"UTICA, _August 17, 1868_.
"MY DEAR SIR,--I send you three letters got to-day: one from Chicago
about Indiana and Illinois; one from Governor Haight, of California,
about the Pacific States; one from Henry D. Barto, of this State,
who writes about the mining States. You know him as a gentleman of
sagacity and standing. Of course, candidates always get flattering
statements which prove nothing. But these letters, like all the
letters I get, use the same language. Indeed, if my letters were not
dated from different States I should think they were all written from
one locality. This uniformity of words and facts means a great deal. It
foretells a political change.
"Truly yours, &c.,
"HORATIO SEYMOUR."
"_Hon. Samuel J. Tilden._"
AGREEMENT OF AUGUST BELMONT, SAMUEL J. TILDEN, AUGUSTUS SCHELL, RICHARD
SCHELL, GEORGE I. MAGEE, THOMAS C. DURANT, CHARLES O'CONOR, AND C.
H. MCCORMICK TO SUBSCRIBE $10,000 EACH TOWARDS ELECTION EXPENSES OF
CAMPAIGN OF 1868
"We, the undersigned, each for himself, hereby agrees with Augustus
Schell, Chairman of the Democratic National Executive Committee, to
pay to said Schell each ten thousand dollars in such instalments
as he may call, which sums shall be expended in such manner as the
national Democratic committee shall determine, to defray the just and
lawful expenses of circulating documents and newspapers, perfecting
organizations, etc., to promote the election of Seymour and Blair.
"It is understood that if in the judgment of said committee the
subscriptions for the purposes of the said election not embraced
herein shall render it unnecessary to expend the whole amount hereto
subscribed, then any surplus which shall remain shall be refunded to
the subscribers in equal proportion.
"NEW YORK, _Aug. 15, 1868_.
"AUGUST BELMONT,
"S. J. TILDEN,
"AUGUSTUS SCHELL,
"RICHD. SCHELL,
"GEORGE I. MAGEE,
"THOS. C. DURANT,
"CH. O'CONOR,
"C. H. MCCORMICK."