Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-09

We take II for granted that the Baltimore
Convention will, in some form or other, put
Mr. Greeley in the field as the candidate Of
the Domoc ratio party. Tho precise shape In
which that end will be attained is the only
question In joubt-whether by open nomlna-
ton, or failure to make nomination, and
q simple In dorsement Of the Cincinnati plat
form and lis nominees. So far as the result
is concerned, Il Is only the difference between
tweedlcdum and tWeedledee IL in doferoncn
to the old d6pperhead-rebel element, thc con
veution should decide Dot to call me roll Of
States and take vote on Mr.. Groeleys nom
nation, II will be purely for the sake Of
harmony and TO save some notions Of imagi-
nary honor and consistency. The idea Of the
Democratic party, as aparty, talking Of honor
and consistency Is exceedingly rich.
In 1880 II showed it, honor and patriotism
! by throwing all lIs strength with those who
endeayorcd to break up tho Union. From
that year To 1854 II did all that Il could do to
hamper our armies In the field. II declared
the war to be q failure, aud In 1891, In ma
tlonal convention, proclaimed that the South
could never be conquered. 1t burned orphan
asylums melted opposition to the laws, got
up draft riots approved Of the starvation of
our soldiers in rebel prisons, opposed all the
amendments to the Consultation, advocated
the reputation Of the national debt. There
was no infamy too great and no dishonor
too deep into which ID could sink Its record
during the last twelve years Is q record Of
treason Of fraud and Of crime.
Ne a. Of ha nalttz
more contention will be the candidate Of the
party that sanctioned, aided and Nbetted all
the crimes against the republic that dArken
the pages u tho history Of the last decade,
He will be the candidate Of the men that In
dlyidually planned and plotted and executed
the schemes aud the stratagems that brought
so much Of agony and suffering TO tho repub-
lie; that accumulated a mountain Of debt;
that desolated a million Of homes; that sent
to the sleep that knows no waking three hun
dred thousand men. He will be the candi-
date Of the men who sent up their cheers
when the bullet Of the assassin struck down
the best and greatest OF American Presidents.
The leopard cannot change his spots.
We believe In the restoration of fraternAl
feeling between the sections that lately stood
In opposing battle lines, and we should be
glad to sec II effected tomorrow; but It's day
has not, we are sorry to say, yet come. II
any one doubts that the Southern rebel Is as
much OF a rebel to-day as he was In 1851, let
him speak with one OF them and ascertain
the fact for himself. Since the war closed
they have had only one idea and one purpose
to get back into power, to agaiu obtain
control Of the Government that they spat aud
trampled upon, aud fought for Eve long, Bit
ter years.
No matter what platform may be adopted
at Baltimore, no matter what candidate may
DO put Ia the field, It will be the same old
! fight. 1t will b. loyalty against dlsloyalty,
4, Union against dlsuulon. Mr.. Greeley, II he
should be nominated, will simply exchange
places with Jefferson Davis. The clap-tTap
that we hear and read about reform is all
nonsense, The Clap-trAp that we hear about
constitutional government Is the meresl
twRddle. Constitutional government is safe
only Ia the hands Of the men and the party
that saved the Constitution when armed
rebellion lifted Its hand to tear II In bhreds
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