Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-13
FRED. DOUGLASS ON the BALTIMOREGOS
VENTION.

FRED. DOUGLASS ON THE BALTIMOREGOS-
. VENTION.
We extract, for the political enlightenment
Of those Liberals who conceive that the nom
lnatlOn of Mr. Greeley will secure to their
party large colurcd vote, the following
leader from the last number Of the Nel1 Ma
tioHdl Era It's editor Mr.. Frederick Doug
lass, above all men Of bis race III America, is
recognized as its wOrthlest aud ablest repre-
sentative. All the platforms cunuingly CON
structed by false Republicans; all the honeyed
resolutions drawn by false Democrats can
never seduce Mr.. Douglass from his allegiance
to the grand old party he 10 helped to build
and with which his services for freedom are
so closely interviewer. Mr., Douglass speaks
| In no uncertain tone concerning the Baltl-
more nominations, for he remembers with
bitterness the cruel war lts supporters waged
upon his people;
"The Democratic invention, which met In
| Baltimore on Tuesday, the 9th OF July, must be
regarded as the most Important H. the history
u the Democratic party; Tor, from that date, the
party itself, rs distinctive political organiIa-
lion, disappears the arena Of American politics.
"rhe nomination VI Horace 1realey, u New
| York, for President, and II. urAtL Brown, OF
Missouri, for Vice President, Ia virtual disco
luton OF that once potent and apparently inylu.
| chile organization. As cOlored man who knows
its history and the history ot lts prosecutions Oi
| bis race, We hail Its DOWNFALL with emotions
| scarcely less grateful than We hailed the abOll'
| ton OF slavery itself Many OF the malignant
| elements which entered into II will undoubtedly
remain, and 1t will as require the mos
active vigilance Ahd persevsIing exertion "a
Withstand, nOuntefact aud destroy them. But
the nucleus Of tho body which has scattered hre
brands, arrows and death In the pathway Of the
negro for forty years, Is dissolved and its power
q Hereafter the contest between conservatism
and progress, dsspO'ism and liberty, will be con
| tlnusd under uROlIhed conditions. The old con
eentrated ylllAiny which defined lts presence BY
| spelling the negro with two 'gs,' and by heap
| Ing all manner Of OdluIn upon the race, will eG
ist In 4 more diluted form, and be less deadly In
| Its effects. certain measure Of decency will
| gradually md It's way Into the columns Of what
! were once DemQrratlo neWupapers and cOnci
iatory tone WllI'be adopted with = view To win
| eOlOred votes. Thus, With tho abundant evil
still remaining TO DO met In the new alliance o.
the DsmScrHtiS bHr,y We are able 10 SLSr nS
the cOlOred vote OF the oOuntTy shall no longel
bs found exclusively 10 one political party, and
a motive shall exist in both parties % respect
| but how completely does the result reached
In baltimore demonstrate the existence Of q
| power In the universe 10 cOnfound the wisdom
| OF the crafty, and 10 bring TO nAught the mAchl
nations Of mere selhshness. The DemocrAtl,
party, through Its leaders, has OveTreached "
selli 1t Ia hanged by It's own petard; the split
which II originated with q view TO demOraliLe
aud destroy the Republican party, has beer
fatal To itself, while leaving the tOrmer compare
lively we'll united, with Its organization strong
Its principles we'll defined, It's candidates enthu
slaslically approved, and Its prospects VI success
scarcely less bright than before,
Though the Democratic party as an Organl
Eatlon has ceased to exist and though a new
system OF party warfare will bo rendered neces
sary, It IL obvious TO common sense, since ma
| tons are not born In day, and since men az