New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-28

hce New York would become
doubtful State"
Gen. Webbs statement is here true, so far as
il gees. He and others undertook to brighten the
New-England delegations with the bugbear that,
unless Gov. Seward should be nominated, New
York must be lost volunteered no information
on that point; but in reply to direct inquiries,
said to the New Hampshire as to other delegations
that New-York was a decidedly, determinedly Re-
publican State-that she would east her Electoral
Vote for any good Republican; but so far from
being lost or rendered doubtful by the nomination
of another | was confident she would give
much larger majority for several others than for
Gov Seward. And that judgment has been con-
frmed by subsequent developments. What be-
comes of Mr.. Raymonds assertion above quoted,
Gen. Webb being my witness
There is q single point-that of delicacy-On
which Gen. Webb's manifesto seems calculated
i trust not atended-to reflect iniuriOusly on
the course of Gov. Seward The General apprises
us that he-rnOre favored than the Seward neO-
phyte Raymond-knew all about my private
letter aforesaid before he went to Chicago--and
adds, after stating that the New-liampshire dele
gates regarded me as Gov. Stewards political
and personal friend,
To this we responded that know such not the
and that Nh Greeley opposition to Seward personal
and had foundation IN determination to his not
made Governor in 1854 We asked for the evidence
OF this fact had been at liberty then and there to la'e
stated what Mr. Raymond has given the pubic beyond
all peradyenture Mr. Seward would have been nominated on
the first ballot
-Again:
had been at liberty to the Mr. Raymond
has IT, under mi.apphenson of his authority there can
not exist any reasonable doubt that the first and sube
queu bao, Seward would have RECEIVED the united votes
of all the States except Connecticut and part OF Rhode
Island And IL is equal certain that by chfns ut Ieeeys
influence and proving that h hostility to Nh Seward was per-
soHd and made in the spirit Of Tereage instead Of being
prompted by love Of the cause majority OF the votes OF
Ohio Iowa. oil the Southern and the votes Of the eG-
pedioIcy politicians from Pennsylvania would have been given
or one admitted all hands to be the first choice Of
lie people and Of the Convention
1t does seem to me that the General was trife
too fastidious in this juncture-that, having made
the broad assertion as to what he 4" knew, said
knowledge being cOnfessedly based on my private
letter shown him by Gov. Seward-that he ought
not to have sacrificed his candidate to such a
punctiio. Besides, he had only to apply to
me, and would have cheerfully given him permits
SIGN to tell all he " knew Yet even this could
hardly have been deemed necessary by gentleman
of any but the incest of honor, who regarded
my letter as Gen. Webb charactcrizes it in the
following paragraph
In the FIRST place the letter instead Of being private one
il bold defiant and threatening communication, which Mr.
Seward tcoud been authorized 10 publish editey ~
yecept; and probably he uoud have published it long
since iii had not been puerie it Is defiant and in effect
threatening"
If Gov. Seward has been laboring under any
such extreme decacy as would seem to have para
l,zed the tongue of his chiyalrous iriend-which
does not appear to have been the case-l should
gladly have given him permission to print and pub
ish my letter upon his simple application therefor.
But must say that am sure the New. Hampshire
delegates like those from other States, based their
utim ate decision and course on grounds far less
fimsy than Gen. Webb seems to imagine.
The Hon. Henry j. Raymond sees fit, in his
later attack, to say:
Ar Greeley passed in the political world at large for
Of the most dilinterested in public life He Ia acquired
degree Of credit and onAuence from the belief that he
looked down with supreme contempt from the nights Of self
denying patriotism, upon the pay offices for which mere or
binary politicians toll and scramble and that no more
uIremey Indifferent the personal rewards Of political bor'
than he"
i do not know where Mr.. Raymond learned
all this; certainly not from any professions on my
part. long since resolved never to decline any
public station, nor to be paraded in the news
papers az declining any, to which had not been
previously elected or at least responsibly nomi-
mated; and | expect to die in that faith. j am
sure there are Others who might adyantageOusly
adopt my rule, which / have publicly avowed on
all proper occasions. And, if to be " disinter.
"ested' means to labor through lifetime for the
elevation of the Raymonds and such like to the
most responsible and honorable positions /
respectfully ask to be counted out of that category
! do not understand that Offices of eminent trust
are "paltry," save AS they are fledby Patry men;
and | mean to struggle more and more firmly
against such Dissertation. Let it be understood
eyermOre that / have never declined any office
for which ] had not been nominated, and never
will.
One word, now, TO political friends out OF the
State who must be looking at this wrangle with
silent amazement. | beg you to understand,
fellow Republicans, that We are not all born fools
here in -York-that we understand perfectly
well that the nominations at Chicago were not
made by Mr.. Greeley, and could not have been
prevented or perverted by the combined potency
Of IT. Gov. Raymond and Gen. Webb. We know
perfectly well that the Delegates chosen by the