The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-22
THE WHITEHALL CAMPAIGN
THE WOOD-CHOrPER OF FCHAPP4QUA
GROWING IN POPULAR FAVOR.
The Old Dominion's Response 10 Voor-
hees's Speech for Grant.

whether "Mr. voorhees, ana tn0Se Nort1ern
Democrats and Southern Conservatives who
| think with him contemplate playing In the
Baltimore Convention o game of fast and
loose Do they, after insisting that we shall
all await the action Of that body and adopt it,
| whatever it may be, intend to reject II unless
their views as to candidates shall prevail !?
We are compelled to 80 construe MIR. Voor-
hees's remarks" The Wing concludes as
| follows:
Are the Southern Conservatives to be tied
hand and loot when they 60 into the Baltimore
Convention, and the Northern Democrats TO
be free and loot.loose? This matter ought to
be carefully looked into.
In conclusion, we Incline to think that Mr..
Voorhees, TRADE, which was designed 10 XIII
Mr.. Greeley, will greatly help him and the
Liberal canse with both the Southern Conserv-
atives and the liberal Northern Democrats. A
few more such TRADES will place his election
beyond q peradventure.
The following, however, from the Peters
burg Progress, may be taken as the general
answer of Virginia and the rest of the South
to Mr.. Voorhees,. II Gays:
The telegraph has already announced to
readers Of The Progress that the Hon. D. W.
voorhees,, Of Indiana, has made Use of his
privileges as member oil the House Of Rep.
resentaLives TO deliver violent TRADE against
the Cincinnati nominees. We have received
q full report of the speech of the man who 80
earnestly defended one of JOhH Browns mur-
derous crew, and have only to say 10 reply to
his pretended defence of the South that we
have had entirely enough OF himself and the
cla to which ne belongs.
By such men, by such brave speakers, by
such unconqueraole caucus warriors, were we
persuaded into war. When The flower OF both
sections was falling on bloody fields, Mr..
Voorhees, was still making pretty speeches In
Congress.
olIce actual hostllitles ceased, this gentle
man has Insisted that the south should stand
by It's colors; and, by 80 doing, the South has
lost everything, while Mr.. Voorhees, and his
associates have-kept IN Congress.
Now let all peop.e Of Ills way OF thinking
underala and that their sided game is played
ont. The South Is as tired Of the costly friend-
ship OF pretended friends as OF the constant
victories of open enemies.
If Mr.. Voorhees, has nothing more solid 10
appeal 10 than the past passions of the South
ern people, he had better begin to cultivate
new ialeut-that of sllence-and try to learn
lesson which has been taught to wiser men
that the worm will turn when trodden on.
Certainly, having steadlaStly resisted the
encroachments and aggressons OF the absolute
vi IllS COuuIlSf NO oio uSibuCt looiioh
nor craven enough to submit to the dctatlon
of an imbecile minority.
If we Were towards, they are impotent to
execute threat.
II we were venal, they could honor no
promised brloe.
No +! No! No! Let that clique or the North
ern Democracy which ties ils fortunes 10 q oe7
lief In The perpetual credulity OF southern m
Conservatism receive the truth In time. We
are sick OF CANNON. We will not vote for any
mofs (already deeated) Seymours. We cau-
not again place Issue of lie and death at the
disposal OF the New York World. We will not
again save local h0nors and spolls to the
"laithful" In Indiana by The sacrifice of life,
liberty and properly by the Peep people OF South
We are In the Union. We have one hun
dred and thlrty-tour electoral votes. The col.
lepe consists Of three hundred and 6fty-seven.
We are d power In the land. We ask neither
Mr. Voorhees, nor Mr.. Grant any odds. We
have power, we have rights, and We have
shown in weakness that we dare assert the
latter.
Much more shall we maintain them in the
hour when peacefully the right Is ours.
voorhees, may stand aghast, but for all we
care Voorhees, may stand aside
The Democratic Congressmen and the
Liberal Ticket-CalI for the Reunion
Convention.
The Washington correspondent of the BaltI-
more Sun writes:
An erroneous statement having been put
forth that sixty OF the ono hundred and five
Democratic members Of the House had signed
paper protesting against the nomination OF
Mr.. Greeley aG Baltimore, inquiry has been
made OF tn. several Stale delegations to learn
how they do stand on that question. In the
d st place, each member denies ever having
sgued paper Of the character named, and,-
In the second place, most OF them do not care
10 be specifically mentioned in print as favor
Ing this or that candidate. Taere Is entire
unanimlty 10 agreeing TO support the nominee
OF the Baltimore Convention, whoever he
may be. But, taking the State dele
cations 10 alphabetical order, two of
The three Alabama Democratic members
favor Mr.. Greeley. The single men,
DER from Arkansas is doubtful, while the one
from Connecticut faVors the Cincinnati ticket,
aud the one from Delaware opposes 1t. Ali
the Georgia delegation are opposed to Greeley.
| OF the six Illinois Democrats but Two are iu-
| c,ined 10 favor his nomination, and they are
| by nu means committed. The five Democratic
| members from Indiana are all opposed to him,
and IL Is duuoLfubf Messrs. Kerr and Voor-
nees would support him II nominated. Three,
possibly four, OF The niue Kentucky represen-
talives believe 1t Impossible to elect sLralght-
out Democratic IcKet, ana faV0r the Baiti-
more coalition. But one Of the five Maryland
members in anywise favors the latter. The
single member from Michigan Is doubtful,
while all of the four Democratic members
from Missouri are virtually for Greeley and
Brown, some more strongly than others. All
the New Hampshire members support the
ticket The Two New Jersey Democrats
announce that they will vote against 1t
/ if nominated. Of the sixteen Democrats
| from New York all but Two are known
TO favor G.erley's nomination, and the
three Ncc.n Carolina members are inclined
that way Four or five Uf the OHIO men are
bitterly opposed to Greeley, and one non-com-
INITIAL. Safer, the only member from Oregon.
endorses Voorhees, position. The eleven
Democrats from PennsJ lvania favor Greeley,
| with possibly one exception. The six Tennes.
zee members will stand by the Nashville Con.
vsntiOn, which endorsed the Cincinnati ticket.
The lour Texas members are non commiLtal,
as are the Virginia members, oil of whom
await the result of the convention, and will
abide by 1t. The two West Virginia members
support Greeley, and the two Wisconsin mem.
b-rs oppose him. This Is about as lair state.
meut as can be obtained of the views OF the
Democratic members. They all very general.
ly doubt the propriety of making speeches in
| Congress against any Presidential candidate,
or In in favor OF any one whose name Is TO
come before The Baltimore Convention.
A call will be made In few days for the late
| Cincinnati Reunion and Reform Convention to
| assemble In. Baltimore on the 9Th OF July It's
| onipct at Cincinnati was to form q State orpan-