The Van Buren press., 1872-08-06
Mr.. Sumner Pronounces for Greeley
Most Unequivncally.
MR.. SUMMERS POSITION.
Especial Dispatch to the Republican,
WASHINGTON, July 80.

Senator Summers residence, always a
place Of popular resort, to-day has been
thronged with people, black and white,
who visited him to learn Of the truth Of
the statement that he was about publicly
aud finally to declare himself in favor of
Greeley There have been so mauv sto
ries to this effect lately, that popular in.
credu!ity needed assurances from the
Senator's own lips that there was any
more foundation for this latter rumor
than its scores Of predecessors TO all
such visitors aud inquiries to. day, the
Massachusetts Senator had but one re-
ply to make. He said that he had never
halted or hesitated in his sympathies in
the present campaign, but only as to the
manner and proprety ofgiviug them ex
preston. The letter which he was about
to make public was the result of care
ful investigation into all the issues enter.
ing into the present caiapaign, and the
sentiments there put fora were the hon
est convictions Of his oaoF, conscience.
PRESSURE UrQ1fINM
In conversation with Jour correspond
ent, he said that no man could tell the
pressure brought to bear ppon him from
all quarters since the Baltimore conven.
ton to influence his political action In
the first place, he SAID, aIthose members
of the Grant administration with whom
he was ssill on the most friendly terms,
ffifTa ffifsTe.as,st.a e r,, yE, hss specioas pleas
or sra iiae 'en ;.an aS6s {, 81 ,fis b. soth nr
Of tfet'fepg'hHiar Republican party; as if,
observed the'Senator With smile, thers
could be any consistencyinvolved in my
preferring to supportSs man who had al
ways been Republican, like Greeley. to
one who had never voted the Republican
ticket, as Grant once boasted. There
would swoop down then a delegation of
his old political friends, associates and
ncighbors from Massa sachusetts, who,
with hands upraised, would beseeeh him
not to abandon the old Republican or
ganization in which he had won SO many
trumphs and again, he would be pes
tered with horde of sharp negro poll,
ticians and carpet haggers, who would
fight the war all over agar, and discuss
the very issues which the Baltimore con.
ycnton decided were buried forever.
" There has been nothing like it, said
the Senator, " in my experience before
but, he continued, Il hare kept stead
lily in view the principles Involved in the
present struggle, aud have not allowed
myself to be swayed by other influences
than my clear convictions Of duty to my
country and 10 myself.
OTHER ACcEssIoNs TO CONE.
He said that he had been in CORE
spondence with the principal men in all
parts of the country, and felt assured
that many more Republicans who had
been yet still, of equal prominence with
himself, were in sympathy with the Gree
lev movement, and would take an early
occasion to declare themselves to that
effect
THE CoLoRED PEOPLE.
AS to his colored wards. he says he
now FEELS perfect unsolicitude on that
score He says he had assurances from
the best Democrats in the country, who
were high in reputation and honor, men
whose words are as good rs their bonls,
men who went into secession couscien-
tiously, and who fought gallantly and
who resisted the new order of things so
long rs resistance availed anything, that
the negroes should fare quite as well at
the hands Of the Democrats as the Re
publicans, and that equal rights for ali
men were as much tho watchword for
either party, as it was in the respective
platforms. =" II my letter. which is given
to the public to-day, does not sufficiently
define my positog and show where |
stand, continued the Senator, "a eply
which sent to Lieut.. Gov. Pinchback Of
Louisiana, this morning may be regard
ed u the light of a decided oommittal.
Pinchback telegraphed 10 know whether
was going to support Greeley. ! re.
piled Instantly as follows: My watch
word for the pending campaign is the
unity of the republic, With equal rights
for all and reconciliation, as represented
by Horace Greeley
PiNCHBACK Foa GREELEY.
1t is intimated that Pinchback himself,
who has been claimed a strong Grant
man, but desired this ayowal in order to
place himself under the Greeley banner
Being cGlored man himself, Piuchback S
decision will have an important influence
on tho c@lored element IN his State,
BANKS REPORTED oUTroR GREkLtY
A rumor is aaoat on the streets TO.
night that Gen. Banks Is ont in letter
for Greeley in Bostoupaper.