Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-06-15
The areeley-seward letter.
[Oontinued .trom tfrst Psae.l

initiate me Ia the ewes of my own friends and
the public. "a you did. If [ am not mistaken
this Judgment is the only speech, letter, or
document addressed to the Government, in
hone NAV not 90 down TO posterity as en-
baimed therein | think you exalted your
own judicial sternness and fearlessness un-
duly at nv expense. think YOU had a bet
Ter occasion for the DISPLAY of these qualities
when Webb threw himself funtimely upon you
| for apardon, which he had done all man could
| do 10 demerit 1 have publicly set forth my
view of your and our duty with respect to
fusion, Nebraska and party designations. |
| will not repeat any of that. have referred,
| also. TO Weeds reading me out of the Whig
party, nv crime being in this as in some
| other things. that of doing to-day what more
politic persons will not he ready 10 do till to-
| morrow
| Lei me sneak of the late canvass. was
once sent to Congress for ninety days, merely
| 10 enable Jim Brooks to secure seat therein
for four wears. think never limited to any
human being that would have liked to be
mi forward for any place; but James W.
White (you hardly know how good and true
A man he ISL started my name for Congress,
| and Rrooksis hacked delegation thought /
conld helm him through, SO i was put on be-
hind him. But this last spring, after the Ne
braslea question had created new state of
| things at the North, two personal friends, of
no nolitical consideration, suggested my name
az n candidate for Governor, and / did not
d;scourooe them
Soon 7he nersons who were afterward
mainly Instrumental in nominating Clark,
came about me and asked if could secure
the Know-Nothinp vote. | told them |
neitber could nor Would touch Il. on the con-
trarv Ioatbed and renelled II. Tbereupon
thew turned upon Clark. / said nothing;
Ala nothing 4 hundred people asked me
who sboulS he RIM for Governor. I some
t;rnes ;nJicated patterson. I never hinted
M INV own name. but bv and bv Weed came
down and called me to him. to tell me WHY
he could not eurrort mo for Governor I
hod ro,,or ootsd nov counted on his snnnort
I''.u o,,1 s,,ro Weed ala NOT mean IN hnmiliote
me bnt ba ala II The nnshot of bis dis
no,irsc ' verv conrteously stated was this. aIf
,rera :yanJ;dete fny Governor 7 should
hoot Nc not n,vselfonIv Int Won
''ss Parhons rU, }bet was ir,e 6nt nc had in no
manner soI;c;ted his or vonr snnnort
tL,mnh, tb;s rn;cbt have heen SAID to INV
Sr;onSo rotber tb9n to mo 7 susnect II +
tr,,e tbot conld not have been elected Gov.
ornor os a Wbig Int had he or Won heen fa-
yorobla there y9onld have been a marty in
tho State ore tbie which could and would
- -. ~ -, a.. -. - ;tho,,t ;r;,,,;,,, :,
..aNe eiec'eu ihe W any PoSe i4i \.
L.seh or ehasnseTins y9ut .hae LoS ~ ~ ~
was IN VAIN that urged tnat nad IN nc
manner asked nomlnatlon. Az lengtn
was nettieu py MS la1guage, wen inVenueu'
put very cuttlng as au9reSseu uy nlln 70 me
10 say IN suostance, Meil, .nen, iIaAe s "a. a.-
terson u0Vernor anu try my nalne Lor LEU ~ .u
tenant. 10 lose this place is matter OF no
importance anu we cah see "ne'ncr aii
really SO 99l1us,
L shouiu nave hateu W serve as heu.en-
ant Governor, put s1oulu nase gIorleu III
running l0r tne post 1 want 70 nave my
enemies all upon me az once; l am tlrea o.
ngnu9g tnem plecenleai, anu enougn
snouIu nav oeen peaSen ,,,d ~ Iv - uii aIO,
knew tnat my running Woulu nave nelPeu
.he ticket anu aeiPeu ny PaPgl. .H ~ W.
sougn' pes' ~ let .ne lia.,ei unAe ano'nu.
ooutse' . .,o. o.net ;1ta taI Uou pern Pu,
Vn W tne o. a1nd3a Tt,n ~ .at "'
tLat which Was seleeeti ih1 a,H Ins, J. m
Mus glvem 10 Say in1nu, tno hro iu,o So 10 e ~
anu oo' ny Se" ne;,o5 ~ anu na.' u ao', ~
yHGIugh ,;tt,o pe foht thana ha. m M hoor So
WnaI l..ie rgns IHele Wa nas I oeea' ~, mar9 "
s.nIeu eP. nsen ueou . neS tI.;s US otaN, u~en y
sPea:h vi His PaPeL t &T; ~ Jis Ti'ts. too.'
T .ne toi,o -, 'no o oF ns,,,, ;rtar-
,t is tSo taa m of ;t,aIf ao
9s'o auu ,ao ioS ~ ,''e',iJ AZ VI y"
| T%ay ,nnrna1 has becanse of ito milk and
H,ater course some %, 600 subscSibers in this
ditv and its suburbs. and Of these 20, ,OOO
venture to saw more voted for Ullman and
Scroggs than for Clark and Raymond The
7Ii69Re also, because ofits character, has but
/ 900 subscribers within the same radius, and
venture to say of its habitual readers, nine.
tenths voted for Clark and Raymond; very
few for Ullman and Scroggs. I had to beal
the brunt of the contest and take terrible
responsibility, in order to prevent the Whigi
uniting upon James w. Barker, in order t
defeat Fernando Wood. Had Barker beer
elected here, neither you nor could wall
these streets without being hooted ant
Know-Nothingism would have swept like
prairie fire.
stopped Barker's election at the cost o
incurring the deadliest enmity of the defeated
gang, and l have been rebuked for it by tn