Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-11
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FRrDAY,oCTOBER II, 1879.


There are some things in the southern method
of supporting Greeley and Brown, which de-
serve attention. They illustrate the character
of active democratic leaders in that part of the
country, and make plain the policy of dissimula-
ton and treachery, which led them to be fore
most in making Horace Greeley the democratic
candidate for the presidency. Their aim was TO
use him to break down the republican party;
and he was weak, vain, and selEseeking enough
to be used as they desired. Mr. Greeley has
promised to serve them faithfully in such mat
tiers as "local self-government" and all that is
implied by their Interpretation of these words;
but they propose to make him swear still more
vehement allegiance TO their purpose; and, even
then, they will throw him aside, if they can.
We have noticed several ominous utterances
or halfutterauces of what is intended by por-
tion OF his supporters, should there be votes
enough in the electoral colleges to elect him.
They will, if possible, have these votes given
to some other man. A Texas journal which
supports Greeley aud Brown, has spoken rather
freely on this point. We mean the San Anto-
Mo Herald, from which we take the following.
The extract is long; but honest liberal repub-
licans" will fndit wholesome reading. 1t gives
important intelligence from some of Mr.. Gree
ley's Converts" After saying that the war
was a failure and mistake, because the south
ern "chivalry' were "too weak to stem the
horded barbarism poured upon them from
the north,' this Greeley organ goes on as fol-
lows:
"The southern freeman is born ruleri Our
1a1. oiAn dow t.aa
for the field before we were prepared for the
contest. Northern hirelings were yet to be
bought, when our great souls became disguised
our hearts sick-with using such ignobe
means TO achieve our heaven born rights! That
was our mistake-lei us profit by the past! The
same element in the north is to-day ready to be
nodded for use. Democratic politicians and
disappointed republican asprants are ready to
betray their party, sell their country, or even
TO barter away their interest in heaven for the
sake of office. Disgusting as it may be for
southern gentlemen to soil their hands with
such filth, let them remember the glorious result
that is to be achieved, and consent to use this
sinking debris of the Urecked manhood of the
north, on the same principle that we would not
refuse 10 enrich our worn out land by an appli-
cation Of manure. No dainty, fastidious, over
nice sense of honor should prevent us from taxi
ing advantage of the opportunity to lift our
selves from our present degradation.
''Every day brings cheering intelligence OF
the increasing popularity of the Greeley ticker
in the north, and with a determined, united
effort on the part of the people of the south, the
military despot of the White House will be de
throned. But there are too many southern
gentlemen among us who oppose Greeley be-
cause they think he will be no better than
Grant. They are afraid, Notwithstanding the
formers professions, to trust him. Such men
surely do not understand the situation. Thu
supporters of the Greeley ticket in the south d.
not propose to trust its candidate. The electors
chosen loiH not be compelled to cast their UOte:
for Greeley We make no idle assertion, bui
speak that which we know TO be true, when we
say that no candidate who is not true to the
south, will receive her electoral vote. The
Greeley movement, if successful, will en-
sure a democratic house in congress.
This will be the result of the bargain between
the democrats and the liberals of the NORTH
the former agreeing TO support Greeley, while
the latter are to help elect democratic congress-
men. Under such circumstances if the south
ern electoral vote snail be cast for some true
and trusted man whose name has never yet been
mentioned in connection with the presidency,
the election will be thrown into the house of
representatives. Then the south will be safe.
We know full well how to deal with the demo-
cratic leaders of the north. They have conf
dence in the leadership of southern statesmen.
We haze but to assume a bold front, and they
1CM again fOllolg us like neglected ours that hare
found their l0Bg-loSt masters. No one need
oppose Greeley because they fear to trust The
hedUeT-forSGken old renegade. 1t is not pro
posed TO trust him. The success of the Greeley
ticket means the restoration of the south to its
former glory and greatness. 1t means the res
toration of our liberties"
This "born ruler" forgets that the presen
congress would elect the next president, should
the election go into the house. Another version
of the scheme is, that the northern democrats
will find "their long-los masters" or the potent
influence of these masters" in and around
every electoral college which IS expected to vote
for Greeley. There will be no dainty, fastidi-
Gus, over-nice sense of honor" to restrain the
leadership of southern statesnen," in this de-
termination to dictate another candidate. We
have noticed various indications that the
southern gentlemen" who regulate the "1ead.
ership of southern statesmen" do not hold the
northern Greeley party in the highest estima-
ton; but we have seen nothing so rich as the
San Antonio Herad's description of it: "This
sinking debris of the wrecked manhood of the
northp This is Conversion" and "reconcilia-
ton, we suppose. At any rate, it may open
the eyes of some mistaken people, and show
them what they do in supporting the "Greeley
movement"