The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-18
a New Movement.


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New Movement.
Carl Schurz, Judge BrinkerhoG, VIM.
Cullen Bryant, David A. Wells, and one
or two other Liberal Republicans, have
joined in circular to two or three hun
dred other Liberal Republicans, inviting
them to conference in New York, on
Thursday next, the Goth instant, to con-
suit about the best means to combine all
the opposing elements against Grant.
The Tribune does not think the move
ment necessarily hostile to Mr.. Greeley.
but believes that free interchange of
views and discussion of the situation
must convince the miniature convention
that the only practical method of defeat.
ing Grant and saving the country is to
be found in the hearty support of Gree
ley.
We hope that this may really be the
case, but we much fear that this circular
is result of the late free trade meeting,
over which William Cullen Bryant pre-
sided, and before which Mr.. David A.
Wells delivered speech. That meeting
was very pronounced in its antagonism
to MIR. Greeley, on account Of his high
tariff views; and the fact that the signers
of the circular above referred to are all
ultra free traders, and most of them at
tendants at the previous free trade meet
ing, raises the very natural presumption
that the conference on Thursday bodes
no good for Mr.. Greeley.
The leaders in this new move are
doubtless acting in accordance with the
known wishes. and probably the advice.
OF the refractory Democratic anti Gree
ley element. of which the World is the
head, and Dan. Voorhees, and Jeremiah
s. Black the body.
The object of the conference, in our
Judgment, is most probably to devise
some plan to defeat the endorsement of
Greeley and Brown at Baltimore, which
it is plain will now happen, unless some
extraordinary step is taken to check and
turn the tide of Democratic opinion, so
rapidly setting in their favor. How
they will go about this, is, of course,
merely conjeotural at this time. They
may call another convention, or in some
way put in nomination free trade Libe-
ral Republican--perhaps Mr.. Adams or
Mr.. Trumbull-in the hope that the Bal
timore Convention may prefer their new
selection to Mr.. Greeley; or they may
endeavor. by organized effort. to per-
suade the Baltimore Convention to make
the desired nomination, pledging their
support and that of their Republican
following to the ticket. We do not be-
lieve it possible for this little coterie,
however respectable in talent and oha-
raoter, to influence, in any marked de.
gree, the course of the Baltimore Con-
vention.
The Liberal Republicans met in con-
vention at Cincinnati. They adopted
an admirable platform, and with great
unanimity and enthusiasm selected
Horace Greeley and Gratz Brown as
their acknowledgements. That is the only
body which can speak authoritatively
for the Liberal Republicans; and the
Democrats, il they desire a coalition,
will make it on the terms laid down by
that convention, and not with few out
siders, though the latter can boast of
even the gifted Schurz among their
number.
The conference can effeot no good,
nor alter the final decision OF the Balti-
more Convention; but it may breed divi-
sion and contention in the conservative
ranks, and TINS materially aid in that
which it processes to wish to prevent
the reelection OF the present despot of
the White House.
A little boy named Willie White,
whose parents live on Chestnut street,
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