Middletown transcript., 1872-07-13
Letter from Judge Fleming.
SAvAsxAm, June 18th, 1872.

SAvAssAm, June 18th. 1879.
DEAA Sin: Your Avorapf ysstsslay is |
Dsnossssy 3 Georsh. I'd II q. ofshe
Whole eouasy y my p dlsidsd y tbsee
classcs. ss follows: ~ III
ls.. The Mcsby Dcmeprsp, thas 30,
thssc Hbo pssf3e Gsapt t4(sssSlcys " \
| -S2d the .sNc, ntver"sD dsboc Ms What
Is, those who under 10 circumstances will
vote either for Grant or Greeley.
8ds-Th 6rreiey Democssts;s thst h;
those who are for putting Greeley in non-
ination.
To neither ofthcss classes do 4 bslesg
l don't belong 10 the frst clpss, for under
no circumstances could I vote for Grant
don, belong to the third class. for |
would not pu. Greeley in nomination. |
don't belopg TO the second class. 1bscause
as bet accn Greeley and Gsant,4l would
vote for Greeley. Do you ask, where
then do you stand answer. that de-
pends upon two contingencies. in regard
to which have q very decided opinion.
| bat decided as ii IL, | nm willing TO sur
render NY private judgment TO the judg.
mcnt ef the hcmocraiic pariy in Couyen.
ton assembled. The contingencies are
these;
lst. u there 10 . flaaaaable prospect
that we can elect Democrat, by all
means bring out Democratic tiusct. In
my judgment there ia no prospect, no
chance whatever, to clust y Democrat. but
ns stated above. If the Democratic Con-
ven,ion should think Otherwise, | nm
willing to surrender my Judgment to
theirs, especially ms they vii! have better
means for Judging.
I'd. IL there be no chance TO elect
Greeley and this is my opinion, then
bling ou, Democratic ticket, for If ! nm
to be ,,cat wcnld rather be ben. voting
for De. 'ccrat than be beat voting for
Greeley. or in,.. ed for any Republican
So you see if haG the shaping or mould
ing ofthc action Of the Demo cratic Copsen-
ton, would bring out l. .,mo"raiic tick
ct, bn, am willing to leave this whole
matter to the Convention. and wlatercr
they do am willing 10 abide by and STU
port, crca i they shouti noaiaate Gree
/ ley
Bear with me little longer nnd | will
, WI bu why " 10 UbhiuNstu 1
would suppor, him The grea, objection
to Greeley in his past l.i',ory-his bitter
ness towards us in the days that ARE gone,
tn, ough, we not rather to look at his
present position? This argument ngnins,
Greeley is Il two-edged sword, far il it be
sound, then VIC ough, to vote for Grant
for Grnni before he beramc President wa.
E n Democrat. Why arc we opposed to
Grant, Ii Is because of what he is now
not wha, he has been in the past II vi
f., support Greeley i, will be because of what
I he is nov, no, for wha, he has been in III,
9 past. In Grcelcy's present position h.
! may be supported, aud his support in.
, wolves no abandonment Of principle Look
at his platform true il is not all we could
u wish. hn' there is much true prmocrac,
in il. The government under Grant has
4 become cenltalized We wish to overture
!. this central drspotism. Well, plank ii
: the Cincinnati platform recognizes The
:, right Of local srli. government Thi, ptin
+ eipc calried ont will upsc, the cen,ralisr
! now resting aroa US.
u Again, under Grant. the baynnr, is III,
+ spprel,.e pover in the State. 4 plank ii
,e the Giecign4ti E,4liurm subjects the mill
l. tar; p tie aicil aaiEoriIies.
= again, the gogeralEent ~ 4ja,.ni>tcrc,
+" by Grant, denies 70 chr people the ines
. iin,able right nf tie Ilqpcas Gorpp.. !
C. plank in the Cincinnati platform, aoeorjs Il
p, ,, the peopls fl.ig tigli. ID all ifs a,repg,l
n and yignr.
: Now, | ask, ii ,aose Tsins,p,es can b
!. carried into the administration ol tic GOV
,e ,e Il dcfs poem 70 E,s ,bas 'ls .ripmph q
e. Ihcse principles would bo q long stride o
b. our return tp constitutional government,
al aud for one Il can Lr.ag these principle
a. n. ip,a operglna By / lfc ele4,ion of Greelr,
he | am willing.
Tle conclusion Of tho ,shole matter
as as this; ! am oppo.ed to Grant am ol
il posed to Greeley. bli as beigeen them
nr snall support Greeley, feeling that | ca
On do 80, in tho contingency TINT ! hrye /
u, u, choose between them. without any aba,
as donFiest Of principle. yours, ac.
y ". j. FLsn,sa.
y. 10 We putlish 'he ahosc by request, au
"a by eur own will add few remarks
is a"o "'ooi s'a''s w ~ t"yihE !,
be Democratic party is divided into thr,
A. classes, but that he does not belong to an
III Of them. Then why should he haze m,
ss thing to do With s!lsalpisg h TIC policy Of 4
e z PattyS
re- Next le says: Erst. there i3 no change
y, clccting Democrat; and second, there
C. no chance Of eleciing Mr.. Greeley. Tn.
nc :" he must think Grants election Is a &C
N, ,ain'y. and, il he is in favor Of any,hin
y. 'in must favor passiycism.
In The writer then goes on to show wi
i, he will support Greeley il pomipated
Of Baltimore. He taxes tae ground u,
70. Greeley has ci,angeS. ani we must tal