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Li Brown Endorsed.
■EST VI RGINÎA»
T. )[ : iy 27.—Tho Libcr
Vs'of West Virginia met
ji hero today. The nt
t large and the delegates
The most trusted nud
Hiblicnns of the State
|t, The Hon. M. C.
A State Executive
■was appointed, which
Iftou, June 13, to organ
Xjirn in tli» State, Reso
■adopted endorsing the
llatform and Greeley
I lîrp«bHciïii Con
iventioii.
jlC ASSEMBLAGE—SPIRITED
|lSST THE MILITARY KINO—
D DHOWS ENDORSED.
Lk , May 27—The Re
k Convention closed its
[night of the 23d inst.
the largest delegate
(ver assembled at Little
tone-half of tho dele
llorel No effort had
I behalf of Greeley alld
|ie-teutlia of the dcle
j them.
Btion was called to or
lu. B F. lïice, Chair
late Republican Coin
following resolutions
I national affairs were
adopt d :
; i ii'imhar of per
llictcil in the Federal
■State for a most tlag
1 of Election-laws, and
Int, upon tho applica
Ke interest of such iu
plsand their accessor
honest and efficient
I other reason than they
lasly eu force the law,
lud permitted such in
lals to designate and
pliai to select the jury
I were to be tried, and
lo prosecute for such
pby the criminals were
I without punishment,
[trampled under foot,
lj'. crime encouraged ;
jfit to take sides wit h,
lid sustain, the corrupt
iting in their iniquities
Wie ; and
I is now evident that
put will receive the
flf the convention of
[to be held iu Philadel
P
M wo emphatically
poiirse of the President
ladling with Arkansas
I interest of crime and
1 decline to send delc
I Philadelphia Couven
J°raco Greeley and B.
[we Republican candi
[dent and Vice 'Presi
piatfurm which we
f v e> and are men of
J ability, integrity, and
1 Jiave for many years
P» and constant àdvo
l^'pubiican
r>la ' Freedom ; tbcre
r tw e most cordially
|nination of the said
»Mid B. GratzBrown
7® upon which they
R'e ourselves to co
friends of civil gov
L • rm throughout
™ n g their election :
I that a free peo
Nhralled from these
lawful burdens and
L,. If® imposed upon
J7% invite all the
pvernment, law, or
Irf i ?°"°P ei 'ate with
A. • but determined
n r ° ^ d PPM« me
u "' 1 UcSpotlC
Peeley's rallying cry
J r °ßice and thieves
Ijjet Wfl » nominated,
l^vernor, the Hon.
J wentenant-Govern
1 ' ™uith ; Secretary
** A. Fuiton (col
ored ) ; Auditor, the Hon. J. R. Bcï
sy ; Treasurer, the Hon. J. J. Hunt ;
Attorney-General, the Hon. W. P.
Grace ; Judges ol the Supreme Court,
tho Hon. Wm. M. Harrison and John
Whytoek ; Superintendent of Public
Schools, Dr. Thus. Smith ; Superin
tendent of the Penitentiary, the Hon.
Richard Samuels (colored); Con
gressman-at-liirge, W. J. Hynes.
Greeley and Brown and the State
ticket and platform are enthusiasti
cally received by the people, nnd
will carry the State by an overwhelm
ing majority.
Pennsylvania.
greeley and »uown clu1w is philadel
phia—opening tue campaign.
Philadelphia , May 27.A large and
enthusiastic meeting of Liberal Re
publicans and Democrats was held
to-night, in tho Fsrst, Ward, to or
ganize a Greeley and Brown Associa
tion. John W. Lynn was chosen
President. ,
There was great enthusiasm, and
several stirring speeches made ; one,
among others, by John W. Fravsin,
Eyq., Secretary iff the Liberal Re
publican Executive Committee, who
said :
As one of Pennsylvania's delega
tion to tliu Cineinnat convention, he
was proud of the good work'accom
plished ther, and sent abroad thr> ugh
out the land, for ratification l.y the
people thereof. Such thoughtful and
influential Democrats as Dr. Andrew
Nebinger, flavor Vans, Senators
Wallace and Buckalew, commended
our action, the first having said to
tho speaker that the " nomination of
Greeley and Brown were the, wisest
selections which could havo been
made," while Mr. Vaux recently re
marked that "had the Cincinnati
convention continued its delibera
tions for six months, it would have
been impossible for them to have
builded better; nnd as for the plat
form, together with its accompanying
'address to Hie people,' it was some
thing iliat has never yet been sur
passed by any hing of the kind .since
Jefferson," and tliey but express the
sentiment almost universal among
sensible Democrats. Liberal Repub
licans believe the surest, safest and
speediest, remedy for the grievances
under which TVe KTTffcr is to ho found"
in tho election of Horace Greeley.—
In his nomination we have presented
that which will effect a cure of the
festering disease of Grantism, and it
only remains for the people to apply
it.. We have presented the name of
Horace Greeley for your suffrages
because he best represents tho true
principles of Democracy ; because he
tpposes the giving of land grants to
wealthy corporations, which, if not
stopped soon, the last acre of the
public domain will be given away ;
because he is against excluding the
men of highest intelligence of the
South from American citizenship, to
which they are entitled : because he
ipposes placing iu Presidential hands
the power to suspend the writ of ha
beas corpus ; because he opposes
making civil law subordinate to mili
tary despotism ; because he is against
the present policy of securing valua
ble gifts by the award of public office;
because he opposes that centraliza
tion of power which takes from the
people of tho States the right to
manage their local affairs. For these
reasons we have made him our can
didate, believing the people of all
parties will support him, and proud
ly and triumphantly elect him Presi
dent of the United States.
Kansas.
THE REFORM MOVEMENT EARNEST VND
WIDESPREAD—GliEELEY POPULAR WITH
THE FARMERS—THE STATE ALMOST
su he fou greeley and brown.
Washington , May 27.—Ex-Senat
or Ross, who is in town, denies the
accuracy of the generally credited
report that Kansas is sure to give its
electoral vote for Grant next Novem
ber. He says tho people of that State
have not forgotten how good a friend
Mr. Greeley was to them during their
troubles in 18öö, and that while
there has been very little outward
démonstration, Greeley and Brown
Clubs have been quietly formed all
over the State, and the farmers, who
make little noise but cast a great
many votes, will be sure to make
their influence felt for Greeley on
election day. Senator Ross says, also,
that the feeling of tlie Germans is
greatly misrepresented in Washing
ton. Leading Germans, from his
State, went home from the Cincin
nati convention declaring that they
would not support the ticket, but
found flitir constituents so enthtiast
ically for it that opposition iu that
quarter has almost entirely disap
poared. In the opinion of many Lib
eral Republicans and Democrats in
Washington, Mr. Ross overestimates
Mr. Greeley's strength in Kansas,
when ho asserts that, if Baltimore
indorses the Cincinnati ticket, Gree
ley will carry Kansas, but he feels
very wire of it himself. He thinks
that Grant and Pomeioy will stand
or fall together.
Pe nnsylvania r Democratic
Convention.
movements of the managers—liberal
ization of tiîe party.
Washington , May 27.-— Nearly all
the Democratic members of Con
gress from Pennsylvania will leave
here to-morrow and next day to at
tend the State Convention which
meets at Reading on Thursday. The
Convention will select 10 delegates
to the Baltimore Convention, four of
whom will be tho usual Senatorial
delegates, and the other six to repre
sent the additional representation in
Congress of three members allowed
under the new appointment. As the
Stato has not been redistricted,
these delegates cannot be chosn, like
the other district delegates, by local
conventions held in the several dis
tricts. The Convention has also the
duty to perform of nominating a
State ticket of Governor, Auditor
General, and Judge of the Supreme
Court. From information received
here, it is piobable that there will
be two elements in the Convention,
on») in favor of a square indorse
ment of tho Cincinnati ticket, and
tho other opposed to any alliance
.with tho Liberal Republicans, and
in favor of instructing the delegates
to Baltimore to .support Gen. Han
c >ck for the Presidential nomination.
The latter elemont will, it is believed
be in a small minority, but, in order
not to offend it, the result of the
Convention's action will probably be
similar to that of tho Rochester
Convention—a pronounced leaning
toward the Liberal movement, but
mention of the names of the Cin
cinnati nominees The best inform
ed Pennsylvania politicians in this
believe that the State ticket nomina
ted will be one made up with a
view to commanding tho support of
the Liberal Republicans. The nom- ]
vnTHrfrn* Governor will, they" think, j
bo ex-Senator Buckalew, a Demo- j
i rat of broadand independent views, !
who is unobjectionable to the Liber- j
als; and the candidate for Auditor-1
Geue.ial will probably be State Sen
ator Billingfelt of Lancaster, a Re
publican of ability, wjiose course in
the Legislature has been marked by
manly disregard of party discipline
and ditation. No doubt is express
ed of the nomination, for rfl-electiou,
for Judge Thompson to fill the other
place on the ticket. Mr. Billingfelt
was naminated for the Auditorship
by the recent Labor Convention,
held at Williamsport, and Mr. Buck
alew came within a few votes of re
ceiving the Gubernatorial nomina
tion. Assurances have been given
by the managers of the Labor party
that if Buckalew is nominated at
Reading, their candidate, Wm. P.
Scholl, will withdraw in his favor.
Mr. Vooiliees . Alone in Con
gress.
few democratic members willing to
opposé ouekl1a" if indorsed at bal
timore.
Washington , May 27.—Represen
tative King of Missouri has written
a letter approving the nomination of
Greeley. Other Democratic mem
bers, who have taken some pains to
ascertain the sentiment on their side
of the House, say that not six Dem
ocrats in all could now be found will
ing to declare that they will not sup
port Greeley if he is nominated by
the Baltimore Convention. Some go
so far as to assert that Yoohees is
the only Democrat in tho House
who occupies that position.
Mississippi.
democratic convention called—no
third ticket at baltimore.
Jackson , May 27. —The Demo
cratic Executive Committee of Mis
sissippi iu session to-day called a
State Convention to meet on the
2(kh of June. No official expres
sion was given as to what action the
Convention shall take, but it is as
certained that all the members of
the Committee are opposed to a
third ticket by the Baltimore Conven
tion, and are in favor of Greeley and
Brown.
Colored people of Louisiana, be uot
deceived by the cries that the repub
lican cod vent ion of Cincinnati has
gone back on Giant—it is no snch
thing, Grant has "gone back" on tho
principles und men who gave you
vour freedom.
Mrs. Davis and Mr. Greeley—A
Truthful Scrap of History
The accompanying communication,
says the Telegraph and Mesanu/er,
comes from a source of most unques
tionable authenticity :
Editors M ;i cou Telvgrph and MrsHenyei't
Mr. Voorhees, in his recent attack
on Mr. Greeley, styles his signing of
Mr. Davis' bond " an impertinent in
terference." Allow me to give you
the true history of that matter, as I
recently learned it in New York from
a gentleman who knew all about it.
Mrs. Davis went to New York to
consult Charle.j O'Connor, Mr. Davis*
counsel, as to the best manner of ef
fecting his release from prison. Mr.
O'Connor told her that in his opiu
ion there was but one way in which
it could be done, and that was to get
the representative man of the Repub
lican party to sign his bond. Mrs.
Davis inquired who that man was.—
Mr. O 'Connor replied that it was
Horac Greeley, She then asked him
if he would not see Mr. Greeley and
get to do it. He replied that he had
no influence with Mr. Greeley, and
that, she was the proper person to
•see him. She said she would go and
see him. She went to his office,
sent in her card and was invited into
his private office. She said to him :
"Mr. Greeley, my husband is con
fined in a casemate at Fortress Mon
roe. He has been there for many
long, weary months. He is a feeble
old man, and he is gradually sinking
under his ligorous imprisonment. He
will die if he remains there much
longer. I came here to consult Sir.
O'Connor as to the means of getting
him released. He has told me that
there is but one way to do it, and
that is to get tho representative man
of the Republican party to sign his
bond, and that you are that man.—
He lias advised me to apply to you.
He says that you have a kind heart,
and that you will do it if you believe
it to be right. My husband is dying;
Mr. Greeley, may I hope that you
will favorably consider my applica
tion ? "
Mr. Greeley arose, extended Iiis
hand to Mrs. Davis, and said ; "Mad
am, you ma, for I will sign his bond."
Mr. Greeley was thou a prominent
character before tho Legislature for
tha United States Senate. Some of
his friends heard that he had agreed
to sign Mr. Davis' bond. They went
to him and protested ngninst it.—
They told him that they had made a
count, and that lie would be elected
by six majority, but if lie signed this
bond it would defeat him. He replied
"I know it will." They told him that
he was one of the owners of the Tri
bune, and if he signed this bond he
would los thousands of subscribers.
He replied, " I know it." They said,
"Mr. Greeley, you have written a
history of the war ; one volume you
have out, and have sold large num
bers of it. Your second volume is
nearly out, and you have large orders
for that. If you sign this bond, these
orders will be countermanded, and
you will lose a large amount of mon
ey." He replied, "Gentlemen, I
kuow it, but it is right and I will do
it." He did do it, and I am informed
that he lost a seat in the United
States Senate, aud over thirty thous
and dollars.
To my mind this does not look like
" impertinent interference."
Gratz liionn Interviewed.
A Cincinnati dispatch of the Gth
inst., reports the following inter
view :
" Well, Governor, now that tho
nominations are over, what do you
think of the prospects ?"
" I have not," he answered, " any
more doubt of the result of the ap
proaching election day will dawn,
am sure that the ticket nominated
yesterday will be elected."
" What do you think of the plat
form ?"
" The platform ia wholly satisfac
torv to me, and I do not see how
any good citizen can object to it,
whether he be in tho North or in the
South, the East or West. There are
factions which may affect to dislike
it. Many would have a stronger free
trade plank, and many others, equal
ly patriotic, would prefer ft straight
protection theory. Ail can not be
satisfied. The aim should be to sat
isfy the greatest number."
" Then you think the elements of
success are with you ?"
" Yes, I have been assured, and I
believe that New York and Penn
sylvania will go with ns, aud I am
very sure that Mr. Greeley will carry
the South entire, and I believe Illi
nois and Indiana wilt give him a ma
jority."
" How about Missouri ?"
" Well, sir, the State that elected
mo so handsomely as Governor,
against the efforts of this adminis
tration, will, I am vain enough to
believe double, and even treble, the
majority foi - me for tho Vice-Presi
dency.
" But how about the German vote,
Governor ? I hear that the new
ticket will be bolted by the Germans,
especially in the Northwest. Does
not Senator Schurz say so ?"
" As regards the German, vote, I
have no fear of its body. In Mis
souri it is a great and good power,
and I am sure our ticket will re
ceive it. As for Schurz, he will sup
port tho nominations with great
earnestness. He preferred another
ticket, but he Can be relied on. I
talked with him last night, and I am
satisfied with his position. You will
see where he stands in a very short
time."
" Do yon intend to go into the
canvass actively ? Do you intend
to take the stump ?"
" That can not bo determined yet.
I presume I shall take part in the
canvass ; I done so heretofore, and
I »hail try to do my part iu the ap
proaching campaign—but I see I
have scarcely time to reach the train.
Good-bye."
PENDLETON'S rOSi 7 7 ON.
We copy tho following official dis
patch from the St. Louis llrpublican :
Washington , May 28.— A positive
declaration of the position of Hon.
George H. Pendleton has been re
ported by a member of the Illinois
Democratic delegation, and it can
be stated that he nnquivocally advo
cates the acceptance of Mr. Greeley
by the Democratic convention. Mr.
Pendleton considers that the Demo
cratic party has been placed in a po
sition, by tacit adherence to the Cin
cinnati convention, whereby all
chance of electing a Democratic
ticket has been destroyed. He,
therefore, favors the acceptance of
Greeley, and says that between
Grant and Greeley there can be no
hesitation as to the duty of Demo
crats. In considering the objections
raised to Greeley as to his record,
he argnes that they are ridiculous,
and lie asks whether the same ob
jection will apply to ali Radicals
named at Cincinnati.
It is not the past which is to be
taken into account, but the future
conduct of the candidate designated
to represent the Liberal movement.
If any unobjectionable record is do
sired, a straight-out Democrat should
have been advocated from the be
ginning ; but, he says, it is not con
sistent to indorse one Radical and
refuse to support another. The op
position to Greeley is placed, lie
says, in two classes : First, those
who are not sufficiently clear iu po
litical sagacity to see t'.iat there is
no chance for a Democrat, and sec
ond, those who secretly desire the
re-election of Grant. The feeling of
the times, adds Mr. Pendleton,
should be above personality, and all
should strike to secure a good and
efficient government. The letter
from Mr. Pendleton, though not in
tended for print, is a forcible one.
Substantial UcMilt» Alreartv
Gained Tin-otigU Cinciuuati.
I From tlie N. Y. Express. J
We owe to the Liberal Convention
already more substantial results.
First, iu an Amnesty bill more lib
eral than any and all together which
have passed since the close of the
civil war—an act, indeed, for which,
as Americans, and with no other
direct interest in the question, we
feel most grateful, and in regard to
which the only regret wc have is
that it is not as complete as the full
franchise to the most ignorant class
of the Southern people. Mr. Gree
ley, who started for entire amnesty
months since, has a right to be
gratified with this result. It was a
tribute to the Cincinnati Convention
and to Mr. Greeley as the candidate
of the Libera! party. It is also nota
ble that the Grant men of this State,
after denouncing Mr. Greeley for his
bail bond in behalf of Jefferson Davis,
placed as their chief delegate to the
Philadelphia Convention the name
of Gerrit. Smith, whose signature will
bo found to the same bail bond, and
for a like amount. Everywhere, just
now, the Grant men are wooing the
" old rebels" of the South, in order
to secure support at their hands.
The Cleveland T.-ader thinks it
has enough poetry on hand to last
until next fall, but if the spring is
j backward, and the fires have to (be
'kept up. it will probably need more
Ait for Iloracu.
by george alfred townsend.
[Fitliii the Wns1iin»l0n Capital.]
'Tis honest Horace Greeley
With his old white Coat and staff I
The politicians laugh in feur,
In joy the people laugh ;
A laugh come.v>Vr the Paddy's face,
Ami o'er the negro's mouth,
And first, since ;ili these bloody years,
Laughs, too, the wounded South 1
With laughter like to summer,
"Let, us have peace." indeed,
And not the frosty soldier peace.
Whose word's a broken reed,
But with this grand old neighbor's rule.
And times of golden law,
Old hatreds shall be turned to loves
And laughter to huzza.
The camp fires burn for Greeley
But ii(,)t on fields of arms ;
They burn thinking cotters' hearths,
And wink from prairie; farms,
Where good old couples rub tlieif
[palms.
And say I " Preise God 'tis so !
Since ruled so long by inen who kill
To vote for one we know."
Put liy thy lamp, friend Horace !
Thy kindly, busy quill,
Vlien re have made thee President
Then slialt thou have thy will,
For thirty years of earliest work
Deserve a ruler's wish,
flint "when lie sees the country saffl
Ile'd like to go and fish."
Ah ! better had these captains,
Who laugh to their dismay,
Said half the wise tilings in theif reign
Thon suyest every day I
And hotter had they fished like tliee,
Or farmed as bad, dear sage,
Than fished for rich men's company)
And farmed out putronoge 1
Some wise men fear thy kindness,
Thy crotchets some distress ;
Some fear thy sturdy temperance,
And some thy simple dress.
These ouly feel their private wish,
When they good Greeley seau,
But all the mighty people feel
An earnest icllow man !
Stand tip and shout, ye laughers !
Tho laughing sun comes out. ;
Together let the Northern Yank
in 1 Southern Johnny shout ;
For Brown aud Greeley break the
[night,
And lend the era in,
They'll teach us how to laugh and farm,
We'll teach them how to win !
The G ift-TaSier—105,000 Rea
sons Against Use He-Elec
tion of Grant«
what the bible says,
" Thou slialt take no gift, for tho
gift blindeth the eyes of the wise and
perverteth the words of the righteous,
—-De idem m mm xvi, 19.
letter of "black friday" btotekfield.
New York , Feb, 15, lSGi).
General :—In accordance with the
request of many citizens of NevV
York, whose names are herewith
transmitted, I have honor to ask
your acceptance of the enclosed tes
timonial of their appreeiaton of your
services. I am, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
Daniel Bctterfield*
[Enclosure.]
Mortgage and interest.. $ 80,437 50
GO,000 7-30 U. S. bonds,
first series........ 54,725 00
Cash 19,837 IW
$105,000 00
the gift accepted,
Washington-, D. C., Feb. 17, 18(53.
Dear General:— Your letter of tho
15tb, enclosing me the handsome tes
timonial of the citizens of Now York,
with names of all generous contrib
utors to it, is received. * *
Through you, I wish to thank the
gentlemen whose names you have
enclosed to me, individually and col
lectively. 1 have the honor to be
Your obedient servant,
U. S. Grant.
We take the following from tL©
Louisiana Stute lie.yider:
" A great many very small men are
log-rolling around among the colored
people at present for the purpose of
securing offices. All these little fel
lows are brim full of Grant because
they think that is the way to catch
the negroes. We are watching this
game with considerable interest, and
there are a great many people who
are doing the same tiling. If the
colored people will sell out this time
they will have a bad show hereafter.
The upper and lower mill stones aro
grinding mighty close together, aud
the weakest will go to the hopper
soonest. It is better to havo a just
aud straight-forward President than
to have .1 man who will do wrong, as
Grant has done, for bis own advan
tage. Greeley will protect all classes,
Grant will protect only his friends }
and he generally takes care to select
his friends from among the rich.—
Let the poor look out ; and espeeial
i lv let tli nu be particular not to sell
! themselves to weak men, for prom*
j isses that will never be fulfilled."