The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-12-08

mach opposition. Some of Mr.. Col!ax's
newspaper friends called upon him at his
hotel soon after his arrival, and suggested
that he should come out as candidate
against Wsshburne. The project scarcely
looked feasible TO him, though after some
consideration he decided to adopt the sug-
gestion.I A, 'Colfax newspaper ring was
i'm unedietety formed, and Schuyler was at
once thrust upon the country as a candidate
for speaker OF the House," The Globe cor
respondent Is not so thoroughly advised of
the lfacts as he evidently supposes himself TO
be. Immediately upon the election of Mr..
Oolfax to the Thirty-eighth Congress
his friends determined to make
him speaker, and long before
the date mentioned in the above ex-
tract they had been quietly, but earnestly,
at work TO accomplish that end. And it is
hardly necessary to state that Mr. Colfax was
aware OF what was going on. In proof OF this
i send you herewith a letter l re-
oeiyed from Mr.. Greeley in the summer of
1868, with the explanation that the conserv-
TOO. decided to be overcome by any pro-
posals as to the clerkship of the House.
Bratus j. Clay, Lucien Anderson, VIM. II.
Randall and Green Clay Smith voted for
Copax, with no other inducement than a
patriotic sense of duty, while the balance of
thedelegstion supported Mr.. Mallory, the rep
resentative from the Louisville dis riot, Mr..
M. himself voting for Mr.. King, or Missouri.
Edward Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania. was
elected clerk over Emerson Etheridge, of
Tennessee, Messrs. Clay, Anderson, Ran
dali and Smith voting for the former, and
their conservative colleagues for the latter.
d OovNeroN, KY, Dec. 4, 1875. w. G. T.
LETTER FROM GREELEY.
OFFICE OF THE TRIBUNE,
NEW YORK. August %, 1869.
MI DEAR SIR:-I thank you heartily for
yours of the 10th, just received. It's tidings
were most welcome. You know, presume.
that we want to make Colfsx speaker, II
possible, If not, some other good man. Now,
weldon't dare say anything decisive about
the Kentucky delegation, because we fear
this will cause your conservatives" to
visit them, labor with them, aud pledge
them to go against us. But you aud Cum
back, (whom know right well), and otner
such, must do quietly the work that we
would only spoil by dsbbling in it. Can't
you have the right men labor with Brutus
j. Clay7 i think he can not he used by the
copperheads ifhe understands the ISSUE. 1
understand Lucien Anderson to be right,
but dare not say so. Green Adams says
Randall is good. Can't you have quiet can
vsss made and let US know privately how
they stsnd7 The clerkship of the House is
shoat; IL is O capital Office, combining great
influence with good pay; and the Kentucky
delegation, 1 am confident, can designate
WIG Siohh IA snoy ORC uispOSou w ~ hooIIliJ
with US In organizing the House. Defrees
will naturally have much to do in managing
the canvass. You know him. of course, and
probably correspond with him. You know
Colfsx also and may correspond with him,
but he must say very little. Please look
into the matter and let me know in due
time what is the prospect.
Yours, HORACE GREELEY.
w. G.. TERRELL, Esq, Newport, KY
2. ST. am to write History OF the War.
am much in want of a clear and connected
account of the part played by Kentucky in
the first stage OF the contest, with extracts
from the leading journals, speeches, etc.
But of this another time.