Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-08-19
the State, called the Cincinnati conven-

the State, called the Cincinnati conven-
tion.-~That conventionsnominated Gree
ley and Brown. and the Democratic con-
vention, knowing they had no chance.
for success under. their true colors, which
| have explained already, crept under
the cover of the Cincinnati platform, in
order, by supporting its candidates, to
secure the spoils of Office and the ma
nipulation and moulding of Greeley's
administration. The Democratic party,
taking courage from the result in Xir---
ginia, West Virginia and Missouri, has
adopted for their national operations the
plan which they found successful in those
Sumner thinks the Democrats in join
ing Horace Greeley have changed to Re-
publicans. We Republicans of the South
kuoso that this is not so. We see it and
hear it every day. The warmest sup
porters of Horace Greeley in the South
are men who are in principle opposed to
every sentiment of Republicanism, men
who would suffer the loss of their right
hands rather than advance the cause of
what they believe to be a heresy. And
these men here do not hesitate to say
openly and defantly that they are using
Greeley to destroy the Republican party.
In this Congressional District four Dem
ocratic candidates are stumping to secure
the nomination of the District conven-
ton. Three of them are supporters of
Greeley They declare that this is only
for policy-that he is the best man they
can get to whip the Republican party
with, and that is what they are about.
To the argument that he is Republi-
can they say sneeringly that he has ac-
cepted the nomination of the Democratic
party, is supported by Democrats main
ly, and that when elected they will use
him for their own purposes. This is no
secret here. Democrats here don't be-
Geve Summers letter; and Democratic
editors don't dare to publish it for fear
their readers will believe it. If what
Sumner says were true, not a thousand
of Greeley's present supporters in any
one of the Southern States would vote
for him next November 1t is not true,
and they know it is not. Jonah did not
swallow the whale because, from the very
nature Of things, it was impossible /; nei-
Their has Greeley swallowed the Demo.
cratic party, as Sumner evidently thinks
but if they are successful in their schemes,
the fourth of next March will show that
the Democrats own Greeley and manage
the government of the United States.
Go among the rank and file of the
Democracy of the South and listen t.
their reasons for supporting Greeley
Some of them say if he is elected they
will get pay for their slaves /; others tina
: the Confederate soldiers will be pension
! ed others still that the colored men vii
be deprived of their vote; others tina
the kuklux will be released; and all tina
f s'the states will be allowed to manag
their own affairs" This last means tina
although the United States government
5 can protect its citizens in Europe or Asia
, they cannot do it in Georgia or Soutl
4 Carolina. These statements concernln
the feelings of the masses of the Democ
racy in the South are facts which North
t ern Republicans will do well to ponder
: They are facts of terrible significance
e they can be coupled with the election Q
: Greeley. ta ~
n One other reason for disputing tn
great basic idea of Mr.. Summers letter
: and am done with this part of my sui
e ject Greeley's immediate persona
It friends, advisers. supporters. and cor
) ferees to-day are Democrats life-lon
a Democrats who three months ago wei
+ the most bitter assailants of the Repul
V lican party has had. And nowhere is
j. on record that any of these men hay
r. changed an opinion. None Of them ha,
j said they were wrong. They do sa
If they want to cheat Grant. +" In th
y stage of the proceeding that expressic
is has but one Interpretation, and that is
$ the destruction of the Republican part
II There has been no change of opinic
N among Democrats, and Republicans ma
< as we'll vote for Voorhees, or Davis as
IS Greeley One will be no more und
IS control of the Democracy if elected thu
T. the other. '''@'''''.se5' .f'''''.'7 'a'
e. [ have taken this space to contest Il
er great underlying idea Of Mr.. Sumner
if letter, because if he is wrong in tn
tie idea the whole Of his letter is wrong.
&c have touched only on the more prom
IN nent facts which convince every Repu
Id lican in the South that he is wrong
ne There are thousands Of others all co
n. curing in the same result If the r
al publicans of the North cannot see as
it see now, should Greeley be elected tn
y. will then see that we are right; but I
be shall feel at then. @.s'"
ny | will now turn tc some of the int
s. dental points Of Mr.. Summers letter
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