New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-11

lied 10 certain and glorious victory. An the best
viii be given to ,Mr. Greeley fully and freely as
they would have been TO Mr. Tmbull OF other can
ddate pledged TO carry out his principles which have
now become the principles Of great party organized
for tremendous victory.
THE RIPE FRUIT OF A NATIONAL WISH.
Iron W,lktSs Sptrt Of ne Times ,
The ides of May have borne their fruit line
liberal Convention which even four months ago had
not been much heard Of met last week In unexam
pied mass, made a new declaration OF independence,
and placed candidates before the country who are as
sure 10 be elected the dawn sure to break on the
18th day OF next November. The military adventrer'
who was hastily chosen on an option OF twenty day
that he might not be purchased by rival ana wmU,
that he would have dealings in future Win the cV
leaders Of the people, has been met by the people a.
pioy Those who doubt ii will not be required 70 wait
many days TO see these words confirmed Already To
~ evidence that the first choice Of the Convention was
the result of accident or bargain put Jne r ey
hibited itself during the entire week at IN S
unmstakeable sign that Mr. Greeley was tnS w not
hesitate TO declare, own personal 0DserNhton e
delegate, that at time from Monday morning baanw
Fidav noon had any Of the candidates even the
OF a chance for the Presidential nomination excep s
Horace Greeley. 1t that the name OF MI Ads
sa votes ,ae o an apparent victory but dele
CATION all the while with pencil an1ioa s omenf
ready TO record q change OF vote Iho nvnions
The Adams tide should rise too high for Mr. Greeleys
safety The decisive action took pace me On Convention
conld be restrained longer II was then
by the Illinois delegation, which on s Co. uorace
for the first time, fourteen OF Hs NV t %
Greeley. This the OF tne true er
stampede took place spgaDS TO their feet in ali
portions OF the hall, anxious 70 pace onen h 1
cations well on the victorious record ana then tne COZ
venton cot its choice. And, as we have already sad
mis- DECISION was not the result Of any accident or bar
ain mad there been any bargain TO that effect 1t could
@ have heen accomplished without the aid or privity
of the New YORK delegation which was the chief repre-
@ ~, nat deIeeaton who had full cognzance of all
ts wishes and proceedings declare that 1t not only Kept
but it did not know of any. We were even
ignorant tire intended endorsement OF MT greeley D
Graft Brown the last day OF the Convention; IN evil
dence of which, il will be seen that New-Iork ala not
spond TO by giving Mr. Brown as many as onehai OF
its votes for the VcePresdency Had there been bar
gain under Gov. Browns performance, one sign OF II
would necessarily have exhibited itself IN New-Iorks
there was no bargaining, except among those who
were afraid the overwhelming popularity Of Mr. Gree
escorted 70 nv aherents of Mr. Adams and Judge Davis
and 10 evident that in their behalf money nad peen
ever gineered MT Greeley, except the inherent
force Of his own popularity when constantly WORKED
said before, burst all bounds and carried him
in with tempest OF applause; ITemen OIiti
clan type, we're made for Judge Davis and for Mr. Ad
ans; but the former advocacy had more noise tnan
In IT, vN we ae copeeved and was intended to
result in the defeat OF the Convention, and the suDse
quent nomination OF straight o EN- od
to vote for Mr. Adams and they conceived that the fu
fure DEVELOPMENT of that fact would justify them III
not giving him the endorsement or thelr Natlonai
Convention; wheTeup0n, they felt they might reason.
ably expect that the Liberal Republicans having nope
essy broken with Grant, would be recruited INTO inc
Democratic force, and go for some compromise reform
candidate of the mild form OF GToes9eek' lliaen OK
Hendricks. But tricks seldom succeed III matters OF
great moment, and never, when measured against the
instincts of people There was no reason N sight my
Charles Francis Adams with his arlstOcrauc lncnna,
tons and freezing scholarship, should be selected
to champion popular emotion or ne haPpaI Re
in the face OF the declaration OF ms
letter the path of April that he was entirely isolated
from all political associations IN auultlOn 10 those
Obvious ncOngruities, it decidedly against Mr..
Adamss chances that two of his family had been Pres
dents before him, with fourth Dusly IN tralnhg WHO
had been baptized for the succession under the patrony
of John quincy, With these facts in v rev.
Mr. Adams it might as well decide in favor
Of primogenitme and entail and likewise declare
for family succession II was generally felt that the
choice of of such characteristics and surround
ings would not only be out OF synay WIN h an ma
popular and progressive movement put that the heTe
TACT of the country being Obliged 10 90 three tunes III us
short political history 70 tne lIH r, CO.. o. S{s ma!
and within the circuit OF single STATE LOT Ciei Mags
trate would reflect but little credit upon the intellectual
OF kePng aGe 'n@ csnd SGa il orr
der to Justify our statement that n4twt1S asa
ballots lie never had chance for the nomination from
the start His position was eaIeiny WORKED up Du ~
was entirely artificial, and when 1t collapsed II caused
no surprise 10 the bulk the Convention There were
few earnest Republicans supporting Mr. Adams, such as
the Connecticut ana massachusetts h inns
like the Democrats who engneereu nm, tIey VII
chiefly of the silkstOcking stamp VINO uesre
haired,
Charles Court Washington, aud who having had some
experience in training candidates feel IT to be due to
their wealth and position 10 have a President who
moves within their velyetfOOted social circle. .
Mr.. Greeley on the other hand, was a sympatnetc
man of the people He had endeared himself to the
mas of ali parties by life conspicuous for industry
and honor and truly iustrous for ITS services 10 man
kind; and they hastily assembled III all parts OF the
country to send delegates 10 CnClhna 10 ASK MN 10
accept OF an important trust which, under the necessl
e an Oi To u erIS b6mey phrSse he filed the b Of
the occasion. and nothing but sense OF oe ,
whom deserved well at Their hands prevented ms hon-
nation on the first ballot The Nec York Herdid with
its usual sagacty recognized the fact that he mad the
of the Convention early in the week and had te
reporters Of the other journals represented III CINCINNATI
been equally az frank if not farseeng, the final result
would not have taken the politicians OF the country by
surprise. Mr.. Greeeys nomination was no surprise 10
the people, for they ordered IT, ana matters not what
the politicians or party rings may 40, IN the way
either OF Endorsement reputation (passive or
acuve), the People intend to stand by hun The unms,
taxable response which is pealng from all parts oil
the country particularly from the entire SOUTH and con-
speuousy from the Irish and Germans depryes us OF
all uneasiness upon thls subject IN uea1ng Vi tne
nominations of Mr. Greeley and Graft BOWL tnere is
point left for this present article TO consider ana
that is, will the Cincinnati candidates DE ndorsed by te
Democratic National Conventionf Our answer TO TINS
proposition is that 10 is not matter OF prime
whether they Endorsed at Baltimore or not We as
sumo course, that they will be Endorsed by the Balt-
more Convention, however much some OF the old Demo
cratic wrepuleTs may shake their heads and express
their sage fOrebOdngs TO the contrary Inc truth Is
the Democratic masses have themselves taken up this
question OF indOrslng the Cncnhat nominees just as
the Republican masses, breaking from their old leaders
made the nominations in the first place IL Is the
movement OF the Democratic pOpnlace, and not the
movement their heretofore sOcaled leaders, and all
have to say to those pretended DemOcratc Leaders
is that the boat started which is to bear Uncle Hor
ace to Presidency, and unless they make haste to
jump board, they will be left behind Gloomy prog.
nOscaOns aud threatened opposition with the view Of
getting Cabinet positions and promises of lesser loot for
the of their caba will be OF no effect AS IN the
previous portions OF this surprising canvass no bargains
Compromises even mutual UNDERSTANDINGS" VIII be
entertained Horace Greeley represents not t, only
the Reform sentiment, but the revised political sen
timent OF the entire nation and through his cand-
dacy the country feels that 1t will commence era
of national regeneration. The Liberal Republicans un-
dersand the situation They did not separate from their
old associates TO give Democrats the lead and they
Intend champion the present problem 10 the end The
present state OF things is the prime opportunity OF the
Democracy rather han of ours for we chose TO break