Year: 1872

last man we should choose. believe that the majority
OF p ople going into this movement as sm'
actuaed by the feeling that led us into tho Coh
federate armies and that Is love Of country We are
tired OF being outcasts, Of always being tDe
under dog and receiving nothing but kicks ana
abuse from tho General Governments. We want
TO take places again among the sistrrhood "
States and have equal chance to work out our own
salvation with the North That Is the reason we are In
favor Of Mr.. Greeley. 1 taught to hate his very
from the cradle, and believed that should
ever have occasion to say good word for him; but
from what hear believe that If he IL elected he VIII
see that have fair play, and that Is all
we want" lie then inquired about the strength
OF the Liberal movement among the Republicans
Of the North "Tbere people in country" he
tnued who can't forget the past and who, therefore.
cannot bring themselves to the support OF this ticket


an convinced that there il still in the North such loyo
Of Justice as will many OF your best men 70 rally
about the Liberal standard. II carry back to tho
South the evidence of this you need not fear the result
Our delegation has all arrived yet but do Mt thnk
there will be any division in IT, We shall vote for Gree
ley sold."


"Yirginia |" exclaimed Gen. Bradley T. Johnson.
"why there only three Democrats in Virginia wb0
are opposed 20 Mr.. Greeley. They Gov Wise Cen
Moseby. and Jubal Early and hope they'll never DO
converted" "shall tell you who the only men IA
Baltimore who ever opposed DIR. Greeley's nomination.
asked young man of this city, who stood by "They
were the who during the were threatenea WIN
arrest but who smelt powder or saw the ihhde
a military prison. The men who did the ngnuhg
and were wounded didn't stop to think twice before ncy
declared themselves in favor OF the ticket Three old
school Southern Democrats Of Alabama, who bad n'S
been as far North this before the were very
anxious to know how much strength the Liberal move
ment developing among Republicans IN the Nortn aud
discussed at some length the prospects Of gCtuAgay NO
gro vo es Greeley aud Brown in the people
Of the North" said Of them, understand the negro


rpf lgn
can be induced to vote the Liberal ticket They know
nothing about politics but TO vote against their former
masters follow the instructions thcy get IN the
leagues. I'll tell you how we may get some 0i tleT
votes. 1t will not be by making speeches 10
them for they will listen TO your appeals ana
cheer your sentiments to the echo and then walk
I'D to the ballOtbOx aud vote just as you MT want
them to- II will be by winning Of the native
Republicans in whom they have confidence. Know
several OF those who stand ready to JOIN us aier
this Convention. You of the North" said he IN plr


ing can't appreciate the deep Interest we feel IN t'
matter It's duck dinner with for doubt IL wo
can stand four years of tho present policy Our
people were getting terribly discouraged when tEis
movement began and 1t don't succeed we might about
as well give up"


Later in the day. met an intelligent young men who
edits a newspaper in Alabama. He was dressed IN inc
Confederate gray. and white slouched lat IN
which he showed me a portrait Of Mr. Greeley Ee





very carefully and spoke about II with con-
siderable interest. AT the close Of the war;"
said he there enmity between the negroes and
their former masters. Tie latter pted their former
slaves for they knew that their ignorance and poverty
were not their fault felt very kindly toward them
Indeed the former masters had every reason 20 be
grateful to the slaves, for the latter had stood
by them all through the Until the Union troops
came there natural enmiiy between tho poor
whites and the negroes they in competition in
the labor market, and you know that they hated each
other cordially But better class Of the whites ALWAYS
took the side OF the blacks in any quarres which arose
between them the poor whites. After the war; how
ever the carpebaggers among US, and pretending
to represent the power that had eancpaed the blacks
got control them. Then when difficulty arose the
mi airy called in and the result was th u an un
natural enmty sprang up between the blacks and whites
worked great injury 20 both anticipate mat
the election OF Mr. Greeley and the establishment Of
reign of fair play will in the end restore that harmony
between the which ought TO exist Nothing could
happen to South that would conduce so much TO Its
welfare as breaking up of the feeling Ia politics
Let the negro vote once become permanently divided
and one OF the greatest elements Of danger TO Southern
society will be removed These are only specimens OF
the IN inner in which the Southern men talk but they
give a fair idea of their general temper.


The greatest is manifested here in the result
of the North Carolina election Everybody admits that
whatever may be the result August, the State j. sure
Greeley
knows that tue campaign IN that State was arranged
before the Liberal movement had takon shape, and
vet 1t is the general feeling that the moral
effect of the vote in North Carolina next
month will be very great man who
OF the Administration was loudly assort-


ing in the corridor Of he CarOtOn Hoe 70 day that the
Republicans in North Carolina would have at least 5000
majority Some one in the crowd doubted IL, when the
first man said, with some earnestness, Everybody
knows that North Carolina be bought and do Mt
suppose that the Administration having the money,
will hesitate TO use &C. do youl" 1t is also reported
sources that can't be doubted that importation OF
groes from neghborng states into Georgia has already
| begun


STATEMENTS OF THE SOUTHERN DELEGATIONS
THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAEO-
LINA-wAsHNGToN OPINION OF THE con-
VENTION.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
WASHINGTON, July IA number of prom.
inent gentlemen the South. dele gates to alt
more Convention. passed through the city to-niGat.
They represent that their entire section with the eKcep
ton of Renomnationists and corporas guard Of dyed
in-the-woo Bourbon Democrats will for Greeley.
Very great doubt is thrown the assertion of the Re
nominationsts that they will have North Carolina.
by the demand for men and money from
Washington to carry on the campaign; and
des pe the large majority that they claimed Grant viii
receive in south Carolina, many friends OF Mr. Greeley
are not without hope that he will carry that State The
most intense interest begins to manifest itself in the
forthcoming political event TO take place in Baltimore
all sides that the Convention will be tho
largest National Convention assembled in tins
try, and 1t must be regarded that Notwithstanding the
anecederts many of the delegates 1t will contain
much talent, patriotism and love OF country any sim


liar gathering the history of political organizations in
the United States.


The efforts OF the Administration and others in tho
interest Of Grant to induce Democrats to inausurae
bolt at Baltimore, the wane, and the prominent
agitators Of such movement who have been here for