Year: 1872

haps none, have been more heartily

 despised and condemned by them than

 he. His life has been spent mainly

 in battling for the liberty and eleva-

 tion of the negro, and for high

 protective tariff and in this contest

 he has been met by the Democratic

 hosts who claimed the reverse as the

 cardinal principles of their party. By

 them his motives have been impugn-

 ed, and the English language has

 been exhausted to find words strong

 enough to abuse him, while on the

 other hand, his party friends conceded

 to him honesty of purpose, but were

 grieved over many of his vagaries,

 and long ago lost confidence in his

 leadership. During the late war,

 in his zeal to crush out the rebellion,

 he constantly clamored "on to Rich

 mond," but the country found to the cost of millions of money and thou sands of lives, that in such matters

 General Grant was far the safer leader.

 Should the Democratic party at the Baltimore Convention endorse the nomination of MT. Greeley, that vir- tually breaks up the Democratic party; its prestige, name and principles are all buried in one common grave, and the members of the old organization will be called upon to indorse a plat form of principles that but a few days ago they were instructed were pernicious, and to support man who fer thirty years has been represented to them as near kin to the old evil one. What reason can be given for this change and sudden conversion to men and measures that were but a brief period before so obnoxious ? Disguise it as they may, there is but one substantial reason, and that is: by joining the Democratic forces with the discontented Republicans, there is 8 chance to win and secure sonse of tue of- 1fces at the 6estoaoal ef tue President. If every man is corrupt and all hold their principles subject only to self interest, but little difficulty will be experienced in combining the discon- tented Republicans and the entire De- mocratic party in common strife for "the loaves and fishes;" but unfor- tunately for the liberal movement. such is not the case. Thousands of Democrats have labored and worked unselfishly for the success of that party because they inherited Demo cracy, as they believed, from their fathers-the watchwords and very name were dear to their hearts. Others believed in its principles and from sincere convictions preferred defeat in their advocacy to success in their aban- donment. In view of these facts, what will be the result in case the Democracy at Baltimore indorse the Cincinnati platform and candidates It will result in destroying the Demo- cratic party, and the amalgamation that will follow will only be variety of every conceivable contrariety of opinions upon every subject of na- tional policy, with no traditions of party as a rallying cry, with no party organization, and no incentive for success except the spells of office. In view of this condition of affairs, it is not surprising that the discontent among those opposed to the re-elec- ton of President Grant is already general and wide spread; nor is it strange that hundreds of lifelong Democrats are declaring for Grant, if the choice must fall between him and Greeley. As we'll might 8 disorgan-