Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-17

simply executes i m distated 70!
Congress ~ the Cincinnati nomi-
nee. Within ! recent date, Greeley
had desired : further extension of
the Presidents power to suspend
h0teas c0ypus, and he was an earn
est and urgent advocate Of the pre-
sent Disqualification law. He had,
two months ago, clamored in his
great organ for o law to place
elections. In the State Of New York
under Federal control, and, in cer-
tain contingencies, under military
control. Was such a man fit to
receive his vote, or be a President?
Was he called on as o friend Of the
Southern people to vote for a man
who advocated the right Of seces-
sion, and yet, when the Southern
people did what he told them, no
wild beast hungry for blood ever
screamed over its prey as Greeley
had shouted "On to Richmond" to
kilf every one of them for what lie
told them they had a right to do.
A red sea of blood had not been
enough to satisfy this man, but he
had also insisted on the confsca.
ton of the homes and property Of
the women and children Of the
South. Others might do as they
liked, but as for him (Mr. Voor'
hees) and his household, he would
not do this thing. Parties, to be
successful must be handed together
on a common principle. No other
combination of men was worthy OF
success. No one desired success
more than himself, but there was
something better and sweeter to the
heart than success. 1t was better
to be right than to succeed. He
protested against attempts to trans.
fer the Democrats Of the country to
a camp where there was nothing
belonging to them.
Mr.. Roosevelt asked if Mr.. Voor-
hces would support the candidate
of the Baltimore Convention.
Mr.. Voorhees, was not in the hab.
it of voting against Democratic
nominations. He believed that
gentleman himself would have some
difficulty in answering his own
questions, and he did not despair d
success. He would stand by the
principles of his party, and would
vote for the man who represented
them. He had no fears Of what the
Baltimore Convention would do,
but he could not vote for man who
spoke of the Democratic party as
that to which all the haunts of de-
bauchery gave nine-tenths of their
support. He sometimes regarded
it as a piece Of impertlnence on the
part of Greeley to offer himself as
bail for Jefferson Davis, and added
that when Andrew Johnson and
Edwin NJ. Stanton proposed to ar
rest Generals Lee and Johnston and
others, there was but one man who
could prevent it. General Grant
told Them these men had given him
their parole as soldiers, and that
parole should be respected. If he
should be driven to take the stump
to press the claims of Greeley, he
would find candidate opposing
him who had done more and kinder
things for the South than his nomi-
nee had done.
Mr.. Roosevelt suggested that Mr..
Voorhees, had been recently in con-
ference with President Grant.
Mr.. Voorhees, said he had not
crossed the threshold of the White
House for three years, and who
ever made such statement uttered
a vile calumny.
Mr.. Roosevelt had been informed
some days ago that such IN inter
view occurred.
Mr.. Voorhees,. Then the gentle
man associates with men who don't
tell the truth.
Mr.. Randall asked if Mr.. Voor-
hees would vote for Judge Davis
and advocate his election ifnomina-
ted at Cincinnati.
Mr.. Voorhees, replied that there
were many things in common
between their views, and Davis, il
nominated, would probably be &C.
cepted by majority of the Demo
cratic party.
Mr.. Randall would not vote fol
either, unless Endorsed by the Dem.
ocratic Convention.
Mr.. Voorhees,. That's right.
Mr.. Randall. And / should vote
for either of them if indorsed by
the Democratic Convention.
Mr.. Bird would not vote fol
either Of them if he was Endorsed.
Mr.. Kerr said, so far as the state
ment in the Republican referred to
him, it was simply untrue.
Mr.. Niblack made the same re.
mark, adding that nothing but the
power of organization would com
pei him to vote for Greeley, but
whenever the Democratic party
acted Oh the question he would
yield obedience to its action.
Mr.. Holman also repudiated the
Republicans article as far as re.
ferred to him. He did not propose
to forestall the action Of the Bal
timorc Convention.