The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-07-04
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GEO. T. SWAMI, Secretary.
Conference Of Free Trade and
DiSa6ected Liberals in
New York.

NEW YORK, June 20, 1877:

NEW YORK, June 20, 1872.
Gen. Cox was called TO the chair, and
stated the object of the conference to be the
fusion of the elements opposed to Grant.
Senator Trumbull then rose. He said
while no fully indOrsing the nominations
of the Cincinnati Convention, they (the
Liberal Republcans) had gone so tar that
retreat was impossible. III a man OF ac-
knowledged reputation could be brought
into the field, he (Trumbull) would support
him but, under the existing state of affairs
he saw no option but to support Greeley.
Brief remarks were made by several 9TH
ers. and the conference adjourned at =
O'Clock to meet again in the evening.
At the evening meeting of the conference
| Carl Schurz proposed that there should be
| a call by States to get an expression OF SEN
! timent, and that there should be one repre-
| sentative from each state.
The first State called was Alabama, rep
resented by Forsyth, who went for Gree
| ley.
| The next State called was Connecticut,
represented by Hon. David A. Wells, VINO
| said in a speech that he was determined
under any circumstances not to support
| Grant. whether he supported Greeley or
not depended very materially as to whether
in his opinion Greeley was the most IaVoFa-
| BILE candidate presented.
! Ex-Goy. English said that the Democrat
ic party in Connecticut was all tor Gree
! ley. .
| Henry w. HiIlYer, OF Georgia lnaue a
sDeech strongly in favor of Greeley
Horace White said that both the Demo,
cratic and Republican parties had served
their purposes, and thatNGreeley had oest
cut into both.
had not been i'm favor of Greeley but if he
| Should be nominated at Baltimore lie would
carry his State for him.
! Kentucky was called. Henry Watterson
said that he spoke in behalf OF the south
I l., ~ arnF oil 70 n
plored union on Greeley and Brown as
The odIy means for the emancipation OF the
south. He represented Kentucky to De al
most A unit in favor of the nominees OF the
Cincinnati Convention. -;
Mr. Atkinson of Massachusetts,, said that
he was for free trade, regardless of Greeley
On the part of New York, Parke Goodwin
! made speech, in which he strongly de-
nounced the idea disappearing Greeley uh-
der any circumstances.
Judge Narr, of New Jersey, and Judge
Rrinkerhoff. of Ohio, made strong speeche'
! for Greeley, and against the boilers IRON
the Cincinnati nominations:
: NEW York June 2l.-The conference
continued until after O'Clock this morning
: Carl Schurz making aconcluding two hour
q speech. He gave reasons why sense 0
Z duty moved him to support the Clnclhhat
ticket. There had been manifested throug u
: out the South a disposition toward thorouSi
Q sincere, and permanent RECOMMENDATION 20
+ feeling through the success of this move
: mont The hand of friendship and cordial
. itv was outstretched by the men who ma
!. been fighting against US during the war.
Q They were prompted 10 this by the leel
+ inc that the Liberal Republican movemen
was tor the acknowledgements OF their peo
pie a..d their relief from an oppFestlo1.! u
longer endurable. Any movement Ioohlhs
: directlp.or Indirectly, to the re-electloh
= Grant and to a continuance OF tnaL oppFts
sion. would be to strike back and repel VII
= insult those. outstretched hands. lie, ~
y one under no Fcumstances, anu LOT
= consideration, could take any steps ioohln
= directly or indirectly TO a continuance
= this Administration, and the fepeihhg
II This tendency towards reconciliation o.
y tween the North and the south. he spoh
~ of the intensity of party despotlsm, the III
Ii n,Ss,hilitv of the accom- pliShInent OF n
, forms without driving the present Admir-
e istration from power. He would De giaq
- | support some other Reform candlda1e tIiA
- Greeley but il is now too late; liners = !
! | nossihflity now for new TICKET 10 Oo ~
s 5orsed nj baltimore. If some movement
ne this kind had been made Immediately aft'
- the Cincinnati nominations 1t might IA,
M had some weight; but II was OF no use
IA try 10 stir molten iron after IL mas got COZ
Schurz's surrender broke the backbone
the conference, and it adjourned sine
at Immediately. III 9
The Free Traders at once issued eau i
ut another meeting for this morning, ...r..
in sult Of ths. conference is a great trlum
rs, for Greeley. 1t showed overMnelnlhg
IN the Sc. timent, even among such utSSol 1.S
ho al frae traders as Brinkerh0n and W ehs,
rs favor OF the Cincinnati ticket ana ufe
II from Sschurz c0gent, magnetic, peEsuaS,l
ee appeals for harmonious support Oh uresae