New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-06-22
ADisinterested Patriot.

AAol "co VIeeloy Aas IOIIS HaNageu U
sustain before a large portion of th'
. American people, the character Of I
very disinterested politician. Indeed
he has managed to have himself ane
his labors for modern lRepublicanism re
garded in a far. more favorable fgh1
than they deserve. ..'e
1 1t seems now however, that the
sleeps covering is being torn from the
back of the creature who has success
fully it SO long, and 10 and behold!
agreedy and hungry wolf is revealed to
our view. The quarrel now going on
between Greeley on the on the one side
and Webb and Raymond on the other :,
is making revelations about Mr.. Gree
ley, which hold hin up in very unen-
viable light, and prones him anything
but disinterested patriot. ...
The evidence producedin the prog
ress Of this quarrel goes to show that
Mr.. Greeley, so far from being dlsin-
terested politician has been for long
years hungry office-seeker and actual
ly quarreled with Seward because he
thought Seward did not help him to
get into office as much as he should.
The subjoined letter has come to
light and is rich affair. Its authen-
ITCHY is not questioned, and it shows
up the secret springs that moved the
heart Of the great bran bread and Re.
publican philosopher Of the Tribune
Here it is.
! GREELY TO SEWARD
! New York, Nov. l 1854.
To the Hon. William H. Seward:
SIR: I desire to say to you that the
firm of Seward, Weed & Greeley is
from this day dissolved, by the with
drawal Of the junior member Of the firm
When I edited the Jeffersonian at
Albany, you and your friends acknowl-
edged the effect of my labors in your
cause, in elevating you to the office of
Uovcrnor ana Y. >. oci1ator. for my
labors in sustaining you: I only re-
ceived ten dollars a week to support
my wife and myself and child.
When you were Governor of the
State with great patronage in your
hands, nc offer Of any position was ever
made to assist me.
When Gen. Harrison was elected
President, you had control Of the patro-
mage of this State, and received no
consideration at your hands. When
Gen. Taylor was elected President,
you also had the disposition Of the Fed
eral patronage, and in connection with
Mr.. Weed you made Hugh Maxwell col
lector of this port, q man who was nev-
er entitled to the confidence of the
whig party.
Instead Of rewarding; men who had
faithfully adhered to Henry Clay and
to you, such men as Zebedee Ring, an
outcast from Nova Scotia, was appoint
ed surveyor Of the port; David A. Bo-
kee was made naval officer; VIM. V.
Brady postmaster: VIM H. Leroy,
navy agent; Hiram Fuller, naval store
keeper, and a man was selected U. S.
Marshal whom you know Icannot name
| And yet, while you knew I had lost
every dollar Iposessed in starting the
Galway line Of packets to benefit Ire
| land and yourself, no offer was made me
Of assistance or place.
Subsequently, it was understood by
my friends that should be candidate
, of our party for Governor, and your
consent was given; but instead of sup
porting me, you and your friends nomi.
mated that trimmer and little william
Raymond for lieutenant governor, who
was Of no advantage to our party, and
a man whom to know is to detest.
In all the positions I have labored to
place you, the emoluments and the hon.
ors have been divided between yourself
and Weed.
I have now to say that any support
you may hereafter receive from me viii
be because it is necessary for the par