New-York tribune., 1872-07-31
nDooprss OF THE LIBERAL CANVASS.

PROGRESS OF THE LIBERAL CANVASS.
srNAToR T1PrON'S VIEWS on TIE ELECTION
ur Is CONFIDENT OF LIBERAL VICTORY
ur DENIES TIE CHARGE MADE BY CONK- |
ING CONCERNING THE SANTO DOMINGO |
TREATY, AND TELLS TIE WHOLE STORY
CHARLOTTE. July Ex-senator Upton unex-
oectedly made appearance in Charlotte LAST even
inc having as he says been eight days so lar out OF
en- world that his friends here had forgotten him. or
srD,osed no had given up in disgust and gone home |
yap the railroad at Greensboro he Travelled about %
ar N miles over the country to Kernersye In forsyth
coipg thence 10 Germantown aud Francisco III stoker
C,unty MI Airy in Surry, East Bend and Jonesvle IN
Yadkn WilkesbOro IN wilkes, Taylorsyile IN AeNah-
der and statesvine in Iredell "You see'" said he'
that I have been riding the hardest circuit IN the
STATE srtpg along the eastern base Of the Blue Ridge
and the Virginia line travelling by private conveyance
40 miles a day and making twohour speeches
''where will you go from herep
""ro Idncolnton tomorrow, Company Shops on Wednes
day and then home. tell you the people who dwell on
the banks Of the River in Nebraska, or few OF
them will rejoice and will receive me as one risen from
the dead when tell them what country have been
through. They will be astonished at my deveranoe om
the KuKluX."
"Weil. what news do you bring us |"
.Tho people have turned out in great numbers, and
have listened universal degree of attention ana
enthusi as. They say that they Will give increased ma
iores everywhere First from accessiOns from the Re
not voted before since the They have said 10 me
tbat having been an original Whig and then Republi-
can 1 have been able to meet demand that no man
Without such or gnal associations could have success
fully met"
.what kind Of people did you Hnd in those QUITO fhe
wav places, SenatOrl"
"My opinion is that I have never met people more
devoted to peace and the Government OF the United
States and they say that the Liberals in the east will
only see to 1t that by fraud other unusual ma
jorites piled up against them the people in the
west will respond with maiorities for Merrinon which
will make glad the heart Of every true patriot"
Other reports from numerous western counties are
equally gng and unless the Liberals in all these
western greatly Overetmate their strength the
Liberal State ticketis sure to be elected.
Senator Tp'on having just returned from the noun
tainA where but few newspapers, has only within
a day CT two noticed the statement made by Senator
Conkng in his recent NewYork speech, that the
OF his disagreement with the President was the aters
refusal 10 appoint the Senator's important Con-
suship The facts these told by the Senator him
self: When the santo Domingo Treaty pending in
the Senate Mr. Tptens was in England holding the
position Of OF the Commercial Agency at Brad
ford with salary Of sl4OO year. Desiring Tor per
sona reasons TO 60 to Huddesfeld, he thought that
the Agent at the asnamed place could be ordered TO
report IN the Consul at Sheffield Leeds where Mr Rich
rdson was be might the appointment which he pre-
erred 70 the he held though the salary was 800
loss To arrange this matter the Senator called upon
Assstdnt Secretary OF state bancroft OdNls "nO at
once said that he objection TO 1t, but added,
'Wby should your hold such an uninportant posi-
that, when he have important Consulshp
with $500 yearl 90 to the President and ask HIM TO
appoint your Consulate naming 1t, and he will
do it, How about SantO DomingOT The Senator re-
piled that the Treaty could get through the
Senate Bancroft Davis said that he considered the
opposition Treaty fight against the President
While the Senator the State Department, clerk
called and ordered to write letter directing
that the change asked for be made. few weeks later,
without any explanation, cable dispatch was sent |
State Department 10 England cOuntermanding
the order made in the letter. These circumstances
u the inquiry about the SantO Domingo Treaty |
in the breath in which the important COnsusmp
was offered and the dna recall of the order requested
ny the when he persisted opposition
Treaty. Mr.. Upton has always considered part of
tbe personal influence which the President promised
Baez 10 exert in of the Treaty, and he brands
wholly false Conklng's story He refused TO take the
Consulship and In return support the santO Domingo
Treaty and always believed that its offer attempt
to influence his vote that subject The Senator has
never before noticed this report, and would not do
had not COnkIhg the Presidents n9uthpieoe, pub
Icly made the charge against him |
THE CAMPAIGN IN CAswELL CoUNTY-LARGE
MEETING OF BOTH RACES
,fPROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIR TRIBUyR
YANcEYvILLE, ~ c., July 27.-This is the |
town of Caswel County famous the history Of
North Carolina as the theater OF the chief operations of
The Kirk or Jayhawkers war IL one Of the pro
ductye counties of the State and, before the war was
one OF the weathest counties IN the whole South II
borders the Virginia line and extends TO within three
miles Danve. tobacco regarded as OF the best
quality produced anywhere, and the fields are now
waving with crops Of corn which would do credit 10 the
Pennsylvania farmer. TIE two races are nearly
equally divided numerically, the small majority
being on the side Of blacks Two years ago. the last
election any kind, this county was un-
der martial law and many OF its leading citizens were
under military arrest that no election was beid; ana
now the two partes-the embracing all the whites
but hln who in office and the other en-
bracing all the blacks, with few exceptions OF the most
intelligent aud independent-are about 70 make trial
OF their strength Strange TO say, there is less nnkind
feeling between the two here than In most other
localities. the bitter experiences Of the Kirk having
made both feel that peace and fellowship are best
for all
The announcement that Senator Mcclure q Pennsyl
yania well known Republican, would speak here to-
day. brought out very large audience including
800 blacks. on the stand Judge Kerr and half a
dozen Others who had been imprisoned for every
ceiyabe crime In the passion Of Kinks rule and finally
discharged by Radical courts and prosecuting ofcets be-
one could accuse them. Many ladies
graced the occasion with their presence About one
O'Clock the large audience gathered in beautiful
grove the center Of the town. and the appearance Of
the speaker the signal for the enthusiastic ap
plause lie spoke for nearly two hours and arraigned
the sOealed Republican rulers OF North Carolina 10 an
swer 10 the people for the In which they had ex
ercsed the authority conferred upon by the Repub-
iican party
At the cJose OF Mr.. McClures address. Mr. Arnold,
colored man Of gr eat intelligence and ability a a
sneahe, and a Federal Office holder. asked permission
~ reply. II was unanimously @Sfeed TO- When Le