New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-08-22
The GrecIey-Tamm Bargain
and Sale.

| Though we have frequently referred to the
bargain and sale, by the conditions of which
Greeley has sold himself to the Tammany
Democracy in consideration of their votes for
the Presidency, the evidence in detail upon
which the charge rests and is proved has
never been published. As it is one of the
most shamelessly corrupt and disgraceful bar
gains in the whole history of party politics,
and shows Mr.. Greeley to be destitute alike
of political integrity, personal honesty, and
fidelity to the country, we give below full
and comprehensive abstract of the testimony:
Mr.. Carmichael, wealthy farmer Of OF
sego county, New York, wrote to Mr.. Gree
ley about year since, giving him his views
relative to the approaching Presidential cam
paign, closing with an invitation to Mr. Gree
ley to become the candidate of the Democratic
party for President. Who suggested the
latter's name to Mr.. Carmichael, does not so
fully appear; but Mr.. Carmichael is a poll
tician Of influence and sagacity-cOnsulted in
times of important political movements by
Dickinson and other eminent men''-and as
he had temptingly bated his Democratic hook
with the 'glittering generalities" of so-called
Liberalism" the orator of Montreal fell a
willing victim into the tolls of his angler; for
Ito use his own words) "No one ever escapes
who once catches the Presidential disease !;
he lives and dies in the delusion." Mr.. Gree
ley answered the letter affirmatively, but was
fearful that the Democratic leaders would
not support him. An invitation brought Mr..
Carmichael to the Tribune office. Horatio
seymour was the standing candidate of the
Democratic party, and he was not inclined,
as Mr.. Greeley had suggested, to abandon
his vantage ground for one who had posted
him and his party round the world as
" thieves, liars, villains, and robbers" At
a second interview, Gov. Seymour said, he
had made up his mind that Carmichael was
right, and that the Democrats would support
Mr.. Greeley; or, if portion of the Republic
can party preferred making change in the
Administration, the Democrats should not
take advantage of the movement"
Carmichael soon informed Mr.. Greeley of
his success with Gov. Seymour, but met with
strong opposition upon broaching the subject
to the Democratic leading men of that State.
But as he thought it about the only thing
that held out any reasonable hopes of sue
cess, he convinced them that they had better
agree to it. In 1860 they believed they
might have elected the Democratic candidate
over Mr.. Lincoln in ga, Reverdy johnson
over Lincoln in '6S, Chase over Grant but
having wasted those opportunities, concluded
it best to drop old issues, and anything to
beat Grant" was hastily concluded upon.
Becoming alarmed at the manner in which
the first suggestions of his name were re-
ceived, he wrote Mr.. Carmichael that she
believed the Democrats preferred candi-
date from their own ranks" Carmichael
prevailed upon him to "wat until they knew
what their Democratic leaders would do. II
was not best to back down, before they had
had time to work the thing up"
The Binghamton Republican, from which
the foregoing facts are collated, also give:
the substance of statements made by reputa
bic citizens of Otsego county:
e Mr.. Carpenter, being sworn, deposes: "Tha
, Carmichael has been a Democrat, inter
, seeking for Democratic candidate for the
Presidency; that Carmichael was last fal
, in cOrresp ondence with Horace Greeley anC
HoratiO Seymour on the question of making
new issues, one of which was the paymen
E of pensions to disabled rebel soldiers; tina
. one of Greeley's letters, which deponen
+ recognized, by what he knows of Mr.. Gree
, ley's handwriting, expressed his views a.
. favorable to the passage of law providing
that the Government pay pension to disabled
: Southern soldiers; deponent read letter
carefully, and it was freely discussed between
Carmichael and deponent; saw a letter from
Horatio Seymour on same subject, wht
r expressed himself in opposition to making
the pension question an issue then.
+ "Deponent saw another letter of Horace
D Greeley's addressed to Carmichael, in which
, Greeley invited Carmichael to call on him il
p New York to talk over political issues; tina
! Carmichael was absent shortly after
f ward, and received from Greeley, as Car
michael distinctly stated, Mr.. Greeley's posi-
tive consent to be the Democratic candidate
! for President in 1872. The date of this let
. Ter was in October, 1871.
! "That Carmichael endeavored to induce
deponent to consent to advocate paying pen
sions to Southern soldiers as measure o
I Cancellation between the North and South
and to support Mr.. Greeley for the Presi
S dency."
. Louis E. Ireland, of Unadilla, New York
2 being sworn, says: "That L. Carmichael
whom he has known for six years, has shown
+ deponent letters from Horace Greeley, five
or six in number, and one from Horatio Sey
mour; the letters were shown deponent il
G last of March or first of April, 1872. Car
S michael said Greeley would be nominated a
Cincinnati, and the Democrats would adop
e him. Deponent perused Seymour's letters
, recognized the handwriting. 1t mentioned
4 an interview of Carmichael and Seymour
f and an interview of Carmichael and Greeley
, saying he (Seymour) was more favorabl,
impressed with the turn of matters; men
toned the tariff question, and said the bes
,vov was to leave the issue q vague one, a