The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-08-02


Greeleyism does not flourish IN Alabama
Thomas Lambert who was one OF the Liberal
Republican ice Presidents from Alabama at
the Cincinnati convention has renewed his ale
giance 20 the Republican party. and declares
for Grant and Wilson. This leaves only four
Republicans in the State for Greeley; all OF the
others, nine or ten in number, having declared
for Grant. Leading Republicans there are con-
ident OF success for both national and state
tickets
4 clergyman writ IS to the New York Times
as follows: 1T NAV De OF use and satisfaction
TO you to know the following political facts:
On the question OF Grant vs.. Greeley have
yet 10 find minister OF any denomination who
is out For Greeley. | have taken a deal OF trou-
ble to find out the sentiments OF large num-
Der OF these men with whom I am acquainted.
living in New York, New Jersey and Connect
cut, and nearly every one is pronounced in his
sentiments FOR Grant"
The Louisville LEDGER is supporting the
Greeley ticket, and on 8 common sense plan.
1: tells this truth which some men of sense in
this state seem inclined TO forget:
''We are tired Of the silly twsddle that the
Greeley ticket is the result OF movements
ground swell they call lt-of the people, and that
the politicians had no part in the matter that
Greeley and Brown were nominated by the
masses the rol populi, indie pendent OF. and III
spite OF, the politicians. The truth is that with
the Greeley movement the people had abso-
lutely nothing to do Traverse the land from
ocean to ocean, and from the lakes to the gulf
and not one man IN ten can be found who will
say that Horace Greeley was his personal
choice IN this contest.
The YpsLanti SENTINEL, a Democratic news
fpapei, still refuses 10 JON the Greeley column.
and, unlike the FREE PRESS, swears il will
neither back down or sell out, but keep the old
Democratic dag flying at all hazards. It is a
spicy sheet, aud hits the Greeley Democrats
many sharp blows. Tie following from its
columns needs no explanation nor comment /:
1T seems that the FREE PRESS, az the latest
convert 10 Greeleylsm, takes upon itself the
leading part II the 'ostracis!ng' business. Hay-
no idea but shat business was business. ire
7pective OF politics. on Monday morning, upon
seeing the position which the PRESS had taken
over Sunday we sent it tue following adyer
tsement, to be inserted in the daily and
weekly:
TO DENocEAIs.-TAe Npslianti SEYIISE1,
an incorporating and unpurchaseabe Dem
ocra;ic journal, will no hoist tie ting Of GREE
ley and Broom. but Will fearessy discuss the
issues OF the campaign, from the standpoint of
Democratic principles, and in 4 manner becom-
ing Democratic paper.
I erms. 5l,50 per year OF 81 cents tor the
campaign, ending December lst
Address ''SENTINEL.
psantl. Mich.
We waited the appearance o, the advertise
ment until Wednesday morning, but it did not
appear and we countermande3 the order. in
the presumption that il would not until the
feeling which we designed it to meet had sub
sided somewhat The spirit thus exhibited by
the Passive drop the prefix "fres.' because
the paper cannot honestly wear it's II keep
ing With the whole Greelsr movement, subs e.
quent to its development at Cincinnati; which
has been one continual effort to cram an un
palatable dose down unwilling threats. and
stiAe al honest and independent expression Of
opinion AMI sentiment.