Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-08-01

Sto VI tuc nttuOi - ny witch PkcCiCy
and Seymour communicate through
CArrnich rel was by making him, or his
making himself, a SORT Of Distributing
postoihce. Letters received by CIrmi-
ehaci from Greeley were incolel with
has letters and sent to Seymour, AMI
those from Seymour were in like nun
nsr sent to Greeley, In the conse Of
time the letters were again sent to Car
nishael ~ they had been sent from him
with other corresppn ence
VIM. |. Finch, Esq has had the spec~
ial privilege of "tr,nshttins dith,nit
letters for Carmichael IL can tella
good deal when he is auihoritatiyely
| summoned
The first interview with Greeley took
! place in the Tribune Office Carmichael,
wiJhuut formally Announcing himself,
stepped in and inquired for Mr. Greeley,
| and was told that he was not IN Being
! determined to have an interview, no
\ stood around awhile and peepal into a.
door, whore hj4 reason led him - be-
/ lieve Mr. Greeley WAS, ana finally caught
sight of him lie then stepped nro Mr..
! GreeIev's room, introduced himself and
was cordially welcomed 'rha Interview
lasted between four and five hours.
DECISIVE AFFlDAyITs.
We present below two aiIglayits Of
! gentlemen whose very important ku0wl-
edge Of the letters, etc, seemed to- Justify,
and in the public interest to demand
formal verified statements. Charles =.
Carpenter is II young man OF nnu'ua.i
ability and prohity: was reared IN Una-
dila; is respected by all who Gno him.
and he is widely known. AS the editor
of the Oneonta Heraid one Of the best
and most trustworthy weekly journals of.
the State, be is highly. esteemed. W4sk
his own readers no.2erhlltaton could be >
Stronger than his own word part of
his information was OF an earlier stage
of the conspiracy than that OF other
Witnesses; it did not include the Sey-
mnur branch Of the conspiracy Tho
Iuo-ition Of Mir Greeley 60 cprnng tho
rebel soldiers he stated some time ago in
MS Journal As a part OF the great
scheme which has now developed, the
facts of MIR Carpenter affidavit are Of
stupenlons interest
DR.. ireland, who. makes the other alh-
lA,it, is a citizen of high character; ems
lows tho esteem Of everybody; and the
rlearne>s and very essential Importance
OF his affidavit contributes mucA TO tho
completeness Of tie case. lie, with Mr..
Carpenter, WAS averSe to personal pr0m-
;nence in the matter; but Il sense of
dntv admitted of no other course than
that they have pursued They ARE en-
frl-A to the grateful regard OF all fair
minde men.
AFFIDAVIT or ,tR. cArrESrER.
: I @, 3. CARPENTER being duly sworn, d'p0ses al
SAYS that he s resident Of Jaepna, Ots'go county,
ia the state at New Work, anl that he i vel ac-
! on ,i,red wish lewis Carmi,i,ei adhla iu said
county, That Carmichael has for mary years been
Democrat Interested in county, state aui national
conventions VIII eli he frequently attended; and
that he has for about wear past hern engaged IN
seeking "A democratic candidate for the Pres'd ncy'
Tint Cprmche, was last tail in corrc'ppn irr, with
Horace Greeley and llorttto seymour, on IN turS
tion ,f m xiug ury issues; one of which was tn
payment al pensions to disabled rebel s"lter', 40
well a. 10 Union soldiers and hat deponeot law let
trrs from said Greeley and from seymour on tIE!s
, question. that one OF Greelefs letters wmeh oe-
ppurut recognized bv what n" knows OF 'tee'cS >
, hlndwriting and by the TrjbHHe beading CHS let
Ter being m answer 10 letter Of tarmchlr aSNlnS
D his views on the Conf derae pension question:: eN-
, pressed h. r;eics If No. Gyeei'y rs ftf',"65e 10
he Iptssugc NJ u. ht'c proe'dt"g "nt u" Hr",,a,,
f;o6arn,,asHt Dutj asnSjouS 10 N0HheR dtSu5ieG
ltiayr ..altharxh he O. eeiry) douoted whether
Congress would pass .uch a bill. that drponeh'
r.., In, ler.r car,fly and this was its true eN-
preston ana moaning; and was Freely ulsclS'ei
| between Carmichael and drpenent ihft 'hN ltlter
was, according 10 depnnent's best r'cc'rg'l'h cat
G ~ in August or early In september 80, ptP'-
urnt saw a letter from lorlti' Sey monr on the 3HIns
81. iaet At rbout the same ilng, Mr. a.Am 'hr tS-
pressed himself IN opposition to masking IN pens on
e. an issue then That daponent also saw a"'tp"r tt
ter nf Horace Greeley addres.ed to 'arlo hAe, IN
VIII ca Greeley iHritei Cpoa'sh 1sf 10 c'" %" ht",
IN Ve,r YJ4k To talk avcapoiitca issues mar nat
+ been hrlacrr,l betwe n'ther.i an "A stp'"e PAE'
of th,t letter. which dep,n'nt dli not nay n o.
porurfty of reading carefully, eN rT'',i, a, Hepo
q urnt casually not'c d, ana was d',itls
h, r,rnrrhil 3Re Do>NibHty th1t "fee.e3 """Se
t gocsu} me UjUiHfii0U tOr FreNtf"hf, u we nom
Il nation we're ,eudereito hm IN -! lh't tarlnt,
:, cnel wa, absent from Otsc-o shortly "irE 'Ia Hut
| received from Greeley, as tarmcharl "''i.sS s'','
Il snh ,i,nl,y stated 70 him, Grse}.Y'S PoitHs con-
: sent 10 h. the Dsmo,sI'ic cattdie ~ 'res'Gt.'
in l-11 # rhe nomination were given nun. lur r''
Of This letter was IN October lN'l INV 'WH9. -
ga la,yprpa 10 INDUCE dypouent toe3nsrit 10 awe
= cate raying pensions TO Whrrh SOFA eIH As
measure Of Cancellation between Norm a'H 9ou,n'
and tn s.u,pprt. Mr. Greeley for me ff.''encS,
. Thai (, YEA iullg snder,tuat between deporut ahN
ra,micht e ,hat Greeley 10 he pressed Tor uea-
oca'c uom nation. That depoHent regard" az u.
II cha,I as a rlutfd man. who treated these sAHJ''.'
:, NTH the utmost 81, iousneS-; and 'h't uel',ns"'
y S5Iy convinced that his correspondence ana nt'!
Il view. and ther unIuiu and results WtF' H'cF'''
J. by him honestly and trlh oify, ,,pprvTpr
: svsru before me this '5ih day OF July, ls'9.
If 4. NJ CARVER, tafy raoic'
d AFFIDAVIT OF Oh IRELAND.
= Louis F ireland, of Uuadi'la, srsp county, :.
= Y. being sworn, SAYS that Lewis taEmchas" ~
uuadilll, whom he h : known { r SIX year, ,''
queutly been in Opponents otiise 10 unal IA a."
r has shown lrp1ueut letters from Horace H',
i. New York five >N In number; AMI one '.,,, -
. Horatio seymour. That ieponert d,d ny 49,
r. rent tirprIe letters except the heading ana ~