The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-05-12
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Sunday Morning. May IL, 1872.
wil Grant Withdraw.

VIII Grant withdraw.
It is begun to be mooted now, that
fearful OF the breach which the liberal
movement has made in the Republican
ranks, and with desire to heal the dis
sensions and save the party intact,
Grants name must be Withdrawn, and
the Philadelphia Convention settle upon
some man like Boutwell,, or Blaine, in
whose favor Greeley may be induced to
slide out OF the canvass. We scarcely
think there is possibility of the Con
vention throwing Grant overheard. The
delegates, or a majority of them, have
already been elected, and in nearly every
case direct instructions were given them
to vote for Grant. They cannot posi-
bly, vote otherwise. Nor is it to be ex.
peoted that Grant will voluntarily resign
his pretensions. as long as there is ray
OF hope to brighten his prospects. He
has this in the possibility of the Demo
cratic National Convention being fool.
hardy enough to put candidates in the
deld. Nothing would please him and
his 10000 office holders better. This is
evident from the sanguine tone in which
the Grant ofgans speak Of the matter.
Theirs are the olly journals that seem to
be certainly assured that the Democrats
will make a nomination, and which at
the same time seem entirely satisfied
and pleased that suoh q course should be
taken. This gives unauestionable evi-
dence Of the fact that the Grant Repub-
ucans love Grant far more than Repub-
licanism. They all admit that Greeley's
Republioanism cannot be questioned.
He has been one Of the pillars of the
party fora' quarter Of century, years
and years before Grant was ever heard OF
outside OF his tannery. The latter, in
deed, had always professed to be De-
mocrat, and had 80 voted up to the day
Of his nomination, in 1868, for Presi-
dent. by the Republican party.
It seems little queer and inconsist-
ent that professed Republicans should
prefer the risk of Democratic success.
with Democratic candidates in tho field,
70 the certainty of tho prevalence of
Republican principles in any event.
should Grant be opposed only by Gree
ley. It can be accounted for on only
one hypothesis, and that is, that Grant
ism and Republicanism are very differ
ent things. This is what we have al
legged for long while since. but it is not
little significant to have it so strongly
confirmed by the GRANTEES themselves.
II there be any force in the old saying,
that it is best for you always to do that
which your enemies desire most that
you should not do. the course Of the
Democratic party is plain. Ono cannot
take up single Grant organ, that he
will not find unmistakable evidence that
the central object of their present de-
sires is q Democratic nomination, that
will cripple the growth of liberal Re-
pubiioanism and secure Grants re.elec-
tion. The Democrats could commit no
greater .act. OF folly-yes, criminal and
unpatriotio folly-than to make party
nominations for the Presidency and
Vice-Presidenoy. II they do-if North
ern Democrats so control the convention
that nomination is made-thsy will
not find that undivided support that
they expect ut the South, 80 long as
Greeley and Brown remain in the field.
We do not believe that q nomination
will be made. Ninety-nine in every
hundred Democratic or conservative
papers in tho South favor the endorse
ment of Greeley and Brown. The At
lanta Sun, Savannah News and Louis
vile Ledger are the only papers in the
South that we have seen or heard of as
advising separate nomination. There
are many hundreds, on the other hand,
that oppose it,
Circumstances alter cases to some ex-
tent, and in strong Democratic States,
where their local affairs are safe in any
event, it is reasonable to expect that q
hot-head will pop up here md there. and