The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-06

Neafly every mail now brings the news
OF prominent Republicans declaring 70,
Greeley. It is only OF men of distino.
tion and reputation that We hear OF by
name. but these may safely be taken as
iadices OF the feeling among the massep,
for leading men either shape public senti.
ment. or else, where the community is
generally Intelligent, they embody- and
represent It, The two men OF greatest
mark who have. within the past week,
openly and unequivocally announced
their adhesion to Liberalism, are Charles
Sumner and Gen. N. P. Banks. Mr..
Sumner has been known for great
while to be bitterly opposed to the re-
nomination OF Gen. Grant; but it has
been matter OF extreme doubt whether
he would heartily endorse Greeley and
identity himself with the popular up.
rising for genuine peace and reoonoilia-
ton, which is the life giving spirit Of the
Liberal movement. He has spoken now
in no q = uncertain nor hnlting yoioe. and
gives full and convincing reasons for the
new faith that IL in him. His able and
exhaustive letter we will keep standing
in our columns for awhile. in the hope
that it may thus reach. some Of our CO.
lored aiti4ens who are able to read, and
through them reach the masses of their
racs to whom it is addressed. OF it's
effect upon the oolored vote. it is difficult
TO make any safe conieotures. The CO.
lored people. such of them as know any
thing at all Of public men and politics,
have almost worshipped Charles Sum-
aer, and regarded him as the special ad-
vocate- and friend Of their race.
The ignorant masses. however, in this
State. and elsewhere in the South,
know but precious little Of Mr.. Sumner.
or Of any other public man outside of
the limits Of their own neighborhoods,
except what their unscrupulous leaders
tell them, and they can be easily per-
suRded. now that Mr.. Sumner has ''gone
back on them," that the letter is
forgery. or to believe almost any false
statement concerning it which their car-
pet-bagger friends may make to them.
In close State, however. like Louisi-
ana and Mississippi, it is highly proba.
BILE that the weight of Mr.. Summers
name alone will determine the result in
favor of Greeley.
Among the more intelligent, because
moye generally educated negroes in the
North, it may be expected that Mr..
Summers letter will do greatest good.
Among the white. Republicans. too,
thousands Of whom regard Mr.. Sumner
the greatest statesman Of New England,
and which he probably is. the influence
OF his strong approval of Greeley and
the principles upon which he is moving.
will be great and vastly beneficial to the
cause of Liberalism.
The disaffeot:on of General Banks to
the Grant faction is more unexpected,
but scarcely less injurious. than that of
Mr.. Sumner. He differs from Mr.. Sum-
ner, in that he places his turning from
Grant upon no personal grounds what
ever. He has not word to say of
Grants individual short comings, nor of
the faults OF his administration, neither
does he specially laud Mr.. Greeley.
With him the Liberal movement pro-
misses glorious realization of oil the
legitimate results of the war, in peace
ful and conciliatory manner, suoh as
could never be hoped for in the con-
tinued ascendanoy Of the partisan hordes
led by Grant The election of Horace
Greeley and the success of the Liberal
movement in Congress will give quiet
and peace to the country, and, conse-
quently, greater measure ofprosperity,
being effected through reconciliation and
friendship, than the order and quiet
which Grant maintains through force
and power. Grant represents merely the
oonqusripg North. Greeley represents
q reoonciled Union. What Grant can
effect only by force and by the exercise
OF unconstitutional and despotic powers,