New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-21
SPIRIT Or THE PRESS.

The most stupendous political document OF
the campaign is coming The Detroit Free Press predicts
that Alex. H. stephenss letter accepting one OF the
Louisville nominations, should he receive H. VIII W
Just Al miles long"
Abandoning the Bible, the Grant editors are
now rummaging the colleges textbooks for distinctive
epithets According TO The Rochester Democrat ana
Chronicle, Mr.. Greeley has ceased to be JUDAS ne Is
now the modern Catalina ="
Now that the Louisville Convention draws
near there is much searching for the party that TO
compose It, Evidently The Louisville Je0ersondn
Democrat has had poor luck in its quest it would not
send out this pathetic appeal Friend, send us the
p0st-offce address Of every straight Democrat you
know Of"
The recent address of the Grant State Com
mittee OF Rhode Island does excite the admiration
of people who are supposed TO do some writing. The
Providence says: 1--WE arose from its perusa WIFI
the settled conviction that Train Is not TO De &
the Orrd orid in STYLE on the same day. WIN inc
writer Of this address,"
A thirst for information is parching The
Columbus Ohio Journal 1t to its correspondents
We want accurate reports friends. DO MT send us
worse than useless gushes about the Republican phaanx
being unbr0ken and hundreds OF Democrats going Tor
Grant Give us always, ana PARTICULARLY, tne iui
strength Of the Greeley movement in every locahty.
Now that the general conditions of the frank
ing privileges are understood IL is time thathe eensure
of public opinion should be concentrated those who
openly violate the law. The Elmra o. " Gazette leads
the way in calling Charles g. Farman, Postmaster OF
the mails packages Of Wilson's by the
| Hon. j. III. Pattl
Wendell Phillips's intolerance of ideas which
do not happen to harmonic with his own has been
brought again into prominence by his recent letter
The Albany Epenng Times says In this he Is only the
his class and that class makes up the
element OF the Grant organization Is tne IRON
bedstead theory which cuts off or draws out ITS oceu
pants as thew may found too long or too short Tor
its measurement. II Is the idea above all others least
compatible with free government freedom OF Thought
| and freedom OF action"
! The necessity for activity and organization
in the Liberal ranks strenuously urged by The Rich
nond Va.I Euening EerS 1t says "rhe contest VIII
be no childs play. 1t Will have TO be fought through
| from beginning to end. There will be no amnestes, no
| flags OF truce Every inch OF vantage ground will be
dsputed with stubborn frmness The Administrations
ists having possession of the Government are not oS
posed to yield iota Of it. They cling TO the spols
with the desperation OF drowning and they VIII
fight for it's retention as Hereby as thOuSh iher very
| lives depended upon the result"
| When all the men of ability have left the
Grant party its members will be able TO form still
closer corporation than at present in the way Of Mu
tual Admiration Society Perhaps Senator Hamlin is
candidate high position in connection with such
an organization TIE Boston Times Is nor SUI pfseG a.
the declaration Of that gentleman that the Republican
party "dont want your Charles sumner nor your Carr
MT Hamln's caber and personal ambitions should not
want rstcass men in the party 10 whlch ne DeOngs'
Now that they nave edt ~ SE rs bavS
with the leadership OF Grants minions INTO the Irst
order of craftsmanship. Ihey may cover themselves
with the skin but the nature OF the ami
| NAL underneath will still be apparent"
The singular similarity of tendency between
the urerances of the Grant extremists and the Straight
Democrats is certainly of the proofs that though
travelling by different roads, they all going in the
same drecton-from Greeley and to Grant The Oincin
natl Commercial says: First hear Ben; Butler cry
out Can the loyal people of the North shake hands
with these Southern Rebels Aud then we hear Blan-
| ton duncan cry out: Can the people Of the South
| clasp hands with those men who have wrOnged
| them from the termination OF the war; soon
afterward we hear the old AOoonists Garrison and
Phillips abusing Greeley in the most violent way and at
the same hear the old hre-eaters, Toombs and
Wise vituperatng Greeley In the most frantic style
But in the time, inclined TO believe that
quite number OF the decent people OF all parties and
sections have become weary and disguised with tho
cruel quarrel which such rs these would keep up
forever. They prefer shaking hands with to shaking
fists at each other OF tins last business there has been
nph dnrnR the past half cent NV"