The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-11
acknowledgement
yAUsEoUs DOSE

A b i1H,s 's TO swallow Greeley t.,
h s,,or A. /, an extract from a cir
The .i io,.oTi "Bourbon Democrat" DIS
, rgI', It baltimore during the 00n'sH
ton: ..,,.,. NJ, Greeley has
Fof IN nH Interest and most an ., Ron,.
OSen sa Snorv and opponent Of the Dsn n
nAlg eD ,..ty and, through the power Oh
S e. TSDas newspaper has Stricken 1S.Iea O SnS
! w bow against our pFieeC;ltp o so~ 1
L@ !, C CISorisbed institution Of tho eo ,ho.
~Sch have assisted more t 5atns sa Of four our
. .sS yy,or Ibe last twelve years s.. d aaI
E I..s language possessed no we Gps
SSs mol applied to usa9d OUT ,O[ an,ro II
~ SS Tor 6as common dece1cy cI Sa.,, S
e. q, ny, lUF I I writing Oithe high born anu
h!s pen W1 ato,r " Of the South, our own
w mo,6CI, daughters, sisters; and wives ives
T II taee Of any Southern delegate WIZ
lo W No honor Mr.. Greeley with bis vote
s sSoT tinrle with shame when he returns
, ~ III family and informs them that hat nc
S " IN dominated their traducer and wilmer
"a va n" highest office within the gilt oil the
O ~, With impunity aud indignity has
ESsssalled US in our mostvulnefable pplnEi
6S' perverted our best motives and inlen'
t In has paraded them before the pub
lie, attributing dishonorable intentions 10
me- purest motives oil our wisesI ana most
~trIotjc leaders. Five years ago he COM
Tsoced bis shrewd, foxy and crafty eau
ddscv by a species OF unmitigated dema,
S Sopefy In journcying to Richmond I ana
Offering himself on the bail BOND Of Jell.
S S Davis. This cts inlively contrast
Tith The expression Of his own pen as
' W in the Tribune November @O,
iSS0 which read as follows, viz.;-"When
,Ss febeIllous traitors are overwhelmed in
tSs feld, and scattered like leaves before
Al angry wind, it must not be to return to
nesceIul and contented homes; they must
sSd poverty at their tlresidcs and see pri,
yation In the anxious eyes Of mothers and
t6e rac, of children" lie might have
aided That all the manned heroes, though
conquered, must look from their remain:
iur Ieg or arm upon the sad picture OF
lbeir family tlresides made desolate more
by Horace Greeley than any other man in
he whole country; and now he comes
among US who has spent oil the energies
d bis whole lie against us, IN the Ian.
rusre Of the New York World otthe 9th
Of list month, and asks that wCadopt him
Is our party chief. His nomination would
be q complete abandonment Of princi.
Dle, q surrender Of party organiza.
lion which could never be resuscita.
ted. What have the Democratic
party to hope for the in event Of Gree.
Ieys nomination and election? II it is
thought that the patronage Of such an
administration would be divided with the
Democratic party, let them be undeceived.
Ills fBt duty would be 10 call around
him 10 bis Cabinet those who first gave
him prominence at Cincinnati, aud none
would be appointed to office who had not
10 past years been in sympathy with the
tone and sentiment Of the Tribune news.
paper, Moreover, the great Tribune has
existed, been kept alive, has tlourished in
the north and west by the influence ofthe
Republican party. 1t is natural to suppose
that's establishment, in which there is q
halt million Of dollars invested, whose
owner has had lifelong pride in its very
lie, existence and prosperity, would for.
sake The creed Of so long n time and be |
permitted to die for the want OF patron.
sge, which it would lose if Mr.. Greeley |
should select office holders from the Dem.
OCEatC party. What John Tyler was TO
The Wing party 50 would Greeley be to
Ibe Democratic party. As Andrew John
son served the Republican party SO would
Greeley serve the Democratic party,
should heb elected. 1t is claimed that
Greeley can carry New York and Penn.
ylyAnta, and no Democrat can.
During all his editorial life lie has con.
,'l,nt!y been waging war against leading
individuals in both these States, and
many leading politicians are hoping thai
be may be nominated that they may re.
yeHGe themselves against him ut the cleo.
lOn' What the Democratic party want
s slIalghtOut Democrat for each office
from different parts Of the country. The
Unsolicited Republicans would rally with
=; and a sure victory would be ours.
should this Convention nominate Mr..
ufeeIeyaIl true Democrats will he invited
70 remain here and make the preliminary
Tor the nomination of Dem.
vstayIC candidates, and placing before the
people Democratic platform, that our
parry parry may be saved a disgraceful humili,
s'! OF compromising with a sorchead
leader. W 'N'Nt Us ont
J., Inc following isa circular prepared by
judy j, Ledley, ofSpripgGeld, ILL.,, who was
,ue 'n'lmaIe personal friend of Judge
Douglass, and is well known in his i'm.
mediate section as leading Democratic
p !, A number OF signatures have
already been obtained to the paper, some
y which are of sufficient Importance to
attract national attention.
E The circular is rs follows:
~ We "a. The undersigned, having an abjd.
y . ISllh in the principles of Democracy
'.S SHLounaed BY Jefferson and Madison
' NJ, L maintained and successfully carried
.aI ny Monroe, jackson and Other emS'
asa. statesmen and patriots, from the first
bss 1 Hna ION OF the party in 170S down to
'n,; year 1850, do most solemplv protest
Y 'Sa aa, Unreasonable designs Of n TSnr
~, va's &C. seekers, claiming TO be de S
,,',i. transferring us like 50 many yOtiRr
,".'e over to the support Of a lew dlsSn.
,IaS Sofe,head radicals. And We 9o
ICls y. ourselves y. that in no event will We
, ,rsS 'O ,, the worst enemy of our time hon.
Ii,S.,,lp principles, the notorious Horace
,ejves y Al, Ana We do further pledge our.
,cESs \; Sv Vol fora straight democratic
,Io sS, Il wC are permitted to have that
glorious opportunity. ~ nave 'u"'
'p,s' :. Resources of Belmont Co.
' nat The y Belmont chronIclo.) "