The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-24
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY.
THE WHOLE NATION ABLAzE WITH
ENTHUSIASM FOR GREELEY.

TIE WHOLE NATION ABEAZE WITH
ENrHUsIASM FOR GREELEY.
The Democratic Opposition Surrender
tne-mr. GreeIey's Doings-PrePHra-
ttons for Another orange Riot-The
Boston Jubilee-Enyy OF the Lone
some New Workers. .
(FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
NEW YORK, June l9.
The action of each Democratic State con-
ventlon as It meets is convincing those most
unwilling to believe that the Baltimore Con-
yentlon will ratlfy the nomination OF greeley
and Brown. In the face Of what seems to be
the prevailing senlIment.o OF the Democratic
party, the Democratic papers which have In
sisted upon straight ticket at Baltimore, or
another Liberal Republican candidate than
Mr.. Greeley, find 1t difficult to hold out. In
deed, the World, which has undoubtedly been
the most powerful rallyiEs point OF the anti
Greeley Democratic sentiment, shows signs OF
weakening. Whether it Twill submit to the
decision of the party In convention assembled
(which it.has never said 1t would not do) or
throw off its allegiance and proclaim itself to
be an independent newspaper, remains to be
| seen.
Mr.. Greeley continues to pass the time OF
bis enforced abstinence from editorial labor In
doing nothing in particular. he sp ends day
or two at Chappaqua, chopping wood or look
| ing over the tarm, and then comes down to
town and visits his friends, spending night
In Brooklyn with his crony, Storrs, aao
| another In this city with Oliver Johnson's
family. Occasionally In the mornings he drops
into the Liberal Republican headquarters at
the Astor House and receives the congratula-
tions of his admirers, who flock from oil parts
of the Union, and particularly from The South.
This Is rather bore; however, he never stays
long.
he Is president of several societies, for In
stance the Liberal Club philosophical, not
politically and the Rural Club. When the
weekly meetings take place he Is usually on
hand to preside. On Sundays, If he is in the
city, he goes to his own church, DR.. Chapins,
First Universalisl, to worship. Ills wife and
one of his daughters returned from Europe
last week. Mrs. Greeley's health Is bad, and
her condition mars the serenity which his im-
proving political prospects ought to bring 10
the kind heart of her husband. 1t Is one of
the misfortunes attached to greatness that
domestic affairs OF conspicuous men become
public property. We know as much about
the home life of Washington, the Napoeons,
Lincoln and Grant as we do Of that of one OF
our most intimate friends Mr.. Greeley's ex.
perience is no exception to the rule. would
be betraylng no secret, therefore, If I should
liken his pilgrimage through this vale OF
| tears with that OF an earlier philosopher, So
crates. It is Justice to Mr.. Greeley to say that,
like the illustrIous Socrates he Is one Of the
most gentle and devoted Of husbands.
Small boys exploding Chinese fre-crackers
| in the streets warn us of the approach of ihe
national anniversary, when oil the country
will come to town and all the town gladly es-
cape into the country. The usual torrld heat
and military display may be expected; but the
great Fisk, who was about all that made last
Fourth of July endurable TO the Broadway
crowds, will be missing.
The trial of the assassin Stokes begins to.
day. By the fourth he ought to be we'll con.
yicted. Of course he will never be hanged.
Catch judges, juries or governors permitting
| ANYBODY but poor devils without friends to be
hung nowadays.
Preparations for another ominous event are
going on. The 0rangemen are determined to
parade again on their anniversary, the 18th OF
July. Az year ago one hundred lives were lost
In consequence of their persistence. But they
| say their society will parade In Boston, Phila-
delphia, Cincinnati, Norfolk aud other cities,
and why should 1t not do 80 In New York !?
Fortunately for the cause of security and good
order the legislature at Its last session invest
| ed the police board with the right to forbid
public demonstrations which threatened dis
turbances OF the peace. II In their Judgment
the Orange parade will have the tendency to
produce disorders, they are at liberty TO pre-
vent it. AS they did not interfere with the
Rlbbonmen on st. Pa,rick's Day, however, the
Oraneemen complain that the board will
show parliallty II they are forbidden to parade
They declare their intention Of playing their
party airs and Haunting their party colors.
The tremendous hubbub at the Hub almost
finds an echo here. 1t is impossible to read The
feryid accounts OF the scenes In the jubilee
building, without feeling something of the
thrill which goes through the listening Bos.
tonlans, and drives them screeching and raw
ing wild. Thousands of New Workers have
gone on to see the great sight and hear the
mighty noise, aud all the leading newspapers
OF this city have reporters there who telegraph
columns OF descriptions, criticism and bosh
every night. The editorial comments OF the
same papers are hardly fair. They display Just
enough feeling to show that Jealousy is not
altogether foreign 10 the Gothamite breast.
| can imagine that If the Coliseum were stand
Ing In Central Park, and the steeples OF New
York were responding to the electric touch OF
the stupendous Gilmore, our journalists would
find In the affair vast aesthetic consequences.
Undoubtedly 1t Is absurd to expect that the
coming together of 80 many musical elements,
without previous severe training and practice
in combination, could produce perfect musi-
cal success. But the affair has Its value. 1t
will give prodiglous impetus to the study oil
the art in this country. A circumstance
proves this: When Gilmore got up his first
Jubilee, three years ago, his chorus consisted
of church cholrs and impromptu village mnsl'
cal societies. There are nearly five hundred
fine choral associations in the present chorus,