The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-05-10
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somewhat stormy session by the nom
nation Of HORACE GREELEY as
its candidate for the Presidency, and
the adoption of an equivOcal Platform
full Of ambiguity, and susceptible OF al
most any Interpretation.
The convention was made up OF dis.
appointed politicians and boilers, from
both the Republican and Democratic
parties, with large sprinkling of all
the isms and impracticable theorists of
the country, vino assembled at Cincin-
matt on the first of May, al bent on
giving their vagaries form and shape
and investing them with some i'm
portaucc,
The convention was first proposed as
an advisory body, in which certain mat
tiers of political significance should be
discussed and embodied in the form of
an address to the country and discussing
such matters as civil service, revenue
reform. modification Of the tariff, look
ING to the making It revenue rather
than protection. amnesty etc.
In this movement certain disappointed
politicians law their opportunity, and
were not slow in taking advantage Of the
situation to change all this, seek to es.
tablish their owa importance, and By
management secure 10 themselves the
promise of place under the new order
Of things TO be inauguratod al Cincn.
nat
Az ;he time approached .or the as
sembline the movement found new allies
and new strength, until it was found 70
be the embodiment of almost every fac
ton and disappointed and ambitious
Offices ecker in the land. Amid the di.
verse elements Of which this movement
was composed, new and powerful ele-
ment the Democratic party-joincd
It's fortunes and swellcd its Importance.
This seemed to be the most powerful Of
all the elements, and in view Of the great
strength Of this new element careful
management became necessary and to
cover the real design of the Democrats,
careful manipulation was resortcd to-
judge Davis a Democratic member of
the e. S. Court, was put forward
rathe. lIietly-by a small convention
as the Champion OF Labor and Reform.
The Democrats at once became the open
supporters Of Davis. and had large Louc
of procuring his adoption by tie Cinciu.
natl convention, and 10 that END tent
their energies but in this they failed,
% tie prime movers saw bUt little hore
Tor them with Davis,
On tic assembling O. IL. Convention
it va, found that every faction had
Candidate to present. and that there was
but little hope OF harmonizing the con.
Aicting elements. Ii soon became az
parcn, that 20 candidate could be nom.
natel without first bringing about
union %; factions, and 70 this end each
bent its energies. Trading was now in
order and after two days the result
showed that Horace Greeley had proved
himself the master, as be mad bought
faction after faction with promises for
future redemption.
Ii va. the design of the Democrats to
support the candidate nominated at Gin
cinnati, and if possible insure lis cleo
ton by casting the entire party vote for
that nominee. 1t was expected BY them
that Judge Davis would be that nominee.
Whether they will give Mr. Greeley
that support will very much depend on
Mr.. Greeley himself If he Will" come
down to the confederates in handsome
manner there will De 10 Democratic
nomination made, if he does not. there
will.
That lie will accede to the contederatcs
all or nearly all they may demand, seems
very probable, if his past political history
is any criterion to Judge him b.. At
the commencement Of the Rebellion he
favored separation Of the Southern
States, and afterwards wanted them
punished. lie at first was for Lincoln
and aftcrward against him Near the
close Of the Rebellion lie coquettcl to
the South, and finally went on the Grim.
inal bond Of Jefferson Davis lie ad-
vocatod the denomination Of President
Grant before any ore else had thought
Of the matter; but when the people be.
gan to favor the same idea he commenced
opposing it. lie has been a life long
pr0teo,ionist-the only thing in which
he has appeared to be uniformly con-
sistcnt-but is now looking to the 4" free
traders" and Democrats for the votes
TO elect him. For years he has been
seeking ctfcc, and has been enacting
strange inconsistencies for the purpose
Of making political capital for himself.
This nomination received no enthusl.
aam from the people. Republicans
everywhere repudiate it with disgust
If il hould gain the dignity Of respeta.
bllity & viii only be because the Demo.
cratic ,.rty -fuport II. That the Dem