The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-05-29
The Baltimore Convention Letter OF
Hon w. q. Porter.

The Hon. W. D. Porter, of Charles,
ton, has written an able and we'll
considered letter to Col. Simeon Fair
of Newberry, in which he sustains
the policy of sending delegates to the
Baltimore Convention, with instruc.
tious TO oppose the nopinatiop of 9
Democratic candidate. The fact that
our sister Southern States will be rep
resented, be thinks, one of the strong,
est reasons why we should participate
/ in their counsels, and add our influence
to their deliberations. Our interests
arc in common, and we should con
suit and act together. Besides, our
State will be representcd-if not by a
regular. by an irregular delegation
and it is better to- have delegation of
good, strong, reliable men, properly
appointed, than some sclfconstituted
appointees, who may aspire to reflect
the public sentiment Of South Caro-
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The public sentiment Of the South;
erp Conservatives, he thinks, is nearly
unanimous, not only that change Of
administration is necessary, but that
to effect this, the Baltimore Conven'
ton must forego q separate nomina-
| t;on, and as the best means Of securing
this end, he THINKS, that the State
SHOULD be represented. 3. -." =
He thus concludcs:.
IA word or two as to State politics.
Our friends, Judge Aldrich and Gen
eral Kershaw, Uban whose opinions
none are more to be respectcd,) seem
to think that BY sending delegates to
Baltimore we shall antagonize the
Republicans who may be disposed to
go With Us for an HONEST local govern
ment. I cannot see the logic of this
Fhe plundering wing of the Republi-
can party may be antagonized, but
how can the conservative Republi-
cans2 We 60 to Baltimore not to
propose, but to oppose a Democratic
candidate. We 60 to accept q LIBERAL
Republican platform and . liberal Re-
publican candidate. How can Repub-
iicans reasonably complain that we
fight under one Of their. flags and for
one of their leaders2 The truth is,
there can and will be no Presidential
canvass in this State, unless conserya-
tive Republicans initiatethe movement:
in sufficient numbers to give q reason
able prospect of success. In that
event, what ,pther or more acceptable.
candidate could they find than Hor-
ace Greeley, who has been their con-
sistent and lifelong friend, and who
was the advocate : Of their cause long
before General Grant had emerged
from obscurity. If they really want
reform and honest administration,
both in local and national government,
the way to accomplish both is 80
plain that only wilfnl blinduess can
fail to see,it. # they cannot see that,
they will not see anything in our
behalf. In fact, our adoption Of the
Cincinnati platform and nominees is
an invitation and an opportunity to
them to secure their own professed
objects, under a leader from their own
camp. What more could they ask ?
Ny counsel, then, would be to send
delegates to Baltimore with instruc-
tions to oppose Democratic ,nomina-
ton, to ratify The Cincinnati declara-
tion of principles, and to recommend
to tho cordial and independent sup
of al, Democrats the nominees Of
the Cincinnati Conyention."