Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-05-09

division of sentiment in the Republi
can party? If so, something more con
: elusive must be abduced than mer
7empty assertions, most unScrupulOusly
, made. What are the FACTS?
: l. The Republican newspaper
throughout the country are almost {
unit for the eonntnuanee ofthe SPresi
dent in office for another term. If the
party itself were, seriously at variance
its organs would be also; for they mus
: naturally reflect the local as well las gen
eral feeling in the ranks on this subject
! and they are too intelligent to be mis-
led by any deceptive appearances.--
Now, can it be show that there Is oIe
to tweutys or one to fifty, or even per
haps, one to one hundred of these, thai
is avowedly hostile to q denomination
4 of the eonqueror of the rebel forces p
Undeniaoly the exceptional cases are
utterly Insignificant. 1t is the coolest
assurance, therefore, for them to assume
that the Republican party Is so badly
divided as inperatively to demand the
substitution of some other standard
bearer. One of them gravely says (Or
is it meant for the climax of facetiouS-
ness? that, il the present incumbent
would only consent to retire, the party
would be instantly HARMONIOUS; and it
advises Vice President Colfax to- ad-
dress him in this wise: "My h0uored
4 friend, you yourself are the only OBJ
fstacle in the way of the unity and,
therefore, the success of this party; and
you will promote its fortunes by with:
drawing your name from its flomina-
ting conventiOn.pa This is q match for
the solitary juryman who complained
/ that the obStinacy of his eleven .assO-
eiates alone prevented their promptly
bringing in a unanimous verdict As
if, moreover, it is not equally the boun-
den nduty of the Vice President to bow
himself out at the same time, seeing
that there seems likely to be several
rival candidates at the Philadelphia
Convention for the position he now oc-
cupies !! So that the rule must be, let
no candidate be nominated who cannot
secure unanimous vote! 7sts
2. If the Republican journals are SO
overwhelmingly agreed upon President
Grants reelection, it is quite unneces-
saFy to inquire how far Is the party in
accordance with their decision. Test
it in any state, North or South, and its
purpose is as enthusiastically seen, its
verdict is emphaticaily recorded. The
recent elections lin New Hampshire,
Connecticut, and Rhode Island are only
samples OF its universal preference and
remarkable eompaetness.a ALI the 9TH
er elections that have been held with
express reference to choosing delegates
to- the coming National Republican
Convention at Philadelphia exhibit a
similar unity of choice and spirit
Massachusetts, speaks through her state
convention with not dissenting voice
in that body as follows: showed by
an earnest appreciation of the fidelity
and wise patriotism of President Grant,
we do most cordially recommend that
he be renominated and reelected, in
asmueh as his administration has taught
the American people all the high obli-
cations of that period of peace which
followed-a a war inspired and elevated
by the great declarations of Abraham
Lincoln."" Pennsylvania, through her
Republican State Convention, instructs
her delegates to cast the entire voteiof
the state for the man ..swho brought the
nation through its struggles, and who
has since successfully administered the
Government, so as to command admira-
tion at home and abroad" !" 1sez srasI
Mark Both of these conventions
were composed of delegates regularly
chosen at the Republican primary meet
ings previously held, throughout those
states, and as fully and fairly represent
ing the Republican party as any meet
ings ever held for a similar purpose
since its formation. Yet the Tribune
attempts to dispose of them in this
manner: "The Republicans of Massa-
ciiusetts and Pennsylvania have follow
ed the lead of the gentlemen who have
their party organizations we'll in hand"
When in any poll teal struggle did 1t
ever before cast a slur upon that party,
or its prominent supporters, or ques-
ton the authoritative voice. and bind
ing obligation imposed by such an ex-
preston of sentiment Whoar "the
gentlemen" thus cavaliefiy thrust at
Who but those who stand among the
foremost for their intelligence, loyalty,
patriotism, and deep concern for the
general welfare {? And of what are the
"party organizations composed, which
are so obsequfousiy kept "well lin hand"
by the persons referred to like stage
horses by their drivers ?, OF the best
educated, most intellectual, most loyal
and patriotic, and incomparably most
self-reliant and independent portion of
the American people, whodo their own
thinking, see with their own eyes,
judge fol. themselves, and bring in their |
own verdict? To represent them as
no better than hacks, under the guild |
snce of unprincipled jockies, is scam
dalous imputation. May they not half
wonderingly, half reproachfully ex-
claim "EttU B,.lSte' ? To which inter-
rogation the explanatory reply may be
made: "You forget that it is not the
Republican, but the Libefm Republi-i
can, party the Tr,6luse now espouses"
and therefore this token of its fairness
and liberality. But, if the alienation
of that journal be only from President
Grant, and not from the Republican
party, why that anomalous prefix 8 Lib
eral"? Aad why is the IFi6,aas's sup
port given to any other presidential
nominating convention than that to be
held at Philadelphia next June-the
National Republican Convention? s-,s
Another "Liberalp organ alarmingly
announces that "the whole administra-
ton has taken the field, and, with fifty
thousand officeholders and all the con-
trollable resources of the nation, is COM
pelling the denomination of General
Grant, 1t declares the fact to be patent !
and matterOf public scandal ard adds:
Everybody at all versed in public
affairs knows that this solid phalanx of
officeholders has been drilled for months
to overawe the caucuses of the country,
and shape the Philadelphia Convention
to single definite issue. . .a.s To-
day We have the sad and oninous
spectacle of an American President
forcing his own denomination by acts
and artifices and theuse of government
al patronage, for which he ought to be
impeached." I'll. .-,..e,,, =, \