The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-12
WASHINGTON POLITICAL NOTES.
Coax and IIls Friends.

Vicc.Presfdent Coax and IIis Friends
WASHINGTON. June 9.
A number OF the Indiana delegation 10 The
Philadelphia Convention called Ou Vlce.Presi
dent Collax yesterday, expressed their regre
at his defeat before the convention, approved
his course in heartily endorsing the ticket a!
nominated, and commended hts services as 8
public man. In reply, Mr.. CoifaX said he re-
joiced that after eighteen years OF public lie
with all his acts like the open pages of u book
before the people, the worse that was SAID ol
him at Philadelphia was that he had WrlIlen q
letter stating his willingness and desire 10 re-
tire from official position, and mao afterwards
consented 10 accept renomlnatlon, II tne
party deemed IL best. This charge he could
NOT depy. but he had never written or said
ANYTHING bro ader than Is found In the express
sions of that much quoted letter. So much
has been said about 1t that, now the conTen-
lion is over, he lett he had right to Tell his
home friends what his lips had been sealed On
heretofore, namely, that 1t was not writteh
nor intended tor publication. He had expect
ed to sxbmit the desire he lelt, and Whlch was
expressed In II, 10 leading Republicans from
his own State and elsewhere, when Congress
reassembled, for their advice, but he said that
he must add, in justice 10 the valued friend 10
whom he wrote, that The letter was not mark
ed confidential, and being from public man,
on public question, that friend had the I'M.
questionable right 10 infer that II was not pri.
yate, and therefore he Justified him iully In
printing 1t. When he decided last November,
at the appeal OF many active Republicans from
Indiana, and oiher sections OF the Uuion, tnat
his denomination or his retil acy was question
that the party should decide rather than hime
soll, he ielt that 1t would be improper 10 elec.
LIoneer with any one on The subject, and ne
did not; on the contrary, ne told every dele.
gate that he saw that his name ought not TO
be presented If another could insure greater
unity and certainty OF Victory 10 the cause.
He loved, far better than political honor, the
Republican organization, the records OF whose
great deeds for liberty, humanity, justice and
nationality during the past decade n are mnap
or any age. II has other advancing steps ol
progress and reform 10 take before dtsoand'
ment or iurlough from duty. While going
himself, therefore, 10 the retired iiet, uftiiou'
the slightest unkind feeling towards any one
who desired q change IN the Vice-Presldency
wishing them especially a decisive victory 10
October In our closely contested State, ne
closed by saying that he should on win tnem
in November in cordially supporting ulysses
8. Grant and Henry Wilson for President anc
lce-Presldent of the United States.
Meeting Of Liberal Congressmen.
The Liberal Republicans of the Senate ant
House assembled at the Greeley and BROW,
headquarters on Saturday evening. Aitel
some consultation upon matters OF the politlca
Campaign, Hon. K. E. F.n,on was choseG
chairman of the Congressional campaign cOm
mittee. Correspondence relating TO ne can
yass, political documents, organization y
CLUBS, &C., may be addressed to Mr. Fenton, q
Washington, D. G. Mr.. John d. Delrees vii
continue his connection with the campaign
committee as heretofore announced.