The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-28
LETTER FROM AN OLD RETIRED EDITOR.

What He Thinks About Greeley-Advice
to the Baltimore Conventi0n-Too Late
to Bring Forward q New Candidate
ssUnclo Hora6e'' Must BE President for
the Next Four Years.
To fHE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Some democrats appear to be opposed to Horace
Greeley because he was rank abolitionist while
slavery existed at the South, and said many bitter
things against the democratic party but his politi
cal status has changed within the last few years,
and to-day, excepting on the tariff question, he
stands substantially on democratic ground. He is
true friend of the South-not Of the negroes alone
as the Grant republicans are, but of the
whole South. He desires 10 see that section
of our Union rid Of the thieving carpetbaggers that
now infest It,; and he will his influence to re-
store the whites to all the political power that is
attainable, without infringing on the rights of tn
colored people. No democrat asks for more than
that Note what great sacrifice he made when
he went bail for JEFF Davisl What was his motive
for doing that remarkable actp 1t was to show
the South that he, as the representative OF those
who for thirty years had waged relentless war on
slavery, was then ready to take the South by the
hand and aid in restoring her to an honorable posi-
ton in the Union, forgetting the past and living In
the future as brethren of asrepubc with ,ne tSni.
me- daatinv for all. No other mn IF 6s no,,ico;
position at the North would have had the moral
courage to do such an act Mr.. Greeley said,
II shall lose $4,000 subscribers to the tribune
mostly to the weekly, but will go and do it.n
Then came such howl from Northern fanatics by
thousands Of letters, and through the press was
never before showered upon the head OF any man;
but Mr.. Greeley stood as firm as rock. Now, can
not such man be trusted by us in the White House
Will he be led by the nose, as man without mind
Of his own, by unprincipled politicians Not he.
He Will 90 what he considers right, Though the
Ispeak as democrat, without particle of re-
publican blood administration republicanism) run
ming In my veins. l have seen the time when
would have heard with delight that Horace Greeley
was dead; but times have changed, and l see
but one way to defeat Grant, and that
is by democrats coming forward and throwing
aside old prejudices and voting next fall for Gree
ley as sacrifice, II you please so to call it, upon
the altar OF our country. Party domination
should not influence in struggle where the
salvation OF the great principles Of pure republican
government are at stake. See the strides that
Grant and his minions have made towards mill
tary despotism Russia In all her barbarc cruelty,
never oppressed poor Poland at the point of the
bayonet as Grant has the South. See the attempts
made to place our elections under military supervi-
sion Mark the Capitalization Of the general COY
Wen IN the the
MONDAY. And we shall all see that party in this
great contest is as nothing In comparison with the
duty that devolves upon US to save our country in
: HBut," says one, III we vote for Greeley tho
democratlc party will be disorganized and dis
ton OF our party In the least and in 1873 we can
proceed with regular nominations the same as If
we had voted for straight-out democrat
Again, show can We, who are free traders. sup
port our lifelong opponent 2" Mr.. Greeley will not
make, but only execute the law, and he has pledged
himself to sign any tariff bill that Congress may
pass What more could the rankest free trader do
There are some men In the democratic party who
earn nothing o anS at 6e %
National Convention In 1850 when it
was in their power to nominate Douglas,
q united 'front.' has taught these impracticabe fel.
lows anything; and they are now doing all they
can to elect Grant, In the same way that Lincoln
nation OF Groesbeck and Olmsted by eighteen Of
these discontinued BourbOns at New York recently
shows what folly men are re-, capable OF committing
delegates to the Baltimore Convention to defeat
the nomination OF Greeley; but II they do defeat
him the democratic party win not follow them 1t
is too late, gentlemen, to bring out any candi
date for the Presidency. Every sensible politician
that plainly 50 you have but one
for better or worse. and try him four years as
President. 1t is evident that majority OF the
people OF the United States desire to have him
elected. See how the people everywhere support
him Editorial slurs and abuse do not lnjure him
in the least See how the rank and file Of the demo-
cratic party repudiate the teachings OF the World
and other leading democratic papersl The people
now think for themselves and editors cannot turn
sm Be wse them We thy
Democratic National Convention; carry out the
wishes your constituents and Grant will be sent
UuCk w lib uLucTy, duu tIc uhtiou Will IcJoiCC III
the re-establishment OF our political rights which
were bequeathed to us by our sres OF 1I76
LINDEN, N. ]. T. B. MINER.
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION,
Meeting Of tho Resident Committee OF
Baltimorc-Arrangcme for tho Com
venti0n.
From the Baltimore Sun independently, June 27.l
Last evening, pursuant to adjournment, the Resi-
dent Committee OF the National Democratic Sub