The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-11

proclaimed thalT adopted tho ytcws 81 she go
cessionsts. and entcrsl into dgy'ish c1 IN
ming" conspiracy with thcm 70 destroy inc
Union TINT brought the " accure"d htmmis-
trniion" into this trnitoroue cnmbi nn,on *,
pressed the opinion that zach State had ryht
u scpnrt" from the Union ~ pIoesurr. md a.
clarcl the Government dret uto of al pow'rN
preserve. itself by comp"ll M ohcd,rn.c To liz
10 mia oipns" y = cxpl,"it drninl d""larr
that all YOU sny about mo in this connection IN
pcrlcctiy aud entirely 'alsc. not onv in aR.n;
over dll, no line that ever wrotn. no worh ihni
over spokc can give tho slightest s1ppon 70
my ut RANGES. public and private are diainet-
rcplly the reverse OF this
Up to this noiut hnvo hoen willing ~ ox.uso
You on the s,orc of inoapaoiiy. Won could not
bntxD"cl'd to goo the unconstituuonality 81 tho
ltt1rnng Board law. or the ie1al right ct the
people 10 choose their own electors or the ais
honesty of altering election returns or tho rulN
that fraud makes void whaeyrr II tainta by ts
touch. In quoting IN" Louisiana court To provo
principle whrh II did not mnntiun. perhaps
you only repeated like n pnrroi what others said
bnfor". WITHOUT knowing whit u meant. when
ing Nourdis afon on the authority OF the
sintu'". and judicial decision you may have
rendering Of both. because YOU thought that
cOHcitsire and prmn face were synonymous
terms. You probably did not write that part o.
admitting and iustifving the murder OF inno-
cent and helpless people by thousands. All
your. missiatemonta upon the Florida case
could be ace lunnd for by your lack Of legal
knowledge Even your Misrepresentation of
Mr.. Buchanan, might be considered tho una
voltfblo bundor Of o narrow mind STRUGGLING
with subject beyond its comprehension But
this slnnder of me is different thing. Giving
possibly plead, and making all allowance for
the curious moral stf'abismus with which you
are AFFLICTED. stu Judgment must go against
YOU. that here YOU have riUuUU broken tho
ninth commandment.
MORE GAMBLING.
Manifestly. you sought most diligently for
evidence to show that had been opposed to
the Union, favored secession. ana advised
against the right Of the Government TO execute
iis own laws. The further you went in your
search. the moro proofs YOU found To contradict
the caumny which you had predetermined TO
utter, ana YOU found absolutely nothing. for
nothing existed. 20 sustain it. But. true to the
morality Of the Returning Board YOU resolved
to make what You could not find You took my
opinion Of Nov. 20. 1860. and there you saw an
Of that which YOU wished to impute 10 mo.
Then you falsined the record. suppressed what
/ actually wrote, and attributed 10 me senti-
ments which | never enterta ned or uttered.
Your account Of the paper and its contents is
not only different from, but directly contrary To-,
IS Sad enough but Sa n'i IS not tho worst
~ il. In order 10 give some show OF anthem
ticty to your false version Of my opinion you
pretend to trHns"rihe paragraph; nut your
transcript ia hnsely fraudulent Let any man
take volume 3 Of the. Auorney-Generafs Opin-
ions look nj this one'on page 523. and compare
your pretended copy with the original. You pick
out sentences here and there from different
places. and present them 10 your readi.rs as II
| had written them continuously. What you
strike ont is absolutely necessary TO "A proper
understanding of what you leave in, most
serious and embarrassing difficulty had been
brought upon the Administration by the resig
nation ~ all the Federal officers In South Caro-
lima. Tho President; anxious. to perform his
whole duty. required my advice. or course |
did not say this was casus belli AS against the
State. We could not lawfully kill the whole
population because our officers vacated the
places TO which we had appointed them. Mill
tary force mighthe sent thereto aid the civil OIL
ccrs in executing the nws. but we must first have
sons which any ono who reads the opinion Will
| perceive t. be entirely satisfactory. You make
| me talk nonsense about Il; seem to PROFOUND
| n question which do not hnswer; to describe "A
| difficulty without proposing any relief and to
, uraw nhss b ,rom no its rs"l
you ascribe to II n false one. and assert that II
| contains sentiments inspired by g reasonable
allies" Of The administration in aid OF the
| In law this is not forgery. But among men
| paper 10 inlure anothcr''s character passes for
| about rs shameful and base thing rs can b,
| done. Let me- Illustrate by cases which need
| not say are merely Hypothetical
| A FEW ASALoGrEs.
Suppose Yourself appointed to tho mission
| YOU have sought SO earnestly You wish to ruin
some man. or woman, 10y trumpins up a falls
! accusation against him. or her. and you try L.
! do IL by automatically misrrpr 'sentng the con
tents ~ a written document which You have in
your possession and from which you make
what would h. done with your Allfuriier in
! tercourse with YOU would be declined your re-
| call would Zee Immediately demanded: you
| would be- kicked ont Of the country rs ignomin-
iously as the rules Of international law would
| permit.
Imagine yourself In court as counsellor
with paper in your hand whose contents It Il
necessary for you To max" known; you mis-
state the whole tenor and ,purpos@ 81 II; yo'
pretend ~ road n part Of H. hut rcnd II SO false
" that ne true sense Of i IS altogether on
] pNlpllpl from
suppose another case: A Federal officer is
imponched for being engaged IN a ronspirnn'
against the Government and You, h"ing wit
ness testify positively that he is guilty hecaus
you have seen paper written by the accuse'
the conspiracy and hostile to tho right 81 tn
Government to execute its own laws. More
over you prodncs copy. made 10y yourself; ~
Union 70 tho conspirators. After that You mr.
such sentiment was expressed in the paper, hu
the direct contrary. and that your copy is q falls
COPY pplrahly made for the purpose of loccp
tion. Would YOU have a defenreY Could yol
.sonpo c9nviciion' II convicted. what wou
or course YOU have novor done either Of thos,
supposed acts. put the cnses merely to hrini
the principle down To level with your under
standing, and to show you how dangerous /
the practice You indulge in of fa'sifying .do'u
mcus ana mssiating their contents. Whe
yen SEQ how II would work II Carried ont int
other departments ~ business, You will compre
hcnd the inilu'V NJ trying to fnst'n the highcs
crimes upon innocent pcrs ms. d"nd and alive
10y such methods Ms you have adopted.
THE OREGON CASE.
As 10 Oregon. IL WINS not asserted before ~
Commission TINT ANYTHING criminal had bee
committed. The question whether Cronin e
Watts WIS elected involved doubtful and dn
cult question Of law ON which there were dirrl
ent opinions and Judicial authorities sorious
conhi ting. That Gov. Grover decided
honestly md according To- his host iulgmcn
there can be- no doubt in the minds Of reason
able and fnir-mindrd men Tho prcsunniio
that he acted with all due fidelity to the law
much strengthened 10y your assertion that Il
WAS guilty If " louthsome fraud" Your ahu-
ot any man is very powerful evidence in Ia
favor
SAMUEL J. TlIDEN.
In like manner take your diuirihe upon VI
Tild"n and the New York Demo 'ra'v. | knp
nothing 81 the matters You refer To-; hui d
not believe word you saw Remomhrrir
Your mou~trlus Hlsohoods about Mr. Burhul
an: seeing the large. loose. and lavish mon
dlcity of your charges AGAINST myself, an
Applying the maxim. d's0S m U0o hISuS 40 o.
Minus 'un only regard your abuse ot Mr. II
don ar strong proof that he is "a lu~t, ulrl..h
and honorable gentleman. Thus You furn :
: me- with a cheap aud rusy mol" of prnl. n
him. The chosen chief Of the nation -Wiudlo
~ his right docs not want any rulogy from mn
But n | am called upon 10 show the grounds
his title tn general r. SpN0t ana admiration.