The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-05-15
THE SOUTHERN PRESS ON THE GIN
CINNATI NOMINATION.
The Wilmington, North Carolina Ste

The Wilmington, North Carolina Std'
says:
There can be no question as to the
choice of the Conservative elements OF
the country as between Horace Greeley
and U. S. Grant. Especially is this true
of the down trodden, prosecuted people
of the South, who see in the great reform
movement the silver lining to the cloud
of their at1lictions.
And equally certain is it that the nom
nation of q regular Democratic ticket in
this campaign will result in the re-clec-
ton of the gifted Grant.
These two propositions being accepted
as true, we do not hesitate to declare
that present indications, Ioint unerring-
ly tothe conclusion that the only hope
of the country is in the election of Gree
ley and Brown. -
snc1 The eau Augusta, ea'' Chronicle and Sen
AS vet we have only telegraphic
summary of the Cincinnati platform,
but meagre as this is, we confess that
the Reform Republicans have displayed
a liberality for which we were not Who'll
ly prepared, and an earnestness in the
direction of restoring peace to the coun-
try altogether beyond the deceptive,
equivocating, mendacious, oracular
phrase so prayerfully uttered by our
present Republican President-"Lct us
have peace''-as the promise of policy,
but which has been so shamelessIy bro
ken by ku-kluX enactments that have
been cruelty and unnecessarily enforced
by military authority in despotic admin
istratiOn'
The Richmond, Va, Enquirer, says: {:
We know not what the future may
have in store, what combinations may
be made, or what party affiliations ell
tered into in the coming canvass; but OF
this we feel assured, and from our
knowledge of the sympathies OF the
Southern people, we do not hesitate to
proclaim it: if the battle is to be fought
with Grant and Radicallsm on one side,
aud Greeley and Reform on the other,
the entire conservative vote of this sec
ton will be cast for the latter. But this
is contest as yet confined to the Re
publican family. It has not yet reached
that point where more explicit express
sion of opinion is demanded, either from
us or from our people. Under which
king, Bezonian-speak, or die ~ is not
our present status. We can afford to
wait. We have too much at stake to act
hastily aud without due dellberatlon
therefore, we pause to take counsel-not
of our fears, but Of our hopes.
70 The Richmond, Va, Wing says:
The two names of Horace Greeley and
Gratz Brown are inseparably associated
with the Liberal movement, and to-
gethcr they make powerful ticket
strong in the West, strong in the South,
strong in the Central and Eastern States
and strong with the colored race. We
incline to thiuk that the combination is
the strongest that coald have been
made.
We cannot imagine that the Democ-
racy will hesitate Il moment about sup
porting this ticket-a ticket that will
strike tie Administration with terror
and cause proscriptivc and malignant
Radcalsm to trenble.
We, of Virginia, who availed our
selves of Liberalism in our memorable
State canvass of 1869, cannot, with any
show of consistency, refuse our salcntlon
TO it in the coming Presidential canvass.
1t saved our Commonweallh-let 1t now
save the nation.
The Savannah, Ga, Republican says:
Taking the nomination as Republic
can one, it is far superior to that OF 1868
Grant and C0lfaX.
Should General Grant be nominated
by the Radical Republicans, he will
have no easy task before him to defeat
the Liberals, for we do not see how his
party can improve upon the Liberal
without giving q lie direct to
their past actions.
We take no hand in this fight so far.
The Democratic Convention is to meet
in July-perhaps it may be sooner. TO
that we look, and by that will we be
guided That is the political flag we ex-
pect to fight under.
The Richmond Enquirer says:
We believe Greeley and Brown would
be as good instruments for our redemp-
ton as any that could be selected, but
they seem so distasteful to the Northern
Democracy that we fear there Will be
great difficulty in rendering them ac-
ceptable by that party. A reaction may
take place, but we cannot conceal our
that what we look upon
as the very strongest ticket for the
South is likely to prove the weakest at
the North. Hoping for the best we.shall
await the action of the Conservative
party of Virginia., and be governed ell
tirely by its decision.
The Columbia Phgnic says:
1t will be gratifying to the friends of
reconciliation, reunion and reform
throughout the land to learn that the
grand consultation at Cincinnati has
ended in the nomination Of Horace Gree
lev for Pre- sident. TO the South it will
be especially pleasing, for he has been
the sleadiast champion of our oppressed
section ever since the war; and II there
be one Northern man more than any
other who has endeared himself to our
people, it is nc. Mr.. Greeley has, too,
every element of success in him, and is
possessed OF the high qualities of head
and heart that betiJ a man for the lofty
position of chief magistrate OF great
people. He is ] man of earnest cohvlc-
tioIs and we'll defined principles, and Is
ing up to them. He is, too, the father
of freedom to the colored race. For
wears and years before Grant was ever
and, and, next to Mr.. Sumner, there is
no one probably that could succeed so
we'll as he in dividing the black vote
with Grant. The platform appears to
embrace every pri7Iciple that amy true
Conservative patriot, whatever his past
party affiliations may have been can de-
mand. We believe the Democratic party
will sustain the nomination and the
platform almost unanimously.
The Liberal Republicans have by the
popular support which they have shown
they have IN their own party, by the
acceptable platform they have an
nounced, and by the strength and worth
|of their nominations, fully entitled
themselves to that Democratic support
which has indirectly been promised
them. We are free to say that we hope
they will receive it. TO the South. in
our judgment, the Liberal Republicans
offer an opportunity of reconciliation
more widespread and enduring than
could be accomplished by the restoration
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