The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-03
Horace GsesleI.


and hotter in its opposition to tho Gin
eiunati ticket. In 4 recent issue, aitsl
quoting 4 few Of Dir. GreSlsy's ABUSIVE
articles on Democratic politicians, II
says with grsa. force and bitterness
III Ar. Greeley is nominated al
Baltimore, these gsntlsmsn will be en-.
pesIsd 10 address popular msetingIlnd
advocate bis election. II sense Of self.
respect could possibly permit them to
do Il, bis outrageous Villi6cation OIL
!han Vould b quoted in all the Re-
publican papers Of the place, on the
day OfthS meeting, and citizens might
b tempted to stand up in the audience
aud ask the speakers what they had to
say about such unAttractsd aIpSrsions.
Evsa II the speakers were mean spir-
tied enough to forgive such gross in
suits without an apology, what answer
could they make to inauirsrs who
should ask il they thought the user Of
sueh language against respected men Of
blansl.IS lie, has the bearing, man
ners, gsutlsmanly instincts, and sense
Of dignity which bsft successor Of
Washington To say nothing Of ir-
rseoncilable differences Of principle,
how could the prominent Democratic
statesmen Of tho country, who have
been so outragoously maligued and in
suited by Mr.. Greeley, ever bring
themselves either to advocate his clSc-
ton, or to give him their assistance in
conducting tho goVerunentl Such
inquire, may, in some quarters, be
diIrsgarded for the moment; but as
they will be constantly repeated, sup
ported every time by additional evil
dcnce. they will pretty certainly pro-
duee their legitimate effect before the
assembling Of tho Baltimore Conven.
ton. The nomination Of Mr.. Greeley
by tho Democratic party is the moral,
political, social, and economical i'm
possibility, which every solf.r,Spectipg
Democrat would have inI.inelivoly de-
clared II to DO at any time previous to
tho Cincinnati Convention.
Hon. D. W. Voorhees,, Of Indiana
one Of tho most prominent gentlemen
in the .Domocra tic party, ASKED and
obtained leave, in the House Of Repre-.
ssntatiyes, on the 18th inst, TO make a
personal explanation. HO said that it
had been charged that be was for
Greeley, and ho wanted 1t understood,
in justice to himself, that be did not
and could not favor the nomination Of
Greeley by Democratic Conventions.
HO then proceeded to review Greeleyl
political history. and quoted from
Greeley's American Conflict to show
that at the commencement Of the re-
bslliOn, Mr.. Greeley was in favor Of
letting th, seeding States Ego ia
peace" Alter the war was inaugu.
rated. Mr.. Voorhees, said, Greeley Wal
mSrcilsIslJ in favor ofproiecution, and
had advocated oonfso alton Of property
and the sevGest measures for the pun
ishment Of tho people Of the South.
He charged, and read an editorial from
Greeley, to prove that no Republican
had been 80 bitter aud interruptions 10
arraiguing tho Democratic party.
VOORHEES, said he believed tbs. General
Grant had been q far better friend to
the Southern people than Greeley.
When Stanton and others were deter
mined upon arresting aud trying Gen.
erRl Lee and other Confaderates, the
only man who stepped in to prerentit,
was General Grant.
The New York Nation iays that all
those who called Ii, Cincinnati Con.
vshtion Acknowledged privately that
ii was q failure /; some Of them admit it
openly. Those who are supporting
Mr.. Greeley arc doing so simply BY
way Of making the best Of bad job.
Notone Of !hOm considers him a dssir-
able candidate, or looks forward to his
election without grave approheuiisns."
Mosby told Colonel Fornsy the other
day in Washington that Il the Demo-
Gratis don't nominate a straight tickle.
be will vote for General Grant. There
are thousands Of the old liners who
openly threaten to do the same, and
other thousands who will refuse to vote
at all-mOre than enough, as Hon. j.
z. Mcdonald, Of Indiana, has said, to
bury the Greeley ticket out Of sight.
The New York Independent shares
in the almOs. universal distrust Of Mr..
Gresley's administrative abilities. 1.
says, "As q leader, q Standardized
wise and Iagaeious councillor, the
record Of bis supplies abundan. reasons
for believing that be would DO q signal
failure. he has already committed SO
many bluRderS that even his war mes.
admirers truS! his judgment With eau.
ton"
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