The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-24

| tion In high places, and fragrant and despotic
perversions of all constitutional government,
whether In the States or at Washington. In
this popular upheaval and movement ls our
hope. Let US not turn our eyes from 1t, nor
our backs upon it Let US give 1t our sym
pathy and our aid. AS we hope for relief In
our present helpless, humiliating condition,
let us bid 1t God.speed, and do what In us lies
to promote its success Let not any RESPONSE
bIlIty for its possible failure rest upon us.
I have no quarrel with the Democratic
party, and make no complaint against IT, IL
has been and Is mighty organization, and Its
Influence for good upon the history aud pro.
gress of this country will be acknowledged In
tho future. But no party or party name can
last forever. Parties are only associations for
the advancement of political objects, and as
these objects change In the varying exigen.
cies and ceaseless rounds of human affairs,
parties, too, must accommodate themselves to
the new conditions. "Ieapora Taatant,tr et
nos nautannur cum Ills"
| What matters the name 80 we gain the OBJ.
jects The great want OF these days ls the
restoration of honest, rlghtful constitutional
government; and all who 60 tor that object
properly belong to one party, by whatever
name designated. Under our form of gov
ernmenr, there Will always be two PARTIES
one for the limitations Of the constitution, and
the other against them; one for the reform OF
abuses, and the other for their perpetuatlon;
one for the rights Of the States, the other for
the obliteratIon or State lines and the consoli-
dation of the great central power at Wash
ington; one for oil the freedom that will COM
port with the peace, order and security oil
society, and the other for just 80 much govern.
msnt as submissive human nature can
| be made to belr. The Libsral Republicans
and the Democrats find a common ground in
the former lines of principle and policy at
this time and In this exlgency, when the two
lines are brought Into such sharp antagonism.
Here, then, Is the ground of union Let us
strike hands and move on to assured victory.
| When Mr.. Jefferson was elected, he said In MS
inaugural: 1--WE are all Federaists- Repuo-
licans." If Mr.. Greeley Is elected, he Will pro-
claim that We are all Democrats Repabi-
cans aud will inaugurate grand reunion or
reorganization { all who embrace the faith
OF reform, under the name of Democratic Re-
publicans, or some similar designation. see
in tbs kilograms of this morning he has de-
clared that slf elected he will be the Prest-
dent, not of party, but Of the people" God
grant q consumm alton 80 devoully wished
for I!
A word or two as to Slate politics. Our
friends, Judge Aldrich and General Kershaw,
(than whose opinions none are more to be re-
spected,) seem to think that by sending dele
gates to Baltimore we shall antagonlze the Re-
publcans who may be disposed to go with US
for an honest local government. 1 cannot see
the logic OF this. The p!undering wing OF the
Republican party may be antagonized, but
how can the conservative Republicans We
20 to Baltimore not to propose, but to oppose,
Democratic candidate. We 70 to accept a
liberal Republican platform and liberal Re-
publican candidate. How can Republicans
reasonably complain that we fight under one
of their flags and for one of their leaders The
truth Is, there can aud will be no Presidential
canvass In this Slate, unless conservative Ne
publcaus Initiate the movement IN suhclent
numbers to give reasonable prospect oi
success. In that event, what other or more
acceptable candidate could they fnd
than Horace Greeley, who has been their con.
sistent and lifelong friend, aud who was the
advocate of their cause long before General
Grant had emerged from obscurity. If they
really want reform and honest administration,
both in local and national government, the
way to accomplish both Is 80 plain that only
wilful blindness can tail to see 1t. II they
cannot see that, they will not see anything 10
our behalf. In fact, our adoption OF the Gin
cinnati platform aud nominees Is on Invitation
and an opportunity to them to secure theli
own professed objects, under leader from
their own camp. What more could they ask
NV counsel, then, would be to send dele
gates to Baltimore with instructions to oppose
a Democratic nomination; to ratity the Cincin
natl declaration of principles, aud to recon-
mend to the cordial and independent support
of all Democrats the nominees of the Cincin
natl Convention.
have written more than ever expected u
write or say again on politics. But there is
to my mind, so much of hope and. promise ir
the Cincinnati movement, that could not re
fraiu from giving fuller expression to my
views than was at first Intended.
Your obedient servant,
| w D. PORTER