Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-15
What is said Of IL.


natl nominations, and those who chose to
do so, have had theirs'' laugh" Meanwhile
the Chappaqua farmer has made his garden
and accepted the situation. 10 is not to De
supposed that an event Of so much Importance
as even the naming Of q Presidential Can
didate in a conventional way. whatever may
be regarded as tile prospect Of his election,
viii pass unnoted OF laI to bring upon tie
head Of the nominee the usual pains and
penalties of the candidacy. The press
throughout the country has given free ex-
preston to their approval and dislpproyl
Of the nomination with an unusual amount
of running comments touching the personal
pecuIiarities Of the candidate.
Whatever else mig lit have been III PreFara-
ton, however, in the best stocked newspaper
Offices, where il i said biographical sketches
of prominent men are made up aud fled
away for Immediate use when occasion may
require, it is quite evident that none OF them
had forecast such an emergency Is followed
the Cincinnati azsembIage, although some
thing worse might have happened. The
surprise, for such it was, makes a perusal OF
the comment which followed, the more in
teresting from the fact that the Sc following
had not been made up exactly in that dircc-
ton.
The Springfield EePu5Leqe, q PAPER frc-
quently mentioned as anti-Grant, and repre-
scented in the Cincinnati Convention by NJ.
Samuel Bovles, it's proprietor. who wons
there T. lry inc fish ~ of another variety.
has the following running commentary On
the position 81 some of tie leading demo-
cratic journals
It is noticeable that those democratic
journals which at first were very hot and
strenuous against the acceptance os the
Cincinnati ticket, are cooling down very
rapidly. The New York WORTH now contents
itself with preaching caution and circumspec-
ton. Suppose II c. is nominated ut PnIIa-
dclpbia, IL says,-wbaJ them " here VIII
the democratic party be IN that event. Il IL
commits itself 70 MIN now Inc Boston Posi-
has discovered that there are very good points
in Uncle Horace, that he is not BY any me ans
the man Of straw that he has been represent
ed, and that his name carries with Il 81.
basis OF strength which. ia certain c0ntin-
gencies, may prove sufficient The Albany
Irgls has got far enough along 10 s. = that
if the people take up the Cincinnati c5udI-
dates If the South recognize In thcn the
champions Of amnesty and the delivery 81
the people from bondage: If the Nes- shall
regard them as men representing the lile
and energy OF a new era, then it VIII be- ro
task Tor the democracy tJ accept them Ia-
St. Louis Times, for all It's repu-cd Bourbon
ism, is about as enthusiastic for Greeley -
its neighbOr, the Republican,. 1t basnJ -o.
much as a doubt = that the democratic con
veu ton viii obey the plain dictates of rea-
con and patriotism. and it wOulIn he a- AL
surprised, in case Of Grants denomination
if Greeley got every vote in the electoral
college The main thing which gives th,
Chicago inns pause at present Is ITS lJuba
whether the opposition cOuccn rated aC Gin
cinnati is simply T. Mr.. Grant personally (
and DESTROYS Of maintaining the organization
Of the republican party, Or tJ the cJrruptig
Of the party and DESTROYS of. securing what
Mr.. Beecher calls IS now deal all around r (
a doubt which a Tribune article On WeInes- .
day ought % set as rest. The Troy Pes, .
after extensive inquiries, is eston.sLeI ut t.Is
real strength of Horace Greeley among
democratic and uOn-parsisln voters as wei .
as among republicans he is especially .
strong, IL says, with the great middle class .
and the conclusion which il draws is wort
quoting: ''Ihe country is ripe for p9uJiet.
revolution. Il has been begun, and it r-
mains with US to say whether IU shall be
completed OF not. We have been distru--ea
BY the people for years, but now We have /
golden opportunity to regain their confidence.
and take new lease OF life 1t has au
opportunity that seldom comes. Let us not
be too indifferent. too apathetic. to seize ii
boldly And lastly, the New Haven Rsy-
lister, after running over the namos Of some
OF the influential party journals which hsva
pronounced uureservedly tor HOrac Greeley,
remarks with Characteristic good sense ans
point that democratic candidate who should
not receive the support IF these journals,
." would no. be apt to get many electoral
votes" From al which utJerauces we il-
fer that there is good deal OF poiitlca.
education going on tins spring
In an editorial item the same paper saws
The Democratic National Convention rs II
be held on the Sth day Of July and n lac
city of Baltimore. Well, we don't know as
the time the place is of much prac -ica
consequence. The rank and file are march
ing over by battalious and cohorts into the
liberal camp, and enlIsting for the war under
Horace Greeley. By July, unless there j.
some unforeseen change in the situation, the
leaders will have no choice but to follow
their former followers or to 20 through the
rather melancholy farce OF nominating 4 tick
ct that Will have been repudIatcd ! advance
by half the party. \ few Democratic con
gressmen give their voices for the farce, bat
it Is hardly likely that the convention wil
listen % them.
The New York Sar which assumes t.
speak for the working men ana the I-i-h 5
the metropolis, hoists the Greeley ard B-Jwa
ticket, and says in its leading article:
The nomination of Horace Greeley wc
heartily and cordially indJrse It is based Or
wisdom, knowledge Of the peoples desire
and an, appreciaJIye understanding Ok the
anomalous condition OF affairs INTO which the
selfish politicians of the land have plunged
both the great parties.
Strong and popular, = is Mr. Sumner
Judgment on the nomination of Mr.. Greeley.
The Tennessee Democratic State CJnveu-
ton has, BY a vote Of ,! to 1872, declared
for the Cincinnati ticket, protested against
the presentation Of rival candidates BY the
National Democratic Convention, as unwlse
unnecessary, ana exceedingly dangerous to
the welfare of the people, and instructed tie
delegates thereto to act in the spirit 0f thi.
declaration.
Although the South viii probably have but
one " ruling passion in the coming contest
and that will be the defeat OF Grant, there Is
till real Greeley element there, which is
represented by such prominent Southerners
as Garrett Davis, Gen. J B. Gordon, Gov
Brown Of Tennessee, Edward A Pollard
Gen. Imboden of Virginia, Gen. Bate Of
Tennessee, and by leading papers.
The Louisville Courier-Jouraay, which
seemed at first disposed to hold back little,
says that, whether the leaders VIII or no, the