Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-04-01

tribes for publication mefely rs an inter-
esting chapter in the Political Histo-
~" Of our time, deserving rs such the
attention Of your readers; and, though
yon have net deemed nty side Of the
controversy, or any portion Of it, worthy
Of like favor, [ offer you this reply to
his last assault for original publication,
if you choosoto fccept it. do 50 sim
ply because the attack has appeared on
Iy in Your columns, and | prefer to be
heard before the tribunal that has IisteLed
TO ny assaiIant Still, do not ask this
RS favor at your hands, and shall De
content to receive back my manuscript,
if you prefer not TO print it.
|. At tho Chicago Contention Of
1860, offended Mr.. Weed by success
fully opposing his candidate for Presi
dent. Others were as active as earnest,
as conspicuous and IS Influential in that
opposition as | was there was no pre-
tense that | deceived any one, betrayed
any trust or broke any faith; but the
fact that | had, more than five years be-
fore, privately appraised Coy. Seward
that should not, after his reelection to
the Senate then pending, be devoted to
his persolal fortunes, was SO used as to
create the impression that my course al
Chicago was prompted by personal mo-
tives. Yet nothing could he farther
from tho truth. | acted throughout
that Convention as ! believed the most
vital interests Of our country and Of the
sacred cause Of Uniyeisgl Liberty requir-
cd: had believed those interest would
be promoted by the nomination, OF Gov
ernor Seward, | should have favored
that nomination, rs I did heartily favor
his reelection to the Senate after sending
him my private letter Of 1854. Oar per
SonaI relations were as cordial and
intimate through the " inter of l8j C
hich | spent ut Washington, as ever
before and 50 remained down to 1850 !;
nor has there been any personal differ
ence between rs to this hour. But Mr..
Weed left Chicago breathing vengeance
against me, aud Immediately commenced
the warfare upon me winch he there re-
solved should only cease with my ruin.
His maGgnity, as is well known, defies
The power of tmo. Conscious that
have done nothing that should have Incl
ted It. | do not depree;ate, but calmly
defy it. My only regret is that It's eXlii-
billions compel ne 10 obtrade personal
matters upon public attention, N crisis
oi great Natonal concern, and thus seem
to give them an exaggerated and untime
y Pr'"''ne''''' -, ,, :,
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% fs''1 ,''t '0"no rs oh'V excuse III 'ne
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the personal guidance OF Mr.. Tharlow Weed %
In NV Carl Of the 11,b to which
Mr., We 4 RESPONDS N ,opr columns -.
dav. ,nrad facts II ,;Ja rot,r;atv
an SuDpnpt of the q hove qXcpINart--- fact :
vbicj, establish he InoraI arI ohsnIut,
truth Mr. Weeds re.nons. nf,e,,,. i,
uores those facts anil i,l3ao5 fbn n}a7,,
subject to Which thew ,eIa,a lie yirt,.
ally comedies the irnth Of What hal nj.
Ieael. and which furnish the sole nrefcxt
foT his new assault mon me- which i
thus shown to have had no o.l,sr re
pulse than his inDIaeable oa,aca
1T n. VI lad ol....,l .,.,,t.
;,r;I;aa tho Cn,,a,, So - saa..(;,
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if the Cotton States shall become sati-ied
i''it # '5 i can a" ' ,o,t "Gi 81 me mon ina"
f''se'"'o every "of" o, 'h's' as
/ nave oiteh reiterated II, WIN regard 10
Ihe racine STATES ana territories. Let
them present themselves at Washington
next "'h'er-h,N NJ Eeaf-"ny TIME
-! ny y" nave oeioeF8'e'y can
Vase" 'i'F ii'''''0f' ana very Sehei2I!y ar