The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-09

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: Greeley would be nominated at Cineil
natl. and the Democrats would adopt him
that the only point there was, that Gre,
ley should get the Cincinnati nomination
, Deponent perused Horatio Seymour's Iet
yer, which he read easily, and recognize
the handwriting, according to his previou
knowledge of it, as Seymour's. It meI
toned an interview of Carmichael an
seymour, and an interview OF Carmichae
and Greeley; saying he (Seymour) wa
more favoraLly impressed with the turl
OF matters, with which he seemed salts
ned; mentioned the tariff question, an,
said the best way was to leave the issu
vague one, as Carmichael had proposed
so as to unite persons Of different views il
the coalition movement; suggested tina
II Greeley favored this it would smooth
the way to the end. Deponent's strons
| Impression is that Greeley's candidacI
was mentioned, but that he does not sai
positively. The time when this lettei
was read by deponent was about the las
| OF March or first OF April, 1872.
The subject had previously beer
brought to deponent's attention by Car
| michael; but when the letters were
| shown. particularly Greeley's letters, de
| ponent thought the matter ton absurd e
| notice; but after the Cincinnati nomina
| tion he understood their importance. He
| would have exposed the matter. except
that he had hopes of pracnring the latter
or copies of them.
l DcpOueuI WAS informed III december
1871, from the statement OF Carmichael
| that Greeley had promised Carmichael
the tone of The Tribune would be chang.
ed about the first of the year 1872; and
| the deponent, on noticing, saw the change
statement of Carmichael deponent can
prove on competent testimony of public
officer.
Deponent further. remembers that in one
of Greeley's letters Chase was mentioned
as now feeble and broken down
DPnnnRnt RtQfRmRnf Is
honor as citizen, and because he believes
the facts he has mentioned should be
exposed. L. L. IRELAND.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
18th day of July, 1872.
FREDERICK A. SANDS,
Notary Public OF Otsego county, n. \.
THE LETTERS.
We give below, not exact copies
of the letters of Greeley, Seymour
and others, but the substance of
their contents, with, in most cases,
ample verification:
Lewis Carmichael to Horatio Seymour.
August, 1871. Proposing pensions for
disabled rebel soldiers. Affidavit of Chas.
5. Carpenter.
Lewis Carmichael to Horace Greeley
August, 1871. Proposing pensions for dis
able6 rebel soldiers, and asking Greeley's
HoratiO Seymour to Lewis Carmichael.
August or September, 1871. Declining
to advocate then the payment of rebel
pensions. Mr. Carpenters aftidavit.l
Horace Greeley to Lewis Carmichael
August or September, 1871. Declaring in
favor of 4 law giving pensions by United
States Government TO rebel soldiers,
though doubling Congress, etc. Affidavit
of Mr.. Carpenter.
Lewis Carmichael to Horace Greeley
September, 1871 Addressing Greeley as
''neXt President of the United States"
and asking him to be the candidate of the
Democrats and all dissatisfied men. Car
michael gave his views on politics.
TStatement of Carmichael.]
Horace Greeley TO Lewis Carmichael
October 4, 1871. Deprecating Democratic
failure to nominate Chase in 1865, against
Republicans; setting Chase aside for 1872,
as feeble and broken down." proposing
united action to E'close the wounds OPEN
ed by the war;" saying he could not see
his way quite clearly to 1872. [Already
published In part by us, and further GER
tltied to by affidavit Of DR.. Ireland.l
Horace Greeley to Lewis Carmichael
October, 1871. Inviting Carmichael to call
on Greeley in New York, to talk over
issues, ETC., and expressing possibility
might consent TO be a candidate. Estate
ment of Carmichael, (who testities Gree
ley fully consentedl. statement of IL. II.
Howard, and affidavit of Mr.. Carpenter. |
About December, 1871. Referring to
interviews of Greeley and Carmichael,
and Carmichael and Seymour expressing
satisfaction with the progress OF affairs
acceding to Carmichael's plan of nom
committal Starih issue, and commencing
Greeley's acceptance of plan as looking to
the end. statement of Carmichael and
affidavit OF DR.. Ireland. Carmi chael as
serts Seymour's subsequent full agree
ment to support Greeley.l
Horatio Seymour to W aldo Hutchins.-
About February, 1872. Seymour had
been unable to see Hutchins, according to
CarmichaePs request, and so wrote to him.
Contents of this letter best known to Sey-
mour and Hutchins. Statement OF +. b.
Arnold, Esq
About February. Statement of these
to Carmichael. statement of B. F, Ar
mold. Esq.
Horace Greeley to Lewis Carmichael
About February, 1872. Suggesting that
Democratic influence should be eXerted
for Greeley at Cincinnati, and that Car
michael should go there. Affidavit of
DIR. Ireland, and statement OF Henry Van
Dusen.l
Horace Greeley to Lewis Carmichael
April, 1872. Suggesting that it was not
polite yet to undertake an independent
movement for Greeley in 0tsego county as
Carmichael had proposed. Statement Of
Hon. r. w. Courtney.l
Horace Greeley to Lewis Carmichael
Doubling whether the Democrats would
really favor him; and proposing to with
draw from the candidacy, but persuaded
by Carmichael 10 wait and see. Estate
ment Of Carmichael
Lewis Carmichael to Reuben E. Fenton.
ter, noting what he (Seymour) had writ
ten to Hutchins. y. +. Arnold
Horace Greeley TO Lewis Carmichael -
Stating the results of the -Fenton
correspondence "all right" Howard.
Horatio Seymour to Lewis Carmichael.
May 1, 1872. Stating correspondence
about Cincinnati convention, Gas Car
michael eXplains.) Substance of letter
already published on our authority.l
Horatio Seymour to Waldo Hutehins.-
April, 1872. Contents known to Seymour
and Hutchins. Stated by Carmichael to
be final arrangement for Cincinnati con-
Yention. Acknowledged in Seymour's
letter to Carmichael of May 1. Affidavit of
Seymour's acknowledgement, If chal-
lenged.l
On or before May 1, 1872. Contents best
known to HutchIns and Seymour. Sey-
mour's letter says the reply Of Hutchins
was pleasant or satisfactory. lAcknowI-
edged in Seymour's letter to Carmichael
Of May /. Affidavit. IL challenged.
SECOND CHALLENGE.
We had intended to make re
view of the case we presented to-
day, but time and space do not adj
nit of it. We think all doubters
will concede that the case speaks
for itself.
The responsibility for disproof
is now placed. Small talk and
halfway denials are no longer in
order. If Mr.. Greeley, or Sey-
mour, or Hutchins is misrepre-
scented, we invite him to appeal to
the courts. Let him sue us for
SANDER, or libel. We will under.
take to prove a much better ease
than we now present, as the case
we have made is better than we
promised. Dare they answer this
challenge? We propose that they
try.
Postscript.
The following paragraph from
the Tribune yesterday, which We
had missed in our daily glance al
that paper, is called to our atten.
ton as we go to press:
HThe Binghamton Republican has fol
some weeks endeayored to obtain motto;
| from this Journal by a series Of fabrica
| tions which have not even. the small meri
/ OF FEASIBILITY. II has from day 10 day
| pretended that it would support its charrg
es by letters which it has repeatedly
threatened to produce but stiIl wfthholds
| In vain has its ally, the Evening Post
] urged it to produce It's evidence or comics
itself mistaken. Print your letters or ne
knowledge your slanders!'
This journal has been noticed
very often by Dir. Greeley in the
Tribune, during the year past
and the lesser lights of that paper
in assuming tos'notice' us,are gull
/ ty of an impertinence. They arr
likewise guilty of deception
We asked them to deny, by author
ifv of Mr.. GreAIeR. or Seymour. d