Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-24
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aLrInoh MD, JulyI1, 1872. Y.
To write any other than a political
letter from this city at this time would
be simply absured. 1t seems as if people!
have no right to think of anything save
thejgfeat political problem solved in the
National Democratic Conyeriian, nj
Ford's Opera House, by which the coun-
ltG bs8 beeh 9es&sd ifroms despotism aid
ruin. AY6en, n-lear a mani reply to
his butchers question hat part will
have g g. say ireelsy;" and a lady who
has been cxaminrlii1g. Dolly Yardfns, as
TO tonishfs tsd the sgss salesman NJ M
cihnatit 4,pla5sl56rIm," to his, ,query,issR not
these suit you, madam If +, time tp
eonclJ1d,ee it may be n deliberate, irsullttp
a mention afifai Tqrd upon any otl.er sbisct
Cthqn ithe lPFsfiiasSntial ids canvass,
would 4l, haye .3 t93la y9gg4 49f the beauties
/ [k9af thia growing ,cify7d its magpif feent
]! Druid = ,i TIL Park PHI and dnlu numllbeess mllbye
I{szl nHea md h reSerls r9f pleasure
PaSly Drought 70 the hlG notice Of the visitor
on the great fnationa holiday, the pf
July BsNAt mere mere reference to tlieSe in
yaddseSs the sac,rSs{i feelings Of the Aopr.r
As l have said aaboyye, only one thought
o9ecppieS tllea public mind and only one
|SaRj SaaRRjesetE sEjfslp il t9lssrateSa sEE 3D. ta gg ba.
was g,9l conceded 4 on all sides long, be-
fore tic assembling of the national Con-
vention that. the nomination OF Horace
Greeley and B. .Gratz Brown was,a fore.
gone conclusion, and it was also general
ly believed the Cincinnati Platform, pure
andssiniplc, without amendment or alte-
ration and without debate, would be
adopted, and few were prepared for
He gre;st unanimity that manifested it
self. A,depresscd and disappointed feel
ing seemed TO oveyspread the convention
and audience as Alabama led off upon
the cal of States with u divided vote for
|stle platform, but q perfect storm Of en-.
thusiasm prevailed when the vote was
changed to go yeas" md upon the next.
call cast her vote solidly for greeley.
The applause that greeted NewYork
Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Vir-
ginia, whenever these States were called,
was SO marked as to create general re
mark. Only once did it fail upon the
call ct Pennsylvania ia-whcn sheFdivided
her vote upon the rnqr,inntions,iars.t the
Presidential candidate. Tic opposing.
faction made this good, llnwcyey, by
moving the vote. unanimous. Other
States Wcre. occaSippal!g aprlaadcl, bu;
none with the, regularity bestowed upon
those abYve, mentioned. Tie platform
WAS WsaaS ,adYpteA and The. canlilH.c nomira
ted upon the first ballot, hy4cveywhel.
ming m;Jqrities. The chairman of the
Missouri delegation in casting the vote OF
his State said Missouri would outstrip
all other States in her majority for. Gree
ley to which Gov. Hoffman, responded,
before casting the seventy votes Of New
York, The Empire State will roll up
IsgsgeaterI inajority for Horace Greeley
itlgYl the, entire combined yote.of Nilsson
Hri,I"' Tcppeascc pledged herself TO sur
pass eiIAer New York or Missouri. 4,..
Mon., w. ID. Potter could not pledge
Carrie" )" ant! was therefore content to
hineuncc sthe vote Of South Carolina in
the bric!est terms possible. Proper et.
forts will be made to- aequaint the whole
people with every fact of,any Importance
and i remains TO he seen if the col
ored people South will rally to the
supperha Of thsiErl lifelong friend,
Horace sG(tlreeley, or4will cling TO the,
skirts of Il man who never has, never can
and never will do anything for them,
thereby confirming The opinion of many,
Of their being Il race perfectly devoid OF
gratitude.
If the eolorcd people of the South and
the whitGopeoplc ofs,he North will reflect
ttoRta tnwrmoments, and lay aside tie
llartkan spirit that has blinded and bewil-
s,lcrcrcd them, it will soon be discovered