The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-06

Full Ter victory.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. %, 1872.
recent tour through the States Of Virginia,
North and South Carolina in the service Of the
HERALD, which brought me in contact with all
class and conditions OF the people, gave me ample
opportunity to feel the public pulse regarding the
approaching Presidential canvass Beginning with
the another OF States and statesmen found the
next national contest was the leading topic Of CON.
versatiOn In the hotels, the cars, and In fact,
wherever few people happened to be congregated
together. The shrewdest OF political F. F. VS. hav-
ing the highest appreciation OF the substantially OF
Lyman TrumDull ana the mastery eloquence Of
Carr Schurz, regarded their attacks upon the ad.
minisLraton as mean and futile, which rather
served 20 strengthen than to weaKen Gem
eral Grants prospects for the ren0mi-
nation. They argue with the utmost
ciearness and force that the differences and Difficult
ties at present prevailing In the republican camp
would all be healed by the time the election comes
off, If not by the 5h Of June, when the Philadelphia
Convention will be held. AS for the labor reform
nominations the virglniaps regard that as s'side
snow" OF no consequence, which will be entirely
forgotten long before the election. The convention
at Cincinnati, however, Is looked forward to with
an usual degree Of interests not that 1t is expected
anything substantial will result nom it, but to SEQ
what strength the
ELEMENTS OF OPPOSITION TO GRANT
will develop. With political sagacty and FORE
sight for which Virglnians nave always been noted,
they look for nothing more favorable than the
election Of General Grant in November next, bue
they quietly blde their time waiting anxiously bus
calculating certainly upon triumphant democrats
victory In 1876. the year OF the centennlM
anniversary OF American independence. Hence
the reason why the convention to be held at Gin
cinnati assumes vast an Importance with South
politicians, as it Will more clearly define the
ability OF the republican party to enter another
great national For the next four years the
Southern people, satisfied that they cannot elect
democratic candidate to the Presidency are con-
tent with Grant, and according to the generally
expressed sentiment prefer him to any other repub
lican that might be elected. for various reasons.
sumner they totally reject in relation TO the Presl-
dency; Trumbull they respect but he is classed as
o republican partisan who would probably be more
inimica their interests In the future than Grant;
and Schurz, Gratz Brown or any other OF the host
OF candidates that have been named. are equally
Objectionable as TrumDull all being repub.
licans, and ambitious only to be President.
Virginia viii go against Grant for the Presidency; 50
States except Florida, South Carolina and Louis
lana; but even with this they favor his election be-
THE DEMOCRATS AWAKENING.
Everywhere have been the people-the whites
tional convention, with fun representation from
all the States They are universally opposed to any
pator platform and and the COMMON Sentiment seems to 30
the adoprOn OF an Out-and-out democratic emb0di-
tney nave been understood in the past, according
to the negroes, however, all the rights and priv
feeling ss IS. let US go inuo battle att under onr own
colors anu fight manfuly, and II we ale
defeated let us be defeated honoraby. Looking to
q I'm nr a fOr roof
popular upheaving during the next four years Re-
form In the civil service reform everywhere, is
until the republican party Is dethroned and the
democrats come into power. In fact the democrats
In the South consider themselves
MERE LOCKERS ON IN VENICE
in the next Presidential election. All the fighting
every state split and divided into factions some Of
which have declared war to the knife and nothing
short OF the extermnasion OF the one WIN satisfy
Next November In the Congressional contest alone
carpet:oaggers will probably secure the nomina.
native republicans towards them Is so intense that
an independent negro candidate Will be put forward
ing an excellent run for the mass Of the negroes.
natural result Of this antagonism among the re-
pnbicanS Will be the election OF
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
In both OF the republican districts This not mere
branch the whole carpet-bag tribe, which has
brought the party INTO such disrespect and liodor
NORTH CAROLINA.
Coming then to the Old North State, the Presi-
dental feeling Is .mucn the same as that In VIZ.
glnla. Grant IS. perhaps, more unpopular here
Inan IN Virginia, because OF the wholesale arrest Of
Sampson, Harnett and Chatham counties. ana the
persecution to which they were afterwards sub
jected An oppressive military government follow
ing the war, succeeded by the disastrous admins
tratOn OF Governor Holden, during which the
Stale was pundered by carpet-baggers and the best
citizens OF the State were imprisoned and subjected
to cruel torures by hired Danditti from Tennessee.
have depressed and so demoralized the people or
this state that they are Indifferent national AFFAIRS.
Carolinans Will be enthusiastic in their support
OF some such democratic candidate as Hancock,
Hoffman OF though wen v aware none OF
oppose any fusion with the anti-administratton re-
pubicans, preferring rather TO he gloriously than
Two important state conventions for the nomina.
tion OF a Governor and other State officials Will
leigh on the 10Th OF April and the democratic con.
vention at Greensboro on the LIST Of May
THE CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Among the republicans In South Carolina there
Is q deadly conflict between the mass Of the party
and the federal oilce-h0lders and their sup
porters: AS already stated s,,, in the HERALD.
which endorsed General Grants administration
were instructed TO vote against his denomination
oflce.hoders In the state. number OF tile dele
gates have already left Columbia for washington,
and these have been rapidly followed by the Office
holders, the latter going TO keep safe their official
Eeads. There is no doubt that The delegation Will
vote '.stralgnt' for Grants denomination, and here.
as IN all pe Southern States, the negroes Will vote
the whites here maintain the same Indifference
as to national affairs that they DO In North caro-.
po S En G e Is Is ss4 as ans
other that could be nominated.
'~.s... COCK FIGHTING. "
r,oin / ID bean made between Georgia and