The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-22
THE FIFTH AVENUE CONFER.
ENCE.

ENCE.
opnIoNs or SENATOR'S TRuMBuLI ANr
scHuRz-cRNnIEETs OF THE CITY JOUR
, NALA w. FTFHT
New YORK, June al.-At the ,Fifth
Avenue Conference yesterday Senator
Irumbun delivered q short address In
which he said: "To the question thai
comes uppemost among us, there Is only
one answer which occurs to me as rea.
sonable or possible how we arc TO defeat
GranR BY supporting Greeley
Carl Shurz said respecting the Cincin.
natl nominees: "Perhaps q better ticket
could have been devised, and per.
haps not Greeley Is now before the
people, and his name cannot be
withdrawn. The over whelming
waves Of opinion are rising in his favor,
and It would be idiotic to attempt, at this
1uncture, to stay its progress" The Sena.
tor expressed the opinion thatif Mr.. Gree.
ley was elected, as he would be by an
overwhelming vote, he would select from
all parties such q Cabinet and draw around
him such men as the nation would place
entire confidence in.
The World editorially treats the confer.
enee as a fiaSco.
The Herald thinks the conference de.
-veloped the fact that the Democratic par.
", old and young, will go for Greeley.
Inc Times says It amounted to nothing.
The Tribune believes that nothing but
good has resulted from the conference.
II Is reported that after the adjournment
Of the conference last night, Judge 'Stallo
called meeting for to-day OF those dis.
satisfied with the result Of yesterday.
WHEREAS, At a conference of gentle.
men from several States. of the Union held
at New York, June 20, 1872. 1t has been
conclusively shown that opposition to the
reelection Of Grant cannot be and ought
not to be united on Horace Greeley; there.
fore be it
ReSolOed, That the following declaration,
In our opinion, contains the political prin
ctples essential to the welfare Of the
American people.
Resolted, That we, as independent citi.
zens disregarding former utilization, and
laying aside all mere partisan prejudices,
now demand equal suffrage for all, com.
plete amnesty for all. We demand a
hearty and unreserved acquiescence to the
constitution as II stands, accepting all
amendments in the tone Of their signifi.
cance. We demand equal civil and DO.
litical rights for every citizen, and the
complete protection. in the enjoyment OF
those rights.
ResolUed, That the local government,
with impartial suffrage, will guard the
rights OF all citizens more surely than
any centralized authority, and we affirm
our belief in the doctrine that the people
are best governed which are governed
the least and We therefore demand for
individuals the largest liberty consistent
with public order, and we demand for the
State self'government and for the nation
return OF the methods Of peace, and
to the constitution limitation Of power.
heSoIned, That We are opposed to the
employment Of government patronage for
party purposes; we protest against the
use OF public Offices TO reward political
friends or to punish political enemies;
are in favor Of the adoption of thor.
ough system Of civil service reform,
and we demand a return to the early
practice OF our government of appointing
men to office on the ground Of their
fitness only, and continuing them while
they are honest and efficient.
ResoIced, That national taxes, wherever
collected under the excise or tariff act,
should be imposed for revenue only, and
not for what Is called protection, and that
all modes Of exchange should be as free
as the necessity Of the government will
permit.
Resolued, That an act whereby the
promise Of a dollar is made legal tender
in place ot true dollar, can only be de-
Tended as a necessity Of war, and that
justice demands the redemption OF the
promise, that the standard of value be
true and just, and that the honor of the
nation be maintained.
Resolred, That undue devotion to the
party has already greatly damaged the
Republic, and we now. engage ourselves
to discountenance in every possible way
the despotism Of the party organization,
and the abject submission OF voters TO the
dictates OF politicians. a
Resolred, That Horace Greeley does not
1SPiseut tuese pFlnClplesI Dut mas Deen
a lifelong opponent Of the most essential
Of them y f. ~ -f
Resoloed, That we therefore reject his
nomination as we reject that of General
Grant.
ReSO9ued, That we recognize in William
8. Groesbeck, Of Ohio, and Frederick Law
olmsted, OF New York, men freely in &C.
cord with our principles, and Of such
character and ability as to be worthy of
the confidence OF the American people,
and that we recommend them. to all patri.
otic, independent, and liberal voters for
their support at the coming Presidential
election.
[signedl THos. T. GANrE, Ohm.
JULIUS DEXTER, SIMON STONE, ,See'ys.
On motion, an Executive Committee Of
three persons residing in Cincinnati was
named. with power to add to their mum.
Der: Geo. Hoadly, Chas. srouble and