The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-08
RICHMOND, june 6, 1872.

TO the Editor Of the Richmond Wing:
Allow me, once for all, to reply through
your paper-to the numerous letters re-
ceiyed- enquiring, whether or not it is
true, as reported in various papers, that Ii
is my intention to advocate the reelection
of General Grant, and if so, upon what
grounds 7?
1t is my intention to advocate the re-elec-
ton Of General Grant, and on the follow
ing grounds
The Cincinnati Convention was, in my hum
BILE opinion, the mere development ofpersonal
antipathies party sintegration-popular
upheavings, and casual combinations
but one object in view--which was, rather
the result of personal prejudices-at tribu-
table to local antecedentS, than it was the
result of calm and grave purpose of re-
storing the balances of the constitution.
Among its members there were no COM
mon ties, no well defined syTpathies, no
ascertained, or ascertainable policy, either
as to state or federal action. 1t met without
authority, acted without discretion, and re-
solved without elaboration. Its sole pur-
pose was to defeat the present incumbent,
through the dscordant and antagonizng
muddle of Wings, Democrats, Republicans,
Radicals and Communists. Indeed, it is
even now impossible for the most expert
enced statesmen to discover the position,
anticipate the action, or define the policy of
the Convention itself, or any one or more
Of its various members, except the common
purpose Of ousting the present incumbent.
In it were blended all parties-without
uniting any two. 1t sought to amalgamate
all interests, without securing proper guar
antees for any one. 1t crystalized all con-
ceivable vagaries, without harmonizing sin
gle ingredient. From such an uncommon
and unauthorized combination resulted the
nomination of Mr.. Greeley.
1t becomes the people of Virginia to con-
slider we'll the claims which Mr.. Greeley
has or can assert to their support. The
nomination by such convention needs an
endorsement to be derived from and sus-
tanned by the antecedent acts OF the noml-
nee. Allow Inc to furnish for mature con-
sderaton some of the most prominent of
these. In the Tribune (Mr. Greeley's paper
of the 9th of November, 1860, he published
the following memorable words:
"IfMecotton States shall decide that they
can do better OUT OF THE UNION than an
it, ace insist on letting them go IN peace. The
right to sccede may be revolutionary one !;
BUT IT EXISTS NEVERTHELESS"
,ecn LUG t lUa' darS hofora Tho act Of Co,
80, ~ ~, Santh GoroIino wn find this em-
oI,aloi l. ~ -.
pN "1f 81 Gba 6aclarotion Of aforementioned
,,,,t;Ga, - tSa oonoee;o, f.o,, he Rrf;sh En-
ras.9, of t w.. syonS Of coloo;sts an 1776
p"e y wHee . , m ~ ,r1,,,J moi Syst;fv he
mo 90 no. oe9 '.,g S;IBooo of SoutLrons f;om
IGe o %ey, ill., Ifatnn, 81 IsG1 TE wa ARE
SsIs = Cue I~, ~ om m,.Is POINT WHY DOES
us, 49, go, o 49, A1rrT,rpT no SHOW
NJ eoMh Nh WV 81,
~ mr. af 40 oad of Eehruory
,oc ~ 'ne ~. e. 49, oftar tha ,ougnrat;o,,,
a ED p.,oJs uSs Davis at Montoomery. Ala.
- sn Cd u,;s ron,orkabla Ianr,,ape .
'a 9. IL WI n' a,,ooteJlD en;J and ,ee gnc.
800; " tl,J tSe H,,eGi ,,,nc;,,le enbod;ed
o'I mo'oo, s -, H." Bsclo,.a,;on IF Agne,;co1
Jy Jeg tb],t oo,,ern,oenis dey;,e the,
,at '"',a .o,, {Ie consent Of the oor.
JaSs Po - oo,,: J1v ,rn5 ;vei. AMI TuAT TT
,rrrJ, g, US srATEs TuE COTTON
eTArrs or THE GJTIR STATES ONLY
orIn l' no EopM IN INpEpENDENrr Ma.
TrnM Tupv lave A CLEAR MORAL
,, 49,, NO no sou
Thasa strango words are nnblshed as cor
roat bu '' Iansns buchanan in his vindica.
t;on oF ~ R,obanon,s ADMINISTRATION. page az
Hanoa ,ra Sea that Mr. Greeley wa,
nona;noted and 10 almost universally sun.
,ontnd ~ +ha nld saceecion;sts Tins en-
pIo rsed Z ; ;s yonntnoIv hoosted FIAT Mr.
Grooion nil corru Every Sonthern State
Virn;n;onsi bewara of this middle.
fer reo5;no these revolutionary opin
ions nraing Secession and lending Tho
nuarf,i a;d IF bie oreat intellect and in
fnant;ai naner 70 secession. the right