The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-28

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Total for Greeley so far at BALTIMORE a css.
total vote of Convention (estlmaleu)' vSo,
two-thirds necessary to NOMINATION., sS0s
siresley's majority over two-lhirus' ~s'
T,,;. celebration, il based upon data which
my readers cin verify if they do as we have
,lnne--look up the papers and the political
proceedings Of the various States. The esti-
mate Of the delegates to the Convention re-
nuiycs double the number Of representatives
and senator's in Congress under the census OF
1870. We have perhaps unwarrantab!y left
out q few States that will range under the
Greeley banner. Ohio certainly bids fair to-.
The Enquirer, Columbus journal, Cincin-
natl 1eie1rdph, and Cleveland Ptd'ndedter,
all predict that she will. The Indiana In-
dE,napolis) Sentinel, a good paper in State
too barren of Conservative Journals. says
that Indiana will too. Massachusetts and
New Hampshire surely should do so 100
Vermont likewise. But we have taken
nothing Tor granted.
The more intelligent eastern ana western
Democracy are persuaded that "a'l roaus
| from Greeley lead to Grant, or that Clncln-
| uati il the deck and all else is the sea. Gen
cral Imhodcn sqliarely says the North must
take Greeley or loose the South, meaning the
| northern Democracy. Under different CIR
cunstances this might be resented as me-
mace. But it is only plain fact, and IS JUST
fable statement. The South is the supreme
sufferer by GrantiSm. She is robbed, ana
gagged, and torn. Anything to heat Grant "
becomes matter Of life or death to the Sotth.
Her murderers, instead of being hanged, are
! in her Legislatures. Her thieves, instead OF
Iaing in Jail, are kept in as her Governors, or
let nisrcpresent her in the senate OF ti,e
United States. The northern Liberal Rep1b-
licans and all decent men South are OF one
mind in desiring to put stop to this STATE OF
| things. The northern Democracy can JOIN
them and put stop to such wrongs; or they
can reflect Grant By making a straight noini'
nation of Democratic dummy i'll Grants III
ttrcst. Now, the South sqlElrcly gives notice
that if the northern Democracy do the latter
thing, they and the South will part company.
| Ii this were a matter Of mere prlde OF
opinion. such an ultimattm would be lasn
and foolish. But it Is, as said, matter OF
| life and death for the South to get out from
under the harrow of Grantisln~-and II the
northern Democracy only show that all they
are good for is to be elcciionccrs TOR Grant
| for second term. then the South Will he rs
spiritless as stupid to train any more in that
crowd.
We believe these plain facts are apprc-
| ciatcd North. The appreciation OF them IS
shown by the fact that the nomination OF
| Greeley ut Baltimore almost seems incvltaoe.
| We may add. not in menace, but as simple
truth, that the voting membership OF the
Brooklyn and New York Democracy cannot
lie held up to the mark if Democratic dunn
nv be put forward at Baltimore in the real
interest of Grant. These cities control this
state. This State viii control the canvass OF
the country. If Greeley be thrown over.
board at Baltimore enough Democrats VIII
still vote for him to let Grant carry New
York State. The most determined efforts
against it would not avail. The times are
revolutionary of all ordinary political pro-
ccsscs. Men won't march up and vote the
regular tickets any more unless they are
made in their likeness. We are dealing with
facts not as VIC would have them, but as we
find them. And the Baltimore Convention
will have to take facts into account il ii does
not want history to take it to account for the
continuance of the Administration that is
bent unon the reversal of our system oil
government.
The statement of Mr.. Greeley's probable
strength at Baltimore is, as before said. not SO
comprehensive as perhaps it should be made.
The circumstances to which we have called
attention. and which are daily more and more
apprcciated, will force other States into line.
I'm case present Indications are borne out, we
presume that the Greeley strength will he so
overwhelming that what energy might other
wise be needed for the canvass will so to set
ting such watch on Grant that he cannot
keep himself in by carrying" elections by
force and fraud.