New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-23
THE TRIBUNE AND TnB UNION
STATE CONVENTION.
n ne Edito, Of The ". y. Tina.

En- Canys,ijon OWING to sud- N ttose VINO
Radicals bad majority Of sGs. ,-. ,.er, ~ most,
By curioas couridt tb Eslpfity was i''' y" p'
ponng our Convention 70 lac e4y, while the h-e.eAS
Tbt.e So are ot Radicals omrhe fixing the day q; the
ssb OF Sep:s n.her by strait vote. , -. All,
and 6T.d heir convention fof tie 6h OF September wLicn
- ~, dsy desirnsted by the Radicals for
IL is settied therefore ~ 'h Anti iiadica. u our ply
org.z., on hat sdvesscs sha hsve two weeks tae
IA s,srri ~e~ss t. og sz or thc canyss-au,. b,
worth TO them IRON 5000 70 1900 ,OLes
Nov for our inference: o.,
l. We inter thst controlling mind liked the Day Of hoo
ips each Of the state Convention.
Ne infer this Is the tbs, engineered seymouF'
election Governor in 1852.
ws infer that ne proposes 70 repeat tho pToce'ss0 o
We infer that he hos sod short" before and been IN
abe to deliver. II may be 50 IN tlis case . r,u
$ We mfr tl.t the Uu.cn ory win hsve to win On. 49,
cot by means Oh is organisiti'n' b1' IL 'iie u ~
We infer tho, II should arouse 6, once and go III
1t would be difficult if impossible to compress "o
saIne measure Of Idalgnty and faehood INTO quarter
of a column. Its ASSUMPTIONS and inference n'e
Alike bald, naked inventions; end hens AS CIV
thought of Mr. Greeley, am now constrained 10 De-
hove that he intended TO bear false witness lie
knows me wel-as thought knew him-and knows
that am incapable of dupiov, either to MY friends OF
NV Marty, that what l say or DO is said and done
,pepy. In NY long lie, tn tie habit OF thinsiH,
however defect vey for myself my opinions have ueTcr
,ertaiped By TIE great Of my party. avow them
rankly. Worth. therefore. less or more, there is
nothing equiyoca in my friendships, NY cnIatles
Or uncertain in my principles.
There not The slightest color OF trath in TIE rEIB
USEs assumption Il at xei or attempted to tx the
ssy for holding tho union STATE Convention. Though
differing for more than 20 yo3r5 with Mr. Greeley aooa;
sarls conventions thought il would be well this year
TO meet early in September: but in conversation VIII
Mr. Harris he reminded me that The State AgiIcuiuF
Fair would the first week in September ara ioT'ha'
seafon only acquesced in tie SUGGESTION OF i4'e'
day.
Isay five members OF the committee simply because
Hessrs Lincoln, Harris, Jones md Usher called upca
CO Mr. Barber, who met ne IN tie RO'uhla re-
Garked that he was then going to my ROOM To Aciher
of these gentlemen did express suggest. or Il timee
any word in favor OF q Int Correction, fOr Ind 10
vuch wish n lad deemed the question important,
either way i should certainly have found iess's
Stewart Jerome Robertson. Dufcher, Freeman Cook.
&C. &C. anl consulted with them. As 1t was | Only
Jaw such members OF TIE committee as called npou me-
and spoke on subject only nIepy to their qnes ions
III pOin. Mr.. Greeley makes, seeks to make. Is,
sa: our Committee was beguiled into late for its
Convention 80 that the Democrats nigh. take the I'D
krSt If the Democracy had determined TO be first in
there for co.dsoni But will not let the matter rest
here. hal not epOken a wore. nor lad | any under
ST. ding yith any Democrat Gu or IT their Sa'e Con-
mttee or in Talfion 10 the approaching eloct, l -
that instead Of fixing tie dey i0T s0.k Cniyeltons, l
dn lot interfere with and took 10 part in IL n tti,
Mr.. Greeley accuses NE Of engineering Sey ncgr's
election in 1902" an frequently asked II ny qn'F5ei
with MI Greeley cannot D" made up. MY ahsN Is
"No" But invariably @tt thqt tis need not dis'ofn
Others, or he party. inasmuco as never of"s ',r
differences uto public view unless forced % 10 80 y
unprOvCkcd anG wauton assaults from iHE Ahbu"i,
Twas cruelty deceived IL III. Ofeeoys ons} aS,eif'
thought hin truthful patriotic, nnsehseh- hnu ;il
,lol,itio,s soifeh AMI false. lose respect for him
when he thus falsely accuses me OF ue'eains "rh.
road his calunnios could cxcsce MIN, as DO those
won ycsiey Knows tina. TIE father Of Gen Wals.
vor,b was one OF my RS. constant and most valued
,ersonal and political friends Tor than twenty
1--WE yeors James Wadsworth ono Of the great men OF
his generation consulted no about AL LIS educational
and pdl.AAI0pic enterprise Il was c. ny fHgscs;io
that he inaayuraled DisrOt Scl0O. Libraries. las
son, james 5. wadsaorh generally accompanied l.s
f,ther, knew TIE Icl2n)rs thni existed. ana D.
care himself nbued witt ur sentiments and synpa-
thies And when later ~ ife, ne concluded 10 adopt
Che Demoofatic eide in p-Atio Wa. ~ DO Sail. tie
fri person 20 whom Dc NyVHed That purpose. i re-
Housrl.cu. tut failed 10 change h6 deterl-ratiUn.
Wien, Years ai,oIwaId he was u3ahlc 20 erGJ9e tie
eneroachnerts and cyaetcns Of Slavery, he cane %
me depT,cang tic ldca q turning Wig, and urging
a. r5alzaicn irrespective OF old parties, opposed to
Slavery extension.
Nadsworth conceived IN elaUIing prejudice against
Gov Seward This was an honest but I1ost sriusi
prejudice often but yainl, e-deavorcd 10 SATISFY
hin. With nc however. close personal ard socil Ie
ifi0ns were preserved ny cep. WadSwOTth. tbOugl
al The politicl changes; and when the kep-blcsi
party had yanzod. and was IN TIC G'ceDdancy qie
the usua! cor ultaticn with prominent friends ~
formed air WadswOTth tAT0aRh BIZ then conEd7ntiai
personal and political friend. Col d. II. Ahe n VI
INTENDED e. nominate bim for Governor. The inlorna
ton vas acceptable and NC proceeded TO the choice
delegate, with this purpose. unt most uneX pcctcdy
letter appeared from ur. WadsHOrih declining tie
nomination.
subsequently,, when a Senator in Congaess was to IL
chosen. several prominent Republicans Of Democratic
aleceaebts. organized separately control this qges
fion. AI. NadsSorth aC.cd wth tae5c gepteme6
Bot tho Rcrublcan members OF the Legislature,
responding 70 sentiment c,eafY indicated afuoc Tho
people sent tie Hon. Preston King to the senate.
Tat org n!2ation, DniOi tunaely wac perpc uated.
and. with The TRIBUNE rs its organ, eAe.peraiing
and peTyernlS the popular mird Obtained sway
in our Stale Conventions IL toe meantime. Gen.
Wadsworth. VINO. heart and hand lad efpCused
the Union cause, adopted the Chase SIMMER 81
Greeley Abcluon doctrine, and. its representative
presented 40 o candidate for Governor. Ahe time
and circumstances were iuansplciDns. / saw the
danger and enGcGyOTed 10 avert i By urging the DOul
nation OF Gen. Dix for Governor. Bat cssfs. Greeley
Dpdyke &c, &C., wore masters o. the situation. aud
Gen Wadsvorh WIS nominated. That done, in.
santly aud earnestly t0CA Steps 20 the aOlana
ton % candidate for Leu,oaG tGOyeTnor that
would strengthen and save the ticket / suggested
james NJ. Cox. Il. W. LCayenwOgth. or X. y. Batch
ford 80 thai. While Democratic AbO,iti1is. was the
nominee for Governor, Conscrvatiye Wing
would DO placed Oh the tic1et for Liea-
tenart-G oyernor But the Greeley SEMI
men. was as rampant restless II demanded Che
Nomination OF another radc6l for Lieutenant
and the late Curtis NoyeS came 20 10 say that II
would SIX the NeW.YOIk delegation 70 20 for Mr. ia.
pied that that acclaim WI he thc Fncll Of your
cket The PATTY, strong as y Is, cannot stand the
nonina:iOn OF .wo Radical AboitiOnsts. il Mr. Ire
maine il sensible, lie VIII decline in favor OF OLD