The New York herald., 1862-12-18
Greeley .s /. Political Cheat ana . NY

Greeley as . Political Cheat and . n.y.
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That insane desire for notoriety which has
smicted poor Greeley ali his life has again
brought him into contest with that veteran
political pugilist, Thurlow Weed The very
natural consequence is that poor Greeley, who
has neither pluck nor science, is being polished
on In mann er most edfying to all beholders
A. Oakley Hall, our sbrewd District Attorney,
takes hand in at the melee, as is his duty; for
poor Greeley is o wretched old criminal, and
every district attorney and good citizen is
bound TO do his utmost to drag the Tribune
drab to justice. Between these two adversa-
RIGS this remarkable philosopher-who attacks
jo5bery in his paper and practises it in person,
and who eats no meat at dinner, but sups his
full of bloody horrors whenever he can inveige
our troops into rebel trap-is getting the
worst of it severely. Stripping the lions skin
off of the ass is nothing to the cruel operation
which Messrs. Weed and Hall are now perform
ing. They are delicately aaying poor Greeley
alive, and then politely whipping him before
the world with the stinging nottles OF his own
coarse words.
i Messrs. Weed and Hall know poor Greeley
better than any other TIVE men on earth. Thur
low Weed took Greeley when the rascal had
not two pair Of breeches to his legs, and gave
him a clean shirt, a good dinner and new pair
Of boots. At that time Greeley did seem to
have some gratitude for he remained with
Weed and worked for him pretty steadily,
though not to any purpose. AT length, how
ever, ambition got the upper hand of prudence
and choked gratitude and so Greeley wrote
Weed and Seward a sniyeling letter, complain
ing that he couldn't have all the Offices he
wanted, and then started out into the world to
abuse his beneactor and seek his fortune. A
nice mess he has made OF it altogether. Poor
Greeley has descended from stage to stage Of
vice and degradation. All sorts of gift enter
prises and lotteries, and such works OF wicked
ness, are as familiar to Greeley as the nose on
his face The corruptions Of lobbying are his
chosen element, and he wallows in it like
pig in the mire During some of
these nefarious transactions, over which we
kindly throw the veil of generalities, Greeley
begged A. Oakley Hall to become his counsel.
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contaminated clients, Mr.. Hall consented.
| Where Thurlow Weeds knowledge of Greeley
leaves of, therefore, Mr., Halls knowledge be,
gins. Between them they are able to give
us very full and impartial estimate Of the
Tribune philosophers character.
Mr.. Weed says that "the Tribune has been
represented in the lobby at Albany for many
years by an assistant editor who Is brother
in-law Of Mr.. Greeley" and who ''is understood
to have finger in all the pies baked in the Al
bany lobby" Greeley, conscience stricken
straightway confesses that Mr.. John F. Cleave'
land is the man. "One or more assistant edi.
| tors" continues Mr.. Weed, 'are understood to
be equally diligsnt and successful in gun con-
tracts and other jobs in Washington, while
| half Q dozen other assistant editors of the Tri-
bune rejoice in foreign appointments" To this
charge poor Greeley says that he "cannot make
room for . special reply" We should think
not. A list Of those Tribune editors who have
contracts and government jobs, and who now re-
joice in foreign appointments, would bs almost
as long as the list of the killed and wounded
| soldiers sacrificed at Fredericksburg by the
| Tribune's intrigues. Mr.. A. Oakley Hall, how
ever, steps briskly forward with his evidence
upon this point. Il may state" says Mr. Hall.
s'that, having been during several years coun-
| sci for various persons desiring to advance or
oppose legislative or contract interests, found
in every matter the direct influence Of Mr.,
| Greeley" Heartbroken at this revelation and
too much overcome with grief to be particular
| about his language, Greeley exclaims:-"True
Tor you, Oakley" For the purposes Of extort-
ing confessions, Mr.. Halls style seems equal to
the rack. But Mr.. Weed puts in the finishing
stroke. He says
| member of Assembly from westchester county
prominent shameless all sorts OF legislative and
other Jobbing-hmself large Tribune stocahoidcrhas
the OF that journal, gether with II g. 81 name,
for all the punder schemes which his fertile genius
gests On OCCASION when that Individual desired
largo clothing and applied to member Of The
Military Board urging 10 his favor tn: Mr..
| Greeley desired it., he informed that Mr. &. had
claim on him having opposed his appointment as Naval
Camp 81 will make that al right" And, greatly 70 the
surprise OF the member ot the Military EOnrd M Camp
returned the Astcr House with letter from Mr..
Greeley TO the Secretary OF the Treasury, Withdrawing
his recommendation Of the Hon. Hiram Bennett for Naval
Oicer and urging the appoinnent oi the gentleman who
SIR. Greeley's accommodation for Naval ON.
by carrying the 1beaango dcega,on in the Assembly
for sr. g. United States Senator. but Mr. Camp, who
wanted a contract, cancelled the Obligation. Nothing
short OF ocular demonstration would have vinccG
that Mr. Greeley capable Of such qualification. We
saw and read his letter
! This acts upon Greeley like dose Of arsenic.
He writhes and squirms and foams at the mouth
with rage and fury. AT first he mady de-
nounces the story as "a villanous falschood.' =
Then, recollecting that Weed holds him like a
fly pinned to the wall, and may possibly pro-
duce the letter. Greeley sobbingly adds:-"We
may have been induced TO write that il Bennett
could not have the Office, or If his appointment
was out Of the question, we should be salts
fed with the appointment Of another valued
friend" F--if-if. Poor Greeley. He con-
fssses the truth Of Weeds charges and of Hall .