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Show I m m- - ... - iDyW. U.Telograpn.j A DEFENCE OP GOVERNOR HOFF?lAa. Utica, V., -IS. General Mo-Quadc, Mo-Quadc, of Governor Hoffman's staff has written a letter to iho Utioa Oi'servf.r relative to tho charges made by the New York Tribune against Hoffman. Ho says tiiat Governor Hoffman did not loarn through him on Monday July IOlIi, Mayor Hall intended in-tended to suppress the Orange pro-ces-ion aud states that tho only grain of truth in the mass of falsehood is the fact that the Governor was in New York on Monday for a short time. The ; General went with the Governor to the Clarendon House. On the way the proposed Oraugo procession was discussed. dis-cussed. Tho General expressed him-j him-j self confident that there would bo uo serious disturbance. He says "Whatever "What-ever the people may say now after the affair is over, I believe there were but few who anticipated any serious riot on the 12th until Monday morning when tho people learned that the Areh-Bishop Areh-Bishop of New York had found sufficient suffi-cient cause of alarm to induoo him to meet tho Orange procession, and cvoji t.bpn, f!i-i nis au-j monition aud those of his priests would prove- effectual in restraining the violence oi the people generally, forgetting for-getting that rioters and ruffians are not habitual church goers." i The Governor, when McQuade left him at the Clarendon to go to another hotel, requested him to learn what lie could about the matter and telegraph him at Albany in the p.m. About 11 o'clock McQuade went to Superintendent Superinten-dent Kelso's office and found him closeted closet-ed with the commissioners of police. After waiting he obtained an interview when Kelso said a serious riot was threatened but in response to a question ques-tion said that the police and military were prepared. He said he was not at liberty to communicate the particulars, that Gen. Shaler had charge of the military. MoQuado went to Shaler and told him the object of his inquiries and Shaler asked him to see Mayor Hall. About three o'clook McQuade 1 went to the Mayor's office but it was1 some time before he found tho Mayor. He substantiated what had been said by Kelso and Shaler, that proper precautions pre-cautions had been taken to preserve the peace, although he said the affair threatened to bo very serious. I left the Mayor about 4 o'clock and telegraphed the Governor that I thought everything right, but would : write. |