The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-29
THEsoUrHLosr TO RADIcALIsn
Despair OF the Radical Leaders
Southern Opposition OF Greeley.
Nashville Correspondence Of Cincinnl
Commercially

... Commercially
Alabama Is lost TO Grsnt, even this
early ia the action. l recently had 8
I long conversation with one Of the most
eminent Of Alabama Republicans, and
he told me that tue prospects were in
/ deed gloomy We quarrel 50 among
ourselves" he said. aud then, after a
moments reflection, be frightened up 8
l't:le, and declared that there was one
'.iaiut glimmer OF hope" ! asked him
what that glimmer was. He replied
/ that If the Democracy bluniered in
their Nominations, as they did 10 lS6S,
which would throw the qua-relling Re-
yut,.cans together, there was hope, q
very little, s faint glimmer, in fact.
But suppose they should nominate
Chase | said.
Then. replied be, I'VE are gone
up, hoIse, foos, aud dragoon, and it
would b folly to make even a show OF
a.h. or spend even fifteen cents in the
/ cImpa;yu.E Oar party is democrat
izei, he continued, and II the Democ-
racy don't save Us by their blunders,
we are lost.
I: seems to me to De bad policy TO
p;a OF. hopes OF victory on the bun
ders o: the eosmy. Il is dangerous
rule in war, in peace, or IN politics He
! an unsafe general who would bury
/ hi- troops in fortress. and wait for
/ the opposite forces 70 eat esch other up,
even 10 the lace OF historical tact that
hey had once upon a time amused
! Ihem-e,yes II tat way. The true
/. policy = - 90 in like q plaintiff in
! sjsc;|ea:, aai recover upon the strength
o: or osu tile, and not upon the
weakness 0; the adversary
Now D; IS TACT lsmeniable out true,
ihs, il a! The Southern States the Re-
. publican pa-;y : io-o and distracted by
/. .l:srna. d.>seos:oos and feGis. That !;
5 no: 80 in this State = not on account
o. an in1ispositI0n TO quarrel over
Grauls appointments, bQi because the
party 10 Tennessee MS not lite euough
even 10 raise a respectable .ow anon:
themselves. Ii is 10 the States south OF
here. where the PARTIES are more evenly
Is aUcei, tbs! the m scaiei is being
looe.
G-ee'ey's hone.;y, his uaiispu'si
hone>ty, woa!d give him strength 10 the
$oI:n. Imeau the honesty thai would
shrink rom even taking gil u con-
sideratioa o. bestowing an office The
! Southern people loaIhe man who uses
a public office 10 enrich himself What
ever NAV be their faults they are hon
-: They 30 not worship the aim gh:y
dollar to the extent OF bestering svay
:He:- honor fo7 u The old Southern
:i-s-ea:ng Democrat. We are taugu:
we're wicket men. ani wicket they were
Atog: some things, bu: they ii
o.. u.e their offices to d. Their
rockets They did not form .io:.
10 make money, OF establish gi': enter
p-i-es. This oli-fashioned honesty.
Ihis adherence Of ANYTHING that looks
! Ike proe;iiu:iDg public OFF e to private
gain, Is S. abhorrent to the Southern
people now IS !: ever Eas, snd probaS :
more, for tbey have been called upon
.iuce the WAY 10 have considerable ex
perience With that sort OF thing. and 10
know /: $ 10; 10 love il, especially when
!. il done at their expense. For the
pasi SIX years the Southern Stste- have
1 been converted intoa an arena Of rob5e-v,
presenting s spectacle OF fraud sHd cor
ruption perhaps uneIsmplei in the
his,o-y Of the world; vet Southern born
men have had little TO do with It. YOU
tue Soutberner. If he has sense enough
. 20 get "a Office, mss TOO much honor 70
steal In al nv experience a. CORES
poDdenI OF the Commercial in the difer
eni Southern Sis:es, nave ;oIui Toe
worst thieves. the most iDssiiaIe rob
be-s, 20 be Northern men. There has
besa more stolen 10 South C2-ol,ns, o.
Lol;sians, since the wsr, than il 81 the
Southern States u! Ioge:he. from the
revelation in 1850.