New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-01-04


The New York Tribune of Saturday last repub-
fishes from the Caucasian, "rebel white mans
paper, y printed at Lexington, fMo.,l private
letter written by HoRAcE GREELEY to a rebel
Democrat Of that place. The letter is in reply
to one from P. (PAr) DOMAIN. of that place, in
regard to the policy be thinks that the Demo.
cratic party ought to pursue in reference TO
the Presidency, and asking Mr.. GRRKL.Y's ad-
vice upon that subject. This advice he gives
with an earnestuess and zeal that shows how
anxiously be desires the success of the Demo
cratic party, and that he is willing to sacrifice
even the principle of protection to bring about
that result. But, lest we may be thought to
do the philosopher injustice, we annex this
extraordinary letter. Here it is
From the Lexington (ao.) Cauca sisnI
NEW YoRK, Oct. Is, 1871.
P. DoSAs, Esq, Lexington, Mo:
Mr. DEAR SIR: / have yours of the 18th in
slant. | have no doubt that the policy you
suggest is that which your party ought to
adopt. They should have taken up Salmon P
Chase 10 1868. Then, as the result of that
contest, the return of genuine peace and thrift
would have been promoted. That policy gave
you more last year in Missouri than could have
been achieved by party triumph. You only
err as to the proper candidate am not the
man you need. Your party is mostly free
trade, and am not o ferocious protectionist
| have no doubt that l might be nominated
and elected by your help, but it would place
us all in false position. If |, who am I'D
versely interested, can see this, | am sure your
good sense will on reflection realize it. You
must take some man like Grats Brown, or
irumbull, or General Cox, late Secretary of
the Interior. and thus help to pacify and
reunite our country anew.
Yours, HoRAes GaKELKY.
This production is admitted to We genuine by
it's author in his own paper and its sentiments
are re-afhrmed. There are two remarkable
points 10 the above letter. One is the opinion
Of Mr.. GREELEY that he could be nominated and
elected President if he desired the other is
that though he declared himself "ferocious
protectionist" he recommends to the Democ
raey the nomination of TRuMBULL, GRArz
BRowS, Governor Of Missouri, or General Cox
Of Ohio, all "ferocious" free traders, of course
with the hope that such ticket would bt
elected, aid with the certainty that its cleo
ton would be the death blow to protection
1t is not SO strange that Mr.. GREELEY should
think he could procure the Demecra nomina
| ton for President and be elected, as it is tina
he should pursue a course directly intended t.
destroy policy of which he has been the life
LONG and ferocious' advocate. How willin,
he is to see this principle sacr feed is shown
in the very fact of his advising she nomination
of a free trader, almost in the same breath Will
which he declares his opinioh that he,
protectionist, might be nominated and elected
In that case protection might lie saved. Still
be tells his rebel correspondent 81 am not tn
man you need" because ''your party is mostl,
free trade and might not give me quite 81
sweeping majority as they WOO Id free trad
| candidate. So to make the de- eat Of the Re
publican party and success of Ehe free trad
Democracy still more certain, I advise you t
nominate free trade candidate like TRUNsUII
BRowN, or Cox !" Can any otI1er logical de
duction be drawn from Mr.. GaHBLEY's lette
than this met that he loves protection less
but that he hates PreSi .ent GRANT more