New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
LINCOLN, HAMLIN And JOHNSON.

COLONEL sCovELL, OF NEw-JERsEY, on THE
POLITICAL CONTROVERSIES OF 1864.
cane May July 11.-Coonel James VI. ScOvell
NewJerscy Republican, prominent during the war, has
the following letter in 1.-THE Cape MAY Daily STAR To-
day. on the Mcclure Nicolay controversy:
was President Of the Senate of New-Jer~ey md had
inst delivered speech the State Senate Of Newerscy
Untitled 'NewJersey for War; defending Mr. Lincoln
and the and appropriateness as to tme) OF the
Proclamation Of Emancipation. This speech which Horace
Greeley printed verbatim in The Tribune finn
place (Which had till he died In the regard and affection
Of the and sweetepirltd Martyr of Spring
field" Added 70 this, because regarded Mr. Lincoln as
child Of the people and wiser than the FremcAWhter
Davis Hanlin Wade Senatorial cabal, followed Simon
Cameron's lead in Pennsylvania and prepared memorial
which was signed by all the Republicans in the Senate
and House of the NewJersey Legislature, urging NJ
Lincoln to run again for President stating it as the
unanimous opinion of Legislature that no one csc
WAS as equal to the the President was Of restoring
and rebuilding the Union and crushing the Rebellion
I was Immediately thereafter april 1901 as re-
member it, selected by the Trenton Convention as
deegate.aarce to the Baltimore Convention over such
men as John T. Nixon and Judge Bradley now oil th'
United STATES Supreme Court. This brought l1e ha'u-
rally mulch with this great. pure noble anu
patriotic leader OF men, Abraham Lincoln Whoh l''nS
l loved and being dead whose memory still revere!
In the month Of May, 1864, remember distinctly 'os,
ing at the White House in the East room, now ocoHpi
by President Harrison's private secretary MI aoiul
Mr. Lincoln a blank card from his vest pocket ana
and there ciphered up the uclcHdtn hO
him in pencil. and with much good humor explained that
he was very few votes short then of nomination thus
early May and would soon have more NoV+' uah ne
want d. He was very cautious about any auso2s to the
Vice Presidency but did admit me-and later On 10
Govcrnor Newell hmself-that Newell would be salts
factory candidate the same ticket with himself 10
Governor Newell the good President was deeply attached
as he had attended Mr. Lncon's chld in it, fatal Illness
The truth is as Colonel Mcclure Of 1.-THE philadelphia
Times states It. IIamlin, Vce-PTcsident, had been
mixed up with United States Senatorial cabal which
made an omen rupture with the President account Of
General Mcclellan and the general conduct Of the
Twtnty.two Senators called the White House shortly
before the battle gettysburg and demanded change Of
locy and Lincoln got rid Of them after an hours dis
cussion interpreted with his witty and goOdnaurcd
badnage by firmly stating the Senatorial caba that he
| understood the ''Big job" the people had
nut him into the White House perform.
and That they-the Senators-would eeisate
he would execute that big job satisfactorily. Will
fam H. seward Lincon's Secretary OF STATE the
man most TO blame for Andy Johnsons nomination. and
Abraham Lincoln acquiesced In what then seemed to b.
good politics. johnson, Seward rophcsied "a
good enouqh Morgan till after election Lincoln he
wrote Ncolay did want 10 interfere with the " Pr
Seward had set his heart johnson. Lincoln reluctantly
yielded his Judgment TO Stewards ideas, and the
absurdty OF Nicoays claim, to "know 1t alr is settled
adversely his pretcntious claim by the hsotrcal fact
that 50 perfect Abraham Lincolns control Of the
Batmor. Convention, which renoninaed hin, that he
need only have pointed his index finger towarl the state
Of Mliue TO have had Hanni al nan that Ticket Here
| 4. "A
seward were in deadly political divergence Greeley had
a candidate Of his own ViccPIcsdent TO wit, Lyman
TreInaine the great New-York lawyer, who later
defended and acquitted ED" Stokes for killing Jim"
| Fisk
seward did not intend Grcecy's man Trcmalne should
GO; thu, near the throne The View York delegation
divided Will never forget the day or the hour at Eat
mo-c! 4 committee OF three was appointed by the New
c delegation the hotel Of the New-NOI dclega
tol and present claims OF LYMAN Trmane for place
on the Presidential ticket. went saw. and did not
conquer. made the best speech could and was vociier
ou,y aunaudcd The vote stood IN the New-YoFl dec"a
ton two ajorty Andrew johnson for Nicelrsdcnt
That settled the contest then and there And that The
seward Thurow Weed Combine" was b,hind the Military
Governor Tennessee Johnson everybody at that time
! In Baltimore well knew Haulii not IN the light
Lincoln did him The nomination Of Vce-lresi
dent was conceded 10 the New-York delegation
| % inent 10 Seward.
That Lincoln distrusted Johnson Governor Newell as
ser that doubted JohnsOns fidelity and dstrus,ed his
loyalty himself know from the Presidents own lips