The New York herald., 1872-07-05

ter Of the time. which is the reformation Of tkG
abuses OF the war and the correction OF federal
nsurpattons. The only people who cannot under
not want to understand 1t, and In the Free Trad9
sn Leaguc wnatever that may bel which proposes q
the custom houses may % be abolished 30 % Sy nSsse."
Carolinians in baltimore as dierins from the Nary
ianaersr Ia Sss, We remaEked to this entertaining man
"weii, they come to this big new hotel, and wheh
want to sleep together; they have to be bnnied.
like nremen;;, But this has nothing to do with th3
Dropping into the once OF the Sheriff OF Ba,t,I
more met a Confederate 0fflcer doing subordinafe
duty there and In the talk which ensued I aaid.
sOutherners who urge Greeley's nomination merely
want to get 01ices and fav0ritism by achieving 4
victory with his names'
South who urge Greeley are more valuable than
the yield of the ofices Most Of them retain their
labor was more reliable capital better encouraged,
and the excesses OF carpetbag taxation put stop
TO- & win the p KIN KIND Of state we have
and Capital and S esnnos be eSpssss
the bright side shine nom washington, and let thS
general and statesman OF the cOn1ederacy be rooN
Since the war ended but haf dozen mem ns 81 e an
nuence In the victorious party OF the North have
visited the South at all, and the unofhciai Greeley
vIous tongues Had Grant come among MS IN the
same spirit we would rather have rallied to the
the pinion Of the editor One month out OF General
Grants Long Branch seasons spent among us would
pending election We have been despsei at Wsshs Ss
ington and sought to be placed under bayOnet law
by the very genera! whose terms OF captulation we
heard with gratitude and in whom we reposed our
hOpesn .t.r
NEWSPAPER TALK i
The newspapers of Baltimore are not very Nvc,v
in items concerning the Convention, but Tie ;ss.s
edt0rially comedies to-day that ''the liberal pro
gramme will be adopted on the first ballot, its ad-
vocates having more than twO-third vote ana
decided in opinion both as to the candidates and tO
the platform.n The american says 1.-THE question:
the Greeley ana Brown ticket has aiready been IN
can, OF course, Is the administration organ here.
HOW LONG WILL IT LAST?
There Is some little fear In Baltimore that the
Convention Will get to work and transact its bust.
ness with such speed that the delegates win not re-
main very long and properly spend their money;
but with proper hospitality and sufficient 0utof-
door stump meetings the crowd may be length
ened out over four or five days. A considerable
number Of delegates are expected next Saturday
night, and persons with missions, who have
purposes, will come much earlier. Some OF the
lobbies IN washington are much disappointed at the
probability that none Of their schemes can be put
Into the democratic platf0rm-such, for example,
as the refunding OF the cotton tax, and the vast
schemes for the Internal improvements SO called
where. The acceptance OF the Cincinnati platform
and Greeley's reproduction OF 1t will drive to the
%a al tnese for sns
said all they could against the Cincinnati platform
in the administration papers, and II we enact It
back and print all their editorials q second time''
'Besides," said this critic "they have made their
platform and therefore dare not sttsc
It," A half dozen independent persons. such ae
got up the Filth Avenne Conference may be on
three or four OF the juveniles are expected In the
THE BALTIMORE GERMANS.
omitted in my last letter to the HERALD to eat
anything relative to the German press Of Baltimore
city. There Is very large German population
nearly equal In influence and distribution. The
WecA;er which Is called the Protestant organ, is
Ry SE aaa %p;ss i =
posed to be the Catholic paper, and is very warmly
FOR Greeley. The Catholic element Of Baltimore city
ration, wealth and long tenure OF any In America
The names Of such eminent Catholics as Bishop Car
are eeneraily accented by the people Of ali sscts
and creeds here typical Of the highest character
which Maryland has produced Down to the time
OF Judge Taney the Catholics OF Maryland have
taken the highest places in the nation and 80 far
as 1t can be matter OF relative influence the 40.
Baltimore is simply another form Of saying that
among the Oldest families and the descendants Of
the earliest proprietors and coonists OF the State
he is preferred to General Grant. u
THE CONVENTION AND THE SMALLPOX. l.,
The amount of smallpox In Baltimore is very con-
high as asst six % thousand Cases. the newspapers Keep
very quiet on the subject, but admit to-day that the
whole community, is crowding about the vaccine
public places for vaccination In the city, the praS
titioncrs have not enough time to answer the de-
Gaert stree crowd mSty nS
vlduals gathered around the doors and on the etde
walk and found that they were awaiting their turn
cowp0x. The smallpox has also extended to Wash
ington city, and within few blocks Of the Capitol
1t Is SO bad that there is said to be one or two
streets overhung with dismal yellow nags. One Of
the best ways to keep out OF smallpox In Balti.
more Is to Keep out Of the street @ cars NO case
there appears to be little or none OF the disease 10
the central parts Of the town.
TOWN SIGHTS.
Among the delegates from Virginia is Bradley j..
Johnson, formerly of Frederick, Md, who reached
some distinction In the war and is now one OF the
% S at T. q M 20 M
Baltimore city and the large thoroughfares filled
with huge rockets and all the other implemen Of
gunpOwder and Fourth OF July br0ing In the sun
towns should burn down some Fourth OF July day
nss NOT
until after due warning. ts
NEWSPAPER CONVENTION.
The proposition made to those members a o. ne
Greeley to meet together during or before the CON-
cepted in all parts Of the country, and 1t is probable
that there with be large newspaper gathering here
to pay respect to the FIRST member OF the profession
the chief Maglstracy This idea takes the Southern
Journalists generally, who are great for getting
together and lnduging In some cOnfab.
MUSIC
Bands OF music are expected here from New
York city, Richmond City, West Virginia and In-
nois. the Fiita Regiment Band WI, be on duty
probability that, unless the weather prevent thlg
fne regiment will parade.
THE DELAWARE NALc0NTEXrs.
In conversation with well-informed gentleman
of the State Of Delaware yesterday, he gave mo
sOme particulars about the exceptional attitude of
the democratic party Of that State toward Greeley
| "HoW do you ACCOUNT said l., "ior the obstinate
position OF the salisbury family relative 10 Gree
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