Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-04
Letter from Washington.
TrRoM OUR REGULAR coRREsroSDExr.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 80, 1872.
HOW IT'S To RE DOM.

of its honest members. From the beginning,
New York was the only formidable delegation
and that was not quite intact-that supported
Mr. Greeley. The other votes were, until the
successful ballot, only made up or trading dele
tons. Arkansas, California, Oregon, Nevada,
New Jersey and the scattering votes, constituted
his entire strength. A trade with Louisiana
VIGOROUSLY corrupt and debaucLed-and the
vigorous lungs of fifty to sixty New Workers and
Jerseymen, skilfully led by John Cochrane and
jim Scoville, accompanied the change-or at
least so much OF it as the Blairs were unable TO
work out with Gratz Browns aid.
1 allude to this, because, in spite Of an APP
parent stampede for Greeley within the democ-
raey his nomination from them, ii secured at all,
will be the result of all the worst phases of wire
pulling and caucusing ever known in Amer
lean politics. The plans adopted will bear illus
tration.
THE DEMOCRATIC ENDORSEMENTS.
Two things have worked together TO make the
strange political conjunction now ysible-hard-
ly paralelled for monstrOnsitv outside of the
stories told by Old Suetonius of the atrocious
acts of cohabitation INDUCED in by the I'M
worthless. he describes. Mrs. Stoves Byron
might serve as an illustration. One of these
forces acts on the leading democratS--I mean in
the national sense. 1t is the expectation they
have of using the so-calcd Liberal republican"
detection, to elect congressman enough to con-
troll the next house, and TO get possession of
enough state legislatures by whom senators are
to be elected, to affect that important result. 1t
\ Han
bricks to so far lead the "liberals" along as to
prevent the larger number of them from going
back, even though there shall appear no chance
TO defeat Grant-the idea being to secure their
support in electing congressman and state tick
cts. This is the motive prompting leading demo-
Gratis in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Illinois, and especially Indiana. In this way, it
is hoped Buckalew may be sent in Cameron's
place-a change that might not otherwise be OBJ
jectionable. Hendricks would come here in
Morton's place. Hoffman has longing eye on
the reverson to Conkling's seat-but
it's not probable he will obtain it, even If the
coalition should carry the Empire state. If
am not mistaken, the republican majority in
the state senate is sixteen, and they are not
Fentous men. As the senate holds over, and
there's only the house to elect, it is not at all
probable that this majority could Ee overdone
on the joint ballot required in electing United
States senators.
There are other seats besides those of Penn
sylvania and Indiana which the democrats
look forward to as results of coalitions, or Of
diversions among their antagonists. These are
Spencer's, in Alabama; Rice, Arkansas; Os-
born, Florida; Nye, Nevada; Hill, Georgia; KEEL
logg, Louisiana; Pool, North Carolina; Howe
Wisconsin; while some are even imagining it is
possible for them to GUST Pomeroy in Kansas
and Sawyer in South Carolina, with Liberals"
Both these gentlemen mag be defeated but il so
their seats will be filed by equally pronounced
republicans. Trumbull hopes for reelection
from his new allies-he may find himself "sold"
by old and new friends both. Mr.. Morrill, of
Vermont will of course be reelected. Examine
the condition of parties in the states where the
scholarships are in the balance and see if the
democratic endorsement of Greeley is not die
tated more by desire TO secure sufficient aid
to elect state legislature than it is by expecta-
ton Of carrying the electoral vote against
Grant,
SOUTHERN REASONS FOR SUPPORTING GREE
LEY.
Judge T. J. Mackey of the kukluX circuit in
South Carolina, in remarkable speech he made
here before the late republican ratification meet
ing, gave the real reason for the apparent una
nimity in favor of Greeley among the ex-rebels.
1t has always been one of their cherished de
lusons, vigorously promulgated by southern
politicians, to delude the masses that there was
bound to be a reaction in the north against
NEGRO equality" and "bayonet rule" as they
pointedly express it. Through this belief the
kukluX khan has been recruited and maintained
successfully. Ny own observation of the south
convinces me of this, and every fact now at
hand confirms it. The ignorance of the white
southerners about northern character, senti-
ment, etc., is astounding. 1t is deplorable
too. They have been working for this reaction
ever since the reapoStacy, 10 them, in 1865, of
Andrew johnson, and though it comes las they
think now in the questionable guise Of Horace
Greeley, yet they are eager to embrace their OPP
portunity and Greeley with it. They are will
ing to take Cincinnati with the things in it
they hate so bitterly, for the purpose of secur-
tuO Nllhl tAc'utlOu VI tuo lOuTIu plduh
thereof-that which, with almost Numerous ig-
noring of every possible fact, declares that the
best safeguard for personal and civic rights is
found in the state and local governments. 1t is
a platitude of amazing innocency on the face of
1t. But both southern democrats and republi.
cans understand its meaning; the one halls and
the other breads.
Judge Mackey declares, speaking as an ex-
confederate soldier and from his knowledge of the
mass of southern whites who are now led in
pursuit of this reaction will-o'-the-wisp," that
if they are now defeated it will be the signal for
a general stampede from democracy, kukluxism
and its attendant evils. Greeley nomination is
sought by northern democrats in close states to
enable them to carry them for state purposes
and by southern ones TO bring about a reaction
which Will inaugurate new reign of terror and
oppression.
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
Both wings of the rebel army, with the Gree
ley bushwhackers" thrown in, are doomed to
disappointment. Take North Carolina, the first
state holding an election, which occurs early in
August, Grant had $4,000 or so maioity in '6S;
last year we had 1000 on a mixed issue. This