Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-07-25
THE GREELEY-SEYMOUR
BARGAIN,


That there was some extraordinarily
powerful impelling motive and bond
of union lying back of the visible pro
ceedings of the Cincinnati and Balti
more Conventions, more especially o.
the support of Horace Greeley by the
Southern ex-rebels, every man Of com
mon observation and intelligence knew
since on no other grounds could the
strange and unnatural alliance be pos
sibly accounted for. What the charac
ter of this secret agreement was is now
for the first time explained. In Octo-
Der, 1871, Greeley held correspondence
with Lewis Carmichael of Unadilla
New. York, and also seat for him to
visit him at his Office. Carmichael
first made proposals 70 Greeley con-
cerning his becoming a candidate fol
the Presidency. He was simply an
agent and secured the withdrawal o.
Seymour, the consent of Fenton and ar
ranged the terms upon which his nom.
ination was to be made. G. S. Carpen-
ter of the Oneonta Herald takes oath
that he is well acquainted with Car.
michael and that letters from Greeley
have been shown him, satisfying him
of the condition of the bargain between
Greeley and the leaders of the Demo
ocratic party, that Carmichael has fol
many years been Democrat, interest
ed in County, State and National con,
ventions, which he frequently attended
and that he has for many years been
engaged ia seeking Democratic can
didate for the Presidency; that Carmi-
chael was last fall in correspondence
with Horace Greeley and Horatio Sey-
mour on the question OF making new
issues, one of which was the payment
OF pensions to disabled rebel soldiers as
well as to Union soldiers, and that the
deponent saw letters from Seymour on
| that question that one of Greeley's lei
tiers on that subject-which deponent
recognized by what he knows Of Gree
lley's hand writing, and what he knows
of Greeleys this letter being an answer
to a letter of Carmichael asking his
views on the Confederate pension ques-
ltion-expreSsed the views of Mr.. Gree
LEV as favorable to the passage of a law
providing that the general government
nav pensions to Southern disabled sol
diers. although he Greeley doubted
whether Congress would pass such q
bill: that deponent reId the letter care
fully, and this was its true expression
an meaning, and it was freely discussed
between Carmichael and deponent;
that this letter was, according to de-
pOnent's best recollection, dated in
August, or early in September, 1871; de-
ponent saw letter from Horatio Sey-
mour on the same subject at about the
same time. Mr.. Seymour expressed
himself in op, ,,osiiion to making the
lpension an issue then; that deponent
also saw another letter of Horace Gree
ley, addressed to Carmichael, IN which
Greeley invited him to call on him IN
New York, to talk over political mat
tiers that had been broached between
them, and a separate portion OF that let
ter, which deponent did not then have
opportunity of reading carefully, e.
pressed, as deponent casually noticed,
and was distinctly informed by Car
michael, the possibility that Greeley
would accept the nomination for Presi-
dent. ir the nomination were rendered
to him in 1872; that Carmichael was
absent from Otsego shortly afterward,
and received from Greeley, as Car
michael distinctly and emphatically
stated to him, Mr.. Greeiey's positive
consent TO be the Democratic candidate
for Presidentin 1872, if the nomination
were given 70 him. The date of this
letter was in October, 1871; that Car
michael endeavored to induce deponent
to consent to advocate paying pensions
10 Southern soldiers, as a measure OF
Cancellation between the North and
South, and 20 support Mr.. Greeley for
the Presidency; that it was fully UNDER
stood between deponenta Carmichael
that Greeley was to be pressed foT the
Democratic nomination; that deponent
regarded Carmichael as a candid man,
WAC treated these subjects with the ut-
most seriousness, and that deponent is
fully convinced that his correspondence
and interviews. aud their meanings and
results were prescribed by him honest
~ and faithfully.
G. S. CARPENTER.
Sworn before me this 18th day OF July,
1872. E. n. CARVER, Notal y Public.
In the light of this revelation the
whole shameless bargain between Mr..
Greeley and the rebel Democracy be-
comes easily understood. The agree
ment of the former to favor the passage
of law providing for the payment of
pensions to rebel soldiers, as the price
of his nomination and support by the
Democratic party tells the whole story.
The exposure viii fall like thunder
clap upon the unmasked conspirators,
and ouse the people to something
like an adequate conception of the per-
lis that were thickening around them.
The disclosures not only carry the
proofs of their truth upon their face, but
they derive strong additional conf-ma-
ton from the previous course OF Mr..
Greeley with reference to his PROPOSE
ton that the people should pay four
hundred millions of dollars to the slave
holders in compensation for the enan-
Icipation of their slaves, his bailing OF
Jefferson Davis, his demand for uni
veisal amnesty irrespective of civil
rights, and his general anxiety to stand
well in the estimation of the leaders ol
the rebellion. The exposure of the plot
will cause a profound sensation
throughout the country.
AN attempt was made on last Friday
to assassinate King Amadeus at Ma
drid. He was fired upon by some con.
cealed persons while out riding, but
Escaped uninjured. One of the would.