The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-13
HAIL TO THE CHIEF |!
HORACE GREELEY ACCEPTS THE
DEM0CRATIC NOMINATION.
Cheering Intelligence from all Quarters
Regarding the Liberal Movement.

The committee appointed by the Baltimore
Convention to communicate to Mr.. Greeley
his nomination, consisting of ex-senator boo.
little, of Wisconsin; James 8. Thayer, OF New
YORK; Judge Abbott, of Massachusetts; James
Cheanut, of South Carolina; John G. Burch, of
Tennessee, and A. A. Miller, of Illinois, arriv-
ed at the Filth avenue Hotel. every member
being present.
Soon after twelve o'clock the committee
proceeded to the Lincoln Club room to meet
Mr.. Greeley, who was present With two or
three friends to receive them. Senator Doc
little, addressing Mr.. Greeley, said the Ma
tlonal Democratic Convention had devolved
upon the committee now present the pleasing
duty to wait upon him In person to notify him
of his unanimous nomination for the PresI-
dency by that convention, the official notia-
Gallon Of which he now presented to him.
The published report OF the proceedings
showed that there was great unanimity, but
only those who took part In them had any
idea Of the enthusiasm with which 1t was de-
termIned to sustain the Liberal Republican
movement, and to support the principles
contained in the Cincinnati platform, and
they felt that the. surest means Of
doing 30 was to nominate and elect the
same candidates. The senator then In.
troduced each member Of the committee
to Mr.: Greeley, who, after q cordial greeting
replied to the announcement Greeley said
that perhaps 1t needed more time and consid-
erailon before replying fully to such an i'm
portant communication. 1t may be that he
should have replied In writing, out, inasmuch
as he had addressed a letter to a committee
OF another convention which had been extern
sively published, perhaps 1t was not necessary
that he should, at this time, make formal
and full reply. He accepted the nomination"
he said, and, "wIth more pleasure from the
gratifying spirit with which 1t was presented
His position was proud one, and 1t was
nevertheless an embarrassing one, but he
trusted this embarrassment was only tempo
rary. It subjected him to misconstruction on
the part OF valued and lifelong friend, but
ne was assured that time only was neces-
sary to vlndIcate bis motives, and the
dlsinterested and patriotic course he
had determined to pursue before he received
such hearty cooperation, while you" said
MT. Greeley, sin making this nomination are
not less Democratic, but even more 30 than
had you taken the opposite course L, In ac-
ceptng it, was as much Republican as 1 ever
was" [AppIause.1 HE was not much &C.
customed, he said, to receive nominations
for President; If he had been, probably he
should have responded more fly. This was
all be had to say, except to invite the mem.
bers of the committee, or as many of them as
could make 1t convenient, to visit him at bis
farm at Chappaqua. he could assure them Of
a warm welcome. He should be there to-
morrow, ana they could then consult and
confer more freeley than at this time." "
The committee then withdrew, and Greeley
made brief visit to the nalienal committee OF
the Liberal Republicans. %.
Governor Gratz Brown arrived at the Filth
Avenue Hotel this morning, and at noon at
tended meeting of the national committee OF
Liberal Republicans. The meeting was held
with closed doors, and no reporters were ad-
mitted. Governor Brown, at the close of the
meeting, was to visit the committee Of the
Baltimore Convention at the Filth Avenue
Hotel.
In the evening Governor Browniwas taken
violently Ill with cholera morbus, and even
Carl Schurz was refused permission to see
him.
Serenading the Sage.
NEW YORK, July u.
Greeley was serenaded al the Lincoln Club
House. and his appearance was cheered.