New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-10
THE FACTS SWORN TO.
Letter from he man rho rrofe T. W. BeF-ho9roT, u5
r-ciircd me leitcr ia rcpty ana icho ""o'S mo nan"

rcc;irci me letter ia rcpiy and "ho ""o"S ms ""'
" Cu,MBHRsnuEG. Penn, Sept. 8. 1850.
10 ne Ed,for Of Tie carlisle Herald; ,a.;. ia
| have read Mr.. B,tznooVcTs emphatic ue-
NAL of the authorship of the letter which appcaieG
IN ne Ccriilc HcrGH Of last week over his OWE sig
nature Is was the recipient of The letter deem
il iu. 10 myself TO state the crcums, anccs unHcr
winch received il. WAilc in supervising III the
early part OF last April visited near ela'iT" WI"
had entered upon her eight INN n year iuIliI4
NV brief stay with her she sp OF nrr incln3 me-
inc away, OF properly she owned any me- hnJ I
revenue. etc knowing tha' Two OF hei SOS ,"u
seryrJ IN the Government de cuce during Tire late
rebel ion and that one of them had ialien IN !ne
strife Ilrqniyec whether she had made application
she replied that she had no' and stated hat had
she awaited herself Of the oun.N OF lHe NoNti",
men, She might have obtained pension on account
of her deceased husband. who was az ho,'ia by
DISCHARGED soldier III tn War lolZ. bN' SHe
shrunb from making the ch'.t. Advised OF Ca ia"
the usus. processes wOuld D." futile, as the time
10 which the Government had confined surA grants
had theu expired. address "a a coMWuaig''ion d"
Nj. BcliZIouVcr Tn whose Uo'rc, 'Ht ace '"''N ~
Sides AID requested hun 10 nto-m mo Whe,"er
SPECIAL act could he passed through Congress 10 en-
able the Government 10 extend Us henchCrhce ~
this worthy mn;her of one Of It's slam defenders:
The letter IN question was the response + c'lVcd
from Mir Boltzl ,oyer When read II was some
what aluaz I'd ri its contents and eXpt Wy 500"
10 h,ar that prompted by motives OF dShioi
patriot is. lis author had cast MS lot Win those
who wee ekug 10 change nh" ciar1cl er on me ar
ralgneC reoTes@ mtaton IN Congress. AlteI III"
the letter 10 several personal blends hied II aNd'
and probably woud not have th"~G"' % IL AZ"
but for raj paraglap $ WhicA appeared ~ Irm
ocratc - pors. a>persins Professor Little o. = cih
son Collcs'. - 49,, ,.
flat had received the letter which Mr.. beitzh""Ner
0isavows. direc,cd nv attention 70 an article ap-
pea IN IN a Harnsburg journal derdi Mr.
Beltzaooyers competitor, and was sol clouS 10
know whlf disposition l p opposed mahl"k % az.
Beltzhoovcrs "cplsto!aly condemnatIon' OF tHq
submitted the letter 10 wei.-known Democrat ~
Chambcr~turg, who Thought II was p'ti"Uc ou y
10 pup.IS II. As /. was f0icI1;o AT 'Nt.'lV -" ~
hostile sprI entertained 10y the IeDeihous SOILS o'
the south toward the North.
ON the DIST ult went to Carlisle on private
business AID was delegated by a friend TO employ
Javvrr =, c,ett t. buut ~ certain record IN the
ProihouotaIy's office. l found the Gentleman IN
TL, HgCld printing office. and recognize In him a
former a,qdalntance. In tie course ot our CONVEX
saiion tie name of MI BcltzA1over wa lnfI'uucru'
aud remarked 10 him that believed ms ~}uia-
taes were largely with the Rcp1uLcaus ~ II me
question OF southern fidelity TO the Union. M
lrickctt replied that | was correct IN respect 10
10 the fepublic, and inquired Wht'he
MIR. Beethoven bad as Vigorously uJnoonc'u
in my presence the rcbcl breadIcrs IN CO G,eSN
Us he had 10 Others. reSponcru thai h'iG no
Tecoccuop of ever naviu2 lact Mr.. B'tz IO0yer nat
twice my ME, and consequently had oul mn mn
tied acquaintance with INN; ina, his art-lc.cl
convict ms were disclosed IN letter winch lac Ai'd
address IN the >prlnE.
exhibited the letter to Mr.. Trickett. and upon
reading he ayerfed that Mr.. Bc!tZh0oyer had Ire
luently uttered sentiments Slm'l1T % ose "a
pressed IN the letter to HIM; that IN an ADDRESS az
T..
against rebel arrogance and loreboGed calamity TO
the Nation should the Coulederates get
control of the various branches OF the
government. At the Importantly OF Mr..
jrickett | assented TO his taking a copy OF
HE letter. he assuring me that lie would make
"iudicious use of IT." l sincerely regret that Mr.
Bsltzhoover has betrayed a lack of moral COURAGE,
that he did not stand up manfuy ana reasSert the
entire trul htulness of the statements contained i'll
his letter instead of denying its paternity. l. am
confident that a majority OF his constituents would
have applauded nm IN defending the truth, Iet 1t
bnrt y,o,u il might, The letter rs il appeared ~
The H,rGd Is a correct copy OF the original, nothing
beng omitted tleTcfr0m except an aiiusion to my
brother and the address. II contains nothing TO
Indicate to me that 1t vas NJ Beitz,
hoover, desire that IT should be regarded
as private or CONFIDENTIAL or that IT ex-
pressed sentiments winch he was unwilling to
avow 10 the world There was nlthing III the let
ter, nothing IN the subject nor III our relations
when would suggest to me :hc IDEA that Mr.
BeltzhOOver was writing 10 NE in any other than a
public capacity, and upon subject wholly pubic
In its nature +. W. CURRIDEN.