The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-08


OF Judge Bates nomination was in the chance
that the Seward men, If beaten, would prefer
Bates to Lincoln. The rapIdity Of the ballot
ings and the suddenneSs of the decision left no
opportunity TO realize this hope.
RAYMOND REPLIES TO GREELY.
Governor Raymond, Of the Times, in letter
dated May %, from Auburn, N. Y, noticing
the letter from. which the above extrac: is made,
writes -
s'The main work OF the Chicago Convention
was The defeat OF Governor Seward that was
the only specific and distinct object towards
which its conscious efforts were directed. The
nomination which it finally made was purely
an accident, decided far more by the shouts and
applause of the vast concourse which domina-
ted the Convention, than by any direct labors
of any of the delegates. The great point aim
ed at was Mr.. Stewards defeat and in that en-
deavor, Mr.. Greedy labored harder and did ten
fold more, than the whole family of Blairs, to-
gelher with all the Gubernatorial candidates,
to whom be modestly hands over the honors OF
the effective campaign. He had special quail
ficstions, as well as a special love, for the
task, to which none OF the others could lay any
claim.
Mr.. Greelv was in Chicago several days be-
fore the meeting ofthe Convention, and he de-
voted every hour of the interval TO the most
steady and relentless prosecution of the main
business which took him thlther-the defeat OF
Gov. Seward. He labored personally withheld
egates as they arrived commencing himself
always to their confidence by professions of re-
gard and the most Jealous friendship for Gov.
Seward, but presenting defeat even in New
York, as the inevitable result of his nomina-
ton.
Mr.. Greedy was largely indebted to the for
bearance OF those upon whom he was waging
this warfare, tor the means of making it effec-
tual. While it was known to some of them
that, nearly six years ago--in November, 1854
he had privately, but distinctly repudlated
all further political friendship for and alliance
with Gov. Seward, and menaced him with his
hostility whenever it could be made most effec-
tive, for the avowed reason that Gov. S. had
never aided or advised his elevation to office
that he had never recognised bis claim to such
official promotion, but had tolerated the eleva-
I tion OF men known to be obnoxi ious to him, and
1 who had rendered far less service TO the party
than he had doDe-no use was made of this
knowledge in quarters where it would have
disarmed !the deadly effect of his pretended
friendship for the man upon whom be was thus
deliberately wreaking the long-hoarded revenge
o. disappointed ofice-seeker.
Being thus stimulated by hatred he had Se-
cretly cherished for years-pr protected by the
forbearance of those whom be assaied, and
strong in the confidence of those upon whom be
sought to operate-it is not strange that Mr..
Greely's efforts should have been crowned
with success. But it is perfectly safe to say
that no other man-certalnly no one occupying
a position less favorable Tor such an assault
could possibly have accomplished that same re-
suit
+ We deem it only just to Mr.. Greedy thus
early to award him the full credit for the main
result of the Chicago Convention, because his
own modesty will prevent his claiming it-a.
all events until the new Republican Admins
tration shall be in position to distribute its re-
wards. 1t is not right that merit so conspic-
nous should remain so long IN the shade. Even
the most transcendent services are 10 danger Of
. being forgotten, in the tumult and confusion Of
a contested election and we cheerfuly tender
for Mr.. GreeIey's use, this record Of his deserts
when be may claim at the hands of his new as
socIates that payment for lack of which he has
deserted and betrayed his old ones.
have said above that the final selection of
Lincoln as the candidate was matter of acci-
dent. ! mean by this, that down to the time
of taking the first ballot, there had been no a.
greement among the opponents OF Seward as TO
the candidate upon whom they should unite
The first distinct impression IN Lacoln's favor
was made by the tremendous applause which a.
rose from the ten Thousand persons congregated
in the wigwam, upon the presentation of his
name as candidate-and by the echo it re-
ceived from the still larger gathering in the
street outside. The arrangements for the Con-
venton were IN the hands of Mr.. Llncoln's
friends, and they had been made with special
reference to securing the largest possible con-
course of his immediate neighbors and political
supporters. ii was easy TO see that the thun-
derng shouts which greeted every vote given
for him, impressed what MIR. Gree ly calls the
dragged columns forming the opposite host"
with the conviction that he was the only man
with whom Mr.. Seward could be defeated.
Vermont whose delegates would have been
peremptorlly instructed to vote for Seward If
there had been the slightest apprehension on the
part of their constituents that they could do
otherwise, was the first to catch the contagious
impulse and throughout the second ballot the
efforts of other States resist the current which
deluged the convention from without, were
but partially successful. On the third ballot
the outsiders had it all THEN own way. Upon
the first call Lincoln lacked only two-and-a-
half votes of a nomination. Ohio was the first
to clutch at the honor of deciding the choice
and thenceforward the only apprehension on
the part of the delegates seemed to be that they
would not be registered on the winning side.
The final concentration upon Lincoln was
then manly, in my judgment, a matter of i'm
pulse"
Mr.. GREELY REJOINS TO RAYMOND.