New-York tribune., 1872-05-27
POLITICAL NOTES.


One hundred farmers signed the roll of
Greeley and Brown Campaign Club on Saturday night,
at Queens Queens County.
A mass meeting Will be held at Clifton,
Staten Island tomorrow evening, under the auspices OF
the Greeley and Brown Campaign CiuD.
The Chicago Times on Saturday, In double
loaded editorial took decided ground against Greeley
who 1t asserts has utterly failed 10 united opposition ~
Grant.
A wel-informed Democrat writes from
Texas that the approaching State Democratic Convention
will hold advanced views in favor OF the nomination of
Greeley and Brown at BltlOre.
The Union american, Democratic organ in
Nashville regards voOrheess speech as containing al
that can be said against Greeley and says his friends
must work in harmony 10 his nomination at Bal
timore.
The friends of Horace Greeley viii hold a
mass meeting this evening in Temperance Hall, Hami-
ton-ave.. South Brooklyn. Gen. NJ T. McMahon. Gen.
Thomas f. BOurke, the Hon. w. t. Robinson ana others
will make addresses.
The citizens of Bristol n. Y. met last
Thursday evening in the First Congregational Church
and organized a Greeley aud Brown campaign club.
Pedent Sylvester H. Wheeler vice Presidents and
orestes Caei sea Dr d. G. Mallory and Df ~ scot hleAs
Rec. Reed '''--''' ''''''-'' ''---- - ''''' '''-
A large and enthusiastic meeting was held
last Saturday evening by the Liberal Republicans Of the
Eighteenth Ward OF Brooklyn, at their headquarters in
Broadway, near Myrtle-ave Tue club has just been
Organized but already over 100 names have been en-
rolled The meeting Saturday addressed by VIII
mer H. johnson Of The Brooklyn DAILY Times who said
the Greeley movement Just begun bud which
would blossom into bouquet. the equal Of which had
never witnessed in the City Of Churches The cry
the GRANTEES against the action OF Greeley In signing
jeff Dayss OSli DOnds ne secuted as mere pOnLca
dodge III the Grant thought this act on tho part OF
Greeley such an atrJclous one as they pretenoed
whose signature stood next to Mr. Greeley on the doe
ument at the head Of their delegation to the Fhade
phia Convention
J. n. Liggett, esq, in the last number of
The old Commonwealth, published at HarrisOnburg Val
announces that it Will hereafter be under his control
It's editorial columns exhibits good deal Of ability.
Speaking OF Mr. Greeley, he says "sti pleading for
amnesty, still appealing FOR ipeace still demanding for
Southern man equality OF rights with Northern man,
his has been placed before the people candi
date for the Presidency. His opponent Of the Repub
will be Grant other unserupuOus enemy 70
the South and violator OF our laws We enter now az
ter careful Thought TO what is the duty deyolyng
upon the Conservative party, our protest against sep
nia and the whole country demand that the COnserVa.
tive party IN Convention assembled should recommend
Horace Greely and Gratz Brown TO the suages OF IT'S
members for the Offices OF President and VcePresldent
of the United States But let the Conservative party
act in concord and unity"
That was manly and thoroughly handsome
well characteristic little speech which Mfr. Dawes
made recently, IN the House, in reply to an allu-
sion TO the OF Mr. Samuel s. Cox during the de-
bate on the constitutional amendment prohibiting
slavery Mr. Cox had understood Mr.. Dawes as having
pronounced him false 10 his pledge. Mr.. Dawes said;
"The gentleman from NewYOrk alluded moment ago 10
debate in this House In reference the constitutional
amendment abolslng slavery. learned after that de-
bate that the gentleman from NewYork felt that had
done him injustice sought opportunity but THIS IS
the hrSt have had to assure the gentleman ana tne
ever entertained reflected upon the gentlemans per-
sOna integrity at all in any matter pertaining 10 MS
duties here in the House. lie and had been sixteen
years together, and would not become me, IN le re
tons which have existed between from tne DAY we
nrst entered Congress, when served under hln as my
Chairman 10 this day. 20 reflect In any way upon hs IN
Thought N dine both IN him and ~ sif fo make this
PLANTATION"