New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-28
THE ATTACK on Mr.. GREELEY.

To he Editor Of The N y. Tribune.
SIR: / deeply depore the war which some of Slr.
Stewards pretended friends, who affect to give them
selves the air of being aided by his advice and cooper
atioD are making Oh Mr.. Greeley This war seems to
me TO be totally uDprovoked and unnecessary, btne-
fetal Only to the enemy, and AS it now stands
Chiefly hurtful to Mr.. Seward himself.
1t would appear by he testimony of Gen. Webb
that long before tie Chicago Convention, while
Mr.. Greeley was tempelately opposing Mr. Stewards
nomination for the Presidency on public and political
grounds alone Mr. Seward III the habit OF secretly
using acertain private letter of Mr. Greeley in Orderto
do Mr. Greeley personal injury and destroy his po-
zeal influence. Thus Mr. Seward is exhibited by his
friend Gen Webb as making a secret personal attack
in reply TO public expression of doubt as to the ex-
ledemy of bis nomination. cannot believe that this
statee Mt of Webb does not do fragrant wrong TO the
DISTINGUISHED Senator and beg the public to suspend
tier Judgment respecting the latter till he shall have
explained himself.
But what was the character of this private letter
According to the testimony Of Messrs. Webb and
RAYMOND, the two pretended friends of Mr. Seward
who have taken the lead in the assault on Mr..
Greeley, It con aimed a complai1t from Mr. Greeley
that. while as both a political and personal friend,
le had been faithfully devoted 10 Mr. Stewards polit-
zeal advancement, Mr.. s. had not only taken every
practicable occasion to prevent Mr.. G.s name from
being brought before the people as a candidate for
Office; but had favored and virtually secured the
n, mination and election Of his OR. G.s) bitter
enemies, although the latter WERE neither politically
nor Individually, worthy Of the distinction thus con-
ferred upon them. This conduct, according to the
report Of Webb and Raymond, Mr. G.. did not think
consistent with the duty of friend TO a friend,
proper return for such friendly service as he had
rendered to Mr.. S. and accordingly he gave notice
that the intimate relation between them must be
conside cd as ended.
Now, if it wa: 80 arocious in Mr. Greeley to cherish
any feeling of political ambition, or to complain of Mr.
Seward for resisting and preventing his political eeva-
ton, while Mr.. s. pretended to be his friend and ally
what Il all be said the o'ler hard Of Mr. Seward 5
self-appoined advocates who not only complain, but
make malignant personal assault on Mr.. c., because
he is supposed to have prevented the political elevation
of MI S. six years after he had given him notice that
he was lis personal ally longer! If Mr.. Greeley
complaint, made wholly in private was weak and I'M
iusfable how about that thus unwisey set mp the
Part of Mr.. Seward, made in public with elaborate
maignity and used as a OF distracting the Re
publican PARTY ON the of vctoryl
But what desire above all to protest against Is the
assumption that the Republicans of New-lork had no
right 10 prefer any other candidate to Mr.. Seward.
Mr. Seward is able man; but he did not create the
party nor has he done than very many others to
give organization and power. Indeed, in his recent
letter declining to speak in New-York he himself
repudiates the idea that the party is his personal
property. And, for one, cannot understand on what
grounds persons Ike Webb and Raymond presume to
assail and malign the man, who, honestly believing,
with the great majority of thinking men of all parties,
that Mr.. Stewards nomination at Chicago would
result in the overthrow Of the Republicans, laborcd
earnestly and successfully TO avert such result. Mr.
Seward owes it to himself to confute their injurious
statements respecting himself, snd to disclam all con-
neetion with their bitter and indisereet attacks on
those who resisted his nomination.
4 REPUBLICAN FROM THE START.
Ntto- lork, May "a, 1850.