The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-07
THE PRESS ON GREELEY.
WHIT THE NEWSPAPERS EVERY
WHERE SAY OF TIE NOMINEE.
The Harlequin Herald on the Fence.
rp-.., ,ha Naw york Herald of Satucday.l


The fact that body of men. coming from
every section of the country and animated hy
purposes 60 UNIQUE and contradictory, should
resolve to enter upon canvass for the fesl-
dency with Horace Greeley as the candidate,
Is the most striking event, In some respects,
ever known In our political history. IL SHOWS
pre-eminently the effect of personal character
and devotion to duty upon the genera genera m,ou ou
of the country; for whatever Criticisms may
be made upon the public career OF Gree
ley, no one denies his honesty. of purpose,
his zeal in the public service, his deVouon
to the peoples welfare, his almost senIl-
mental devotion to every scheme that pr9mls-
re- lrdea him as fanatic and q dreamer. HIS
friends have worshipped him with devotion
almost Oriental as an apostle of progress aud
humanity. No man is as well known IN the
coultry as Horace Greeley, unless, perhaps IT
Is General Grant. 1t will, therefore, not be
canvass of false pretences. 1t Will oe per.
sopal canvass, question OF mere men; 1ot
beyond the name OF Horace Greeley. what
principle do we see In this platform The
nafhe of Horace Greeley and the restlessness
of the country under our foreign policy, and
the desire for change which belongs TO our
easy tempered people, and nothing more
There are conditions of the public temper
When considerations as superficial and evan
escent as these will control canvass
and name a President. This we saw
when Harrison and Pierce were elected. Are
we to have these conditions now, and VIII
similar results? Are our people tired OF Grant !!
Does the absence of any special enthusiasm
for Grant at this time show that cur people
are weary? These are quesdoDt that the cah-
vass will develop. In the meantime; we vel
come Horace Greeley Into the campaign as
man whom the American people WILL always
respect and honor. Whether we shall cup
port Or oppose him must be decided oy MIN.
fvnl hto n
he avoids certain fallacles that have emoar-
rassed the usefulness OF his career, we snail
support him. But in this We shall await the
Developments Of the canvass and the attitude
in which the nominees of the conventions Will
stand before the people.
The World In q Qunndnry.
From the New York World
With 30 unexpected and surprising candi-
date as Mr.. Greeley, we have no aoVlc4 70
offer. The Democratic NATIONAL commlIss
will meet In this city next week, and issue I9e
regular call tor the usual convention. we
think 1t expediept, on all grounds, that tne
convention should be held early, especially
after this extraordinary result at CinclonAii;
But the convention cannot very ven oe hgio
before the latter part of June, and meanwhile
there will be opportunity for free expression
of Democratic opiAlon. Under existing CIR.
cumstances we do not aspire to- guide
Democratic sentiment but prefer to NWatcn
and follow 1t. We will frankly say, however,
that Mr.. Greeley Is: not our choice, ana tnat
we regret his nomination. II, as seems
likely, the Democratic Convention should ig-
norathe Cincinnati ticket and nominate new
one OF its own, we shall give that sew ticket
onr Jealous support. 10 many Democrats
this course seems inevitable, but the strange
action at Cincinnati has fallen on rs 30 sue.
denly that We deem 1t prudent to await
the spontaneous expression of Democra-
tic opinion before ,rofering counsel 10
circumstances so ca sraordinsry. Our pres
emf IMPRESSION is, that the Democratlc
National Convention will ignore Clnclnnau
entirely and nominate new ucket-a course
In which 1t may count upon the nearly sup,
port OF the World. We will be guided oy the
National Convention, and submit TO its ludg.
menr In any event; but we do not az
present see any possibility IN the .iu-
ture as the endorsement of Mr.: Greeley oy
the Democratic party. We grudge him nonS
of the Republican votes which nus persoMai
popularity will draw away from Grant: we
have no doubt that, inside the Republican
party, he Will make strong canvass: He Is
nopnlar enough TO make great and forml-
dable split In the Republican ranks; and tue
assured Republican schism gives Democrats q
splendid opportunity, such as We nave l not
before had since the outbreak OF tne clVl! wal.
We think this is the view which will De taken
by the Democratic National Convention when
il assembled. We take 1t for granted tnat MI.
Greeley will stand by his guns and not retlre
from the canvass Six or eight weeks nepce,
when our convention assemblies, 1t WILL De ap'
parent what his strength really Is; and mean
while we can afford to walt aud watch tne oe-
yelopmenls of the schism in the Repuoncan
marty. and Judge what 1t is likely to amount 10
What the effect OF running three ucke!s may
be is q topic which We reserve for early dls'
sion. z.s.y -s..
.The staid Commercial Organ Speaks
- its Mind.
from the Journal OF Commerce.l
There were two courses open to this con.
.venlion OF disaffe ,ted Republicans. One
which was generally expected, was TO nomi
nate candidate ofhigh character and OF moo
crate views, who had good standing among
men of all parties, and who, oy occurring
snbseouent Democratic endorsement, NIGH
fairly hope to be elected. The other was te
nominate wellknown partisan Republican
who should stand well with and fairly repre-
sent The views of those assembled, and oe
likely to draw ont their strength IN tne can
yass, but who could not expect Democratic
.eudorsement, and would thus compel the reg
ular Republican convention to endorse nun OF
to throw the election into the hands OF thell
opponents. Whether wisely or not. the con
yention has chosen the latter OF these alterna
tiv.s, and has put forward Tor tne Pres
idency the name of Horace Greeley
He 1S 100 well huOWu eWouSnoae sA'
United States to need any description
our hands. Nor Is he, with all his ldiosyn
cracles, a candidate to be despised. He has
following In New York strong enough tt
render the success of any other Republican
candidate In this State quite hopeless while ht
keeps the field; and If those represented a.
Cincinnati cling to his fortunes he Will turf
the scale also In many another State now reck
,oned as probably Republican. This will place
grave responsibility upon the regular ne
publican Convention, to meet 10 Philadelphia
If the nomination Is then confirmed by tna
body, and he Is elected, it will throw tnt
whole patronage of the General Governmen
into the hands of those who have heretofore
been in q disaffected minority. If his claims
ARE wholly Ignored, and Grant Is re-nomina
ted. the running of two such Republican can
ddates would almost certainly bring the Dem
-ocrats once more into power. II this nomina
tioB, Is heartily accepted By all who were rep
resented at Cincinnati, 1t will prove to be the
hardest problem the party has been called tc
solve since 1t first came into power.
The Sententious Sun on tho People
Duty.
From the New York SUM-
Horace Greeley was yesterday nominated
for President by the convention at Cincln
matt.
he is the grandson of an Irlshman, and will
be likely TO carry the Irish vote.
By birth. by education, and by sentiment
,te ia an ont q mi -Out American.