New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-19
aREELEY's LETTER no SEWARD.

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4 This famous letter, Of which SO much has bee,
recently said in the newspapers, has made ita an
pearance. In response to Greeley's demand for it
Seward gave it up to Thurlow Weed, his right hant
man at Albany, and ThnrIow gave it an airing ii
| his paper, from which all the other papers have
copied It. The letter which went the rounds g
week or two ago as the genuine document was )
bogus one, gotten up by a sensation paper in New
York city. The "genuine original Jacobs' has
made its appearance only within the last day OF
two.
The letter is very long, and is mainly a recital
OF the services which Greeley rendered Seward for
long series Of years, during the most of which
ne was oppressed with poverty, which Seward
very well knew, but which he took no care to
remedy, although he had plenty of Offices and pat
ronage at his disposal. From 1887 up to 1854. It
appears from Greeley's statement, he was in the
political interest and service of Seward. working
to secure bis election as Governor and Senator.
and living upon mere pittance, until the last few
years when the Tribune became paving institu.
tion and commenced bringing the pbilosonher a
handsome annual income. During all this time
Seward was content to accept the services, and
profit by the labors of his lege man Greeley-bnt
when the hour Of triumph came, the philosopher
was wholly ignored, and left to struggle on in
poverty, while the substantial fruits of victory
were conferred upon outsiders and trimmers
Such, according to Greeley, was Stewards treat
ment OF him, when he was elected Governor
When he was elected Senator, and when Harrison
and Taylor were respectively elected President.
giving TO Seward the control of the Federal nat.
ronage in the State Of New York. Greeley stood
this cavalier treatment until November 1854 the
date OF this famous letter-when he formally not;.
fed Seward that he would stand it no longer. He
was then independent in his pecuniary condition
and had no favors to ask-hnt lie could not refrain
from giving Seward "piece Of his mind, in r..
gard 70 the ingratitude and Indifference with which
he had been treated
aessef was private one. never intended for
rsasiohs sa ana, therefore, we are disposed to
NJ r- slsus 70 the statements which il con.
!, "ouia hardly, IN writing such letter,
: - ias's with which Seward was as fa.
trne In fact we have never haara .as vac no'
racity questioned, however insane h. ~, s, "
the subject Of niggers and however tan,a,, - ~
may submit to personal chastisement. Asa,,,,,;.
Greeley statement Of facts to be true .s thss NY
are very decidedly of the opinion that hs COW
plant is founded in reason that Seward has treat
ed him with cold-blooded neglect, not to say
contempt, that Is anything but creditable 10 bis
sense OF honor or OF gratitude. For nearly twenty
years no permitted Greeley to struggle on Id poy,
erfy and when he had offices and patronage to
bestoW upon his friends as he had for the most Of
this time, he gave his faithful supporter the goby
Tor the purpose of extending his influence and buy
ing up new retainers.
So
This ingratitude cost Seward the Nomination Al
chicago and posslbly the Presidency Of the United