The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-10-10

suvrp srnrNG, O,,ohcr ;, 1864.
To the Editors of the N,t,on,i Inteih 'cnccr;
DkAr stas You' give IN your paper i!om -
Scw YorE journal" wAst prrporis to be an account
NJ what raised In conversation between Gen. Nc
Clo An ard mvscli when Wis ted New York ahont
tic 2Uth July last. II Is cgregionsly crrc"tous
10 many ,ilplstaut pciuis. As you evident at
tribute souc couac0Vcncc 20 what IL tormci ny
rnission' you viii not, rut, besitlte to pub
rsh a simple aud truthful statement OF its Offices
al 4 eycou,.Hg.
I went 10 New York w heal the divisions IN The
uniou p!r,v, bv rrcsen'ng nv Vows 10 the lead.
ins mcn VI ore VII lad In their hands the means OF
giving .Cci on 10 various am ia 10 rrch,ni OF
that party. concur Ia ne opn' recently *
prcssed bv Gen. Grant. tait union In tho Nor!n
woult quickly queli the re c'on and rebio-e peace
d. .iu.ln w. NE ~ hole country.
y clntributo ny mite 70 effect what nc'r 10
~ tie wish q ovcrv patriot, repaired to Now
Yorl, to IA .ko A. eliort At conc.iiauon. went to
The leading mcI nud leading orgsus OF public in.
.on there. ~ GsccrtRn IN what way harm ony wo.it
best he attain.J. be- eyed that united opposition
t. the rebel IA could ic concentrated on 40 other
candidate ioi tne esidency han on ihc man
againat whom thc olcui had declsfed war hccnuHe
,ic nation had t.alc I'm its thlcf Magistrate, and
'cr whom the 10 cratci u 'he great parry cletng
b m in tie first instance Lad again given ia prefer
cnce by reconciliation. went on this "rrand
without consulting a. II 'NiIen'-~,tFput givpk
him, dirNctly indirectly, ~ slightest iri'ma'ion
NJ nv object, and nj co Irse without his authority.
! .ppriS,d no ore but my sou.
| When reached New York frst ssw the editors
Oi the fgENISG POsl. ms PRESS n1l tFftntNi
| Il .s,,irf,cton with lie Admin ,rlilon. It's cJn-
due,ors iclt that they had good ground OF discou-
| tent Icxplained to Mr. BRYANT The attitude of the
| President, ns understood y rc'eicnoe :" tho
matters that ase sievci h.m bo ~ recorded vial
measures for the safety OF tn Republic, and oi
! minor concerns of person character. ioni
| Mr.. BRYANT tLc honest pa'r1ut WI ich the whole o
b.. lite had shown him. He considered Mr.. Ln
| coin. with ali nhstrments tue only rsn ON whom
we could rely for the mainienance of the cause N
| when we had embarkcd-for the uniol oi Il
strength, and festor tion o' tie Naiiou1i Go'ern
/ utn,. next saw Mr.. Bennett of the HERALD
had a long. Agreeable, enlightened oonye0sn,ior
| tn him. Expressed my views with earn 's'nc7
and irankncss, and az he did those he entetta nrN
not forgetting old scores o. di'nren'ss -,atH aa
ett his oice he gave me, IN pretty ph,'ic t'nt
S,otch accent, = lant words Tor TIE FrehiNr
"rell him " rcstor, & elan n tie army ~ ~
will carry Ihe elecuon hy de,aut' 'afri OF
Mr. Greeley. NJ interview with him sNslu IN
tia, his les, ell r,s would Mt he wanting 10 scri
Tie peace of TIC county through tue re-'i"c Ii'n
Tyouuh Mr. Barlow, the intimate, PERSONAL an'
political friend Of Gcucral Nj trllan swho WAS ru'
IA the cityN lct the bct 'rsl know tint world b
grstifed by an opl rtuuty Of e"nvcrsing VII
| I'm. He came 10 town and VISITED mc IN my y'ol4
| iuy at tho Astor House had an hour u cphv ersa
ron with him, which prciaced b. telling hin, u
| moi. yep which had brought me H. New York, Ms
have stated them above, and by stating dist lct'
n him that dd not come from Mr. l4ucoln' ha
No authority, or esou consent, IRON MN 10 ilas
rcnrescntntions or uvortures Of any sort w. hin
tbst he had not been apprzed Of my visit or pr
rlse, which was IN part 10 adv So with HIN ttl
t;enerlD ~ one whom he knew 10 be- bus friend VII
regard l1 the public interests and his own. 7 10
him that hal little doubt he would be the no'nin
/ Of the Chicago Convention and tnot " he accept,
! he would be defeated, and, II defeated, hs ia
would be that Of all previously defeated cane
dates who had played Tor the Presidency
Cay, Calhoun, Wa str, aud tho rest that
though aspiration IN the chief place III =
> Republic WAS honorable ambition, there W
an instinct in the public mind which always c
eluded from general confidence any who solgts
with The eass suspicion Of NJ sehshne-s 1t The erPen
Of great nsaional considerations; and, " the pup
= once prone unced it's ban by voting hun down
having sorght the place, without duly weighing
great exigsncy, especl ally in such revouuoha
o crisis Us d % present, he could never rse .9.ln,
urged tbs be ouf to consider ths, at TINS nome
Is . schim )! the s.on party oi the North on NE
J slo Of Ne Presidency, was lookeI 70 every Wle