St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-17
The State Press.

The Cincinnati Convention and our
own State politics absorb the attention
of our State exchanges. Gen. Circuit,
in the Nonjtor. pays his respects to
national politics in an article on the
Presidency in which he SAYS: 1T Is
matter of deep regret that the republi-
can party is apparently drifting into Il
serious quarrel in its own ranks. But
81 il is and with every thoughtful man
ii is plain. that if we would avoid the
fate sure To ovrrtakc the house divided
against itself. We should set ourselves.
one and all. about healing the differ
emcc> that allc;ldv disturb the harmony
of the party: and which, unless healed,
are sure to seal lis early doom. The
article then goes on to- discuss the Gin
cinmati movement and its candidates.
and although it pays It high compliment
To Mr.. Greeley. it comes to the IneNita
bile conclusion that hc i not the man
ioI Presidents: and goes ON: Nov
what at Grant lie has been our first
choice. We think upon the whole. he
has proved himself an able. faithful
executive; and that the prosperity.
safety and dignity of the country could
not II" better constrN eel than hN his re
election. We're it possible. But The
trouble with him l.. he cannot unite the
party lie, has already divided il. We
do not mean that lac Is the active cause
of the div ision only the passive c;tu>e
Had not the friends of President Grant
announced their determination to le-
elect him, there would have been ~"
Cincinnati convention. and the panty
would have been still it unit. 1T re
mains for the Philadelphia convention
To select. if possible. candidates VIII"
will Vet harmoniIc and unite the rcpub-
licam hosts and lead them to Victory
If Grant i ont ct the question. and We
fear he i. then take some other man. if
one can hc found who will do it. and
We dare hope for such IL cumsuumation.
Let the Philadelphia convention nom
mate Charles sumner. :; thing not likely
to lI, done. or Schuyler ColtaX thing
quite likely To he done and we shall
expect To see Mr.. Greeley Withdraw
from the canvass and thus cover himself
with honor.
The Monitor also announces. 10y au-
thulity. we infer. that Gov. Stewart
desires Il reelection. and it advocates
the same.
The Bellows Falls Times says: Mr..
Greeley and his Tribune have always
had Il strong support and respect
among the people of Vermont. Very
few we apprchcnd, will follow him into
amy democratic trap. They are too in
telligcnt to do that. and have been
made 81 10y the Tribnneitself. At pres
cnt Mr.. Greeley stands in the same at
titudc to the republicans that Birney
did to the wings and Henry Clay i'll
l-44 AN attitude which was condemn
ed 10y no man more severely than Hor
ace Greeley"
The Montpelier Freeman does not
consider Mr.. Greeley tit man for pres
ident His political associates i'll New
York are politicians of the Chandler
and Cameron and Murphy stripe by
which We mean trading and professional
politicians. If he were president, we
should have no hope of seeing any
more purity in politics than we have
now. OF Mr.. Greeley'> executive and
administrative ability we have not Il
high opinion, every other person pre-
scented to the convention. we believe
eNcclling him in the qualities which.
when coupled with honesty. are most
needed iii the chief executive. We
should regard his election as Il political
blunder; certainly if reform in admin
i>tration were expected to come ont of
it,"
The Woodstock !Stdnddrd takes this
view: The danger is not that he NAV
ne tlttltu. bul Idllltl his running NAV
result in the election of democrat.
He Greeley is far from possessing the
requisite qualifications for il good Presi-
dent. while his weakness for i>ms and
crotchetS would prove Il very serious
Stumbling to the success of an
administration. but 50 long as he has
perhaps sufficient strength to defeat our
own nominee. il is best to look the
matter square i'll the face and treat his
nomination with respect"
The Montpelier Waterman has a ST.
were article upon Mr.. Greeley. but who
SAYS II Is not Il Just one? Our first
Impression of the nomination of Greeley
and Graft Brown was, that it was n
pOrleS4ue' III contempt of Adams. and
lrllmhull, and Davis. and Chase
all statesmen and jurists. And in fact
so 1t Is. Greeley, of all men named
seriously for the office, is the leust titted
for 1t. His good qualities are not in
the line of craftsmanship and his tenn !