New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-02
A PARTING WORD.

/ believe there was never before so near an
approach to unanmity in the ranks of any great
party with respect to the action of its delegates as
there is this day among Republicans in approval OF
the dones of the Chicago Convention. look on
National Nominating Conventions as at best Ma
tonal evils, believing that they might aud should
| be superseded by allowing each member of any
party to vote the Electoral Ticket of that party
headed by the names Of the men of his choice for
President and Vice President respectively, and
having all the Electors Of each arty pledged TO
vote for those candidates whom the largest number
of the voters for that partys Electors throughout
the Union should thus designate as their cholce;
but. so long az Conventions shall be held, believe
| no ADLER wiser. more unsefsh body of delegates
from tbe various States will ever be assembled than
that which met at Chicago and nominated Llac"ln
and Hamin for the highest Offices 10 the gift of the
American People. The universal judgment, of our
own party first, then Of the whole American PEG.
pie, afirms that this nomination is very strong
one-tbat il practically unites the Opposition, aud
does not unite the Sham Democracy, as another
nomination might have done. The rising enthusi-
asm, the substant al unanimity, and the universal
confidence of success which now peryade the rank,
of the Republicans, afford the strongest assurance
that the Convention nobly fulfilled the great trust
coLfded to its hands.
single note of dipcord mars the general har-
mony. While the delegations from the doubtful
States who insisted that Gov. Stewards nOmina-
ii n would insure their and our defeat, are ex-
pressly acquitted of all blame for making such
representations, with the delegates of other States
who heard and needed them, | alone am personally
and violently assaed for believing those represen-
tations and acting accordingly. The albany Eren-
ing journal insists not only that they were un-
founded, but that knep them to be sO-knew that
the delegates from Connecticut, New-Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Indiana, and Illinois, did not knowwhich
candidates could and which candidates could not
carry those States respectively but that the truth
was the very reverse Of their convictions. And it
is widely and persstently asserted, not that was
mistaken with regard to what the success of the
Republican cause required, but that l wilully,
deliberately sacrificed that cause to personal
pique against Gov. Seward, excited by his refusal
at some time or times TO further my aspirations to
Office And these are those who call themselves
my friends who urge TO rest silent under these
imputations lest the Cause should suffer from an
mtmek wrangle! TO these have only to say
that if am to retain my present position, it is
essential that vindicate my good name; and that,
wherever my true friends shall deem that OF no
consequence, am yery willing to seek some other
vocation, wherein general confidence in my in
tegriiy will not be essential.
Let us see how the case stands as between me
and my assailants:
The N. Y. Times Of the 2jth ult. opened the
warfare upon me by long letter from its editor
dated Auburn, May %, wherein was specifically
charged with these several ofienses at Chicago,
just before and during the sttings of the Republi-
can National Convention:
|. Processing the most Jealous friendship for
Gov Seward;
3. Asserting that Gov. s., if nominated, would
be beaten in the State of New-York;
g. Being largely indebted to the forbearance of
Gov S., in that was deliberately wreaking the
"revenge ola disappointed Office seeker" as | had,
nearly six years ago, privately, but distinctly,
congratulated all further political friendship for and
" alliance nih Cor. Sce0rd, and meaaeed him mih
"hiS hostility ,eheyertr ii could be made most e6ectir
"for the GrO,eed reason that Cor. S. had ncrer aided
" or ndcised his Iteration 10 c6iee!"
TO these grave ordinations, promptly re-
sp0nded contradicting them in general and in de-
tail, and challenging the production of any evil
dence sustaining them. Has any been offered
TIE first has been abandoned without even an
attempt to sustain it.
The second, wholly unsustained, has been dis.
proved by the testimony of Gen. Webb, one of my
assailants, who states, as matter of complaint
against me, that-in answer to their inquiries
based on bis allegation that this State would be
endangered if not lost by the nomination of another
than Gov. Seward-I assured the New Hampshire
Delegation that another candidate would poll
twenty thousand more votes in this State than
Gov. ). No single instance has been or can be
hunted up in which I told any delegation at Chi
cag0 that the nomination Of Gov. Seward would
cause the loss of this State to the Republicans.
To the third and main charge replied in sub.
stance-Tbis can only refer to a private letter
which dif write to Gov. Seward in November,
1854; and, as that letter has been repeatedly
shown or used to my prejudice, demand it for
Immediate publication in erery edition Of THE TRIB-
UNE. cannot discuss its contents while my as
saants have free access to it and am confined to