The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-09
Amnesty Once More Tied to Civil
Rights i'm the Senate.
TARIFF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
Hopeless Condition of the Wash
ington Treaty.
Enforcement Of the Eight Hour
Labor Law.
WASHINGTON, May s. 1872.
Grant Upon Greeley and Mosby Upon
Grant.


Grant.
The President received large number of visitors
to-day, among whom were Colonel John w. Forney,
who called to talk over the political situation The
nomination Of Greeley was incidentally alluded to-
when the President good naturedly remarked that
the American people would never elect him to the
Office OF President.
Preceding Mr.. Forney were Senator Lewis of yr-
gnia, accompanied by Colonel Mosby, the guerilla
chief during the late war, who called to pay his
respects to the President, and as pledge of his
thorough reconstruction assured the President that
he not only believed he would be the nominee of
the Philadelphia Convention, but that he would sup
port him in his Congressional district by publicly
advocating his reelection.
"Why,' said the guerilla convert, ''between
military despOtism and despOsm OF sms, pre-
fer military desp0tism-
The interview between the conqueror and the
conquered was of the most cordial character
What the Selection of Baltimore for the
Democratic Convention Mcans-A Rexu-
lar Party Nominee.
The news OF the selection OF Baltimore to be the
place for holding the democratic convention is &C
cepted here a certain indication that Mr.. Greeley
will not receive the endorsement OF that party. The
Southern democrats in Congress, at least majority
Of them, who have more less committed them
selves to the Cincinnati nomination. accept the
suit as triumph of the Northern democrats, who
are more unanimously inclined to put up regular
ticket. 1t is generally believed here that if St.
Louis had been accepted as the place. the influence
OF the revenue reformers, free traders and others
of the grand anti-Grant combination would have
been sufficient to create strong feeling for Gree
ley, and it is acknowledged that no such influences
will prevail at Baltimore.
direct result of this selection is a PROPOSE
ton to discuss tonight, by prominent
Southern democrats that the South shall
withhold its delegates from the Convention, and
thereby tactly agree to the nomination OF Greeley.
The necessity OF keeping up party organization is
conceded, however, sufficient for the re-
lection of this proposition, and it WILL doubtless
be agreed to send delegates in accordance with the
CALL for the purpose of fighting out the quarrel II
one really exists, in a legitimate way, inside the
party organization.
Trumbull On His Expected Democratic
Allies.
1t has been definitely ascertaned that pending
the Cincinnati Convention Senator Trumbu wrote
letter to personal friend who was a delegate in
that body advising the nomination OF straight-out
republican TO be its candidate for President. He
gave as reason for this advice his belief that the
democratic party, judging from its representatives
in Washington, were badly democrat
lied as to be in a condition to compel
them to accept the Cincinnati candidate. In other
words, he believed them to be willing to do any
thing to beat Grant One direct effect OF this letter.
now that its contents have become public has been
to disgust number OF Northern democrats with
the nomination of Mr.. Greeley, which they accept
under this new light an effort to browbeat them
out Of the policy OF an independent nomination and
to confirm them in their desire to put up regular
candidate
The Conspiracy 10 Gust Trumbull and
Fenton from Committee Chairman
ships-Grant's Position on Renomina-
tfon.
The so-caled republican conference held by the
administration members of the Senate and few
prominent republicans OF the unofficial ilk was In
fact a caucus called at the instance OF Zach
Chandler and some OF his friends, for the
purpose OF efrectng the removal OF Sena-
tors Trumbull and Fenton from their respective
positions as Chairmen OF the Judiciary and Con-
tingent Expenses Committees. No definite plan
had been resolved upon regarding a successor to
Mr.. Fenton but 1t was generally understood that If
the movement succeeded Mr. Edmunds would re-
place Mr.. Trumbull at the head OF the Judiciary
Committee.
The consultation which led to this conspiracy was
confined to few plotters, and the ostensibe rea-
son OF the call for the conference was the necessity
OF reduction OF the clerical force OF the Senate IL
was expected that this trivial excuse would appear
to be unimportant that but few, II
any, except the initiated would respond.
The excited condition Of political affairs however
had the effect TO induce general attendance, and
the schemes OF the deposers fell to the ground In
fact, they were abandoned almost as soon rs the
caucus called to order, and were the subject OF
mere informal consideration, instead OF earnest
action as their authors had intended
senator Wilson, aided by Colonel John
w. F0rney, who was present as
privileged person, quietly urged the improperly OF
the movement, and cited the III results which fol-
lowed the removal OF Senator Summer from the
Foreign Relations Committee as a reason why the
effort should be abandoned Others who were in
terested in preventing further rupture in the party
pointed out the possibility, II not the probability
OF a failure by the democrats to nominate regular
candidate and the consequent necessity Of presery
ing the unity of the republican organization
Peaceful counses finally prevailed, and the matter
was dropped for the present.
Its promoters, however, not satisfied with the
result and may be provoked to call 1t up again.
Incidentally the subject of General Grants with.
drawal from the canvas, was mentioned, when
every republican present uttered protest against
such course, and 1t was unanimously agreed that
to use homeN phrase sometimes credited to Mr.