New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-14
than the attitude Of the Democratic party in this
country toward persons of African origin.
THAT PRIVATE LETTER.
HORACE GREELEY TO WILLIAM Il. SEWARD.

Gov. STWARD: The Election is over, and its results
sufficiently sseersned. II to fitting time TO en-.
you The dissolution OF the political firm Of Seward
Weed and Greeley by the Withdrawal Of the junior partner
ssd withdrawal to take effect the morning aer the first Tues
day In February next And great presumption
"A TO tina. any such firm exists especially since the
public advised rather than year ago. by Editorial
Gescnp IN the Evening Journal formally reading out OF the
Wing party that esteemed longer either useful or or
nsmenta In the concern you WILL am indulge me In some
"reminiscences which seem to be6t the occasion.
q poor young printer aud Editor Of Q Literary
Journal very active and bitter Wing in small why,
bu. not seeking to BE- known out Of my Ward Com
utee--when, after the great Political Revision Of 1897,
l day called to the City Hotel, where two
strangers introduced themselves Thurow Weed and
Lewis Benedict Of Albany They told that cheap Cam
pgn Paper Of peculiar stamp Albany had been resolved
and that had been selected 10 edit H. The announcement
Nigh well be deemed stterng BY who had even
sought the notice the great and who not known par
tisan writer and eagerly embraced their proposals. They
asked TO FIX salary for the year, named 81 600 which
they agreed did the work required to the best Of
ability II work that made figure and created
tion but loved Il and did II well When 1t DONE you
Governor dispensing Offices worth $4,000 to $4,000 per
year your friends and compso and returned to garrett
and my crust and my desperate battle with pecunary obg-
tons heaped upon by bad partners business and the d
ofss7 believe did not then to that
of these abundant places might have been offered to
without njusce think II should have occurred TO
you. II did to was not the man 10 ask you for III
think that should not have been only remember
that friend at Albany inquired to my pecuniay ecum
stances that your friend TOUT not mne Robert G.. Wetmore
the chief dispensers Of patronage here's and that
such devoted compato A. H. Wells and John Hooks were
lifted by you of paupe into independence, am glad
and yet inquiry from you as TO needs and means
that time would have been timely and held ever in grateful
remembrance.
In the Harrison campaign Of 18io again designated to
edit campaign paper published il as well and ought have
made something by it, in pite OF its exremey low price, my
Inv
PEELED me to hire pesswok mailing &c done by the job and
high charges for work nearly ate At the close
still without property and in debt but this paper had rather
improved my position.
Now came the great scramble Of the swell mob of coon min.
res and eidcrsuckers not being counted in
Several regments Of them went from this cy but Of
the whole crowdthough say who should nothad dono
much toward Gen Hsons nomination and election yours
respectfully asked nothing expected nothing but you, Gov
Seward ush to have asked that be Postmaster of New York
Your asking in vain but it would have been
an act Of grace neither wasted nor undesered
after started The Tribune because urged to do 30
BY certain of your friends and because such pper needed
here was promised certain pecunsy aid in doing might
have been given without cost risk to any All ever
had was loan by piccemcsl of 900 from James Coggesn
God bless his houored memory did not ask for this and
think IL the sole in which received pechaIy
favor political associate. am very thankful that he did
not die till Il was fully repaid.
here honor grateful recollection. When the
Wing party under your rule had Offices to give my name was
meyer thought of but when in 2 were hopeessy out OF
power | was honored with the party nomination for State
Printer When We came sgain to haze a State Print
or to eject wen nominate, the place went TO Weed a.
it ought Yet is worth something 10 know that there was
time when not deemed too great scrhce to rec
ogc belonging TO your household II new ONCE had
since been created purpose TO give its valuable patronage
TO H. j. Raymond and enable ST. John show forth his Tines
IS the organ The Wing State Administration, should have
been still more grateful
In 8 your tar again rose and my hopes real
l.. al..a.
had claim than desire to be recognhedby Cen Taylor
link had claim to Tolerance from You. What re-
ceved heeupon most hum;ing ectu In the shape OF
decision the libel OF eGhed and Pnge, ard an obi
gaon publish IN my and the ether journal of our sup
posed firm thought and still think this lecture needessy
cruel Notifying The plsins aiter using my columns TO
the Of their needs desires stopped writing and called
on me for the their assailan poered to thma
thoroughly respon ble They refused to accept unless
should to be OF the four or i've br men in Batavia
they had from the hrSt who II end that it
ws neither Of them. They would not accept that which they
had dmanded they sued instead for money and money
YOU were liberty give them to your hearts content. do
not think you liberty TO huse ia The eyes OF
own snd your public you did think you exalted your
Judicial sternness and arlessne unGuly at my expense.
think you had better occasion for the display Of these qualities
when Webb threw himself unthney upon you for pardon
which he had done all could do to deme. i paper
!, paying you for IT now.)
have publicly forth my view Of your and duty with
respect Fusion Nebraska and party designations. will not
out of the Wing psriymy crime being, in this in
other uss that of doing to-day what polite persons win
not be ready to do till tomorrow.
Let pesk OF the late once sent TO Con
for ninety dogs merrly enlbe Jim Brooks to
therein for four years think limited any human
being that would have liked 0 be put forward for any place
But james W White lyon hardly know how good and true
he Isl started for Congress- aud Brooks packed
delegation thought could help him through; put on
behind him. But this last Spring after the Nebraska question
had created state Of things the North, per-
sona reud ono political consideration suggested my
candidate Governor and did not discourage them Soon
The persons who aiterwsrd mainly instrumental in nomi
nsting CLARK about and asked could the
Know Nothng vote. told Them ! neither cond would
touch the contrary osthed and repealed it, Thereupon
they turned upon CLARK.
sid nothing did nothing hundred people asked who
should be run or Governor sometimes indicated Patterson
never limited At my own name. by.andby Weed came
down and called to him TO tell mo why he could not support
mo for Governor Il had a.ked counted hi sup
poItl
am sure Weed did not mean 10 humse me but he did t.
The uphot Of his OBSCURE livery cautiously stated this
If were candidate for Governor should beat not myself
only bn you Perhaps that true But as hal in
ner solicited his your support thought this sh hsve been
said to my friends rather than to suspect It Is true that
could have been elected Governor Wig. But had hs
end you favorable there osd have been party in the
State ere this which could and would have elected to any
post without narng Itself endangerng your reelection
1t was vain that ur7ed that had in asked
nomination At length ncttled by his snyua in.
tended but rely cutting addressed by hun 10 me,o say in
substance "We then make Peterson Governor add Try my
name for Lieutenant To loe this place Is matter Of Inn
poranee; and can wlether really 30 odionsp
should have hated to Lieut. Governor but should
have oried IN rui- for the post have my enemies
al upon sn TIRED Of fighting them piecemeal
And though should ha,e been beaten in the
ta ms running would have helped the ticket and helped my
paper
II va. thought best TO let the matter take another course No
other name could have been PIT the ticket bitterly
bling to thot which selected The nomination was
ziven 10 Raymond The Sent len And, Gov Seward