Year: 1872

THE HON. AUGUST BELMONT DEFINES HIS IOSl-


TION-GREELET TIE ONLY CHANCE AGAINST


GRANT.


The following correspondence appears In
Thursdays Cincinnati Commercial and Enquirer;


CINCINNATI June 5, 1874


In view OF the unfrendly comments and unjust asper-
ons INDUCED in recently by Western papers Of the Hon.
August Belmont have obtained his permission to pub
sh the following letters written me by him as OF the
respective dates. The exalting desire OF some le"
feather journalists force me to position on the Gree
lev question Is affecting; and, coupled with the faes
and arguments Of Mr.. Belmont might bring me to a
posture But do MT know wei about Democrats OBJ
tanning their political medicine from the new drug store
of Hastead and Mclean, especially with such coating
OF asaetda upon it as surrounds the Greeley pill Tor II
is only hshy Democrats that Ike such bait however
as a nervine t. my sporting friend Of The Lou'sr'te
Journal Will say that prefer Greeley TO his
Mr. Hendricks the champion traitor OF his day; and as
between Grant ana Greeley. AN decidedly opposed 10
any more centTaEsnl. e W. hOoLLhi'


LoSG ISLAND, May u, 1872.
N,Y DEAR SIR: Your kind letter Of the 18th inst.
reached me here and in reply beg 70 express to you
my warm thanks for the faerng confidence which you
manifest for nv Judgment and sincerity Of purpose
NAV err In nv appreciation Of the difficulties which sur
round Us but can say without egotsm, that merit
vour good opinion as 70 the sincerity Of my intentions
So much am impressed with the fatal consequences In
store for country by the reelection OF Grant,
that would willingly vote for my deadest enemy In
order 70 prevent such catastrophe. The nomination OF
Greeley IL one Of those stupendOus mistakes when
it is difficult even TO comprehend; but it Is now
an accomplished fact, and We have to deal with It
as best we can. I take it for granted that all
thinking men have come 70 the conclusion by
this time that the nomination OF a straight Dem
ocratic ticket at Baltimore Will either elect Grant
by the people IN OF Greeleys withdrawal or throw
the election into the House Greeley should stand and
III s. .a The Com
venton can be got 10 nominate Greeley at Baltimore
With anything like unaDimity the large BODY OF the
Democratic party throughout the country viii vote for
him. and we shall have enough Republican votes 10
make the election than probable, even we should
lose oDe-tenth Of vote by detection and apathy
Whether this nomination be brought about remains
serious question, and not able 30 form Judgment
on this point at this early day At present many lead
Ing men and party organs beside very large portion OF
the German vote bitterly opposed 10 him. Between
now and the 9th July Greeleys strength must show
an increase OF decline and it will then be for our Con-
venton adopt what may be T1sest Though he
is 10 me the Objectionable person whom the Der-
ais could select still am decidedly Of the opinion that
our best policy viii be to indOrse the Cinein-
natl platform and ticket. This is the general
feeling in tins State. and delegation TO
Baltimore is, by @ large majority, composed Of
Greeley men. AS delegation votes unit you may
set the vote OF NewYork down almost certain for Gree
lev Twas Rochester and have been left of the list
Of ofdelegates most probably account Of the hostile posi-
ton Of The World and Saats Zetng against the Cncin-
nat nominees the delegation undoubtedly was select
ed with but that one idea Of making it for Greeley
most absurd story has for years past been started and
generally credited that am large shareholder IN The
World and control its tendencies. have never held
single share in IT, and do not exercise any Influence over
its editorials Should circumstances shape themselves
so that the Liberals desert the Cincinnati ticket then
hope that the choice may fan GIOesbeck. He with
Sanford Church J. @ Adams, would make stronger
ticket than any other combination. Yours, very truly,


AUGUST BELMONT.


NEw-YORK June l, 1872.
MY DEAR SIR: Greeley has so far not lost
strength in our State and the meeting Of the Free Trad
er night before last though composed OF many Of our
best citizens did not have any outside effect Their plan
of making a new nomination will amount &c nothing.
Yours, very truly, AUGUST BELMONT.