The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-06
HOW 1T TAKES ELSEWHERE.

1t is idle to deny that the nomination Of
Horace Greeley for the Presidency has
created 'sensation. This is undoubt-
eddy the word that best expresses the effect
of the news, wherever it was flashed by
telegraph, on Friday last. The newspaper
press of the country, from whatever quar-
ter it has reached us, shows most unmis-
takably that a sensation has been created.
Everywhere the news was flashed it
created either merriment, surprise, as
constituent, dubiety, or wonder. 1t is
said to have surprised even Mr.. Greeley
himself, and that he had to take off his
spectacles and rub them the second time
before he could believe his own eyes, when
the brief Geographic dispatch, announcing
the fact of his nomination, reached him at
the Tribune building. Many of Mr.. Gree
ley's immediate friends were jubilant to the
extreme of manifested Joy, and not few
Democrats in the great Metropolis threw
up their caps and shouted, for the first time
in their lives, for the white-coated philoso-
pher. ... .a
The Tribune took the announcement
calmly, complaccntly, almost philoscphi-
caly. 1t makes no editorial comment on
the ticket; but simply indicates that the
"People," (H. G. deals largely in capitals
without distinction of party, will consider
it, and in due time express their judgement
in reference to it. Itexpresses great gratifi-
cation at the results reached in the plat
form, especially in that feature of it which
RENTS the questions Of protection and free
trade to the people for them to.pronounce
Judgment on in the choice of members OF
Congress, declaring that should they au.
chemically express their will in favor of
free trade, they "should not be overborne
by Executive power"
The Herald freely congratulates itself
upon the result, regarding the success Of
MIR. Greeley in the Convention as an evil
dence Of the growing power and influence
of American journalism, as well as the
prepollency in power Of the Herald, in es-
pecial, which day or two before had in
dicated what the Cincinnati Convention
should do. 1t speaks, in the main, kindly
of Mr.. Greeley, and accords him no second
place in editorial ability and power as O
journalist. 1t does not pledge its support
to him as the nominee of the Convention,
except as he shall get rid of some of his
crochets, and rectify some of his fallacies
during the campaign.
The Times treats it as ''tho end of 9
farce,' or as the "latest joke Of well.
known humorist," and declares that th'
intellect of the Convention, such as it was
passed for nothing, if it did not placed it
self in thoroughly contemplate position
before the world. 1t admits that tickle
headed by Adams and Trumbull nigh
have had some strength in it, but that o
Greeley and Brown is weak and puerile, i
not highly provocative of laughter.
The Sun shines out with more editoria
brillancy than ever, and in ten shor
sentences, devoid Of strength as Of al
epgrammatism, shows how all the worlt
and everybody in it is for Greeley an'
against Grant.
The World is utterly astonished, petrl
fed, struck dumb and speeches. as
statue at the result. 1t wades- through
nearly a column of wasted figures and use
lessly spent words, to show how Adam
might have been nominated, if he had onl,
got few more votes than Greeley. 1
calls attention to the fact "a very dubioul
one in certain political circles that tn,
Convention was held entirely under Repub
lican and not Democratic auspices, and tina
no responsibility attaches to Democrats
skirts for the folly that was therein com
mitted. 1t does not assume to speak au
thoritatively as to what the Democracy Q
the country will " do about it, but call
for an early meeting Of the Democrat
National Convention, and some decisiv
and becoming action at its hands. Th
World is in sad quandary, or just in tina
condition of mental dublety, in which
"can afford to wait and watch the develop
ment of the schism in the Republican par
ty," to see what the effect of running
third ticket may be. 1t is this, and onl
this, that makes the Cincinnati .Jfasco
thing to be considered seriously for a mo
ment.
The Ereaing Post WIN. Cullen Bry
ants paper is bitterly down on the Con
yention for its surrender of all principle
and the preposterous figure it cut in plat