The daily gazette., 1882-08-28
THURLOW WEED AGAIN.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE
VETERAN EDITOR.
MCCLELLAN AND THE PRESIDENCY
A Memory Defective on Dates-AnOther
Clayton ReminiScenOe Promisod--Mr.
Weeds Love OF Delaware.

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To THE EDIToR 0FsFHE GAxkrTK ~,
thanking you for q copy of the GAzRrTl
containing my letter relteratlnR a forme
statement that Mr.. Webster lost the Preei
dency BY declining to accept the nomina
tton for Vice President under General Har
riBon, am constrained TO express NV sur
prise and regret that In your editorial
reference, the truthfulness of my statement
is virtually denied. Ifhave mislaid MT,
| Whiteley's criticism, but, as remember II,
Mr.. w. relies upon an inaccuracy of date
TO discredit my assertion of fact In this
respect often subject myself to criticism,
Recently an important historical fact, given
to reporter, was bluntly denied by the
gentleman Immediately Interested. To a
reporter for Chicago pager stated that
during the darkest days Of the Rebellion.
President Lincoln, fearing that a divided
North would prove too weak for united
south, was anxious that loyal Democrat
should be elected President in 1854,
For reasons not pertinent to this Question
Governor Seymour las highly distinguished
lor Official, as for personal ability and iu-
tegrity,) did not lnd himself At liberty
70 aot upon President Iincoln's suggestion.
| then, with Mr.. Lincolp's apnroyaI IN.
formed General Mcclellan, Through his
friend Mr.. BARLOW, that Mr., 1inoolp desired
a denomination for President In his favor.
The suggestion was favorably received, and
WINE arrangements were progressing,
Intended and calculated to secure General
McClellan's nomination and election, the |
General two days before he was to have
presided at meeting Of loyal Democrats
In Union Square, greatly to the surprise Of |
his friends. wrote q letter backing out.
When the Chicago paper reached New York, |
Heneral Mcclellan and Mr.. BARLOW author. |
lied public denial of the truth of my state |
ment. The reporter Mr.. Crofut, who had |
received personal confirmation OF their de- |
malls from General Mcclellan aud Mr.. |
Barlow, came to me in much perplexity,
and was soon relieved, however,
by the production of General McClel-
lan's letter, unequivically, and pre-
:isely covering the whole ground Mr.. Gro
nut Immediately took the letter to General
who frankly admitted that It was
genuine, and Expressed surprise that he had
orgotten y. Mr Barlow's recollection, after
reshed.
Were Mr. Webster, or either one of the
lalf dozen friends have named, living, the
ruth of my statement in regard 70 his de-
lining the nomination for Vice President
you'd be promptly corroborated.
as nave already stated my memory In
egaT1 10 dates cannot be trusted. l know
pat the British captuneA Washington dur
ng the war Of 1919, but 4 cannot remember
Ghether the captdre was In 1878 or 1914. / II
nov that there was once foFEnida6ie riot |
Baltimore, for which ME. Hanson, an !
ditor, was largely Eespolsible, but cannot
sl WeAt year II occurred. i remember the /
reat debate between Senators Webster and / 8
Iaynee, but cannot remember the year Ia \
,hich 1t occurred. do, however, Eanem- :
Sr ,pnSt %aeR R.tde the battle st q Orleans was
ecame SaintA day and was appropriately /.
slebrated, as were the 4th day 81 J1ly ma :
ID day of February, until pAtriatism and y
ratitudes to the FepfoAeh and shame Of the !.
mericAn people, ,Iaded out. have another =
eAsant "Reminiscences of your distinguished :
atesman, John M. Clayton, while he was U
resident Taylor's Secretary Of State, But, 2
lless my old friend, George p. Fisher, who
as present, survives, should hesitate in a
'oduoiRg 1t, lest some incredulous critic y
ight question Its accuracy. =
have been so much accustomed through Y
e TO reflect pleasantly upon everything J"
nnected with ''little Delaware's that t
Iins me to feel that am not GujLe fairly :, =
rred to, s'''"' ''' . :,
/ shall not, however, dwell lesa proudly - y
ION Delaware's revolutionary record, or n
member less gratefully the severe ordeal :,
rough which she passed 80 creditably In a y =
ore recent, but equally trying conflict, | y n
or will my admiration, (extending back ~ ~
the eventful admtnistraHon of James ~
adisOn) for her distinguished sons, of both z
litical parties, whose conservative pagtiaan 4
inciples and feelings WaEA 9dtlbtned with =
linent statesmsnsllp, be dimilisRed. Nor
d almost hourly enjoyment Of her de-
ious peaches be in the least sbsted, " n,
Delaware VIII remain in Tpy Thoughts and
ectitonns great in eyeFything-hut oircum-
''epee, T. w. ~
NEW FoRK, August sS, 1882. :.