The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-08-01

this letter was read by deponent was
about the last Of March or the 1st of
April, 1872.
The subject had previously been
brought to deponents attention by
Carmichael but when the letters
were shown, particularly Greeley's
letters, deponent thought the matter
almost too absurd for notice; bat
after the Cincinnati nomination he
understood their Importance and on
deavored to procure copies. He
would have exposed the matter, ex-
cept that he had hopes Of procuring
the letters, or copies Of them.
Deponent was informed, in Decem-
Der, 1871, from the statement Of Car
michael, that Greeley had promised
Carmichael the tone Of the Tribune
,couid be changed about Me FIRST Of
the year, 1872 and that deponent,
on noticing. saw the change, which
statement of Carmichael deponent
can prove on competent testimony Of
a public officer. Depopent further
remembers that in one Of Greeley's e
letters Chase was mentioned as now
feeble and broken down. Deponent
makes this statement on his honor ms
n citizen; and because he believes
the facts he has mentioned should be
exposed. l.. Il. IRELAND.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 18th day of July, 1872.
FREDERICK A. SANDS.
STATEMENT by THE EDITOR OF THE ONE
oSTA \. Y. HERALD.
On Wednesday last Mr.. Charles S.
Carpenter published in his newspa-
per, the Oneonta Uerald, the follow
ing explanatory statement in refer.
ence to paragraph he had copied
from the Binghampton Repu5lican
relating to the manner in which Mr..
Greeley first consented to he the
Democratic candidate for President.
1t will be seen that he withholds the
name of the Otsego Democrat, Mr..
Lewis Carmichael, which was given
i'll the extracts from the Binghamp
ton Republican. Mr.. Carpenter al
ludes to Carmichael's and Greeley s
earlier operations when he says:
"Of the facts in the above we are
perfectly conversant, and. indeed
have possessed that intelligence foi
months. The "Otsego man" visited
the Herald Office during the montl
of September, 1871, with tales o
pity for the South. More frank thar
n majority of the Democrats, thi,
gentleman never during the war
pretended to be in sympathy with thu
North; but, on the contrary he ia
vored the Confederacy Like Horac,
Greeley, he would pay stakeholder
for the property Mr.. Lincolns Eman
cipation Proclamation deprived then
of. But at this time the "Otseg,
man" had special mission-to sc
cure thepassage Of bill in Congress
providing that pensions be paid Il
Southern disabled soldiers in fact
that the pension law, as now existing
apply to all cases of death or iniur,
caused by the war, whether in th,
Union or Confederate armies. Nh
Greeley was written to in its relation
and answer asked for In reply
Honest Horace said he favored tn
pension proposition, and believed i
right toward the South, although Ii,
felt sure Congress would not enac
n provision. This is no prediction
for we read the letter, and therefor,
know whereof we affirm.
The "Otsego man, encouraged a
eliciting Greeley's attention, mex
suggested that he, III. g., be candi
date for Presidential nomination, b,
the Democracy, and this Democra
seeking Democratic candidate, re
ceived from Mr.. Greeley, an assen
to be the candidate. This we receiv
ed from the philosophers secret agen
in Otsego county.
Bear in mind that this letter in re
gard to the Presidency ,cds nritte'
in October, 1871, precious to tn
State Election, and rhiie Mr.. Gree
ley and the Tribune wero ostensii,
deooted to The Republican party
From this time until the holding o
the Cincinnati convention this Demo
crat, whose maine we shall expos
when necessary, was making "tours
OF this State, in the interest Of Gree
ley, calling upon Seymour, Hoffman
Littlejohn and others. The result i
what we now see Democrats an,
Liberal" Republicans may talk o
"the peoples voice." as exhibited a
Cincinnati and Baltimore, but Horac
Greeley knows and the people ar,
I learning, that the Democratic candi
date obtained his nomination through
n bargain with Horatio Seymour an,
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