Worcester daily spy., 1872-07-12
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the Cincinnati convention was called, or per-
haps projected; and which afterwards resulted
in the nomination of Greeley at Cincinnati.
| The statements have been widely copied; and
they are in fact before the country. Not word
of denial by any one of the persons concerned,
or authOritavely on his behalf, has been ut
tered; and we must accept the fact that all their
mouths are sealed for shame. That was doubt
less TO be expected; though it was natural to
suppose that the actors in such q plot, as we
have charged, that was concealed from the first,
and kept secret for reasons involving the pOliti
cal if not the personal honor of the confederate,
would seek in some indirect way TO deny or dis
credit the exposures.
We now give upon the authority of the letters
that we have seen, and upon other authority
that We regard as conclusive the particulars of
tie manner in which the project was broached
and carried forward. These are more signif-
cant OF the shamelessnesS of the political dick
erin@ that was res0rted to, than anything else
Which has come to the public knowledge.
About the first day of October, a little more
than nine months ago, the first direct movement
toward the nomination of Horace Greeley for
democratic president was made-our inlOrma-
iiou sets forth-in the county of 0tsego, in this
state A man noted during the war for his pro-
rebel sympathieS, and always for his devotion to
his party, and also for a sort of bland blunmcss
of manner and expression that would have been
worth life to the victim of Benedict Arnold's
treason-was the instrument of bringing Horace
Greeley into relations, that we shall describe,
with the democratic leaders of this state. A
letter was sent 10 Mr. Greeley TO sound him nsidu-
ously but thoroughly upon political issues. 1t
was done with such effect that it brought a let
| ter from Greeley, in which after repeating with
more emphasis than he had before given, his de
cided opinion that the democrats ought to have
nominated Salmon p. Chase in 1868 as a way 10
close up the wounds opened by the war, he sat
| aside Chase, as we have already stated, by de-
| claring him unavailable now, being feeble and
brplpp down y For himself MIR Greeley said
he could hardly see his acay so far ahead as
| 1872.
[This letter was dated in New York on the
fourth day of October, as we read it, though the
g A. was written with two very heavy strokes
that might possibly havebeen intended for al; )"
| but the connecting mark is distinctly made; and
we believe the ScraWl Il "A.
| Two weeks after that time, the Otsego writer
| having been invited by Mr. Greeley called on
| him in New York; and this democrat, seeking
a democratic candidate, received from Mr..
| Greeley an assent to be the candidate. This we
| receive from his own lips. 1t is not said that
| Mr.. Greeley asked for the nomination; but he
consented.
This, the result of the first step was regarded
as entirely successful MIR. Greeey's confrere
then made circuit-he calls it "tcur"-of
| the state. He saw those of the leaders whom it
| was thought best to see. Some of them were
| favorable, indeed considerable proportion of
| them, SO far as they were personally concerned,
NblC DC uCptuutu Oi IL lHt lHO se5lll COllll
be made general; but that was the question to
| be decided. The amount of encouragement
| which that "tOur" disclosed, among the demo-
Gratis, with regard to democratic prospects, can
| not be overstated. Not the most stout-hearted
| looked for anything else than defeat, except for
| some political accident-and Greeley was not
| the kind OF accident they were quite willing to
encounter. But they waited.
Two or three months from that time. before
indeed, the original proposition to accept Greeley
had been, if we understand the fact correctly
fully decided i'll his favor, Cincinnati lOOmed
up. Our Otsego democrat and those with
| whom he had been in conference did not at
| once, nor for a comparatively long time regard
| it as atfording strong ground of hope to them
| But "Otsego" finally-we state upon the same
| authority-made another tour of the state. The
| democratic sense, though not united, was far
more decidedly for Greeley, If he would put him
| self in position to enable them to appeal to the
rank and file. Mr.. Seymour formally surren-
| dered his own claim TO the democratic nOmina-
| tion-or to put il in his own way whatever
claim he might be thought to have; aud he was
| ready to 90 for Mr.. Greeley, when Greeley should
| be finally separated from the republican party,
| Governor Hoffman was more doubtful, aud more
retieent: but he gave his qualified adhesion.
| So Of Others.
A few days before the Cincinnati convent on
| was held, Mr. Seymour wrote to Waldo Hutch
ins, as we have before described, and with the
| result reported. Mr. Hutchins was made ac-
quainted with the facts of the democratic scheme
| and the leading New York delegates to the Gin
| cinnah eonventiOn--fellOws of Mr.. Hutchins-
| were directly informed of the facts. This ac-
| counts for the singular persistence of the New
| York delegates; and why the principles and
aims of the original movers for the Gin
| cinnati convention were finally set aside
| wholly for the candidacy of Greeley, who was
| no more regarded, outside the numbers in the
| scheme of the democrats az probable candi-
| date than Horatio Seymour himsell--who is the
candidate of the coalition for Greeley's secretary
| of state.
A letter of Mr.. Seymour, acknowledging the
| correspondence between himself and lIutchins,
| and dated May ], 1871, is the document to which
| we have referred in this connection. The Gin.
| cinnati convention was held on the 3D. of May
| The dates of the two letters-that to Mr.. Hutch
| ins, and Mr.. Hutchins reply-are not given in
Mr.. Seymour's note, which was guarded but
| direct acknowledgement of that corresponds nee
and its result. We do not expect to obtain or see
| either of these letters; but we hope their writer's
| will be driven to making them public The fact
| that they withhold them-alter this exposure of
| their scheme-Wlll be understood to be sufficient
evidence that they cover facts that il would be
fatal to the conspiracy, of which they must be
regarded as part, to disclose. We ask the
honest press of the country-repubcan, demo-
cratic, Greeley 'liberal" etc. to Join in the de-
mand that those letters shall come to the light,
so that whatever is true shall be known: and
that must otherwise attach to them
we should prefer for reasons that will be
obvious, not to state Just now, while the facts
are not denied, the name of the man who acted
so conspicuous part in the negotiation by
which Horace Greeley consented TO be a demo
cratic candidate for president We shah do it
in proper time. We learn that the democrats
who are ashamed of this business, are engaged
IN persecution of their fellow, who was fortu.
nate enough-in their view-to he a medium
nph &c ha Of hrs,
connection with Mr.. Seymour; and that they
have Exposed" him TO MIR. Seymour They
Will probably take such measures as they know
how to adopt to dispOssess him of his letters;
they will coax and bully him; and if they sue.
ceed they will put him in disgrace from which
he will have no means of rising. His safety
depends upon his trmneSS in this emergency.
and his evidences of his exceedingly important
trust are bis political and individual salvation:
which he appreciates. The fact of their exist
ence-to which we give our personal certiiica-
ton, and of which there is ample indisputable
evidence-is so well established by common
knowledge, that surrender of the original
documents for political purposes, will be a proof
OF dishonor.
singular corrOboraton, among others that
have come TO our knowledge, of MIR. Greelev's
completely with the democrats, occurred in our
neighboring town of 0wego. On the 10Th dav
of October last-the reader will notice the date
Horace Greeley was in that village; and was
formally introduced by leading democratic
politician to another democrat as the next presi-
dent OF the United States. Mr.. Greeley exhibit
ed qualification at the compliment; talked freely
about the matter; suggested that Chase should
have been their candidate in 1868 but il was too
late now; questioned whether be himself was
available fot them; suggested Gratz Brown; al-
terward said he meant, particularly, that some
such man who could get conservative republi-
can votes should be chosen; and he gave the
company to understand that while he was doubt-
iul about himselt-whch was in response to the
words of the democrats present, who insisted he
must be the candidae-that he had received
many applications, particularly from the south,
to be the candidate in 1872.
This conference, in full detail, shall be report
cd, with the names of the gentleman present, if
it is essential. We have other matters of corro
boratiOn as well as OF specification which we
defer for another article.
We leave for to-day the amazing facts we pre-
sent-which we say in passing came into our
possession IN way that we regard as remarka-
bic as that they should exist at all, and in the
very niche OF time for the cause of truth-witb
the suggestion that the virtual candidature of
Horace Greeley, of the democrats and their al.
lies, while he was editor of a republican news
paper-and, during the time of his secret I'M
derstanding, was gradually, as the files show.
carrying his journal over to the enemies of its
supporters-is evidence of moral obliquiy al
most beyond comprehension, in his case; and
that the one matter Of the understanding of