Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-13

his nomination Tor the Presidency discharged
that task on Thursday to the eutire satisiac'
ton Of the distinguished candidate. Senator
DOoliltlc said, In his usual bland way, that tC
hun aud his fellow-commiitce men, at was a
pleasing duty to walt upon Mr.. Greeley In
person and notify him Of his unanimous nom.
nation" II certainly must have been 4 very
pleasing duty" for u body Of DtmOcracts to
notify their lifelong eueny-the man who
again and again denounced them as thieves,
burglars, murderers, gamblers, keepers Of
policy shops aud worse dens Of lnfamy;" that
their party was dead; that they were a van
pushed, ruined organization, with no hope
Of success In the future, except by abandon
ing their former principles and ideas.
Mr.. Greeley, II we may judge from his
reply, does not seem comfortable IN his new
position. II IA, after all, creditabe to our
political human nature that his honors do
not sit easily upon him, and that he has the
courage to acknowledge that bis position is
embarrassing" We should say II was, ut,
said he, subjects me to misconstruction on
the part OF valued and lifelong friends" It
Is at least a consolation IN know that Nc.
Greeley Is not utterly insensible 10 the To-
fanny Of his course; that he feels the degra.
dalton Of bis present position a. tue leader OF
all those who were bad and disloyal during
the past ten years, who carried the country
into war, who brought upon tue republic the
awful train Of disorders and mlsfortunes
from which the administration of General
Grant Is extricaling il. On the one side arc
the men who eudcavored TO disrupt the re-.
public; on the other, they who saved 1t.
There Is Que significant sentence In Mr..
Grerley's reply IN this committee Of highly
delighted gentlemen which reads rather awk-
ward. "Yuu," said he, "In making this NOM
nation, are not lrs1 Democratic, but even
more so than had you taken the opposite
course. l. in accepting H. am as much Re
publican rs | ever was"-a sentiment which
drew from the aforesaid delighted gentlemen
the heartiest applause. The meaning Of this
enigma Is not very clear, In view OF all the
explanations that we have been reading In the
Greeley and Liberal Republican organs dur.
Ing the last two or three months. What that
Democratic party Is exactly, Mr.. Greeley has
himself told us In words that cannot be blotled
out Us long rs the Tribune files remain In
existence. One extract Is rs good as q thou
sand for our present purpose. Il IA less than
year and a half ago since he wrote;
THE brain, the heart, the soul OF the present
Democratic party Is the rebel element at tho
South, with Its Northern allies and sympa
timers. II Is rebel at the core to-day. ltWOuld
come into power with the hate the ehagTlB, the
wrath, the modification Of ten bitter years t
impel and guide It's steps. It would devote II
selft taking OF or reducing tax after tax unit
the Treasury was deprived OF the means Of pay
Ing interest on the national debt, and would
hail the tidings el national bankruptcy with u q
alloyed Rladnoss and unoOnceaIed sxultAtion
Whatever chastlsement may DO deserved BY our
national sins, we must hope that this disgrace
and humiliation will be spared us."- february,
ISL.
Mr. Greeley Tcitrmtes every word that h
then said "YOu arc not less Democratic
but even more So" lie has again given II a
his solemn Judgment that the "DemOcrati
party Is rebel at the core today" that /
would devote itself To taking on tax after tai
until the Treasury was deprived Of the mean
OF paying the interest on the national debt
that lit would hail national bankruptcy with
unalluyed glaaness aud uncunccaled eSulIa'
ton" The NOMINEE Of the Baltimore con
ventiOn, In the very Threshold Of the cam
paign, has given the country the best reason
10 the world why he should not be elected
He admits that the main body of his sup
porters are as bitter rebels, Us dizlOyal ;,
the Government to-day as they were In 1861
when the nag was fired on at sumter, rs thel
were during all the long years Of the bloody
struggle, when their shouts went up over al
the land at the intelligence Of every rebe
victory aud Of every Union defeat. II "tht
disgrace and humiliation" Of his election
should be In store for the country these met
would control his administration and dictate
his policy. We will do him the justice I,
say that we do not think he would as Presl
dent play the dislOyal aud traitorous par
which these men would have hun play; but
could be prevent them from doing the yerl
things which he predicted they would wheI
they got into power? lie may let Ay yetC
after veto, aud theu We should have the story
of Mr.. Johnson's administration aud strug.
gle with Congress over again, So far as the
depletion of the Treasury aud the baukruptcy
Of the nation, by the abolition Of tax after
tax, Is concerned, he has already pledged
himself that he will not Interfere with that
II elected that no veto Of tariff hill shall
ever be written by himi that he will carry
out the financial and economic measures
which the Democratic Congress thathe hopes
TO zee come In with him in 1873 may enact
That Is In the bond.
As we said, Mr. Greeley himself has given
the keynote TO the campaign that will newt
ably result In his defeat. The country can.
not afford 10 run the risk 0i the danger which
he himself anticipates, and which he has had
the candor 10 ayOw. "YUu are no less Dem
ocrats to-day than ever you were" The
country will DO warned by Mr.. Greeley. II
desires peace and not war, The candidate
of the Democracy himself acknowledges tina
the success Of the men who have put him Ia
nomination would lead to strife and dlseort
and dlssenslOn. Before the first Tuesday oil
November the country viii SOC the force o
hlsoplnlon, and take caro- that the evils whlcl
be foresses are Ia store for II shall 10 ayorted
beyond all peradyenture.
,AuI pOs'T You KNOW that Ia severe
nervous arrangement physlclansg give eplcac'
asked an old Democratic alderman OF brook
iyn of a friend. "Yesi but what Of III"
,,Wby. we Democrats, replied the alderman,
uare troubled with nervous debility, and
nave 10 take Greeley precisely Us we would
taks eplcac; aud the worst Of Il Is, there Is
mot q single sweetmeat to take away the bad
taste"