Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-09
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN.

AsUVA1A1CO OE 1hG OAuA AAVNs
Interesting Information from Ala
baIna. Kansas, Missouri, Illinois,
Indiana and OhiO-Liberalism
Spreading Everywhere. cryr r
- Correspondence Of the N. Y. Tribune. -'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-A letter received
at the Liberal Headquarters in this city
from c. B. Ferrell, Montgomery, Ala, Says:
"Horace Greeley and Gratz Brown are
gaining daily. The Liberals are going for
them, and the Grant men are alarmed to
such an extent that it is now believed that
they will nominate ex-Gov. Patton, Dem,
for Governor, Mich Davis or Aleck White
for Lieutenant Governor, and the Demo-
cratic candidate, j. F. Grant, now in the
field, for Treasurer. Representative Buck
ley will, certainly lose his place, and ne
gro, Rapier, VIII take it. These facts Ilearn
from Republican who will support Greeley
and Brown. The carpet-baggers are making
desperate struggle to hold their places, but
the negroes are beginning to lose confidence
in them. They resort to all kinds of tricks
to delude the poor and ignorant colored
men. One of them is, that Mr.. Greeley is
trying to put them back into slavery. 1t is
remored that Buckley is telling them this
himself. In one of their primary meetings
in our courthouse on Saturday last, a
scramble was had for the chair, portion
desiring Buckley man, and others claim
ing Holland Thompson man. Thompson
is as black as a crow and an aspirant for
Congress honors. He is a sort of preacher,
and can read and write a little,
and of course is well qualified for
the position. The Buckley man, the
notorious defaulteT DR.. N. B. Cloud,
obtained the chair and appointed commit
tee to select delegates, which committee
appointed 10 out of Z3 delegates to a
County Convention in favor of Buckley,
Thompson arose to protest and asked for
the report. The injustice was so fragrant
that Thompson's rage knew no bounds and
he tore up the report. The Buckleyites are
now telling that Thompson tore up the
Fifteenth Amendment, and is in favor of
remanding them to slavery again. Such is
carpet-bag Radicalism here. Could the
Northern masses but take one peep into one
of their meetings it would so disgust them
that they would go en- masse for Greeley
and Brown"
An intelligent citizen of Kansas, who has
recently returned from an extended and de-
Hberate trip through Illinois, Missouri, In
diana and Ohio, writes to a friend in this
city as follows: "First, then, in Lawrence,
Kansas, where l live and am acquainted
extensively, majority of the former Re-
publicans whom knew there are now in
the Liberal ranks. Lawrence is the second
city in the State. l also know that in
southeastern Kansas the Liberal party is
the popular one Of the day, and accounts
from all sides agree in regard TO it. The
reason of the detection from the Grant
ranks, or at least one of the reasons and a
sufficient one, is that the Grant party in
Kansas has to carry the incubus of Sela-
tors Caldwell and Pomeroy's records, AID
though enough members of their Legisla-
ture may be bought by them, yet the mass
of the people can neither be bought or be-
guiled by their influence. Kansas is fairly
safe for Greeley and Brown.
In Western Missouri all information
showed the Liberal party so preponderant
as to lack the requisite opposition to get up
excitement. In Illinois and Indiana there
is life enough in the Grant party to rouse
some interest, and the campaign promises
to be enthusiastic, though there is no rea-
sonable doubt Of a satisfactory result. In
Springfield, Ohio, the Liberal party was
represented as scarcely visible, and the same
in other sections near there, yet in other
parts of the State there are large defections
from the Grant party; and it should be re-
membared that fin one-.hird ofthe cities aud
towns of Ohio there should be detection
of only one-third of the Republican vote,
the State would 90 for the Liberal ticket,
by decided majority. Of course | am for
the Liberal ticket, but the result of these
recent observations and inquiries surprised
me with the sigUs of the enthusiasm spread
ing over the entire West.
Letters from all parts of Maine are being
received at the headquarters in this city,
which show that Liberal Republicanism is
growing there; 5G3 Republicans of the Ill.
Congress District are out in a card calling
for Liberal a Republican Convention to
nominate q candidate to run against
Speaker Blaine. His letter does not
have much effect upon his own COLI
stituents.
The report that Secretary boutwell, ar
rived here Yesterday morning was incorrect.
INQUIRY at his office to-day developed the
fact that he is not expected for a month.
Just after the Cincinnati Convention
there was some talk here in political circles
of urging Grant to withdraw, and the
Chairman of the Republican Committees
of three Northwestern States were consid-
cred the most suitable delegation to dis
charge this delicate duty, but it was never
done. A party of the Pacific Coast men,
however, who were here inst prior to the
Presidents last little trip, called upon the
latter for the purpose Of paying their re-
spects. The ordinary salutations had hardly
been exchanged, when Grant asked his
visitors as 10 his chances on the Pacific
coast for reelection. In frank, Western
stvle, a response was made that while
the President personally was gener-
ally popular with the Republican
paTty, his surroundings. were the occasion
of frequent and severe criticism. Babcock,
Porter, Dent, Iugals, Murphy, and others
of that sort were alluded to personally as
obnoxious to the Republicans iD that portion
of the country. The President Instantly
Grew very indignant, and with an impa-
fence that convinced his hearers that he
desired to hear nothing more on this sub
iact. REPLIED "that he didn't care whether
The people liked these men or not; he did,
and that was enough" The Pacific coast
men declined to talk politics any more with
the Chief Magistrate.
The colored men of this city sent to the
Administration organ this morning third
installment Of eleven voters of their race in
this locality who indorse Summers recent
letter declaring for Greeley. Accompany
ING the list is an assurance that the same
number of names Of persons protesting to
be of ike political belief shall be furnished
the paper every day during the campaign,
that being the number called for on the
original challenge.
B. Edgerly of Manchester, N. H., writes
"Everything looks we'll in our State. We
shall carry it for Greeley and Brown with
out much doubt. New Hampshire, as You
well know, is close State, and every inch
of ground has to be fought for. Our party
is now united for Greeley, and with sthe
Liberal Republican help will make sure
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