The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-04
The Nominees.


The Nominees.
wa,.v before our readers t'"S "''."''s
a.. .,,,o,, ,f ,he Cincinnati GohS'h''"'-
~. nouinees and the platform.
M. nominees, of course, are no' ""''-
,:ona,,, 10 northern people, Willie they aie
s.m,w.nded to the South by their eNertohs
.,o, the war of sections, restore general
Good feeling by general amnesty, eq''a'it! Oh
e. states and respect for local authority nn-
der the Constitution.
Tho platform. Of course. is 9 dish OF gene
r,h,ics. as are all platforms; but IL coh'''h'
the important points Of the restoration o.
local State authority. the supremacy OF 'he
civil over the military power anu reSpeS. 'oi
the writ OF habeaS corpus. VA these iSi'i'>
,ba nrcsent administration has violated the
Constitution and every principle OF repuh-
licaniSm.
Wuhou, regard to the platform, the Lib,
ersl partv by force OF circumstances viii be
compelled to pursue the pathway oil cohSer
ya,ism. Justice, and impartiality, and to pre-
serve economy, order, and accountability, il
the Administration Of the Government.
As the South could not hope for the cleo
ton of persons they would select, they ma!
feel consoled that they have at least the
chance Of helping to elevate to ONCE men
who arc liberal towards them. and who vii
try to restore peace and harmony to the M
ton.
There are many who would prefer Mr.
TRrxBrLL. and many again who would pre-
fer Mr.. ADAMS, bur as IL was Impossible foi
all to he gratifed. it would be Wis" for all TO
take the best they can get.
. Mr.. GREELEY is an extraordinary man. ne
has had bis crotchcts and pcc'lliar'tlcS' b'''
his honesty and real benevolenre make up Il
mantle broad enough to cover his faults. now
ever many they may be. lie has aSsurediy
exhibited in an ardent and nnniiNlatNbse
manner his devotion to country. NO man
has Iabored harder since the war to restore
peace. equality, and good feeling amongst tlie
people and sections. The old white laI ana
oyercoat may become cmblemS OF ms better
mart that will excite enthusiasm everywhere,
and rally an army that will sweep the present
incumhents from the offices they have abused
20 grossly for the qualification of passion and
avarice.
There is a great deal in the fame Of the phi
)osopher that will be available in the cam
paign. He is rather too kind, many say. he
won't hang anybody, and there are great
han hpypL
will strengthen the ticket among those who
fear the gibbet.
Governor BRowN was the first Republican
TO openly resist the expressions OF his own
party. BY his boldness, talents. and perse-
verance, he raised n powerful party in his
State. and abolished the whole system OF pro-
scription under which the thousands of dis
fianchised people OF Missouri eroaned. He
Is entitled 70 the gratitude oI every southern
man for this.
This ticket, then, while not one that south
ern people might have named, had they the
power to elect those they might name, is one
that is liberal to them and one that may he
elected. The question is, Shall there be an
effort to elect another, hy which the reccc-
ton of GRANT would be insured:
Should the Democratic party nominate "A
ticket. the result would be either to rcinite
the Republican party by the withdrawal Of
the Liberal ticket or TO defeat thai ticket ana
prolong the dominion Of the men under
whose administration of the Government we
have suffered so greatly and the Constitution
has been so often violated We can hardly
think 1t possible that a step so idle. so GER
tainly to end in disaster. will he taken. 1t
would be the sllpremcst folly.
Therefore, although the ticket is not ours,
with smile ut the singularity Of the Sit'a-
tion let us take honest old Horace and the
gallant defender of Liberalism from Mis-
souri,, and If our votes help to elect them
we shall feel that we have done admirably
we'll In escaping the prolonged misrlle Of
ultra Repuhlicanism.