New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-06
Making Of Presidential csndidstes. These column.

making Of Presidential candidates.. These column.
werr freely opened to discreet and decprous
discussions of the merits of the various a,pr,ut.
ard / believe those which favored Gov. seva,d
were quite as numerous and as thorougbgoiny a.
those which urged the claims Of any rival.
recOllect that among the last batch We printed
we're two very able aod earnest articles IN favor nj
Gov. Seward; and The TRIBUNE was dreetv
thereafter assailed by an Auburn or Syraca.s
oracle never printing anything in his favor. BIT
everything in commentator Of Others My pe,.
sonh convictions and their free expression 1 dd
not and could not surrender; but tried TO con.
duct THE TRIBUNE as to give all fair hearing
and be ready 10 render hearty and effective SUD-
port TO whomsoever the Convention should nomi.
nate.
We'll, says The Journal, you thought none but
conservative candidate could safely be nomi
nated how, then, do you expect success with
Linccln?
1t is far question, and this is my answer:
/ fee confident of Lincon's election, beans,
The deiegations from the donoai States rot,d for hin
OF Chicago and assured me thy could carry hin. Ia
Lincoln till after the great body Of the delegate,
rom Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, and indiana a.
well az Illinois, had done go. ! went 10 Chicago
not only to present my own views but also TO
Listen 10 those Of others. When "tbe pivotal
States Whose delegates, with signal unauim.
ty declared that those States could not be CARED
for Seward, with equal emphasis declared that
they could be carried for Lincoln, had no choice
but TO act accordingly.
The Journal is unrcasOnaby sore, or it would
not assert that The TRIBUNE has atactsd Gov.
Seward Tor his recent absence from his scat. The
Kansas Admission bill the special order 10 the
Senate for the Wednesday succeeding the nOmina-
ton at Chicago; and our Washington coIrespon-
dent ieleg apbed, the nilbt before, that Mr.
eward's absence, in view of the tendency of that
and other important measures, was " much re-
gretted.' He did this with reference to
grave public exigency and an urgent public duty.
He had no thought of attacking or eensuring Gov.
Seward. 1t Coz Seward was "paired," he did
not know that fact-nOr was il conclusive. II
Kansas is to be laid under the table of the Senate
AS fear she isl want to see the two votes OF
New.York steadily recorded against that mon
strous wrong; and 1t would be a poor consolation
for their absence to learn that they "paired"
against Arkansas or Florida. He is no true
frien.. of Gov Seward who would confent to have
him absent on such division; he is not an enemy
who $50 long as he continues to hold a seat in the
Sebate-as trust he Will Tor many years YETI re-
minds him that his presence is desired
Tile Journal gives a wrong construction to my
remark about lertiig the dead bury their dead
have been sickened too often with the spectacle Of
politicians beating candidate for some station,
and then vieng with each other in dilatlDg on
their intense love for and admiration OF hm-thelr
regret that they were constrained to beat him,
&c, &c. / Go not question the average sincerity
of this; but it seems to me sadly mawkish and
misplaced. Let those who have supported a can
didate shed the fitting tears over his defeat; let
others mind their OVID business. l have felt this
when mig man was defeated; said it on this
occasion, because / thought ii timely and just.
The Journals talk of concealment Of motives,
predetermined hostility" &C.. only prompts the
remark that ] have already very decidedly re-
PEELED these imputations, and that it is not cOur-
teous to reiterate them without addnclng some
thing in their support. did write private letter
to Gov. Seward in November, 1854, apprising him
that my devotion to his personal fortunes would
cease with his reelection to the Senate in the
February succeeding. If that letter is the basis
of these charges (and Gen. Webb's testimony
would seem conclusive that it is) why am not
permitted to print 1t, and let the world Judge of its
character and purportl / have no desire to
blaz0n the contents of that letter-no wish TO pur
sue this controversy furlher-I will NOT ask for
that letter as favor when every one says that
after the use which has been made OF it against
me, have clear right tn receive aud publish it
but call attention TO the fact that these imputa-
tons persisted in, while the letter, which is
their admitted foundation, is withheld, or ex-
hibited only to my assaian.s. There rest. H.. &.
We have a commission duly emp Dwered TO pro-