The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-03

The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune says that on Tuesday Senator
Summers residence, always place of popular
resort, was thronged with people, black and
white, who visited him to learn the truth OF
the statement that he was about publicly and
finally to declare himself in favor Of Greeley.
The writer says:
There have been 80 many stories to this
effect lately that popular incredulity needed
assurances from the senator's own lips tnat
there was any more foundation for this latter
rumor than Its scores OF predecessors. TO all
such visitors aud inquirer5 The Massachusetts
senator had but one reply 10 make. He said
that he had never halteG OF hesltated In his
sympathies In the present campaign, but only
as TO the manner and proprlety of giving
them expression. The letter which he was
about to make public was the result OF care
fll Investigation into all the Issues entering
into the present campaign, and the sentiments
there put forth were the honest convictions
the Tribnne's correst ondent he said that no
man could tell The pressure brought to bear
upon hun from all quarters since the Baltimore
Convention to influence bis political action.
In the first place, he said, were all those
members of the Grant administration with
whom he was still on the most friendly
terms. They came to him with their
speclous plans and arguments, urging him
for the cake of consistency 10 stand
by the nominee Of the regular Republican
party, ''as H." observed the senator, with q
smllp ''there could be any consistency
involved In my preferrlng to support man
who had always been Republican like Gree.
ley to one who had never voted the Republi-
can ticket, as Grant once boasted." There
dNr IN q fton of
old political friends, associates and neighbors
lrom Massachusetts, who, with hands up
raised, would beseech him not to abandon
the old Republican organization In which he
had won 80 many tIiumphs. And again he
would be pPstered with horde Of sharp
negro politicians and carpet.baggere, who
would fight the war all over again, and dis.
cuss the very issues which the Baltimore Con-
vention decided were buried forever" "There
has been nothing like it," said the senator ''ln
my experience before; ont have kept siead-
ly In view the principles Involved In the pres
ent struggle, and have not allowed myself to
be sWaled by other Influences than my clear
convictions of my duty to my country and to
myself"
the principal men In all parts of the country,
and felt assured that many more Republicans
of equal prominence with himself, who had not
been outspoken, were In sympathy with the
Greeley movement and would take an early
occasion to declare themselves 10 that effect.
As to his colored wards, he says he now feels
no more solicitude on that score. He says he
has had assurances from the best Democrats
in the country-men high In reputation and
honor-men whose words are as good as their
bonds-men who went Into secession consci-
enllously. and who fought gailantly, and who
resisted the new order Of things 30 long as
resistance avalled anything-that the negroes
should fare quite as well at the hands OF the
Democrats as the Republicans, aud that "equal
rights tor all men" Is as much the walchword
tor either party as 1t is part OF the respective
platforms.
"If my letter, which Ia given to the public
rv-uuy, 9uTs nut sufficiently define my posi-
tion, and show where oLnuu.' 0vuLiuueu mt.
Sumner, "a reply which sent 10 Lieutenant
Governor Pincnback, Of Louisiana, this morn
Ing, may be regarded In the light OF q de-
clded commIttal Plnchback telegraphed tc
know whether was going to support Greeley
I replied Instantly as follows: MY WatchWoro
for the pending campaign Is the unity OF the
Republic, with equal rights for all, and recon.
cllialion as represented by Horace Greeley
| II ia IntImated That Pinchback himself, who
has been claimed as strong Grant man, only
desired this avowal In order to place himself
under the Greeley banner. Being coloreo
man himself, Plnchback's detection will have
an Important Influence on the colored element
In his State. A rnmor is afloat on The streets
tonight that General Banks is out In letter
for Greeley In Boston paper.