The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-06-20
Greeley and seward.

Mr.. Greeley's letter to Gov. Seward, before
spoken Of, will be found in this days Republican.
Although private, originally, it has become pub.
lie by the act Of the writer, hence q word or
two, suggested BY its perusal, may no. be inde-
icate.
The first and most important. feature Of the
letter, is the news of the dissolution Of the firm
Of Seward, Weed and Greeley. The announce.
ment was hardly needful, for the partnership vas
already understood to have been closed by the
political death Of the younger partner Still
it WAS kind in Greeley to make the act formal.
1t ID no. needful to review in detail the many
caases of offence complained of by Mr.. Greeley
40 against Mr.. Seward. Some of these however,
are noticeable. Greeley edited a campaign pa.
per at Albany in 1887. for which he received
$1,000, but he did it 50 well, that it seems he
thought he had made Mr.. Seward governor, and
% ought to have an Office, worth from SO 900 to
&c, 900 per year, but did not ask for it, as he
was too "umble," and as it never occurred to
Gov. Seward, Greeley went without.
Mr.. Greeley edited a campaign paper in
1870, and complains to Mr.. Seward, that after
that election, he was not counted in" among
the swell mob Of coon minstrels and cider.suck.
ers, who fccked to Washington. That was un.
just-he manifestly should have been counted
in, but perhaps the error was not altogether Mr..
Stewards. Mr.. Seward, says this letter, should
have aaked, that Mr.. Greeley be made Post Mas
ter Of New York, but still like Uriah Hep
(tbe reference is for illustration and not for com.
parison) Mr.. Greeley was too stumble" to sug.
gest the idea.
The Tribune was started soon after, but Mr..
Greeley received only $1,000, and that piece
meal, toward that enterprise. This forms also
charge against Mr.. Seward. ls4s came, the
Wing cause prevailed-Taylor was elected, and
Greeley was again -possibly-though
be don't say %, because he did not favor Tay.
lor's nomination at all, nor his election, until Oc
tober, when he saw tina. it was a sure thing
without him.
Perhaps the sorest spot touched in this letter,
was q rebuke, judicially received by Mr.. Greeley,
for libel upon Pringle, by being compelled, in.
stead Of paying money, to retract his charges in
his own paper, but as the letter and the accom-.
panying editorials, 60 into no detail on this
point, it will not be in good taste to discuss it.
Mr.. Greeley complains that the only political pre-
fsrment he ever received, was being sent to Con.
gress for ninety days" Without grace" at that.
Whether Gov. Seward was in fault for that, does
not appear, bu. Mr. Greeley should not COM
plain at all of the 5revity Of the term, for, with
the usual rspidity and efec: with which he brings
about all be undertakes, he contrived in ninety
days to demonstrate his utter un6tness to be
cent there, more clearly than a dull man might
have done in two sessions.
After the close Of Mr.. Greeley's brilliant Con.
gressional career, it struck him that touch at
Executive duty would be in order, so he thought
he had better have the nomination for Governor,
but he did not mention it, and i, failed to suggest
itself to people in general-Gov. Seward among
the number. Such blindness should have touch
ed Ar. Greeley's tender sympathies, instead Of
exciting bis wrath. Still clinging to the brilliant
recollection Of his Legislative career, Mr.. Gree.
ley ceased for once to be tumble" and eug-
gested his own name for Lieut.. Governor, which
wss not adopted wonderful thing considering
what brilliant presiding officer he must have
made. Upon this refusal, he lost his equinimity,
and requested his enemies to come on, all at
once. Fear doubtless restrained them. But
here, insult was added to injury" for not only
was Mr.. Greeley not taken up, but Mr.. Raymond,
a rival editor vas. Still We fail to see how Mr.
Seward Was to blame for that fact, any more
than for another matter complained os-that Mr..
Raymond's paper obtained larger city circula-
ton than the Tribune. The campaign went for
ward, and the ticket was elected which Mr.. Gree
ley says, was bis doing. Thi. may have been so
he certainly lent il most sigral aid, BY keeping
OF the ticket.
Mr.. Greeley letter closes in strain Of touch.
ing solemnity. only equalled BY the winding up
Of Buchanan's late dying manifessation-the
deep sincerity Of neither, can be doubted.
Come We next to the improvement Of this
striking letter, in an article Of June IA, in which
Mr.. Greeley, over his own signature, congratu.
lates himself that he has succeeded in printing
that document without garbling, notwithstanding
the strong temptation, and also without note or
comment. Well done, to be sure, though it is
difficult to understand how it could be made
clearer. The style and motives are both trans.
p srently clear, showing the folly Of the French
sposhgem that "words were given US to conceal
our ideas" Whose reads it, feels that "the pen
is uighsier than the sword"-sye, even than the
mOst artissically poisoned dagger. Mr. Greeley de-
Sdnes to offer any apology for rarading the
names of certain gentleman in his widely circu-
lated Journal. Some be praises-and some
"hon he olames sre in their graves-and some
"hen he praises, probably wish they were. The
exquisite taste Of this feature Of the document,
cannot fail to strike.
Mr.. Greeley calls upon everybody, 80 .cru.
tinizs it cleselv." We have done orr bes, To
crafty him. he tells everybody, what called
oas the publication, which was the remark of
the Times, that Mr.. Greeley's hatred Of Mr.. Sew.
ard was 1.-The long-hoarded revenge of disap.
pesnssd once seeker" 20 he gives the letter, to
asxevs The charge. Surely his success 10 admi.
sahs-he may be said to have "been and done
~ De says it was more "in sorrow than in
anger The waters of tho Nile, are daily
S"snsd oy tears, The growth Of just such sorrow