The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-07-19

"Those yet "rebel to the core"
Will they Mix2
Confession of Judgment-A Bargain
and Sale.
About the last of June, the Bing-
hampton IN. y Republican pub
lished an article exposing the man
ner in which Horace Greeley became
the.Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent, and charging Horatio Seymour,
Waldo Hutchins and Horace Gree
ley with being parties to the trans
action, and calling on them to ex-
plain. The mstter rested until the
9Th of June, when, no disavOwment
having been made, the Republican
again made the charge in a more
direct manner, averring that in Oc-
tober last a prominent Democrat Of
pro-rebel sympathies, addressed a
letter to Greeley, sounding him thor
oughly upon political issues. It
brought a reply in which Greeley
expressed the opinion that the De-
mocracy should have nominated
Chase in 1868, but that he was bro
ken down now. This letter was da-
ted New York, October 4th or 18th,
1871, the date being blurred so as to
be indistinct. Two weeks later Gree
lev had an interview with the Dem
ocrat above referred to, during which
he consented to become their candi-
date. The Democrat then made a
tour of the State, to see the leaders,
but did not finding the feeling sufi-
ciently strong to warrant them in
"closing the bargain" But several
months later he he again made a
tour Of the State and found the
feeling much stronger in Greeley's
favor among the Democratic leaders.
Then it was that the bargain was
consummated, and Mr.. Greeley be-
gan to draw off to a greater distance
from the Republican party. Before
the Cincinnati Convention Ex- Gov
e..nor Seymour wrote to Waldo
Hutchins, informing him of the ar
rangement, and the leading delegates
from New York to the Cincinnati
Convention were directly informed
Of the fact, which accounts for the
persistence Of the New Rork delega-
ton in urging Greeley. The Repub-
Hcan makes its charges direct, and
demands the publication of the let
ters which passed between Seymour
and Hutchins, as proof of its charges,
or as evicence that its charges were
not supported, but there was no re-
sponse. On the 8th instant it again
returned to the charge, in the follow
ing most pointed and direct manner:
Our charges of the collusion of Horace Gree
lev with the Democrats and of Waldo Hutch
ins, his friend, with Horatio Seymour, have
been 30 long before the public, in the columns
Of the journals, great and small-beginning
with the New York Times of Monday, which
very prominently reprinted them; and also the
Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester and Buf-
falo papers, with others everywhere, and we
hear in other States, wholly outside the range
of our circulation, that. in the absence of the
contradiction or denial Of any kind, we are to
regard the judgment as confessed. The Tn
5,I1e has hitherto been very fast to deny or ex-
plain what did not suit it, appearing in this
and other papers; but it is silent as the grave
now. In order that we may relieve it and the
Democrats of any delicacy in answering the
details we have given, with dates, ETC., we put
our charges in form so brief, direct and posi-
tive that they can neither mistake nor evade
them.
We charge: l. That Horace Greeley agreed
with Democrat in October last TO be candi-
date against the Republicans for President, if
the nomination were rendered him.
2. That he kept this agreement secret,
while he changed the tone OF his paper, so that
from supporter of the Republican organiza-
ton. Republican administration. and Repubi-
can principles, it abandoned its party, became
an enemy of the administration, repudiated
Republican principles, and substantially joined
the Democrats. This was while Mr.. Greeley
held a Democratic proposition to be their nom
inee for President, which he had accepted.
8. That Horatio Seymour, representing the
leading Democrats of his state, wrote to Waldo
Hutchins, one of Greeley's "right-hand" sup
porters and advisers in New York, on the
question of making Greeley President with
Democratic support; and that Waldo Hutchins
renlied to that letter, on or before May lst,
lust before the meeting OF the Clnclnnaty Con-
ventiou.
4. That the understanding arrived at be-
tween Seymour, for the Democrats, and
Hutchins, for Greeley-With other direct un-
derstanding-was communicated to NewYork
and other delegates to Cincinnati, and was the
principal cause of the nomination OF Greeley,
who had at first little more than one-hfth the
strength of the convention, and who, for rea-
son the country has never comprehcnded till
now, received finally the majority Of votes, |
against the sense of all the original movers Of
the convention.
If there is any answer to these charges, or to |
any of them, we again invite the persons con- |
cerned, or anybody by their authority, to come
forward. There is much more to be said on
our side; and we may ask that the facts point /
very significantly toward other (ate) Republic /
can company than that of Hutchins, as associ- !
aticn of Greeley and Seymour in the plot. The |
name of man who has occupied very prom
nent place in Republican polics in this state is
given to us as involved in it.
The New York Post is one of |
those papers which was opposed to
Grant, and which favored the Lib.