The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-05-24

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or indicate the nominees now. That
too we hope will be wisely done by
the Baltimore Convention
"The Democratic Convention
should neither endorse nor recognize
the nomination of Horace Greeley
4 for the presidency of the United
States it should meet, organize,
and nominate a ticket wholly with
out reference to what has been done
at Cincinnati. I his course the par
I ty owes, not only to itself and to the
country, but also to that patriotic
class Of our fellow-cit citizens, chiefly
resident at The North, who have
expressed a willingness to unite with
the Democracy in the high and holy
purpose of saving, for posterity, the
free government handed down to us
by the fathers, and now so seriously
threatened by the military despots at
Washington Both, alike, have
been betrayed by the would-be
President makers at Cincinnati, and
they owe it to themselves to repu-
diate these false representatives and
take their destiny into their own
hands.
And now for the reasons of our
conviction For the present we
shall confne ourselves chiefly to the
interest OF the Democratic party in
the question, reserving what we
have to say of Liberal Republican
views and policy for another day
And in this matter we have no ap-
peals to make to the passions or
prejudiccs of the people We de-
sire to address ourselves to their
reason, their sober goo sense, aud 70
their honest convictions as patriots.
We would reject tho nomination
of Mr. Greeley for several reasons
which must be palpable to every re-
tlrcting mind that is at all informed
in the history Of American politics.
1t is only necessary for our purpose
to specify a few.
First. There is ma party obliga-
ton upon the Democracy 10 accept
| it. 1t was made by ayowed Repub
! iicaos as a RcpaLh an nomination,
and can have no claim TO our in
dorsoment except on the score of
merit and the necessities Of the
country. Were either u. these con-
ditions met, the Democratic Con-
vention might be justified in accept
ing the nomination.
Secondly. Mr.. Greeley is in no
sense a representative Of the pollti-
cal opinions and sentiments of the
Democratic party, nor has he ever
given evidence Of his reliability to
carry out the reforms which it seeks
to inaugurate in the government
If he has, we challenge his friends
to the production of the proofs.
And by way of positive objection,
we allege without the fear of contra
diction,
Third. While we had a right to
ask for conservative patriot, whose
life had been cast, in a measure at
least, above the fetid atmosphere of
party, we have had presented for
our Endorsement a life long enemy,
a bitter and vituperative PARTISAN,
an extremist in everything, and a
fanatic on every political, social, or
moral question of his time.
Fourth. While we are organizing
an army to make war upon uSurpa-
ton and every form of outrage upon
the constitution and rights of the
people, the Cincinnati Convention
has offered us a leader who has new
er yet uttered Il. word of protest
against those revolutionary meas,
; ures, but has given his approval and
, support to them all, we believe, with
out exception. The most infamous
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