The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-28
8. G.
Friday Morning. June 20, 1872.
Tho Late Convent,o

Georgia, Illinois, Ohio and New Jersey
have all evinced, with more or less dis.
tinctness, their intention to join hands
with the Liberal Republicans, and en-
'dorse Greeley and Brown. The action
of Georgia and New jersey is highly en-
coRraging. From these two States was
the only apprehension Of opposition to
the general will of the party, which
points unerringly to Greeley and Brown
ms the only available candidates against
Grant and Wilson. Georgia pursued
the same course as that taken by Ken
tucky. There was respectable mino-
rity in favor of straight Democratic
nomination.; and to secure union and
Harmony, the resolutions were made
rnon-committal as to the preference for
Presidential candidates, but the dele
gates to Baltimore are reported, without
exception, to be conservative mon, and
most of them are known to be earnest
advocates of the coalition upon Greeley
and Brown. From New jersey We have
not. up to this hour, received full &C.
count of the proceedings of the Conven-
ton. The speech of Gov. Randolph,
however, may be safely relied upon as
en- index to the general sentiment of the
delegates, and there is no reason to
doubt that the conclusions arrived at
will be similar to those of the Georgia
: Convention.
These two States could not, of course,
Shave materially affected the results OF the
deliberations at Baltimore, but their
harmonious action gives assurance of
perfect unity in the Democratic ranks
serious failure of which would be as
disastrous as q straight Democratic no.
mutation. The Democracy of Illinois
and Ohio were never considered doubt
fui. They are unanimous for Greeley
and Brown. In these States the Greeley
Republicans muster in large force. In
illinois. by the combination which has
been so cordially made between the De-
.mocrats and Liberals, and the wise selec.
tion OF ex-Gov. Koerner, Greeley Re-
publican and strong man. as candidate
for Governor, there is promise of hope
.ful contest. The State, which has hitherto
been classed as certain for Grant, can be
80 considered no longer.
Everywhere. indeed. the campaign is
progressing prosperously. There is no
possibility OF change in public senti-
ment in favor of Grant. He has made
.his record, end has been rapidly losing
his hold upon the popular heart for the
past six months. His debasing his high
office for the pecuniary advancement OF
his family and personal friends; his gift
taking; his attempted jobbery in the
Santo Domingo scheme; the humiliation
which he has heaped upon the country
in his .Tuoulslt management of the
Geneva arbitration; his utter disregard
of tie wishes of the people for civil
service reform. as last exempli6ed in his
appointment of man, (Clark) declared
TO be- rascal by Congress itself, to the
most lucrative post Office in Texas. All
these things may be sophistically excused
and plastered over by his sycophantic
supporters, but the intelligent citizens
of this republic are not to be SO easily
imposed upon. They know right from
wrong, and cannot be induced to sustain
the latter, though it be perpetrated by
u. S. Grant.
Grant will grow weaker every day of
the campaign, as his own glaring faults
,and the usurpations and corruptions of
his administration are brought home to
TO the people. So far ss the recognition
of his military services go, there has
been an ample acknowledgment in his
being made President for one term. He
ihas no other claim upon the people.
he is cold, phlegmatio, selfish man. of
very inferior ability, and has not single
qualification to commend him to the
.affectionate regard of the masses.
Horace Greeley, on the other hand,
has grown in popular favor, day by day,
eince his nomination at Cincinnati, as