Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-07-31
DAMAGING DISCLOSURES.
The Greeley Movement "a "Put-up"


1t has been charged more than once that
Mr.. Greeley's nomination was "put-upn
job between himself or his friends and
the agents of the Democratic party. Re
Gently the Bnghamton IN. " Repubii-
can published evidence which seems to
conclusively establish this to be the case.
The Journal contains Il list of letters
which passed between Lewis Carmichael,
n Democratic citizen of Otsego county,
New York, and Horace Greeley between
Horatio Seymour and Carmichael; Car
michael and Reuben e. Fenton; Horato
Seymour and Waldo Hutchins; Waldo
Hutchius and Horatio Seymour These
letters are dated from August, 1871, to
May !, 1872. We copy the Journals state
ment in reference to three of the letters:
Lclcis Carmichael to Hordtio Seymour
August, 1871. Proposing pensions for dis
abled rebel soldiers. Affidavit of Charles
S. Carpenter
LcWis Carmichael to Horace Grecyey
August, 1871. Proposing pensions for dis
abled rebel soldiers, and asking Greeley's
views. Affidavit of Mr.. Carpenter.
HOrdtiO Seymour TO Le,Ois Carmichael.
August or September, 1871. Declining to
advocate then the payment of rebel pen
sions. Mr.. Carpenters affidavit
Horace Grcciey to LeiCis Carmichael.
August or September, 1871. Declaring in
favor of alaw giving pensions, by United
States Government, to rebel soldiers,
though doubling Congress, etc. Atlida-
Wit of Mr.. Carpenter.l
Mr.. Charles S. Carpenter is the editor
Of the Oneonta Herald, weekly Repub-
lican newspaper and in his affidavit, dat
ed at Oneonta, July Il, 1872, among other
things, he deposes-
That Carmichael has for many years
been II Democrat, interested in county,
State and national conventions, which he
| frequently attended and that he has for
about year past been engaged inseeking
n Democratic candidate for the Presidency.
| That Carmichael was last fall in CORE
| spondence with Horace Greeley and Hora-
! ito Seymour, on the question of making
new issues one of which was the pay
ment of pensions to disabled rebel soldiers,
as well rs to Union soldiers and that
| deponent saw letters from both Greeley
and Seymour on that question. That one
of Greeley's letters, which depencnt re-
cogniZed by what he knows of Greeley's
handwriting, and by the Tribune heading,
| this letter being an answer to letter OF
Carmichael, asking his views on the Con-
| federate pension question: expressed the
passage of law providing that the Gen
eral Government pay pensions to Southern
disabled soldiers although he Greeley
doubted whether Congress would pass such
a bill. That deponent read the letter care
fully, and this was its true expression and
meaning and it was freeley discussed be-
tween Carmichael and deponent. That
this letter was, according to deponent's best
recollection, dated in August, or early in
September, 1871. Deponent saw a letter
from Horatio Seymour on the same sub
ject about the same time. Mr.. Seymour
expressed himself in opposition to making
the pension question an issue then.
The affidavit of DIR. Ireland, of UnadillO,
also presented, states that Lewis Carmich-
ael has frequently been in his office, and
shown him letters from Horace Greeley
and also Horatio Seymour.
Deponent persued Horatio Seymour's
letter which he read easily and recognized
the handwriting, according to his previ-
Gus knowledge of it, as Seymour's The
subjects of that letter were "a follows II
mentioned an interview of Carmichael and
Seymour and the interview of Carmichael
and Greeley, saying he (Seymour) was
more favorably impressed with the turn of
matters, with which he seemed satisfied |;
mentioned the tariff question, and said the
best way was to leave the issue q vague
| one, rs Carmichael had proposed, so as to
unite persons of different views i'm the Goa
lition movement suggested that if Gree
! ley favored this it would smooth the way
! to the end. Deponent's strong impression
| is that Greeley's candidacy was mention
| ed, but of that he does not say positively.
The time when this letter was read by de-
ponent was about the last of March or the
| first of April, 1872
Deponent was informed, in December,
1871, from the statement of Carmichael,
that Greeley had promised Carmichael the
tone of the Tribune would be changed
about the first of the year, 1872; and that
deponent, on noticing, saw the change,
which statement of Carmichael deponent
can prove on competent testimony of a
public officer DepOnent further remem-
bers that in one of Greeley's letters Chase
| was mentioned as now feeble and broken
down.
! The remainder of the correspondence
published by the Republican, shows how
the intrigue went on between Greeley,
! Seymour, Hutchins and FentOn. 1t is of
which we shall have something to say to-
morrow.
A Pond OF Water More than one Hundred
feet Deep,