Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-07-26
DAMAGING DISCLOSURES.
The Greeley movement a"Pu,-up,, ;, J

The Greeley Movement n s. Put-up'' Job.
1t has been charged more than once that
Mr.. Greeley's nomination was "put-up"
job between himself or his friends and
the agents of the Democratic party. Re-
Gently the Binghamton IN. W Repu5H
can published evidence which seems to
conclusvely establish this to be the case.
The Journal contains list of letters
which passed between Lewis Carmichael,
a Democratic citizen of Otsego county,
New York, and Horace Greeley; between
Horatio Seymour and Carmichael; Car
michael and Reuben Z. Fenton; Horatio
Seymour and Waldo Hutchins; Waldo
HutchiDs and Horatio Seymour. These
letters are dated from August, 1871, to
Nav l, 1872. We copy the Journals state
ment in reference to three of the letters
August 1871. Proposing pensions for dis
abIed rebel soldiers Affidavit of Charles
| S. Carpenter.
Leuis Carmichael to Horace GJccIey.
August, 1871. Proposing pensions for dis
ahled rebel soldiers, and asking Greeley's
| views. Affidavit of Mr.. Carpenter
Hordtio Seymour to LeoOis Carmichael.
August or September, 1871. Declining to
advocate then the payment of rebel pen
sions. [Mr, Carpenters affidavit.]
Horace Greeley to Le,UiS Carmichael.
August OF September, 1871. Declaring in
favor of alaw giving pensions, by United
States Government, TO rebel soldiers
though doubling Congress, etc. Affida-
Wit of Mr.. Carpenter.
Mr.. Charles S. Carpenter is the editor
of the Oneonta Herald, a weekly Repub
lican newspaper, and in his affidavit dat
ed at Oneonta, July II, 1872, among other
things, he depOses-
That Carmichael has for many years
been Democrat, interested in county,
State and national conventions, which he
frequently attended and that he has for
about a year past been engaged in seeking
a 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 we'll as to Union soldiers and that
deponent saw letters from both Greeley
and Seymour on that question. That one
of Greeley's letters, which deponent re-
cognized by what he knows of Greeleys
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
views of Mr.. Greeley as favorable to the
passage of a law providing that the Gen
eral Government pay pensions to Southern
disabled soldiers although he Greeley
doubted whether Congress would pass such
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-
aeI 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 as follows: 1t |
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 vague
one as Carmichael had proposed, so as to
unite persons of different views in 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-
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