New-York tribune., 1872-10-08
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
SENATOR PALMER DECLARES FOR MIR.
GREELEY.
TIE Amcia Tines publishes the following corre-

spoudcnce:
ANcRAM. Columbia Co.. N Y, Sept %, 1872
Hon. A. w. PAIAiER-Ny Deer SIR: | hear your po-
iitioa position so constantly misTemesented IN this
part Of your District that am mpelled as friend
to write You upon the subject OF course, since our
conversation at the Fair, need no explanation Tor
myself. and fully appreciate the embanassments
which surround you as State Senator. only regret
that your friends generally do not know as wen as
do the conscientious motives which have deteIieu
You from publicly declaring your position upon '"o
Presidential question You have wei eafneo i'l-
utaion for honesty Of purpose and iudorendent po-
Htical action, and your silence ha" surprised many,
and exposed YOU to misconstWction why ooh
Won take occasion 10 address your constituents upon
the subject and make Your position and reasons for
it clearf Hoping that my friendly motives IN thus
writing need no apology. am. very respectfully
yours. NhLsoN Doo'ih"'
hurN1A. Dutchess Co. n. Y, Sept. 2s 1872.
NV Dy,R SIR; am thankful for the kind inter-
cst Won eypress in your favor Of the 18th iDst that
my friends should moe perfectly understand my
attitude upon the Presidential question. For time
enteitaiued the hone that the fact of my holding
state Office would not prevent me from casting q
quiet vote according to the convictions OF my own
conscience have never for a moment thought OF
voting for Cen Grant The vital issues presented IN
and races correction Of the abuse of PATRONAGE ana
honesty in the administration ofNational and State
affairs To secure these Federal sanction must be
taken away from Iluuder and prescription at the
Sonth and corruption at The North and the One
Term principle for tie Presidency must be
established. The policy Of Cen Grant mas
degraded and shattered the Republican party
and fomented Giscord aud alienation among
sections and races. earnestly oneed 1or the hohi
nation hy my party, OF some statesman VINO "oulu
nye to the country new administration III INC
support of which all could unite who felt tat deau
issues ought to give way to living ones. But tins
hone proved vain and the acceptance by the Deioc-
rocv of Horace Greeley on the best Republican plat
form ever laid down. gave the only opportunity for
tle harmonious action of those who wished Reform
The bugbear thrust in the face of every Republican
who purposes to vote for Horace Greeley that by
such a vote lie will aid IN giving power to the Old
Democratic party has no terIOrs for me. ! have
known Horace Greeley long and well, and l know
him TO be q man of honesty which cannot be
tempted. and of intensity Of character which can
not be swerved from the principles and purposes to
which he has given lifelong support by any pos
sible associates or influences.
Had been merely private citizen, should have
bad doubt to my course. But as State Senator,
| felt much embarrassment in differing from the
friends who had elected me as a Republican. In
matters of State legislation l not willing to be
driven to commit myself to policies which l may
not approve / know that the Liberal Republicans
i'm this State who unite with the Democrats i'll the
support Of Horace Greeley do not barter away their
convictions III regard 10 canals or taXaOn and the
difference in State policy between those who have
been known as Republicans and those who are
known as Democrats is not snch as to take me INTO
she ranks of the latter without some qualification,
I1tnplf form fool
must reserve for myself the fullest free
lon OF action in my legislative capacity,
though this course, perhaps, may not take me wholly
mt of one party nor put me wholly into the other
see no way then. TO justify the opinion you men
ton az TO my honesty of purpose and independent
political action but to thus explicitly state why
support Horace Greeley, and why / do not commit
myself 10 a new party on State issues. Inc PAIN
which this struggle has cost me cannot express
have been fully aware that i was misTepresented-
IN the one side as supporting Gen. Grant, on the
other as being "on the fence" Al one time
It was impossible to declare myself publicly without
mourning the charge of seeking position Now that
tbis and other eInbarlassments are removed, have
decided TO take advantage of the opportunity pre-
,ented by your letter 10 satisfy all who have made
similar in0uiries. or who may take an interest i'll
my position. Yours, very truly, A. W. PALMER.
Mr.. Nelson Boucher AncTam, Columbia Co., n. u
THE PRINTERS LIBERAL CLUB OF BOSTON.
PIONEER CLUB OF THE UNITED sTATEs-A LARGE
MEETING AND BANNER RAIsING-sPEECHES
BY EX-MAYOR WRIGHTMAN AND OTHERS.
TO the razor Of The Trt6UHe.
SIR Scarcely had the telegraph announced
to the citizens of Boston the glad dings OF the nomna
ton OF Horace Greeley at Cincinnati by the Liberal Re
pubicu party as their candidate for the Office Of Pros
dent Of the United States, when the printers Of the city
organized Greeley and Brown Campaign Club. BY
many the movement discouraged, while others
.eemed only inclined 10 ave IT their moral support The
printers OF Boston claim for their club the title OF
The Pioneer Greeley and Brown Club Of the United
states as they undoubtedly perfected the first organiza
ton The Club has been working quietly until the
present time weekly adding to its membership
roll but it was only recently that it secured permanent
headquarters at Hosptaller Hall Last evening they
had grand rally and agralsing at their headquarters
large campaign banner wGs hung across Washington
A. with the inscription Boston Printers Cub-Sumner
and Stearns; Greeley and Brown" An immense
lhrong OF people filed the street, and as the
flag was gracefully unfurled II greeted with music
by tho Metropolitan Band and hearty cheers by the
crowd The crowd rather as many Of them as could
entered the hall, which filed to sHfocaton, and
densely packed from end the other The meeting
was called order by Robert j. Bath who reported the
following officers OF the meeting, which accepted
President C.. H. Jarvis; VicePreAdents, Vim. III.
Andrews Robert j. Bath, and 80 others Secretaries,
sylyanus Russell VIM Todd, and six Others On taking
the chair r Jarvis briefly referred TO the early organiz
alton the Club and stated that ii was not confined TO
printers but the cooperation Of every voter in Massa
chusets earnestly invited whatever their former
political faith may have BEEN Democratic or Repub
can every one who was Of electing honest
man for President Of the United States The first
sneaker introduced was George II. Munroe, who began