The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-09-20
Weed and GreeIey-P Pregnant
Questions How IT. G. En-
cOuraged Secession.

cONFaged SeCessAOM.
Thurlow Weed is out in the New York
Times prosecuting an old controversy with
Horace Greely in regard to fixing the time
for holding Union State Convention. AZ
ter disposing of this matter, Mr.. Weed puts
the following pregnant questions:
. And now whatgort Of political record has,
my assaiant made for himself? How long.
is it since he attended a dinner in honor of
Fernando Wood, complipienting that t'known;
and atrociols abettor and sympathher in,
secession and rebellion as a distinguished
friend of peace? How long is it since he
was about the House Of Representatives
conspiring with 'Copperhead members Of;
Congress? How long has he been in COR
respondence with the family Of Jefferson:
Davis? How long after the denomination.
of President Lincoln did he sign and send
circulars to distinguished men, asking
whether it was not best to bring third,
candidate into the field? What was the
nature Of bis correspondence with Yallan-
digham?
Mr.. Weed then shows how Mr.. Greeley
encouraged secession:
While the Southern States were threaten
ing secession, and while they were preparing
for rebellion, Mr.. Greeley not only justified,
but invited and stimulated them to action,
Here is the evidence from the Tribune, in
his own language:
[From the New York Tribune, November
26, 1861
s.If the cotton States unitedIy and car.
nestly wish to withdraw peaceab!y from The
Union, we think they should and would be
allowed to do so. Any Attempt 10 compel:
them to remain by force would be contrary:
to the principles enauciated 10 the Immortal
Declaration of Independence, contrary to.
the fundamental ideas on which human liber-l
ty is based.
from the New York Tribune, December.
10, l860,]
IF it 1.-THE Declaration of Tndependence)
justified the secession Of the British Empire
of three millions of,colonists in 1T76, we do
not see why it would not justify the seccs.
sion Of FIVE millions of Southerners from the
Union 10 1861.
From the New York Tribune, FEBRUARY,
%, 1860.
y Whenever it shall
be clear that the great body ftbe Southern,
people have become conclasise,y alienaiedi
from the Union, and anxious TO escape from
it, we will do cur best to forward their
views.
[Frora The New York Tribune, Ts60,l
If the cotton States shall become satisfied
that they can do better out of the Union
than in it, we insist on letting them go in
peace.
iFrom the New York Tribune Of same
date
| niterate every word OF this. as have
often reiterated it, with regard 10 the Ia.
cifc States and Territories.
| do insist that people possessing with
in Themselves theelements of ON independent
national existence, have right to have such
institutions and enter into such relations
with other political communities as they
may deem more conducive to tleir own
weILbeing.
And now, when the rebellion has been
crushed, at sacrifice OF halt million Of
Northern lives, and four thousand millions
of Northern treasure, Alexander II. Ste
phens, Vice President of the Confederate
Government. and other rebels, plead, in JUS.
tifcation Of their offence, that the leaoing
journal and organ of the Federal Govern.
ment insisted upon, encouraged and justified
secession.
Tue PREslDESr.-The Rockingham (Va)
Register and Advertiser says that Judge
Charles Mason, President of the National
Democratic Resident Committee, In compa-
ny with Col. Thomas B. Florence, editor Of
the Constitutional Uuion and chairman Of
the same committee, and a Mr.. Scha,le, a
prominent lawyer of Washington, lately
had a very pleasant and satisfactory inter
view with President johnson.
Mr.. johnson gave them to understand
that he was still Democrat. had always
been one; aud that now he was too old a
man to change his politics--the country had
more to fear from consolidation than seces-
sion;' and that the States have rights
which cannot be ignored under the Consti.
tution." The Register further says: "1'his
has the ring ofthe true mo.ab and no doubt
it will be the cndeayor OF Mr.. Johuson to
administer the Government for the bene-
fit OF the whole people, aud not for any one
class or color"
The Richmond Commercial Rnlleiin soys