The New York herald., 1871-11-26
THE OLIVE BRANCH REJECTED.
Meeting Of the Greeley General Committee Last
Night, Which Decline to Accept Of the Peace
0vertures Of the Custom House Commit
tee-Greeey Objects to Having His
Faction Called Otherwise than After
Himselt-Extended Jabbering.

ing ABOUT through his spectacles he remarked.
ssBertcr call the roll. guess"
The RON was duly called and then Horace arose
and explained
rHE REASON why
he as representing the committee. had called the
present meeting. He referred to the resolution Of
the Republican state Convention OF last September,
winch directed the state Committee ito perfect and
consodaten the organization oil the republicans OF
this city, 80 that they should all be iariy repre-
sented. In October he had received from the state
Committee an Official note informing him OF their
resolution 30 carry out IN the most liberal manner
the taIoresanh resolution Of the Convention and
inviting him TO meet The executive committee or
the state C0lnittce at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Mr.
Greeley had met the Executive Committee, and, as 10
usual with hiiu gave expression TO his peculiar
views as To what would be rightly conceded 10 his
iacti0n IN
rHE PROPOSED REoRGANIzAros.
Nothing had since neen heard from The state COM
mttec until Mr.. Greeley had, few days ago, re-
ceived from them The following proposition.-
27th day OF September last adopted tue following
Resolved. rha, the action u the state commlee re-
forming the organizations OF the party In the city OF New
lason r.tasSea By said committee se.asa to BE- h.Scs
forth the regular and only republican organization In said
Resolved Th. the State COMMITTEES directed to perfect
residents the CITY Of New YORK shall be fairly represented
In pursuance of tho direction given BY
Horace y Greeley ce sr "a 70. 70 maine ann one sass
To promptly preis eaans e ro. Se s's sy.
resented N the Comttse Dreaded over ~ Mr. Greeley.
sa .s
Tha, as as, as they asree In eec,nr Scb hsv shs
transmit th.m he frsssn Tie ASSOCIATION IN tho DIS
rict IN which such reside and that such
s ns II DC at liberty Ss ry At a. sn, ,e s % 1 .ss
shall become members thereof.
I az II tine wo i % "9 Of
unable to agree upon the names 70 BE- ransmca =. above
point umpire to facilitate such an agreement. r IN their
hteS thereby and IA case such umpire shall not be appointed
D then the pa nams. ~ a." asrsed aon o
applicants for membership;
Convc non declaring the organization established ~ the
State Committee TO- be e. hsasso the rssnsr @ and only
any the occrs Of the associations,
Ss tho 10 q
ease the heeos S % Of the parry tap.s
ditric by the adans 70 our rolls under such plans as the
sons @ on The ro' o. ,9. o. the S,ns @ r. oFs@a.
~: %se 2 RsAT II. 'sss
Mr.. GREELEY continued by showing thar this plan
was
ike the one proposed by hIm that II gave the Gus
tom House Inspectors the power OF scruiinizing the
reecting whom lney choose willlc their own were
closed 10 Inspection aud CRITICISM.
rereaa what M Greeley had Just read, ald offered
| IN addiilon the following resolution
a ss Dsp ss :" ss ss ,us
bean ns'ner .gaas ss dreson % ns ase
date republican organization city Of York
sa a. As h % .s a BE ' M lsps S
state COMMITTEE Itself resolved ,ea. they would
Resolved, Thai proportion STATE Committee bc
sanans and proposiSs ssad On the prcpoon oi Mr.
Greeley fair and liberal 10 borb sides. te.
General FOSTER objected 10 the use 0f the words
GREELEY RfPIBI'LAN AND CUSTOM HOUSE
I.iCAS
in some OF the comments winch were adopted along
with lbe resolutions. Cries OF so no ~ lie
trusted that General COcarane would withdraw all
such epithers. lie wanted tncm 10 act dispassion-
atcy ami CALMLY, and he believed tha' The next
Legslatnre would endorse them ~ the only true re-
puDcans tApplanscl
and SAID tnat nc hoped instead Of &C ting botn The
epthels Cuslom House AMI t;recley they would use
that of Townsend TO designate their opponents.
General CocnnANE explained that II was not his
intention 10 any epthct or adjective tnat could
UNKNOWN TO FAME.
lApplause-l they had always declared that a Gus
tOm House republican was no republican. Ion the
otner hand were the Greeley republicans" !" said
the rumor OF their renown. Appansc.j rhey would
adhere TO their name IL was IN itself a tower Of
name Custom House could be interpreted az . term
OF reproach, he withdrew It, sutmittngto 70
TIE CHAiRMAN'S ADvICE.n
Mr.. GREELEY made some further remarks, arer
which General Cothrane again rose, ami. In the
course OF lengthy explanation, said. addressing
the Cnar, Mr. Townsend is u gentleman as much
Mr. GREELrY ueanlng forward with his chin upon
his hand) )-Entirciy entirely
Mr.. CosOyEk rose and said he thought the Town
send republicans had always acted 10 god Iath
and advocated General Fosters amendment.
Mr. TousEy opposed on tue ground tnat the otntr
party nao 40. scrnped 70 cai them M rammany re,
puDicans. and had raIisacked the vocabulary Of
ooious terms Tor cpithets. lie was
SICK or CONCESSIONS.
They were Custom House republicans. anu had flr-
nISha ~ COMMITTEE OF seventy Tor
''.lI Alter ma.h mrtner debate, the proposition as
amended by General Foster, was carried, with en-
Mr. KIcaAEpsos then offered resolution appoint
ing COMMITTEE 10 confer with The Executive Com
mlttee OF The Custom house republicans.
General CocrRASE opposed. lie did not advocate
a committee Of conference for
PLAsTERiNG THE WOUNDS
already nnicted on tncr chairman 10y Tie refusal OF
the fair proDosltlOn which lie mad made. You. gen.
tlemen-GrcelcT repntlicans-bearnS tbc worthy
and honored name, VIII once more proceed with
marrow bones. nnmDly demanding that they con-
slider something else Than what you nave already
stand on Mr.. Greclcy's proposition. tAppausc.l
The resolution OF Mr. Richardson was defeated.
General COO HRANL then offered the following Tor
mai resolutions
Resoyc Ths this commiiss derives from The late slec
'ion The IS.9wn ,5o, oppo, p. uno. bs
JOINT ahorefs reiorm attributable ionr y nc cousur
o which whoa eoasmins snpre%s power ana .s pa,
pundcrr and the leader whose pronl IN ne alliance writes
him
the ytaiy charged with the sirniG-
puoc integrity adequate TO the prsserva
tiop of free however wcxc dom
dominion Is temporary and invariably termusblo
wi OF nscofrunt Intelligent resolved people.
TAd-Ihat c.osey related TO tne warfsnabe constera
'ion that honesty oi purpose ana political in.sgry nn-re
union simn taueousy Of blcans and
democrau-of termans, irish Americans cit.-
irrespective o nationality whether native adopted.
and without their combined efforts to rescue virtue aud
ln.-ged public consp,ring felons had ex,inguhed
suffrage raspbg their clutch. and dissolved
yerad conyused beneath gigantic
weight.
fIri That the fgilon 81 the hopes eugenderci by the
ouly with the rcsou,e prosecution " the
OF REFORM cusivey OF civil
through al lis grades. In all its bOr
bes and in future through all gencrston snd 10
this work efforts aud honor. whether
singv indviuss IN whatever party nay be here
after combined ~ the pecessites OF the ntuoual !ie.
Fsffh-Tha commend The OF teo cii-
the spccay enactpen OF city charter whch shall
ano utb sloua niat. aaf