The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-01
The Cincinnati Convention - Ta!Z
Brown TO be Nominated.

of Liberal RepuOllcanS meets III the
"Queen City" to- day at 10 o'clock. It'll
is one of the most important political
conventions that has assembled for
many years, and will attract general
attention. 1t is the consequence OF
rebellion within the ranks Of the Re-
publican party against the eztraVa-
cance and unconstitutionality OF the
leading measures of the Grant admin
istration. The administration office
holders affect to sheer at it as small
and insignificant affair; but 1T is evil
dent that the movement is too extern
sive in its relations to be the object of
contempt. Many of the ablest and
most distinguished of the old Republi-
can leaders, with hosts of followers,
will be there, and, should prudence
and wisdom guide their deliberations,
the knell of Grantism will be sounded
before it adjourns.
The Convention will be an assem-
blage of Republicans. The Democrats
have nothing in the world to do with
shaping its policy or nominating its
candidates. On the wisdom OF its
counsel will depend the question
| whether the Democrats will have any
thing to do with contributing to the
success of the movement. But it is
| impossible that Democrats should not
take an interest in such an important
meeting, and it is no less impossible
that they should not have an opinion
as to what the Convention should do.
With the lights before us we are con-
WINGED that, if the Convention is to be
success, it must, first, make nomi-
nation, and secondly, it must nominate
Governor B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri,
as the Liberal Republican candidate
for the Presidency.
!. Though the Convention was call
ed somewhat informally it will be large
enough, and fit enough representa-
tive of the Liberal sentiment of the
country, to justify it in making nom
ination. It's origin was much more
authoritative than that of the Buffalo
Convention which nominated Martin
Van Buren, in 1S4S. If the large num-
Der of able Republicans, who meet in
convention to-day, adjourn without
making d nomination, the Grant Con-
vention in Philadelphia in June will
forestall popular sentiment, and lead
to the inevitable collapse of the Liber-
al movement. The proposition is too
plain to require discussion.
2. Many of the ablest and most prom
inent men in the Republican party will
be pressed by their friends for the
Presidential nomination. Among them
the names of Charles Sumner, Horace
Greeley, Salmon P. Chase, David Da-
Wis, Lyman Trumbull, Charles Francis
Adams and B. Gratz Brown will read
lily occur to the minds of all. Mr.
Sumner as Presidential candidate il
: wholly out of the question. He will
not do and will not be seriously thought
of. Neither will Mr.. Greeley. He has
too many cog wheels loose in his meuta
machinery. One would as soon think
of entrusting Phaethon again with the
management Of the horses of the sun
as Horace Greeley with the reins Of
government. Mr. Adams is an estima'
BILE gentleman and an able statesman
His father and grandfather were Presi
} dents before him, and his son wants tt
be President after him. But the Irisl
have an ugly story on him which the,
are using now to his great detriment
They say that, while Minister to Eng
land, he did not properly exert himsel
to procure the release of American cit
liens incarcerated as Fenians. TIL
story may be untrue, or may be exag
! gerated, but it is sufficiently believe,
to make him unpopular with the Iris
voters. 1t is useless for any man to 6
before the country with the Iris
against him, and the Cincinnati Re
publcans know it.
Judge Davis is good judge, a bette
c Republican, an upright man, and wa
d the bosom friend and executor Of Pres
e ident Lincoln. Perhaps the Republ
: cans like him well enough, but som
q other people do not. 1t will be re
o membered that the Rev. Mr.. Gun
mings, of Missouri, Catholic pries
was incarcerated soon after the W;
!. for refusing to take an oath that he ha
= not aided the rebellion. The cas-
70 went to the Supreme Court of the I'm
ted States and the Drake test oat
was declared to he unconstitutional
But Judge Davis held a contrary opil
q ion and disseuted from the majority
l. the Ceurt. We have no doubt that,
Oh the Clergyman had been Methodist
III a Baptist, his decision would ba'
N been the same; but it will be hard
convince the Catholics that it won
have been. 1t is useless for man
l. go before the country, expecting to G
D. Democratic votes, with the who
W Catholic Church against him. Chi
Y, Justice Chase agreed with Judge p
n. Wis in his dissenting opinion. Il