The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-25
The GreeleY-Brown Ticket..opin.
ions OF the Leading Irish Catho.

From the New York Tablet) -.cEr.
The meeting Of the so.called Liberal
Republican Convention at Cincinnati on
the 1St inst, and the nomination Of Hor.
ace Greeley, editor Of the New York
Tribune, for President Of the United
States, and B. Gratz Brown for Vice Pres
ident, Is an event which may possibly
have considerable bearing on the future
action OF political parties the most nota-
BILE thing about II, however, Is, that a
Convention composed In q great part Of
revenue reformers and free traders should
nominate for the Presidency the most ul.
ira and lanatical protectionist in the
country. 1t strikes us that there Is any
thing but an adherance to principle In
this, either on the part of the candidate
or on that ofthe Convention, perhaps on
the part of both.
Mr.. Greeley Is undoubtedly man Of
considerable ability in his way, and Of
much notoriety as q journalist and poll.
tician. He has some correct views Of
some questions, and some adroitness in
defending them; but we can hardly con-
Ceive man less fitted for the high office
TO whfch- he Is nominated. He has
neither the manner nor the education,
neither the solidity Of character nor the
breadth Of mind demanded Of the Chief
Magistrate Of great people. He lacks
sound judgment, is full Of crotchets, and
owes oil his popularity or notoriety to his
eccentricities. The principles he has
always defended in his journal are those
Of the European Revolutionists, virtually
those OF the infamous 1nternationals and
Communists. he may, for aught we
know, believe himself honest, but he has
very crooked mind, and never sees
things as they are. "He has the crooked
est mind" said the late David Henshaw
TO the writer, "oi any man ! ever saw.
Why, his mind is the very quintessence
Of rams horn" We once heard him
give lecture before a literary society,
against Utilitarianism and Materialism,
in which he urged special attention to
physical education as the remedy against
them; on the principle, we suppose, that
"the hair Of the same dog that killed will
cure" His principle Is take care OF cap
ital and capital will take care Of labor.
We have read his journal more or less
ever since 1t was founded in 1S41, but we
have never found in 1t the least indication
that its author is a statesman, or even a
reliable politician. He Is rash, vindictiye
and selfish; he withdrew from the firm Of
Weed, Seward q Co., because his part.
ners did not favor his craving for office,
and defeated the nomination OF Seward
for President at the Chicago Convention
in 1860, out of revenge; for Mr.. Seward
was really the representative man Of the
Republican party. We may, also, well
believe that his principal grievance with
President Grant Is that he has not re.
ceived the consideration to which he re.
CARDS himself as entitled.
MIR. Greeley has shown alike his want
OF statemanship and of principle in his
readiness to seize upon every popular ,ex-
citement, every radical movement, every
popular insurrection, or projected reform
at home and abroad, rs means of secur-
ing popularity for himself or of his party.
In word he is O protessed philanthro-
pist, and philanthropy has been well de-
fined. "The love OF all men in general,
and the hatred Of every man in particu.
lar" unless, perchance, he has a black
skin or black character. All your phil.
anthropic movements Of the day trample
down more good by the way than could
possibly be gained by success in their
schemes. Few men have exerted more
disastrous political and moral influence
on the country during the last thirty
years than this same Horace Greeley, and
nothing could more seriously disgrace the
American people than to elevate him TO
the Chief Magistracy Of the nation.
We are no admirers Of Gen. Grant,
either as amilitary man or as statesman,
and we dislike his party, but Mr.. Greeley
is far inferior to him, and represents the
worst elements Of the Republican party,
He represents the worst elements Of the
old Wing party, and Of modern Radical
ism. The only points in which we agree
with him, is his advocacy of speedy re.
turn to specie payment and the removal
Of all political disabilities imposed on the
people oil the States that seeded. He
affects great fondness for the Irish and
other naturalized citizens, but only for the
purpose OF winning their votes for him.
self and his party. We know Horace
Greeley too well to believe in him, and
we should now prefer 10 see Gen. Grant
reelected to seeing him elevated to any
office above that Of path.master.
Yet Mr.. Greeley has considerable fol.
lowing, is generally believed TO be honest,
(probably because he makes such loud
professions Of honesty and, If he runs, he
may draw off considerable number of
votes from Gen. Grant, especially consid.
ering the muss the Administration has got
into with England on the Alabama claims,
and the probable defeat of the Washing.
ton Treaty. But we see not how the
Democratic party can, unless 1t means
10 disorganize, give up its name, and
cease to exist as distinct party, vote
Tor the Greeley. Brown ticket. II IL
can vote Tor such ticket, the sooner il
ceases 10 exist the better for the country,
ihe only thing Tor the Democrats TO do,
y seems to US, Is to call convention OF
tneir own, rally on a platform which az.
H. ETesses S t1sir real principles, around such
soU,'Gng soo, Democratic men as really repre-.
sHns sSao,; tnem, They may fail in the coming
ELECTION, Se but, If so, they will fail wit6
n, nouot, ana gaia strength by failure. The
country should be redeemed, but re.
ueepeu II cannot be by the success even
OF party that adopts or acuuiesces In the
worst measures ol the party in mower
Coalitions are sometimes powerful fnr mis.
chief, but are rarely efficient for good for
they can be formed only by q compromise
Of principles.
Wecan see nothing the country or the
Democratic party itself would gain by The
success OF the Greeley. Brown ticket. No,
let the Democratic party bide It's time,
which, II 1t labors to purify and consoll.
date itself as true constitutional and
conservative party, will come much
sooner than the most sanguine now ex-
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