New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-28

could do us harm; ana that was by being re-
iected uuheard. Had Mr.. Lincoln simply
folded his arms and said. "Well,
gentlemen; you say You are intrusted
with Peace propositions; be good enough
to show me your credentials and make it,"
he would have had them at great disad-
vantage. They must then have offered to sur
render on conditions, or have said plumply. "No
Pence but on the basis of Disunion;" and either
would have damaged them irrevocably. lie
saved them, BY the gross blunder Of neither re-
ceiying their proposition nor making one, but
insisting Oh debating the essential terms OF the
PROPOSAL they were to make to him. And that
b!under might have cost him his reelection but
for The subsequent victories OF Sherman ana
Sheridan, and the amazing follics OF his oppo'
ncnts at Chicago
MIR. Weed says he was shocked" by my
Peace project. As it was not addressed to him.
but privately to Mr.. Lincoln alone. and he was
not " shocked" By it. cheerfully leave MIR. W.
in the enjoyment Of his electrified condition.
V. Mr.. Weed says his public efforts to defeat
Mr.. Summers return to the Senate were not
made till weeks after our State Election. There
in he is mistaken. If he will turn to his file, he
will find one of those efforts not three days after
Seymour'S election; others, think, OF earlier
date. But the vital question is not one OF time
but of PURPOSE. What reason could be
imagined for defeating Sumner that was moi
also a reason for defeating Wadsworth
VI. Mr.. Weed quotes two paragraphs written
by him for Tile Ironing Journal, wherein &c
speaks fogbearingly of Mr.. Lncoln'S second
Proclamation of Freedom. How does this
qualify the fact that he aiterward gave up his
editorship, expressly on this ground;
but We have fallen upon evil times. oar country Is
in immediate and III mn, ut danger. differ wdei!
With Wy Iary about The best means OF crushing INC
Rebellion That Gieict is radical and nreconcila
he cen neither imptcss Others with my views nor
surrender ny ~ soamn convictions lie hii.ihn'Nc
Of living ia s ife with those tOm have esteemed OF
choosing the path oi pcce the path of duty those
who differ with me rght and the country Is cafl'
safely through It's strugsie all VII bc We" anu
nobody hurt" 40. Ere Journal jan ~ i7O''
How is this record TO be cfiaced
VII. Mr.. Weed charged that l was for Wads'
worth In 1862 because wanted to be candi'
date for l.. s. Senator before the Legislature then
10 be chosen. answered that j was charged
by The World, during tho Summer OF O2' VIII
wishing to be candidate for Governor or Sena'
tor and promptly replied that wou'd accept
neither. ror any office whateveI-au which the
sequel prored true. BIT, he says, you 'rert
candidate for Senator before the Legislature
chosen in lsGO. Certainly was; but through
no effort or erency Of my own. Why' III
sara. mi. panaard Mr.. Cleveland, who were
then of THE TaIpUYE, supported you" That
is quite likely. / vas absent in Illinois snd
Wisconsin throughout, the canvass; MT. Cis'e'
land is my broths--in-law, and was our core
spondent in ALBANY, and wOad be Gp' 10 sup
mort me. Bat Mr.. Dana, understand. Is ~
longer my friend and he knows whether Lad
any par. whatever in The selection OF the anti
Weed caldidate for Senator in thai contest.
will thank MN to state what he knows, and
whether his gong to Albany, or anything 10
did in that contest, was in any way suggested
or promptc'fby me.
VIII. Mr.. Weed ais IL did not in pri-
yate letter 10 Gov. Seward, made public IN
l560, assign as reason for my course that be
and Gov. s. ,ad no, supported me for office |
answer, No, Sir ! did feel insultet by Weeds
coming down here in lsJAto lecture me because
others had spoken Of mo for Governor, giving
ME to understand that M running forGovernor
would be in ;he way Of Gov. Scwerd's reelec-
ton 20 the Sci sts. That ncttlcd mo- and prob
ably caused the writing of my letter to Gov.
Seward.
Mr.. Weed cags w',t'd to Do . can
dida,s for ths Convention OF 1855 from
Chautauoua or Delaware Chen Democratic
County,. and that he mch, have arranged
n district for me If he Lad had timc-ail which
will be- quite "a new to my friends in Chau'
taunua and Delaware az 70 me. Nd matter
There is just one man on eerth who ever wa
or AFFECTED to be annoyed by 10y aspirations fo'
office and his ramc is ThrrlOw Weed; and, !
I should live long enough TO be a candidate fol
our next Constitutional Convention, trus
never again to 10 in his way, and only AK tina
he support my opponent just as III 81 h'
supported Gen. WadswOrih. ii. q.
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