New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-17
MIR. ATKINSON ON CINCINNATI.
uIs STORY OF THE COMMEMORATIVE III fAibT'
- rnrr TRADE MOVEMENT.


MIR. ATKINSON ON CINCINNATI.
HIS STORY OF THE COMMEMORATIVE IT FAILED
AS A FREE TRADE MOVEMENT
Tn response to a letter from Mr.. w. 5. ROD
insoH asking him TO invite correspondence ior "ono
Reform Convention. Mr. Edward Atkinson mas "rs'oh
a review of the Cincinnati Convention rom iioo
Trade pon OF yiew lie puts forward the Idea tnat tno
Convention would have nominated Mr.. ADAMS Ut Hlr'
Trumbul had the revenue reformers been moie III ~
demanding tariff plank which should correspond win
the Missouri declaration. He thinks tnat hau 'Hoi'
been 80 more men from the State OF NewfofR haVns
tho single purpose to REFORM the whole result OF
the Convention would have been all that was
GA Intended when it was called" In regard to nViun9
correspondence for new convention, Mr.. Atkinson
thinks IL would be better "sand aloof from the cnao
OF Presidential parties, and ondeavor so to combine ac
ton IA to secure the election OF members OF Congress-
without much regard to their party Names who shall DO
tho most certain carry civil reforms and to do away
with the spoils system Of government" He closes MS
letter with the following postscript
Having thus given you report upon the doinga OF ee
Convention. and suggestion as to What may DC done
civil reform hereafter, let me make ieW Ienahs
upon some points not obvious at distance Many states
were represented III the mass convention oy more thu
"A sufficient number Of persons to act in the delegate
convention and from their number the delegates were
selected. Other States had not telr iu nnoer, aau
those present cast the full votes OF such States
The fixed determination TO secure some eha 1e
was proved by the character and standing epeoy OI
o portion of the Southern States; had men OF the same
character moved in all the States, composed these
sp baTe Seen ghered entitled Weight a
Of these men accepted the nomination. a I9t
The reason giyen by one entitled to speak,
who came from Kentucky, was as follows; we
have had the luxury OF voting moro for states
man. but shall accept this nomination Our people
are now all seeking the same ends VIZ. good state
Government carefully and economically administered,
good order and sec1 for al @ are OF %ded by
old passions and prejudces in working tosetaer ,Dr
this nomination one class because because. Ss wa;
almost the first 10 propose amnesty. Tho Ola
passions will be lost ana 3T people w 9g xs b
II the Democrats nominate Mr. Greeley, the od b9
lott and never heard Of again ana new Democratic lead
ers must appear. II the Democrats should nominate
candidate Of their own, Mr. Greeley is strong
election INTO tho House. which VIII eiec' pu .
under such circumstances with three parties
in the field each will be forced to put their very pest
men M Tor Congress-Rey ue Reformers can choose
among them all--and we shall secure Congress very
different Of far better material than We have had o
Give these ideas as heard them. because they ind-
cate that good may come out OF the haseo. an
a most determined advocate OF specie payment
and Is o ns s9Pq 1 feel hat one poiat has been
gained In saying this, do not intend TO lndofso LIE
TRIBUNE method, that the way 10 resume Is 70 resume
made on the currency in the Senate was made ny oena
tor FentOn. On the whole, may Wo noJ eoy WIN ,io
Missouri delegate 1--WE have been sold put not ueiE
er.d and we have many ways open In when VIC Cah
yet make our influence Iell'
The Springfield Republican thus comments upon Mr.
Atkinsons story:
The notion that Mr. Atkinson puts forward in his story
OF Cincinnati. that the mode for saving the convention
to Mr. Adams Mr.. Trumbull was to have stood nrm
for free trade or revenue reform plank in the pat
form to begin with, would have worked very WELL II the
Convention had only been, or could have been made
that way of thinking. But If one thing was more
prominent than another Of that body, 10 was that
II was dead SGT against making breach with Pennsy
wanna or Mr. Greeley this question. IL Mr.. Atkinson
had been present during the whole OF Thursday evenings
sesson and seen the demonstrations OF the temper OF
the Convention on that subject, he would hardly have
written what says this point But If he could have
gone upon the stand at the opening OF that session. a
nOunced that the committee had come to full agree
ment upon the platform, rected the tariff resolution
explained the delay reporting the whole as only neees
saTy putting into connected and coherent literary
form and moved that the Convention proceed then 10
baOting he would have seemed TO he the most popular
man that had before that audience, his mo-
ton would surely have been carried, and Charles Fran
els Adams been nominated Tor President. IL was the
carving over of this platform business Till Friday that
let Frank Blair and Gratz Brown into the RUG and
changed the results OF tine Convention Atkinson was
himself humble candle Of the Lord" in the nomina
ton of Greeley, and glad he takes to his own
work kindly.