New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-06

-, n~ resnousibiIty attaching TO
NY ooood,r,s which / decidedly endorse
There were many attempts to rulcuie "'' -, -
o,,r meeting but conscious OF recutuue anu ~ LUZ
sess,on Of their own self-respect, the moh' -
-. a.. ,7tbstand those efforts and await the
.t,,rbt az the people" They charge you
- ,sbirc IN produce a sehism in the Democrats
- h, ,o,r triumphant answer TO that Is iqnnd IN
the resolution you unanimously aUop'o" j." '"0
words: r-,. pleisc our earaes, and active support
a. ~ perrees Baltimore Convention nov .te nam.
S H5e IN his city, provided these nominees be pen0e'A' NUM-
Ha 90 rscSto8 declares the true faith, and the fact
,haf there we're hut few OF the faithful 70 anhougS
cannot make it the true doctrine OF our poreob
church These truths will, ! propaes!, I tSrst
tho hearts Of the people, or rather nta,,
forth from them before november; Inc Con-
Xenton NAV struggle to establish their blasting heresies
but their struggles Will be hke tLose %. bioseif nuts
him further IN until exhausted IN Stre1R ~ cancus
be no more seem since tue AyS on ' esfabIisbed by
system the convention system has heeh Sstatu,iIes Inv
ali parties In order 90 sustain their POI ucl rtv and
vong men TO power who were OF the same par , az
professcd the same principles Inc and
OF such convention 9IoperSS,le1f conbna-
Mons mas always received enthusiastic suppoL - tbs
declared what had been and we're tne n,s 10 carry
party. and elected men from thelr ~ he nonnations
them out The people rarely criticised tIe Ing m
the nominees tried Democrats the III M and
fher personal preferences or lnueeu Icy L ,rotian
sacrificed their prcudices the altar OF paeo. i
mi how il the Democratic Convention sent 70 oeCie
Democratic principles and TO noii. S ~ shall i'm
mon el
porf The platform, rotten as they must suISlS +Fy
Ii to be- and shall nominate to carry OUT tliY
oar aud bitterest enemies Is tne me adj
party bound TO submit 70 this double outage' .f onr
voeafps Of the Baltimore Convention clhlm tiou .,,
party is bound TO vote for their nominees, no Gree
Who they were. Indeed, the nomination Vi h - The
ley would indicate that such was tne 2piG be 1omi
members OF that Convention themselves hau te - en-
noes been Ben. Butler Grant Wilson, 0leSieS trne
Fred Douglass they claim that dssjieratons Of
party are bound 10y the strongest CoNsi
honor and honesty to stand by their action
FREDERICK DOUGLASS PREFERABLE 49,,
We ,rst surrender the thoughts Of our minus anu
tb,,, like tbeu fin all cases must smother vne '
,s ~ or heart. and have feeling al all ana suoilit
tbo,t a nt,r1nur 10 their dictation Upon lhe a'o"'
+.i,les the negro Douglass might have Deeh nouin"-
g., as nroperv as Horace Greeley ana nad os ue ho
$3.50 Inv The tyo-thirds rule u would no uOaoO ni,
80 -cd rnanimous. though or course WIN SUM-
Ttie reluctance on the part OF the minority WIZ ,
probaDIy out Afterwards IN ctiels .' 5i1
persuade tnc betrayed MASSES NAV my WV ~
~ conve1tons have the power which is claimed Tor
this one, then 10 is the most GTspolc No. IN e9t4r
earth aud the true and faithful ID Lno md
into another contest beside thOse WIN o'iCto5 rs
Grant and thrash this tyrant OF our ul4ns en- - -
into It's proper sphere ana MAKE ~ s4'O sNN'' ~ -
For myself declare most sOlemnly that an the con-
veuous that could be packed between Bdl' a
81 cuse or induce me 10 vote for Horace greeley LOT
any Mace whatever. Under no condition OF mus
which my minds eye can observe as likeY u A"ll''"
could be induced 10 do an act so Oeg idd4IEs
am sure YOU would not, nor would JLOst WHO ulct ~
council with you in Baltimore, ana slncere. Irust t
hone that millions Will act Win Us DeIore anu az '0 "
vember Presidential election.
Even those Democrats who have placed ther party IL
this horrible dilemma by their uueXamnleu anu hlh-
strous desertiOn would bescech TO SHRINK 'a IHh
their dOl-the vailed prophet Oh Chappaqil-NLo, i--s
the vailed prophet OF khOIassen, may sucerhsy tAlAA
and say:
There. re wise saints behold your light YOUR star
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