The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-04
AMONG THE PEOPLE.

The scenes around the newspaper Offices yester.
day afternoon were not unlike those which were so
samlar during the late war; Bulletin after hui
letin from Cincinnati were read with ayidity
by the crowds. Early In the day spccu.
ation was rife and all sorts OF wild
opinions were INDUCED In. A the dispatches
begun to come in, however, more definite feeling
began to pervade the anxious news seekers
Horace Greeley grew the favorite. In fact. the
great point OF interest in the whole excitement was
the great philosophers chances.
The benevolent countenancc OF the illustrious
candidate being familiar to everybody there was no
difficulty in conjuring up picture OF who the
didate was. The garments, gait and gallantry OF
THE GREAT MAN OF CuArrAorA
were well known to ALL The eloqucnce Of the hero
of Printing House square had been heard with al.
miration In every conceivable place throughout the
city, and every one knew Horace Greeley just as
well he did his next door neighbor and FOR these
reasons and multitude OF others not necessary
TO be mentioned there was keen expecta-
ton az TO Mr.. Greeley's success or defeat.
What made the expectation all the greater was
that 1t seemed to be almost funny that AT this late
hour OF the day Horace Greeley could have become
seriously nominated for any Office. When. then,
his chances be came stronger and II began to
appear that Horace was the favorite beyond
Greeley grew into very serious magnitude and IL
was admitted on all hands that there was no know
ing what might happen.
Finally the news of the victory was announced all
over the city. There is no second way of looking AZ
it, there was generally manifested curious Kind
OF Joy that at last the great PHILOSOPHER mad been
from party strife. There was an odd mixture OF
fun and serious Importance in the manner IN which
people spoke OF the whole affair. There was no
want OF respect evinccd, far rs could he seen.
for Mr.. Greeley, and his claims were duly recog-
nzed, his honesty was admitted and his
PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILANrHRor1CkL INTENTIONS
were fully appreciated. But The old man, IN his
white coat, with the goodness OF his nature speak
ing In his eyes, his ambng lounge and has few little
eccentric falings familiar to all the children IN the
land, these tinged the serious fact OF his probable
promotion to the Presidency with some share OF
incongruity.
Grant was dead to mems minds. lie got hard
knocks all around. People talked OF nam az OF a
man who ought to want to have peace and get out
OF the political arena. OF course, there were many
exceptions to the general rule OF so speaking
about him, but 1t was plain that
face to face with Horace Greeley yesterday
President Grant couldn't stand IT," As Tor
Adams. there was q large element In the city who
reioiced over his defeat and these had been very
much afraid OF his victory by chance. The
irish. of course, were very jubilant over
Adams being thrown aside, aud were pro.
portonately rejoiced over Mr.. Greeley's victory.
The Germans because OF senator schurz, were
glad that schurz had got such chance ~ General
Grant. The colored people, heartily and fully, for
od man Greeleys sake alone, were enthusiastic NJ
\ the prospect.
III was not lltte amusing to hear the daIkies Ia.
/ duge in the widest
SCHEMES or FUTURE IMMENSELY
/ IN subsequent dependence on President Greeley.
4 AS venerable looking colored man as
/ coored man well could be, actually believed yes
te1day that President Greeley was Immediately
10 set up housekeeping at Washington, aud
! TINS was the mercy OF the Lord for Mr.. Greeley'-
| greatness OF soul and unbounded philanthropy IN
the abolition cause. black man OF some intelli.
gencc made the remark that the man who had bee
able to do so much in freeing slaves would do
equally as much In preserving liberty, ana Horace
Greeley he said, was an honest man. several
others of the Ethiopian family, with whom CONVEX.
sations were had were all so deeply impressed with
/ the new responsibility devoving on them that there
/ may now be absolute need TO watch new tribe OF
.'repeaters" when voting time comes. In u large
| crowd of c0l0rcd men, who were met with not far
i from the great phian thropsts headquarters,
ONE RENEGADE
/ was discovered, who said he would vote for Grant
anyhow, because General Grant was a soldier and
| he frenegade) was one too. As general thing,
the c0lored people, though very fond Of "Massa
Horace, don't seem to have o very exact notion OF
the way things are going.
Perhaps the Irish element In the city. next to Mr.
Greeley himself were better pleased at the Conven