Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-09
PENSIONS FOR RRBELS--ADIRECT
CHALLENGE TO MR.. GREELEY.

Once more the Binghampton Re.
| publican returns to its direct charges
against Greeley, of corruptly intrigu-
! ing with Democratic leaders for their
party's nomination for the Presidency
while he was publicly claiming to be
a Republican, and obtaining subscri-
bers to his paper under the pretence
that it was, and would continue to be
a Republican journal. The RepUbH-
can now makes It's charges briefly and
pointedly and directly to Mr.. Greeley.
in these words:
The charges that you are committed
for pensions for Rebel disabled soldiers
has never been met by you, by denial
or explanation. 1t was not among
the formal charges of the Binghamp-
ton Republican, which comprised the
leading and essential facts of your in
trigue and conspiracy in the fall of
1871. for Democratic support, through
which, in part, you were nominated
for President at Cincinnati, and thru
that pre- arranged support received the
Democratic nomination at Baltimore.
The matter of rebel pensions appeared
as one of many proofs of the principal
charge. This journal having made u
special and thorough investigation,
finds that your failure to deny the
correctness of the rebel-pensiOn proof
is because that proof, in a little differ
ent form than that in which it was
first presented, is true. Your atten-
tion is invited to the following points,
which the Republican carefully makes
on its own account, and irrespective
of any other proof:
l. That you held a correspondence
about the presidency for yourself, with
a man nOtedly and avOwedly in favor
of rebel pensions.
I'd. That he gave his views to you
freely in writing, in a letter in which
he pr, poses that you should be a can
didate of The Democrats and others
against the Republican party.
3. That you acknowledged the re-
ceipt of that letter; that you expressed
yourself atfirmatively, and not other
wise, concerning your correspondents
views, and in language which as ans
wer 10 proposition for rebel pensions,
was undeniably an assent, and was so
accepted and regarded.
4. That subsequently you invited
that correspondent to come to New
York; that you discussed with him
the proposed "compromise" with the
South on the basis of the preceding
correspondence, and agreed then and
afterward) to be the candidate for the
Presidency that you now are.
5. That you have said nothing by
authorization" in the Tribune or at
the Tribune has said
nothing, squarely-consistent with
these statements, and consistent with
a full pledge on your part for Rebel
pensions; but on the contrary, your
evasiOns are construetively and fairly
considered as pleas of guilty"
That your advocacy of the right of
secession, your proposal during the
war to pay for the slaves of the South.
you haste to bail the Rebel chief, your
public utterance relating TO the equal
honor i'm which Northern and South
ern soldiers should be held, and, in
fine, your late and present political
and relations, make
public record, in addition to your pri
vate record, for Rebel pensions, aud
for further Rebel indemnities.
The Republican asks for a direct
answer to these charges as published,
and it demands that Mr.. Greeley shall
say if it is true that he is opposed to
rebel pensions. 1t is quite willing that
Mr.. Greeley should escape by pres
ent declaration to that effect, if he
does not at the same time deny what |
is true, since it des res, for the credit
Of our p Ilitics, that the Rebel pension !
issues should be taken out of rhe can
vaSs.
But the Republican gives notice |
that, on the main charge, of Demo- |
cratic intrigue. through which was
the political treason of
Mr.. Greeley, he isnot to be permitted |
to escape. That charge does in no /
respect depend upon the Rebel issue; |
and Mr.. Greeley, fully convicted on /
The original indictment, will be shown /
10 be guilty on his letters alone,
he publishes them or not.