American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-07-27
Senators Bayard and Stockton De.
clare for Greeley.

| rhoh ioShloN.
! To the Editor of the Newark IN j. Journal:
| In common with all other observers, it was
| plain to see, soon after Greeley's nomination
| at Cincinnati, that he would be the Demo-
cratic nominee. After the action of the
| Democracy of Indiana the result was GER
| tain. But having been elected to the Senate
| of the United States as II Democrat, and
| never having cast a vote for any one but a
Democrat, my convictions were clear from
| the first that it was my duty to support a
Democrat for the nomination. The Conven-
ton at Trenton elected delegates without
any expression of opinion on the subject.
Under these circumstances continued to the
end as began, urging the delegation to vote
| according to their individual convictions of
duty. voted always for Democrat. You
will observe that the vote of New Jersey was
equally divided between Mr.. Bayard and Mr..
Greeley, which represented very correctly
the supposed views of the Convention which
appointed the delegates, and probably the
views of the Democracy of the State. Now,
sir, since the high court of the party has
spoken, there can be no difference of opinion
among Democrats. Party usage, as well as
the higher consideration of patriotism, will
unite the Democrats of New Jersey as one
man on their nominee and doubt not that
New Jersey will cast her vote in that
Electoral College for Horace Greeley.
Until his nomination by the Convention it
was my plain duty to oppose him and vote
for Democrat-now it is my duty to the
imperilled liberty of my country; to the
against its violators; to individual liberty,
which has been destroyed by forced con
structiOns of the amendments to the Consti-
tuition; in the great fundamental doctrine
of local self-government, violated in all the
States; to the freedom of elections; to the
supremacy of the civil over the military
power to the cause of reform against the
universal corruption surrounding the pres
ent Admnistration-to use all honorable
means in my power to defeat the reelection
of General Grant, by securing the election
of Horace Greeley. l trust and believe that
those Democrats, like myself, who have alb
stained from any movement outside of the
party organization, will now unite one
man in this sacred duty, and show that the
old Democratic party can still, as hereto
fore, make sacrifice of all prejudice and
passion, and can join with all patriotic citi-
Zens in Il determined effort to preserve at
least such liberty as has been left to us by
the usurpations of the Republican Congress
caucus and the military power. l am, very
truly, yours, JOHN p. STOCKTON.
LETTER FROM SENATOR BAYARD.
The following letter has been addresse d
by Senator Bayard to friend in Della
ware:
My DEAR SIR: The peremptory orders of
my physicians compel me to obtain absolute
rest and quiet, and for this reason leave the
country. My passage has been engaged,
and shall sail for Europe on Saturday, the
18th instant. Although untitled by my con
dtion of health, felt it to be my duty to go
to Baltimore delegate to the Convention,
and it is in relation to the action of that body
that [ wish a few words with you, and,
through you to my other party friends i'll
Delaware before leave. L need not say to
you nor to them with what establishment
and disappointment heard of the nomina-
ton of Greeley and Brown at Cincinnati, nor
how steadily and openly have at all times
expressed myself in opposition to the adop-
ton OF that ticket by the Democratic
party at Baltimore. But the result
has been accomplished, however much
against our will and efforts, and it is
our duty calmly and steadily to confront
the fact now presented to our eyes. If the
issues of the campaign were those only of
Revenue Reform, of Civil Service Reform
questions in which pccuniary loss or gain to
the public were involved-I might be willing
to take no part in the Presidential contest,
but allow the demoralizing course pursued
by Grant and his Administration to be con
tinued four years longer, trusting that the
very extent and hagitiOus nature of the no.
struct the people that they would rccoil from
placing further trust in such hands.
But, severe and painful though these abuses
and their consequences may be, they weigh
to me lightly compared to the destruction of
all the limitations upon power which our
written Constitution of Government was de
signed to create and which General Grant,
and those who assist him in administering
the Government, including the Radical ma