East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-07-13

Governor and Senator. With an in
satiate thirst for Office he soughtlthoss
who detected, played upon and profit
cd by his infrmity. His alleged
grounds of difference with me are
mere pretences. Ho objects that
am in favor of city railroads and
yet tho Senators notoriously repro,
sented in the Gridiron bill, and o.
bad Legislative repute otherwise, were
and remain Mr.. Greeley's most init.
mate friends mon with whom he
spmpathises and fraternizos --mon
whom he thrusts forward in conven.
tons, and, greatly to the disadvanta-
ges and costs of the party, upon State
committees.
So, when it became necessary to
increase by Congressional action on
the market value of the distilled liq-
uors in our country to the amount o1
several millions of dollars, / believed
and urged that those millions should
at least in good part--be put into
the national Treasury, and not into
the pockets of spectators conformity
in legislation and liquor. 1 am beat
en- again on this point, and / hear
and believe that T. w. is among the
largest winners.
Compelled to give up the Cataline
as standing text for accusation, Mr..
Greeley arraigns me as a whisky spec
ulator. This Office, if it be one, is
made such by assuming what the Tri-
J,me has repeatedly insinuated; that /
interferred with the action of Congress
on the whiskey question. This charge,
whether direct or by insinuation, is
untrue. / have not written line, or
spoken word to any men Der Of Con-
gress on the subject of whisky or the
taxation of it.
/ have differed widely with Mr..
Greeley on public questions. l did
not believe, as he did, that tho frame
work of society could be recognized
under Fourierism, nor has it been. /
did not believe that Maine Laws
could be enforced, and the effort has
signally failed / did not unite with
him in inviting secession States to
withdraw from the Union. j did not
agree with him and Mr.. Chase in
their policy Of driving the border
States out of the Union. Nor do i
believe that their war policy is calcu-
lated to preserve the government or
restore the Union. But L do not as
sail him, as he and his associates as
sailed me, personally.
/ return to the Erenmg Post, asking
attention to a paragraph in which its
modification and venom are concen-
trated:
"Another witness produced by Mr..
Weed is Captain Comstock who
thinks the charter of the Cataline a
fair transaction; but the public. apd! apdg!
that point and they do not agree
with Captain Comstock. Whether
other vessels have since been charter
cd at the same exorbitant rates is not
a question, as two wrongs, according
to the old adage, do not make right
1t is little curious, however, that
when this case was in the hands Of
the investigating committee, and Mr..
Weed could have had fair opportu-
nifty of oxculpating himself, he was
sent to Europe whore no remained
until after the committee had closed
its labors. OF all men in the United
States Wecd was about the last one
to be thought of as special agent to
represent us in rospectiblo societies
abroad. and yet he was selected just
at that time by Mr.. Seward. A sim
gular choice and convenient time, to
say the least Of the matter
Captain Comstock has earned q rep
utation for intelligence, integrity and
truth by a life of stirring incident and
prover6ial purity. lie has served the
Russian and Italian governments hon
orably and acceptedly. He has given
his sons to the war. He has served
his own government without compcn-
saiton. The charter of the Cataline,
through him, was only singled out for
denunciation because the Tribune,
Ereamg Post, Van Wyck, shoddy OPP
dyke, &C., &c., supposed that l was
concerned in it. Compared with 9th
er charters before and since, it will be
found favorable to the government -
The radicalism in the Republican par.
ty sought in that way to punish me
for warming the people of the destruc.
ton which that fell spirit was bring
ING upon the country. The late Col
Tompkins, a veteran and unimpeached
quartermaster, frequently declared
chat the Cataline charter was as fail
and reasonable as any he had ever
signed.
The insinuation that went to Eu
ropo to avoid the investigating commit
tee, is worthy of journal that de
fends the official frauds of one of it
prietors. That committee had made
its Cataline Investigations four months
before / sailed for Europe. l was
in New York while it was sitting
there. i was frequently in Washing
ton afterwards, but was never called
Its chairman, who has "playod him
self out" in spite of the almost daily
puffing of the Tribune, had agents EN-
4 ployed endeavoring to trump up other
accusations. They found little, how
ever, for dawes to peck at
In the opinion Of journal under
bonds for defrauding the government
"Weed was about tho last one to b.
thought of as a special agent to rep
resent us in respectable society abroa'
and yet no was selected just at tina
time by Mr.. Seward" Mss
Waving the question of fitness and
respectability Of my relations and 20
sition abroad, it is proper that Mr
Seward should be relieved from th'
discrodit of having selected me. Th'
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