The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-07-25

it is deemed essential:
L. II. HOWARD,
Of Unadflla, a Democrat, and an init
mate and confidential friend Of Lewis
Carmichael, who said that he had
cOnveFsed with him often on the SUD
I ject, and seen and examined his let
/ ters, made the following statements,
/ in subject.
"Luke" Carmichael is the man who
nominated Horace Greeley for the
presidency, and ] know all about II.
Luke" wrote to Greeley last Sep
| tember, proposing that he become a
candidate for the presidency, and ex-
pressing the belief that the Republi-
cans who were dissatisfied with the
present administration could be
united with Democrats in his sup
port.
Greeley replied to the letter, and
requested an audience with Luke"
Luke" was pretty "hard up" then,
and did not have the money TO go to
New York with, and would not try
to raiseit of anybody here lin Una
dilla,) but he finally got it of Follet,
/ in Otsego, and went down ard saw
| Greeley. "IIukeD and Greeley had
a long talk on the subject in the Iri-
/ bitae office, which occupied more
| than half a day. Greeley was willing
to be a candidate, but he was afraid
he was not available, because Demo-
crats, such as Seymour, would not
support him. fLUke" said that was
| not certain, because it had not been
tried: he would undertake to bring in
| the Democratic leaders to the sup
port Of Greeley.
sI,ukeu came home after the inter-
view with Greeley, and wrote to Sey-
mour on the subject. Seymour an
swered the letter, and consented to an
/ interview. FOllet was gone away
from home then, and did not return
/ in two weeks. When he did return
'Luke" got some more money Of him
and went to see Seymour, whom,
fortunately, he found at home.
Seymour thought he could not in
dorse such a movement, but prOmis-
ed to see "Luke" again. Luke"
came home, and after a few weeks
wrote to Seymour, telling him that
he had seen no reason for changing
his mind: and that he still thought
the nomination of Greeley was the
onlv way for the Democrats to sue
ceed. Seymour answered the letter
with favorable expressions, and con-
scented to another interview.
"Iukeu borrowed money, and went
to Utica in about eighteen days. He
found Seymour a changed man, and
ready to accept Greeley as the presi-
Dental candidate, and cordially sup
port him.
sTIuke'' wrote Immediately to
Greeley, informing him Of what had
been accomplished, and Greeley, in
replv, wrote to "Luke' that he had
sent 10 Washington, to FentOn, aud
others, to ascertain what could be ac-
I cOmplished there.
In few days Greeley wrote again,
saying that it was all right in Wash
ington. That letter from Greeley
was sent by "Luke" to Seymour.
Further correspondence followed, and
: the Cincinnati and Baltimore con-
ventions were completely arranged
for last April.
'Iuke" went to Judge Peckham, in
Albany, with his scheme, and the
Judge was about the maddest man
ever seen. He called 'Luke" 4 id
! fool, and told him if he had any busi-
ness to attend to at home, he had bet
ter 90 home and attend to it.
i. Howard said he had stated the facts
as they were given him by his friend
whom he regarded as a shrewd ano
able man. He had, he said, seen all
the letters to which he referred.
C. A. DODGE.
G. A. Dodge, ESQ, editor of the
Unadilla Times, Bainbridge ReUielU
and Oneonta Democrat, said thai
Carmichael began to talk Greeley fol
the Democratic nominee for the pres
idency last fall, and for that reason be
came a laughing stock among Demo
Gratis, who pronounced his earnest as
sertions that he was telling the trutf
as one of rLuke's" whims, that had
crept into his head in consequence Oi
being alone so much. But Carmich-
aei, to prove that he knew what hC
was talking about, produced his Gree.
ley-SeymoUr letters.
HENRY vAN DEUsEN,
at Unadilla, has seen some of Mr.. Car
michaPs letters from Greeley anC
/ SeymOur-quite large number from
Greeley. Carmichael read Greeley'E
letters to him, and they all had more
or less reference to Greeley's being {
candidate for the presidency. One
letter from Greeley received the las
of April, spoke of the necessity oi
some Democrats going to Cincinnati
in order TO secure Greeley's nOmina-
ton there, and his preference was
that Carmichael should go.
HON. RoBT. ". COURTNEY,
OfSidney, saw Carmichael last March,
at his (COurtney's) house, and had
! considerable conversation with him
on the subject of running Greeley fOI
the presidency. Carmichael produced
a letter from Greeley on the subject OF
| holding a convention to nominate
him in OtsegO county, at which he
! advised that such a movements at that
time would be premature. Carmich-
el was then making preparations to
go to Syracuse and have an interview
with Gen. John A. Greene.
B.F. ARNOLD. ESQ.,,
attorney and counselor, at Unadilla,
| has seen and read letters from Gree
| ley and Seymour to Carmichael. Car
michael told him substantially the
same about interviews and the begin
ming of a correspondence with those
gentlemen that is told in Carmich9l's
statement here printed. At one of
! the interviews between Carmichael and
Seymour, the latter agreed to go and
see Hutchins, which he failed TO do,
but wrote to Hutchins, giving his
views on the subject of nominating
Greeley. He also wrote to Carmich-
e! stating that he had failed to see
Hutchins in person, but had written
to him, and inclOsed to Carmichael a
CODY or the substance of the letter
sent to Hutchins. SeymOur's letter
to Hutchins was used at the Cincinnati
convention; The copy or substance of
it sent to Carmichael was forwarded to
Gov. Fenton.
EN-. PACKARD,
Postmaster at Unadilla, was shown a
letter from Greeley TO Carmichael.
Carmichael read a letter from him dat
ed April last, from Greeley, asking
him lCarmichel) to stir around with
the Democrats for him (Greeley.)
Packard knew that Carmichael had
corresponded with Greeley and Sey-
mour for about a year. He had con-
versed with Carmichael on the sub
ject of Greeley's candidacy. Carmi-
chRps statements to him about letters
and interviews with Greeley and
Seymour were substantially the same
as the statements made to other per-
sons, which we print. Carmichael in
formed him that he had received the
daily Tribune since April, free of
charge. Carmichael said that to him
that when he went to Peckham and
Cassidy, at Albany, with his scheme,
they called him fool, and told him
to go home and stay there.
d. p. LOOMS, EsQ-, GEORGE FELLOWS, CHAs.
J. WHITE. AND DR.. HALSEY.
These gentlemen all know some
thing of the Carmichel-Greeley-Sey-
mOur correspondence; but it is mere
ly corrObOrative.
CoNFIRMATORY STATEMENTS.
There is good authority for the state
ment that Carmichael went to Mr..
FOllet, banker, in OtsegO, last Septem-
Der, and impaired information of his
plans to nominate Greeley for the
presidency. Mr.. FOllet told him he
thought something might be accom-
plished in that way, and so far assist
ed Carmichael as to purchase his wool
crop for this year and advance him
the mOney-which Carmichael want
ed-tO go to New York and Utica to