Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-23
Ex-Governor salisbury i'm Favor OF
Greeley.

Greeley.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
NEW YORK, Aug. 20-In a letter Just
published, Ex-Governor Salisbury, of Dela-
ware, who was against Greeley and Brown 8
nomination at Baltimore, opposes a straight
Democratic nomination, and gives his res-
sons why the Democrats should support
Greeley and Brown. He says: "This
shall do, not merely because l was a men,
Der of the Convention that nominated
Greeley and Brown, but in obedience to a
sense Of duty. Grant or Greeley must be
President for the next four years. They
are the only candidates before the people
who can be presented with the slightest pros
pect Of success, and every attempt to bring
forward third candidate will result ben
e6ciallY to the candidate Of the ring which
has afflicted the country for the last four
years. Mr.. Greeley is gentleman of large
experience, standing at tho very head of
journalists of this country, and his long ex-
perience in his procession has prepared bin
for the duties of a statesman. / shall SUI
port Greeley and Brown with al the energy
possess, and hope every Democrat and
Conservative in Delaware will heartily unite
to rid the country of the ring government
which is eating out the substance and SUBJ
verting the liberties of the people. / hope
to be able to take an active part in the
noble struggle. "GovE SALISBURY"
Special Reasons for Supporting Gree.
ley.
j. Lawrence Getz, Representative in Con-
gress from the old Berks district of Penn
sylvania, prints letter denying that he has
any sympathy with Grants side-show of
Bourbons at Louisville. He adds: 81 swal-
lowed Greeley, as the papers say, and shall
support him to the end with all the influ-
ence l may possess, for these reasons, which
to me are overruling: /. Because he was
the unanimous nominee of the regular con-
stituted Democratic Convention, held and
conducted in every particular in strict ac-
cordance with the invariable Democrat
ic usage; 2. Because the platform to
which he has given bis adhesion
has been adopted with rare una
nimity by National Democratic Conven-
ton as sound declaration of political
faith; because | believe him to be honest
and capable, and that if elected he will adj
minister the Federal Government under
the constitution in strict conformity to the
viii of the people and with conscientious
lC5olO iOl thC OuHSdbiOilS VI Ills OihOi@A
oath.
aft the Democratic party had made no
nomination and left me free to vote for
whom | please, | would still, as between
Grantism and Liberal Republicanism,
choose the latter and give my support to its
representative man, Horace Greeley.
81. LAWRENCE GETZ.
"READING, Pa, Aug. Is, 1872"
And still Another Convert 10 the Lib
eral Cause.
Thomas Dunn English also appears in
card declining an invitation to attend the
Louisville Convention, and giving his rea-
sons for supporting Greeley, he says:
81 have, as you requested, let you hear
from me. l cannot, however, join you. l
thought, as you seem to think, l should
vote squarely for Grant, and not try to aid
him in an indirect way. | intend to sup
port Horace Greeley. 1 think his election
will be followed by cleansing of the
Augean stable at Washington BY restora-
ton of public confidence and credit, by a
more economical administration of public
affairs, and by peace, quiet and concilia-
ton, all of which are needed by the coun-
try"
''Greeley's Predecessor at the White
House,
The Herdtd's Long Branch correspondent
thus gossips about Greeley's predecessor in
the White House: ''The President drove
this afternoon to the residence of ex-Sena-
tor Cattell at Seabright. The people here
seem to take little interest in his move
ments. At best he is not very imposing in
personal appearance. He looks to still
greater disadvantage from the careless man
ner of his dress. The President, l grieye
to say, wears shockingly bad bat. In
conversation with one of his friends the
President lately expressed the opinion that
he looked upon his re election as certain.