The Portland daily press., 1872-06-29
Why Rebel Supports Mr.. Greeley

A correspondent of the New York Com
mercial at Niagara, writes from the Canadian
side as follows: eaF. r5. es. EHiEi
Ex-Governor Westcott, of Florida, sits on
the steps of the st. Lawrence hotel and
abuses Americans three-fourths of his time.
He avows himself to be a secessionist, abuses
Grant, calls Sumner coward, Greeley an
idiot, and Massachusetts State of thieves
and hypocrites. Yesterday asked the ex-
rebel who he favored for the Presidency. sas1
He replied, 81 60 for Greeley" I'll
"Why for Greeley ?" l asked.
Because, sir, if we get him off from the
Republicans, we kill the id Republican par
ty. Yes, sir, the salvation of the
old Democratic party is to elect Greeley"
twill the Southern secessionists go for
Greeley?" asked. rv,,r ia ts..f.
''Some will and some won't, sir. There's
General Hill-a red-hot secessionist once-he
made speech lately for Greeley, but old Bob
Toombs pricked his Greeley bubble, and let
the air out in three minutes. But, sir, Pm
for Greeley, just as I'd be for the devil him
self fit was to destroy this black Republican
Yankee party, which has always fought the
South. Now we've got the black Republi-
cans divided, we must whip them in detail,
or, ten to one, they will all-Grant, Gree
ley and Sumner-get around together again.
vote, sir, for Greeley, between you and /,
is a vote for killing the Republican party"
The opposition papers and the Liberal
orators are constantly ringing their meaning
less changes on bayonet rule in the South
The Alabama State JournDl edited by ma
tive of the State and man of integrity says !:
Monstrous and incredible as are the crimes
developed by the judicial tribunals of the Unit
ed States, in Alabama, they have ceased to be
matters of conjecture, and have become facts in
history. What men believed and feared they
now know. 4-i- % i I'D III" lla-4l 7"
Men, hoary from the weight of years; youths
verging to maturity of manhood, now fill the
cells of convicted and condemned felons, be-
cause OF wanton wrongs done to country and
outraged human nature. 0-'i ''"'
The only bayonet rule that has been exer-
cised is to bring midnight assassins to pun
ishment. The State Journal further says: j
We are appalled, at the contemplation of
what would have been the state of society in
Alabama if this criminality had not been ar
rested; if the guilty wretches could, one and
m;att !. our country had not risen IN its
and political chaos Would Jaw peen our doom
Upon us would have come "thick night
And palled us in the dunnest smoke of hell"
THE FIFTH DIsTRIcT-Tbe bolt in the Fifth
District by later accounts does not prove very
serious The Wing says that Mr.. Pike and
others held consultation with leading Demo-
Gratis for the purpose of uniting the opposition
to Mr.. Hale on Mr.. Pike, but that Mr. Rust, of
the Age, and others would not have anything to
do with any arrangement that looks like flu
sion, and that being the case the Democrats
have no use for Mr.. Pike, and SO the conclaye
ended in fiasco. Seth L. Milliken, esq.,, one
of the leading opponents to Mr. Hale, made an
earnest speech in the Convention for the hearty
support of the nomination. We have received
a letter from Hon. Ebenezer Knowlton, stating
that he will support the ticket most cordially,
and denouncnig the holt in the severest terrns l