The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-11

unjust saSpcrslcnSs1nn H-Es8nky ~
western papers of the Hon. August beithont
I have obtained his permission to publish
the following letters, written me by Dun as
OF their, respective dates. :.
LONG ISLAND, May q, 1872:
fnIy Deaf Sir: Your kind letter OF the iitn
instant reached me here, and In replyi Des
to express to.you MY warm THANKS io i. t en.
flattering confidence which you manIlfs. 'o1
nv indictment and. sincerity OF purpose. =
NAV eff M MY appreciation of the dflhc 81,
ties which surround as, but i can say VIII
ont erotism that L merit your GOOD. eplnion
No to the sincerity Of my intentilohs. %
much am I impressed with the iaIll ron5 S..
oIiences in store for our common counsf. ~
the reelection OF Grant that Wouio VII
IinYay vote for: my dead'iest enemy IN oIuei
to prevent such catastrophe. lhe holnIlla-
ton of Greeley is one OK ,tnose stupo -
dous mistakes which It IS dlihcuit WI " "
comprehend, but it is now an accom- M
fact, and we have to deal WIN II aS pssS We
cc1. I take 1t for granted that all tiihkins
men have come to the conclusion " Inls
firne fiat the nomination OF astralSht Demo
cratic ticket at Baltimore will either elect
Grant bv the people, in case of Greeley
ritbdrawal. or throw the election into the
Ho,ISc if Greeley should stand and then,
also Grant will be strre to be elected. Ii the
Convention can be rot to nominate Greeley
ct Baltimore with anything like unanimity
the large body or the Democratic party
throughout the country will vote for him,
and we shall have enough Republican votes
10 make the election more than probable,
even if we should lose one-tenth oil our Vote
by detection and apathy. ;.
Whether this nomination can be brought
about remains aserious question, ana 1 all,
not able to form Judgment on this point at
this carly day. 1t present many Leading men
and party organs, besides a very large por-
tion of the German vote, arc bitterly opposed
TO him. Between now and the 9th Of July
Greeley's strength must show an increase or
decline, and it will then be for our Conven-
ton to adopt what course may be wisest.
Though he is to me the most Objectionable
person whom the Liberals could select, still
am decidedly of the opinion that our best
policy will be to endorse the Cincinnati plat
form and ticket. This is the general feeling in
this State, and our delegation to Baltimoreis,
by a large majority, composed of Greeley men.
As our delegation votes as unit, you may set
the vote of New York down almost certain
for Greeley. l was not ut Rochester, and
have been left of the list of delegates, most
probably on account of the hostile position
of the World and Stats Ze,tu'eg against the
Cincinnati nominees, as the delegation I'M
doubleday was selected with but that one
idea of making it sure for Greeley. A most
absurd story has for years past been started
and generally credited that ] am large
shareholder i'm the World and control its
tendencies. have never held single share
in it, and do not exercise any influence over
its editorials. Should circumstances shape
themselves so that the Liberals desert the
Cincinnati ticket. then hope that the choice
NAV fall on Groesbcck. He, with Sanford
Church OF j. q. Adams, would make a
stronger ticket than any other combination.
Yours, very truly, AUGUST BELMONT.
New YORK, June l, 1872.
Nv Dear Sir: =. = Greeley has so far
not lost strength in our State, and the meet
ing of the trce-traders night before last,
though composed Of many of our best citl-
zens, did not have any outside effect. Their
plan Of making Il new nomination will
amount to nothing. -
Yours, very truly, f.s
.'.- 4 UCIrST BELMONT.