[210] Public Record of Horatio Seymour, pp. 198-212.
[211] Horace Greeley, History of the Rebellion, Vol. 2, p. 667.
[212] Motley's Letters, Vol. 2, p. 168.
[213] Nicolay-Hay, Abraham Lincoln, Vol. 9, p. 186.
[214] Ibid., pp. 187-188.
[215] J.R. Gilmore (Kirke), Down in Tennessee, pp. 272-280.
[216] "To whom it may concern: Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, and which comes by and with an authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States will be received and considered by the executive government of the United States and will be met by liberal terms on other substantial and collateral points, and the bearer or bearers thereof shall have safe conduct both ways. Abraham Lincoln."—Horace Greeley, The American Conflict, Vol. 2, p. 665; Appleton's Cyclopædia, 1864, p. 780; Nicolay-Hay, Abraham Lincoln, Vol. 9, p. 192.
[217] "The undersigned, citizens of the State of New York and unconditional supporters of the national government, convinced that a union of all loyal citizens of the United States upon the basis of a common patriotism is essential to the safety and honour of the country in this crisis of its affairs; that the present distraction and apathy which depress the friends of the Union threaten to throw the Government into the hands of its enemies; and that a convention of the people should be assembled to consider the state of the nation and to concentrate the union strength on some one candidate, who commands the confidence of the country, even by a new nomination if necessary; do therefore invite their fellow citizens ... to send delegates ... to a convention at Cincinnati on Wednesday, September 28, for friendly consultation, with the purpose above stated."—New York Sun, June 30, 1889.
[218] Under date of Aug. 18, 1864, Greeley wrote Opdyke: "I must go out of town to-morrow and cannot attend the meeting at your house. Allow me to say a word. Mr. Lincoln is already beaten. He cannot be elected. We must have another ticket to save us from utter overthrow. And such a ticket we ought to have anyhow, with or without a convention."—Ibid.
On August 26, Dickinson declared that "the cry for a change, whether wise or ill founded, should be both heard and heeded."—Ibid.