Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-18


The prospects Of Mr.. Greeley in Georgia
are not quite 50 bright as his supporters
could desire. Not only is the rank and file of
the Democratic party in that State badly de-
morallzcd, but some Of It's strongest mcu and
ablest newspapers decline to obey the die
tates Of the Baltimore convention. Here for
Instance, Is the Savannah Morning Neos,
one of the best and ablest journals in the
South, the leading paper In the city where 1t
is published, talking III the following indie
pendent style;
Every argument 10 favor Of Greeley Is an
oiWiiIiaiiy imPusning the motives Of those who
vote Tor MT. Greeley. We simply say that we
cannot support him"
And, again:
There are thousands Of Democrats 10 Georgia
who can never be persuaded to cast their votes
for Greeley, and all attempts TO eoerce them will
not only be futile, but eIasperatlng. The d..
visions thus created would extend into our State
politics, and the result under the present cir
cumstAnces, would be disastrous"
Another Georgia paper, the ErPositor
speaks in the following plain way;
ANY Southern Democrat who can Eulp down
Horace Greeley, and then complain OF the Gin
cinnAti plauOrm-as the Georgia delegation did
at BaltimOre-presents the most wonderful OK.
ample on record Of 'straining at gnat and
swallowing camel; and surely no SOutherneT
now entering tho campaign to fight II out on
that line Will have the impudence and unblush.
ing Audaeiiy 70 object TO the preferences, preiu.
dlees, or political opinions Of any other living
man, while, black, red, or pIebild. For our.
selves, we are no longer pledged 10 anything
except not TO vote for Greeley. HencelOrth we
intend 70 stand BY sustain, support, and defend
OUT personal friends, without respect to age, sex,
pollties, or previous condition Of sorvltude.' "
The Columbus Sun, a journal of large In.
fuencc In the same State INDUCES In the fol.
lowing bitterness:
1t IL well that tho people composing tho
Democratic party Of Georgia should know how
m5saiss hsSEnfs 70 'BtseI aefesT and Poiiis 10,
their adherence TO Democratic principles in 70,
using 70 vote for Greeley In tho nominating
convention. Gen. Bennlng, Gray and Spauld
Ing not only voted for Greeley, but were the
only three from Georgia that voted to adopt tho
Cincinnati platform, Tho remainder Of the
delegation saved US that humiliation"
The truth Is the honest Democrats OF the
South revolt at the idea Of supporting Horace
Greeley for the Presidency GU the Democratic
ticket. These journals truly re fleet the sen,
timents of the large majority of the Southern
people, who prefer an open enemy to secret
foe. They sec that his candidacy Is sham
and fraud; that he and the men who arc
supporting him mean one thing, while they
say the direct opposite.
General Grants administration has beer
condemned by u large portion of a certain
element in the South, but, Us we think, un
justly. We think we know something abou
the policy Of General Grant, about what b,
would like do, rather than what he has done
and We are confident that We do not mlsrep
resent his views and sentiments when We sa,
that II Is his fret wish that there should be q
iul and perfect restoration OF the friendly
feelings that once obtained between the two
sections. That such Is not the fact /, more
because the Southern people have themselves
rendered 1t impossible than from any Other
cause 1t was General Grant who inaugu.
rated the liberal movement, as Il Is called.
when at Appomattox Courthouse he asked
the lost gallant army Of the Confederacy To
STACK Us arms, aud advised It's members TO 20
home and obey the laws that governed North
as well as South. Had the Southern people
accepted and acted upon that advice we
should have no Ku-Klux law on the statutc
books to-day and much of the anlmosIty and
ol''orness that unfortunately prevails would
never have had an existence. II the South Is
wise to-day, II will go back to Appomatlox
and forgive and forget what General Grant
speaking for the North and the East and the
west then offered to forgive and forget.