The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-19

tion pointed MS niger close 70 and in Mr.
Roosevelt's face and said Ut have not
crossed the threshold Of the White House
for moro than three years, and whoever
says otherwise utters foul calumny and
on infamous falsehood and cram it down
his throat. presume that will not be re.
peated." Roosevelt covered under the
contemptuous look, flashing eyes and
plain words Of Mr.. Voorhees, and STAN
mered out that he made the statement
upon the information of others. Mr..
voorhees, retorted that he (Roosevelt)
consortcd with men who do not tell the
truth; that no interview had occurred be.
tween him and Gen. Grant for over three
years Mr. Randall asked several ques.
tions relative to Judge Davis, and Mr..
VOORHEES, said that Judge Davis stood up
in behalf Of the rights and liberties of the
people when such men as Greeley trod
them to the earth. Mr.. Voorhees, was
calm, dignifed and forcible and COM
manded breathless attention. The whole
house, republicans as we'll as democrats,
crowding around to catch every word and
when he concluded he was congratulated
by q large number of democrats. From
the delivery Of this speech will date the
uprising of the antagonism to Mr.. Gree
ley's endorsement by the Baltimore con.
vention. These assaults on Mr.. Voorhees,
look like an organized movement to lash
every democrat who dares to oppose the
nomination of Greeley into his support or
silence by ceiling out as in this case,
Grants hireling, ETC., etc. These gentle
men will find that they have made n blum
der in cracking their whip over MIR.
VOORHEES, as he don't lash worth a darn
Here we have the strange spectacle of a
lifelong democrat, one who has spoke and
acted out his political convictions at his
personal peril, assailed by democrats and
charged with acting in tho interest Of tn q
radical party, simply because he dares to
say that he is in favor of democratic
nomination and opposed TO the democratic
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schoolmaster of the radical party. 1,
seems to me that If there be treachery u
the principles or organization of the dem.
Ocratic party 1t is on the part Of those who
desire the nomination Of the republican.
par excellence Of the country. This MS
sault is all piece Of Greeley's threat to
withdraw from the campaign in case the
democrats do not endorse him and Hon.
Montgomery Blairs letter in which he
calls running a straight democratic ticket
a dodge and after giving his views as to
Greeley's nomination he said, "of course,
there will be some honest democrats who
will regard the subject in this light, ETC. ;
but the noisest fellows will be those in the
pay Of the administration and that the
power Of the psrchassble individuals and
of the venal press is .inconsiderable.'
Here was the key note Of the movement.
Mr.. Blair charges all democrats who do
not hurrahlfor Horace Greeley as being
in the employ of the administration; and
the democratic press which does n Of. advo-
cate his nomination, as venal. Yesterday
the attempt to crush out democratic indie.
pendence Of thought and freedom Of ex.
preston on subject which the meanest
in the land 10 entitled to, in the assault on
Mr.. VOORHEES, was the carrying out of an
organized and systematic plan of which
Mr.. Blair's letter was the first step. That
the democratic masses will permit this
ring, composed Of few democratic men,
bers of congress and intriguing politicians
to meet In caucus and crush all who dare
TO differ from their dictation, I do not
believe, and I do not speak thus warmly
over this great outrage with reference to
Mr.. Greeley or any other man, bu. simply
in the interest OF democratic love Of liber.
atty, freedom of thought and disdain of
the attempt to gag Mr.. voorhees, from ex.
pressing his views.