Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-23
OPINIONS OF THE PRsss.


Greeley and Brown. Many journale. here
totore Radical, have abandoned the Admins
'istrstion TO ito fate and hoisted the Cincins,
natl Baltimore ticket. In order that our
rssdes. may Judge Of che spirit which pre-.
walls throughout the Union. We have culied
the following extracts: -
The Lancaster lnteN;genc.,. (Dem whose
propriegars have al along been in ssvor of =;
straieht>out Democratic nomination. anpounnc.
es its purpose 10 this wise When MI. Gree.
ley was nomiuased st Baltimore. by two
third vote. aud in accordance With all che
eme>honored usa2es Of the Democratic par,y.
We we're instantly prepared 70 yield TO him
and to his colleague q hearty and earnest sup
port 1T ma'tered not that, the Ia,eUioencer
had advocated the selection Of, other ,andi.
dates. 1t mattered not that its senior editor
voted against. Mr.. Greeley in the delegation
and in the aConven,ion-the moment he re-.
ceived two thirds of the votes Of che Domo>
cratic National Convention, he became our
candidate" ase1. hedaie7t 80 ~ ssRefF.7 s1T
The Baltimore Sun endorses the action of
the Convention az follows ttHorace Greeley
Of New York and B. aGratz Brown. of Mis-
souri, are. therefore. the regularly accredited
aud duly nominated candidates Of The Demo
cratic party. as we'll as of the Liberal Repubo
licans. The fusion is thus con, plete. The
patriotic appeal which went forth from Gin
cInnati has been responded to in. Baltimore
The hand stretched forth across tthe bloody
chasrn' Of ancient strifes and by, gone eumi.
ties by the Liberal Republicans Of the North
and West is clasped by the Democrats. of
every portion o.. the country, and instead IF
TINT bitter maxim ''to the victors belnnv the
spoils." the flag of a grcst party is flung IN
the breeze. with those other words of home
fnl and suspicinus import inscribed thereon.
universal amnesty. peace aud good will'""
The Age. (Dem.) which was most deter
n'ned in 'ts hostility to the nomination. of the
Liberal Republican candidates, bows to the
action Of the Natinnnl Deu,ocrmtic Conven.
tons ard says: IA Wholesale and intelligent,
unanimify will mark the action of the Demo.
cratic party. ** Every Democrat we
believe, will ohcslm reflection waive his per-
s''nal preference or otjrction, and accent. in
cordial and manly spirit. what has been openly
aud fairly aud deliberately done, with the as
sent OF the great mass OF the Democratic
party"
The New York ForM,- whose course in de.
no'inclns Mr.. Greeley 30 bitterly notwith.
standing the tremendous current that was
running in His favor was a source of great re
greet to thousands at Denocrats;. gives in it's
ddhensinD al follows: In fal,httil fuifitlment
Of the pledge which The Worif has SO. con-
stantiy repeated s,nce it's great Disappointment
ut the surprising termination made at Cincin
natl more than two mouths age we Bovs to,he
decision o? the Democratic National Conven-
ton. and loyalty accept Mr.. Greeley as the
Democratic candidate for President r
The Boston Post, able. Influential aud id.
teuse'y Democratic. gives ufterance to its efi>
thnslss'n 10 this style: THE 68S votes for
Horace Greeley were :" many Representative
assurances that this c"rte>t is to 20 on to vic
tory. They d" not elevate an individual mr.
proclaim the hope of a party so much as they
declare unceasing war with power that Is
undermining our republican lie with it's nsnr
I'.ti"ns and abuses. The omans all harmon;ze
with the spirit of the Convention. The de-
'Iihersti"ns we're brief, practical, and satisfao
tory. There was hut one voice in the Con.
venti"n, appealing for union for the sake Of
reform. Aud a single determination fred all
hearts. t" rescue The cnuntry trnm it. perils.
The spirit that swayed the Convention is to
sweep across q continent of Sta.es''
The Washington Ptriof the Democratic
organ ut the Nat"nal Capital. declares -
'N 10 MT claim in anv sense IT, have; been
original supporters of Mr. Greeley. now
when the number is most likely t.. be sweled
by accessions from all sides. But for ,ha,
very reason, it there was no higher claim of
patriotism upon our service. we intend m do
cur part in the coming canvass with zeal
which shall know no tagging, and with -
singleness of purpose which will not shrink
from comparison when victory shall have
crowned our endenvnrs
The Trenton IN. J.) True american
winch has been pronounced in its opposition
{" the Cincinnati nominees, patrio.,cnllv sur.
renders its prrjndices: ono greater calsmi
ty could het"ll. the country than the con.
FINANCE of the present Administrator ir
power The decision Of the Bait more Com
vert'"n leaves no alternative hetween this Ad
and new one, with Mr.. Greelev
for It's head"
The Brooklyn Eny1e (Dem.) remarks:.
'The Baltimore Cnnveniion was spop,,ne.
ously constituted, genially conducted demon
under dirert in>trnc.inns from the
peonle' The Philadelphia Convention was
the spectacular vindica,inn IF power and .ar.
under the specific instructions of
"fice>ho'ders We believe that the action
Of the Baltimore Convention will be Endorsed
by the people I"
The Br"k'yn Times Glib ,Rep.) has
spread CONSERVATION in the Radical ranks
nv it's endorsement Of Greeley and Brown
With reference t., this licked it says: owe
sccelt II ~ the beginning of new era in
our history"
Even in the New York Herald we find this
LANGUAGE. which must he anything hut agrees
able to Grant: I'VE regard i, az fortunate tor
the country that the present election is to he
fought out upo" the single question of tho in
dnrsement 1T Condemnation OF the existing
Administrator, brcause. whatever may he the
result. it is likely to lead to desirable reforms,
The American people are essentially revolu-
t'""ary, and large number of persons NAV
nlWnys he fnuu6 in faynr nf n ch.n,,o g.. ~