New-York tribune., 1872-07-18
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS
SENATOR THURMAN,s VIEWS.

! SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ELEC-
TIoN-BENEfICIAL RESULTS OF MIR. GREE
LEY's SUGGESTIVE PEOPLE ARE LEADING
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRIBUSKl
| RALEIGH, July Ex-senator Thurman sent
the following letter to the meeting in this city yester-
day: .-,
MY DEAR RANSOM: I most sincerely regret that u & y,
North Carolina and speak TO the people The III health
OF member OF my family puts IL onl OF my ~
The approaching election In your Sthe OF
| importance. II the Democratic aud Liberal parties
qeceed IN that It may iIe eG af tbe tinted
States. Then may hope to see an cnl OF e Nloenc
and disregard OF the Constitution hg nhs
into power. In trnth, o uae boy go co,s,itnfionai
Government or Government OF mere force and cor
ruptOnl The leaders OF the dominant party seem 70
have faith IN ANYTHING but force nnd corruption III
they ever had confidence in man, they seem 10 nave
wholly lost it, If they ever believed III t1e peisu,Ioe Nv,
and henefcent influences OF reason ana peace they
seem TO have cast their belief away Hence Their harsh
measures OF legislation ana tnelr & W tD
misrepresent the condition OF lbe south, anu 70 P hr,P
alive the bitterness engcndered by the war But conn
Sa peope have resolved to have peace
in fact and not merely IN name y tey nave oo bo0 ,cD
peace was not intended. They now mean TO nave tne
reality and not the shadow. They mean 10 hiVo'Onst
teach tr Iers that the interests OF the peCps OF
higher moment than the selfish interest OF py, ana
bnt he an sting fact Upon no other theory
the union that has taken place o ue eIeen'S "Po'i
unon of politicians IA coalition of schemers On the
contrary It is the result OF movement OF nc pcOp
themselves that has overwhelmed mere pOlitinanS ana
schemers IL means this, and nothing less NAN lhlS,
that the people resolved to have change d ADMIN
isTaiOn and Will not let impracilcabe men )f mpfac
tcable theories stand in the way of success IL dOts nor
mean abandonment of principle, but 1t does mean that
common sense shall prevail once more. Regrtng tat
cannot DC with you at your meeting, am, yours tIuy'
A. q. THURMAN.
THE OHIO CANVASS-THE DEMOCRAG UNITED
AND ENTHUSIASTIC.
A representative of THE TRIBUNE called on
Senator Thurman Of Ohio yesterday at the ST. Nicholas
Hotel and questioned him in regard TO the political pros
poets in Ohio He replied that he had even reason TO
consider them cheering. He daily In the receipt OF
letters from leading Democrats in various parts OF the
State and their testimony that Greeley and Brown
would poll the full Democratic vote. In the trone Dem
ocratic counties much enthusiasm was crlnccd, and
preparations for the campaign were nakng Win thc
heartiness and vigor Of forIner years.
An extract from letter written by iricpi in Cleve-
land was read by Senator Thurman, commanding the
course of the latter, and closing with the assertion
that the Democrats the Forest City unit for
Greeley and Brown" The canvass for The Baltimore
nominees will be one of the most thorough aad earnest
the Senator SAYS ever made IN Ohio and VIII soon be
opened with vigor Whatever dissatsfactionmay have
existed has apparently passed away and Democrats are
willing abide by the choice Of the Democratic Na-
tional Convention and give hearty supporto ITS nom
inees They are united in opposition TO the present Ad-
ministraton and will theoretically take advantage OF
the means offered 70 defeat IT.