Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-01
Col. Grosveror and Tom Rwin
Geo. E. Pugh Takes the Field.
Central Committee.

Central Committee.
COLUMBUS, o., July 3l.-The Stat.
| Democratic Central Committee met thi:
morning and elected the following as al
Executive Committee John G. Thomp
son, Chairman; E. B. Eshelman, Secretary
Jacob Reinhard, Treasurer; Amos LaymaI
and III. A Deugherty, members Of the com
| mittee.
Mass Conventisn.
The State Liberal Democratic mass con-
vention to ratify the nomination of Greeley
and Brown and choose Presidential electors
assembled in the new city hall at ii A. NJ
Gen. r. Brinkerhof called the convention
TO order and on his motion Hon. Rufus p.
Spaalding, of Cuyahoga, was chosen Chair
man and w. G. Gould, of Fayette, Secre-
tary. Vice Presidents and Secretaries were
also chosen from each district from both
Liberals and Democrats. On taking the chair
Judge Spaulding congratulated his Re-
publican friends who notwithstanding the
threats and Establishments of their former
associates had decided to support Greeley In
In the belief that an honest administration
must be the result. He also congratulated
the Democrats that they had risen above
party feeling and had united with the hon.
est men of those who for years had been
their political opponents, to aid In the cleo
ton Of honest and true men and the over
throw Of the present corrupt administra-
tion. He predicted hard and long battle,
but felt assured that the end would be a
victory for Greeley and Brown. The COM
mittee to select
Presidential Electors
reported the names of Hon. August Sheinl,
of Cuyhoga, on behalf Of the Liberal Re-
publicsns, and Hon. Thomas Ewing, of
Fairfield, on behslfof the Democrats. The
report was accepted. --.-..,- --
The convention adjourned to meet at the
State House at 2 P. NJ.
The Convention reassembled at 2 P. NJ.
on the east front of the State House.
The committee appointed to wait on
d. Gratz Brown
at his hotel soon returned with that distin-
guished gentlemen, who was introduced by
Judge Spaulding as the next Vice President
of the United States.
On taking the stand, Mr.. Brown said he
was physically unable TO make long
speech. His speech at Frankfort, united
with the ride to this city, gave him a severe
headache. He said Ohio had al
ways had controlling influence
in national politics, and it
had so happened that her voice has always
been decisive in the great Presidential con-
tests Of the past. 1t would seem as if that
influence was not to be lessened in the
present contest. She is looked upon from
all quarters of the nation with great inter-
est. He said, so far as the questions that
are before the people are concerned, it re-
duces it substantially to this: whether it
shall be possible for the people Of the United
States to install in March an Administration
that viii give better account of the trou-
bles of the country, better solution Of the
diversities that have sprung up between the
sections, a more certain adjustment of that
conflict Of races that has been brewing for
some years past, than the one which now
holds power there. The speaker declared
the Grant speakers failed to answer such
questions as to why they have not fulfilled
their promises made about peace in the
South. Itwas found they said little about
cordial shaking of right hands between
the races, but only told them that under
Grant the National debt had been reduced
at the rate of Sl00,000,000 year. he
said people knew TO their so-row who paid
this debt. In regard to the reconstruction
policy Of Grant, the speaker said it had been
q failure and had not succeeded in restoring
peace, order, good government and honest
administration in any of the States under
its control. He said on the other hand, in
Virginia, where Liberalism has had it fall
sway, all went well. None either black or
white were oppressed. Tennessee, which
had been
APerfect He'll
under Brownlow's administration has also
changed and, continued the speaker, Go
there to-day where liberalism is triumphant
and you find peace and good order and kind
ly feeling toward the races. You find the
State rapidly resuming its condition of nat
ural prosperity, putting its finances in Or
der, building up its railroads, laboring TO
protect and secure the rights of its citizens.
You hear nothing Of this antagonism Of
races that is the cry to-day in North Caro-
lima. might add that if you would go
further and go to Missouri, where perhaps
this policy has had its most emphatic trial,
you might see there, as l will say,
although don't desire to be boastfu ofmy
own State, as prosperous condition of
things as any State of this nation. You
will find that that State, which was upheay-
ed almost by volcanic action as it were, and
left with the edges of society
Ragged, Jagged and sharp,
and cutting against each other, you will find
it as smooth and pleasant as in any other |
State Of the Union. You will find in the
politics of Missouri that there are not now !
existing any animosties that grew out of
the war. Its people are all in harmony and |
accord, and are engaged in industrial pur- |
suits. They have forgotten the animoslties |
of the past, sad no longer even think Of
them. Iou will find furthermore, if you |
want to protect the colored race IN its free
dom and its franchise, an illustration of the |
manner of doing it. You will find that |
their principles are not only imbedded in |
the constitution of the State, but guaran- |
teed by the Democrats by the unanimous |
vote of the whole State, which has hun |
dred and some odd thousand, believe, and |
few thousand opposition. You will find that |
there is no feeling in all that land to disturb |
the present condition of affairs. You will |
find no white man there with prejudicss |
and animosity against the colored race. |
You will find them there taken by the |
hand; that their feelings and their rights are |
respected. You will find they have all |
through that State established themselves |
schools and churches, and are rebuild |
ing themselves, to be worthy members of |
society. You will find that they have their
normal schools; that they have their State |
University, so to speak, and that State
University or Normal school has received |
its endowment at the hands ofa Democratic |
Legislature. call that
A Proof
of the results of the Liberal policy. l ap-
peal to you to judge of this work on the |
one hand as against the policy of the sd- |
ministration on the other, and when you |
make your calculations as to what Is best |
for the nation, do it honestly, do it con-
SC entiously, do it with full knowledge of |
what you aFs doing. FelloY-citizens, 1 |
would gladly if were able 60 on with the /
line of these remarks and undertake to show |
you that the policy of the administration |
SO far as the elements of society at work at
the South are concerned has been failure.
And why has it been failure? could /
show you that it could not By any pOssibil- |
ity have been anything other than a fall
ure. l would like to show you furthermore |
that as far as the
Safety Of the COlOred Race
in their franchises aud in their freedom is |
concerned, it can never be compati BILE with |
a war against the white race. ! say that
whenever it is so sntagonistic, it has been
made SO by the power Of the administra-