The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-26
SCHURZ'S THUNDERBOLT.
INTEREST IN THE NORTH CAROLINA
CANVASS.
The Three National Committees Estab-
lished in Now York-speed OF the
Greeley Movement in the Interior OF
the State-Mr. Greeley H tho Tribune's
"Arithmetic Man" - The millionaire
Stewards Desertion OF Grant.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

2 [FRoH OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, July 23.
Carl Schurz's great speech at st. Louis last
night occupied from nine to eleven columns
In all the great dailies except the Times,
which systematically suppresses upfavorsble
campaign literature. No one familiar with
schurz's speeches will fall to recognize this
one as the abest Of his life. Its effect Is ex-
pected to be most powerful among the Ger
man voters, many Of whom have been haltiDg
between abstalnlng from voting altogether
and going over to Greeley. 1t will be imme-
diately translated iRto the German language
and issued as O campaign document by the
Liberal Republican national committee.
The interest has increased here in the North
Carolina canvass since Boutwells curious con.
fession has been made public. The secretary
said during bis recent visit to the Old North
State that If the Radicals carried the Stats the
remainder Of the national campaign would be
mere cd7ter 10 them. but If 1t went against
them they would have great difficulty TO re-
elect Grant. Both sides are boasting Of COM
ing Victory, but 1t must be confessed that'the
Radicals are boasting the loudesr and most
confidently. The World's article this morning
on North Carolina would seem to Indicate
that the Democratic leaders here have premo-
niiions of coming defeat, for the explanations
volunteered by the editor really look like
attempts to break our fall. II fair as well
as full vote could be polled, there would be no
doubt OF the election OF the Democratic STATE
ticket; but the trouble ls that the Radical Coz.
ernor has the power to appoint registers and
officers OF the polls, (and he will not hesitate
to take every advantage OF it, and that thous.
ands of negroes can be run over the line nom
Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina. and
voted ad Hbiturn. south Carolinians living on
the northern border might assist our cause by
devoting the day of the North Carolina elec-
tton, Thursday, August !, TO patrOlinG the
lines and detecting the aitempts OF the Radl-
Gals to colonizs voters 10 North Carolina. -
The effect of q Democratic and Liberal Re-
publican victory In North Carolina ON Thurs
day OF next week would undoubtedly De 70 de.
moralize the Grant party. II wi their vast
exnenditure of money and other means In q
State which has heretofore been naturally
Radical, they cannot carry 1t, the outlook Ia
very bad for them. Their defeat would be
followed by stampede all over the country
70 Greeley OF that great floating class OF voters
who are always a9xous 70 oe on tns
icans like Banks and FarDsworrn. who are on
the fence waiting to sse which side Is the6 SD
esl TO lump. To borrow BoutwelPs language,
zine Greeley party will have an easy oanter
over the rest or the field II North Carolina
elects the Democratic and Liberal Republican
The three national committees have estab-
lished their headquarters In this city, and are
now busily at WORK. The Democratic Natlon'
Al Committee have taken rooms at tins sping-
Ier House, on Union Square; the Radicals are
located at the Fifth avenue Hotel, ana me
Liberal Republicans at the Glennam aouse: g
For three months to come these spots Will n6
the centre of political busLle and manage
ment. The Liberals have the advantaKe In
noint of lime, for they have been WORKING
| like beavers for six weeks past, while tne
| other committees have been doing snolllnRs
Cartloads Of campaign documents nave 9een
sent off TO the postof1ce from the Glehlam
House for distribution throughout the coun-
| try, summers speech against Grant oelpg Lne
| stable article. There Is another Liberal ka-
publican committee also engaged acuveiy,
| though 1t does not make 80 much noise. IL ID
| the State committees, headed py JONI Goca'
rans, With headquarters at the AsLor House.
| This committee has the assistance OF SENATOR
Fenton, who Is generally supposed TO De the
most adroir political manager this State mas
owned since Aaron Burr's light went out.
The detection from the regular Repuoncan
organization in the interior of the S,aie con.
tinues TO- be very considerable. me aear u
| tens. twenties and hundreds In townships, ano
thousands in counties, who have neretolore
acted with the Radicals who have pronounced
ior Greeley. Already six members OF the re-:
publicau State Committee have abandoned
the committee for the purpose OF supporting
t6 Liberal ticket. Republican leaders al over
the State are coming out daily lot Greeley ~ ~
| is easy to predict the result In New YORK. IN
The heaviest vote polled by either party II tne
State. which was in 1858, the Democrats nao
900 majority. 1.-THE 1ui OenoGtanc ,i, ySe ~ u
ONT In November, (and undun; ;'tediy u VIII oe.
for the Brick P0meroy mslcon..epH ~ Ios IN
amount TO row OF pins,) and lhrr . auuSa ~
to 1t ten per cent. Of the Republican vo.. 'ne ~.
State will go for Greeley by one hundred thou
| sand majority.
This, I understand, is exactly the majority
Mr.. Greeley himself claims for the LIBERAL
ticket in the State. There Ia no better Judge
Of political figures than the ex-editor Of the
Tribune. Away back, in old Whig times,
back to the days OF Harrison and Van Buren,,
be was student of votes, gaIps and majori-
ties On every election night, for thirty years,
| he has benin the Tribune Office 10 receive
| the returns. His acquaintance with this
feature of politics and his recollection OF past
votes is marvellous. He seems to know how
every town, village aud precinct In the En-
pre State has gone for the past decade. re-
member wandering into the tribune once
several years ago on the night OF 8 hotly con.
tested State election. There was great
crowd there and Mr.. Greeley was behind the
counter opening the returns as they came
| In. From whatever point the returns came,
| he was always able to tell now mucn galn oE
/ loss there Was 10 the hepuUuCaus, ComPohoe
with last year. recollect 1t was announced
tnar some town In the backwoods or O1Wego
County had given two Democratic majority.
How does that compare with last year, Mr..
Greeley ?" sang out an excited bysLander.
SANDY Creek" promptly responded the arltn-
| metic sage of the Tribune, "gave forty:two
Republican majority last year. II We don't do
better than this we will lose the county,"
| Cesar, 1t is said, knew the name Of every SOL
| dler n his army. Mr.. Greeley evidently knows
the Democratic and Republican vote u every
] town In the State. II is for that reason tnat I
| put great faith IN bis estimate OF nnnoreo
| thousand majority for Greeley IN New fVrk IN
/ November next.
Among the influential nabobs, whose sup.
port Grant has lost, Is Alexander T. Stewart.
| It Is reported that he has given the Liberal
committee $50, 900 for campaign purposes. he
was very thick with Grant four years ago ana
subscribed largely to the gilt fund, but ainoe
the Presidents attempt and failure TO MAKE
him secretary Of the treasury there mas not
been the best feeling between them. some
| time ago Mr.. Stewart desired that mis- OWL
personal lawyer, Judge Hilton, shouid oe
made collector Of the port OF New YORK
Grant was keeping the place for hls boon
companion, Tom Murphy, and Ar. stewart
was snubbed. The Presidents organ tnli
morning sneers savagely at the position MI
Stewart has seen fit to take In relation TO tns
Presidential candidates. The article VII
probably have the effect OF drawing aco!nel
900 out of The Indignant mllhonsiro'
n