New-York tribune., 1869-04-14
Observation-Disclosures

The Sun is lively journal in whose pros
perty we take an interest which impels us to
warn its conductor not to allow fiction to be
mixed with fact in its statements in such be-
wildering proportions as have become habitual,
especially in its references to the Editor of
THE TRIBUNE. Here is an average specimen
from the Washington dispatch in its last:
"The Hon. Horace Greeley came down today, ostens
bv 10 get Pat Jones nominated for Marshal but really TO
get at the English Mission Failing TO make any headway
Will be President be came up the Senate aud ounged
around the lobby until he heard the nominations, when
he INDUCED in volume OF not polite abuse OF the Aunh
stration TO every one would listen to him. aud at
sunset was seen making tracks the railroad depot be-
hind huge carpetbag filled with the good ADVICE he
had intended for Grant"
Mr. Greeley, at the time above referred to,
remained in the Finance Committeeman OF
of the Senate nearly throughout the days sit
ting, and was there accorded interviews sue
cessively with Senators Stewart, Ramsey,
Morrill, (Vt), Schurz, BOreman, Sawyer, and
several Others Upon each and every one OF
them he urged the propriety and expedency of
confrmin0 every one of Gen. Grants nomind-
tiOns for this City cithout any exception rhat-
erer. He may have stated the fact that he
had recommended scarcely one of the nominees,
while he had strenuously opposed several; but,
since they had been nominated, and he believed
them honest and capable he felt that the re-
lection of any of them would perpetuate and
extend feuds that it were far better to bury
in oblivion forthwith. Such was the drift of
his suggestions to every Senator with whom
he conversed as they will all cheerfully bear
witness. Never once did he utter word I'M
plying ill-will toward, much less abuse OF,
the Administration and, if he at any time
observed that Gen. Grant had made some mis-
takes of Judgment he added that, considering
his inexperence in politics, it was surprising
that he had not made more.
The SUMS editorial on Mr.. Motley's nomina-
tion for Minister to England contains the FOL
lowing:
several causes have operated prevent Mr. Greeleys
Ouo was the assertion that. during the no made
great efforts effect compromise by referring the con
troversy to Louis Napoleon for arbtraon ana hat no
could not be relied on for courage and VIII 10 maintain
Another cause was his plantive, pathetic appeal
TO the President repeated TO Mr. Boutwell, I'm favor or
the appointment OF Maor-Gen Wabridge TO the New
York Coectorship The fact is Mr. Greeley did NJ IN,
General; he thought wabridge would be good step
pingstone TO his own elevation lie expected hat wne
he once got access President he would be asked
what he would have for himself But ms speech IN oe
half OF Walbridge was such sumner that ths
who reads The sun atentyey had been disposed to send
Mr. Greeley to England but this speech shook his faith
In the philosophers common sense. lt dd MT hep wal
bridge, hut IL helped TO settle Greeley"
Comments by The Tribune.
We have tried to recOllect something where
on to base the assertion" which The Sun
attributes to some anonymous person; and
the nearest we can come to it is this: During
our late Civil War, Mr.. w. Cornell Jewett
wrote us private letter, urging acquiescence
in some form of arbitration or mediation by
Louis Napoleon. We answered that this was
impossible, for obvious reasons but it the Re
public of SUitserldnd should profTer its good
offices to effect termination of bloodshed in
this country, we hoped that the profer
might be favorably regarded. This was
strictly private letter, and of course
Mr.. Jewett sent it at once TO the news
papers. If any one has anything, public or pri-
vate, which comes any nearer to justifyiDg
The SUMS "assertiOn,p we will thank him TO
produce it.
AS to the English Mission, it may DO that
Gen. Grant has thought of bestowing it on the
Editor of The TRIBUNE; but he certainly
never intimated this to any friend OF that
Editor; nor was the suggestion that he might
possibly nominate that Editor for any Office
whatever ever made to him by the President
or by any member of his Cabinet. We have
always understood and believed that Mr.. Mot
ley was decided on for Minister to England
before we ever spoke to Gen. Grant respecting
any appointment to be made by him, and
within the week of Gen. Grants inaugura-
ton. il the wisdom of that choice
has since been contested, it certainly has not
been by us, nor by any one acting for us, or at
our instigation. Believing the choice of Mr.
Motley very good one, we have at all times
given it our hearty approval. And, so far from
expecting Gen. Grant to ask us what office We
would take, we honor him for his sound and
just assumption that If we had sought high
appointment at his hands, we should not
meantime have visited him at all.
If there be any among the Editors of our
City whose personal aspirations have been
blighted by Gen. Grants failure to appreciate
his merits and claims, we viii thank him not
to make of us stalking-horse for tho airing