The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-08-02
THE GREELEY CONFESSION.
a Defense that is a Confession.

The New York Tribune makes the
following lame and shuffling reply
to the Binghampton Republicans
disclosures relative to the Greeley
bargain with the Democracy. II
prints it under the heading: "The
Last Slander Settled"
The Evening Post, having attempted to
give countenance to the Binghampton Repu6-
hcan's Roorback aimed at Mr.. Greeley, at
length rather impatiently urged that organ to
produce its proofs. "If you have such hand
full Of trumps, why not lead lead them?" was
its natural inquiry. We presume the RepG6-
Rcan has done its best in obedience to the
Posts requisition. WHAT does the Post think
of the trumps2
The whole gist of the Republicans calumny
was the charge that bargain or compact, or
some sort of arrangement, had been had be-
tween Horation Seymour and some one else,
whereby said Seymour was to be made Secre-
tary of State In case Horace Greeley should
be chosen President. We have waited with
some curiosity the developments on this
point, being assured by Mr.. Greeley that no
one ever suggested the name of Horatio Sey-
mour to him as a candidate for any Office on
earth, while he never wrote line to Seymour,
received one from him, or had any sort of
message from him respecting any Office on
earth.
Where are the ''trumps" on this point?
Couldn't the Republican induce, coax, hire, or
bully some nobody to say that he head heard
some one guess that Greeley and Seymour
had some sort Of understanding on this pointP
Why is such a charge left entirely without a
pretence OF justification?
For full year prior to the Cincinnati Con-
vention men of divers politics had written to
Mr.. Greeley, suggesting that he should be
candidate for President He wrote to no per-
son whatever, except In reply to these solicit
tations, and never named himself when a
thousand times asked. "Who shall be the
One Term candidate for next PresidentT" OF
the answers he gave to the letters addressed TO
him on this subject part have been given to
the public without objection on his part.
though all of them were private. All know
that the tenor of part of them was, await.
1t is not yet time to "open the Presidential
canvass" while the residue he said: 'I do
not think the opposition to General Grant
can be concentrated on me-" If any one has
any letters from him of different tenor from
these, no matter how confidential, we are au-
thorized by Mr.. Greeley to challenge their
publication.
As to those recently pretending to give the
substance of any letters written by him, we
are also authorized to pronounce their state !
ments grossly untrue. He never desired any
person on earth to get up meeting in his be- |
half. He never invited any person to visit
New York In order to confer with him on the
subject of the Presidency. And he never in
vited any person to visit. Horatio Seymour
or any one else in order to win his favor or Sc
cure his support for any Office whatever. We
repeat that, while quite number have ad-
dressed Mr.. Greeley on this subject, and some
of them have eyinced a disposition to run
where they were not sent. Mr.. Greeley has
pursued the even tenor of his way, and often
er repelled than invited proffers to support for
the Presidency. If any one has letters from
him which are alleged to conflict with this
statement, now produce them or be forever 81
lent.
There. Did ever any one read a
lamer attempt at deniel. "For full |
a year before the Cincinnati Con-
Yention men of divers politics had
written, &e," Ofthese letters "payt |