New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-02


down his chances And there are other patent reasons
snch that Mr. Adams Ia arstocratic ana rcservee ~
Manners ana lacks personal magnetism, as II We Wnntou
10 administer the Government by personal magnetlsm
If he was needed 10 20 about and magnetlIe eseLy
ship puriSr character independence OF conduct
not 10 Le considered when such welghty dssy m,J
Davis has an exemption from known posluve
qualities which makes MN peeuha na,cua aa
Il to be noted that no one gives reason ios ~
lower order Of intellect than himself and. In fact as
an unress nng to be stamped ny any catenwoIu'
dates that Judge Davis Is giving paid passage TO all
who Will 10 swell his crowd All sucn chn a. az
said that this checked the advance IN DAVIS STOCK
and thai II is now depressed -, o.. 49,. q.
Graft Brown stock is continually fuctuatne. but u
would be hard to seize hold ON market reason. 30
with that Of rrumbu IL Is graveiy alleged that rum
iatop ms If any candidate with the least Republican
arailabty could be found who did not For some mys
Fri reasn Gen Palmer stock IL declared not quota
lie so ne these disabilities drawn that It Is ser-
ousy alleged disqualification for the Farmer sage
OF Chappaqua that having daily journal IN his hanu
will afford him daily chance TO destroy his prospects
The high character earnest purpose conscientious st
bilty and executive capacity OF Gen. Cox are iuiy
recognized and he is Tariff Refomer, without any ue
structive tendencies. But it is afirmea I Tno
his Oberln letter puts him out OF the Inc
Of availability That letter an expression
Of doubt that the conflict of races oonld DE-
without sepa ation ana SUGGESTION oi pan u i 80
ton by giving certain States to the BLACKS Inns We
benevolent rather than pracueal' ana IL T AZ which
he knew would be unpopular But That was long tne
M was a few years after the time when the whole Re
publican party denouDcing Aboitionsts. ana Onor
ing defend tine sancy OF slavery where ~ eAis s
1t even fewer years afIe F.oOt tno d nne
when leading Republicans Charles Francis ADAMS
anon rhemJ proposing to make slavery a
constitutional naty, IN order To c0ncate we South
II still brefer tlme since leading I "a,
ohio were opposiug the enlistment " the BLACKS, anu
since the prominent one declared that aIter hey
had served through the war they should Do 70
their loyal masters; and shorter time nan eIspsed
since tho mass Of the Republican party denounceu
In this country there need of general political
amnesty az often every four years Inc motto o'
hgrnues he bvgOnes," should DC encouraged But WIN
poiiiicians assemble ut national nomihAuus
Convention, their hearts becune , as ""t.i,
ana their moral faculties seem to disappear, anu
-hen like n herd OF buffalOes, each Is lOOh4IE
To the slightest sensation IN Ine Ldss ddoi,t.,to
sen OF Stampede AT such time, that most dehcato
tlinr a wonlanis reputauon Is tough material con-.
pared 70 The availability Of PresdehLal caiIlu"e, =.
must he said OF the Cincinnati convention 5ne ne'e
WIS National Convention held IN the Onlteo states 80
thoroughly in the hands OF professional p9ItC'S az
disappointed office seekers II Is cOMpostu Nois i4
OF leaders auO, with few exceptions, tA.3 nav P1
s0nal grievances 10 redress, ana are mere OI .t %
other purpose treat IeIorh I7 a. ths hot
inaugirated We're great principles at tle DTt
tom Of this movement, the platform "ou,u D9 nd
arranged, and there would not De slA OF Shr 80
dates Tor tie Presidency 70 wrangle about nhen ln1
Republican party was Organized, Henry j. BAY nont
urte the piatfOru-a paper that fully and clearly set
forth the principles OF the new party III was huODc
- ,,it tbe natTorln was nominated without difficulty
How Is 10 now This Is question that hcpui,i t
favorable TO real REFORM and WHO nave eahIhg 20 .u
cincinnati Convention may well begin t. CONSIDER
now as at a later day -
OF candidates The Commercial has the following
editorial speculation:
The Davis movement developed Its fun strength yes
terdav and proved fraud l. was JOB, ana us sue
cess would been the failure OF the Convention We
to the Convention. There all the interest excitement
and contention that characterize National Assembling
That clearly may, Mr.. Greeley had the sagacY 10 say
months ago "name the next President IL qua ho laSt
night wholly improbable tAat MT GIeeey Ilmhcli
might ne the man. The Louisiana and Texas delega
tons that left home strong for Adams aro counted upon
Greeley good many Oh me lIenIs 1i Daa alv
friendly 70 Greeley, and when Curtin ambition mas Deeh
grltited by complimentary w ~. 49,, 80 -,
vana it possible that the Protectonlsts may 80
Abo1t onethird Of the New-York delegation is for
Adams hut the Greeley men. having wothirs have so
resent atom The minority, therefore, are hed WIN us
Measure and propose 70 disturb the peace. All new
also great strength in Kentucky aud tennessee SUM-
clcnt believed. 70 give those states 10 mn sou anu
he mas a great number Of friends from Indiana, VINO
clam. Notwithstanding contradictory reports that 5e
Adams from the Northwestern states, but Brown aud
! Trumbu Palmer ANA Davis divide the delegations OF
maj section not for the detection o southern
deegatons there would be no reasonable DOUBT OF te
nomination of Adams; and IN spite Of mai decl9n ne
has greater strength and Is more rename nan thd "a
auy other candidate. We LOOK with confluence 10 Is
The contest earnest and will be proracted because
the Interests stake Of the greatest magnitude ana
there is prospect that the convention VIII idenuy
aud carry forward nightly movement that VIII sweep
the country. Tie friends OF Senator IumDnl IN the
Illinois delegation made very magnahlnous eonccs-
son yesterday TO me Davis men, ~ yeius tnSin ue
hat representation OF that state on the hOors OF
the Convention, and an equally maenann,1Gs c1nG6
! LATTER one-half OF the remainder. go
II cannot be doubted that senator TrimbulPs friends
number nine-tentAs Of the liberal regions OF Illinois,
although dead-head tickets and free lunches have
brought prepOnderance OF Davis men from mat state
As senator TrumD not before the convention III tHe
attitude soliciting votes his friends can anOrd 10
| Illinois delegation at this time would not only have
nut them Of the category OF States which may fur
nsh the nominee but would have cheereI tfe hearts VI
| the Grant party as nothing else could.
The Enquirer Democratic. devotes almost it sentire
editorial page to discussion of the Liberal move
| ment and the prospects of the Convention, leading
off with the following:
1t was impossible 70 mistake the tone OF sentiment
everywhere yesterday manifested on the matter OF the
approaching Illumination. The marAed laYor INTO whlch
the name OF Mr. Greeley had IN the last q hours
is the pronounced tact yet developed IN the extra
Ordinary gathering IN TINS Guy we nnu rapidly H.
creasing Keeling in his behalf combined 10 10 state or
section but coming from quarters OF the Union, and
friends the other candidates push their cause with
zeal and ie-yor no one has an nnknG word 10 say against
the philosopher anu statesman or IHE Tribune hs
friends earnest aEq enthusiastic ana declare that
with him as the candidate the nres OF 1870 woud be
kndled and an overwhelming victory DC assnfe IL Is
claimed that ne would poll from $4,000 70 10000 Repuhl
can votes Pennsylvania, and more IN NewYOrk, and
! that in OHIO and the west generally MS name wOuld
great thusasm Southern deleGatesassert that
be is strongest OF all the candidates suggested in that
section, and afhrm that with nm they could secure le
electoral votes II is noticeable that he II the second
choice of the friends OF all the candidates. and at tins
hour II looks as though MI Ofecey MOuH DC Olhaeu,
but tell what day viii bring forth. One
thing, however we salI say that shouu ne receive tho
candidacy OF this Convention, in Judgment the
I White House viii be TO let in November.
Tie Convention to-day nominate the next Presi-
dent of the United states, If 10 viii only be governed by
prudence and discretion. TIE first thing 10 DO in pursu
ance that idea will be 10 Immediately eXterminatc, as
fast as they arise IN the Convention, tho whole Of
professional platform makers every one OF whom Is an
enemy The people, looking to the general
objects be gained and 10 the spirit aud welknown III
tentiOns of the participants In the Convention, care
nothing formal and extended declaration or it,
views Those who coming with resolutions on the
tariff and other questions upon which the Convention -
for the masculine ntegoDCe Of the people. The strong
est men who De nominated could probably be killed