The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-06

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% gain ariysaccessions from The Democrat
OF Conservative fafks. z S1se: Z ). 2 2
| IL through patriotic and prudential mt
tises, there has been III the past any dispos
| tlon shown by a portion of the Democracy !
1the Union to yield to the pressure OF event
md accept the action of the Liberal Republ
cans, the course Of the Cincinnati Coi,yen
tion has put that question beyond all dise,is
sion. 1t is now, we rejoice to say, taulon,
The things that were. Il was aud still is On
arnestidcsire to have Democratic cant3i
date, I'M honored and welEtried Statesman
from our ranks, and not be compelled, by til,
force of circumstances or Mnwise Democrat,
inferno ddliDg, to fight under any other ban
ner. From this hour henceforth the Demo
cratic column will move on unbroken. 1t,
organization, once threatened with dismem
nerment, viii now be stronger than ever
There will he no ALTERING backward
steps. In the wild chaos that exists in the
Radical ranks the election of the Democrat.
candidates for President and Vice-Presiden,
Is Us certain as the coming of clection-day il
the Democratic National Convention only ex
ercises in Its deliberations an ordinary de.
gree Of wisdom and discretion. The day
for entangling alliances has past, and, hap.
PLY for the party and the country, there
Is but one path left for the Democracy
to tread, and that is adhesion to it,
own principles and the selection of wise
pure, and honest statesmen as its candidates,
The time and place for the meeting of the
Democratic National Convention have not
yet been agreed upon, but the sooner this is
done the better. In this behalf we earnestly
suggest the city of Baltimore as an eminentk
hitting place for such m august gathering
Its easy communication with all parts of the
country, and the ample accommodations il
can Afford the representatives Of the National
democracy, make 1t, in every way, suitable
for the occasion. Should our beautiful city
be selected, we promise hearty welcome to
the thousands who would throng here in the
discharge of their momentous duty.
81 From the New York Commercial.
Mr.. Greeley Nominated. -a9
The Cincinnati Convention, on the sixth
ballot, has nominated Nh. Greeley for Prcsi-
dent by vote Of 4S2, to 1871 for Mr.. Adams.
This is an unexpected result, and furnishes
good proof Of the faulty of the men who
compose this Convention and who have
taken up with the new movement. Mr..
Greeley never has been formidable candi-
date, and he never will be- His singular
capacity for playing the bull in the china
shop and smashing his own crOckery is never
80 conspicuous as when he is in nomination
for Office, and his friends will have all they
on, Io RI Eoar him or
Asto the platform, MIR. Greeley can accept a
statement of principles old and familiar-a
mass Of platitudcs and glittcring generali.
ties. The tariff question is left to the decision
Of the congressional districts-a most lame
and impotent conclusion for the reforlners.
So the campaign opens, but with no de,
monstration that need alarm any Republican
OF any friend of the National Administer.
ton. 1t remains to be seen whether the De.
mocrats will accept Mr.. Greeley or whether
they will trust to presumed split in the Re
publican party aud act independently. They
may go for Horace or not: it will not alter
the result. The prospects of the Republican
party have frightened.
From the Washington Patriot.
TIE NOMINATIONS.
Political conventions are fertile in sur
prises, especially in the matter Of nomina
tons. This is natural when there are
number of candidates struggling for nomi
nation, and several Of them nearly balanced
in strength. But not even the nomination
of James X. Polk, Franklin Pierce, and Ho
ratio Seymour, have caused more genera
surprise than did the ticket Of Horace Gree
lev and Gratz Brown presented by the Gin
cinnati Convention. Many had thought G
Mr.. Greeley for the second place on tn
ticket, and not a few of GratZ Brown for tn
first, but the combination as presented
certainly great surprise.
1t by no means follows, however, that tn
ticket fails to possess clements of strength
The Republican organization has alread
been shattered to the centre by the Clncit
nati movement, and this nomination wi
complete the work Of destruction. For
long time editor Of the leading Republica
journal OF the country, and editing it with
power, vigor, and intrcpidity such us none
his party associates could pretend to mattel
Mr.. Greeley's name has become househol
word among the Republicans. lie built u
in great measure the party Of whose powt
General Grant is now the beneficiary. Il
was Republican full ten years before Gem
raj Grant ever gave in his adhesion to tn:
party, and was battling for its principles
| 1866 while the other was swinging aroun
the circle" with Andrew johnson. Nj
Greeley was Republican, rs nobody doubt
from honest conviction; General Grant sin
ply from desire to crafty his ambition.
is not strange, therefore, that even in tt
meeting held the other day in New. Yor
specially to sustain Grant, and packe
largely with his partisans, the very me.
ton of Mr.. Greeley's name caused shot
to 20 up which made the welkin ring. An
vet Mr.. Greeley had already announced II
determination to repudiate the officc-holder
| Convention at Philadelphia. The Republ
cans who have declared their hostility
Grants denomination are chiefly moved b
their opposition to the corruptions al
nepotism Of the Administration. On til
subject of reform Mr.. Greeley has been col
spicuous; he has been the steady foe of 4
| the jobs, and the honest element of the h
| publican party will therefore be mo-
strongly attracted towards him. In Pennsy
vania, New York, New Jersey, and some {
the western and southern States, he vi
utterly demoralize the Grant party, and it
hard in those States to fix II limit upon h
Republican vote. His admitted inteGrlt.
outspoken frnnkness, habits of independents
and moral courage, and even his little pc
sonal pecuiaritieS, however curious, hay
| given him an individual popularity. such ;
General Grant never, even III his palmy days
Possessed. The nomination bodies no goot
therefore, to the ring candidate 1T the Phil
delphia Convention.
| The Democratic National Committee wi
meet in New York on Wednesday next
determine upon the time and place OF hoit
ing the National Democratic Convention:
This Convention will be composed oil tt
wisest, ablest, best, and most patriotic mc
of the party from all States and sections
the country, and will authoritatively spc;
the wish of the great Democratic heart.
Its first duty will be to present to inc PC
! ple such candidates as will command the +