Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-25

NEW IOHK, nay a.
The following letter has been addressed BY Mr.
Seward by the gents Of the Central Republican
COMMITTEES who invited him to Sttend meeting
for the ratification Of the proceedings Of the Ma
AuBuRx, May 2I, 1880.
GENTS IL will not affect to conceal the sensibii-
ify with which have received the letters In which
you and 50 many other respected friends have ten
IN y s These ie1sls .s-siS With
me as assurance in future years that although
was not unwilling TO await even for another age
the vindicstion Of my political principles, yet
that they did nevertheless receive the generous
support Of many good wise and patriotic men of
my own time Such assurances, however, made
under the circumstances now existing, derive their
priceless value largely from the fact that they
steal upon me through the channels of private cor
respOndence and altogether unknown to the
world You will at once perceive that such eX-
pressious would become painful 10 me and justly
offensive to the country If should be allowed to
take part in any public or conventional form Of
manifestion- For this reason, If il were respect
full and consistent for your own public purposes,
/ would have delayed my reply 70 you until
could have had an opportunity Of making II YER
bally next week on my way 70 Washington after
completing the arrangements for the repairs upon
my dwelling here, rendered necessary by the re-
cent fire. The same reason determines me also 10
decline your kind invitation 70 attend the meeting
In which you propose some demonstretlons Of re
nominations which have just been made BY the
the Convention a. Chicago At the same time il
Is your right 70 have frank and candid eXpres-
sion of my own opinions and sentiments on that
important subject. Ny friends know very well
that while they have always generously made my
promotion 10 public trusts their own exclusive
care, mine has only been 70 execute them faith
fully 70 be able at the close Of their assigned
terms TO resign them into the hands Of the people
without forfeiting the public confidence. The
presentation of my name TO the Chicago Conven-
ton wasthus their act, not mine. The disappOint-
ment, therefore, is theirs, not mine. II may have
found them unprepared On the other hand l
have no sentiment either Of disappointment or
of discomfort, for who In any possible case could
without presumption claim that great national
party ought 10 choose him for its candidate forthe
first Office in the gift of the American peoplel
find in the resolutions Of the Convention plat
form as satisfactory to IL it had been framed
with my own hands, and In the candidates adopt
ed by il, eminent and able Republicans with
whom have cordially cO-operated In maintaining
the principles embodied in that excellent creed |
eheerfully give them sincere and earnest sup
port. I trust, moreover, that those with whom 1
have labOred so long in that common service in q
noble cause, which has created between them and
myself relations Of personal friendship unsur
passed in the experience Of political men, will !
indulge me in a confident belief that no sense Of
disappointment viii be allowed by them 20 hinder
or delay or In any way embarTass the progress Of
that cause 70 the consummaliOn which Is demand |
ed by patriotic regard to the safety and welfare
of the country and the best interests Of mankind.