The Portland daily press., 1872-05-06
NEW YORK.
The Alabama Question.

New YORK, May At is stated that at the
Cabinet meeting yesterday reply from Eng
land to our note relative to the negative princi-
pies of international law was received. 1t is
so unsatisfae tory that that the position of Presi-
dent Grant on the question of consequential
damages is one for the Geneva Tribunal to set
tie will be insisted upon. @,4ya
The President is said to be dissatisfied with
the course of Secretary Fish and has invited
the Foreign Committees of Congress to meet
him this Saturday morning to consider the
situation and advise upon future course in the
The New York Post ON the Cincinnati
z- "Fiasco.o
The Posts editorial under the head of s'The
Fiasco at Cincinnati" says:
eThe action of the Convention at Cincinnati
was at once amusing and misunderstanding
in the particular result at which it arrived and
melancholy in its several processes. 1t was
generally supposed by those who were familiar
with the causes in which the movement origi-
mated "a deep dissatisfaction with the present
management OF the Republican party and
general desire to bring about certain specific
reforms,) that the proceedings would be not
prompt and effective. The hope was encour--
aged by the character of many of the men who
lent distinction and influence to it by their
names, and Schurz's speech so fnll of high and
generous aims, stronghold those anticipations,
but alas for the vanity of human hopes, the
Convention SO big with promise aud SO auspi-
ciously ushered. has gone the way of many
similar assemblages. 1t has surrendered stock
and fiuke to the wire pullers. It has struck the
flag of its lofty principles--it has sunk into
commonplace chicanery, intrigue, bargaining
and compromise. The Convention for the
declaration of political faith has concocted a
creed, which, though admirable in several re-
spects, and blind and halt in its most essential
points in regard to the most important and
fundamental reform of all reforms-our false
complicated and oppressive revenue system has
no clear utterance, but muddled hesitating,
time-serving incOherence and of which good
many more than half of those who voted for
it when they come to reflect will be ashamed;
and who has the Convention set up to be the
standard-bearer of the mighty reforms, it was
summoned to inaugurate the stern and unyield-
ing protest against the abuses of the govern
ment which it was bound to utter? Greeley
whose whole public career has been one long,
stubborn end persistent championship of the
worst devices of partial legislation, of oppres-
sive monopoly and over-weenng centralism.-
The deplorable part of this mischance is that
it endangers the republican party If Mr. Ad-
ans or Tramball had been nominated they
would have secured votes enough from the
thoughtful men OF both parties to be elected
anu their election would have won the ac-
quiesence even of Gen. Grants adherents-
Greeley can have 0 hope of an election and if
he runs at all, will only divide the Republican
vote, leaving the field clear to the Democrats,
who should they have sense enough as many of
tutul dlIcduy urge, W put up SUCH u ClcKeG as
Adams and Groesbeck, will bid fair to sweep
the field.
The Post in another article gives the follow
ing reasons why the nomination of Greeley is
unworthy of support: He lacks the courage,
hrmDess and consistency required in chief
magistrate of the nation. His whole career
during the war was irresolute and cowardly,
and his counsels impolitic and unwise to the
last degree sEH6.lG.
e Mr.. Greeley's political associations and init
macies are SO bad that we cannot expect moth
ing from him in case to his own misfortune
and ours he should be elected, but corrupt adj
mnistIation of affairs. ,,-
The Post then mathematics Fenton as the
most corrupt, dishonest politician in the land,
and says it was probably through Fenton's in
trigues that Greeley succeeded in obtaining the
nomination. If Greeley should be elected it is
very likely Fenton would be the principal mem
Der of his cabinet and that the other heads of
departments would be but little better As for
the subordinate Offices they wonld probably be
filled by the men whom he makes his compan-
ions, such as John V. Gridley, Waldo Hutchins,
Benz. Wood, Jno Morrissey, and Hank Smith.
the lesser lights of Greeley's social armament
1t says Greeley has no settled political princi-
pies save one; he is thorough, bigoted protec-
Zionist, and as last objection it SAYS Greeley is
gross in his habits, and often bearish and bru-
tai, and concludes as follows: With such
head as is on his shoulders the affairs of the
nation could not under his direction be wisely
administered With such manners as his thew
could not be administered with common decor
UNI. With such associates as he has taken to
his bosom they could not beladmnistered with
common integrity"