The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-28
HORACE GREELEY.
LETTER FROM &. II. MCCORMICK
THE SACRIFICES OF II. q. IN THE
CAUSE OF REUNION.
GOOD ADVICE FROM THE REAPER
AND MOWER MAN.

Mr.. EpIToR:-At the solicitation of
some friends, take the responsibility Of
publishing the accompanying short note,
jus, received from Horace Greeley:
INV Yosx rRiBrSr
| Nav IoRk, May II, lS52.
My DEAR SIs:-I thank you for your
kind note Of the 10Th.
know tina, the Cincinnati movemen, af-
| fords basis for genuine and hearty re-
union of our whole people. How long l
have labored and what sacrifices | have
made for that end, you partly know. Ii it
fails now. / hope not TO be blamed. With
kind regards, etc, yours, truly.
Horace GREELEY.
Hon. c. IL. Mccormick
The sentiments briefly expressed in this
private note, presents in my Judgment
the keynote to the democracy in This presi-
Dental contest: ga genuine and hearty re-
union of our ioiois people. With this
from Horace Greeley. on the platform
adopted By the Cincinnati convention,
what better, submit, can the democratic
party desire, on any compromise basis, be-
tween them and the liberal republicans
for defeating the present party in power,
than the success of the Cincinnati ticket.
On the day of the announcement Of the
! Cincinnati nominations, n prominent re-
publican of this city. Friendly TO Mr..
Greeley's election, though a free trade
mani, remarked to me that he thought Mr..
Greeley might yet hold the right to the
exercise Of the veto power, as president,
on all questions. Mr. Greeleys words
have since settled, as then thought, the
reverse OF this. He is, by the platform so
far proposed by himself, fairly pledged to
non.interference on his part, with the ta-
riff question. Now, l repeat, MS no ohjec-
tor has yet questioned the honesty of Mr..
Greeley as u politician, why should demo-
Gratis longer hesitate to make, in his cleo
ton, u certain success.
AT the democratic convention in New
York, four years ago, 1t was stated by
many delegates from Illinois, that Judge
Chase could not receive the democratic
vote of the West, ii nominated.
This action of restern democrats, / be-
lieve, prevented the nomination and cleo
ton Of Chase, and caused the retirement
of General Grant from his military posi-
ton ut the head of the government, where
he should have remained. 1t was true
that Chases election then would not have
been made certain by the democratic nom
nation.
1t is no,o certain that the indorsemen,
of Greeley by the Baltimore convention
will elect him. Chases election in 1865
would have secured all that could reasona
bly, in the then situation have been ex'
pected of n conservative president Gree
ley's election cannot fail to secure as much
now. Let us not, then, under such cir.
cumstances, risk another suicide.
Some democratic papers say that every
man has the right to discuss freely any
nominee for public office and the demo.
Gratis must not be expected to support any
man for the presidency without his being
subject to Just political criticism, as well
as nomination by the Baltimore demo
cratic convention. But the difference be-
tween these papers and some other demo
cratic journals, in the present politica
situation, appears to be that while they
say they will support the Cincinnati ticket
should it be adopted by the Baltimor,
convention, they exert themselves in tn,
meantime to prevent the Cincinnati nom.
inees from receiving that nomination, re
sisting to the extent Of their ability, al
} efforts to secure for them the nomination
through the most important and poten
instrumentality by which that is to be SO
cured, viz: the press of the country.
One word further, with reference to tho
sentiment in Mr.. Greeley's letter: "Hov
long have labored, and what sacrifices
have made for that end youpartly know
i can honestly say that, with some oppor
tunity for judging uncompromisingly
with Mr.. Greeley in his general poitica
creed, / have long been satisfied Of his
earnest desire, since the settlement by the
war of the now dead political issues, that the
,ohole people of the country should again
be united, AS there seemed to be no good
reason nom why that should not be so and
that he has not only desired, but has la.
bored much for the promotion of this great
end.-To my mind, the very best evil
dence of tho sacrifices he has made in tina,
cause, is to DO found in the manly, bold
and oven defiant manner in which every
body knows he has shown his readiness, IL
this respect to prove his faith by hi
works. Very respectfully yours,
Cyrus ii. Mccormick.