New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-13
changed men whom we had captured aud
paroled at Vicksburg. Face the facts!
DANA.
The Chicago Republican of the 9th has an
article on the Weed controversy. which SAYS:

Inc chicago republican OF the 9Th has an
article on the Weed controversy which says:
THE truth is that Mr.. Greeley has desire. which
ID as natural as it Is respectable that bis merits and
services should be recognized by his fellow citizens
and that his laborous career should be crowned by
those distinctions which awarded to eminent public
men everywhere. We have mover known person OF
distinction with keener appetite for the applause OF
men and the substantial marks Of that Applause than
Mr. Greeley. lie longs in his heart tn be Representa-
tive Governor Senator. President But be will never
toop and never has stopped to solicit any man OF men
has desderatod office he has never directly tried to
get H. and has generally exhibited unwlingness
when the subject has been proposed to bin. PROB,
ably lie has felt that talents and labors like his entitled
him to be taken by the people and borne into official
power without applying forit Certainly that was
what he required Of Gov Seward his whole arraign,
men of that gentleman that while he had been too
proud TO say that he wanted Office Mr., seward ana
Mr.weed had been too unapprcciatiye or too nnffendy
TO give it TO him without the asking. But we submit
that his failure and the bitterness Of it, scarcely JUSTIFY
him in his sneer at the very subordinate and modest
place,whicb at considerable sacrifice Mr.. Dana held
during the war; and which he left for other pursuits te
moment that the return OF peace released hun from lhc
obligations of public duty"
The development of Mr.. Greeley's secret de-
sires and aspirations we leave entirely to gen
tlemen like Messrs. Weed and Dana, who may
be supposed to know all about them. We have
at no time proposed to engage in the discussion
of topic wherewith the public can have so
| little concern.
| MIR. Dana's name was dragged into this con-
troversy by Mr.. Weed, who cited the fact that
he Cd. had taken part in the Senatorial can
vass of 1o6l at Albany, as though he had
been inspired or melted to it by Mr., Greeley
This impellcd us to ask Mr.. Dana
whether such was the fact; and he an
swered, as he only could answer, in the
negative. But he. proceeded thereupon
to prove himself rtry swift witness, by
publicly rejoicing that his volunteered efforts
in Mr. Greeley's behalf had been defeated, SO
that the said G. has not enjoyed "the prestige
of such an Office" during the last four or five
years. II the retort courteous has nettled Mr..
Dana, even he will admit that he needlessly and
wantonlv provoked it. And we Beg leave to
assure him that we have supposed him to share
fully our conviction that, however desirable
Senatorship may be or may seem, 1t would
not have added to the prestige" attending the
editorship of The TRIBUNE.
Mr.. Dana's seeming acquiescencc III Weeds
perversion OF the once noted private letter OF
Mr.. Greeley to Gov. Seward is the less ex'
cusabe because of the fact that he d. was the
only person to whom that letter was shown be-
fore it was sent; and he unequivocally approved
il and advised its transmission. But for that
approval it might have been withheld. We are
quite sure il could not then have been under
stood by him as he now construes it.