Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-17
CARL SEIZURE.

Washington Letter to the Cincinnati Com
merciall
[ thought would drop in on this
distinguished Missourian last night and
see if, in his private study, he looked
as handsome as he was made to appear
| in HdTpeT's Weekly during the cam
| paign. 1 did so at the risk of being
interviewed for / was told that he
/ industriously interviews everybody who
comes about. "He will ask you dozen
questions on a dozen subjects before YOU
can get a chance ts ask him one. If
you do happen to get question slipped
in he will answer it by asking you
another" With this cheerful informa-
ton in my ears walked up Fourteenth
street to the Senator's quarters. ooh,
yes, glad to see you; have a seat; nice
day; been up to the capitol? How is
the Commercial getting along?r
This was the opening of the CONVERSE
ton. The Senator occupied an easy
chair, with a grand piano at his back
and table of books and papers in front.
He is rather tall and slender, with long
limbs, nearly red wniskers, light hair,
good complexion, and a forehead high
and broad, which seems to shine with
the wealth of brain inside.
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
We got around to politics after awhile.
Speaking Of the Liberal campaign, he
said: "The nomination of Mr. Greeley
at Cincinnnh was very unfortunate.
Under the circumstances it was about
as bad a one as could have been made.
Adams was the man for the place. We
could have elected him, or come so near
it that we would now have a party OF
such strength and compactness as to
insure success next time. As it is we are
put back four years-iust four years.
We will have TO begin in 1876 where we
left off in 1872. But the Liberal princi-
pie will succeed. The Cincinnati plat
form will succeed. We are set back, not
beaten. / have been hopeful of success
all the time, if not this campaign, then
next. We could have succeeded this
time, as | verify believe, by nominating
Adams. l thought so in May last; |
think so now.
"The contest, however, has not been
barren Of results. 1t has played out the
Democracy as a party. This is well.
The people will not elect a man to the
Presidency who wears the Democratic
liable. The party, as party, can not
hope to come to power under that name.
They must take departure 50 wide as
70 leave the name behind.
" The Grant majority in Congress is
50 large and strong that they will fall
into quaTrels before the end Of the term.
They think they are backed by such ma
jorities that they can afford 10 have an
occasional row among themselves. But
their strength IN Congress is out Of pro-
portion 10 their strength elsewhere.
They have not 80 much Of majority of
the people at their backs M they think.
A fair vote all over the United States,
taken without perplexing side issues,
would show this Grant party's majority
to be decidedly small, Il, indeed, il has
a majority at all The strength Of the
parties In Congress, or as It viii be next
sessioD, is not fair index Of popular
feeling.
" / only consider that the Liberal
movement has been put back, post
pOned, as the Tribune said. II is the
party Of the future. Much viii happen
during the next four years 10 strengthen
IL, and nothing TO weaken il. IL will
grow from this day forward. But il is
essential that the Democracy, as a sep
arate organization, should get out of the
way and give it fan sweep"
THE SOUTHERN LIBERALS.
BY the way" continued the Senator.
4" what has become Of the Tennessee
Liberal Republicans
"They are all there, believe; they