Year: 1872

The HERALD's special despatches from
Baltimore published to-day place before our
readers full and graphic description of the
scenes and incidents in that city on the
eve Of the assembling of the great
National Convention of the democracy OF
the United states which is to close up
the preliminaries Of the Presidential contest
and be the signal for the commencement OF the
real, earnest work of the campaign. According
to these accounts there is entire harmony
among the delegates on the main point Of the
policy of union with the liberal anti-adminis-
tration republicans on the platform and candi-
dates already placed in the field at Cincinnati,
and while there may, and doubtless will, be a
full expression Of individual sentiment
on } the :. part i Of the members OF
the Convention, there appears to be
little doubt > of the ultimate result.
The 9th day Of July, 1872, in our judgment,
Is destined to become an important landmark
in the political history of the United States, as
the day on which the democratic party, cutting
loose from the dead issues of the past, took
the field against General Grant in union with





with one of the chief apostles Of that party as
their standard bearer. and substantially
upon the same platform as that upon
which General Grant was in 1868
elected Since the time of General Jackson
there has been no national council OF the
democracy the meeting of which has excited
so little of party anxiety and dissension
as this, and it is because there appears to be
no doubt or uncertainty as to the action of this
Convention. From the spontaneous uprising
Of the rank and file. Of the party throughout
the country with their instructions to their
delegates to Baltimore in favor of Mr.. Greeley.
it was evident some weeks ago that majority
Of this Convention had been secured sufficient
to nominate him on the first call of the States,
and under the two-third rule, against all OPP
posing probabilities. .s2e


The only question open to discussion in
reference to the adoption Of Mr.. Greeley as
the democratic candidate is whether his nomi-
nation shall be made in the usual way-viz.,
in call Of the roll of the States for their vote
respectively, or shall be simply suggested by





no nomination whatever. 1t is said that the
leaders Of the original Missouri coalition
movement against General Grant are in favor
of this passive policy" on the ground that
in formally making Mr.. Greeley the
democratic candidate he might cease
to be regarded as republican, and
might thus lose some of his repub-
ican followers. But, on the other hand, it
is more wisely contended that regular demo-
cratic nomination is in every way more manly
and proper, and the masses Of the party
are in advance Of its leaders in behalf of
Mr.. Greeley We presume that all quibblings
and equivocations upon this matter will be
cast aside, and that the Convention, honestly
meeting the question, will nominate Mr.
Greeley in the regular way. In any event,
the liberal republicans should leave the man
agement of this Convention to the demo-
Gratis, as the democrats left that at Cincinnati
TO the absolute direction of the liberal re-
publicans


Pursuant to the call of Mr.. O Flanders, Presi-
dent, and Mr.. Van Allen, Secretary, they hesd
l.
cratic Convention; and from their proceed
ings, it appears, they will attempt something
farther to-day. But these little outside gather
ings, usually attendant upon these national
are like the side shows of
travelling menagerie-they may serve to
amuse few outside stragglers, but they do
not interfere with the programme inside
the big tent There was recently
conference at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
representing the various political elements
opposed to General Grant, and these gentle
men, after comparing notes and finding that
MIR. Greeley was the man for Baltimore, judi
ciously agreed to adjourn, and did adjourn,
without saying anything more on the subject.
There were few free-trade boilers, however,
from this conference, who got together in q
little conference to themselves next morning
aud nominated an Independent Presidential
ticket, which disappeared from the public eye
before the next day setting sun. And SINH
lar fate, we fear, awaits the independent demo-
cratic ticket of Messrs. OFlanders and Van
Allen should they go through the forms of
nominating and proclaiming a ticket of this
description.


There will be no room in this Presidential
contest for more than two political parties
the party supporting and the party opposing
General Grants administration-and because
it is generally understood that while division
of the opposition forces might secure the
reelection of Grant coalition Of the forces
would render the result very doubtful.
Hence the withdrawal Of Davis and
Parker as the Labor Reform candidates.; hence
the complete failure Of the Temperance Presi-
dental ticket and the Woman's Rights ticket
to make any impression upon the public
mind. All the anti-administration elements