The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-05-15
The Press on Greeley.
5From the New York Herald of Satur
day.1

5From the New YORK Herald OF SaluE-
day
The fact that a body of men, coming
from every section OF the country and
animated by purposes so unique and
contradictory, should resolve to enter
upon canvass for the Presidency with
Horace Greeley as the candidate, is the
most striking event, in some respects,
ever known in our political history.
1t shows pre-eminently the effect of per-
sonal character and devotion to duty
upon the general mind of the country !;
for whatever criticisms may be made
upon the public career of Greeley, no
one denies his honesty of purpose, his
zeal in the public service, his devotion
to the peoples welfare, his almost senti-
mental devotion to every scheme that
promised well to mankind. Greeley's
enemies have regarded him as fanatic
and a dreamer. His friends have wor-
shipped him with q devotion almost
Oriental as an apostle of progress and
humanity. No man is as well known
in the country as Horace Greeley, unless,
perhaps, it is General Grant. 1t will,
therefore, not be canvass of false pre-
tences. 1t will be apersonal canvass, a
question of mere men; for beyond the
name of Horace Greeley, what principle
do we see in this platform? The name
of Horace Greeley and the restlessness
of the country under our foreign policy,
and the desire for change which belongs
to our easy tempered people, and nothing
more! There are conditions OF the pub
lie temper when considerations as super
fetal and evanescent as these will con-
troll canvass and name President.
This we saw when Harrison and Pierce
were elected. Arc we to have these
conditions now, and with similar results?
Are our people tired of Grant? Does
the absence of any special enthusiasm
for Grant at this time show that our peo-
ple are weary? These are questions
that the canvass will develop. In the
meantime. we welcome Horace Greeley
into the campaign as a man whom the
American people will always respect and
honor. Whether we shall support or
oppose him must be decided by himself.
He has received this nomination, and if
he avoids certain fallacies that have en-
bar .a,seu The ustluineSf Ol nIS career,
we shall support him. But in this we
shall await the developments of the
canvass, and the attitude in which the
nominees of the conventions will stand
before the people.
CFrom the New York World.]
With so unexpected and surprising a
candidate as Mr. Greeley, we have no
advice to offer. The Democratic nation
al committee will meet in this cily next
week, and issue the regular CT Il Tor the
usual convention. We think t eXpedi-
ent, on all grounds, that the convention
should be held early, especially after
this extraordinary result at Cincinnati.
But the convention cannot very well be
held before the latter part of June, and
meanwhile there will be opportunity
for free expression of Democratic opn-
ion. Under existing circumstances we
do not aspire to guide Democratic senti-
mept, but prefer to watch and follow it.
We will frankly say, however, that Mr.
Greeley is not our choice, and that we
regret his nomination. If, as seems
likely, the Democratic Convention
should ignore the Cincinnati ticket and
nominate new one of its own, we shall
give that new ticket our Jealous support.
TO many Democrats this course seems
inevitable, but the strange action at Gin
cinnati has fallen Oh us SO suddenly that
we deem it prudent to await the sponta-
neous expression of Democratic opinion
before proffering counsel in clrcum-
stances 80 extraordinary. Our present
impression is, that the Democratic Ma
tional Convention will ignore Cincinnati
entirely and nominate new ticket-a
course in which it may count upon the
hearty support of the World. we. will
be guided by the National Convention,
and submit to itsjudgment IN any event;
but we do not at present see any posi-
bility in the future as the endorseme n.
of Mr.. Greeley by the Democratic party.
We grudge him none Of the Republlcan
votes which his personal popularity
Till draw away from Grant. We nave
no doubt that, inside the Republican
party, he will make strong canvass.
He is popular enough to make great
and formidable split in the Republican
ranks; and the assured Republican
schism gives Democrats splendid op-
portunity, apch as we have not before
had since the outbreak of the civil war.
We think this is the view which will be
taken by the Democratic National Con-
vention when it assemblies. We take it
for granted that Mr.. Greeley will stand
by his guns and not retire from the can
yass. Six or eight weeks hence, when
ourlconvention assemblies, it will be ap-
parent what his strength really is; and
meanwhile we can afford to wait and
watch the developments of the schism
in the Republican party, and judge what
it is likely to amount to-. What the
effect of running three tickets may bt
is topic which we reserve for early dis
cussion. -
From the Journal of Commerce.
There were two courses open to thi;
convention of disatfected Republicans
One, which was generally expected, wa:
to nominate candidate of high charac
ter and OF. moderate views, who, bad
good standing among men Of all parties
and who, by securing subsequen
Democratic endorsement, might fairly
hope to be elected. The other was te
nominate a well-known partisan Repub
lican, who should stand we'll with ant
fairly represent the views of those as