Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-22
GENERAL.
A Political Conspiracy,
now Mr.. oREELEY's NOMINATION. WAS EFFECTED
AFFIDAVIT OF O. 8. CARPENTER.


now Mr.. oREELEYs NoMISATIoS WAS FFFEorED
AFFIDAVIT OF o. 8. CARPENTER
II was charged, some time since, that the
nomination of Horace Greeley was secured
through conspiracy bei~oen himself and
Horatio Seymour, conducted Dy Waldo Hutchins.
refutation was challenged, but the two having
failed to make public donial OF the charge within
the twenty days specified, the proof is being
given to the public. The following is the affi-
dayit OF q $. Carpenter, editor Of the Oneona /,
n Y.Htrdd, and highly esteemed gentleman.
OSEoNTA, July II, 1872 @. S. Carpenter
being sworn. depOrcs aud says he ia a resident
oi Oneonta, Oisego county, IN the State Of New
York, and that lac In well acquainted with Lewis
Carmichael, Of Unadilla. M said county that
Carmichael has for many years been Democrat
Interested In county, state and national convefi-
tiuns, which he frequently attended, aud tnat
he has for about year past been engaged in
seeking Democratic candidate for tho Presi
dency that Carmichael was last fall
in correspondence with Horace Greeley
and liOratiO Seymour ON the question of
making new issues, one of which was the pay
ment Of pensions to disabled Rebel soldiers as
we'll as the Union soldiers, and that depUnent
saw letters from said Greeley and from seymour
on that question that one Of Greeley letters
which deponent recognized by what lie knows
of Greelcys handwriting and by the TribuHp
hehuluB, TINS leltef Dblllb III answer 10 loltef
of Carmichael asking his views ON the UOnfedeT-
ate pelsun question expressed the views of
Mr. Greeley as favorable to the passage of a law
providing that the General Government pay
pensions to Southern disabled soldiers, although
lac (Greeley) doubted whether Congress would
pass such bill that depOnent read the letter
carefully, and this was It's true expression and
meaning. and it was freely di-eussed between
Carmichael aud depUnent that this letter was
HccO dug tO depUnent's best recOllectOn dated
III August, or early in September, 1871 depO-
nent saw n letter from lIOratiu Seymour on the
same subject al about the same time Mr. Sey
mOur expressed himself IN oppot itlup to making
the pension an issue then that deponent al-o
saw another letter Of Horace Greeley addressed
to Carmichael, in which Greeley invited Carmi-
chael to call ON him in New York to talk over
political issues that had been brOached between
them and separate part OF that letter, which
depOnent did not have opportunity OF reading
carefully, expressed, as depOnent casually no
ticed, and was distinctly informed 10y Carmichael,
the possibility that Greeley would accept the
nomination for President il tho nomination
we're rendered to him in 1872 that Caimi.
chael was absent from OtaegO shortly after
ward, and received from MIR. Greeley, as
Mr.. Carmichael distinctly aud emphaticaly
stated TO him. MIR. Groeleys positive con
sent to be the Democratic candidate for Pres
ldent in 1872, it the nomination were given
to him. The date Of this letter was in October,
1871 that Carmichael endeayored 10 induce de-
pouent to consent to advocate paying pensions
to southern soldiers, as measure Of conciliation
between North and South and to support MIR.
Greeley for the Presidency that ii was fully uu-
derstOod between depOnent and Carmichael that
Greeley was to be pressed for the Democratic
nomination that deponent regarded Carmichael
~ candid man, who treated these subjects
with the utmost seriousness and that deponent
il fully convinced that his correspondence and
interviews and their meanings and results, were
described by him honestly aud faithfully.
q. y. CARPENTER.
Sworn before me this 18th day OF July. 1872.
f. NJ. CARVER, Notary Public.