New-York tribune., 1872-07-16
MASSACHUSETTS.
DIR. GREELEY GAINING ALONG TIE CONNECT
CUT RIVER.

DIR. GREELEY GAINING ALONG TIE CoNNECr-
CUT RIVER.
TO the EdftOr Of The tribune.
SIR: A friend of mine, returning few
weeks since from this region, informed me with much
caruestness and circumstantiaity that Greeley men
were so scarce here that one thought of counting
them as any part of the population The few days that
have spent in this ueghbOrhOOd have discovered to
me that either my friend poor observer or there
has been a wonderful change in politics within six
weeks; probably both contingencies are true he that
as II may there lack Of Greeley men here today
and they are not all Of the Democratic stripe, neither
did they wait the Baltimore Convention before they
expressed their views. Probably VIM. Lloyd Garrison
md Henry Wilson are as much entitled as any men OF
Intelligence and observation speak authortatvey Of
the political opinions Of the people Of Massachusetts,
but their sources Of information are not much better
than those Of ordinary who travel and sten and
they Will need keep very actively engaged in refresh
ing their knowledge 10 know from day to day what the
people think and what they propose 10 do met an
intelligent farmer yesterday who raises tobacco and
reads The Sprlgeld Republican. He has been Repub-
lean quite long senator Wilson processes 20 have
been; ne even voted for Fremont when Wilson-it he
true to his knOw-Nothing Obngauons-VOted LOT
Fillmore; and when Grant-if he took interest enough
ia public affairs 10 vote al allyOted for Buchanan lie
voted Tor Grant in 1863 aud II Greeley had not eeen
nominated at Cincinnati would probably have voted Tor
GTaut IN 1872; he IS a Greeley man on puncpie, ana
oppued uu 10 me "a few fresh thoughts the political
situatiOn which were as sensible as they were fTesh
People talk about Greeleys begging for Democratic
votes and selling ont his principles for Democratic ~
than any living, and s record is as consistent as
tJat any whose opinions have been made known
during the past years He has never been ashamed or
opinions afraid express them. II any man IN
tAe country entitled to the credit OF founding the
hepub lean party that is Horace Greeley; and II
any done more than Greeley 10 preserve 1t IN
its integrity, cannot remember his name Tue kepuD-
lean party been properly called party OF opinions
aud those opinions have been very clearly set forth il
the Cincinnati platform Gu that platform consistently
wise enough to accept the Platform and vote for It's
candidate, don't know why should be fool enough to
object knaye enough TO charge Greeley with fish
ing for their l ne mas never hshed for
mine, and If am alive IN November Lac II get
by me-"
is said that there people in this region who are
GH-ce aud learned that Jackson is dead. 1t is
proposed to let few OF them know that Greeley Is IN
make good missionary to this class.
l sure that When the votes counted next Fall
there will be unexpected revelation TO those who
think Garrison ana Wilson carry the rural districts
IN their pockets. Only let the voters once get hold OF
Is over and tnat people North and SOUTH Democrats
and Republicans, maze what Is called the country"
aud hat with Slavery ant war have gone the past Issues,
leaylhg the quesuOns OF reconstruction paelncaton,
and faithful aud economical administration Of public
Der election and the Presidential problem becomes one
OF easy solution. Left 10 themselves, without the
past meant something, but which to-day is a catch
phrase without real significance the plain people OF
this country are unmisjakaby for Horace Greeley
Tnat fact is becoming every day and
apparent; and one has only TO contrast
popular expressions or to-day with those Of six
weeks ago realize that mighty revolution is going
Oh and that The Herald tan usually prophetic
would be- indeed II may be- and most likely will be-
II the stone which the builders have often refused
There scarcely anything in the future likely
the fulhlment OF tis prophecy and no State in the
sentiments in November than the Stale OF Massachusetts
Northampton, July 10. soJoURSER.