St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
Was There a Bargain ?

eliciting any authentic denial of the
facts stated. so that the charges have
already acquired the weight of virtual
confirmation. We will give the sub
stance of the exposition
1t is stated that. in the early part OF
October last. "a man noted during the
war for his pro-rebel sympathies" rln-
dertOok to bring Mr.. Greeley INTO rela-
tons with the leaders of the Democrat
ic party in the State of New York. A
letter was sent to the latter sounding
him upon political issues. 1t brought
an answer from Greeley. who gave it as
his decided opinion that the Democrats
ought to have nominated Judge Chase
in IS6e as IA way to close up the wounds
opened bv the war: but he added that
| Chase was entirely ont of the question
now. being feeble and broken down"
while for himself he could hardly see
his way clear so far ahead as lS|2.
Within two weeks, however, the writer
of the letter, "haying been invited by
| Mr.. Greeley" called on him i'll New
| York. and then and there received his
assent to become the Democratic can
didate. At this time, of course. Mr.
Greeley was known only as Il decided
| Republican. conducting an influential
Republican organ, which began t" show
symptoms of change during the months
| that followed its editors outward re
| latioms politically hrng all the while
unchanged.
| The next step in the negotiations it
being the first step that costs. according
| to an old maxim was for Mr.. Greeley :
comtIcre to make Il tom of the state
and sound the leaders of his party, to
see W neither they really wanted the elc-
/ plant of which they had the refusal.
| He found Il general despair of Demo
cratic prospects. unless something new
should turn up but Mr.. Greeley was
not exactly the something which they
rcliShed. They would wait awhile.
/ Then came the Cincinnati movement.
which WAS not at first regarded 10y the
4 Democrats with amy particular Interest.
But " hen another tour of the State WIS
made by the sam" interchangeable eNpl"r-
er. the Democratic sentiment for Gree
lev was found To he much more pro-
muunced. if he could only put himself
into an available position. li"rati"
Seymour would a." all ht could: Gov.
Hoffman was more doubtful. hut still
gave his qualified adhesion. The Gin
I cinnati Convention. though. WAS Imlnl-
ncut. and something must he done. 80
/ Mr.. SrN mour wrote To Valid" flutclinS.
one of Grcclcy'> right hand men. and
received an answer. 1t l. to he observed
that while the fact of this currr> pomd-
encc is rluuuc>tiuulhlc being admitted
in Il letter from seymour himself. dated
MAY |. lr12 its tenor can only Ice con
itcturcd from attendant circumstances.
, IL i inferred that the readiness of the
/ Democrats to take Greeley WAS ac-
knnwlrdged. and the fact communicated
To the New York delegates to Cimcim-
matt. " which would account for the sill
guIar persistence with which they chung
To Greeley and finally secured his nom
nation. Ii Will Ice admitted 10y all that
the. mere fact of the last Presidential
candidate of the Democracy taking part
III such Il correspondence under such
circumstances iS full of significance.
while if the act Is capable of any other
construction than the one here put upon
IL. ii will he very easy to show II 10y
producing the letters themselves. Till
that Is done especially after the pub
LEGATION of the other facts given above
hut one conclusion l. possible.
Commemorative of this claim of tr>ti-
m"nN are some separate incidents. one
of which is given 10y the Biughamt"n
/ kcp"bIjcnn. rs follows:
ION the 18th day of October last
the reader will notice the date Horace
Greeley was i'll that village and was
formally introduced 10y leading Dem
ocrItic politician t" another Democrat.
as the next President of the nited
States. Mr. Greeley exhibited gratiti-
cation at the compliment: talked freely
about the matter: suggested that Chase
should have been their candidate III
lists. hut il was too late now qucs-
toned whether he himself was aNaila-
hlc for them: suggested Graft Brown ::
attcrWard said he meant. particularly.
that some such man " no could get CON
ScrNatINc Republican votes should I've
chosen and he gave the company to
understand that while he WAS doubtful
about himself which WAS in response
to the words of the Democrats present
who insisted he must be the candidate
that he had received many applica-
lions. particularly from the South. t."
Ice the candidate i'll Isl"
In one sense. perhaps. il is umimpor-
tant 10y hat precise means Mr.. Greeley
hccaunr the candidate of the Democrat
L. party. There he il. where. according
/" his lifelong profession. he has III"
right To Ice. while those VIII" have al
WAYS denounced him have suddenly
made him their taNoritc. to the eXclu-
sion of their own men. OF course. there
is corruption in such IL proceeding il is
corruption itself. Still. it does not
stand to reason that this thing grew up
4 .1..I,t l., -,
penrd of itself like case of political
Spontaneous combustion although the
Democratic organs are desperately try
ing t" diiI>c that impression. The
/ American people will he much more
likely to feel that it was brought about
managed, wirepulled. even though they
should find. as in the above revelations.
the innocent Horace Greeley intriguing
/ with Democratic managers for months
while he was pretending to be- Il sound
Republican. though developing an art
full hostility Ia the Administration.
which was then laid to the charge of
his "cccentricity." This development
is :" curious. and has gone So far. that
we must have all the light we can get
on it now. Boston .JouuH.
LAMOILLE VALLEY Ut Notion RAIL
WAY. This corporation held IL meeting
ut the Bellevue House. sheldon. Tues
day, and elected the following board of
directors
EN-Gov. Geo. w. lIcndce of Morris
town; Hon. ID. ID. Weed of Sheldon ::
Hon. Horace Fairbanks of st. Johns
bury Waldo Brigham, Esq. of Hyde
park and Col. a. Il. Jewett of Swantom.
/ Ihe nirri.tnlS hive mt Mt ,r.rnniunI