New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-18
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and very true. How have you met them
On Angus, 10 last-tbrrs days after The publication
OF the History OF the Morey Ietter"-there wa. iee
graphcd from your home-Erio Penn..-to The Mr. York
sun. disratb in which wore represented a. deny
ing In detail each and every of The rharR- ashl vow
and declaring them to have been manfac red on W
whole cloth AZ the same time your sr,, nrycT
to say that denied the truth of my charges AGAINST
you. ,
I. Ncs@n BALDWIN and IT. city ediior I, D. = Crawford.
and no e two gcnrmsn prepared ana sem le l',l en-
Ga The Nor lort sun. We're they ant ,o1" 10y YOU to
make h dcnial vt rs see. some da's ar the 81
patch to IN Ne'r York Sir republican 'dr'sscf
You IN open letter In the columns OF me tTt I1spHh
nquirug II YOU were the author of the letter 'n ihl
49, ~ 49,, 81 ,Gih c Vnnii.h.I M, Die,rfeh ~
the ~ l. The dat" Of your letter W.. thirteen d 9iir
tracts from chhad puhlishcd tiro rho' h. rou
try yet yO1 could only muster courage enough - ry
NJ Ddr M afs book nor cren a" erraci no q, ID Win
ne connects with his investigations IN connection
when viii hc better able to dccfe how much truth or
fal.chood IL contained I'm ne Statements"
Thi- lcn Your friends Did sin aud crawford IN nn nm
af the Gnr. thc, cltgmphod Ths Sun You drnied. bee
cause ~ hid not or heard n thcu. your letter ~
M Diso4ich was true THIS IL awkward position 10y
nate. ,ou, uld their r.arru .ihilit,. -
Nothni more va. hr'ri irrm ynu nnui me l'ih %, oi
September -ncail, uutr weeks atirf 1nn rf"m-,u y"
procure cop, my work and decide ~ a. he 1nih
ing ~ ihi dhl inh sp"h W. r ip"h i Nuiln i''-M ~
I'M NNNith CON srcssi ma District which iun air -r'f
thc lrtlri thugrd e. nav" hcrn Wul'rn Wy vow
g. Hart "misht lo forgery thui ien
lap n9 .,s.. S'" IT, % ,"a T daa' S""p, tnFap,
you know Of so dung thus cautiously YOU flt 'g.u
th tr sfni, ~ tuut utici go lnu was 7" h' rini,
and ui,uhtcii Yuw dial'c, sim lan,'p'l' N.Y. NV,
the utisnn "tlct, ani thou ior mo ht the" tnn We
s'ru ani eaaunri ,unt old role Of q hustciof aida
huhor lum ,ruias, ha,ns triufMd to- ,'u go on
uunuf II addressed " the ruhli, lrtrii Whi'h iuu
,a,,s,t tn no rin,,i IN ,un H,fad n Witch ,uu aad
Auu hpd H" recollection uf gyo' hh,ins srh " Wls
aud added "and toni having wrurnll llw
iouof even srnnlno srio"is !" nav lll1 g, n' ,,s
boon manufactured hN Davenport him "lf u u lust
such lrtte, a, en> m,m',' m g. r'',,'b, Inn All, ,iu
ga question IA Tie ordinary routine WWh 90 'h"P ,.-n
which includes the 'o"dihg ont "' hnli'd' oi "''"'
rnr rr4roNsmuIV fNrp.
You cannot aud You shall not thus crawl ou of your
responsibility The letter charged You with having
written TO Mi Hart was not presented I" you without
question In the ordinary routine work Ola campaign
did YOU sign H.
You wrote with your own hand ne rhoie If that letter
bod, ana signature have fOrwd tel the original
ha, been sent exhibit t. all honorable men who may
desire Ia see II whatever nny he ih,lr t"Il' opinions
Hart "a To his receipt OF the letter ana the H'"h '
Pardon me If l inquire Of you as to what
has changed you 50. In 1850 You were proud "I
dchaut of public opinion respecting II "a man c"hd
well he In lS-I you annoyed at any reference To
the orcy letter YOU orgcfu ~ your own ac- ana
you are even willing to deny your own signature when
ynu think the original letter lost.
Mr. scott, YOU sought 10 Hlurc General 6arheld ana
TO d ,roy his fair and reputation lou an IN the
face of Oycrwhcming evidence OF fraud ana forgery
which surrounded the Morey letter. A. you sowed ON
have right to expect you shall reap You deserve u"
rcpudated 10y all the good people OF your district
believe that IN politics, a. IN business honor non
,s and fair dealing alone should he rewarded Your t
cent course mas been that of tuckstcr, pctyoseci
and "a ard Straghtvn M and take your punishment
! like man
A. Won feel yourself injured 10y any statements made 10y
me either In my Ia this communication invite
YOU bccn action against me-ri her clvl or cilmi
nal a. plcascs you-fOr libel promise not only to
facilitate being brought TO speedy trial hut {" prove
all that have said respecting You Most 81 II VIII -,
tahh the evidence of your own party friends ana ~
least one of nv witnesses shall he gentleman of Your
own loitcal faith and National reputation. who refused
to permit himself bc made party % the coutcWrhlr
work which YOU and your associates Of the National Com
miticr engaged in your efforts 10 ndor~c sustain aud
bolster up vile and palpihle forgery upon General
James \. Garfield ours,
joins l. DAvTNTORT
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of the original letter: