St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-06-07
Greeley and Seward.

or desire for sclf-aggrandizcmrnt but
we now lave proof positive, and over
his own sign-manual, that he is a dis
appointed of1icc-scckcr, and that he
charges his discomGturcs upon Mr..
Seward. Notwithstanding Mr.. Gree
lcy's high prctcnsions aud grcatncwS-
paper influence, We have not formany
years had any confidence in his poIltl-
cal integrity. We have all along
classcd him, as journalist, with
James Gordon Bennett, and believed
him even the more dangerous editor
of the two, because many arc dispos-
ed to take his whining cant for pure
gospel, while Bennett does not even
pretend to any honesty.
1t appears that some days since, Mr..
Raymond, of the n. Y. Times, visit
ed Mr.. Seward at his home in Auburn,
and while there wrote a letter to the
Times relative to Mr.. Grcelcy's oppo-
sition to the nomination Of Mr.. Sew.
ard and his agency in defeating such
nomination. The letter was an able
and scathing expose of unworthy per-
sonal motives on the part Of the great
Tribune philosopher, and charged that
he was almost the sole cause Of Mr..
Stewards defeat, simply because Mr..
S. would never advise and recon-
mend his elevation to office Mr.. Ray
mond disclosed the fact that Mr.. Sew
ard was in possession Of letter writ,
ten him by " II. G." some years since,
in which this opposition was threaten
end, and for these reasons. In reply
Mr.. Greeley came ont with a long arti,
Gle over his own signature, denying
that the letter was Of that character
and challenging its publication. Mr..
Raymond now replies at length to Mr..
Grccley's "card," from which reply
we quote the following:
& 1t does not appear that Mr.. Greeley and
Gov. Seward had come to differ upon any
matters of public policy-that they were at
variance upon any principle or measure OF
govCrnment-nr that Mr.. Greeley saw any
reason whatever to distrust Mr. Seward per
sonal or political integrity. or to question In.
wisdom and patriotism which he brought to
the public service. His reasons. if he did
assign them in the letter referred to, were Of
a different charactcr-and we feel pcrfpctIy
warranted in rcpcatinr our original statement
that kc, reLytcd s5lcyy and crry,ejry,t I, Ur Crlg
TENS rca7el 6jygpn6jg,yc,3s d, his gt1,rts IN oIt
otice. He compIaincd that his p,irty services
had not been rewarded hv anpIiutmrnts
m!l,c ,r ne GoTftcnLtat Gov seward had not
ton which had large pccuniary cmolunents
oulv 70 t., hr ne iy' "rG thr run !"t Con
James Brooks--that he had been refused in
THAT I on I i3r tr o nr pt s
Governor had not only been rejected, but re-
to cTcrs "' s 0' Gly anG To ne was known
The cause Of these repeated failures to obtain
on tb "|s w wI ,T upon ot Governor S%T%
philosophical and disintcrcStcd public inStruc-
tor had fully decided that he would no long-
rr he devoted 10 Coy. Stewards personal for
tunes.
Mr.. Greeley has passed in the political
world at large as one of the most distin-ui,h-
cd men in public life. He has acquired a
large degree OF credit and influence, from the
hchci That he looked down with supreme con-
tt-ttt NAT i
'tlsm upon the paltry office for which mere
ordinary politicians toll and scramble, and
nat no man was more supremacy indifferent
20 the personal rewards of political labors
nan he. For the last SIX months he has
hcld the lofty tone OF one wholly superior to
I'LL personal considerations. and especially to
all desire Tor personal or official reward
CI \v,l1, r. A. c; r
o' " GUY Vi ''0 oou''CL an" En-
qulrcr also shows up in q strong light
+Io ;,oon,;,.,,,,, l ,,.,,a,,,.
wv '''N"''''0'0"IJ anu ~ poC'"CS u
Mr.. Greeley. 1t would seem that Col.
Vrolh
W coD was P'eSchI wien senator Hc"-
ard read Mr.. Grcclcy's letter for the
inflammation, orN. p,l or A.
oatprc of its contents tho C,,onol
saws.
ain the first place, the letter. instead of
nG, l, private one; Is bold: defiant and
;ud would have been authorized to publish i'm
I ,', On IT'S rTG%lPt an1 most prohaby
had not been as puerile as it is defiant and
thnt" M G,r II Is PfohF to 9dd howerer
,,sa AGAINST Mr. Grca'ay t,,,.rI tIa,,, l.
, ,"a hY to cMrrgsS the sr,'c t2rGrafnce
Mr. Raymond and the gentlemen who accom-
%at tv r H he 20 t HmGih 'mc U"'tn"f stated
know the cause Of Mr.. Greoley's cnmtty, and
n"t Pa n'ad +" th" W, ",i. ii9 ieitce
lf course, Mr.. Raymond could not have I'M
tatcd rs he did and Admiralty NV a nh,