Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-08-02
Horace Greeley's Acceptance of the
Baltimore Nomination.

Mr.. Greeley has written letter TO the COM
mittee appointed by the Baltimore Convention
TO inform him of his nomination by that body,
in the course of which be says:
l have profound regard for the people of
that New England wherein | was born, and
in whose common schools was taught
think other people above them in intelli-
gence capacity and moral worth, but while
they do many things well and some admira-
bly,, there is one thing which am sure they
cannot do wisely or safely, and that is TO I'M
deriake the selection for States remote from and
unlike their own of the persons by whom
those States shall be represented in Congress.
If they could do this to good purpose, then
Republican institutions are unfit and aristoc
racy the only true political system. Yet what
have we recently Witnessed q. B. Vance, of
North Carolina, the unquestoned choice Of
large majority of the present Legislature, n
majority backed by a majority of the people
who voted at its election, refused the seat in
the Federal Senate to which he was fairly
chosen, and the Legislature was thus constrain-
ed to choose another in his stead or leave the
State unrepresented for years.
The votes of New England thus deprived
North Carolina of the Senator Of her choice
and compelled her to send another in his stead,
another who in our late contest was like Vance
n rebel, and fighting rebel, but who had not
served in Congress before the war as Vance
had, though the latter remained faithful to the
Union until after the close of his term. pro-
test against the disfranchisement of State
| presumptively of n number of States, on
grounds so narrow and technical this. The
fact that the same Senate which refused Vance
his seat, proceeded to remove his disabilities
after that seat had been filled By another, on
| ly serves TO place in stronger light the indig-
nifty to North Carolina and the arbitrary,
| capricous tyranny which dictated it.
| thank you, gentlemen that my name is
| to be conspicuously associated with yours in
determined effort to render amnesty complete
aud universal in spir. as well as in letter
Even defeat in such a cause would leave no
sting, while triumph would rank with those
victories which no blood reddens and which
evoke no tears, but those of gratitude and Joy
Gentlemen, your platform, which is also
mine, assures me that democracy is not hence
forth TO stand for one thing, and republican
ism for another, but that those terms are to
mean in politics, rs they always have meant in
the dictionary, substantially one and the same
thing, namely, equal rights, regardless of
creeds, or crime or color.
] hail this as genuine new departure from
outward feuds and meaningless contentious
in the direction of progress and reform =
Whether shall be found worthy TO bear the
standard Of the great liberal movement which
the American people have naugurated is to be
determined not by words, but by deeds With
me, if ! steadily advance, over me if / falter.
Its grand array (army?) moves on TO
achieve for our country her glorious, benef-
cent destiny. | remain, gentlemen, yours,
Horace GREELEY
To Hon James r. Doolttle, chairman of the
Convention, and Messrs F. w. Sykes, John
c. Maccabee and Others committee.