The Republican journal., 1872-05-09
What the s,apers Saw.

the papers OF the country. The admins.
tration papers, with one accord, revile the
| Convention and its nominees. We sub
| join few extracts from liberal republi-
can and democratic sources.
The Boston Post, while complimenting
the platform, regards The nomination as
unfortunate. 1t says
| Few persons in their sober senses will denv
| that the selection of Horace Greelev by an as
| sembly SO powerfully equipped with the popu-
| lar sympathy, as a candidate for the Presidency
Is a disappointment for which they we're not
| prepared. There Is an uneXpresst d fitness de-
! manded in all actions, great and small: but
| When expectation had been wrought so high,
| where the stake was SO heavy and the oppOr-
! tunlty so unparalleled, an exceptional fitness
| was to be carefully studied, and the greatness
| and gravity of the occasion deserved to be ulIy
| matched by the character chosen to embody its
| meaning Mr.. Greeley fails at all points to an
sWer to the conditions of this great and promis-
ing movement. He may be in the fullest accord
WIN II; ne may be its most effective advocate
| he may distinguish himself above others in his
| personal devotion TO it; yet the common sense
| OF the country will respond that he is the last
man to Tide it as II candidate for the Presidency.
| The Bangor Daily Commercial, from
its Democratic standpoint pays the fol-
lowing Just tribute to the power and pop
ularity Of Mr.. Greeley
! In our Judgment, the nomination of Horace
Greeley Is the strongest possible for the Liber-
al Republicans that could have been made by
Ihem The reasons for this belief are many
He Is prominently the father of the ReDublj-
can party. He probably has Il larger personal
following, and larger number of dent per
| sonal admirers, than any other member of the
party. The poverty Of his childhood, and the
earnest struggles Of his boyhood and early man.
heod' arouse sympathy. His life long devotion
10 the fortunes OF uenry Clay. is vet remember
ed with gratitude by the tho. sands of the sur
wing friends OF that great orator and States
man.
| . Of all the EmancipatiOnstS of the North
6 Massa Greeley is most beloved and admired
| BY the negroes OF the South. 1t will be a DOW
| er indeed that can restrain them from going en-
| masse for him every where south Of Mason Il nd
| Dixon's line. The coIored element of the Re-
| publican party in all the Northern States will
| cling TO him with more than fiiial devotion.
| Mr. Greeley's temperance. industry. and adj
| yocacy OF trugaiity and economy III adnnisra-
| ton, will add mmeasurabv to bis strength
| We might further add his powerful potlca
combnations-his ability As manager, which
| was manifested at Chicago in 1860, in the de-
| feat OF Seward. aud the result 1T Cincinnati re-
Gently.
~ ~" l W. Jul, iipcltl tpuJliCdl,
and bitterly hostile to Grant, finds profes.
sional comfort in the nomination
Never has such honor been paid TIE newspa
| per press as in the nomination Of two ed,tor
| at Cincinnati. The Liberal Republicans ant
Southern Democracy Will ali support Greeley
and the fact will exert powerful influence up
on the Northern Democracy The North South
| East and West are for him The Germans seen
for him enthusiastically, and he il likely to carr,
tine Irish vote. II only remains for the peotil
to elect him.
The New York Evening Post, intensely
Tree trade, and disliking Greeley as q pro
tectionist finds much fault with the action
Of the Convention
The New York Express, conducted b,
Congressman Brooks. good naturedl,
comments As follows
The nomination Of Greeley eXcites surpris
aud something of anazement in this quarter
but the Old white coat will take Il large Dor
ton If the rank and file Of his party with him
and VIII more than offset Gen. Grants mttar
stock m tratte, which is rather rusty
The next question is, What will the Democrat
do? upon Which all turns. MIR. Greeley has q
times abused Us all roughly, especially al of u
who were silyer-grey wings, Fillmore men. etc
do whist js hest f',r ONT country
The Portland Arous hoisting tha name
Of Greeley and Brown nroceeds f. throw
salt on the tail Of the pen,onrati. hir., :;
+h;s v;.o
go "
In such All emergency can Democrats hesitat
| where their path of duty lies. NOT for Il ml
ment. The good OF the country demands tina
they vote for Horace Greeley, the honest MAJ
the fearless patriot, the able statesman.
The. Boston jIarala which hos lon
favored the liberal movement, 10 pleased
and talks fins
inc Republican. In Ohio his name txrIfes orea
VIII nd ps a, e ifos yer; 81 Sey
masse. He is known A. an able and vetel !.
the ~, Of m 0p w,lo as t'1 loose Iron
His political record, IKE that Of every othe
yulnerahe pojnts amiar 70 hotG fri nSs so an