New-York tribune., 1872-07-30

HaIper's YQt9 tYo years ago.
-. BAsrs OF REEosINiTIoNIsT HoPEs.
Ono Of the gentlemen said was entirely mlstaken
that he conceded election but that his majority
yould not be greater than Harper's2396 would
probably be smaller OF the Legislature and delegation
IN Congress he had little to cay, except to condemn m
the severeet terms the "gerrymanderng OF the State
which he said had been done by the last Legislature.
was not enough familiar with county politics In North
Carolina TO know what extent this charge was true
but repIed that admitting what he said TO be co. II
nothing more than would have been done by the Grant
party had they controlled tho Legislature and nothing
more than they had done in other States In regard TO
Merrmons election he also disagreed with entirely
The Radicals be said would reeect Caldwell by at least
1900 majority He based his estimate do all others
NJ his Marty on the Convention vote year. and the
assumption that gains that made will be the
Radical side The vote Of 1870 he said, fair test OF
the strength of the Liberals in the State, the small in
crease Of last year being due only to the natural growth
Of popuation The Grant Republicans he thought, had
never ye: poed their full strength which he placed at
az 600 white votes My information was that Radical
white vote the State is not than at the out
side and that the unpoed vote OF former years had
| been mostly in the west, In strong Conservative
counties.
He then turned tho conversation the Of the
| Liberal Republicans in the present canvass In North
Carolina. Horace Greeeys friends" said he, sought
10 have let us alone this State contest and would
have given him large portion of in November
THE TRIBUNE valued next to the Bible with us and
we feel as though was going back its friends when
| IL is supporting the Conservative State ticket"
"But" said T. the of the Conservatives in this
State is Identical with the OF reform the interest
OF which the Cincinnati was originated, and
has been pushed forward We hope by the election OF
Mr. Greeley TO drive ont of Office in the South the thev-
ing carpetbaggers who have pundered her outrage
ousy and it would hardly DC consistent for US TO help IN
restoring to power in this State these very whose
| scalps we are going for in November"
WHICH PARTY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE sTEALISGf
His answer rehash Of the charges that have been
made against Judge Merrmon all the Radical papers
Of the State-tbat the counsel OF swepson he had
written the bills which had enabled the latter TO steal
S6OOOOOO on the Western North Carolina Railroad, and
that Democrats got part OF the money but there
no way explain the fact that the Grant Republicans
had absolute control OF the Legislative Executive, and
judicial Departments OF the State Government at the
time, and are alone responsible for what was DONE L
did not believe that many OF the INSTRUMENTATION
men OF Western North Carolina would vote for Mr. Gree
ley anyway and | that neither he nor his
friends would ever listen to proposition one condition
OF which should be the support OF the Radicals III TINS
State.
''Wcn" he continued, 4" the Democrats Of the South
If Horace Greeley is elected, will be the worst disap
pointed set OF men you ever saw. don't believe Mr.
Greeley has sold out to them as they think he has and
there's TO be dgh unless these secessOnsts down
here are allowed TO manage hun. You don't and can't
! know them as do; but mind what tell you, this
| Whole country will be oyerrun with Ku-Kux within
three months after Mr. Greeeys Inauguration Then If
he undertakes to suppress disorder thereu be such
howl as this country never heard"
THE KURLUX SCARE ABORTIyE.
"The Ku-Klux understand is entirely disbanded, so
that there now such organization in any part OF the
| State" / inerposed what object will these men
have under any circumstances to revive it, especially If
the Liberal ticket is successful have not found man
in the State who does not dep0re the laWess deeds OF
the Ku-Kux. The Democratic party never gained any
thing by the other hand, 1t has been injured by 1t
more than by anything ese and am that the lead
ING Liberals of the State will not allow repetition OF its
lawess deeds. Besides have not seen an Intelligent
Liberal or Of any kind for that matter, who does
desire above everything else that peace and order
shall prevail u the South and that the material interests
of North Carolina shall be more injured by the i'm
pressons being abroad that life and property are not as
safe here as III the North"
"Oh, have doubt that they say so toyOu," was
his reply; "but know better. Every one OF them
hate Union in his heart and watching for chance
10 destroy it. on you come down here after next NO
yember and live for few months-not as TRIBUNE
correspondent / mean, but TO engage in business.
They'll very soon show themselves to you as they
are, and yOu'l zee what all this talk means"
Now" said l. "just stop minute. Have you any
thing say against the Cincinnati platform or the can
| ddates nominated upon ltf
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hghsounding words that don't mean much, and were
not intended to. We always believed IN Horace Gree
| ley"
soUTHERSERs HONEST IN VOTING FOR GREELEY.
| "Wen"I l continued, " these whom you are denounc-
ing 80 severely have adopted that platform as their
political creed, and working for the election ol
Horace Greeley. They have sacrificed their prde OF
party and their preudces and claim TO be actuaed ny
none but honorable motives. They have asked for no
pledges from the Liberal party except such as are gwen
in the Liberal platform and Mr. Greeeys letter OF
acceptance, and have received no Others The most
prominent them in this State are men VINO opposeu
secession 1901 with all the zeal they could comnahu
until ordinance passed and opposition couu uo
no good believe they honest men-as honest at
least AZ ex.Gov Holden and dozen Others, who were
uncompromisng freeaters in 1861 and did all they couu
10 get the State ont Of the Union and keep her out
These men came carly ana Jolned the hepu"ii'"i
party and have been richly rewarded IN pupiic om.os
don't say that they promised them beforehahu ou
they got them and no Republican has ever doubted tha
g., ,,oro ,boroughlv converted. Until / some evi
dce thar the acceptance OF the Cincinnati platform by
tho sonthern peope is pretense, shall believe them
honest in IT,"
| APPOINTING REBELS TO OFFICE.
NJ friend had no answer 10 make 10 this brt abruptly
| changed the subject, and eXclalmeu' no" ions uo
you suppose country would be s"ie WIN heoei
| Secretary Of WarP
| .wol - uas NV reply "tbe country survived the ap
nointment of Rebel Attorney General who knew very
little about law and you don't think the Uoh mas been
impeTied by the appointment or eecuonoI heDes topc
u District Judges and Judges OF the state Courts IN
North Carolina. / use the word Rebel IN the same
that you do If Mr. Greeley should appoint an ex
Confederate soldier he Secretary OF War, would be
itted for the position, and should feel that the
country as safe as though Grant 10 appoint
some who anxious 10 get out OF the Union
in s6l and greater hurry TO desert his political