Wilmington journal., 1872-08-09

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 so many stories to this
effect lately that popular incredulity need
ed assurances from the Senator'S own lips
that there was any more foundation for
this latter rumor than its scores of prede-
cessors. To all such visitors and inGuirers
the Massachusetts Senator had but one re-
ply to make. He said that he had never
halted or hesitated in his sympathies in
the present campaign, but only as to the
manner and propriety Of giving them ex-
preston. The letter which he was about
to make public was the result Of a careful
investigation into all the issues entering
into the present campaign, and the senti-
ments there put forth were the honest con-
victlons of his own conscience. In conver-
satiOn With the 1ri6Bne's correspondent
he said that no man could tell the pressure
brought TO bear upon him from all quar-
ters since the Baltimore Convention to III
huence his political action. In the first place,
he said, were all those members OF tic
Grant administration with whom he was still
on the most friendly terms. They came
to him with their speciOus plans and ar
guments, urging him for the sake of con-
sistency to stand by the nominee of the
regular republican party, "as If" observed
the Senator, with smile, E'there could be
any consistency involved in my preferrinc
TO support man who had always been a
republican like Greeley TO one who had
never voted the republican ticket, as Grant
once bOasted." There would swoop down
on hIm IA delegation Of his old political
friends, associates and neighbors from
Massachusetts, who, with hands upraised,
would bcseech him not TO abandon the old
republican organization in which lie had
won many triumphs. And again he
would be pestered with horde Of sharp
negro politicians and carpet-baggers, who
would fight the war all over again, and
discuss the very issues which tho Baltimore
convention decided were buried forever.
"Therc has been nothing like it,n said the
Senator, Gin my experience before but l
have kept steadily in view the principles
involved in the present struggle, and have
not allowed myself to be swayed by other
influences than my clear convictions Of
duty to my country and to myself"
lie said that he had correspondence from
the principal men in all parts of the coun-
try, and f3lt assured that many more re-
publicans of equal prominence with him
SELF who had not been outspoken, were in
sympathy with the Greeley movement and
would take All early occasion to declare
themselves to that effect. AS TO his colored
wards, he says he now feels no more soli-
citIIde Oh that score. lie Gays he has had
assurances from the best democrats in the
country, mel in reputation aud honor,
men whose words are as good as their
bonds, men who went into secession con-
scientiously and who fought CALAMITY, and
who resisted the new order Of things 30
long as resistance availed anything, that
the negroes should fare quite as well at the
hands OF the democrats as the republicans,
and that "equal rights for all men " Is as
much the watchword for either party rs it
is part ofthe respective platforms.
"lf my letter, which is given TO tho pub
lie to-day, does not sufficiently define my
position, and show where stand" con-
tinued MFR. Sumner, a reply which sent
to Lieut.. Gov. Pinchback, Of Louisiana,
of decided cOmmittAl. Pinchback tele-
graphed to know whether / was going to
support Greeley. / replied instantly as
follows My watchword for the pending
campaign is the unity Of the republic with
equal rights for all, and reconciliation as
represented by Horace Greeley" Ii Is
intnnated that Pnchback himself, who has
been claimed as q strong Grant man, only
desired this aVOwal in order TO place him
self under the Greeley banner. Being a
colOred man himself, I'inchback's detection
will have an important influence Oh the
cOloIed element in his State.