The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-06-21


length | was nettled by his language
well Intended, but rery cutting as adj
dressed by him to me--to say, IN sub
stance. "Well, then, make Patterson Gov
ernor, and try my name for Lieutenant
To lose this place Is a matter of no lm-
portance; and we can see whether am
really so odious'
] should have hated 10 serve as Lieut..
Governor, but | should have gloried III
running for the post. | want to have
my enemies all upon me at once am
tired Of fighting them piece meal. And
though | should have been beaten in the
canvass, know that my running would
have helped the ticket, and helped my
paper.
1t was thought best to let the matter
take another course. No other name
could have been put on the ticket so Bit
terly humbliHg TO me as that which was
selected The nomination was given to
Raymond; the fight left to me. And,
Gov. Seward, / haze made At, though 1t
be conceted in me to say SO. What lit
tie fight there has been, | have stirred
up. Even Weed has net been q speak
Of his paper hearty in this contest, while
the Journal of the Wing Lieut.. Governor
has taken care Of its own interests and
let the canvass take care Of itself, as it
early declared it would do That jour
raj has because of its mix and-water
coursc) some Twenty Thousand subscrib-
ers in this city and its suburbs, and of
these Twenty Thousand | venture to say
more voted for Ullman and ScroaoS than
for Clark and Raymond. The Tribune
(also because Of its character) has bur
Eight Thousand subscribers within the
same radius, and venture to say that of
It's habitual readers niuc-tenths yo'ed for
Clark and Raymoud-very few for UlI-
man and Scroggs. | had 10 bear the
brunt Of the contest, and take terrible
responsibility in order to prevent the
Wings uniting upon James w. Barker
in order to defeat Fernando Wood Had
Barker been elected here, neither you or
| could walk these streets without being
hooted, and Know NothingiSm would
have swept like prairie fire. | stopped
Barker's election at the cost of incurring
the deadliest enmity Of the defeated gang
aud | have been rebuked for it by the
Lieut.. Governor paper. At the critical
moment, he came out against John Wheel
er in favor of Charles Ii. Marshall (who
would have been your deadhest enemy in
the House, and even your Col. Generals
paper, which was even with me in in
sisting that Wheeler should not be re-
turned, wheeled about at the last moment
and went in for MarshaIl-The Tribune
alone clinging to Wheeler to the last.
| rejoice that they who turned SO sudden
iy were not able to turn all their readers
Gov. Seward, know that some of your
most cherished friends think me great
obstacle to your adyancement-.-that John
Schoolcraft, for one, insists that you and
Weed shall not be identified with me-
| trust, after time, you will not be. !
trust | shall never be found in opposition
to YOU; | have no farther wish but to
glide out Of the newspaper world as qui-
etly and as speedily as possible, join my
family in Europe, and if possible stay
there quite timc-long enough to cool
my feyercd brain and renovate my over
taskcd energies. All | ask is that we
shall be counted even on the morning af.
ter the first Tuesday in February, as
aforesaid, and th;s | may thereafter take
such course as seems best without refer
ence to the past.
You have done me acts of valued kind
ness in the line Of your profession; let
me close with the assurance that these
will ever be gratefully remembered by
Yours, HORACE GREELEY.
Hon. WM. II. SEWARD, Present