New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-28
LIEUT.-COy. RAyMOND-GEN. WEBB.

/ insist that it be distinctly understood on all
hands that the newspaper feuds resulting from the
course of the Chicago Convention are not of my
seeking l attended that Convention to contribute
my best judgment and efforts to secure Republi-
can triumph in the NatiCr; and in that spirit
acted throughout. The Convention did not see fit
to ratify my first choice for President; but it
nominated two able honest, earnest, worthy, and
popular Republicans; and | am Herewith fully
satisfied. | heartily concurred in these nominal
tions, and came home TO do my utmost for their
election, which / jOyfuly believe to be entirely
within the reach OF proper exertiOns on the part of
their friends. came away blaming nobody, quar-
reliDg with nobody eDyious of nobody but ready
to bury past differences in oblivion, and join hands
with all who are disposed to fight gallant battle
for LINCOLN, HAMLlN, and the overthrow Of the
reign of Slavery Propagandism, National impotence
and measureless Corruption which now affict
our country. l did not desire-I most earnestly
eprecated-aught of personal controversy differ
ence with any one who follows the Republican flag,
no matter though he has long strayed from it or
only been attracted to it at the eleventh hour
This has not been permitted. have been widely
and violently assailed for my at Chicago as
though / were not a freeman, entited-ndeed,
under ObigatiOn-to act as l judged best for the
cause, but as though were a serf who had broken
his chain-a Fugitive from service or labor who
had no right to a mind of his own-nO business to
think and vote otherwise than as my censOrs pre-
scribed For my own part, / had quite enough of
thic al Chico0n and | shall mot tamalv suhp,if IA
further discipline Of the sort / think my own
thoughts, and 60 my own way. | wish to have
done with this personal wraDgle, of which the
public must be weary; yet cannot drop i. while
my enemies persist in reiteraing the grossest ac.
cusatOns affecting my integrity and honor. l leave
unnoticed the greater number of my widely-scat-
tered assaiants, because what they urge is more
tersely summed up in the attacks of my immediate
neighbOrs. OF these, The Courier and Enquirer
and The N. Y. Times had each its labored assault
on me in their last issues respectively. / shall in
this article pay attention to both; and then hope
| may be excused from further notice of person
alities, and allowed to devote my time and efforts
to the great struggle now opening.
Perhaps / can save room by presenting the lead
ing points of the two simultaneous attacks on me
in juxtapOsitiOn, so that the one may explain or
refute the other. And first with respect to my
private letter, written nearly six years since, to
Gov Seward:
LT.-GOy. RAYsoND-Times GES. }. w. WEBB Courier
at must be bone in mind that MI Seward did not intend
have made no alusiou to 20 permit its against Mr.
any 'leer-nor have Greeley 10 whom he continues
serted that any such document to exercise the obeaT
had ever been written That ance when at our request
information IL yOuchaied by he read the letter TO Ray
Mr. Greeley himself We mond and the gentleman who
y stated the feet that Mr. Gree accompanied him Auburn
ley had distinctly Tepudated al the Governor distinctly stated
political friendship for Gov that while he thought it proper
Seward six ago. and that they should know the
he distinctly assigned his Mr. Greeley enmiy, and
reason for doing, the fact at liberty to refer to the
that Gov Seward had never that he disappointed
aided OF advised lis elevation pira for ohce reference
Office II appear that must be made to the existence
Ills dissolution Of political Of such letter OF course
ID rtnership msde in wT Mr. Raymond could not have
iDobat il was as formal and understood this injunction,
deliberate eg notice to he would not have stated az ne
quit, or warning Against fur did, and apparently by au'
te trepa upon private prop thorty that such letter had
ev TDis information comes been written by Greeley to Mr.
moi from Gov Seward nor Seward early November
from any person in Bis conf 1884, when the wing state Con
deuce IL Is younteeredas ycnion refused to nominate
IL cutie proper should be- If him for either Governor OF
Is Ia b.come pubic al abby Lieutenant Governor and he
Mr. Greeley himself who ac determined In consequence 10
cordug to Judicial decifions, i punish Seward"
the legal Of any private
letter he may have written and
has o. undoubted night to de
Tnand it, publication"
Both my distinguished assailants proceed
to give their respective versions OF the contents OF
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