Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-08-13

TO Southern soldiers, as a measure of conciIa-
ton between North and South, and TO support
Mr.. Greeley for the Presidency.
That il was fully understood between de-
ponent and Carmichael that Greeley was Ia
be pressed for Democratic nomination. That
deponent regarded Carmichael as a candid
man, who treated these subjects with the ut
| most seriousness; and that deponent is fully
convinced thatthis correspondence and inter-
views, and their meanings and results, were
described by him honestly and faithfully.
c. S. CARpENTER.
Sworn before me this 18th day of July, 1872
+. M. CARVER, Notary Public.
Carpenter ore week later publish
es a statement that he was probably
in error on the point of Mr.. Greeley e
having written letter favoring the
rebcl-pepsion scheme for he is told
by several others who had seen Gree.
ley's letters, that no such thing was
in them that he had not talked OF
it with Carmichael or seen the let
ters, since Nov. 10, 1871, and is per-
haps mistaken as to Greeley's thus
committing himself. But this shows
Carpenters regard for truth, and
confirms the other facts related.
DIR. l.. Il. Ireland supports the
above with his affidavit, as follows
Louis E. ireland, of Unadiila, Otsego coun-
ty, N. T., being sworn, says that Lewis Car.
michael, also of Unadilla, whom he has known
for six years, has frequently been in depo-
nents Office in Unsdilla, and has shown depo-
nent letters from Horace Greeley, of New
York, five or six in number and one letter
of Horatio Seymour that deponent did no
readily read Greeley's letters, except the head
ing and signature--Carmichae being address
sed as ssFriend Carmichael" in one or more
of them-which letters deponent held in his
haad. Their contents related 10 matters I'm.
derstood between Carmichael and Greeley
some of the letters passing on as though con
nected with previous business and one of the
letters invited Carmichael TO go to Cincinnati
Those letters were shown TO deponent in the
last of March or first of April, 1872 Car
michael then said TO deponent that Creole,
would be nominated at Cincinnati, and the
Democrats would adopt him that the only
point there was, that Greeley should get the
Horatio Seymour's letter, which he read cas-
Ily, and recognized the handwriting, accord
| ing 10 his previous knowledge of il, as Sey.
| mour's. The subjects Of that letter were a!
| follows II mentioned an interview of Car
michael and Seymour, and an interview of Car
michael and Greeley saying he (Seymour
was more fayorably impressed with the turf
of matters, with which he seemed satisfied
mentioned the tariff question, and said tn,
best way was TO leave the issue vague one, IA
Carmichael had proposed, so as to unite per.
sons of different views in the coalition move
ment suggested that if Greeley favored thi:
il would smooth the way to the end. Depo-
nent's strong impression is that Greeley.
candidacy was mentioned, but of that he doe
not say positively The time when this let
| ter was read by deponent was about the las
of March or first of April, 1872.
The subject had previously been brough
to deponent's attention by Carmichael; bu
when the letters were shown, particularly
Greeey's letters, deponent thought the mat.
ter too absurd to notice but after the Cinein
natl nomination be understood their import.
ance, and endeavored TO procure copies. H
would have exposed the matter, except that h
had hopes of procuring the letters or copies o
them.
Deponent was informed in December, 1871
ley had promised Carmichael the tone Of tn,
Tribune would be changed abont the first o
the year 1872 and the deponent, on noticing
saw the change-which statement of Carmich.
ael deponent can prove on competent testi
mony of public officer.
Deponent further remembers that in one o
Greeley's letters Chase was mentioned as nov
feeble and broken down.
Deponent makes this statement on hi
honor as a citizen, and because he believe
the facts he has mention ed should be expos
ed. L. f. IRELAND.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me, thi
18th day of July, 1872.
FREDERICK A. SANDS,
Notary Public of Otsego county, N. Y.
These facts were vaguely charged
upon Greeley, Seymour and Hutch
ms, in June, by the Binghamptor
Republican, which formally challeng
ed them TO answer. Twenty day
later. no denial or explanation hav'
ing come to light, it gave a long ant
explicit account of the whole, will
an abstract of Is letters whose con
tents are partly known, but being il
the hands of the guilty parties they
will be apt to keep them out of tn
papers. We gave this abstract o
letters two weeks ago, and it vii
bear further study.
The Tribune has answered thes
statements by some angry genera
denials, but nothing has been dis
proved. The small-talk used by ;h'
Greeley papers on this terrible ex
posure of their tricks, amounts t,
nothing.