The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-24

Nr. Glcclcy's letter Of acceptance Of his
nomination end Of the Cincinnati platform
xii! he read everywhere with interest, and
cannot fail to make Il favorable impression
Mr.. Greeley attributes whatever approval
la, been bestowed upon the choice of candi-
dates by the Convention to the popular SYM
| lmthy with III" Liberal movement and to
That admirable platform Of principles
wherein the Convention SO tcrSciy, so III
cidlv. and 30 forcihly sets forth the convlc-
ton, which inlpcllcd and the purposes winch
guided its COURSE" and ut which, he truly
SAYS, hardly syllable Of criticism or c'vl!
has been aimed" He then proceeds with
even greater tcrseness, nIcidtv, and force
than in the platform itself to cpitomze the
broad principles which are the foundation
and motive Of the new movement, and to
proclaim his own hearty acceptance of them
and his confidence in their acceptance b" the
great masses Of the American people, North
and South.
We have heretofore remarked that Of the
,mlavolrlflc criticism which the results of the
Cincinnati Convention has called forth nearly
all has been aimed ut the candidates scarcely
any at ;hr platform. Those who cannot
"swalow Greeley" ut any price put their
objections, rs Il rule, upon purely personal
@round>--so exclusively personal, i'll fact,
hat they do not appear to extend to other
gentlemen in the Republican party upon
whom the choice OF the Convention might
have talen---to Charles Francis Adams. or
Judge David Davis, for example. The very
people whose devotion To- principle is of that
stern, unyiclding nature that they cannot
tolerate ANY sacrifice Of concession on the
>cor. Of cXpedicncy, and who would prefer
| the preservation of their own political organi-
,:atiun and candidates. even at the cost Of de-
feat. to any endorsement of the Cincinnati
| nominations, have not Que word Of exception
! 70 i.rS" 10 the Cincinnati platform. Their
objections are therefore, after all, not to the
principles which undcrlic the Liberal move
! mirnt, but to the cXponcnts CT those princ-
| plc>.
Oi one of the personal objections which
have been taken TO Dir. Greeley, based upon
his lifelong and somewhat ultra procdlonist
views, his present letter seems calculated to
make short work. As if ii were not enough
that. in language sufficiently explicit, the
| platform itself should refer the whole qucs-
ton of the tariff and OF taxation 10 Tie peo-
pie in their several congressional districts,
and TO the Congress elected 10y the people, rs
Il matter Of Legislative and not executive poll
cy. Mr.. Greeley goes even further, and says
That this action of the peoples representatives
in Congress " the President must neither over
rule by his veto, attempt to dictate, nor pre-
sumo to punish by bestowins Office only Oil
those who agree with him, or Withdrawing
it from those who do not" Here is a pledge
that Nj. Grceley's Individual and personal
views upon such questions shall not be al
lowed TO Influence %. control the adnlinlst!H-
4 ian, nr in ErnuIat and moro
emphatic even than is containc;! il the plat
iMnA. A!tai. that it will DC difficult 10 urge
as III argument against Mr.. Grcciey's election