Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-10
Important Article Of N. Y. Tribune.
Greeley on the Track against any
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) COnkIing's Convention.
NEW York, May 9.-The Union Repub.
} lican General Convention Of this city, last
night recommended the assembly district
convention not to send delegates to Elmira,
/ and Endorsed the Cincinnati ticket and plat
form. --.,,,,.,-.. -.--.-.--
Hard ON Horace. %
In the National Women's Suffrage Asso-
citation to-day resolutions were adopted hos
tile to the election of Horace Greeley, and
admonishiDg the conventions to be held in
Philadelphia and Baltimore, that unless a
proper recognition is given to the women of
the land, Convention by the National
WoUens' Association viii be held and a
Presidential ticket placed in the field.
Radical Gerrymanders.
Il ALBANY, May 9.--The Governor has
vetoed the bill providing for a municipal
election in New YORK city May 81, on the
ground Of Cnc0ustitutionality zaz =
He also vetoed the Congressional appor-
tiOnment bill as in plain disregard of the
rights OF the people and of the directions
OF the acts Of Congress, but the bill passed
both houses over his veto.
The Democratic National Gall.
New YORK, May 9.-By clerical over
sight, the signature of Hon, John S. Davis,
who represents the State of West Virginia
in the Democratic National Committee, was
omitted from the copy of the call for Ma
tional Convention at Baltimore, which was
furnished to the press. 1t is proper to say
that NJ. Davis heartily Endorses the action
os the committee.
b. F. Butler.
BOSTON, May 9.--The fifth district Re-
publican Convention at Salem, to-day elect
ed Gen. Benjamin F. Butler and 1. F. Har-
| ris, Of marblehead delegates to Philadel-
phia, and instructed them to vote for Grant
and Wilson.
GOnnecticut.y
NEW HAVEN, May AT the Senatorial
caucus held this evening ITO Republican
members of the General Assembly were
present, of whom SO voted for Gen. Haw-
ley for Senator, and u for Terry; SO mem
/ bers absent. OF these the majority all
sented themselves because they disapprove
of the caucus system, and some were not
invited to attend. The Democrats also
held caucus and nominated Ex-Governor
English.
| COLUMBUS, May 9.-The Republican
State Central Committee was in session in
this city to-day. Brief remarks on the DO
litical outlook were made by nearly every
member, all representing that the Liberal
movement utterly failed to divide the Re-
publican party in Ohio. What disaffection
has existed previous to the Cincinnati Con-
vention had been almost healed BY the
nomination of Greeley and Brown. Sew
eral members speaking for their respective
localities said if the Democratic National
| Convention should endorse Greeley, great
many Democrats would vote for Grant.
| Harlan, colored, from the first district stated
that he had recently returned from visit
to the South, where he found the colored
men unit for Grant and the Republican
party.
Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, MINI, May 9--The State
Convention at Minneapolis instructed dele
gates to vote for Grant yesterday.
Delaware.
DOVER, DEL, May 9.-The Republican
State Convention met here to-day and elect
ed delegates to the Philadelphia Conven-
ton, who are instructed to vote for Grant
and ColfaX.
MONTGOMERY ALA, May 9.-The Dem
ocratic Executive Com nittee has issued a
call for state Convention to meet on the
10Th Of June.
South Carolina.
CHARLESTON, May "a large public
meeting of whites and blacks was held at
Greenwood last Monday to ratify the Gin
cinnati nominations. Speeches were made
and resolutions adopted strongly endorsing
Greeley.
SmiIer COEfax-A FOrlOrn Hope.
WASHINGTON, May "a large meeting
was held this evening at the Congregational
Church, which was presided over by Fred.
Douglass, on the subject of civil rights.
Among other letters the following was re-
ceived from e-President Colfax:
"Vtce-P Presidents Chamber, WaShingtOn.
Mdy9.-DEAR SIR-Having voted recently
in the Senate upon the question of civil
rights, to which you referred, l need not
extend any statements as to nv views
upon it, for actions always speak more
loudly than mere woBds. Ifthat vote need !
ed justification, as it does not, the travelling |
experience Of your delegate to the National |
cOlored convention, at New Orleans. as
detailed by Frederick Douglass in the |
National Nelg Era, would be its fullest |
vindication. If orderly, sober citizens of |
the United States, entitled by its Constitu |
ton to equality under the law, cannot OBJ
tain food and lodging at public hotels like
the rest of mankind or even average acco-
modations on railroad trains after paving
frst-class fares, We should either acknow- /
ledge that the Constitution is a nullity or
should insist on that obedience to it by all
and protection under it to all which are
alike the right and the duty of the humblest
as well as the most influential throughout
the land. Respectfully yours,
SCHUYLER CoLFAx.
To F. Douglass, Jr. and others, Com
mittee.
The New York Negroes.
Troy, N. Y, May 9.-The State Col
ored Convention adopted an address urg-
ing the people to vote for the Philadelphia
Dominees, accompanied by resolution de-
claring that the duty of every colored
American citizen lies within the lines of
the Republican party, endorsing the admin
istration of Grant, agreeing to support the
regular Republican nominees, State and
national, and recommending the Republi-
can State Convention to send VIM, +, But
Ter, colored, as oneiof the delegates at large
to the Philadelphia Convention.
The New York Tribune ON the situa.
ton.
NEW YORK, May 8.-The Tribune of
this morning contains the following editor
ial:
"The journalists who at first resolved to
treat the Cincinnati nominations as Joke,
finding their forced laughter freezing in
their Threats, are looking around for ave
nues of escape from the disasters which
confront them. Very naturally their first
is to the Bourbons, fossilized
element of the Democratic party, which
having rushed that party repeatedly on the
breakers foaming just ahead, is counted on ;
to render the same service once more. !
After demonstrating to their own perfect !
satisfaction that the Liberal movement has !
no other purpose, can have no other result !
than the restoration of the Democracy to :
power, they insist that those very Democrats i
will deliberately with malice aforethought :
crush out the Liberals, and give fresh :
lease of power to our Conklings, Mortons, !
and their satellites. 1t is barely posi- /
bic that the Democrats will play the suici- !
dal part assigned them by their implacabIe !
enemies. If we judge only from the re- :