The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-08
From the South Carolinian Of Aug q
MIR, Summers Letter.

been given TO Inc country, a2o VIC Srea'iy
regret that we are unable, from its great
length, to give it to our readers.
The full synopsis which We have published,
however, presents correct statement of all
the points made and is sufficiently full to
show the position of Senator Sumner: There
are parts, however, which can best be pre-
sented in his own style and language, and
| we have thought it best to present some of
them to our readers to-day.
"Passing," says MIR. Sumner, "from ANTE
cedents,' I come now to the present position
of the two candidates, which is the subject
of your next enquiry"
"If in former particulars the two are on
an equaIty, yet in all substantial respects
the obvious advantage is with Horace
Greeley. Each was nominated by Re-
publican Convention, one at Cincinnati and
the other at Philadelphia so that in this re-
pect thew may seem to be on an equality.
But it will not fail to be observed that the
Convention ut Cincinnati was composed of
able end acknowledged Republicans, many
of whom have acted with the party from its
first formation, who, without previous
organization, come together voluntarily for
the sake of reform and purity in the Govern
ment; while, on the other hand, the Conven-
ton at Philadelphia was composed of delo-
cato. uhosen fMg5fy under the influence OF
oficoholders who assembled to sustain what
is known as Grantism, being the personal
Government and personal protensions. of
President Grant, involving dcspotism, repay
ment of gifts by Official patronage, neglect
of public duty, abssnteeism, military rule,
disregard of Constitution and law, with
general unftness and indignity to the color
ed ra .e-all of which is so un-Republican as
to make its support impossible for true Re-
publicans. Therefore, the Convention at
PhiladelPhs, though calling itself Republi-
can was less Republican in reality than that
at Cincinnati.
The two platforms, so far. as concerns es-
pecialy the colored race, arc alike in srb-
stance, but that of Cincinnati is expressed
iu terms most worthy Of the equal rights
it states and claims: we recognize the
equality fall men before the law, and hold
that it is the duty of Government in its
dealings with the people to mete out equal
and exact justice to all, of whatever nativity,
race, color, or persuasion, religious or
POLITICAL In othor respects the platform of
Cincinnati is most Republican, in as much
as it sets against those un-Republican abuses
which have been nursed by the President
into pcrnicious activity"
On tho meaning of the change which has
taken place in parties he says:
"Horace Greely finds Aocking to his sup
port large numbers of Republicans unwiil-
ing to continue the existing misrule, and as
allies with them regcnerated party which
comes forward to unite in this Liberal
movement. Democrats in joining Horace
Greeley have changed simply az President
Grant changed when he joined the Repuli-
cans, except that he was rewarded at once
with high Office. The change is omen.
Adopting the Republican platform, which
places the equal rights of all under the safe
guard of irreversible guarantees; and at the
same time accepting the nomination of q
life time abolitionist, who represents pre-.
eminently the sentiment of duty to the colo
red race, they have set their corporate seal
to the sacred convent. They may continue
Democrats in name, but they arc in reality
Republicans, by the same title that those
who sustain Republican principles are Re.
publ:cans, or rather the ~ are Democrats,
according. to the original Specification Of
that word, dedicated to the rights of the
people.
"lt is idle to say that Horace Greeley
and tho Republicans that nominated him,
are any less Republican because Democrats
unite with them in support of cherished
principles and the candidate who represent
them. Conversions are always welcome, and
not 'ess so because the change is in n
multitude rather than an Individual
political party cannot, if it would and
should not ifit could, shut the door against
converts, whether counted by the score the
hundreds, or the thousand: and so we find
that the supporters of President Grant
announce with partisan triumph the adhesion
OF single Democratic politician or single
Democratic newspaper. On equal reason
and with higher pride may the supporters
of Horace Greeley announce the adhesion
of the Democratic party, which, turning from
the things that are behind, presses on to
those that are before"
Answering the objection that the Support
of Mr.. Greeley by the Democrats is in
consistent with his Republcanism, he gives
his own experience and that of other dis
tinguished men of the party:
"My own personal experience teaches how
futile is the charge that because Horace
Greeley receives votes, therefore he be-
comes Democrat, or lapses under De-