Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-25

Brooks Republican State Convention, ad-
Journed last night, after putting out full
State and electoral ticket. There are two
colored men on the State ticket, one for
Secretary OF the State the other for Super
intendent OF the penitentiary.
Missouri. -as-..-..s-.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, May pa large and
enthusiastic Greeley and Brown ratification
meeting was held here tonight al which
speeches were made by ex-senator Gen..
Shields, Col. Claiborn and Col. Slaybaek, Of
st. Louis. The Democracy of this section
seems to be unanimous for the Cincinnati
nomination.
Greeley's letter Of Acceptance.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Among both
Democrats and Republicans, Greeley's let
ter OF acceptance to-day was received with
unqualified commendation. Even the
most partisan Grant Republicans admit
that 1t is strong and able document, and
that it will have great effect on the public
at the present time. It is just the least bit
significant that the Senate did not pass the
Amnesty Bill till long after the morning
papers had published this letter with its
forcible views on that subject. 49,
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal. a
WASHINGTON, May 23.-Mr. Greeley's let.
ter Of acceptance has been very generally
discussed in the last two days, and has met
with most favorable reception. Several
Democratic Southern members who were
not disposed to favor his nomination now
admit that they are willing to stand by
him if he will abide by his letter.
Senator Summers Views.
Specialize the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, May 22.- Senator Sum-
ner said, in conversation with friend to-
night, that Mr.. Greeley's letter was a strong
one, and bore evident traces of having been
prepared with elaboration and care. He
did not know that the effect of it would be
to increase Mr.. Greeley's chances, but could
not see that it would lessen them. In re-
feTing to the action of the approaching
Philadelphia Convention, he said he had
not been in the busy circle of politics, that
he never mixed in the turmoil of political
conventions and discussion, but that philo-
sophy and logic led him to believe that the
wise course for the Philadelphia COnven-
ton to pursue would be to make Cincin-
natl, SO to speak, its objective point. He
said the part of wisdom for the politicians
who are to assemble at Philadelphia,
would be to nominate a man who
could administer the severest blows to the
Cincinnati movement; that the Republican
party is now divided, a large portion having
gone to Cincinnati. and that Philadelphia
should choose man whose thorough and
lifelong devotion to Republicanism, and
whose high character and attainments
would bring back those who had separated
from the party of the Administration, and
unite again into strong and unbroken col
umn the old Republican party as it stood
when the present Executive was elected.
He said that such man was obviously not
Grant, who, instead of drawing strongly
from the Cincinnati movement, would add
to it. He said, as for himself he still hoped
that the Philadelphia convention would see
the folly of again nominating Grant, but
that until after the convention assemblies
be cannot declare his intentions as TO the
future.
A Reunion and Reform Convention at
Baltimore.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-There is con-
siderable talk here concerning a convention
called by the Reunion and Reform Associa-
ton, to meet at Baltimore the day before
the Democratic Convention. An attempt
is to be made to bring a large body togeth-
er, and those in the movement think it
viii be decided to place Mr.. Adams in
nomination. At any rate, the whole
strength of the association will be directed
against Greeley.
Letter from Senator Ferry.
NEW YORK, May 22.-The following
letter from Senator Ferry is printed in to-
days papers:
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, May II, 1872.-To Hon.
James F. Bsbcock-My Dear Sir: thank
you for your pleasant congratulatory letter.
l am grateful to the Democrats who gave
me their votes. l am a Republican, in
deed, and probably always shall be. They
are Democrats, and not likely to change,
and yet we are not all antagonists, even in
politics. We have one country that we
love, and one wish for its prosperity. We
differ in many ways about the best methods.
knew that was acting in accordance with
the platform of the party when 1 proposed to
remove the disabilities which incumber a
portion of the Southern people, and when
l resented an unconstitutional attempt to
take away from all the people the manage
ment Of their local affairs. But l have
found Democrats and Republicans alike
giving neither support in the position that
I have taken upon these measures, and
am grateful to both. The moral of the
Senatorial election in Connecticut is not
that any party or faction or individual has
won a triumph, bat that the people sustain
independent thought and action i'll their rep
resentatives. Yours truly,
o. S. FERRY.