New-York tribune., 1872-06-13


have slid as many hard things Of Dir Greeley Mr.
Greeley ever said OF U.s."
The latest campaign issue is The Old White
Hat weekly. six column, four page paper, printed In
NewYork bv Amos Mason & Co. The first number bears
the date OF Saturday, June 10
DR.. Joseph II. Smith, one Of the delegates
elected yesterday from the WITH Massachusetts Dis
trct 70 the Baltimore Convention, member Of the
first Democratic Convection Of 1852. Ho then dele
gate from New-Hampslire.
The talk about the substitution of Mr. Adams
for Mr Greeley as anlGrant candidate for president,
and the boast The World and Tie EnsHnG Post that
this viii be made seem too preposerous for
serious notice. receives however, this notice from
The Springfield Republican: ave believe the effort 10
do this should have fair field snd patient treatment
from Mr. Greeley and his trlends' un we o9ns belieFe
that It VIII succeed. st'll, Tue moment IIr sucn a
change may he made the means OF adding great moral
and numerical strength 10 Mr. DIeeie5 SUPPORT & W
the other hand 10 may be eXaspefheu ana enlarged anu
then driven to such an extent Of opposition as utterly TO
destroy his chances and insure the reelection Oi Cen
Grant al the very opening Of the campaign.
The denomination Convention owes debt
Of gratitude to The Chicago Tribune In the midst OF
the unparalleled enthusiasm plank las dropped from
the platform. This The Tribune restores It's appropu
ateness viii be Immediately recognized Here II Ia:
up islands for missionary purposes, 70 dlg up
ChOrpenning claims, SecOr claims, Roach claims Pen
Government, which successive Administrations have
overruled. and pay them upon such terms as VIII enable
Cabinet members to have good time; 10 foster IAN
gushing steamship lines by furnishing the money 70 pay
BUries RObesOn's iron manufacturing neighbors in
ports aud the Cannbal islands aud to run the elections
IN the several States"
Civil Service Reform is in vigorous opera
ton in Massachusetts, and Is fully up to the standard
recommended by the Philadelphia platform The Spring
eld Republican thus alludes the latest case 81 The
Ak has come down. Mr. Charles W. Pafrey Is no longer
Collector OF the Port Of Salem. His only ohenso was,
that being the editor OF a Republican paper In Gen.
Buffers district did not support that ambitious gem
teman last Fa In his raid upon the G0yernors4p To
be surp he was faithful and capable Onicer, and had
record as a Republican running back Deyohu lhe tne
when Gen. Butler incurred bOarseness Dy sloutng Tor
Jeff Davis i'm the Charleston COnveutl0n But al this
went Tor nothing. Gen. Butler demanded MS mead, ana
IL was promptly forthcoming upOn treasury Depart
meut charger. We ask Nj Jrg5 :. Boutwell,, Ia al
Kindness whether lie can a0rI tls SORT OF tAAs LIdcA
longer"
Here is the real and simple way in which
r Theodore T0r dsposes " the charge that be IS the
murderous creature who cut the throat Of Schuyler Col
fax at Philadelphia: As tie editor OF The Golden Age
is uniusty reproached with having defeated Mr. Colaxs
nomination at philadelphia, let Us make short and
simple answer TO this impeachment. About two years
ago a friend Of Mr.. Coifa1 handed TO
SIr Tlltcn for publication IN The IHdepcndeni the
famous letter announcing rrevocable determination
f0 retire from pubic lie at the close OF his existing
Vice Presidency. This letter lnme natelY pup
hshed. with highly datterin5 remarks concerning Mr..
COlfax These remarks were based on the assurance
which the letter contained that Mr. COfax would posi-
lively and peremptOriy escheW Az lulther ponucaI
life. We took him at his word and thought We
,rera doin- him n favor by eulogizing bosom which
could thus, by sublime act empty user OF al human
ambition. His letter, we are informed was used ~
Pnade phid as the fatal dagger which sacrificed Mr.
Cofax on the altar OF But we insist that Mr.
COlfax died by his own hand-notly ours We dislncUY
mber TeCrcttng ms letter at thr nt anu NSnlhB
it had come not from YcePresloent Couax but Presi-
dent Grant.