New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-28
MR. WEEDS REPLY TO MR. GREE
/ LEY.
NEw.YoRK, Thursday, Ang. "a, 1865.

TRmyr the reply TO my letter. which he commenced on
Tuesday. lie IS silent upon the Ist point N ms orei
virtually admitted. He backs out OF that probably,
rather than face the mnso" Of The Albany Ersnins
Journal Buffalo Commercial ldrer. and other Uni nn
Weed h.. any friend; in ,hi. city have away:
+. Coulter, and A. d. Barber then Harbor Maater were
such Mr. Oshey Hall openly renowned the Republican
Mr. Weeds daily as-crons) that hsd been perverted and
aboBtonned supported Seymour Co.. and has ever shce
efirnty busy shout the getting Republicans
to vote for Seymour and against Roscoe Conking for Con-
worked openly for Seymour all election day the poll Of his
ward and expelled therefor rom the Union Asocao1
Poce) Robert Murray U Marshal here), and John But
ler r Ian associate in city r,!road. were certainty hno~p
was Informed that neither Of them voted Tor 'eh "aa
| worth" 90
Mr.. 4. Oakley Hall. always my personal and until
months before the nomination Of Gen. Wadsworth he
joined the Democratic party. my political Trend, VIII
answer for himself He chose. for his own reasons 70
leave Us, but he did so openly. and Is stu acting Win
the Democratic party. Messrs. Coulter, Barber Ken
nedy Murray and Butter certainly are my personal
and political friends. If these gentlemen voted for
Gov. Seymour. even though without my knowledge
the presumptve evidence against me would DO strong
30 strong indeed, that shOnld give II up Forum
ately they Of age and answer for themselves
| ~ am quite sure they will
In the meantime take occasion 70 repeat, with all
the eolemnity aud all the responsibility that language
can impaIt to the declaration, that voted for Gen.
ORTIZ and supported him in good faith and with
such effect during the last 10 days Of the that
had been possible the imbecty and squanderings OF
the Greeley Committee would have been retrieved and
the election saved.
gave the reasons for Gen. Wadsworth's defeat In
my letter of Monday Mr.. Greeley neither denies
their truth nor attempts TO weaken their force.
But while Mr. Greeley virtually admits the falsehood
| Of the two odd accusations against me- he makes
fresh and equally false charges After half column oil
nystyhcaton, he says;
cpe Mr. Tburlow Weed profes.ed Republican sweled by
h voice the vehement vocefou. deusnd Of tu.on.s
Of the North and the Consevstyes Of the SOUTH that we
should belle professions, betsy vital principle by con
seniing and cooperating in the extension Of Slavery"
every sentence | have written every thought Of my
mind. and every sympathy Of my nature. To the en-
croachments and extension Of Slavery have been ever
and infexby opposed-never yielding an acre or com.
promising hair. Equally and unfiDchlDgy earnest
have been in maintaining that rebellion would annibi
late Savery that great crime demanded just that
penalty and that in other way could the country De
com pensated for Its fearful
Bot kept endeavored keep two essential facts
before the people First. that Rebellion was certain;
gud second, that it required united North to preserve
the Government and Union. And here split win
Greeley Phillips and Sumner who were rampant Tor
abolition. regardless OF the Union Phillips proclaimed
himself Ia favor Of freedom for the slave or death To
the Union !" while Greeley have proved, invited the
Southern States 10 withdraw from the Union. Gen.
Washington, in bis Farewell Address. admonshed his
countTymen 20 irown Indignantly upon the first dawn
ing of an attempt to separate the Union; and Gen
jackson threatened to hang Calhoun and his secession
associates for the oIense which Greeley nrited and en-
c0ura9ed them To commit. According. therefore, 10
Greeley Washington and JacksOn were unsound as
statesmen and patriots for tty stood by tie UNION
while be cndeayored to let II slide
For the first three years Of the great and I'M
minent danger that we should become fatally Ill
vded AZ the North Ultrn.A bolitionsts in Congress
with Mr. Chase IN the Cabinet Wendell Philips on the
stump. aided by THE TRIBUNE, IHd,pesdsN. &c. were
uniting and intensity ing South and almost as ef
f,ctually dividing the North. Indeed. nothing but
"Copperhead" blindness saved us II the Democratic
party mad been half loyal in sd3 would have carried
The State elections and in l-6i IL Nallandigham Sey
mour Pendleton &C. &c. had not lacked both patriot
ism and sense. the Democracy would have trumphed.
Providence seems To have confounded the schemes OF
Aboli'!Oniss and C0pperhcads, carrying ub safety
through tina, and other dangers.
but the Democrat, and Mr. Weed were so intent on push.
ing into new eompIo m'e-th-' Is lie" reoeahey-'ha'
! q had % chance 81 atrial
This, again. is simply untrue The compromise"
which I favored the Border State Proposition -
the proposition of UnOn-W ~ Members Of Congress
representing Border States. Ny purpose In this was,
first 10 narrow the boundaries Of Rebellion, and next 10
proec, the Union citizens Of those States from the ter
rible ordeal through which they have passed thd
then what i repeat now, that there were better ana
truer Union In Eastern Tennessee. Northern Ala
bama and in North Carolina than In the North because
il property. liberty and even HE TO De loyal there
An able correspondent Of The TRIBUNE, who escaped
from Georgia prison in his thrilling narrative says
be found in North Carolina and Tennessee love FOR and
devotion to- the Unon that filed his heart with Joy and
gratitude Let me ask attention 10 TWO OF 'hfee para
From The Etening Journal, Jan. 3 1861.
We ere little inclined friend OF The hereuy to
tenn. nor offer. have made |, h that the country
may better prepared to deal erny with traitors that
don of mon n,en in the States should b.. consid
cred II dissenting friends have taken care TO esd US cor
10 anticipate the treason OF Gu States nor equivocs
deaueaions oraitors In an early aud adeqaa,. ppfsc
lated place the friends Of the mon high vantage roupd
Appr.hendng that should be- called upon to to-, tue
| = f..s.x tn
Parent now that the c would tan all Its iacultes aud
strain energies Hence the de.fc before the ifa came
20 MAKE up record that would challenge the worlds approv
al This Vas due not les. to ourselves than to the Union
men Of The Southern states who, with equal patriotism and
d.unon Storm like the dove from the ark, seeking dry
,pot which they eau set their feet -,
II 1. not that for change OF views or
course from Dunons- that ask conciation, bu' that
by uniting and strengthening Union men, may be the bet
Ter enabled to resist aud punish And not such
union aud strength needed Why bu, thu, the right spirit
not aroused are traitors allowed to stan through the
bty IL du.i. do traitors come aud 20 with IMMUNITY why
bu, tina, the Goyemen nkcred are not men who openly
advise the seizure ~ Qualifications dealt with az traitors All
th, results from sur. TO adjust differences between those
might and ought to be frend. When Congress brought
.tions the whole question III assume brighter aspects
Ia tho Border Slave states there are ten. Of thoAnd' OF
anxious devoted Union who ssk only that We should
them plank which promises chance Of safety la
standing By the snOH ,hsy DO and dare T"n more ,hI"
from the whirine vortex Of dunon by the hne's and
hdey Of II. Governor II Virginia does no, plunge In reeA
lrsy will b. from the restraining Influences of her Gov
eno ipores the North to throw out an anchor
| t. which she a make fast
Greeleyism in and out Of Congress, was as unreason
ing and reckless Slavery. Tho Border State Propo
slon' was rejected-ruihlcssly and heartlessly re-
iectc-Lecnuse nstead Of devotion 10 the Government
ana Union Greeley, Sumner, Phillips, Chase. Ac., &C..
were forcing al Abolition war Nothing can bear
more strongly upon this point than The following letter
| from Mr. Chase himself, admitting that he "rcally
sympathized" with the loyal men who were to be thrust
out of the Union:
wA.HIsarox Feb. 9. 1901.
DIAN SIR Thanks for your note sud explanation OF that
il. a u,