Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-11

yoked by Lincoln the feeling Of the North
was voiced by Benjamin =. Nads, who wrote
to Fremont begging him not to resign.
''Persevers," he urged, 'tand ~ sure q
God reigns the administration will have to
come over; we cannot and We ought not to
conquer this rebellion on any other princi-
ples."
The spirit of prophecy was upon HMM
another year the slaves had their delayed
freedom.
Frsmonrs sacrinc, for His Party.
A curious feature of human nature comes
to the front at this juncture Fremont had
been unable to get q command from Lin
coin, though the refusal Of the latter had
been often qualified with promises that the
former should have command ana active
service, but these promises were never
kept, and many facts had combined to make
Fremont feel that he was under the ban Of
the Government and debarred from active
service, and in "a, when the strength ofthe
Cleveland party developed and the support
Of the German population and press threat
ened the power of the Lincoln party, his
tory repeated itself. a. It usually does, and
after several conferences Lincoln determ-
ined to ask Fremont's aid In securing his
reelection, for Lincoln was determined not
to withdraw, and therefore asked Fremont
to sacrifice himself In return he was
offered high command and active service
and other alluring conditions
These were refused, but Senator Chand-
ler's presenta tion Of the fact that on him
depended the success of the Republican
party, whose first nominee he had been,
and that the failure Of the party to succeed
now would throw the Government into the
hands of the Democratic party, prevailed
~wfk ha uryhd hdrnvv
from the field, leaving success certain for
Lincoln. His opinion of him was un-
changed. and to quote his own words: ''It
was for the nation not the man, that with
drew"
Senator Chambers Mission.
Senator Chandler's mission to General
Fremont was not bruited abroad, and al
though 1t was known at tho time to those
who governed the politics OF that day, the
written Acknowledgement Of General Ere.
mont's sacrifice to weld the Republican
party has never been published until now.
The occasion that caused this letter to be
written by Senator Chandler gave rise to
the doubt expressed. in the last sentence;
but the result showed that he underesti-
mated the appreciation of President Hayes:
DETROIT, May %, 1878.
MY DEAR SIR-In 1884 the political horizon
was dark and threatening. then, in com.
mon with most, IL not all prominent Repub.
licans, deemed 1t Of vital Importance that
you should decline the Cleveland nomina-
tion for the Presidency ana unite the party
upon Mr.. Lincoln. With this object in view
and in accordance with tho wishes of Mr..
Lincoln and the chafrmen of both the Ma
tional and Congressional Executive Com
mittees, l visited you in New York. Suffice
1t to say. the negotiations were successful,
the party became unit, Mr.. Lincoln was re-
elected and the governments saved.
then deemed the matter Of vital impor-
tance, and now, after IA years have elapsed,
deem 1t of equal importance. MI. WASH
burne-late Minister to France-ex-Senator
Harlan and Judge Edmunds, now postmaster
in Washington. were present with me at
each and every interview l had with Mr..
Lincoln upon this subject.
1t would afford me really great pleasure to
aid You in any way in my power, but doub
my influence with the present administra
tioI. Very truly and sincerely yours.
q. CHANDLER.
Censuro for Nicolay and Hay.
The split in the Republican party that
caused Mr.. Lincoln and his confidential ad-
visers to ask the man the administration
had tried to break down to withdraw and
permit the reelection of Lincoln is
studiously misrepresented by Lincoln his
torianx 1t Is measure of the lack of
veracity of Hay and Nicolay or their lack
of confidential relations with Lincoln that
causes them to state in their HISTORY" the
reverse of the facts contained in the above
letter of Senator Chandler.
The fact that misstatement is made in
the same work about Mrs Fremont indi-
Gates intention rather than ignorance.
FRANCIS PRESTON FREMONT,
United States Army.