Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-05-06
Explanation Of His Ae.
ton in rEe SeSS York Convention
From Inc dayton Ledger, April q. -H
A MISTAKE CoRRElrRD

Vallandig Akns's EIpfana len OF His Ae-
tton in the SeyS Work Convention
From Ine dayton Ledger, April q.
MISTAKE CORRECTED. aa
A mistake in Judgment 10y Mr.. Val
landigham CAUSED the defeat OF Chase.
| There WAS one hour in which, ii Nal-
iandigham had not done anything,
Chase would have been nominated.
Seymour's declination, after he had
beeHtnominated by McCook, was made
in good faith, and would have been fe-
ceived a. final If he had not been over
powered by Valandigham's furious
declaration that the public safety de-
manded the nomination of Horatio
Seymour. If Seymour had not been
nominated just then, the nomination of
Chase would have taken place within
one hour.-[Cincinnati Commercial
According to our Information the facts
are exactly the reverse of all this. With
in much less than that lone houri' had
"Vallandigham not done snything,"
another man than Chase would have
been nominated. There may have been
mo doubt was-an unfortunate error Of
necessity; but there was no mistake IL
judgment. Certainly Seymour dectinei
the nomination in good faith; he aods sin
cerety for Chase, and had he possessed
hare anticipated +" Vduandighdms furi-
Gus declaration, so-caticd fof sctich aoe
he had just had previous notice. 6y con
Guiding has speech ,cith the suggesting of
Chase, V1iidndigham tooutd have been
silent; q similar scene ,ooutd hare foto,D-
ed, Chase have been nominated, aud Pres
ident today, and the Democratic party,
tOith its bold, brave men at the front, an
pol0er. After the multiplied treacher-
les and stupidities of the Democratic
managers from October, 1867, to July,
1868, there was but enc thing which
could and would have commanded sue
cess-the nomination Of Salmon P.
Chase, who, unlike Andrew johnson,
had brains enough to comprehend that
if he WAS to overpower the strongmind
ed, str0ng-willed audaclty of the Repub-
iicsn leaders, it was alone by antagoniz-
ing to it the strong-minded strong
wilied audacity of the "Copperheads' of
the Democratic party. He vas not
nominated; whereforean by reason of
tile premises, Grant and his relatives
now hold place, if not power; while
Seymour, crops his hay. milks his cows
aud churns his butter near "pent-up
Ut:ca;" Blair, in silent retirement, no
longer even Railroad director, chews
the cud ofsweet and bitter fancies over
Grants profoundly hidden capacity ts
develop himself into an American
Caesar. cleavinR to the White House till
carried thence . corpse; Pendleton from
tie heights of Bowler Place." calmly
surveys with musing eye, the green
backed alopes and pastures of the val
ieys Of Mill Creek and the Licking;
Mclean creates pleasant parks aleng
tkr Romsn-nosed declivities OF Deer
Greek; while yailandieiiam,. no longer
concerned about that great hereafter"
whose slew-paced movements he has
delivered over to history, 5cententedly
aurls his :'furious declarztiSns' at courts
and j9ries n The vieinage of Burnside's
raid, vindicating the rights aud redress
ing the WRONGS of those venerable gem
tiefhen of ancient family aud renowu,
John Doe and Richard Ro+-t the sfore-
said Seymour, Blair, Plndleton. Me-
Lean and Vaiiandighamo with divers
others ito the grand jurors unknown"
being all sweetly oblivious to the fact
that a New York Convention was ever
assembled; and each consoling himself
with the heavenly reflection thst at+
"When wick ed men bear sway. p q
The post of honor is q private station.''-l '
This consolitary reflection is as essen
tial as it is gratifying, for no party that
has the sudacity to elect Carl Schurz to
the Senate can ever be beaten by party
which stones its prophets and rejects it
martyrs .. aL