The Van Buren press., 1871-10-10
be Republican Party in New Yoyk Split

The Republican, State Convention OF
New York, was held at Syracuse on the
4th. After bitter and protracted denun-
cations on the part of both the Grant
and Greeley wings, the Convention spit
the Greeley wing organizing IN another
Hall The New York San, Greeley Re
publican, comments as follows:
VINO Is REspoNslBLs The RepHbsi
can party OF New York IS now broken
iulo factions, each apparently more anxi-
Gus to destroy the other than to over
come the enemy against which both pro
fess TO be arrayed And thls happens
| Just as the revelations Of the great frauds
commilleed by the Talnmany Ring have
excited in the public an extraordinary
desire for reform and honesty.
Who is responsible for the disruption
of the Republican body in this State! 1t
is Ulysses S. Grant But for his greedy J
anxiety to be President again, SO that he
may keep in office his forty relations and
his throng OF present giyers, the Repub'
lican party in this State would be as un.-
led and AS harmonious as ever.
When Grant was candidate iii 1865,
all Republicans voted for him. They
knew he had never belonged to their par
ty but they believed hm patriot, and
they lclt grateful tor what he had done
IN putting down the rebellion. But a'
hi, Administration was developed anu
its odious and revolving features came 20
be seen OF all men, its nepousm, lls be
stowai OF offices IN return for presents
its encouragement to brlUe- takers, Its be
trayal Of the cAuse OF liberty and enan
cipation in Cuba, its shamel SIS lite al
TO make money By fuisIlng San Domi
upon the Unitei States--when all tn
| things were seen and anderstood, ths
majority OF Republicans became sick
heart, and revoked n alnst the man b.
whom they were thus grlevously disap
POINTED and dis raced they determine
that he should not again be their candi
date, but he was ObStinatcly resolved l,
force his nomination upon the party. lie
began by subjeclng 1t 10 What They cal
reorganization in The city OF New York
where his opponents largely prepondera
ted. And now u swarm Of Custom uons'
officers, appointed for the purpose, an'
paid out vi the Treasury, have travelIe,
TIN ough the State III every direction
packing delegations with the tools OF this
rejected President; and the wnole pio
ceeding has finally eliminated at Syra
cuse in The vioation Of JusIce and ofpru
dence by the Custom House delegate
thus elected, and III the permanent dlrls
ion OF the party, brought about by thcl
. insolent and outrageous conduct
There is one way To harmonic the Re
publican party of New York and to civ
it life and strength for victory. Let u II
Grant withdraw as candidate for tn
, Presidency, and these ieuds Will wants
like clouds borne away by the wind. Bu
so long as he persists in his endeavor
, to compel the party to noiu.''Ate him, S
: long the quarrel viii! rage. '
, Gen Grant prefers the eradication Z
his own ambition to the existence Of til
| party which made him President, RI
elected he cannot be. and the only hop
ola future for the Republican organi1;
ton is in that spartan baud which spurn
his seductions and deies his threats Til
faction of his followers are in rcalit
more deadly enemies of Republican pril
f ciples than the Democrats themselves
; and the true champions Of Republican
t ism are those who stand up hravely an
Q firmly to condemn the acts and resist I'll
designs Of this unfaithiul, money lorin
, President.