The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-26
Grcclcy's Card.
From The Tribune, July 25.I
JUST ONCE

.. 49,. e >, wrones may ne CT litle account |
when tie gyavegt pubic interests are i'm |
period through personal attacks and the coarses mputa
'ohs OF base motives, the assacd however humble, owes
du IS to others which cannot be dsresarded propose
sre to rcfute Of persistent and envenomed det
nation by the statement OF few facts.
charged with having opposed the selection of Gov
Seward for place in President Lncolns Cabinet That
is utterly, absolutely false the President himself being
my witness might call many others but such is
sufficient
am charged with what Is called composing the admin
stration because Of that selection, and various para
graphs which have from time 10 time appeared in the
Tribune quoted to sustain this inculpaton. The
Simple fact that not zone Of those paragraphs was
either written in any wise suggested prompted by
me, sOiccs for that charge 1t is ruc-I have no de-
sire conceal or belittle it-tha my ideas TO the
general conduct Of the war for tie Union are those
repeatedly expressed by myself and others through the
tune and Of those which the conduct
Of that has been based II is that hold and
lave urged that this cannot, must not, be long one
that il must be prosecuted with the utmost energy,
rrtmpness and vigor, or 1t will prove failure; that
every weeks flying Of the secession flag deaantly within
days walk of Washington renders the suppression OF the
revolt d,cllt If not doubtful! is tue Mat Think
9or7mn nj Gat trs ne ,corit Of i'ing doen retef"n
tyJornlg eoalS of Instruction" thing Of fhct sort,
.
o5vcss ao.icy, und1 The ceumstcnces uoid haze teen
to be courteous ard lang suffering fo,ca,ds foreign Po,rs 6f
reSc't us1 rcaGy dealings tch armed re6es and
to that the opposite has been dke. But the
'cutcaccra, frcard to Richmcnd," is net nne, any
H;Tg Of IKE mrcrt ish 10 erade csinsdy, dm TO
efei Tefvond3 asfcsio. 50 ssM regard 10 the e article
tsgtag change in tie Cabinet Whe Ilmose that @me9
he bet material IN he country e'ix Ia he composition Of
Ia, Cabinet, yet feel Tia, ehGags mi9ht1e made therein
| .;fa
end Idid not intend flaed tie oyic'e eanafor
ehaa5ef Cabinet which only appears through msap-
prehensi shrunk from printing it in part because any
good effect il might have likely 10 be neuirazed by
The very course which had been aken-hat Of assaing
Inc rs It's supposed author.
have desire the premises but that what is best
for the country shall be done the public Judge that
this great enan energetic and successful prosecution Of
the warwl be most surely subservcd by retaining the
Cabinet rs it is acquiesce in that decision The end
beng secured the means to utterly Indifferent.
wish 10 be distinctly understood not seeking to
be relieved from any responsibility for urging the ad
vance CO the Union grand army into Virginia. though
TIE precise phrase ''Ioranod to Riciipomd!' is MT
more, AID could hGue facferred rot to lerate It,
horght that that army, ono hundred Thousand strong
might h;svc been in the rebel capital before the
Goth Instant while felt that there urgent
why should be there if possible And now, If any
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ever commented Or Imagined any such strategy the
launching Ct barely thirty thousand the hundred
thousand Union volunteers within City miles of Washing
ton against ninety thousand rebels veoped labyrinth
strong ntrcnchmcnts and unreconrotred masked
series then demonstration would be lost his closed
car. Eut viii! not dwell on this. u needed a. a
scarc Goator all tic 0lary ,f,nders Of he last month
'e IT, }nfci9aa nau diehct TIE adtiof, may Ire. m
ea' seee her dst 4" Hai cadcy, ito not shrin from the
| ordsol.
Lsaeesh, Iloy all erifein, in taese columns IN a,my
9'oreasas pet ftare unless somebody should under
take prove that General Patterson is wise and brave
commander He seems to Lave to speak his praises
50 II there is anything to be said in his behalf, will
Il axe an exception in lis favor Otler than this the
subject closed and sealed Correspondents and report.
may state facts but forbcar comments know
that there truth that yet needs be uttered Oh this sub
cct but nis rcrer has done its faH shnro-aH that
ought and perhaps than it could afford to do-and
henoGoth stands tack fer others Only Ileg it 10 be un,
s,ood-o,oeJm aytthat3 less Than hof the Cncn oyn,ies
directly al haRd hurled against all the rebel forces tho,
cortd be conclT de6inoye Gn donLle their runler-
9ro'0u specially chosen and strongly ,ifd iy the traitors
Me7fitne does not dITfore ard shoud mol Jeaedreponsi
for such madness. Say srta you aci Of the past bit re-
member this for the future, though me keep silence.
H'nceor,h 1t shall be the 1i,Hae's vocation to
rouse and animate the American people for the terrible
mnenty needs the utmost eXertons of every loyal heart
and hand We have tried H. serve her by exposing
breakers ahead and around her. henceiol III 1t ours 10
strengthen, in all possible ways, the hands Of those
whose cnenviao.e duty it is to pilot her through them.
II more good il thus TO be doue lot us that
truth ist BE- .,hheid for cal:ncr NOM mt anu
for less t,oabled ears.
The Journal which is made the conduit Of the most vio
eIt OF tese personal assaults me- attributes the course
CT the 1TjNte to resentment ''asanst those WHO have
ever committed the inoxpsbe oGGrce Of thwarting Mr.
Greeley raging and nsailated tai,st for Officer
think this jsstlfcs in say ing taat there Office
in th1 ght Of the government OF the people wi.ich
either hope wish or expect to hold. certainly
shall not parade myself declining places that are not
offered for my acceptance; bat am the iresilc.
HIS always known that desired no Office at his hands.
and this not through any violation CT my rule above
stated. but through the report Of mutual and Influential
friends. who at various times volunteered to ask me if
would take any place whatever under tie government
and were uniformly and concusivoly assured that would
not.
Nor LET e icopes h0cl cn DO not believe they can
goad me into another personal notice H their ravings
July n, 1SG1 HORACE GREELEY
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