New-York tribune., 1872-08-08
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS
Jr-pGE BLACKS REASONS FOR SUPPORTING
GREELEY.
GRANTS ADMINISTRATION UNCONoiIuIIONN
AND CoRRVPr-REFORMs WHICH GREELEY
ELECTION WILL INSURE - REASONS FOR
1890 rf~ SUPPORT.

Election WILL INSURE - REASONS FOR
DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNBl
R.rrr,roRr. Aug. 7.-0n the Goth Of July,
fsr Hon W II. Welsh. formerly of Pennsylyania' Du'
now ono OF the editors am proprieors OF The Baltimore
gr,fe addressed letter TO Judge Black STATING mat
his name had been used promote the interests OF the
Grant faction suggested expression OF MS views
ana opinions ON Presidential contest To this letter
TnI-e Black replies at length. He says that as tIe
nntes FOR me Presidency Is narrowed down to onoce
hcveen Grant or Greeley must weigh them against
one another and like practical men decide the case in
favor OF The best Even If find good in either Of
them we mus, take that who shall appear 10 be the
leasi bad The Judge then proceeds as follows;
GRANTS UNCONSTITUTIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND RING
CORRUPTION.
II Is undeniabe that leading measures OF THIS Al
imstrasion are only unconstitutional but antcOh-
stitutional showing not merely eontemptuous indfer
ence q constitutional obligations but settled hostiiy
10 those rights OF the and those liberties OF the
people which the organic law made % secure Inc
Presidents appointment Of officers and his general exeT
else Of public authority under the influence Of who
paid him large OF money, soandalous outrageS
and the effort defend them has combined with other
ike causes TO extngush among bis subordinate All re-
seot for those rules OF morality which used to De held
have done in the North and add TO
10 the larRe-hRnded roboeres perpetrated IA
the south Dy the reiainers OF che President Win ms
direct aid and assistance, are compelled 10 acknoW
other government now IN ne WuIlu r a't
ministerod so entirely Tor personal ana paItistI p
noses or in such complete disregard FOR the rights anu
interests Of the general public. This demOrazaoh -
not confined 10 the Executive branch; Inc tiqe ToIs ~
upon Legislature, and IN some places ~ mas E
f1e rank and file Of the Presidents party have De
come debauohed Let us hope not altoEetneI Du. & ei
Fanlv in fearful degree. Acts which IN Iorler times
"A hardened criminal would hesitate 70 whisper ~
.ne ear of his aco0mphce. now be openly adNO-
.a-ed bv q political leader, not only with safety put
t0 araDe chance Of beng sustained DY sort OF
,s5u1 opinon That ose Of liberty and justice which
IN he
Out resistance 20 the unprlnclpied denagUguSs VINO
vTopid erthrone fraud Alter showing What Gen. Grant
might have done have mace himself a great puuuc
benefactor he had been equal IN mind ana leaII 20
the exigoncies Of the times, the writer says OIo9tu
uatey the interests of certain rings We're II cOnlct
with the interests OF the country, ana they, oY aSe
presents, reduced him INTO theH service lo p. pL-S
contracted give him the salary which ms predecessor
had been content with inc mugs oHsrea MN iEOl t %
accepted their bounty fell over 10 then ana 'ook n.
Government into his hands Black EcpuDlCdn JoD
MR. GREELET's POLITICAL RECORD.
OF Nr. Greeley Judge Black remarks: he was IN the
ranks of the radical AbOntOnis FOR good many years
That ia bad for such associations would have natural
tenaepcv 70 debase him But must not forget that
though ho was with them he was not always Of them
he refused TO be q partaker their worst niquites.
He had none Of their diabooa hatred for the COnstitu
ton De did not lend his lips 20 their uDald baspne-
mics and his feet swift in running 10 shed
innocent blood. Before the great conflict began. his
opposition 10 the designs of the ADoIitionists
against the Federal and State Governments impeHed
MIN 10 the opposite heTesy 9I tns sseesslonls.s ISIS
her from worse fate he chose destroy the Govern
nept rather haD zee il dishonored and violated hy
less force. When the agrant. he provoked The
exfremest rage Of his by eXerngi himself Tor
a peace which would have left all the people pos
sassinn NJ fer contifutiona liberties After the close
OF the contest the advocate OF regular ana legal
as wei a. honest government for al parts OF the
try have good authority for saying that he never
gave approval 70 any form Of kidnapping OF murder
by military commission In short although ne did join
the AhOtonists in their devils dance he never
learned keep steD his partners, and We all know
that when he could not stop IT, lie zen I ana denounced
with becoming indignation.
Judge Black declares that tie friends Of RELIGIOUS
the zeal ability with which he resisted the church.
when banded together IN the secret lodge, OF
the knOw-hothng order. de auues 10 the tcc9satohs
OF Greeleys completely 10 cheats OT one KIND or du-
other and their triumphant retutaon expresses belief
IN his stainless integrity ana regards tEe haish ana
abusive manner in which he has often spoken OF the
Den9eIatlc party as lAuls %. luenuer m anu ,eineI %
nent concerning him.
WHAT GREELEY WILL DO As President.
The writer then continues: Ihave looked into his past
history only TO ascertain what he Is and what he is
Tx ly to be in the future I bound 70 nothing
Tor ais antecedents except they furnish the Of
estimating his character think have found ont with
reasonable certainty far we may conhde n him.
devOedy believe that chosen President ne will keep
his OATH preserve the Constitution inv0ate execute the
laws faithfully restore the States 70 their ughtful
autonomy protect individual liberty by jury trial and
haDeas corpus put the military in proper subordinaton
the civil authority, neither favor nor fraud 10
carry elections, keep his hands clean from corruDting
gifts, set his face ike flint against all manner Of imam
cial dishonesty, purify the administration Of
lpstioe ,a as m1eR , a. III hln nes' idl maintain
Of an inst obligations. economic the revenue,
and tighten axaon lve 90 capital the right which be-
longs 10 it. and at the time that labor s
robbed Of s earnings He viii certainly hold his power
0 appointment az pubLc trust ana nOt as part 0i ms
personal possession used for the support OF his
family OF 70 encourage the private ibeality OF his
Irehis ne WILL so idI rs ne can without abssIessIns
the limits Of his legal authority relieve the southern
states rom the gangrene hat s proving upon Their VI
tals 10 Opa Pal lneIslp WIN the present Adlulstr-
ton. / think he VIII do all this, and my faith is
- -dOanueu on 'gS ne 'gs,iDnJ 81 ot M biaehJs anu
and the moral influence which the DemOo-
racy VIII necessarily exert upon his conduct The
Of biz past life caused by certain evil cOmmunica
ton. from which he has clean escaped He heads a
believe no will 70 back upon be guilty Of
same wickedness himself The contrast between the
Democrat doubt what he ought do. Judge Black
le OF those whose first feeling regret
that there have been wrongs done 10 the country for
which The triumph oi Mr.. Greeley, with all his reforms
offers no immediate atOnement ami only a partial
remedy.
Why DEMOCRATS SHOULD SUPPORT GREELEY.
Touching Congress legislation he describes rhe
Reconstruction act Of 1867 bill Of attainder
deliberately cruel. and with pains and penalties
C0mpendOusly unjust than any British bill that
was passed. But conscious, he says that such a bill
could stand the nominal faction resOrted
pedent OF converting the Constitution Itself into a bill
attainder. OF the Fourteenth Fifteenth Amend
Dent he Gays, they frauds upon the spirit and
letter Of tho instrument inasmueh they effected the
worse outrage which 1t was made TO prevent In con
clusion, Judge Black says Mr.. Greeleys election viii
not do all that would wish 10 free US from these
evils. IL viii not even be a popular cOmnendatl0n
OF the by which they were inflicted
before but viii begin the OF their gradual
etinetlon II viii give the whlle people reasonable
hope that the heraDle qualities OF their fathers blood
inay day be restored In the time If u
not yerse Tie attainder IL Will at least insure mefci
1ul execution OF H. Democrats who dsiked Mr.. Gree
ieys nomination have reflected WELL and think viii
support him with almost perfect unanimity. The
Thought that a victory will give everything az
HnlInlnh aegrre Lne rAufnre OF the