New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-11

thought gave place to but one theme AT every station
re6nforcements coming on accelerated the de ana kept
the current in constant motion At intervals tue nat
would passed aud votes for Greeley or Grant
were cast ascertain the relative sength OF pares'
The unvaryine result was three for Greeley 1t
would be hardly fair 10 estimate politicians generally from
such company the stockholders were not numerous
on the train. But passing through the cars from one emu
OF the train the other noticed on that ana on otner
days of travelling various
more like extemporized cauoufes than parues OF
strangers journeyng to different destinations
Gen W. who was with Grant at Belmont and had
earnestly aided in his first election In one group told
his fellow passengers that in his part OF the country
near Peoria and thereabout" Gen. Grant would nnd
precious little support this time" "Our ioiKs, ne
declared struck with the Cincinnati FEVER, ana all
the Republicans that know mean to try ola dreeiey
this term Just for change" Pressed somewhat by
Grant man who dlstrused Greeleys Repubcanism' the
soldier testified: "Wel, yes, did hold on little aer
Cincinnati mostly the Democrats though; for don't
know Republican that would MT be ashamed TO DOUBT
the faith OF Horace Greeley. You must remember
he added humorously "that it was old Greeley that
begun the abolition move. not U. g. Grant Besides II
know Grants history right he east his only voten TINS
State James Buchanan and that was long aIter Ola
Greeley had worked up the Antislaycry night"
Eyes; but how do you know what Greeley Will do
with mis- preposterous notions amnesty-how do you
know that he won't give the South its own wayf In
deed he has promised as much. With the bit inher
mouth who knows what would happenP said an anx-
ious gentleman that was afterward informed edted
postofce and paper at Rock Island Whatever respon-
sbe post he may have filed elsewhere he was here the
bearer of the burden Of the Grant battle and did not to
tell the truth make much Roadway. "Who knows" he
continued much impressed by the yigor OF his first
query "who knowsbut he'll appoint Jef Davis secre
tary OF Wari Thereisnt any why he shouldn't II
he sticks up TO his letter." NO." said the General with
more vigor than reverence "you might just as well
claim that because the Lord teaches mercy and forgive
ness TO ALL that in of His Providence He would
give the Angel Gabriel his walkngpapers and put the
original rebel Satan in his place. tell you, friend you
chaps are pretty hard for stuff to fill your mouths
with when you talk like that. When Greeley appoints
jeff DAVIS you may count on me to vote Tor Grant-hot
before" whereat another speaker IN the group offered
to cnch argument WITH Bet you $500 that wen get
| 10000 in this State"
| In another car: "wen, how do you mean to break
| that $1,000 majority that Grant had in nlanoy last
yectioni Do you think that 1000 Republicans are
going TO change their votes Just because Grant has
appointed few relatives to oficei No, indeed"
| said the speaker answering himself; "although can't
saw I think Gel. Grant makes the best President
we have had or could have still think he is to be
! trusted before Hrace Greeley, who would at once
plunge the country into financial trouble in carrying
ont his crazy policy OF resumption. Let me tell you
Greeleys fatal Weakness. am somewhat acquainted
| among the leading hnanciers In this State and
| New-York, and 1 know that many OF the
| great bankers, who never allow themselves 10
4 be mixed up il politics, subscribing largely
| 20 carry on tie campaign lest there should DC
possibility Of thu election OF Greeley. In Chicago alone,
am assured the leading bankers will at the proper
time contribute whatever funds are required 10 dereat
the Greeley movement" give this statement suDstan-
TALLY as made Illustrate the condition or pohtlcal sell
timent This was man OF respecabilty and good APP
4 Fa4 aIya
the KEEN wideayake American. He seemed to perceive
no wrong 10 shane, in acknowledging that the matter
of n Presidential election had come to be considered
| something 10 b, bought with money, and matter Tor
commercial dctiton. This argument is made frequently
among business men, just among oiceholders the cor
relative IL hear( coming INTO place. ME- GIeeley
woud derapge the wheels Government by displacing
all the present incmbents and putting III then places
The tram on which these notes takenwas blocked
about the center OF the state al s 1ns u
ing The vicinity is rich IN prosperous population OF
thrifty intelligent farmers ana syewi
| with the litter Of smashup," and the passengers
IRON wav This was pretty take the greater
mari of he day 81 the Hon john Wentworth, as he ID
ndsed en- eect@enring tour He had been in the
place at Intervals the last 80 years and knew almost
| every man, womin and child in the county knew
hlm-mueh the same thing. so we formed
| and IN little time "Long John" succeeded in
drawing out his ,d friends. The balance SO far as
could tell fell pretty evenly The honorable eleetloneer
thought not lie Informed his friends that he was out
for Greeley and b. wanted TINS district WHEN ne mao
represented I'm Congress old times, to pour out big
vote for Greeley AID Brown Here is an Illustration OF
the enormous growth POLITICALLY ana c1lere%ig ye O9
this State. When, as MI wentworth tSs i kHew
Horace Greeley in Congress, Represented district IN
Ills state that has eleven members In tue House
Trough the whole i've hours watt Mr. Wentworth held
Jubilee reception and he assured me that ne could rely
on e district and that there was 10 DOUBT III MS nlnd
that il that could be carried, there wasn't section OF
.he state that could resist the Liberals. . -, -
Al Bloomington, the home OF justice David DAVIS tne
| same concurrent testimony gathered. The Judge
had lust come home his circuit at Indianapolis
had found the sentiment OF the district 50 lar as IL
gained expire sson pepOndeTantly In favor OF the Lib
era cause At Springfield, with the energetic presence
~ the Liberal state Central Committee and the over
! wheming influence OF GOV Palmer, the cause Is per
haps more popular and aggressve IMAM any eiSJ
| this was mournlully acknowledged linen you thlnk
t9fr nave GS o not Sn but Il in this Vicinity
it great impression among Republicans 10 see
not only every one OF the state officers Dut with scarce
IL an exception the best men of all parties in the place.
particularly the men who were the intimate friends OF
Mr. Lincoln in favor Of Mr.. Greeley. Gov. Palmer ALONE
| who is very greatly loved and honored by the party,
will carry on great number Of our irends then there
is d. j. Phillips Lncolns intimate friend, Koerner, Du
bois and 40 Others that have each very influence
and while they can never carry on force enough TO
elect Greeley ney h can END MAKE des 4s oai phe
party in the interests of the Democracy" Now this
only second to that Massachusetts, and in which the
party had come to act the beef-indeed openly pro
claimed it-that gular nominee, II the devil HIMSELF
was entitled TO election" In the upper part OF the State
where Gen. Logans presence perpetually encourages
| no admission OF weakness is openly made, but down
through the southern counties and up IN the middle and
western part, the expression Is pretty general among
the Regulars that there is " work ahead"
VIEWS OF THE HON. I. N. NORRIS ON TIE
SPRINGFIELD CONVENTION.
To the Edifor OF The Tribune.
SIR: You will have received and published,
before this reaches you the proceedings OF The Liberal
Republican and Democratic Conventions which met in
this city yesterday was never more surprised than
when saw the Liberal Convention in session. more