The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-06-21
fOrace Greeley and the N. ".
a Tribune.

Many Of the newspaper presses, are unduly
agnifying the action Of Mr.. Greeley in the Chi.
.go Convention, and unnecessarily exercised
,out an old letter addressed by Mr.. Greeley to
ov. Seward in 1854. Whether Mr.. Greeley
opposed the nomination of Seward at Chicago
rnot or whether he labored for the nomina-
on of Bates or Lincoln, it matters not. Mr..
reeley had the same right to express his pref
FENCES, as any other delegate in the Convention
oppose he preferred the nomination of some
her man than Seward what of it7 Did not
Their Delegates do the same If Mr.. Greeley
censurable for expressing preferences, why not
very other Delegate blameable for having
reference? Why speculate on how Greeley
Oted, or how much influence he exerted for
his or that man he had the same rights as any
Their member ofthe convention, and if he hap
ened to possess more personal influence than
Ome others, that is not a just cause for COM
laint against him.
Much of this seeming fault finding with Mr..
jreeley for his course in the Chicago Conven-
ion, is very likely influenced by considerations
IS public journal in the city ofNew York, which
las wider circulation than any other in this
country. 1t would not be extravagant therefore
20 suppose, that petty jealousies are INDUCED
by rival establishments and that if it could be
made to appear that Mr.. Greeley was guilty of
agreat public wrong at Chicago, the circulation
ofthe Tribune might be eurtailed. Some man.
is almost always the gamer when some other
mans business is damaged 1t is perhaps unge-
neous to impute mercenary motives, to those
who persistently seek to find fault with Mr.
Greeley, for his course in the Chicago convan-
vention, but it is difficult to account for his per-
secution simply, because he did not desire the
nomination of Seward.
Another matter which is sought to be turned
against Greeley, is a private letter which he ad.
dressed to Mr.. Seward, seven years ago, and
which has within the past few days been publish
ed for the first time. This letter reveals no dis
honesty or wiful wrong on the part of Greeley;
he simply complains that while he had made
personal sacrifices. and had done much hard
work for the party and for Mr.. Seward the lat
Ter, Wnen elevated 10 an ofhclal position, In
which it was in his power to bestow paying ap-
pointments, failed to recognize his (Greeley's)
services. 1t may have been true, that according
to party usage, Mr. Greeley had a right to ex-
pect some official favor, inasmuch as he was then
poor. But whether he was entitled to pat
ronage or not, he doubtless honestly believed he
was. Whether it was in good taste for him to
SO state his case to Mr.. Seward, is a matter of
opinion but we venture the opinion, that a
vast majority Of the politicians, who are now at
tempting to cast ordium on Mr., Greeley for wri
ting such letter, would not care to have their
own political history revealed by way of COM
parison. The whole blusteration about Mr.,
Greeley's course in the Chicago Convention and
his old letter to Gov. Seward may properly be
characterized, ''much ado about nothing"