New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-25

these agencies were followed MIR Greeley 10 Chicago
ted every hour TO the steady aud relentless
prosecutor msn bgsns.. ytich took him
they himself always to teeI cpndens ~
q es.a ana es s pss ssSSS' & nes
BILE result Of his nomination ,n
upon whom he wsgne this warfare for the means Of manns
iteaectua While known to some Of tho that neHy
tincy ,pudaied aaJarte political f,tndsA ir and ~
Nth Coz S.Sard and msaaeef a." Dln ne s",a ,
S" @1 S 'G S%d "ssp aided ~ Ss1sJ H. a %
that he had recognized his claim to such oe
to him and who had rendered service % the party thn
he bad o1 use s was d sS The deadly s
his pretended fiend.hp for the whom apon he was
S S di,apponied ofeeeeEei He wa. allowed repre-
cent to The dssao.s from vermont S t. yoI of sewrd
nomination. that while he desired the on sses Ta.a
Of personal s.d Political Hd sP, d thu. stimulated By he
he had secretly cherished for q b Dy
those upon whom he sought TO opere-h Is not strange That
Mr. Greeley, efforts should have b.s crowned with success.
gn II T. pss ri e les y for such an
pc%y hsss Say S i M Grse
credit for the main result Of Chicago DE-
until the new Republican Administrator shall be posOu to
distribute s rewards Is not right that merit so conpc1ou:
services are in danger being forgotten In the tumut and con-
fusion Of contested election and we eheeny snSst ICL M
the hands Of his associates hat payment for lack OF which
be has deserted and betrayed his old ones"
This carefully drawn indictment contains
very artfu mixture Of truth and Misrepresentation.
Be it my first duty to analyze it, and separate
these conflicting elements:
]. No intelligent reader of THE TRIBUNE has
| for months been left in doubt of the fact that
deemed the nomination of Gov. Seward for Pres
| ident at thistim unwise and unsafe; aud none
| can have failed to understand that did my best
| at Chicago to prevent that nomination. My ac-
count of Last Week at Chicago" is explicit on
| that point True, do not believe my influences
vas 20 controlling as the defeated are disposed to
represent it; but this is not material to the ISSUE
1t is agreed that did what could.
2. It's not true-it is grossly nntrue-that at
| Chicago / commended myself to the confidence of
delegates "by professions of regard and the most
Jealous friendship for Gov. Seward but pre-
scented defeat, eren ia Nec- York. as the ineyta-
/" bic result of his nomination" The very reverse
of this is the truth. / did not, and do not, see
that personal friendship or aversion has anything
TO do with the matter; and i made no professions
before the nominations, as have uttered no lam
eDtations since. Ii was the simple duty of each
delegate to do, as it was measuraby of each out
slider to counsel, just whatever vas best for the
Republican cause regardless of personal con-
siderations. And this is exactly what | did.
When o New-Yorker declared, in the open
hall of the fremont House, that everybody
"admits that Gov. Seward is the leader and
representative man of The Republican party"
/ as openly responded: "No, Sir here is one
| "who does not admit it. He is one of the lead
"ing men of our party; but there are Others
| "as deserving he is" or words to that effect.
Hundreds heard this; thousands heard me at all
times and in oil places repel the suggestion that
Gov. Seward or any man had could have any
special claims to the nomination. Among the
many good and true Republican statesmen named
for the Presidency, recognized no especial claim
but constantly insisted that he who could most
surely lead the party to victory should be selected
as our standard-beorer.
AS to New-York, ] think / was at least n
| hundred times asked whether Gov. Seward
could carry this State; and | am sure uniformly
responded affrmatively, urging delegates to con-
slider the New-York Delegation the highest author
ty on that point. / suppose those who consider
Inc natural fool viii believe that while | was
strenuously urging that the Delegations from Penn
syvania, New-Jersey, Indiana and Illinois, must be
regarded as authority IA to who could and who
could not be carried in their respective States ]
at the same time insisted that the New-lork Dele
cation were ignorant or misguided with regard to
the probabilities in their own State; but have no
words TO waste on these. There were letters in
Chicago from several Of the purest and ablest
Republicans OF our State whom / am pre-
pared to name If required, representing that Gov.
Seward could not carry this State-that the pub
lie disgust at the dOings Of ourate Legislature was
so intense and general that it would visit on bis
head the sins imputed to certain of his active con-
spicuous friends; hut did not circulate these let
ters nor ndorse the opinion therein expressed. i
thought, and still think, that a much heavier vote
could and would be rolled up against Gov Seward
than against any other man. especially if Douglas
were his opponents hut | believed that he would
nevertheless carry the State; aud am confident
was never even badeered by the New-York
lobby into any nyerment inconssteI with this.
8. Mr.. Raymond proceeds TO state that had,
Gin November, 1854, privately but distinctly repu-
dated all further political friendship for and ai
" ance with Gov. Seward, and menaced him with
:" hostility wherever il could be made most effect
i've; for the avowed reason that Gov. Seward
- had never aided or advised bis [my1 elevation
" to Office" &C. This is very grave charge;
and, being dated Auburn, Tuesday, May %
1860" and written by one who was there ex-
pressly and ayowedly to con9ole with Gov. $. on
his defeat and denounce me as liz authOr il ia