Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-05
Letter from Washington.
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE DAILY srY.l
WASHINGTON, D. C., June Sd, 1872.

WAsHINGToN, D. c., June Sd, 1872.
THE RECoIL.
Mr. Summer already begins Tor at least his
best friends here do) to feel the rebound from
the designed-to-be deadly effort which your sem
Tor senator made, on Friday ,gagainst the execu-
tive. The speech is so monstrous an exaggera-
ton, that, under most circumstances, it would
be greeted with roars of laughter. The charac-
ter of its author alone saves it from this fate
while the grave motive TO prove the president al
enc, and the same time, man of coarse,
even brutal instincts, of low tastes, ig-
norant assumptions, mean, self-willed and
avaricious characteristics, and yet pos
sessed of intellectual power sufficient to
make him capable of successful Coesarism, in a
country so intelligent as this, demands that it
shall be thoroughly dissected analysed and
answered.
1t will be, too, Judging by appearances /
think the chief result Of Mr.. Summers attack
will be to arouse the old-time enthusiasms and
bring up again the latent.vigOr of the party or.
ganization. Gen. Logan foreshadows this. He
is an excellent barometer, and indicates quite
fall and rise. 1t is now on the rise-up to fever
heat, too. But leave Mr. Sumner to the edi
torial pens Of his own state.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
A large number of delegates have arrived in
the city TO day. Perhaps one-half or more OF
the convention. We have beenrable to make an
estimate of the one point in its prospective pro-
ceedings which will be of most interest--that is
the nomination for the vice presidency. A large
majority of the delegates here are from the
southern states.
Very much to the qualification of Mr.. Wilson's
friends they are almost unanimously in favor of
his nomination. One thing is asserted by near
ly all ] have met, and that is-that Mr.. Wilson's
name will give positive strength to the ticket.
The expression is that Mr.. Collax will bring
no new strength, however good a man
he is, while the senator from the
Bay State is sure to hold firm large portion of
the old anti slavery guard to arouse tine earnest
support Of the colored people, aud largely bring
70 Inc ticket the aid ofthe labor moyementnow so
dissatisfied. All else being said il must be con-
,essen lna' MIR. Wilson's nomination will be po-
,'''o"'y regarded a sagacious movement. |
nave ne"io ~ doubted whether his own state
WIN pe earnest IN his support after the first bol.
lot, and the reason given is dissatisrac,,on on
the part of the manufacturing interos, a, NJ
Wilson's advocacy Of eight hours, and other
similar issues. 1t does not seem possible that
such objection can be seriously urged.
THE VOTE AND PROBABILITIES.
Mr. Colfax has 124 instructed votes; Mr.
Wilson "a Mr. Dennison "A; Harlan tKy.), "a;
Wilson, Iowa, 23; Maynard and Lewis, ..
each, and Davis, Texas, i6-making in all 89i
votes. The total number of votes Is 752, thu
leaving 428 uninstructed votes
OF these Mr.. Wilson's friends confident,
claim, on NE first ballot, Arkansas, ~; Califor
MA, at least GU. Of ~; Florida, out Of G.
Georgia, Is out of %; Illinois, 30 out of 40 (apd
Logan says all; Kansas. 10; Louisiana, 1
out OF "a; Mississippi 49, Missouri, % out Of sOt
! New York, one half at least, or IS votes; Nortl