The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-07-06

political life has Greeley been arrayed in
bitter and nnrelcuting hostility to these
very principles and the men who sustained
and advocated them. He has never shown
any signs Of repentance or even regret for
his past course and yethas the olIrontery to
solicit the nomination and support Of those
whom he has denounced and yilified in the
most ungentlemanly and scUrrilous manner.
He has been either the father or advocate
of every infamous measure passed by Con
gress and carried out by Grant, and whilst
he may now think it impolite to pass bayo.
net eleetion laws and ku klux acts he still
believes in the right to pass them his
opposition is based upon policy aud not the
uneoustitutionality of the acts themselves
In his letter of acceptance he upholds and
endorses those gross and glaring usurpa-
tons called the lith and 18th Amendments,
which the Democracy of this State repudi .
aied last fall, and further he declares him.
selfin favor Of local self government, the
writ ofhabeas corpus, &c, &c, but "sab
jectto om solemn constitutional obligation 10
maintain he equal rights Of all citizens. 4"
In other words he holds that every right to
the enjoyment of life, liberty aud prosperity
must be subject to whatever he may inter
pref to be our solemn obligation to main.
tain the equal rights Of all citizens" which
has received from him as latitudinarian a
construction rs has that clause Of the Con.
stitution which makes it the duty of Con.
gress to secure to each State Republican
form of government.
Resides the radical difference in prinei
pies which would alone prevent the Democ.
raey from supporting Greeley without som
evidence Of change Of heart and faith; his
abuse and opinion Of the Democratic PAT
and its creed and which we believe he en-,
tertains till this day, should have prevent
ed him from seeking as it must prev en-
them from giyias him their assistance.
Between them there exists a gulf as deem
and impossible as that which separates
heaven aud hades. God knows that we
most anxiously desire to relieve the coun
try from the rule Of that base, sordid, bad
man Grant and his relatives and followers,
but when the change is made we wish it t,
be for the better.
We are well aware that in the Pennsylva
MIA Delegation TO Baltimore there are men
favorable to the nomination Of Greeley
members of Congress who represent Demo
cratic constituencies and whose politica
faith was so APPLY described by John Ran
d0iph to consist of five loayes aud two fish
O., who advocate his nomination; but tn
rank and file of our party can never be in
duced to support or vote for him. N,
never neyerl
The dissatisfaction which exists in tn
ranks of the Liberal Republicans Will
Greeley's nomination and which caused III,
selection ola new ticket must satisfy ever,
one that if unity Of action is desire,
amongst the opponents Of Grant, it canno
be brought about except by the nomination
of such ticket at Baltimore as viii com
mand the support and confidence of all the
friends of liberty throughout the Union.
Let the Convention select moderate mer
of ability and integrity and place them upol
a platform broad enough but which doe
not wink, connive at or endorse any of III,
usurpations Of the Radicals and we car
elect the ticket by an overwhelming major
ity.
A Ticket which in our opinion woul,
prove entirely satisfactory to the countr,
would be, for President James Thompson
of Pennsylvania for Vice President, VIM
s. Groesbeck, OF Ohio. Ifany better can b,
named let's have it; but neve. for one
moment entertain the idea that the electo
raj vote of Pennsylvania can be cast fo
Greeley.