Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-27

pressed hostility to Greeley.
New Jersey Democracy in Council.
Gov. Randolph ON the Situation.
TRENTON, n. j., June 26.-The Demo
cratic State Convention organized with
; Chas. Haight, a Greeleyite, in the chair.
! Committees were appointed, and the con-
ventiOn took recess till afternoon.
Speech from Gov. Randolph.
After recess ex-Gov. Randolph was cho-
sen permanent chairman of the Democratic
State Convention. He spoke as follows:
At this time, when our Democratic breth-
rem in other States seem to have become
touched with fever of political revolution,
our action, ordinarily discreet, temperate
and dispassiOnate, will be looked to with
more than ordinary interest. In proportion
| as other St2tes nave given hasty Utterances
of opinion and preferences, we should give
sober and thoughtful utterances. The Bal
timOre Convention will be composed of
men who have higher motives than merely
to beat Grant. These motives will be to
beat a corrupt and despOtic administration,
a Chief Magistrate who has brought his
worst military habits of thought and action
TO the administration of civil affairs.
With Grantism beaten we know
no worse can come, and believe
better can be had. That we shall obtain
at Baltimore all we deem desirable, does not
now seem probable, and unless some IN
expected reaction occurs the action of the
convention is a foregOne conclusion. To
maintain our supremacy in New Jersey we
shall require an almost united Democratic
vote, for with all due respect to the Liberal
Republicans of New Jersey that have indi-
Gated their purpose to support the CinCin-
natl ticket, they are not yet so large a crowd
as to be safe to anchor our hopes
of success on. l. is better, there
fore, to foregO any expression here Of
opinions as to the candidates at Balti-
more. Endorsed at Baltimore, | deem Gree
ley's election secured. Defeated there, his
chances are unworthy Of attention. His Lib
eral Republican strength asithus lar devel-
oped, is like the scattering of Jersey MaIl
in our corn hills. 1t is very encouraging to
the slender stalk in June. 1t may help to
keep moist the rapidly growing fbers in
July and August, but the stalk that with
stands the trying September and October
days, that brings forth we'll filled and ripen-
ed ears for the November harvest, must
rest its hopes on the enduring strength and
fertility of our broad democratic acres. 1t
is well known that my judgment h as
been against the endorsement of the
Cincinnati ticket, which seems to me
as a Democrat, political anomaly;
which l will not stay to discuss
The Governor proceeded 10 state the pur-
pose of the recent Fifth Avenue Confer
ence which was to ascertain whether it was
practicable to unite all elements of Oppos-
ton to Grant, as Greeley's nomination had
not accomplished that desideratum. He
claimed that this conference was not
fiasCO but success, because it concentrated
reliable information as TO the weakness or
strength Of the Cincinnati ticket in nearly
every State, and this gave basis for the
decision that no new ticket could be now
named with political advantage. He in
timated that in July the practical Democrats
of New Jersey would probah'" ,,ovo -,
opportunity TO accept the inevitable
|" 'ii' nomination Of Greeley. AT
ter presenting further details Of the action
Of the Fifth Avenue Conference and its reas-
Ons for making no nominations, the Cover
nor said: l still think more suitable nOm-
nation and more acceptable candidate to
the great body of Democratic voters could
have been found. l know that we shall be
charged with placing our lifelong opponent
a the head of our column in the day of an
In lst assured victory. All this is true but
il is equally true that Greeley W Il only take
the leadership of the party that elects him,
after he has pronounced himself fully in
favor Of such old fashioned Demo
cratic principles as hostility to
central cation, opposition to federal
interference in State and local affairs, the
condemnation of the suspension of the writ
of habeas corpus, the full support of am
nesty, rigid adherence to civil service re-
form, opposition to bayonet election laws
and like. Now, if Greeley can accOmmO-
date himself to such uncompromising DEM
OcratiC views as these, we can accept his
conversion, even if it be a tri1e sudden and
unexpected. So was st. Paulis, you know.
Yet no one questioned the sincerity of st.
Pauls conversion, nor had occasion to
doubt it ever after.
In conclusion the Governor said they had
to contemplate the almost certain endorse
ment of Greeley at Baltimore and with the
assured defeat Of Grant. This is a great
victory of itself, because if Greeley had no
. IOIJler views, no greater intelligence than
Grant, he would be pOwerless, where
Grants power is almost without limit.
Greeley would be the occupant of a high
office, but his power to abuse it would be
iealouSly guarded by both friends and foes.
His might be the place, but the power, with
Grant defeated, will be relocated to the
people and their representatives.
The following delegates at large to the
Baltimore Convention were elected: TheO.
f. Randolph, John P. Stockton, Leon Abb
bot and Charles Haight.
ResO utiOns.
The following are the resolutions
adopted:
Whereas, during. the greater portion of
the time since tie organization Of the
States of the Union, the Democratic party
administered affairs and declared the rOIirv