New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-06
THE NEW DEPARTURE.
IFAF FROM TIE HISTORY OF ITS AUTHOR.
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a LEAF fh'M I IL 49, 49, peo.IIi.,a
THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE, in discussing ISIS ,G;,t the
yoaudirqm new departure. attributes to Mr. Nallan-
dgham of honor there may have been IN tas
nomination seymour in the sew ork oonEensiqh VI
formed in y: ona and NewYork state politics as THE
TRIBUNE II should De SO s5o T ceary see
II would take space to tell the true history Oh oy
mour nomination than would DE IS'g n ny an man
fest historical untruth in putting Nalandgham IOrWau
4omnation OF that gentleman all vaandgham went
TO New in 1863 with nc intention OF taklhg an acVe
and he was known to the claims Of the Ohio
candidae-Mr Pendeton He was boarIihhg IN "a
quiet house uptown, FAR REMOVED from ih9 e., e' s
and turmoil of the Fifth Avenue anu tne IT, ~,
frat 70 call npon him in his secusve retirement In re
niv 10 a question 10 who was his candidate ana what
he proposed do, he replied that he had 10 canhle'
tive however that Pendeton had no chance or the
nd ~ cheer him very much He felt bitter toward
PcndIcon and his friends because they had helped Thur
man in the recent Senatorial election. now slu H,
If Mr. Pendleon thinks he's God Almighty let nun 80
G Soon as Walls presence in the city became known
the Pendeton caucused on the best means Of par
flying him. and IL was quickly resolved 10 Nacae seat
in tho Ohio delegation for his benefit tbs was DONE
and Val accepted with alacry, pedglng hlHStII 10
stand by Pendeton while there was chance Tor nm
but well knowing there chance On the evening
OF the nrst 1ay vi ne tbe NcyY0r dSlegai6n in which
the subject Chases nomination was agltaed AT con
siderable length There was ite or no opposition 10 IT,
and the only question in dispute seemed 10 DE as 10 he
hest means OF bringing his name before me convention
Several meetings and conferences were helu-dl SdCt W
which Vallanlicham Was prominently present he had
NV this time thrown off ms outward shell OF lndnerehce
or Neutrality, nwardly rejo eng over fendieloh
defeat and was openly advocating the nomination OF
Finally the night before the nomination Of Seymour,
Mr. VaIiandigham met a1ew friends, by special invita-
tion AZ The Manhattan Club rooms, and ii then and
there arranged that at certain stage OF the ne uay
proceedings Naandgham was To put seymour III nohl
naton ana Seymour to decline In favor OF Chase,
who was thercupon TO he put through WIN HurIan'
This programme spoiled by little squabbe ior per
eoual precedence among the Ohio delegates MI George
w Mct,oOk insisted on thrusting himself forward to do
Ohio delega 1t was he, believe, who first sug-
gested Seymour 10 the Convention Nailandlgam made
really as we have reason 10 know "to give the ga fei.
low time to get his wits about hin ana nominate mast
We know. also that when seymour s".llns ~ No d
ne'er consent, consented, there was not more lhs
naGt person in Rs Cy q 49, az Hall [ that dav S lid
of the tal,cI Swearing known to modern states
mansh. He said he never saw eood thih 80 nearly
d9f7, and then 80 badly bOched"
THr TRIBUNE was not at all deceived, Mr. Yalandig-
ham was. but that does not relieve him from the re-
sponsity we awarded him, Of insuring the election Of
the Republican ticket by the nomination OF SEYMOUR
Is RErUDMToN a LIVE ISSUE IN oHIoF
There is one plank in the platform which
must have surprised those Eastern democrats VINO nav
fattered themselves since tle hst NaOla III @ me
that the PcndetOn green9aek scheme Eas iu vi rv
shelf Mr. PendletOn and ms fflends nave peeh Wy
nne on that topic since he carried on the ed or
dead But he has not yet given up the only political ldea
he was ever popularity credlteu WIN oi -
now o Convention when, ny the tlt anu oIo .
OF its meeting Is reasonaDiy expected 70 20 Mr.
shaninp the next Presidential campaign, over when M
PrndetOn being candidate FOR the inquest h9noIs oi
his party, presides, boldly relTomusat,s 'nT
Jng1no once condemned and cast ont. 10 WhdJ emu
Moe Mr. Pcndleten suppOsc-dOes ANYBODY suppose
that party carrying that ensign OF Dad i'h can y" IN
fhe favor either Of the men who supplied the mean 10
carry ON the war Of the who fought IT'S battles
What have the NewI0Tk or Massachusetts bcIhooIatS
to saw 10 this resolution VIII they accept H. or WIN
Gev accent as their chief the man who persists III main
IL and forcing his immediate aderent tOa ccepll
TIE DEMOCRATIC sCHIsM.
From The Chicago ErtaHg journal :, .
We have said that the Democracy is divided
into two ings one consists OF those who oppose the
Rennbican PARTY on principle, and have tlth IN lhe
final triumph of the cause which BOW seems lost Inc
other A. composed Of the hangerhOn WHO Wtht NtI Tue
Rebels because they thought the Coniederacy wod ne
come accomplished TACT lney Welo onctitjTe ~
This TYNE Hewas lOud-mouthed ReDe sl nlpatIlLeI 20
long as he thought the cause in fair way TO Triumph
Since then he has been Tying tsh'e fact thar the
tuo REPRESENTATIVE men OF the Democracy touaS
are left Davis and Vallandiglam HE recent speech
made the President the virtual lehder OF tnc ihCo
J,les He Is dogged IN his cingng 10 Secession, ana
believes il will vet be accomplished lie wants 70 ngh
n The same line in politics In war. The Rebe chei OF
the South has for ms mot Conspicuous "A pnV more
mainly lie demoraliZed condition OF the party S1Ner
vas marty more eectually divided against ufil tlah
the Democracy Of to-day. what Is claimed az ue
,artnre - il really a HchisD, more Distinct ana
luminous than the which cuIihal'u III '"0 N'"h'"'
Breckenridge duel for the Presidency
A FATAL ERROR.
Prom The Msrphis fITedL
As we expected the Democracy Oh Vhiq hT we
odonted The "ncw departure platform OF I. H. ,h
i,udigbatn Selfish demaEogues ana party uiohH"IS
will derive a temporary pr1ht by,ths new 5It
but wise statesman-hp loohs hot 10 i ~ I,,i'
,,,,t .t,,U,,, ana unknown utcrI Citations upon The
democratic creed which viii ultimately destroy tns