The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-22

The Cincinnati movement is at deadly feud
with these robbers and their evil deeds. Let
the honest and upright colored men join In
them, and thus rid themselves of crimes which
HORACE GREEDY.
Illinois Moving.
The call indorsing the principles put forth
by the Liberal Republicans of Missouri has
finally been made public in Illinois. It is
signed by three or four hundred of The most
prominent Republicans of the State. The call
suggests that citizens Of Illinois present at
Cincinnati select q due proportion OF their
number to represent the State IN conVentlon.
In addition to the influential hepuoncans
heretofore reported are the present Governor,
Palmer, the Hon. Newton Bateman, superln-
tendant of public instruction; Secretary of
Stale Rummel, Adjulant digger, and the Hon.
VIM. L. GROSS.
Governor Palmer's Letter.
Governor John M. Palmer, of Illinois, has
written a letter In explanation Of his declining
to permit his name to be used before the reg
ular Republican State Convention for renomi-
nation. That convention, he Gays, will be con-
trolled to secure the denomination and cleo
lion of President Grant, and continues:
81 do not believe President Grant should be
renomlnated by the Republican party, and viii
familiar with my opinions know, 1 believe that
all reforms and improvements in the direction
indicated must begin In the State; and the first
step toward success must be to win back to
the government of the States the confidence
and affection of the people. No man need ex-
pect reforms In the administration Of the Fed
eral Government until the people assume the
government of the State, and enforce honesty
and rood government. The President and
Congress are too remote from the people to
pay any great degree of attention to their wish.
es; they must be Impressed by the action and
example of the State.
.IWith theee views I cannot defend or Justify
the opinion acted upon by General Grant,
when he ordered four companies Of Infantry
into this State 10 act as police, and that die
tated his approval OF the acts of General Shert-
dan in raising troops by his own authority In
this State, suoJecttng Chicago to military rule,
unlawfully killed. These lawless and danger
GUS assumptions of authority cannot be de-
Tended or a~pologized for by me, while the obll.
cations of an oath to support the constitution
and enforce the laws OF the State rest upon
me. II the powers claimed and acted upon by
the President In these instances exist In him,
the State of Illinois Is but a dependency OF the
government at Washington, and the lives and
liberties of the people are subject to the will
of the President. To defend these acts Of the
President is to concede that the power he
claimed exists. Such q concession By the
governor would be q crime against The people
Of the State. Nor could I, II a candidate for
Governor, say to- the people that President
Grant has the inclination and ability to en-
force economy and reform In the government,
nor will I submit my Judgment on these points
to a convention that Will be dominated by his
appoIntees and partisans."
Commenting on this letter the New York
Tribune says:
tGovernor Palmer might have entered the
Republican Convention, received the nominal
ton, and q virtually unanimous election, with
out any compromise OF his dignity or his posi-
ton as a Republican. The accession of this
distinguished Republican leader to the Liberal
ranks under these circumstances Is q subject
for sincere congratulation."
Liberals In Massachusetts,.
The address of the Massachusetts Republic
cans, in behalf OF the Cincinnati. Convention,
was issued on the 18th Instant. 1t sets forth
that the call for the Cincinnati Convention en-
braces every principle to which the RepIbli-
can party is logically bound, and says
"We believe that great reform 10 all depart
ments of government, municipal, State and
national, though imperatively demanded By
public interests, can only be secured by con.
s~ultation and agreement among those who
realize Its necessity, and that such q consulta.
ton as the one proposed will De productive of
great good In the country. We, therefore,
hope to see the convention of May | largely
attended by the tried Republicans from all
parts OF the country"
z The address Is signed by F. ". Bird, Ed
ward Atkinson, William Endicott, Jr., George
B. Blake, Elizar Wright, William D. Bowdltch,
T. B. Sanborn, ana some twenty-five more
leading representatives of the Republican
party, all Of whom are men of wealth and
standing.
The Liberals in Louisiana.
A Liberal proclamation was issued in New
Orleans on the 18th inst, signed by Governor
Southworth, Oscar 8. Hunsacker. FL. Her
ron and five hundred others, leading Republi-
cans Of the State, setting forth their dissatls-
faction with the President, and concluding:
'The Cincinnati Convention. will be COM
posed of many Of the leading minds of the Re-
publican party, and is exclusively a gathering
of the members of that party. Many of those
who will be present have made illustrious re-
cords OF devotion to Republican principles,
and are historically identified with the proud
est of Republican trlumphs, but they will be
men of independent character and fearless
purpose, not prepared to bow the knee to the
Baal of q personal despotismi men who are In
favor Of a Republican government in tie
United States, and who believe we are In
supreme peril OF losing It,"
The Louisiana delegation have arranged for
a special train to take delegates from Mlssls-
sippi, Alabama and Texas Will them.
Polling the congressman.
A Washington dispatch to the Philadelphia
Inquirer says:
Quite q commotion was made In the House
by 8 movement to have the Republican men,
beers all sign q paper endorsing the nomina.
ton Of General Grant at Philadelphia, and re-
pudiating the Cincinnati Convention, in order
to have the endorsements read at the New
York meeting on Wednesday night. When
the papers were first circulated everybody
signed them, on the ground that to refuse
would be considered an act of dlsloyalty to
the Republican party. Before the House had
been canvassed som snags We're struck. The
Massachusetts men refused point blank to in
terfere, and Ohio then broke, five refusing to
sigu; two In Illinois, aud several scattering
members declined, and many of them who
did sign required the endorsement to be wa
tered down I'LL 1t was Of very little value. Not
q few signed with mental reservations of a
pretty wide scope, and some thought the fact
that certificates were needed was an evidence
of weakness and alarm, which was very sig.
uignihcaut. There Is no doubt, however, that
q clear majority of both houses are in favor of
General Grants denomination, because there
Is no other candidate who will run against
him In the regular convention.
Other correspondents name among the
members who refuse to sign, besides the en-
tire Massachusetts delegation, Messrs. Gar
field, Stevenson, Beatty, Perry and Amber, of
Ohio: Blair, of Michigan; Starkweather, of