The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-08-01
- TIPToN. IOWA AUGUST l. 1872

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titled by his connection with the
movement. That he regards as great
fact accomplished, for he has faith that
Greeley will occupy the White House.
The truth was received by US with
out injunction Of secrecy without re-
sorting to means that can or ever will
be charged Is unfair; aud to the mat
ter of delicacy In publishing " private
ietters"-which the Erprcss at once
charges and confesses the case against
itself-we have only to say that those
letters relate 70 the public interests of
the people Of the United States, and
they are In fair sense the property Of
the people-since, especially, they are
the utterances on public questions Of .
public man aud the letters addressed
70 him are part OF the case. The
parties will not venture to claim that
any Of the letters are private, involv-
ing as they do the peoples interests
aud the honor Of our politics.
THE NARRATIVE.
Below we give account Of Mr.. Car
michael and his statement, which we
have chosen to present independently
aud as authentic In all essential par
ticulars as q statement received at diff
ferent times, by two persons, specially
for verification. THIS verification,
however, was unnecessary, as Mr..
Carmichael's declarations. letters,
movements. etc., form q connected and
consistent whole, with, however,
hardly missing link In the chain Of
credible evidence, II his statements
were to be omitted from the record.
But it 10 good testimony:
LEWIS CARMICHAEL.
Lewis Carmichael Is . farmer, prob
ably between fifty and fifty-five years
of age, who owns and resides upon .
tract Of 24O acres Of improved land two
miles west Of the village Of Unadilla,
In Otsego county. For over twenty
years he has enjoyed the reputation Of
being a politician Of influence and sa-
gacity, and was consulted in times Of
important political movements by
Dickenson and other eminent men.
Earlier in life Mr.. Carmichael was
quite an extensive dealer In lumber,
and employed large number Of men.
So great was the influence he welded
over them, and the people Of section
about him, that It was necessary to
get his consent to and support Of .
movement before II was certain Of
success in the town of Unadilla.
Mr.. Carmichael has frequently
measured his strength In town and
county politics with samuel North. q
sagacious and well-known Democratic
rival, and has been victor as often or
oftener than he has been defeated.
When Mr.. North was a candidate
for the Office of County Clerk, Mr..
Carmichael secured the delegation Of
the town OF Unadilla for Harvey
Hunt, Of Otsego, who was nominated
and elected. At another time his in
fuence displaced Mr.. North from the
State Committee. In 1852 he received
fifteen votes In the convention for
R.t.1.~ns.ss~e An Con0raaa.
He has often attended State Con-
ventions-sometimes as . delegate !;
and in 1860 he attended the Charleston
and Baltimore Convention In the in
terest Of Mr.. Dickenson.
Except In politics he is Of retired
disposition, and prefers the solitude Of
his out Of the way farm 10 mingling
with society. He was once married.
but his wife and two or three children
are dead.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Carmichael's
love of retirement and solitude. he Is
an avidious reader. especially Of news
papers. and few men. although they
may live more in politics, are better
able to Judge of politics than he.
Two interviews on the subject Of the
letters aud the arrangements between
Greeley, Carmichael Seymour and
Hutchins were held with Carmichael.
at his residence, by the writer Of this,
who was formerly very we'll acquaint.
ed with Carmichael, and was recog-
nized by him at first sight. Before
any cou versatiol on the subject Of the
letters aud interviews with Seymour
and Greeley had been entered into,
Carmichael was told the writer's busi-
ness, and for what reason he sought
the interview. At first Carmichael
was evasive, and inclined not to be
communicative but by q number OF
leading questions put to him he per-
ceived that the writer-who had pre-
viously conversed with Howard and
others-was already In possession Of
most Of the principal facts of import
ance, and he entered into the CONVEX
sation by answering and giving OK
plantations. Finally he apparently
threw off all circumspection, and con.
verssd pleasantly and without re-
straint.
HIS STATEMENTS
were substantially as follows:
Carmichael wrote to Mr.. Greeley,
last September, giving him his view
about the then coming Presidential
campaign, and inviting Greeley to be.
come q candidate. Carmichael's let
ter was addressed on the inside te
"Hon. Horace Greeley. the next
President of the United States." Car
michael told Mr. Greeley that tht
time had come to " ran over" and ht
thought the Democratic leaders would
drop old issues aud support him.
/ Mr.. Greeley answered this letter II
short time. He expressed (then O
afterward-the writer is not certain ~
to time here) his willingness to become
candidate, but was fearful that tn
Democratic leaders would not supper
him. A letter from him invited Car
michael to an interview with him.
Carmichael said he went down +
New York soon after receiving tina
letter, and had long talk with Gree
ley In the Tribune Office. Greeley toll
Carmichael that Horatio Seymour wa
n standinR candidate with the Demo