"Truly yours, &c.,
"Horatio Seymour."
WM. A. WALLACE TO TILDEN
"Clearfield, Penna.
"30 Decr., 1868.
"Hon. S. J. Tilden.
"Dear Sir,—I have yours of 24th inst. I have received responses from several gentlemen to whom I addressed letters similar to that to which you reply, and I have been awaiting your reply before proceeding to name a time and place for our meeting. I am still of opinion that good will result from a meeting of the chairmen of the executive committees of the Northern and border States, by securing unanimity of sentiments or discovering the points of difference, as well as from discussing the general plan of campaign. I have thought of suggesting Washington as the place of meeting, and about Febry. 1st as the time. If the time and place suit you, and you will so advise me, I will proceed to notify the chairmen of all of the Democratic committees and invite their attendance.
"Very respy. yrs.,
"Wm. A. Wallace."
FOOTNOTES:
[31] Mr. Lincoln was elected President on the 7th Nov., 1860.
[32] A kind man and enjoying the confidence of Mr. Marcy who had been Secretary of War under President Pierce.
[33] Mr. O'Sullivan had been appointed, by President Buchanan, Minister to Portugal.
[34] It is presumed that the work here referred to is an account from Van Buren's pen of the administrations of President Jackson and his own. It is greatly to be regretted that Mr. Van Buren did not, to that extent, at least, become his own biographer.