Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-25

New YORK, May A.-The following letter
has been addressed by Mr.. Seward to the
gentlemen of the Central Republican Com
mittee, who invited him to attend a meeting
for the ratification of the proceedings of the
National Convention:
AUBURN, May 81, 1860.
"GeRtlemen:-I will not affect to consult
the sensbility with which | have received
the letters in which you and so many other
respected friends have rendered to me ex-
pressions of renewed and enduring confidence.
These letters will remain with me as assur-
ances in future years that, although l was
not unwilling to await even for another age
the vindcation of my political principles yet
that they did nevertheless receive the gener-
GUS support of many good, wise and patriotic
men of my own time.
''Such assurances, however, made under the
circumstances now existing, derive their price
less value largely, from the fact that they
steal upon me through the channels of private
correspondence, and although unknown 10
the world, You will at once perceive that such
expressions would become painful to me and
Justly offensive to the country if | should be
allowed to partake in any public or conven-
tional form of manifestation. For this reason,
| if it were respectful and consistent for your
own public purposes | would have delayed
i my reply to you until | could have had an
opportunity of making it verbally next week
on my way to Washington, after completing
| the arrangements for the repairs upon my
dwelling, rendered necessary by Il recent fire
"The same reason determines me also to
decline your kind invitation to attend the
meeting in which you propose some demon
| strations of respect to myself while so justly
considering the nominations which have just
been made by the National Convention at
| Chicago. At the same time it is your right
1 10 hoy ap1 IF Y1nu
| own opinions and sentiments on that i'm
| portant subject. .giii..g lf aa.
"My friends know very well that while they
have always generously made my promotion
to public trusts their own exclusive care
mine has only been to execute them faith
fully, so as to be able at the close of theii
assigned terms to resign them into the hands
of the people without forfeiture of the pub,
lie confidence. ....
| "The presentation of my name to the Chi
cago Convention was thus their act, no
mine. The disappointment therefore theirs
not mine. 1t may have found them unpre
pared. On the other hand, have no sent
ment either of disappointment or of discon
tent, for who in any possible case could with
out presumption, claim that great Nationa
party ought to choose him for its candidate
for the first Office in the gift of the American
people. find in the resolutions of the Con
vention, O platform as satisfactory to me a
if it had been framed with my own hands
and in the candidates adopted by it, eminen
and able Republicans, with whom hav
cordially co-operated, in maintaining tn
principles embodied in that excellent creed
81 cheerfully give them sincere and earn
est support | trust, moreover that thos
with whom have labored SO long with com
mon service, in noble cause, has create
between them and myself relations of pei
sonal friendship, unsurpassed. in the exper
ence of political men, will indulge me in
confident belief that no sense of disappoin'
ment will be allowed by them to hinder @
delay, or in any way embarrass the progres
of that cause to the contamination which
, demanded by q patriotic regard to the safet
and welfare of the country and the best il
terests of mankind.
[Signed.l WIN. Fl. SEWARD"