Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-06-01

little attention from the public.
The New York Times and the New York
Courier and Enquirer are roasting Mr.. Greeley
Of the Tribune, for the course he pursued at
Chicago, and has pursued in his paper for
some time, especially against Mr.. Seward.
They charge that, years ago, Mr.. Greeley
took bitter offence because Mr.. Seward
would not help him to get Office, and that
as early as 1854, he notified Mr.. Seward
by letter, that be (Mr. Seward) might look
out for Mr.. Greeley's hostility whenever it
would prove most effective. That time, they
consider, came when Mr. Seward stood prom
inently before the nation as the PresiI Dental
candidate for the Republican party. 70 that
personal enmity they impute all Mr.. Greeley's
action at Chicago, 50 far as it was in opposi-
ton to the nomination Of Mr. Seward
Mr.. Greeley's reply is substantially an
acknowledgement that he did write some
such letter to Mr.. Seward but he calls Tor
bill Of particulars-in other words, for the
letter itself-implying that it does not contain
ell that his accusers say 1t does. 81 DO not
understand him to deny that its general drift
was such as to justify the main charge and
that is quite enough t. Place Mr. Gree.ey in
suspicious attitude. 50 far as regards Mr..
Seward, in all that he OR tj.) did at Chi
cago. He does not admit. however, that he
was controlled in his action by any such
personal feeling, but claims that be honestly
believed that Mr.. Sewar4 d. rnination would
not be a safe one and borrower, though he
believes in Lincoln as d capital candidate.-a
successful one, too, in the day Of trial, he
still opines that Bates would have been
stronger one-in which he certainly shows a
very profound respect for the opinions Of
Mr.. Horace Greeley. Indeed, Mr. Grecley's
course at Chicago, espe tally in getting up a
manifesto to the delegates, signed by himself
and three or four others. beSeeching them
therein to rule out at once all candidates but
his, Mr.. Bates, of Missouri, showed that the
organ Of selfconceit is largely developed in
HE pAoibB NAhOCftA olutl OLtS NAY ii'-
Ofhow little consequence his opinion was
with the delegates generally, may be gathered
from the fact that his favorite candidate.
for whose SUCCESS the Tribune had been
working openly for some months and covert
ymuch longer, was, as the sportsiuen say.
mo where, when the hour of trial came on.
1t is plain that the great body Of the dele
gates had not thO't of taking up MIR Bates.
That Mr.. Bates fellow citizens of Missouri
should 60 for him was quite natural, and it
is difficult to find any reason credtable 10
Mr.. Greeley for his persistent advocacy #
that gentleman nomination, in preference
10 that Of any well tried and Acknowledged
republican. The fact that the convention,
as a whole, felt so differently and so unitedlv.
in spite of all that so influential a paper rs
the ". Y. Tribune had done to warn the
public mind in contrary direction, Is
most gratifying proof that the party, root
and branch, is eart-whole-that Its memb-
ers as body see and feel the justice Of their
principles, and can not be cajoled threatened.
frightened or misled into the adoption Of any
time-serving policy whatever. individuals,
those of considerable influence too. nav from
some oddly or obliquity of understanding,
from some cross-grained or hayward temp
erament, start difficulties and urge shallow
schemes OF action in one way and another,
but with very little effect on the popular
mind and heart
We do not doubt that Mr.. Greeley is a
hearty believer in Republican doctrines, not
withstanding the queer way he sometimes
has Of showing it. Certain it is that he is
quite prone to start up some line of policy 1
which to men of ordinary apprehension
appears to be in direct conflict with them.
Take for instance, the case when be was I
hot upon having the Republicans of Illinois :
help Mr.. Douglas to reelection as L.
S. Senator, or as he in euphuistic phrase
termed it, permit him TO gain the election,
BY not working heartily for the Republican
candidate. The ground, substantially. for
the proposition was, that if they would do
20, Mr.. Douglas would be so penetrated with
to the Republicans, (whose prin-
clples he had trampled on with the intensest
scorn and whose leaders he had reviled with
the blacklist malignity and continued to do so
as earnestly as every that he would be quite
'ure to leave the balance of profit and
loss IN their favor when the settlement of
accounts should be had The proposition
Though it had some supporters elsewhere)
10 Republicans generally seemed absurd.
Luckily too it seemed specially absurd, or
something worse, to the Republicans Of
illinois. They repealed his advice with in
Iignation, and thereby saved both the life
md the honor of the party in that state, to
ay no more. As for the last plan of Mr.
Greeley, cOvertly insinuated for a long time,
md openly preached a few months since. 70
'ave the Republicans abandon all their own
men because the democrats abused them.
nd to take up a man towards whom the
republican heart of the country could no
more feel a warm throb than it could
owards New Years snow drift, under the
Feak beliefthat stool-pigeon like, he would
raw after him all the R. C. Winthrops, the
,dward Everetts, the Washington Hunts. :
nd their several tails, general and parti- Il
alar, and that his nomination would stop
'rever the unjust charge of sectionalism, we y
ould never think of it with patience, nor y
Peak of it without contempt A surer way "
defeat, and to utter destruction after 1T. lie
'uld not have been followed. So thought :.
re delegates at Chicago, and all that Mr.. III
RELY as an individual, or as nonresident 3
'legate from Oregon, with Eli Thayer to :"
'ot, could say and do, be their motives good ie
bad, were of no more consequence there IL
an dry leaves are in q whirlwind. Ill