Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-08-03
BINGHAMPToN, July 20.

BINGIIAMPTON, July 20.
The pledge of the managers of the Bing-
hampton Republicun is at least redeemed,
aud the great conspiracy of Greeley, Sey-
muer ana llhtChins is proven to thu world.
The "challcngc" Of twenty days standing
d rect to the trio has failed TO call forth
denial. One charge was that Horace Gree
ley agreed in October, 1871, on his own
behalf, to be candidate for President if
llOralio Seymour and the Democratic lea
Gers would support him, and that he held
a correspondence on that subject that Mr..
Greeley formerly recognized his agreement,
and communicated the fact of the Demo
cratic proposition 70 Reuben j.. FcntUn,
who consented to given assistance To the
scheme; that lloratio Seymour suNsc-
qucntly agreed to give his support conai-
tionally that he communicated TO Waldo
iIutchins on this subject in refcvouca 10
the Cincinnati Convention, and that Scy-
mour acknowledged ;hs correspondence
with llutchins in Il letter dated May |,
1872, three days before the Cincnnatti
Convention that llutchins responded. aud
became Il delegate to that convention that
the fact OF Democratic coalition was well
understood by sOmc TO the delegates 10
that Convention, and that the expectation
of Democratic support securely Mr.. Gree
ley's nomination. The disclosures show
that Lewis Carmichael, of tnadilla, New
York, is the originator of the movement
which made Mr.. Greeley the CINCINNATI
ami Baltimore nominee. He wrote TO Mr.
Greeley last September, giving his views
about the coming campaign, and invited
him to become candidate. Carmichacl's
letter was addressed inside to Hon. Horace
Greeley, the next President of the United
States. He told Mr.. Grecly the time had
come "tn raft over" Mr.. Grccly EXPIRES
sed his willingness to become II candidate,
but ftalcd the Democratic leaders would
not support him. lie invitcd Carmichael
by letter to an interview. lie accordingly
went to New York and had n long talk
w'th Mr.. Greeley in the T,1butc office,
when Mr.. Greeley told Cnrmchacl that
Seymour WAS standing candidate with
the Democratic party. and that Seymour
would not step aside tor him.
Carmichael replied that Gov. Seymour
had not been consulted, and had not said
what he would do. Carmichael then Of
fcred to undertake to secure SeymLurs'
consent and corporation to the movement,
and Mr.. Greeley agreed to become candi-
date if seymour and other prominent Dem
ncrats would endorse him. Carmichael
saw SEYMOUR, who was at first inclined
unmvorably to the project. lie soon saw
Seymour again by appointment, and said
he, Seymour had concluded that Carmi-
chacl was right, and that the Democrats
could support Greeley"
Carmichael soon informed Greeley of his
success with Seymour, and went about the
State Immediately to consult with the Dem
ocratic leaders. The first plan was 10 call
n convention in OtsegO county to nominate
Mr.. Greeley and start the campaign. Last
April Mr.. Greeley wrote to Carmichael
that he would withdraw, as he did not
think the Democracy would support him,
hut the latter prevailed on him to stick I'M
/ ill he had time TO work the thing up. The
above is from the lips of Carmichael him
self who at the close OF his statements ner-
vously said that he would rather be in fire
than in this business. Statements are CIV
/ en- Of several citizen of Otscgo county, re-
lating to the whole matter, whose charac'
tiers for veracity are unquestiOned, and
who are about equally divided politically
/ G.. A. Dodge. editor of the Unadilla Times
| Bainhridge Rerieir, and Oncontl Democrat
| said Carmichael began to talk of Greeley
| for the Democratic nominee last fall. and
! that Carmichael, To prove what he was
! talking about, produced the Greeley-Sey
| mour letters. Henry Van Deusen, OF Un
/ adilla, has seen some OF the
LETTERS FROM GREELEY AND SEYMOUR
among which were quite number o
Graeley's. They all had more or les
reference tn Mr.. Greeley's being candi
date for the Presidency. One letter re
ccived from Greeley the last of April SPOKE
of the necessity of some Democrat going t
Cincinnati to secure his (Greeleys) nomi
nation there, aud his preference was fol
Carmichael. Hon. Bobert w. Courtney
of Sidney. was shown by Carmichael let
ter from Greeley last March on the suhiec
of holding n convention in Otsego county
to nominate him. When Mr.. Courtne!
advised him that such n movement at tina
time would be premature, Carmichael wa
Just starting Cor Syracuse to have an inter
view with General John A, Greene. B. +
Arnold Esq, attorney and counsellor a
Unadilla. saw and read the letters of Sey
mour ard Greeley, Carmichael told hin
that Mt one of his interviews with Seyniou