The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-01

sfrseh. and with unabstsd malignity.a In
a recent article in the Tribune, Mr..
GREELEY asserted that, by majority of
one, the Republican Committee Of New
York had fixed on the Goth Of September
as the day for holding the Union State
Convention, and that on the next day the
Democratic Committee of Albany fixed
on the 9th of September. Mr.. GRxMxY
regards it as unfavorable to postpone the
Republican Convention to SO late pc
Rod, and charges that one controlling
mind fixed the day for holding each Of
these State Conventions, and that it is the
same mind that engineered SEYMouR's
election IN 1864. THURLow WEED, assum-
ing that his is g the controlling mind " re-
ferred to, replies at length through the
Times, in which he innocently avows that
he once thought HORACE truthful, patri-
etic and unselfish," but has found him
sc ambitious, selfish and false" The point
of the controversy Is to fix the respons-
bility for the defeat of WADsw0RTH and
the election Of SEYMOUR in 1862. GRzELEY
blanaes WEED, while WEED attributes the
defeat to GRxMKY and the con to Rich
mond"' radicals, and says, " fabulous
sums Of money were expended without
euccess, to defeat HoRAuo 6EYMoUR.
WEED comes at the white-oosted philoso-
phsr in this style: ~
How long is it since ne attended dinner in
honor Of Fernando Wood, complimenting that
known and notorious abettor and sympathizer
in secession and rebellion, as 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 correspondents with
nomination of Pre6ldent Lincoln did he SIGN
and send circulars 70 distinguished men, ask
ing whether it wae not best to bring Q third
candidate into the feld7 What was the ma
t.re Of his correspondence with Vailandi
CHAM" ja'"1 80. go" -
And again, in reference to the failure Of
the Niagara Falls negotiations, WEED
Says: lt
Mr.. Greeley endeavored to cover his morti-
| flying retreat BY abusing the President. Saun.
| ders says that Mr.. Greeley told him that
| though Mr.. Lincoln had acted the BLACKBOARD,
there were gentlemen IN the Ststes. Bat the
Canada eonspkatoFs were not willing .to give
shapbiiy treated by the President, Nj. G. G.
Clay drew up q call for q pubic meeting to
sustain Mr.. Greeley, which was sent to this
city for signatures. I have seen the original
cali in the handwriting Of Mr.. Clay. ..
An regard to the charge that be opposed
the. election Of Ar. WADswoE1H, he adj
mits that he opposed his nomination, but
says that he raised the money for the
WADswoRTH Central Committee, and adds
that he was q near friend OF WADsWoRTHs
father, some thirty or forty years ago I,
This portion Of Mr.. WzxDs letter is 80
characteristic of bis ,adroitness as 8 peliti.
clan, that We re-publsh it: a...,
Mr.. Greeley knows that the father of Gen.
/ Wadsworth was one Of my early, constant and
For more than twenty-five years James Wads-
worth, one of the great men Of his generation,
consulted me about all his educational and
philanthropic enterprises. It was at my sug-
gestion that he inaugurated District School
Libraries. His son, James 8. Wadsworth, gen.
ton that existed, and became himself imbued
with our sentiment and sympathies. And
when, later in Life, he concluded to adopt the
democratic side In politics, was, as he said,
the first person to whom he avowed that pur-
pose. demonstrated, but failed to change his
determination. When, years afterwards, he
was unable to endure the eucroachments and
exactious of slavery, he came to me, deprecat-
ing the idea OF turning Wing, and urging an
organization, irrespective of old parties, OPP
posed to slavery extension.
The Chicago Republican, edited BY G.
A. DANA, Mr.. GRRELEYs old associate,
draws the following not very f1attering
sketch of the recent career of the two an
tagonists. After paying high tribute to
the ability and noble characteristics of Mr..
WEED in bis earlier days, declaring that he
possessed the " kindhest heart that ever
beat in human bosom" and that the Sc
cret of his great influence was his " per-
sonal dsiinterestedness," which refused
Office, or gain from the public, and left
| him poor, the Republican continues.
OF course we do not pretend to fix the date
ofM Weeds decline from this high eminence.
OF our own knowledge, we do not know that
he has ever really made money for himself by
clan. But the fact will hardly be questioned
that, during the last fifteen years. the leeisla-
ton of New York has become notorious for
1 its corruption; that Mr.! Weed has exercised
over II an authority, contested and assailed in
deed. but still remaining in his hands: that his
immediate friends have been the parties most
deeply interested in corrupt grants and dis
creditable projects at Albany that he has de-
Tended them and their schemes steadily: and
that from poor man he has become a very
rich one. From all these facts the inference
seems irresistible that he is more responsible
than any other individual for the corruption of
public virtue in New York and il is this belief
which has raised what else would have been q
mere personal controversy into the proportions
of question of national Concern. ir
In relation 10 Mr. GREE4EY the Repu6-
lean says: 49, -. ..d .Gs
There is NO doubt that Mr.. Greeley was a
secessionist at the beginning of the war. and
remained q secessionist al through il With
timidity and debility amounting 70 cowardice,
and the most abject and pitiable insanity !;
playing part repugnsut 70 his own convic-
lions when DE spasmodic,ly supported the
government ip It's efforts 10 crush the rebel
lion; falling 10 WITH every prepoeterous
scheme that fools like Colorado Jewest and
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