The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-07
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Friday Morning. June z, 1872.
The Greeley and Brown Ratification
Meeting In New York.

Tho Greeley and Brown Ratification
Meeting I'm New York.
Our New York exchanges, which
reached us yesterday, represent the
meeting at the Cooper Institute, on
Monday evening, for the purpose OF
ratifying the Cincinnati nominees and
platform, as of the most imposing cha
raoter. It was the largest political
gathering since the war, far surprising
the late Grant meeting held at the same
place. and exceeding both in numbers
and enthusiasm even the monster re-
ception given Sohurz and Trumbull. It
was combination meeting of Democrats
and Republicans. The immense masses
of tile former present shows with what
hearty good will the rank and file of the
Democratic party intend to support
Greeley and Brown; and the thousands
Of Republicans present, and the distin-
guished speakers from that party who
addressed the crowd, shows plainly how
false is the statement made by frightened
Radicals and reiterated by impraotioable
Bourbon Democrats, that the Liberal
movement had NO Republican support.
Among the speakers of the occasion
were Gen. Ooohrane, Gen. Fitzpatrick,
ex-Gov. Bradford, Senator Upton, Sena-
tor Doolittle, Col. A. Z. McLure, and
number Of other able, earnest. eloquent
and patriotic men. There was, beside
the meeting inside the Cooper Institute,
four stands erected around on adjacent
squares, and which were thronged to
gnffocation by eager, enthusiastic crowds.
One was called the Republican stand,
another the Democratic stand, another
the German stand, and the fourth the
Irish stand.
There we're hundreds OF ladies pre-
sent; more than could be provided with
seats. But those who were unable to
secure this comfort, nothing abashed,
stood it like men.
The names of Greeley and Brown
we're invariably greeted with bursts
OF long continued applause. and the
electric words. "Union" and Reform"
made the mighty masses mad with en-
thusiasu. The Herald, which. though
no party organ. strongly favors Grant.
admits the importance and significance
OF tho meeting, and predicts the success
OF the Liberal ticket in New York, il the
Democrats make no separate nomination.
The World is for once dumbfounded.
Like the little fellow the calf run over.
that astonished journal has not word
to say of tho great event; but goes on
pegging away at Greeley in stupid sort
of way, rakihg up old statistics, and
dwelling upon prophetic probabilities to
show how easy the Democrats can elect
straight ticket. Now thesSsaictories of
figures on paper are very comforting
sometimes. but they are proverbially de-
lusive. We venture to say that theTe
never was defeated party. of any re-
spectacle pretensions. in Presidential
canvass, which has not figured out lis
almost certain success before the day of
election came. The Tribune, of course,
is jubilant over the wonderful success of
the meeting, and the hold which Uncle
Horace and the Liberal movement has
taken on the public heart.
We feel the contagion of the enthusi-
asm ourselves, as we sit in our sanctum
and pen these lines, and though all
alone, experience m almost irresistible
impulse to fling MP our hat and hurrah
for Uncle Horace. There is more in
this Liberal Republican movement than
simple opposition to Grant; more in it
than desire to reform the extravaganza
and corruption Of the present Admins
tration; more in it than even rebnke
to unconstitutional legislation, the in.
fringement of the rights OF the States
and the invasion of personal liberty by
the suspension of the habeas corpus;
more in it than q warning and protest
against military centralism; more in it,
indeed, than all the principles Of Demo-
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