The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-08-02
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U. s. Pensions for Rebel Soldiers.
The publishers of the Binghamp-
ton, N. Y, Republican have made
good their word to expose the con-
spiracy of which they were Cogniz-
ant between Horace Greeley, Hora-
ito Seymour, Lewis Carmichael and
others to secure for him the Demo
cratic nomination for President in
1872. 1t appears that Mr.. Greeley
has been playing his cards for nearly
a year, and so much like All SIN,
that few suspected his tricks, and
those who were parties to them kept
the secret faithfully. But they have
at last been exposed and place the
principal in new light before the
country, and one not to be envied
by an honorable or a loyal man.
The means adopted to accomplish
his purpose, and crafty his inordi-
nate ambition, are such as to astound
the reader, and cause the exclama-
tion-can it be possible that Mr..
Greeley, could stoop to such base
uses?
Since last September he has been
scheming to have himself brought
forward by the Democracy as their
candidate, and although snubbed at
at first, the old man persevered.
There was no depth of humiliation
to which he did not descend; no de-
basement in the eyes of his old enc
mics that he was not willing to bear,
and no degradation so low that he
was not ready to WalloW in it, pro-
vided there was any hope of attain
ing his aims. In the garb of men
dicant he appeared before Seymour,
piteOusly begging him for support,
and pledging himself in case of his
election to do as the Democratic
leaders should demand. To them
he promised to eRtdissensions in
the Republican party and hostility
to the President, assuring them that
with the help of dissatisfied Republi-
cans and their vote he would be the
available man to defeat General
Grant.
But this was the least of the des-
picable means which he took to gain
over the Democratic leaders. The
south was to be placated. He knew
that his name was a stencil in the
nostrils of every Southe1ner. He
knew that he was regarded by the
people south of Mason and Dixon's
line, as the earnest advocate for the
abolition of slavery, that it had been
his life's hobby, and that when the
country was plunged into war, he
was the fiercest in urging that no
leniency should be shown to rebels.
They remembered this, and to ap-
pease them, he broached a new issue,
towhich he wedhjmself faUorade,
the PAYMENT OF PENSIONS BY THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO DIS
ABLED REBEL SOLDIERS! Now this is
not mere hearsay. 1t is the solemn
truth-taken under oath, and given
before magistrate, byMr. Charles
S. Carpenter, respectable and high
ly esteemed citizen ofOneonta, New
York. He saw and carefully read
letter in Mr.. Greeley's own hand
writing, and written on paper with
the Tribune heading, which express
ed his views "as favorable to the
passage of law providing that the
General Government pay pensions
to Southern disabled soldiers, al
though he - Greeley - doubted
whether Congress would pass euch
bill" Mr.. Carpenter says that this
was ''the true expression and mean
ing" and that the subject was dis
cussed between Mr.. Carmichael and
himself, the former wanting the lat
ter to come out and advocate the
measure as oae calculated to concii-
ate the South.
Now, we wonder not at the aTec-
ton which the Democracy all at
once evince for Mr.. Greeley, or that
the infamous Saunders has become
his bosom friend. Here we have
the secret. Elect Greeley anda Demo
cratic Congress, and the loyal North
is to be made to pay for the lost
limbs of the traitors who tried to de-
stroy the Republic. Do this and the
next step would be to pay them for
their slaves, and either assume their
debt or repudiate our own. We are
glad that these things have come to
light. They will show the patriotic
men Of every party the dangers
ahead, and viii raise a storm of in
dignation which should sweep Gree
ley and his satellites in November
forever from the arena of our poll
tics. Let the fathers and mothers of
our heroic soldiers ponder over Mr..
Greeley's infamous proposition
PjttS6urg Dispatch.