New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-06


ITS FAILURE-THE AMERICAN LAhARIIhE
DECLARES FOR GRAET-TuE LIBERALS EN-
CoURAGED.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO TTB TRIDUEEl
LOUISVILLE, Sept. g." Anything to beat
Greeley" the iubilant rallyng cry that summoned
the straggers OF Bourbonsm into this city last Tuesday
and anything TO Grant" is the dismal cry OF
their Grant allies, as the demoralized Fragments fly
from the field Of their discontinue. The defeat OF
Bourbonisn is final and perfect There ia not vestge
Of the boasu crowd that last week to regenerate
the issues OF the past Outside OF the Cincinnati Con-
yenton and the Fifth Conference, nothing 1t is the
general conviction has materially benefited the cause
OF Reform and the candidacy OF Mr.. Greeley. Clearly
the Democracy that sustain the Liberal candidate and
platform Is not the Democracy OF the past AMI as such
antagonisto 70 advanced Liberalism The men who
here irrespective OF the ntrguers who took Grants
pay and his managers orders, bent wholly ON re-
yyng the odous antewar issues the resurrection
OF Slavery. tho EXTREMIST definition OF State
Rights, payment OF the Rebel debt, and pen
aOning Rebel soldiers-all this, 1t was claimed
Is essential TO true Democracy Horace Greeley
falls utterly all these points no true Democrat can
support him. The sotest OF the Straight did not object
TO Mr.. Greeley because he Republican but because
he was not repudiaor likely to favor the points
already enumerated and fondly cherished by Henry A.
Wise and bis sort. Had the gathering succeeded In
achieving the object for which IL was called IL would
s have been materially TO the of the Liberals
for there little hesitation the part OF any of the
nosy prominent actors in conessng that Grant
the only choice for Democrats and in no event could
they sustain a Republican like Greeley.
Among the people here there Is great jubation at this
renewed indication OF the final OF the Liberal
movement. II a design dear and important to the
Grant people this fails when the unlimited purse
of the Administration is put at its control the argument
is that all the invention OF the adversary cannot prevent
the Of the Greeley ticket in November. At
,1fa fha Gran
people expected from this flank attack 1t was taken as
a certainty that Edgerton OF Indiana would be nominated
with Adams OConOr and that local troubles In
the northern districts and the personal popularity OF
Edgerton, would efectually destroy Gov. Hendricks.
Confident that who carries Indiana has the best chance
a November the entire effort confined to this pro-
ject It well worked up, and within the mar
rowest possible chance Of being successful Only the
most unblushng intimidation defeated It, and when 1t
failed its abest abettor the editor Of The Missouri Dem
oed took further interest in the movement and left
for home the next train No one hestates to avow
the plot and there is undsguised detection on the part
Of the Grant people at the utter and entire failure OF
every detail Of this mongre gathering But had all the
who here been In dead earnest as Chauneey
Burrwho favors a revival Of the slave business and
kindred antewar institutions, with reputation of tile
war debt, &C., &e.-t would only have more clearly
defined the between the progressive Democracy
and the Bo1rbons, who hate Mr.. Greeley because the
Democracy is q convert to his life-work.
But reflection seems to have brought CLEAN Of sense
to the who here to the Greeley Craze"
The prolonged and inconsequent action OF the Conven-
ton with the openly displayed treaehery the part of
the leaders has aroused Of them to realization Of
what is involved, and some who came to vote for q
Straight candidate and indirectly against the Liberal
candidate that that will return to fight the
Liberal battle. Not many OF them change this way,
but there Is change all around For instance Judge Lyons
had barely left his presiding chair in the Convention at
adjournment, when he proceeded TO tell his opinion He
pronounced the sessions senseless and dsgrace and
the OF the three days the idest sort OF chids
play He thought the cllngng to o'ConOr an insult TO
the intelligence OF honest Democrats and only persisted
in by men who have sinister purposes in view, and he
uneQuiyocally avowed his intention Of voting
for Grant when the time came. He is
one OF the Committee appointed TO inform
Mr. OConor Of the nomination at the Aston House next
Tuesday but he declares that he will not humiliate him.
self by appearing there under any circumstances.
OConor he says having declined the place three times
it only respectful to other able men who represent
the party TO pat OF them in nomination, and
not thus insult estmable gentlemen In every sense he
considers the gathering as bunder composed OF weak,
characeress and irresponsible men, and In action the
mere reflex OF ignorance, greed aud vulgar self seeking
Indeed he free to express the opinion that it would
have better the Of Democracy the body
had never met.
An e1presslDle 1eennR OF prevails, anu
presages the inevitable triumph that this noisorne
trick was invented to endanger. Tonight there is not
Democrat in Louisville who is not grateful for the occa-
sion that has been afforded OF proving the loyalty Of the
party TO the anmating principles OF Liberalism The
effect In Indiana is known from congratuatory dis
matches to the leading Democrats here, and Mr. Kerr
the nominee for Congressman at Large In that State,
declares that it is good 5000 votes to Hendricks In
october.
LAST ACT OF THE BLANT0N-GRANT FARCE.
FRUITIEss END TO THE RowDY CONVENTION
DUNCAN REPRESENTING A LARGER PART
OF THE sTATEs-o'COSoR's NOMINATION RE-
PEATED-AN ABSURD SESSION.
iBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 5.-Perhaps, on the whole,
nothing about the amazing gathering which has been
astounding the country for four days has been
nrsne or Characteristic its collapse Left TO ITSELF
fhe burlesque came quickly TO an end this mOrning-a
confessed failure and bunge almost in every detail
and brought TO frutless close only when
the creduity OF its indignant dupes had come TO
an end Their refusal to countenance any further
trina the OF yesterday, the existent short
SIGHTED and savage suppression of anything like free
speecb and the arbitrary exclusion Of suspected dsaf
10 eted members did quite much the transparent
Misunderstanding OF its leader to dstrust and
analy break up all semblanee Of deliberative gather
ing However little training cunning however much
Duncap and his league may the blame O'Conor.
ception might have been much longer practiced If
nsoent dctation has already been said there were