The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-27
Tho Cincinnati Convention-The True
Policy or the Liberal Republicans.

cans, agreeably to the call of Governor Gratz
Brown, of Missouri, will assemble at Cincin-
matt to consider the political situation of the
country, s.and to take such action thereon as
may be deemed expedient." This was the
original Missouri proposition, National
Mass Meeting of republicans who are OPP
posed to giving another Presidential term to
General Grant, and who are in favor Of free
trade, a universal amnesty, general turning
out of the present federal office-holders, in the
way Of civil service reform, and who, at the
same time, are in favor of the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments. But since this first
Missouri call was issued the movement in
question has assumed the definite shape of a
National Presidential Convention Of seeding
republicans in opposition to General Grant
and in view of an Independent Presidential
ticket which will be acceptable to the demo-
cratic party. And the democractic managers
have become so deeply interested in this
scheme that they have suspended all the usual
proceedings for their own party Convention.
They are awaiting the issue of this liberal
republican council at Cincinnati, and Mr.
Belmont is there, and General Blair and
other democratic leaders are on the ground
to assist the seceders from Grant in their
great undertaking Of q coalition for his defeat.
Our correspondence from Cincinnati pub
hshed in the HERALD to-day shows that the
Western democracy are prepared to back up
this movement Of their Southern and East
ern allies, and are ready to support the nomi-
nee of the liberal republicans, provided the
candidate presented is deserving of their
endorsement. The leading democratic organ
Of Ohio, the Cincinnati Enquirer, whose
extreme copperhead sentiments during the war
Of the rebellion frequently threatened the
safety Of the establishment and its proprietors,
is an earnest advocate Of coalition
with the ant-Grant republicans, and
the most prominent democrats Of the
State are said to be all on the
same side. George H. Pendleton unites with
Hendricks, of Indiana, in casting friendly
glance towards Exposition Hall, notwithstand-
ing their old irreconcilable feud. George E.
Pugh is said to favor the union movement,
although it is true that he is described as
''always deaf, generally snoopy, and Of no
account in the party" Wash Mclean, al
though troubled with his kidneys, is on the
coalition side, and the whole Western democ-
racy is represented as favorable to the lib
eral republican movement, provided they are
not required to ''eat too much pork" or, in
other words, provided that the resolutions
adopted at Exposition Hall do not reflect in
too severe terms on the past acts and record
of the democracy.
While this preparation for a love-feast is
going on among the democrats it is evident
that many influential republicans await the ac-
ton of the Cincinnati gathering before making
up their minds on which side to array them
selves in the approaching Presidential contest
An interview OF q HERALD correspondent with
Lyman Tremain, Of Albany published yester-
day, discovers that eminent convert from orig
inal copperheadism still con the fence" and
the ex-State Attorney General is no doubt a re-
preventative man of large number Of republic
cans who do not yet see their way clearly
through the fog and mist in which the party
Is enveloped. The position of these uncer-
tain gentlemen appears to be this:-They
avow themselves not altogether satisfied with
| the administration Of General Grant Accord
ing to Mr. Tremain the President committed
blunder in distributing the federal patronage
in such q manner as to make distinction be-
tween the two wings Of the republican party,
and in selecting for Office and afterwards en-
dorsing the official character Of ''such man
as Tom Murphy" the ex-Collector of the Port
of New York. But at the same time Mr.
Tremain admits that General Grant admin
listers the government honestly and eco
nomically, and frankly avows that he
should prefer to vote for Grant
directly rather than to aid indirectly in the
success Of democratic candidate for the
Presidency. So, with the politicians Of whom
he is type, Mr.. Tremain is willing to 60 with
the Cincinnati Convention, provided its nomi-
nee be q republican who, by uniting upon him
self the votes Of the democrats and of the dis
satisfied element Of his own party, stands a
fair prospect Of success, but is prepared to re-
turn to the support of President Grant in the
event of the nomination Of regular demo-
cratic candidate, who might manage to
slip in between the wide breach made in
the republican ranks. As we have said,
Lyman Tremain is fair representative Of
many thousands of politicians, heretofore sup
porters OF President Grant, and his sentiments
may be regarded as rejecting those of an i'm
portant body of republican electors; hence it
is clear that upon the action of the Cincinnati
Convention depends the success or failure Of
next weeks movement against the administra-
ton, and that, with prudence, wisdom and
self-denial on the part Of the delegates the
gathering at Exposition Hall may yet accom-
plish revolution in the personnel Of the
national government
According to the HERALD correspondence
great preparations are making in the Queen
City Of the West to insure at least the sensa-