The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-06

pie, to be approved or condemned. They
can do nothing now to better their re-.
cord, and must stand or fall entirely
upon what they have done in the Last
four years. They have been on the de-
fensive from the very opening of the
campaign, and will continue so to the
end. Every day. they lose supporters.
without having the least hope Of gaining
any others, except few bull. headed
Democrats. probably not fifty in all.
PoI1TIoAh DoTTNas. Although Ho-
race Greeley only served three months
in Congress, he in that time inaugurated
two great reforms-the repeal of the
mileage law and the passage of the
homestead bill. Both of these measures
originated with him.
Some people like to concede it signifi-
cant, that while nearly all of our later
Presidents have been nominated either
at Baltimore or Cincinnati, the candi-
dates selected at Philadelphia have been
defeated. The coming election will be
no exception to the past rule.
Mr.. Boutwell, congratnlates himself
that he has all the national banks be-
tween his thumb and finger. It seems
that one OF the Banks, and one of the
soundest. does not enjoy the Admins
tration nip over much, and proposes to
discount an opinion shortly.
Northern papers poke fun plentiiully
at the Democracy for having "eaten
crow" in nominating Greeley. They for
get that the time will come when the old
Chanticeer in November will crow over q
victory. "Orow for twol'
The Dayton Journal. backed up by
fifteen columns of Government adve-.
tising, has come to the conclusion that
Greeley will carry but three States. Pile
on more advertising, and he'll reduce it
to one State.
MIR. Boutwell's protest against clasp
ing hands across the bloody chasm has
bad its effect. One OF his colored pupils
learned his lesson 80 we'll that he inter-
rupted Carl Schurz's speech by setting q
house on fire. It let flood OF light in
upon the doctrine of the Grant party,
and enabled good many men to see it
who did not comprehend it before.
Gee. Stevens, who was President of
the Gnnt Tanners" at Lowell, Mass.
four years ago, is now President of the
Greeley club in that city.
In his great speech at Frankfort, KY,
the other day. Gratz Brown said he was
not sure but the merchants of New York
were as much afraid of Grants custom
house gang as the Southern people we're
Of his tools Of different sort.
The Waupaca (Wis.) Republican, hay
ing announced that not dozen soldiers
in that County would vote for Greeley,
q soldier makes the following statement:
''Not only will dozen, but hundreds of
dozens vote for Greeley. 'or any other
man than Grant. We think shoulder
straps have run the machine long
enough. We want a change, and that
change must and will be Horace Greeley.
30 say the boys in blue OF Waupaca."
The world moves, even in New Eng
land. Elizur Wright, man of mark
among the Massachusetts Radicals when
Secretary Boutwell, was playing ohame.
leon between the Democrats and the
Know-Nothings. Indignantly collars the
Secretary in the Medford Journal and
asks him what "the Administration has
given the Southern States in compensa
ton for the 5000. 900. 600 it has robbed
them OF by keeping swindlers in power
by the aid of Federal bayonets." This
is question which we advise Secretary
Boutwell, to answer, If he can, before
November next.