Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-05-24
Voorhees, Repudiates Greeley.

WASHINGTON, May 10.
In the House of Representatives to-day,
Mr. Voorhees,, rising to personal ex-
planatiOn, submitted a paragraph from
the Washington Republican to the effect
that he was hating and hesitated on the
question of supporting Greeley, and as
all his Democratic colleagues were all said
to be in favor of Greeley, he was likely
to lose favor in the district where his
voice had long been potential. He de-
clared that he did not halt or hesitate as
to the nominee of the Cincinnati Conven-
ton. Whoever believed in his high pro-
tective tariff principles might support
him, buC he (Alr. Voorheesl would not.
Greeley was life long champion of a
doctrine he (Mr. Voorhees, opposed, the
great champion of Protection, the most
clamOrOus advocate in all the land for
Ku KluX legislation, which desolated the
whole Of the Southern people, while the
present administration had simply exc
cuted law dictated to Congress by the
Cincinnati nominee. Within a recent
date, Greeley had desired further exten-
sion of the Presidents power to suspend
hd6edS c057ns, and he was an earnest and
urgent advocate Of the present bayonet-
election law. He had, two months ago,
clamored in his great organ for law to
place elections in the State of New
York under Federal control, and, in
certain contingencies, under mill
tary control. Was such man fit to
receive his vote, or be a President? Was
he called on as friend of the Southern
people to vote for a man who advocated
the right Of secession, 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 Richmand," to kill every
one of them for what he told them they
had right to do. A red sea of blood
had not been enough to satisfy this man,
but he had also insisted on the confisca
tion of the homes and property of the
women and children of the South. 9th
ers might do as they liked, but as fol
him (Alr Voorhees) and his household
he would not do this thing. Parties, tC
| be successful must be banded together or
a common principle No other combina
| ton of men was worthy of success. Nc
one desired success more than himself
but there was something better anC
sweeter to the heart than success. 1t was
better 10 be right than to succeed. Hi
protested against attempts to transfer the
Democrats of the country to camI
where there was nothing belonging t
them.
Mr. Roosevelt asked if Mr.. VOORHEES,
would support the candidate of the Balti
more Convention.
Mr.. Voorhees, was not in the habit oI
voting against Democratic nominations
He believed that gentleman himself would
have some difficulty in answering his owl
questions, and he did not despair of sue
cess. He would stand by the principles
of his party, and would vote for the mar
who represented them. He had no fear,
of what the Baltimore Convention woulC
do, but he could not vote for man whC
spoke of the Democratic party as that tC
which all the haunts of debachery gave
nine-tenths of their support. He some
times regarded it as "a piece of imperti
nence on the part of Greeley to offer him
self as bail for Jefferson Davis, and added
that when Andrew Johnson and Edwin
Nj. Stanton proposed to arrest Generals
Lee and Johnston, and Others, there wal
but one man who could prevent it. Gen
eral Grant told them these men had giveI
him their parole as soldiers, and that pa
role should be respected If he should b,
driven to take the stump to press the
claims OF Greeley, he would find a candi
date opposing him who had done more
and kinder things for the South than hi!
nominee had done.
MIR. Roosevelt suggested that MIR
voorhees, had been recently in conference
with President Grant.
Mr., Voorhees, said he had not crossed
the threshold of the White House for three
years, and whoever made such state
mont uttered vile calumny.
Mr.. Roosevelt had been informed som,
days ago that such an interview occurred
Mr.. Noorhees-1hen the gentleman
associates with men who don't tell tn
truth.
Mr.. Randall asked if Mr.. Vorhee
would vote for Judge Davis and advocat
his election If nominated at Cincinnati
Mr.. Voorhees, replied that there wer
many things In common, between thei
views, and Davis, il nominated, woul,