The Portland daily press., 1872-03-18
The Cincinnati Convention.

The Boston AdUertiser points out very clear
ly in its leader Of Saturday the hopefulness
with which the Democracy are looking to the
Cincinnati Convention, and the folly of those
Republicans who are lending them assistance
by giving to that gathering their moral sup
port. We give it in full below: s
1t is reported that Senator Sumner has ex-
pressed his purpose to attend the Cincinnati
Convention, and to accept the Presidency of
that body. 1t is also stated, as we hear on his
own authority, that reconciliation between
himself and the President is impossible, and
that he will take an early opportunity to declare
his open and entire independence. Mr. Sumner
has never lost an opportunity to show that he
was independent, and it needed no new assur-
ance to make us believe that he would continue
so, But that he should look to the Cincinnati
sociations which he has found unpleasant will
cause profound regret to thousands of his friends
who cannot follow him there H. CTS -
1t was known months ago that the admins
tration had lost the friendship of Mr.. Sumner
and of four or five of his associates in the Sem
ate. 1t was also known that, in the political
contest Just opening, the administration had
nothing to hope for from Mr.. Greeley and other
Republican journalists whom the President has
had the misfortune to offend. Pit it was not
believed, was simply incredible that they would
lend their names to systematic and persistent
Islander of the administration, and of the men
who represent it, in order to justify their hostil
ity. Even while the angry debate on Mr. Sum-
ner's resolution, relating to the alleged unlaw-
full sale of government arms, was going on,
very few believed it was part of a conspiracy to
discredit the President with the people, and to
defeat those who had expressed a preference for
read in the New York 74riBatr,e Wednesday the
already -refuted lie, that "the President had de-
clared his intention to force his nomination at
Philadelphia whether there should then appear
a k.xel l.
without suspectng that that also was mart of
scheme to disorganize the friends of the adj
ministration and to stimulate the opposition
who look TO CINCINNATI as comfortable way of
escape into a new party. =
Whatever may have been the motive of tho
Missouri cabal which called the Cincinnati Con.
vention, it had no hope of succeeding at the
outset, and has no hope now, except by appeal
ing to the disappointments of those who have
allowed their personal feelings to override their
loyalty. The Cincinnati Convention! There is
not an intelligent Democrat from Maine to Tex
as who is not this moment looking to it for an
Alliance and expecting to cooperate with it,
Tor the solitary purpose of recovering power
and stopping the growth of principles which
Mr.. sumner and Mr.. Greeley have in their way
heiReu 70 graft upon the national life. And
WINE tne olscreet dissenters are imploring Dem
ocrats not to plunge in too soon and spoil the
game, the Democratic organs are urging their
constituents to prepare their minds for co-ope-
ration with this convention as the only wav of
escape from annlnllaUl0n. The most hoDeless-
ly pig-headed Bourbon in the party" saws one
of these organs, 'must now recognize the fact
that Democratic candidate for President could
not carry more than one-third of the electoral
vote. 1t follows that the hope of rescuing the
country from imperialism and corruption de-
ponds solely on the union of all the elements of
oppositlon 10 secure this union and achieve
the victory every Democrat who is not insane
looks to this convention to point out the way.
1t was only yesterday, simultaneously with tbe
despatch explaining Mr.. Summers position.
that by striking coincidence, the Democratic
organ in Washington invited corporation with
this convention, with the assurance that ''the
extreme southern wing of the Democracy was
ready to agree to a coalition"
Meanwhile the Republican National Conven-
ton is receiving the Endorsement of State after
state nobody dissenting, the people expressing
tneir preference with unanimity never surpass-
ed, but ready to accept the result whatever it
dnay oe,mplovlded it is in the line of the prin-
t;i ar. hreaay on trial and gives assurance that
until they are securely established there must
be no new departure. '''i0 i""''
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