The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-05-21
j udge Sanford e. Church Intcrviewcd-
He Tavors Greeley and Brown.

Judge Sanford e. Church Interviewe cd
Ho Eavors Greeley and Brown.
The opinion of Judge Church, favor
ing the endorsement of the Cincinnati
nominations. is particularly significant,
rs he is the man selected by the World
for the Vice-P Presidency on the straight
Democratic ticket, which the World
seems 30 anxious to bring into the field.
A correspondent Of the World thus re-
ports him:
The Chief Justice of tho Court of Ap-
pcals, Sanford z. Church, arrived in
Albany last night, with other members
of that court, to organize the court Of
impeachment in the case Of Judge Bar.
nard. I called upon him at his rooms at
late hour to obtain, If possible, his
views in regard to the probabilities, pos.
sibilities and effect Of the Democrats
endorsing the nomination Of Greeley for
President. The name of Mr.. Church
has been mentioned by strong and influ.
ential parties as the Democratic candi-
date for President, and many have
thought that he would strongly oppose
the endorsement of Mr.. Greeley. I
found Mr.. Church ready and willing to
talk on the subject, and in response to
questions put to him Mr.. Church said:
am free to say that when I first re-
ceived the intelligence of the nomination
Of Mr.. Greeley by the Liberal Republi-
cans at Cincinnati, it struck me as mis-
take almost equal to destroying the libe-
ral movement, which had started off 30
auspiciously. I have had no personal
acquaintance with Mr.. Greedy, but from
the position which he has occupied be-
fore the public, and his lifelong antago-
nism to the Democratic party. could
not for moment believe that the De-
mocracy conld ever be induced to sup
port him for the highest Office in the
gift of the people. Since then, have
had leisure and time to reflect upon the
subject; have been home and have taken
some pains to ascertain the feelings of
the people, and to obtain it's drift OF
public sentiment. To secure this, I have
gone among the common people and the
men who are not seeking Office, and who
vote from conscientious duty. never
go to what are called the political lead
ers, nor the politicians, nor Office seek
crs, when desire to know the public
sentiment or drift of opinion, but to the
intelligent mechanic, the farmer and the
laboring man. It is there the change in
public opinion and it's drift is first disco
vered, and can be ascertained more
correctly than from any other source. I
have taken the trouble to talk with this
class of men, drawing them out without
expressing any views of my own. In all
that have talked with, 1 have only met
ono man who says he will not vote for
MIR. Greeley. In many cases, Democra-
tic farmers have said: "It seems queer
for us to go for Mr.. Greeley. and at first
it was bitter pill; but if it is necessary
to defeat Grant, then we will chcerfully go
for him." Others uahesitatingly declared
in favor Of the Democratic Convention
endorsing Mr. Greeley. It is my OPT
Mon that the mass of the Democrats are
ready to 60 for Mr.. Greeley, and to my
surprise, found the Irish voters almost
unanimous for him.
Q.-Do you think it policy for the
Rochester Convention to make an open
declaration in favor of Mr.. Greeley?
Mr.. Churoh-At first, I thought the
course Of the World the correct one--to
hold off any expression of opinion until
the National Convention; that there was
danger of our going too far in that direc-
tion; but am now of the opinion that
the Rochester Convention should recog-
nize the action at Cincinnati, and speak
of it with oil the encouragement posi-
BILE, and go as far as we can go without q
square endorsement of the ticket, which
should be left to the National Conven-
ton, which alone has the authority to
speak for the entire Democratic party Of
the nation.
The impression left upon my mind
was, that he believed that the endorse
ment OF the nomination of Mr. Greeley
by the Democracy vac fast becoming
certain, whether the leaders were for it
or not.
The United States Supreme Court has
given decision which is intended to
define the American doctrine as to the
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