The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-20
Bargains and Pledges.


Bargains and Pledges.
Prom the n Y. POstO
The World which hAS contested the
fitness Of Horace Greeley TO receive 9
nomination II the hands Ofhls inveterste
and life onV antagonists, the Democrats,
with equal nal and ability, has 10 . cer.
tain extent qualified ito opposition. The
selection d the man 81 Cincinnati, Il SAYS,
was . Stupendo1s hlunder, in nearly every
aspect in which the event can be regard.
ed. The Convention came together a
the instance Of the friends Of revenue re-
form, and they set up . their standard.
bearer the most notorious enemy Of reTen.
pe reform that the age has produced. It
was intended 70 extend the olive branch
q peace 70 the down.trodden South; and
its leading candidate was one who had
distinguished himself q the most Zero
cio0s advocate and Abettor OF the most
Objectionable features Of the Ku.Klux
legislation. II was meant 70 appeal to The
German vote, and il not only disguised
our most eloquent and popular statesman
Of German birth, but inSulied our whole
German populStion by asking them 10
vote Tor 5 tGnatical defender Of the sump.
tnAIy policy. II sought 10 detAch the ne.
gro vote trom General Grant; and nomi-
mated the CHIEF boDdSmAn Of jefferson
Davis, who Is well known to the pegros
6 having vAged four yeArs' war 70 hold
them IN boodAge
The Cincinnati movement" the Word
continues, aimed to draw Cd irum Grant
- large body Of dissatisfied Republicans;
hat bluDdere1 egregioGsly in nominating
3 man who log ago forfeited the conf.
-6eDee Of the Republican party. His
willingness 70 let the South go in. 1861,
his NtAgarA Falls mission, his advice 10
"PreSi3eDt Lincoln TO pay 500. 900 600 A.
. compensation 10 the South Tor the
emancipation d slaves, and his going 10
" Richmond 70 sign Mr.. DSvis's bail bad
S(An set for which he Was ArrSirned BY
the Union League Club and barely e.
capped exp1lSiool and this final accept.
-E1oe Of nomination which Is Al appeal
ioc DemocrStc votes-theSe several e..
eApades have made NJ. Greeley the most
~unpopolArnGn in the Republican party,
and the least likely to GEL Republican
following when he goes ont Of il
II then, the Democrats are 70 take up
8 candidate who brings 10 strength 10
the pArty, Sod whose career has been 8
Systematic hostility And abuse Of is
Cherished principles, it Is only reasonable
and Just, IS our authority argues, 10 de-
n1nd O: him some pledge, some guaranty,
some ooTenG1t-oF. in plain lGngu2Se-
SoDe bargain, By which his fidelity 70 the
party shall be secured he has thus far,
Ssyoad the simple SC; Of accepting Demo.
cratic congratulations, given no sssur.
1nces o. his having abandoned bis anti
Democratic sentiments, OF OF his having
been reoonciled 10 the more prominent
Democratic leaders, whom he his - often
and heartily denounced IS scoun6reis or
lgporsmnses; and unless he Is bound BE-
forehsa3 70 sesect his entire Cabinet tron
the Democratic ranks. what reason Is
there TO believe that be will Dot turn the
whole movement should he be successful,
70 the benefit Of the few mongrel poIiii-
ci4nS BY whom he IS noE chiefly sur.
rounded: WhSI certSinty Is there that
The Cincinnati mAnipulStors, who made
him, By their s3roii treSche.ous manage.
meaL will not continue TO hold their hook
IN his nose.
The Wo'3G feels, evidently, that its pS,
" will be in the position o! the negro Of
the vel known siory, whose enthusiastic
admiration % Ehsi be supposed 10 Be TIE
e4oqDeoce OF Whitfield caused him to roll
through the nth Snd din Of the coETSr;
where the preacher WAS standing, 20 tie
6Am2ge snd infection Of his beSi Globes;
but whose piety, IS the Soy GZurs Ms
no; 81 Al improved when he learned ;hA
the preacher Vas noi Whitfield after sll.
Il Is 10: willing ina; the fellows shoald
RIVE! il the n1ck.he4as mi; il knows
th4t Ills The tue Whitfield o. TIE stump.
l. i %: wiling 20 raseSt 20 he SclSscs-
rus ADD deb4ssaeai OF giving in sli.
:rAeS 10 bite. easny. UcI il kooEs
that eoany has hesa seen s. the phrase
s1s GDd properly ooaaR:aa
IaS scans - u SoiA laEicL Soi pr
cat Il NJ G-sSisy : % q ooaia1iAi
By democrats &oi eSsc+ai hF 6an1--s.s-
Dc VII Be OEoa2 5T 6eoa:-Gts And ms
L l1Soc& God hung pEy them Sac iSe-
s-P2a-t Els isE Rs3aS.icsn a5he-e,,s
Eao &-e &c-nAL y smaller n o@hs. ihEn
ne ooae iEnuas omnibus las3 a TEle.-
.isz, c4acG hing hin 81 electoral Tots
iET VII D1t \ ;sr,- o-5nc hin Is raEsv
p211lE votes Is he VII -syciss 3sn5-
c-Eds votes Eoi he Rspl562Gas tbs-e-
51-s, VII hare ~ aEhi 70 er-ect shE-s
Z he EpaZk
tsG Eoa; I'D s=-5psa-s -uis III; Tou
Sal oi DIELis i5s OF who rsA5sta ont
i-ss CIT bui gre hin his dus uE-t 0; he |
sEoa 81 ya- ssEl nj 6soc:Ts O: lis |
drone TIE Democrat n Ehan 70. are
Il bs furnishes he ma.
d tie rue. be Is entitled % tSe
asa strength q he reward &c i pos
9lsaasa1 OT Cal Il he asked o: hin. 70 !
herAs3aaSoth his pc:olp.=s sd his ne
la2aoeS dissolve his political ocsGrizs;ito-
4 :se+, ~ merging !; II Goo:hE s,3 ouife
.onooEOns urgArir1S1c, 6i-1v ali his
ossi Globes, II sbo-t, By . ErAtui;oas
1od-hsth, Eiihhat kssrrEneS ;Srnrilll
DO; 81 Be II vain