The New York herald., 1872-07-06
Delegates Arriving and Running
Away from the Roast.
A DEMOCRATIC GREELEY MEETING
"A Reminiscence Of the 1861
Riot in Baltimore.
Louisiana, the Oarolinas and Mississippi
Promised to the Liberals.

BALTIMORE. July 4, 1872.
One OF the new features of the political campaign
Is the apparent division In the black ranks OF the
South, and from what has come to light 1t appears
to be tolerably certain that Mr.. Sumner is taking
some pains to advise his colored constituents that
no good can come to them from supporting Grant,
and that the present is their opportunity to make
record In the political field. The Southern States
will nearly all go for Greeley and the prospect Of
being thrown completely out OF the Offices does not
encourage ambitious colored politicians; and at
the same tim, the late rebel elements
have become very considerate toward their
sable rivals and fellow citizens, and
some of the shrewder negroes are propounding the
proposition on tn, stump and In the churches
which are the black mans hustings-that just now
Is the opportunity extend the olive branch to the
white man and say, 1--WE propose to cooperate with
you and restore the section where we both must
lfve."
MR.. SUMNER IN WASHINGTON
Mr.. Sumner Is still occupying his agreeable home
on Lafayette square, in the city Of Washington,
where he has q dozen or twenty regular callers,
who stop pay their respects at least once day,
and every afternoon he takes ride In barouche
out to the Soldiers Home or along the banks OF
Rock Creek, inhaling the air. His life Is
q singular combination OF the passionate and
the tranquil-the hard-working and the pro-
vincial Taken unaware, when his mind
is or public questions, he is one OF the least sus
pectng Of men, and often out Of the heights OF his
political principles will drop down to ask ques-
tion upon some simple matter from o newspaper
correspondent or child. Whatever the situation
may be politically, Sumner holds all his power.
Both the administration and the liberals are afraid
to tempt him out, and there is little doubt that
during the campaign unless the consultations Of
some Of his friends who are In Grants inter-
est prevail, he will make positive enun-
ciation. AS he writes an enormous private
correspondence every day 1t Is known that he
has addressed several letters to eminent colored
progress while the Caucasians have none, and that
the reelection Of Grant will be common calamity.
THE BLACK VOTE.
To what extent diversion In the co,ored ranks
has been made can only be guessed from the con-
fdent manner OF the Southern Greeley men, who
declare that both the CarOlinas and Mississippi
as certain for Greeley as Alabama or Tennessee
The colored man Is not an ideal being, and has
lively appreciation OF his prospects and opportuni-
ties. Even when the Cincinnati Convention was
first proposed half dozen coored men OF WASH
ington city offered to sign the call. Personal
jealousies and emuatons have broken ont among
the blacks and even Fred Douglass is looked upon
with suspicion by some OF his associates as q man
anxious for consideration, and whose head has
been turned by the two or three appointments he
has received rom the White House. The South
erners know the colored temper and character very
thoroughly, and, having been able to compose all
differences between the races In cities like Charles
ton, they disposed to give the blacks every op
poltunty and award them fair share of such ofces
90 with frip tn IN
service. The Greeley movement has already had the
effect OF showing the blacks that no party exists
which has any further intentions upon their free-
dom or suffrage. This settled, they will probably
look at the institutions and propositions OF the
government with the same various eye which the
paler race employs.
NO STATE PRIDE IN MARYLAND.
had q curi0us conversation the other day with a
professional Southern man who had settled In Bal
timore city. was remarkng that in Maryland
there Is an enormous quantity of State PRIDE and
he asked me to indicate in what 1t lay. For his part
he said he thought no Commonwealth had less of
that highest admiration for its great exempars than
Maryland. "Look," said he, ''at Reverdy Johnson
who has served the country and adorned the State
in almost every capacity, and whose fnesse and
diplomacy at London, although u brought him dis
eface with the republican party, has been fully
vindicated by the weakness OF Mr. Fish-that old
man Johnson ia tusseng with the law in the Courts
Of this city Just as he did thirty years ago. while
people are picked up from the Eastern Shore who
are not known to more than tenth OF the people
OF the State and sent to the Senate simply because
they live east OF the bay. estate pride, as
understand It," said this gentleman, consists
In appreciating the best men, and dropping
local preudices for the sake Of the reputation OF
xho hnta
Dennis, just sent to the Senate; he may be q very
exemplary man, but he has never distinguished
himself in the history Of the country, and we have
just passed through the term of Senator George
vickers, who was elected by local right as an East
ern Shore man and who has made no mark what
ever, although, OF course, he has been honorable
enough In his private character. Now they have
got the western side OF the bay divided into three
parts The city Of Baltimore is one part, the Pc
nnsula toward Point Lookout is the second, and
even the two counties crowded into the
Allegheny Mountains insist upon being
section OF their own and having
LATED states senator or Q Governor by division
and not by merit. Hence Marylanl Is divided into
four territorial factions, of which the Eastern shore
put In It's claims as matter OF right, and the other
oce Of eg Se state es In Bmore
county and about Cumberland. How can Marv-
land claim any decent state pride when these
petty geographical divisions operate to crowd out
men OF learning and dignity 7"
Maryland OFFICIALS.
however" said |, don't you think Maryland
has good officials ~
Yes" said lie, there Is good deal OF citizen
virtue and good bearing in the state. The present
Governor (Whyte) has culture, experience and that
pleasant physical moral and mental cleanliness
which educated men like to see In high places.
His rival, the retired Governor Bowie, Is " man OF
n different stamp-a horse racer and landed pro-
prietOr, &c.-bnt he has fine clean points OF char
acter and some viQor and Independence Tom |