The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-07-05
Macon Telegraph and Messenger
HOW GREELEY CAME To SgGN
DAVIS BOND.
MRS. DAVIS ooscEaNrxo IT.


The accompanying communication
comes from Il source Of the most un-
questionable authenticity, and reflects
honor upon the nominee of the Gin
cinnati Convention. No true South
ron can peruse it with .unmoistened
eye, and the rebuke to Mr.. Voorhees,
is most wi.hering and complete:
EditorS 1eleJrapJ, and Messenger:
Mr.. Voorhees,, in his recent attack on
Mr.. Greeley. styled his signing of
Dir. Davis bond an ''imperiinent IN
reference" Allow me 10 give you
the true history OF that matter ss /
recently learned it in New York,
from a gentleman who knew all
about it. Mrs. Davis went to Now
York to consult with Charles O'Con-
or, Dir. Davis counsel, as to the best
manner Of effecting his release from
prison. Eli. O'Conor told her that
III his opinion there was bat one way
III which it could be done, and that
was 10 get the Representative man Of
the Republican party 10 sign his bond.
Mrs. Davis inquired who that man
was, Air. OConor replied that it was
Horace Greeley. She then asked
him If he would not See Ir. Greeley
and get him to do it. lie replied
that he had no influence with Dir.
Greeley, and tina. she was the proper
person to do it. She said she would
90 and sec him. She went to his
Office, sent i'll her card and was insi-
ted into his private Office. She said
to him, MIR. Greeley, my hus-
band is confined IN a casemate at
Fortress Monroe. He has been there
for many long, weary months. He
is feeble old man, aud he ID gradn-
ally sinking under lis rigorous im-
prisonment' lie will die if he re-
mains there much longer. I came
here to consult Mr. O'Conor as TO
the means of getting him released.
He has told me that is to get the
representative man OF the RepubIi-
can party to sign his bond, aud says
that you are that man. He has ad-
yised me TO apply TO you. He says
that you have IA kind heart, and that
YOU will do it, if you believe it to
be right. by husband is dying, Dir.
Greeley, may hope that you wlil
fATorably consider my application.
Dir. Greeley arose, extended his
hand to 3Irs. Davis. and said: Mad
am, you may, for | will sign his
bond" Ar. Greeley was then u
prominent candidate before tbs Leg
islature for the United States Senate.
Some OF his friends heard that he
had agreed to sign Dir. Davis bond.
They went to him aud protested
against it. They told him that they
had made count, and that he would
be elected by six majority, but that
il he signed this bond, it would de-
feat him. lie replied, Il know it
will. They told him that he was
one OF the owners of the Tribune,
and if he signed this bond he would
lose thousands of subscribers. He
replied. ~ know it." They said,
I" Dir. Greeley, you have written a
history of the war, one volume you
have out, and have sold large num-
bers of it. Your second volume is
nearly out and you have large orders
for that. II You sign this bond,
these o-ders will be countermanded
and you will lose large amount of
money" He replied, gentlemen,
/ know it, but it is right. and I'll do
it." He did do it, and J. am inform
ed that he lost seat in the United
States Senate, and over thirty thou
sand dollars.
To my mind thus does not look like
'impertinent interference.