The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-23
The DemOcratic.G Greeley Amalgama.
ton.

The Greeley and Democratic anal
gamallOn affords the most remarkable IL
lustration ever presented in politics Of
the union Of two opposite extremes. The
conjunction Of the old Federalists with
the successors Of The FJefesonian Jacob.
ms" ashley had been styled, against the
Wing party, was an example somewhat
similar, but far less striking. When 1t
was brought about, the FeGcralists had
ceased TO be elective, indeed scarcely
existed any longer as o political party,
and with that proceeding they wholly
disappeared. Out Of this combination
sprang the Democratic party Of more
recent times. This party In lis time ap-
pears now TO have run It's course, and
though still possessing ten times the
strength the FederaliSts ever had after
the peace with Great Britain In 1916, II
has followed their example and has effect.
ed q union with men who have always
been its inteDsest and most violent oppo.
nents. This union, however, has been
brought about In circumstances which
will give the Democrats complete ascend.
ency In the new party which has been
formed, Greeley and Brown have been
nominated for the highest offices, but
the control oil the country, in case they
arc elected, will oil course be in the
hands not merely Of Democrats, but Of
extreme Democrats, oil Democrats who
have been either rebels or copperheads,
and are now seeking 10 obtain, SO far as
practicable, precisely the same ends for
which they lately took up arms against
the government and involved the whole
country in the bloodiest Of wars. 1t is
not the moderate Democrats who arc
most interested In this adoption Of Gree.
ley, They have swallowed him for the
most part, only with reluctance, and OF
ten with evident disgust. 1t is those who
were lately In open rebellion in the South,
or in the North were secretly sympa.
thizing with the Southern rebels, that
are now loudest in advocating the cleo
ton Of Greeley and the overthrow Of
Grant.
The amalgamation was at first design
ed to embrace along with the Democrat
ic party, the most radical portion of the
Republican party. This feature gave it
its most marked popularity, 1t was ex-
peCted not only all the disafected and
sore.headed Republicans, like Senator
Schurz and Senator Trumbull, would join
the new movement, but that 1t would also
embrace all those who have been regard.
ed Gs- forming the most radical wing OF
the party in power. The movement,
however, has about reached its height,
and the time is near at hand when its
extent may be fairly estimated and meas.
ured. When this time has fully come,
we do not believe that the result
will prove anything nearly equal to the
expectations OF those with whom the en-.
terprise began. It thus far wants both
the enthusiasm and strength which was
Predicted for it. In the first place there
are many Democrats Of no small politi.
cal influence and importance, who have
openly declared that they will not vote
for Greeley. Some ofthem, like General
John A. Dix, will vote for Grant, and
Others, probably many others, and those
OF very high standing, will favor the nom.
inee Of the Louisville Convention.
Among the latter are Mr.. Charles 0'Con.
or, Of New York, and Mr.. Alexander II.
Stephens Of Georgia. These men are at
least strongly and resolutely against the
Greeley nomination, and will have moth
ing TO do with promoting its success.
But the greatest disappointment OF
those who originated this movement
must be in the action Of the colored voters
OF the country both9 north and south.
Greeley was selected because OF his sup
posed influence with them. Senator Sum
ner has made his utmost effort to separate
them from Gen. Grant, and TO carry them
over TO Greeley in solid phalanX. But
he has signally failed. They are DISCUS
ted with his patronizing style of giving
them advice, and laying down rules for
their guidance. They know there must
be something wrong, when he tells them
to leave the Republican party, to which
they owe everything, and to vote for the
Democratic, headed by Mr.. Greeley, who
have always been their direst foes, and
who would, il they could, have kept them
In slavery till now. Nothing in this con-
nection can be more significant than such
letters rs those Of Mr.. Garrison and Mr..
Wendell Phillips. These letters have the
true ring Of genuine and through.going
aboitiOnists, OF men who have perilled
their lives in the cause of negro enamel
patton, and, who, unlike Mr.. Sumner, can
speak to the colored people without expo
sing their motives to the slightest faint of
suspicion. Nothing can be clearer or
more satisfactory than the advice which
Nc Phillips and Mr. Garrison have given
to tier colored fellow citizens, and this
advice, so far as can now be seen, the
colorGd people are everywhere ready to
accept and act upon as most in accor-
dance with their own convictions and
predictions. They instinctlvely shrink
from this alliance with the men who have
oppressed them. They naturally require
some practical guarantees for their safety
and well'being, before they surrender to
the Democrats. .-.......
With this discretionary movement among
the conservative Democrats, which will
soon be embodied in the Louisville Con-
vention, with the very small following
which has been secured by the secession
Of the diSaiIected Republicans, and espec.
tally with the unbroken front which
the colored people Of both the South and
the North appear to present to the whole
Greeley enterprise, the Republican situa-
ton is TO be regarded as anything but dis.
couraging, The business interests of the
country, TOO, are already beginning to feel
the pressure which the possible election OF