23 Jun 1860
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1860
Page
1
The piece defends Gov. Seward against Greeley driven libel claims and recounts political struggles within the Tribune Times coalition. It defends Seward’s aid to Greeley, critiques labor credentialing, and contrasts wealth, class, and character in American public life with numerous named figures and events.
Horace Greeley writes from New York detailing the dissolution of the Seward Weed and Greeley political firm with his withdrawal to take effect after the first Thursday in February. He recalls his career from a poor printer to editor, thanks Governor Seward for past favors, rebukes political maneuvers, discusses campaigns, nominations, and his desire to retire to Europe with his family.
Thurlow Weed of the Albany Journal wields a lengthy critique of Horace Greeley's private letter to Gov. Seward. Weed reprints old Greeley files to dispute claims of being read out of the Whig Party and recalls their early partnership and Greeley’s ambitions, noting opportunities and rejections in state printing and offices.
A critical editorial from a Republican-leaning paper ridicules rail-splitting tactics in politics. It argues the vigor of such appeals is outdated, notes the danger of opportunistic chorus from self serving wings, and cautions against praising a candidate for championing the poor without substance. It references Lincoln era sentiments and warns against shallow campaigns driven by demagogic symbolism.
Dispatch from Columbus reports a large Lincoln torch light procession for Wide Awakes. a 150 foot pole stood before the wigwam, but local papers dismiss the scene as moonshine with little genuine enthusiasm. The St. Louis News backs Bell and Everitt, signaling Bates faction support in Illinois.
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