR; Pecsham says nave no no w,
the matter frs. investigated there has never Icen
time that We were not ready To Try 'e b ai , AZ
saw that suppasng should have had Other duties
! thsi would have prevented my doue IT, Now theso
were, in their nc the most extensive tu,c les is
ibcir operations they nave LETT The city in condition
which IL will cdure years or economy 10 iccoNeI 'IVu
what hag you done toward making them eNunp,t oi
pcsterityl out Of twenty-five indictments Tor felony
aud seven for msdcmcanor against tweed, HoILho, !
beg yoIr pardon. IL Messrs. 1ienan ana fsck7am
convicted him once for mscueanor. and ~ II 10 relieve
him tar possible from any applei-n5Oh tll' ~
might haye hst yon intended him further muir, you
asscntcd 10 his bail upon the felony Indictments peing
liked at a'o which pcr,on clnt9ed win pitty Dre@ny
would have deemed light AMI now hat he NJ NJ con
clrdcd to ait company with yon ana Quietly pa {ol
ad.cu. your dignity appears assaicd when committee
appointed by thu Legislature to investigate ta caseh o
crime, request YOU appear before TEEN and explain
But not only IN OF Tweed has the city been put TO
great expense AZ wen az ridicule by your ine!tcieucy
and neglect with The exception Of neIson ana ,.lt
no other Of the Ring mon have been uicd III al
M. pecEhallS efforts, IN having Indictment upon
these people snap ihir fingers ri II yon were ~ no
e1uccfn TO them whatever. But had The Committee On
voar drnlrin9rt 10 be thus to nyts ate whether IL
eas ineici,Hcy corrupion which produced IL ar
yOI. who abused III your oi,'" because
ho could be used there, testified before the
the arrest Of norton another kins conspr4or
who had forfeited bis bail, and Tor whom he had OBJ
tanned bcIc warrant, BY notice rom one OF your as i5
In i nn, ~ OF ~ inf eI Mr. Alien $40, he r.
Thar yOl ddn', say Huch.' Again, Mr. Alien testified
his hjipvcdsc (,ud inform You that i was IRON!
Gltca ans Of yours had promised Norton protection
nom pH,shmcnt II he would rNe l.s best cndeaS0rs to
cic.. ? certain nlcman IN hs di,irc' to IN" STATE
Senate whether you a~ten;cd 10 ~" arrangemcnt I
cannot cay except the suggestive fact, t.lat Nogon de
work FORT political OPPONENT VINO VS. candidate Tor
the Senate AMI ;hai hc had LOT since bee. triei.
Mr. Ale, - i,d i.Jt in the Fdl OF SO. few days
before clcrtio l60 or no iud'clrs were fonnd
against lottery dealer II one d aiid me records IN 'he
Clerks Office show ist Oct go, ls1", ~" inc ~ upon
! which IL effected lie says tha! these indictments
were found through 'ne ius.rrGeniay @: or OF your
a. isl mas, with his expressed intention o. PARTING
-ccwa them before ei'-i!ou, and That he Toui have
/ had 600 o! sOj .Gited y hn On Ai"i ma no' pr
stop cit VIVA! 4Terg ny moan letIe y'n 20
lat term Of Office, NJ TO jnp, - > oiy 10 IN an
were trci prrt, snoH ing, % &c su -. IN regard 80
an1 most Productive o. Grim OF any specie 81
rqmling! AMI HI tio ComlI'tco on Grim 10 highs -
- - II rour riiv By porly rcn, srinc % cXplan
VIZ influence n any, lottery Gc'ris mad "a iniiGcncic
! tvs action oi your "iiir' -. -.
VI, asOnngd By Ihe detection o. S''cr. 81 tor.rry
.hi H., according to yuur opinion, cycricd ~ TIT
s,naily AHaclp, ara SUI ,SS1iul t''i , ~ ,itd'
he ss:sIaic. ~ riu,er:ona dctcryea worked tha
odScd ~ IT, il"i 90 S"'i' 80 ny - - pt,"r
aud i.0bcrt- GlcuG i2o indie ntEs wee found HT.
Alien ,ys he had rseity cls.r c.,9 % a. ans:
| absut wc-< prior 10 the trial - Gleason aud
Roberts toa ihe nr9' aud only one , on "A asi
Of hi5 han 2nd Si.ngi G,,ii',t nm. mn
them put them trial wihont t.s a,sitance-hd rae
iu.y disagreed. ROD RS gp' Co2s?n laie Ice been g,
east Johussn. Gre., Bildeil AMI Brown have been
parqely discharged ard Raymond Wa seat 10 ilhaca
rs Il witness eFoc which time BE- las been nir1'ie the
rity Now was II 10 r,gtH: The dn'T II tne t0MTit!'o
Oh Crime, even IL 10 rr'"h your @ly, tp inquire why
tcc Hcn, og come Of te'n 'rt np br'n h'ci ilis pm
i5hed. ana VII under IL" ,;-eu'csi'nr". va f";"i
ue.rs.,rY tor the FIRST time h"eye N ~ h.aipft 81
DISTRICT htg,ncJ) 80 RAJ" th2''. MS 81 oclil r X ~
scs.?on wai-si 90 "isl'' s"H to perform i!'' doe'
! VIII. tnn city largely pays "Ot i'r!
Thc-a age t illustrations % me m''Hif t''i'"i 10
boi,f, tlr Corn iti 20. not las fgd dis hgTeej
CLERKS" ~ yui N:oa!d have ti" C'ml's bcictr wi'
~ n"l5onI g. iit" htl,hi.t y - ~
Iiai hc Ca.nmti"r l.c"ct t. e. ~ ch.,- , i
he'd no time 10 atiea 20 ,l:na else, ana Wa' forced
10 reject many which. htd act r'i .G q tat "a tn',
fi,rtr lnuii have ret fore ii. s council 90 pro
dare. A. At t.. EgDa.ed' u Grnto pages 40" beer WI
; .c 60. +, ,lre os,d 10 ,ci,ruo,, 90 taer-
r,oa mupcai fus ar2iii oI when %o; ai ezra
e,ppelst:l,n y0u have - D"n e. t!roil u;'uc, -oG'
fasty r~ou<. 10 iI.7l ist before election viii probably
nnfett,,tr ho..cycr :baf iacr eases s1oyi have
been brought on ~ 7'cl t''-e PREGNANT! - '"'' "i Si
ifaye written s letter with feeling OF bitterness
10 ycu XCU have brought u u?n;t y0uiat'i. i1d nave
yourself onl. 20 blame II tue 'tCih IL severe - maize
lc pita iOr yourself at ne close ~ he Co;lit'cc
sess.ons ~ 10 -i. yodtso.f from TIE i!5nt bong
unny taken before ,he Committee" you though an attack
Oh olc might serve your purpose l@i u ,r i.Jt pay
'' Nv =, y ok Dec = c. 80. 1877. ''' N
| MIR. pnrirS's LAST LETTER.
The conclusion Of the correspondence between District
Attorney Phclps and Asscmblyman r. g Canpcl. Chair
man OF tho Committee Cline, il given below in a
| letter frcm Mr. Phelps.
| TIE Iicn. =. G. CAMPBELL. Oic6nop.
DEAR StR: have to ackno|ietgt the receipt of your
note or lasy evening" which would " regarded rs me- a.
the close OF or correspond uc:, save tlaL desire 10 cor
rect hat scela 10 BIZ risaprc"nsion 20 some extent
ON your OF my position with regard 10 yOar Commit
Zee. GGu have alluded 10 personal feeling he Wccn your
counsel and myself influencing me. That j. not The
ease could not possibly regard ti5 matter IS anything
personal with regard To your counsel nave alluded g.
him and bis conduct Only because in his posiou c0un
guidance and cement OF your iu"cst tons
have been entrusted to him. Nor nave declined 10
before yOu because Of any personal rctenent for
any taken with regard 10 myself thnk ought
| not 20 regret anything that goa have dono so far
- 10 has arctcd myself Cr my position In the puDc
cstren have simply declined because Ia View of the
niCd u thai tho ends sought 10 be attained were
her personal than general and the change or reform
sought through abors rather III The officers oi the
Law than in the law itself Your own letter To me goes
far in ud INERT confirm my impression. You al
rll,la In, NAIl lllnI