Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-26
r., the n. Y. Tribune.
~ 1oecoo oonkiing's Assertions.

roscoe 00Uku08 Aoo0SSsoOSs
W. t,onklins !, among the thousand untruths
-hich he utssss against Mr.. Greeley, quoted the
,o,lov,ng - hls language;
=, whan the robolious traitors are ovsrW Whemed
:, n. fed and scattered like leaves before an an
- - ,riod IL must not be to return 10 peaceful and
SHoatsnted ~ homss they must find poverty at their
sresides and privation IN the anxious eyes Of |
n.others and the rags Of children NJ"
Ths differs from the rest, in that It was stated |
in these columns, at least ten days ago that Mr..
t,reslsy never wrote the above. never prompted or
.,nroved it, and never saw it till after it was
printed. We may properly add the fact that the |
man who did write It IL now Of the most |
earnest and prominent editorial supporters OF
,,rsnt, Wilson aud Conkling in this city
Mr. Conkling says that visiting Niagara
in 1864, and finding that there were no such Com
missionsrs there as had been represented to him
"Mr, Greeley, in place OF denounclng the cheat
and repslling the impertinence, anu clearing the
Presidents skirts by showing the two letters
vh,ch be had b en- instructed to show, went into
correspondence with these brazen inposters."
But Mr.. Greeley was never authorized to show
the Presidents letters to "brazen impostsrs." nor
an thing OF the kind. but only to persons who
had authority from Richmond to make peace. .-
tiudn. that the persons there had no such author.
ity but offered to procure it, he telegraphed this
to the President. and, awaiting his orders, had
nothing more to say to the Rebels. The only
overture made to then, after ward was made by the
Pre,dent through one of HIS own Secretaries.
Nj Conkling states that, on leaving Niagara.
"Mr. Greeley sent word to the Rebel .CoInmis-
sousrs that he regrets the sad termination vi the
initstory steps taken tor peace in consequence Of
tho change made BY the President >"
Mr. Greeley sent to those Rebels no ..worl' OF
message oI amy KIND. Ills dealings with them
terminated when he had learned that they were
not Commissioners but private persons, though
he, ut Major Hays request, accompanied the latter
across the river. while the Major delivered the
card. "ro whom it may concern" The Major
awaitei an answer; Nc. Greeley did not. II.
sadly felt that an opportunity to make good i'm
p:esslon on the pnbhc mind, North and Sout., had
not been used to tho best advantage, that was all
Mr.. Conkiing asserts that Mr.. Gre.iey .was 60
Ing to close up the whole Rebellion by payln.
$4OO,OOO.O 900 to loyal and secession alike tor slave
and by sayeral other thfuss."
Let us see about this. Here are the terms sug
gssted to Mr.. Lincoln by Mr. Greeley:
l. The Union is restored and declared perpetual
:. Slavery Is utterly and forever abolishe,
throughout the same.
8. A complete amnosty for all political ohenses
with RESTORATION OF all the inhabitar.ts OF eac
State to all the privileges OF citizens of the Unite
States.
l. The Union to pay four hundred million dol
lars +W,OuO.OOO) III five per cent United State
stocK TO th late Slaves Statss loyal and secessio
alike, to bs apport,oned pro rata according
thsir slave population respectively. by the csnsl
OF 1861, Ia compsnsation for the losses Of the
loyal citizens BY the abolition Of Slavery. Fac
STATE to be entitled to ITS quota upon the ratihc,
ton by It's Legislature OF this adjustment. II
bonds to be 1t the absolute disposal of the Lsgl
istarS aforesaid.
Now, it quite probable that the Legislature
might have otherwise appropriated this none,
but Mr. Greeley proposed that the Union pay Il
States snly "ior the losses of their loyal citize
"by the abolition Of Slavery" Conkling's citati.
OF "ioysi and secession alike as though it refe
red to slaveholiers, instead of States, is very hi
fim.
II this man deals thus with documents of pub
and general notoristy. what can be expected
him when he takes hold of persons whom he hiatt
and acts which are not Of record And what q
vs. to think of y statesman who, knowing
Greeley to bs q failure. qaack, Secessionist, sen
Rebel, .yc., tSc, actually voted in the Republic
Convention Of 1870 to nominate that same Gr'
ley for Governor.