The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-11

Claimed wildly like Bringerhoa foels satisfied now
Graft Brown had the hardest work to accom-
plish IN all that Convention In o cavalious spirit
ne mad stepped out from the republican ranks ana
proposed 10 cnfIanchiac the cN.rehe!s of Ni6souri
even at the risk OF breaking The republican party
in half, 10 which party he belonged In this he was
helped by Carl SchulZ and the Missouri Democrat
That Missouri movement practically restored to
one-half domination in the state the democratic
party. ifGratz Brown was Governor, so was Frank
Blair senator. Honors being easy, the democrats Of
the State favored similar movements on "a
national scale; hut, meaatime, the laws of events
and gravity and mixed forces were gradually
pressing The liberal democrats of Missouri, as wen
az many liberal republicans, back into the demo-
cratic lines In short time Governor Brown must
either follow his constituents into the democratic
party or 20 out of public life, or by some powerful
sacrifice and new course OF action, like that which
he has since adopted, bring the democratic masses
up TO higher plane. lie found ut Cincinnati
grand wrangle going on between the protectionists
and ireeiaders, and the freetraders were the most
Obstinate o. the TWO. When he arrived in the city
the platform was not arranged it looked as il the
liberal movement and It's higher purposes might he
shattered by an affected prominence OF the smaller
issues. So Gratz Brown Jumped in and said -
'Ihe great issues of this Convention are, iirst,
the reunion of all parts of the country and second
popular revolt against all mere party ties, long
worthless, and dividing us as neighbors and coun-
trymen. l viii split this thing by coming out for
Horace Greeley, who, protectionist as he is, is
square man, a sagaclous man anu pr0testator for
amnesty and against caucus government"
BROWN AND SEIZURE MIsUNDERsrAND EACH OTHER.
Another process OF Gratz Browns mind, tending
towards the above course, will perhaps give the
man less standing with idealists and more with pol
iticians. He found that his old associate Carl
Schurz was not for him as the candidate for the
first place on the ticket. SchurZ had not struck
his colors for any reasons of vaciaton or any in
constancy but the last year or two have made
Schurz power in this country and have given
him associations with the richest, the most conser
young man, friendly 10 vague repubicanisms and
popular movements of all Sorts Carl Schurz has come
to be trained man, fayoring the government OF
large countries by the best experience in them.
The best man whom Schurz knew for this purpose
was Lyman Trumbu who keeps his head clear all
the year round, looks with GOODNESS and nc!son
into public questions, and will at all times keep
constituency better than he can gain it.
In the old Belleville district of Illinois, where
Trumbull has spent so many years rs lawyer,
citizen and Judge. he still kept the affections OF the
people, as Schurz well knew Around Springfield,
H. democrats and republicans were all attached to
Trumbul. The large organs OF the independent
movement throughout America had coincidence In
Trunbull, and all that could be said against him
was that he was cold man ana not ardent in his
manners. SchurZ got TO esteem Trmbull He
found that god-spectaced gentleman to be a good
guide q good father and husband and, after all,
with the best twinkling OF i statesman of any man
that Schurz personally knew. Schurz saw iii Gratz
Brown, ON the other hand. man with warm ma
ture whose magnanimity and many other traits
were common TO Schurz as well as to the Blairs
and Browns His admiration and decision took
new turn. He apprehended that Tfumbu was
most deserving the siiiTages Of the nation for tile
highest Office, and get he came to Cincinnati with
no fixed promise TO support MI. Trumbull.
Schurz knew. probably, as Ill men at Cincinnati
felt, that he was the naming sword Of the liberal
republican party. Earnest for its success and
troubled with this responsibility he was unwilling to
decide, but when lie came TO Cincinnati he found a
way TO pass between his Judgment and affections
between Trumbull and Brown-and he supported
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams as a respectable and
eminent compromise candidate, for whom much
local feeling had been worked up in the Queen CITY,
At the Missouri headquarters and at the st. James
Hotel everything was skies and seyens. Not half
the Brown men We're more than half Brown men.
They had found out that Brown had some strength
in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Missouri and in
some one or two other places, but there seemed no
chance Of nominating him. Grosvcnor, who started
in for Brown in good faith, was disturbed in his
mind, because his all was in the success OF the Con-
vention IT. at this moment, Carl Schurz leaned
any way, ii was toward Charles Francis Adams, with
n reserve feeling to support Trumbull anc regret
that he ought not to support Brown.
THE SORROW OF SCHURZ.
This splendid orator now felt in all its magnitude
the weight of Convention called out OF mere p0pu
lar impulses and composed OF thinkers, each Of
whom valued his particular thought more than the
general purpose of victory. At the same time,
Schurz knew that in deciding against Brown he was
cutting loose from the local associations of several
years IN Missouri. Probably no man in that Conven
ton more clearly apprehended the private sorrows
which it would entail upon himself than this young
German American in the height Of his illustrious
career. Partisan luminosity had not changed the
color Of his hair. classification Of his motives had
not distressed him. Conscious of his powers in the
presence OF masses OF people, he feared no compe-
titon there. But here were the old friends of the
free State of Missouri about to fall apart, because
the duty OF one man and the ambition Of another
were not the same.
|. BROWNS RESENTMENT.
Blair, appeared to feel that Schurz had not
given him that hearty support which their past ac-
quantance might have suggested. With fiery
prOmptness therefore, he decided to sink the free
trade question in the campaign, and to commit
himself and such Western free traders and Southern
republicans as he could command to the nomination
OF Greeley.
Ihave no notion at all that Brown conceived him
self to be certain OF the next place on the ticket II
his candidate Greeley should get the first; but
Gratz Brown did feel that ut the time he could
resent Carl SchurZ's abandonment of him and save
the liberal democrats of the South from inevitable
conjunction with the old Bourbon party which
would swallow them up and wipe out the work OF
the last fourteen years. Therefore, with SchurZ as
presiding Ofllcer-where he behaved beautifully and
with dignity-and with Gratz Brown climbing the
front stairs to the stage, which had been built by
Halsteads advice to the architects Of the Conven-
ton building. there ensued dramatic scene in
politics hardly ever eqnaled. Up Halstead's fatal
steps Gratz Brown passed as a politician to ex-
change defiance with Schurz and change the issue
OF the Convention.
HAMLET AND LAERTEs.
that when Brown making his speech and about
to declare for Greeley. schurz said behind hun,
Il stand by my friends and not by my enemies"
But at any rate, the scene was for time touching,
and 1t is to be hoped that, like many similar tenn
porary ruptures, old fellowship will be restored
between this twain: for perhaps each acted from
from Lyman Trumbull, who, with all his chances of
enriching himself Is poor man, with nothing but
character, independence and sagacityr What
the cause Of Charles Francis Adams who had but
two or three days before called the Convention "a
cr0wd,n as if he, Adams doubted whether a large
movement OF individuals for large purposes could
ever be equal to an organized party.
On the other hand there were impulsive, gene
rOus reasons in Browns mind. He held the cause
of pacihcaton and reunion higher than SchurZ held
respectable conservative candidacy and economical
reform. Browns heart spoke out for the best good
Of the South and Missouri. Schurz's heart spoke
out OF his cosmopolitan and Jet republican nature,
and his desire to economical reform not crushed
underneath by the triumph of patriotic reform.
Brown wanted the nation back and liberalized and
both parties destroyed. Schurz wanted these
things aud the very best old chaps and principles
put forward.
QUEER ISSUE OF THIS QUARREL.
Both men were disappointed in their influence
upon this extraordinary mass of delegates. Brown
supposed that when he made speech for Horace
Greeley fabulous number OF his friends would
cross over to Greeley. Here he made u mistake.
For little while there was no change at all. 1t Is
good instance OF the individuality and
independence OF these delegates that even
Browns friends revolted against his au-