Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-20

so far forgot true manhood as To write the
letter 10 Mr.. Seward which we published
In our Telegraphic column few days ago.
Every man, II is said has his weakness,
and the fit must have been on the philoso-
pher Of the Tribune when he penned that
spistie. Why should the Editor Of the Ns,o
York Tribune expect a personal favor from
any living man Why should he be under
special obligations to any ones aud Why
should he desire 10 be 40 placed Suppose
Mr.. Seward had not been as grateful a. Mr.. |
Greeley thought he ought to have been, Is
IL the part 81 philosophy To complain. OF Of
genuine manhood to tell him Of itg The
man, who. by his unaIded industry and
his great intellectual power made himself
what Horace Greeley j.. ought 10 have felt,
that he wan a bowstciag's fling beyonh all
such thlngs. A. the editor OF the most IN.
auential paper on The continent. he should
have felt, that even the ingratitude OF the
most distinguished member OF the United
States Senate, could not affect bin. He
should have triumphed over all personal
l
nsper haze uriifea that letter.
But we are not writing this article 50
much TO censuro Mr.. Greeley for writing
. that letter as to take slight review Of the
circumstances that have brought u before
the public.
II is known TO every one that Mr.. Gree.
ley Of the Tribune. Mr.: Weed Of the Alba.
NY Journal, Mr.. Raymond Of the Times
add Mr.. Webb OF the Courier a Enquirer
we're all in attendance at the Chicago Con.
vention. Weed. Raymond and Webb were
for Mr.. Seward, and Greeley was. from first
to last, for Mr.. Bates. lie exerted all his
influence for the distinguished citizen oi
Missouri, the other three for the Senator
from New Kork, aud Mr.. Lincoln Of illi'
nois received the nomination.
Those four New York editors go home
aud Immediately commence n battle
Weed, Raymond and Webb attack Greeley
~ and he fights back at the trio. They &C
cuse the editor of the Tribune Of defeating
the nomi nation of Mr.. Seward. and he says
he was acting for the good OF the Republi
can party and the country. They tell hin
he was prompted by personal feeling
against their favorite, and be says he hat
no personal feeling in the matter. The.
insist upon this,-refer to the celebrates
letter-Greeley demands its publication
and the world is sickened by its perusal.
To one who has read the controversy be
tween those four editors in relation TO IN
Chicago Convention, and the coutrVllin
part that each appears to have taken in IL
deliberations, the idea most prominent /
the mind will be, the egotistical assump
ton Of those gentlemen. that the actor
management and destiny of the CONVEX
= tion was entirely in their hands. aud NJ
der their cootrol. That those four gentl'
be men from the Empire State. together wit
is. the New York delegation, u united. hs
On the power to say, what should, aud VIII
should not be the action of Republica
ny National Convention. Never did men n
me rogate 10 themselves more. and never wer
bur men more deceived. Had the editors {
us the Journal, the Times. aud the Courier n
NAMED In New York, the aotiea Of the Oh
capo Convention would have been precis
ne ly "a T. was. IL il would have been at q
be different, the prospects Of Mr.. Sewa
the would have been advanced, rather thar Z
tarded. As for the editor Of the Tribuu
his influence did. only In the small est pa
ticular, affect the prospects of Mr.. Sewar
There never was a time, and there new
would have come time, when the Senat
,,, from New York could have becn the non
nee OF the Chicago Convention. The large
,ds vote he could ever have gotten he did got
the first two ballots, and had the Conyen
baIloted ffty times he would have fall
A.. of continually, That Convention ney
was. and no earthly power ever could ha
made It.. favorable TO the nomination Of y
Seward. From the first TO the last, WHIT
favorites we're disposed OF. Mr. Lineo
esA was the Conventions choice. NJ. Grecl
hip -. -. 1850. Co.., o. :,
exerted his Influence for Mr.. Bates a
the only particular 10 which bis inhuen
did damage the prospects Of Mr.. Sewar
eed was, when the warm friends Of that gent
ing. man. IN the beat Of their enthusiasm Won
var; assert. that no man could carry NJ
up. York but Mr.. Seward" the friends OF y
Of Lincoln would reply "Mr. Greeley who
aud supposed TO know something about d
ont. political condition Of tho Empire Sta
says the nominee Of this Convention, be
mia WHOM he may. can carry New York by q
ant 900 majority" rhis was al argumet
,rpe given by the presence Of sr Greeley Ia
"a the hands Of those who opposed the non
hen nation Of Mr.. Seward. aud so far Az III
'ieh went, alone went the influence of Hora
1 Ieo Greeley in defeating him.
We were at that Convention from {
oln time when the first delegates began to 4
a n rive in the city. until its glorious wo
rim was accomplished. We were one Of /
lies first from this State who advocated I
r of claims Of the distinguished citizen Of II
,son nois for Us nomination. We chung TO
on fortunes from first TO last--from the til
be. when only some Eve or six delegates frC
Tim Indiana declared in his favor. until our {
lem delegation came To his support aud /
the wild huzzas Of twenty thousand Peep
e re and the thunder Of the cannon announe
,r of that he was the choice OF the couventic
the We we're warm in his favor, and VIC thi
per, VIC know something about tho inhuer
that certain individuals exerted on n
the Convention. and is extent.
has II was the settled conviction Of the d.
ten. egates from lhe States of Pennsylyan
q in Ohio. Indiana and Illinois that NJ Sc
Col. ard Was not the right man. which cnus
bis bis defeat. Aud this conviction vas fuu
-atic from the general feeling. tls' pervsd
their respective districts. and not from a
influence exeried by Nc. Greeley u "
mns the "battle ground" States. declaring fr,