New-York tribune., 1872-05-07

delegations and into Convention TO nominate
into thing OF weight and value Thus ior Sxampe,a
supposed Californian from romoo .h anu a,eht votcs ~
tSat ststc in Prcsidentla Nominating Convention
Not one miner in thousand VIII Sr,sc % 70 ,hnr d.
Of persons IA strangely endowed with the rep
resentaon states ana Possessed ss arG SI nScR ScR
srd ths little trade with b. Gratz Brown or
which got an excessive prce ana ths Gu cn
~ SewYork politics there was also the help OF that
good feeling in large number of the Western
people which regards Greeley kindly rs an honcst si
iomInded phanthropst, with funny propensity Ior
farming, and who go for Greeley from pure Ina h
with an honest man the Government will run itself.
These stopped in with the other worse eements anu
and corrupting National Nominating Convention than
the country has before or course Mr. Greeley aa
not have hand in this bargaining out such aro 'ho
men who would ride his administration.
HONESTY OF ITSELF NOT SUFFICIENT.
From Missouri Democrat -,
The nomination of Greeley and Brown VIII
surprise no who has been Watching the movements
the political tricksters who have been engneernH
the Cincinnati Convention. Senator's schurz and Trnm.
cats-paws in the hands OF Fenion ana br'
They have furnished the noble sentiments" high NOR
ality and rhetoric for the movement, while the atter
gentlemen have fixed up the ticket M THS SarSa Sas ps
when he stated there on the day the Convention assem-
bled that Greeley would be the nominee, he spoke ad
DroyiseS S for Se ~ states and territories
were lust the material he desired and the coalition with
had in the Convention, while Brown had the sweet re-
vcnge Of rewardng the infamous treachery Of schnr1
aud Grosyenor by foisting upon them Presideutiai
candidate who hates every principle they h1,a Senr & t
Is difficult to speak OF Mr. Greeley as candidate 1Or s 1e
Presidency with gravity Before his nohason ams
Chea0O Times stated that one OF the greatest opecuohs
to him was the fact that no TWO eema,1ien emao.ien
his name without laughing. This may be q source OF
weakness or strength to the ticket Our people may c Sc
interests Of the nation TO the hands OF poucal marie,
n but we shall BE slow 1 70 not tcopT the
spicuons lack Of sasacy and sapy OF ppSso ana oa
obstinate man makes the worst sort of an .s ex-
ecutive. 1t is poor consolauon 10 90 .Oiu vOiu
and its peaceful relations with foreign coun-
tries are impaired. that the statesmen who brought IT
Is a very devil Of mischief II with all OF Mr. Greeleys
honesty of oharacerthere was small leayen OF sagaoy
ses.ng some Of the essential requisites to executive
ability We do not impeach his integrity in the least by
worthy men in the nation, and If the Democrats shall
succeed cectng him they will be the first to discover
Cincinnati who could be elected by the Democratic party
and make hls Administration essentially Republican
can be predicated Of eratc as Mr. Gree'
ley this huge joke Of his nominaton should be car
pher shall be installed in the WDite House. the country
viii be treated ito to Spectacle Of to-
the blush SO rapid and unlocked for would be the m
sons Of Grsee' policy aa rea 5esy s S al te r
quently occurring vacancies
TOTALLY UNFIT LEADER.
From The Chicago Ercaiag Post
We record the result of the Liberal Repub-
hcan demonstration at Cincinnati with a good deal OF
pleasure FIRST because the nominee Tor president MI
Horace Greeley throughout long and eyentfu career
has many good great service. and because
this compliment y an evidence nee tnn5 vae m RSnnnaS
people. and that they will generally. when assenoieI IN
foT am mass Sonsst 0 even at the
sacrifice of every consideration OF prudence
cause, With the ocnferrng Of compliment the move
ends, bringing with 1t confusion TO It's i0uDdes'
nifty upon it, and possibly crown it with Horace
Greeleys hold upon the people OF this country - one OF
in respect of trust IN his wisdom As political
leader he perhaps the most regarded and the least fol
OF impulses he is tho creature of croiehcts. and.
while b,s earnestness is never questioned. his
monded by the who are his snccrest admrors and
adherents His nomination TO the Presidency Is reg rded
as huge joke, just would have been the nomination
of Susan b. Anthony George Francis Tram IL Is ac-
knOwedged that. while his virtues OF heart are groa,
his vagaries OF mind such to totally unit him for
leadership power. Had the policy OF the country
the Inception of the rebellion been nat Mr. Gree
lev has from time time advised IL doubtful whether
there would remained at this time any country for
Mr.. Greeley or any other man to DO President OF.
KINDLY ADVICE FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
From The Boston Adyeriser.
The most ObstTeper0us enemy OF the Demo-
eratc parry has aG tH hts s esn SesrSS v
the past three days. The readiness with which
scores OF Democratic pspeTs have accepted t9e nOn1a
fact in American politics II would be aninsut TO the nun
ds of thousands OF Democrats who have honest sent-
mens to suppose that they viii abandon their principles
wholesale for the sake OF success ana We DO not heoio
Democratic papers took up with the nomination merely
proves that they were prepared to indorse whatever
there will DO a party in the Democratic ranks in
| favor of separate nomination Such course has
supposed TO exist In the Republican party the better
tho prospect that the Democrats can carry the
hlf Tho lna nf fhaf lsfIO
split would necessarily throw tho election into
tho house of Representatives Such is by no
raes and only s$ majority mot OF stass thS IN elec ts
Union that could be carried by Mr. Greeley against Re
publican and Democratic candidate. Tao Democratic
party has line reputation for adopting tie most foolish
for the party TO destroy Its last chance Of success
| now hereafter, it will be chccrfuly adopted
VERY FUNNY CONVENTION.
FROM The Fropids'oe Journal
The idea of nominating the Farmer of
Chappaqaa was first suggested as the blight of the
advance of the Convention that no should probably spit
upon the platform and acceps the Gandidatr;
renee, declare now that the curtain has
ltform spit upon tho candidate. Greeley in his
IRmuNE as his last word, urged upon the Convention u
lection II expeeed 10 be considered either honest or
discreet and the Convention replies by saying nothing.
oours6. so that the platform shall read one way
,SS So,s and ssS sn0ner !" I the bs
proved p to be deer and miss proved o be ca
The aim of the Convention OsteDsiby to unite the
forces OF the Revenue RefOrmers among the Repub-
cans with the acknowledged power OF the Democracy
1t has backed down from its aRgressveness IL relation
to the Tariff, and ii has nominated the last
man in the country that the Democrats would
iDdOrse. The things which tho movers professed to
be anxious for, the Convention ignores the one man
who abors aud declares that he will 1ght the pir
pose for which the Convention called the COnven
ton nOmnates for President. Delegates Se tod
participate in the dongs of the Convention so long as
they palatabe and refuse to be bound them when
they dislike them That free and easy mode of action
which they needed not TO have gone Cincinnati 10
nit tha win and nd