The New York Herald Newspaper, July 9, 1872, Page 3

THR PRESIDENCY, Democracy Gathering Its Clans for the Onward March. THE VIGIL OF THE UNTERRIFIED State After State Takes Up the Wood- Axe of the Chopper. ‘STRAIGHT-OUT FOR GREELEY AND BROWN, ‘The Fragments of Vacillation Not a Handful. ‘Platform and Permanent Chairman- ship Undecided. Probable F'ull Endorse- ment of Cincinnati. Sketches and Pen Pictures Among the Delegations. THE BUZZ OF THE BOURBONS. Formal and Virulent Indictment of Horace by Incurable Chevaliers. THE LITTLE WASPS IN COUNCIL -_ Stings That Won’t Go Through the Old White Coat, A COLORED MAN CHANGING HIS SPOTS, Too Much Promise and Too Little Per- formance for Him. DEMOCRATS CAPTURE THE CUFFEE. White Hats, White Coats, Old Boots and Enthusiasm Everywhere, BALTIMORE, July 8, 1872. ‘The sensation in this city to-day is made dramatic by the parading of hundreds of men wearing white hats and led by bands of music. Greeley'’s friends are audacious and confident, Blanton Duncan is an old claimant before Congress for money which he alleges to be due to him on account of war dam. ages. He isahandsome man, of large and impos- ing stature, with a fine white set of teeth, and he made up his mind in 1868 that it was the business of the Kentuckians, who wanted money out of the public Treasury, to support the regular republican candidates all the time. Duncan is regarded ‘among the delegates in Baltimore as A FLIGHTY MAN, ‘with cash as the basis of his character. He sup- poses, apparently, that to heip Grant by a diversion will have the effect to pass all Southern claims. Other Kentuckians here say that if Duncan had enough sense to appreciate the force of the Gree- ley movement he would be against Grant. Mr. Van Allen, of Oswego, the great starch city, isa kindly and handsome fellow. The strong point o ail the anti-Greeley men is, that they are very handsome. Duncan is beautiful; Van Allen is mag- Rificent. Last Sunday afternoon Van Allen stood before the Carrollton Hotel and got the first oppor- tunity he has had for years to express himself against Greeley. He used the term black republi- can, with the BLACK FEROCIOUSLY EMPHASIZED, and every time he said black he looked around for applause. Applause not being forthcoming he re. peated the term with still greater emphasis, but such is the confusion of modern politics that nobody seemed to know the exciting ditference between a black republican and white republican, In the Pennsylvania delegation there isa large minority (one-third) against Greeley, making frantic efforts to break hig nomination, on the pretence that the voters of that State require to be conciliated. Mr. Getz, of Reading, capital of the Berks district, Hays that the local politics of Pennsyivanla Ave of vastly more Corisequencé than the politics of the United States, and therefore that the election of Buckalew should bé of MHS Sect that Greeley's election}, Getz, like many Pennsylvanians, is in fear of one 4 HUMAN PRETZELS OF INTERIOR PENNSYLVANIA, who are opposed to Greeley. It is very apparent that no State in the Union has less consideration than the Keystone State, and Pennsylvanians are in ‘great individual mental distress over the discovery that they are of no consequence, two-thirds of the Pennsylvanians wishing to escape the proposition that they are merely creatures of their voting clans and favorable to Greeley’s nomination. A gentle- man of that State said to me to-day :— ‘We would rather be out of Pennsylvania for four years than to be powerful init under existing political conditions. We have no conception in our State of the progressive sense of Southern and Western democrats. They have more suggestions to make every minute than we can make in a year, and we are tired of the miserable domination of our supposititions Bourbons. THR OTIO DELEGATION, forty-two strong, came to Baltimore without any hesjtation of any description and in no sense hero- Worshippers. The youngsters have carried what are now called the oldsters, and it is a strange mat- ter that out of the new Grecley movement the | ‘word youngsters has become a recognized term in the political vocabulary. Talking among the Ohio men, the notion becomes paramount that Vallan- digham, of Dayton, ts the REPRESENTATIVE MEMORY OF THIS PERIOD. The Ohio men claim thongh, some said, that Val | . ‘was mean, selfish and pernicious; yet on the whole he was the boldest spirit ever seen in Ohio politics, and that had he lived to-day the State of Ohio would have been the foremost of all the Common- wealths in the liberal movement, because he held out as long as there was honor in holding out, and stepped to the front as soon as honor was to be won Dy the liberal movement. The dilettants fellows of Ohio who are now op- posing Mr. Greeley because they did not name him at the Cincinnati Convention are snubbed by both the democratic and republican parties. ‘The Ohio ey now at Baltimore are not, like the Pennsyl- anians, Missourians or New Jersoyans, opposed to the unequivocal nomination of Mr. Gregiey. The great philosopher of Chappaqua wili RECEIVE SIX HUNDRED YOTRS for the candidacy. Al! propomacae ofa contrary sort have been hatled with ridicate, .When & man comes to a National Convention wy pont that ho is of some consequence he gen- erAlly finds a good chance to lose ait his consequen- taf convictions. Not one of the leading positions in tho vermment of the democratic party is yet awarded. If might be cheering o a good many of ! | reall) | forall 9, 1872._TRIPLE SHEET, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, our Miends to, “now that almost e' man of pre- ng he tion, Thiy. shows that C8 AND BUSINESS ARE IDENTICAL POLITH es ou ¢ Hoffman was to have — alga toiling to have both himself and Khan O, Beach absent from Albany during the dom- ination of the republican Le; are, ach was not di to had pi place. through the Pennsylvania delegation last night I found them ON THE STOOL OF VACILLATION. One of the shrewdest and best looking mep in this delegation is Henry Smith, of Lancaster, in Dutch Pennsylvania. Smith says that he of anybody being nominated, and looks in distrust to the Missouri delegation to get some comfort. The Missourians claim that they have accomplished all their purposes by the non-nominating cy. The Southern soemeaoas are listening to all the points made by the Northerners, and it is very clear that they have the best heads politically in’ this gather- ing. The HeRaLD correspondent solicited an inter- view with Mr. W. F. Coolbaugh, of , this morning, More than two hunared yot ad al- 8 r ready been promised to support Mr. Coolbaugh for the permanent chairmanship of the Convention, of which more than three-fourths were from the South, Few of tite gentlemen wi promised their aid in his behaif knew of his record; but it was understood that he represented the moneyed inter- exts of the Northwest, and that to nominate some other person who had less vested ots would make opposition among bankers and Ca) ie Mr. Coolbaugh listened to the HERALD correspond- ent with dignity and good humor aud said em- phatically that he had NO DESIRE TO FILL ANY LEADING PLACE in the general councils of the party, but, on the contrary, would take it as a matter of friendship if his admirers would use no further means under the shadow of his name, Mr. Coolbaugh is a broad. shouldered, square set, smallish man, with much modesty of demeanor. 'He said that Ne had been against Mr, Greeley’s nomination for some time, but would now give it the heartiest Sonnar ts but he had no desire to figure as a great spirit in the con- test and would rather have M’CLERNAND OR M’CORMICK, or some other Northwestern man in the place which his friends were soliciting for himself. The whole fight in the Illinois delegation is now be- tween ane Schell, of New York, and McCor- mick—thé reaper man—for permanent Chair- man. The Marylanders have urged Philip Frank ‘Thomas for temporary Chairman, with such good effect that he will probably get the place unless he desires to be quiet at the present time. I had a 1 = this morning with John A. McClernand, who wil PROBABLY BE THE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN of the Convention. He is a small man, with a big nose, hawkish oe. and vitreous kind of eye and a good deal of compact, close and grave personal management. He could not be entrapped into any position which admitted of doubt, and refused to say a word against McCormick or Coolbaugh, or any other List acy wt man from the Northwest. Mr. McClernand claims not to have been an opponent of General Grant; but asserts that Grant made a per- eonal selection of himself asa military rival, and exhausted all mean arts to do him (McClernand) injury. He does not appear to be anxious to fill any great position in the Convention, but is very earnest for Mr. Greeley and has the entire support. of the Iiinols delegation, including both Coolbaugh and McCormick, Mr. McCormick, who 1s said to be worth $10,000,000, is earnest for Mr. Greeley, who Was one of the first editors in this country to ABET THE REAVER INVENTION, Mr. McCormick Is very enthusiastic in the Greeley Movement. General MeClernand said that to his ersonal knowledge the administration had raised funds among the Illinois oMice-holders for the pur- ose of making a bolters’ nomination at Baltimore, Ie offered, whenever the HERALD correspondent had leisure, to give the names of the persons who had resolved to contribute to this cone fund. He said that he favored a straight nomination and no possum policy. Mr. Coolbaugh said that he had been persistently against Greeley’s nomination from the outstart, but that he was NOW VERY ENTHUSIASTIC for his endorsement; but between the two Panne he had taken he was not anxious to fill the per- manent chairmanship, The Pennsylvania delega- tion is altogether divided, the majority favoring a @irect nomination of Greeley, while the remainder claim that to nominate Horace would risk the suc- cess of their ticket in many Congressional districts. Many delegates say that Pennsylvania is AN DITERLY SELFISH STATE and cares nothing aout Greeley’s election, but would like to use the emonras party throughout the country for the sake of the local and Congres- sional contest. Mr. Belmont is here, accompanied by @ servant, stopping at the Mount Vernon Hotel, rivate residence turped into a hostelrie, He ms to be as earnest for Mr. Greeley as any man Mr. Milton H. No el in the Convention. ‘op, 03 Hig York State, has drawn up a resolution com) eht- ing Mr. Belmont for his faithful services at the head of the National Seramitee. REND Bish ‘AUNDERS’ SHOT. At the regular Republican Convention held in this city in April last one of the most intelligent” and conspicuous colored men of the city was chosen as an elector upon the Grant ticket for the Fourth Congressional district. To-day he wrote the following letter to the chairman of the Baltimore city delegation, declining to serve upon the ticket, and declaring for Greeley and Brown :— Bautixore, Jul, 8, 1872, Hon, Henny Stocusmpor, Chairman Baltimore City Dele- gation to late Republican Convention :— Bin Pleave accept tor yourself and colleagues from the Fourth Congressional district to late Convention of April 24,1572, my grateful thanks for the conspicuo centered by placing my name on the Grant electoral and, the furance of my: (kindly is other marks of confiden ng jay participation in, the) polities of m: State. A profound sense of duty to my race ani mands of an unselfish patriotism superjor to mere partisan Fequirements compel me 10 decline the honor and sever my connection with the Grant ring of the republican purty. 1 entertain the hope that at no distant day colored men, as American citizens, will rise superior to the apparent ifishness of their past political action, which has too often been characterized b ADHESION TO MEN INSTEAD OF DEVOTION TO PRINCIPLES, and that they will fay comprehend the sacredness ‘of the ballot and the higher duty of ney, Tis but natural that in the past colored yote: hi iy eroual consolidated within the ranks of that p instrumentality their rights were in part secured, partic. ularly when the party was itself a unit and the rights of the colgred citizen made a political sue; but now, when some of the best men and brightest spirits of that party decline to act with it and join with other cltiens in the formation of a newer aid better party with more advanced and more pr ideas, within whose ranks the rights of all men are assured, it ts an open=question whether the liberal republican party 1s not, atter all, the true republican party of the country. Now that all inen of whatever creed or political opinion accept the situa- tlon, recognize the rights of all men and guarantee their Talhtonaace, itis but fair to, suppose that the time come to permit the dead past to bury {ts dead, an Voters to come np to that comprehensive platform which, while recognizing the equity of equal rights, gives PROMISE OF PERPETUAL PEACE AND PROSPERITY to the whole country. In the coming Presidential cam- palsn Its of the last importance that colored men cust off the fetters of political vassalage, ignore the tyranny of a false and vicious party discipline, and, like “all other men, exercise their political franchise aéeording to the dictates of an enlightened and untrammelled judgment. Even were It possible for me {o remaln on your teket, { could, not, approve and abet the bitter, and tinued factional © warfar, for which = the Grant party vlan emarkable, and which 4s. @ dominant “charactertstic of that’ part, in every State in the Union. Neither would . on any ere (Ok ungratety) tag ofr ing wad hea fia lke dosg eel, erty and of equal Tights, who, by J bors vt rie ES REE A a aa aR NY Fat th gitizenship. T hi privileges of laborate COMPILATION OF INDEFINITE PROMISE. lelphia platform,and beg to suggest that ifafter eleVeh years of supremacy, and nearly to Nis vi absulue COMM or every uepestmeut OF H ‘overnment, It 18 deemed wise to be #6 prolitic in plat: form declaration, {tis Just possible that fyir yeary lohyey lease of pdwer wil) be inadequate to the full perrorma: ‘of the stupendous task marked out for the party at Phila- delphia, That complete and exact equality in the enjoy- ment of ail civil, political and public rights, without dis- crimination on aceount of face, creed. color oF previous condition of servitude, of whith the Philadelphia onvention gives assurance is' no doubt Intended as a balm for the colored voters of the country, and is sup- posed to hare great, healing influence, though a repub- ican Congress, in utter contempt of this and other pro- t con- jaye read care- fully that e! mises made at Philadelphia, adjourns and makeg no sign. Tt this Convention was the concentrated voice the re- ublican party speaking authoritatively for President ‘onuress and people it 1s incomprehensible why some of these plattorm sentiments were not at once CRYSTALLIZED INTO FEDERAL STATUTE PROVISIONS. T do not question the wisdom of this eminently capable and respectable body, nor do I doubt the sincerity of these declarations, but Lcahnot lose sight of the fact that it is perilous in the extreme to entrust these vital measures to ther and future Congrésses which may net. tn the eternal tness of things, be in consonance with ore Ehiladelphia Convention. Tdissent, also, trom the doctrine enunciated that the enivrecment of the app roprigte be 9 n to the Jat} piade by the rece endmen: Constitution od Shy by Xrusted to the hatfonal Grout gam nistration. Tf the ténure of American citizenship depends upon the success of any political party, and is necessarily jeopardized upon the periodical return of each national political contest, then that exaited right 1s more hoporary than honorable, and justead of boing an ob ect of just patriotle pride would be ‘A BOON UNSOUGHT AND OFTEN pr: when secured, Of conrse T diner widely from these absurd premises, so Antagonistic to thé géntus of our in- scitutions, and hold that the exercise of the rights and the employment of the privileges of citizenship by the colored ple of the country depends, not upon the — suecs ‘of a political part, which is oftener fraetional or eectional than nitttonal, but upon. the better sentiment, broad charity and advanced civiliza- tion of the American people asa nation, In the light of the Hmited intelligence I ain enabled to bring to bear upon the issues now before the people of the country I am constrained to see in the Philadelphia platform a con- fession of weakness, It any political party, aiter three successive terms of the administration of governmental pores: as eed of such profusion Of promise, evident ‘or the purpo: a votes to perpetuate its exist- ence, itis within the pale of possibility that THE COUNTRY WILL SURVIVE ITS DEFEAT, and go forward to the accomplishment of its high destiny without the official qual ianship of such a party. Tam pur-uaded that the Cincinnats pintgorm does not difter very widely in declaration of principles from the Phila- delphia instrament, and that all voters, of whatever po licical opinion, can stand upon it without ciple and SUPPORT THe LIBERAL By: without stultifleation, and I consider the end these candidates by gther other than the Cine! vention ag additional Tusgnes of their nece the American people. [believe itto be the dut: as the rightot every American citizen to exercise his political preroga ely and teurlessly, and ou occasion i oxpression to his sentiments, wiille caretully re woting the same duty and right in all other men, apd that, ina governinent like ours, nll effort to coutrel the political action of the eitizen by’ color, caste or sectional prejudice for individual, twctiotial or partisan aggrandize- mi sticcessitt! to rhy extent and ‘ANY con vod of time, Will Inevitably tend “to ergion of the very objects for which co-ope republican governments are formed. In the performance or this duty’ ag n utizen amd in the exerelse of this un: doubted Hight sha 1, Intmy humble sphere, advocate the obtiteration of old party lines and the sasten: ora now party, #9 composed as to wive promise of successfully ‘acritive of prin 1i¥e OF ny lems of the present and future, under DOLD AL RIGHTS bi Greeley, whose record and whole life are a suf- file guaran atthe “ae it aien will be bro. his administration, I am not unmindtul of the we insignificance of my effort in this Girection, either do Limagine for one moment that my opinions will general result; nevertheless I shall endeavor Perform my wholeduty, and shall agcept cheerfully all onseg' ws. Very respecttu W. UTSAUNDERS, 88 St. Mary's street £o0on after it was known that Saunders had writ- ten the above letter he was waited upon by a num- ber of prominent democrats, and 1s this evenin, auloying the hospitality of several of the State del- egations. Saunders, besides being one of the ablest colored men in the country, is one of the finest looking, and is said to be a very effective speaker. His services will, no doubt, be secured as an orator among the colored brethren South, The day was spent by the different delegations in the transaction of the ep routine business incident to an occasion of this kind, but there being in reality no question as to the nominations, THE BARRENNESS OF INCIDENT IS UNUSUAL. The only things tobe done are to make the Na- tional Democratic Committee, the oficers of the Convention and the three committees, and after- wards the platform and the nomination. The mem- bers of the National Committee are already selected by the different delegations, but few York has held the matter in abeyance. At the meeting of tho bear to-« the vacan- cies were filled by the selection of Mr. Purcell, of Rochester, and Mr. Warren, of Buffalo, as the extra delegates at large, and of Mr. James Brookes, ir. Eichoff and General’ Slocum to fill the places of the absentees. Mr. Delos De Wolf was made the member of the Committee on Permanent Organiza- tion, and Mr. William Cassidy on Resomtions. The temporary Chairmanship of the Convention was settled this morning by the Executive Committee, by the selection of THOMAS JEPPERSON RANDOLPH, @ grandson of Thomas Jefferson and 4 of vee blood relative of John Randolph. He is 9 very old man, being ne: ‘3 of age, but is still ‘ly eighty year possession of all his faculties unimpaired, and he will no doubt be a most competent presiding omicer, as well aa furnishing considerable dramatic ettect to the ition, He is over six feet in Leet of strong, rr it frame; the perfect type of an ol Virginia gentieman, He was the FAVORITE GRANDSON OF MR, JEFFERSON, and was left his executor and given the control of all his public and private papers, ‘and he has published since Mr. Jefferson's death, over his own name, four volumes of his works, He resides some ten miles from Charlottesville, in Albemarle county, Virginie, in one of the lovelist (ode in the Albe- marie Valley, and. although straitened in circum- stances still lives in one of the finest country resi- dences in that rich valley, and possesses one of the finest places in Virginia. He has been much in State political life, but has never accepted any pontien out of State politica, He is aman of bright intellect, and loves the quiet retirement of hishome more than the strong field of public life, and it was with great reluctance that he consented to come here and serve in the position to which he has been chosen. The question as to WHO SHALL BE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN is more unsettled now than it has been considered at any time since delegations began to arrive. The trouble has been to find a man that would be acceptable, both on account of his rec- ord as a democrat and his prominence and standing before the country. General McClernand was by far the favorite in the beginning, but his period of Tepuitempisin, ifit has not destroyed his claims, at least made them doubtful. Other names were mentioned, but none of the persons named were able to develop sufiicient strength to show. any CH of being elected, It was believed Mr. H. J. Jewett, of Ohio, would rove generally acceptable, but on inquiry it was found he had not arrived, and is not likely to attend tps Convention: This evening it was announced aa ‘MR. THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, of Indiana, would be here in the morning. Immedi- ately there was a hart ig | feeling in favor of making Ly the President of the Convention. There is a ig dificulty in the way, owing to the fact that he is not a delegate. This is not an insurmountable obstacle ifthe feeling which has sprung RR in his favor asserts itself in a positive form, ir. Hen- dricks’ own feelings will have much to do with this matter, and the chances are decidedly in favor of his’ yieldmg to what seems to be the general = wish. If ho should not be the permanent chairman the __ contest will be very warm between General McClernand and ex-Senator Doolittle. The Mlinois delegation selected the former this morning as their candi- date, and will press him vigorously against Doo- littid, With Hendricks out of the Convention and out of me way, the chances are strongly in McUler- nand’s favor, but the result is by no means certain, though at a late hour to-night everybody. is talking Hendricks most vigorously. sari} this morning considerable feeling was mani- fested__ by he _ diserent aut gations qn the uestio! te e or ect homination, and ie ory at the tluié tearéd that con- siderable difficulty would soon grow out of this uestion. The Missouri delegation, which headed the faction asking endorsement and not nomiza- tion, seemed a little violent in their demands, and were supposed to represent thé wishes of the Blairs, if not of Gratz Brown. They HELD A MEETING BARLY and entered into along discussion of the subject, and had with them several prominent gentiemen of other Brag itctiory upon whose suggestions a committee of three was finally aj ponies from this delegation, consisting of Colonel Brodhead (to whom Frank Blair wrote his famous letter in 1868) Mr. Hyde, of the Missouri Republican, and Colonel Vest, to confer with a similar committee from other delegations as to the best manner in which Mr. Greeley could be brought before the Convention. This meeting was held, and although strenu- ous opposition to @ direct nomination was made by the Missouri delegation, as well as by apart of the Pennsylvania delegation and one or two from the West, California, and less than half a dozen scattering from other delegations, it was decided that a direct and unequivocal nomina- tion of Mr. Greeley was THE ONLY ROAD TO SUCCESS. For a time it was believed that this action of the Committee of Conference might cause some little disturbance in¢the Convention, but later in the day ft became apparent that the noisy element had been stopped by the whippers in, and that there woul be no Dien to the direct nomination of Cincinnati nominees. The Pennsylvania delegation is, with the exception of that from Delaware, verte the only delegation ip the Convention from which any opposition to Mr. Greeley'’s nomination will be expected. In their meeting to-day there has been considerable loud talking, and ALDERMAN MACMULLAN, who leads the opposition to Mr. Greeley, declares that his side of the question must have a show, and although he would support Mr. Greeley if nominated, he was opposed to his nomi- nation, and declared for a astraight-out democratic candidate, naming, as his preference, either Hancock or Judge Thomson. In the Indiana delegation there was great unanimity and no dis- cord whatever. Mr. Niblack was continued as the deiegate for that State upon the National Execu- tive Committeé, and his name has been mentioned for the chalrmansiiD of that body. A resolution introduced structing the chairman of the delegation _to resent a& resolu- tion to the Convention «declaring it the policy of the democratic party to make Mr. Gresley and the Cincinnati platform their nom- d ™, In Depry every other delega- ince and platior®. In y guy ver ’ eth sentiment was found tion which had a meéting this sei ratte Rel Wi to be universally approved of, an » Ci Biuered a settled westion that Mr. frgeley ibe either the unequivocal nominee of the National Democratic Convention to-morrow or in nowise thelr representative. §n the Ohio deleestios Mere equal puanimlts ag im tne Indiind deleg 10. Mi. Jona . Thomson, the present member of the National Executive Committee, was continued and a general ae for a straight-out nomination of Mr. Greeley largely prevailed. In the Illinois del- egation General J. A. McClernand was made their chairman, and that a aa voted unanimously and recommended him to the Convention for the position of permanent President. This delegation also declared for o straight-out nomination, The Kentucky delegation was also _ EQUALLY EMPHATIC IN YTS DECLARATION for Mr. Greeley, but names no member for the Na- tional Committee, The West Virginia delegation found two among its number who were opposed to his nomination but favored his endorsement, but | the delegation will vote aa a unit jor Mr. Greeley. Colonel John Blair Hoge, of Malmesbury, one of the | ablest lawyers aud rising young men of the State, was mentioned as tueir representative on the Na- | tional rallye, Yonmittee. Mr. Alverton Capon | wad also designated as the Vice President from that State. The Virginia delegation had its meeting to-day and declared emphatically for an | unequivocal endorsement of the Cincinnati pizi. form and nominees. They did not name their men for the various positions in the Couvéntion, but iil doso to-morrow morning, Other delegations rom the South were Biially ‘as emphatic in their declaration 44 flat of Virginia, except that from Alubama, th which TWO DISSENTERS WERE FOUND, The delegations from ihe Eastern States were also for a straight-out nomination, and so instructed their chairman. The little delegation trom Dela- ware held a meeting this evening and proposes to try and stem the tide, and its members will to-mor- row vote and speak in favor of a straight-out demo- cratic nomination, Senator Bayard jeading in the fight against Mr. Greeley. It 1s also stated that Ore- on is divided upon the question of nomination, ‘he question of a platform has been considerably discussed, but it is believed the Cincinnati platform will be adopted without modification, THE OFFICE-HOLDERS’ QUI VIVE. WASHINGTON, July 8, 1872, The government employés in the departments are manifesting unusual interest in the Baltimore Con- vention, and to a large number nothing short of the result of the November election in favor of Grant wiil quiet their fears of being turned out of office. “If Greeley 18 nomtnated do you think he will be elected is the question which the earnest advo- cates of civil service reform are unable to answer. The city 1a deserted, No less than two thousand excursion tickets have been sold over the Washing- ton branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The trains from the South come filled with zealous ad- yocates of anything to-beat Grant. No one mant- Flanders, grew beryous wader ifn i feats tug alightost Interest iy the Pluladelphia noml- JULY nees, a8 far as ontward demonstration can indi. cate, and in the whole District there are not more than three serapelen Err unfurled, The main interest of the Congressional Committee ia now centred on North Carol De and every effort will be made to carry the State for the republican party in August. MEETING OF THE BOURBONS | The Anti-Greeley Gathering at the Maryland Institute. ‘ —_—_—_—__——— How the Mecting Was Called and How Many | Responded—Seventy-eight Men There, the Bolters Included—South Carolina in Dramatic Greeting to the Keystone State—Horace Greeley Arraigned and Indicted Before the South— A Southern Sketch of His Public Career. BALTrMong, July 8, 1872, Away down East Baltimore street is the Mary- land Institute building. Half way up the first story is @ marble inscription showing the altitude reached by the great Jones’ Falls flood, which a few years since inundated the lower portion of the city. Baltimoreans claim that it is the clearest hall in this country. It is as broad as Pearl street in width, and as deep as from Broadway to Mercer street in length. There are no pillars in it, and the view from the Baltimore street entrance when the stage is removed is one vast auditorium, capable of accommodating many thousand people. Over- hanging galleries surround it, which are capable of accommodating one-third as many auditors as the main floor. POLITICAL REMINISCENCES OF THE PLACR. It was in this hall that the Convention of 1860 met which nominated John ©, Breckinridge, and from which the Douglas bolters left to nominate | the Little Giant at the Front Street Theatre near by. Baltimore. The Know Nothing Conventions of the city and the adjacent country were held within its walls, The buildings of the first hook and ladder company of the ola volunteer fire organization are | pas ‘The contiguous streets | within half a block of it. have been the scenes of many bloody encounters which will live forever in the local history of the Monumental City. Innumerable State, county and municipal conventions have been convoked therein, “RACH STEP FROM SPLENDOR TO DISGRACE.” But the first and grandest national farce that ever occurred to disgrace this historic spot reached its culmination to-day. The anti-Greeleyites had advertised their intention to meet at the Institute at noon. Blanton Duncan, of Kentucky; Judge | Flanders, of New York, and Delegate Van Allen, of | the latter State, were the prime movers of the oc- | casion. There was no lack of previous notice, but the expected crowd was not forthcoming. At ten | o'clock Judge Sherwoood, of Connecticut, with Judge Flanders and several others, inspected the hall and made the necessary arrangements for the meeting at noon. They were even then astonished to find that very few outsiders or insiders gave evidence of sympathy with the pros- pective bolt, Judge Sherwood, particularly, was nervous about the prospects of the undertaking and very anxious to explain that the movement had commenced too late. “The truth is,” said he, “that this Greeley movement has swamped or overflowed the masses of our party, but if we had commenced soon enough we could have swayed the tide. It is too late now, however, and we must do the best we can in an humble way to save the party from destruction.” tess aa? prove " ft SEA BY MYSEL¥,’? tage \d half hours éped and still no one came to give encouragement. At half-past eleven a few journalists strolled in, and at twelve o'clock noon, when the Convention should have met, about thirty of that protession were present, In a few moments afterwards, however, Duncan, of Kentucky, appeared, in company with Judge Flanders, Delegate Van Allen and Mr. Ledley, of Tiinois, Duncan knows everybody and everybody knows Dancan. Consequently he was the centre of attraction for the moment, Everybody asked Dun- can why the Convention did not assemble. After consultation with Judge Flanders Duncan replied, saying that “‘the present occasion was in- tended merely for private consultation, and not as @ public demonstration.” Judge Flanders added that “the advertisement calling a conventiou was unauthorized.” COUNTING THE HEADS, In the meantime Van Allen had counted noses, and found only eight bolters present, of which Dun- can was the only legitimate delegate to the regular Convention. Aiter further delay Van Allen called the assemblage to order, and nominated Judge Flanders as chairman. At this juncture there were forty journalists present, eight bolters, and about thirty citizens of Baltimore, who had dropped in casually, : HEAR THE CHATR. Flanders made a speech, upon taking the Chair, | rehearsing the iniquitles, from a Bourbon stand Vege of the present administration, and decrying ir. Greeley not only as “the enemy of his race, but | as the enemy in tn bit Subsequently Judge Sherwood was elected Sec- retary, and had either the good sense or discretion hot to make a speech, Meanwhile a person who rejoiced in the name | of Edward F. Stokes, from South Carolina, got the floor, and harangued the assemblage tor some time on the duty of the democratic arty to preserve the constitution unimpaired and the certainty that Horace Greeley would de- stroy it.” He is described by those who know him asa half-crazed person who travels through his State in a wagon beating a base drum, over which he floats the epi ornte Banner and another flag, which he has himself invented, to represent the principles of the democratic party. His friends have on several occasions tried to capture bim for the purpose oh onan his rhetorical parce jn an asylum and have failed. As he progressed with | his speech he grew warm gud dramatic to such an | extent that turning around he approached Mr. Somes M, Sweeney, an old gentleman from Penn- sylvania, and forced upon bim his hand, exclaim- ing “South Carolina thus greets Pennsylvania.” fhe outsiders enjoyed this exhibition more than those diregtly interested, and the chairmen, Judge uction, particular of the democratic | Fux SHEA water Stokes’ remarks elicited such rounds of abplause, however, irom the irreverent crowd present that | he continued, and it was with difilculty that he was finally choked off, When he had resumed his seat aoe Duncan took the floor, with a resolution foi thé appoint. ment of a committee of ten to prepare a@ plan of permanent organization. It was an unfortunate and unguarded moment when Dyncg choge Fen aa the nu ber Of his com- mitteé, lor there Were only elgit bolters present. Nevertheless Duncan made a speech very brief and pointedly appropriate to the occasion, which struck the Keynote of Sonthern opposition to Mr. Greeley. He not only arraigued Greeley for his abolition record and opposition to the democratic party, but quoted from his Tribune newspaper editorials to show that he had sustained and praised General Butler’s famous order No, 28, issued at New Opleays, which is generally known as the “womah order,” aud in which southern wo- men that might have insulted Union soldiers are dgperibed as “prostitutes... anit! 4 ntl The Baltimoreahs and others present who op- posed Greeley’s nomination greeted this portion of | us Ww | agninst us, in at their homes, but are derided by their oppo people. as irresponsible and unrepresentative WANT OF UNION. . If they were united on any definite policy they might pear accomplish some serious result, but they are divided within themselves. some of them advocate the nomination of Charles Sumner for President and seine Groesbeck for Vice President, With this object In view they have caused to be pened a number of slips, which have been distributed freely about town, $f the letter signed ‘Jetfersonian Democrat,’ and printed origivaily in the Springfleld Repudtican of June 18. BOURBON HiSTORY OF GRERLEY'S LIFE. Another circular has also been distributed, signed ‘Bourbon Democrat,” which rehearses Greeley’s life as follows:— For thirty-five years Mr. Greeley has been the bitterest and most unconipromising enemy and oppenent of the democratic party, and, through the power of the 1 ibune newspaper, has stricken blow after blow against our principles, ‘and every cherished Institution of the south, which have assisted more than any other agency to bring about the defeats of our party for the last twelve years. ‘The English language possessed no vile epithet, no scurr!l- it Mr. Greeiey has not applied to us and our Ror has common decency controlled his pen when writing he high born and virtuous women of the South, our own mothers, daughters, sisters and wives. The face of any Southern delegate who could honor Mr. Greeley with his vote should tingle with ¢ sm when he returns to his iamily and informs them that he has nominated their traducer and vilifler for the highest office within the gift of the people. With tmpuntty and indignity has assailed us in gaz, most vulnerable motives them before public, | mete dishonorable intentions he purest motives of our wisest and most patriotic lead- ers. Five years ago he commenced his shrewd, foxy and crafty candidacy by a ‘of unmitigated dema- goxety in. journeying to d and himselt the bail bond of Jefferson Davis. This act is In live: fontrast with the expression of his own pen as appear in the Trdvune November 26, 1860, which read qs tollows, ‘When the rebellious traitory are overwhelmed in ld, and scattered like leaves before an angry it’ no! return to peacs they must find poverty at ‘ation in the anxtous eyes of mothers and the rags iidren."s He might have added that all the malmed nied Shongh ¢ nquered, must look from their remain- ne leg or arm upon the sad picture of their family fire- sides made desolate more by Horace Greeley than any other one man in the whole ‘country; and now he comes amon has spent all the eneryies of his whole lite the language ‘of the New York World of the ‘of last'month, and asks that we adopt him as our party chief, His nomination would be a complete al ment of principle, @ surrender of arly which could never be resuscitated. What cratic party fo Rope. for in the event of Greeley’s nomina- tion and election? If it ix thought by any that the patronage of such an Peg rat ha woyld livided with the de- mocratie party; let them be undecelved. nm our paraded ane the to ferin; viz. :—' the fel it m hom see p | of cl His first dut; call around him in a Cabinet those who first im prominence at Cincinatti, and none would be ed to office who had not in’ past years been in | | the influence of th lle, A This hall, in fact, 18 the political historle spot in | minp “an establishment in white | milion’ ot dollars re sympathy with the tone and sentiment of the Zioune Newspaper. Moreover, the cee ete! has. existed, been kept alive, in the North and West by Tt ix natural to hment, in which there is half a Invested, whose owner has had a life. | Jong pride in its very ite, existence and prosperity, would forsake the creed of so long a tine and be permitied to die | for the wantof patronage, which it would lose it Mr, Greeley should select office-holders from the democratte y.” What John Tyle y xo would edley be to the de ‘ow Johnson served the republican party so would nerve the demoeratic party, should tie be elected. [tis claimed thac as tlourishe jose that an establis | Greeley can carry New York and Pennsylvania, and no ancan's speech with demoustrations of aston- ished approval. The resolution to appoint a com- mittee of ten was adopted, and, pending the fran- tic effort of Van Allen to find ten men among the cight delegates present who were willing to serve thereon, Judge Sediey, of Tinois, was called upon to fill up the time. PERSONAL EXPERIP! He soon developed the fact thas had been dis- appointed In bis ambition to serve as a delegate to the regular Convention, and subsequently related several anecdotes about his immediate and per- sonal connection with Stephen A, Douglas, which served to add importance to his presence, The meeting, or convention, then adjoarned to meet again to-morrow, or at the cail of the Chairman, AT WORK AND ACTIVE 01 Opponents to Mr. Greeley’s nomin by no means idie, Although t work has been done in adesultory and ineifective werk they have been very active, although not very id, in urging their claims in every quarter. They find, however, that the programme of this.Convention has been more fei fixed in advance of its meeting, | than was that of the Philadelphia Convention, ‘There were at Philadelphia many questions of issue regarding the platform and an earnest rcnee over the nomination for Vice President. Here In Baltimore, however, everything has been cut and dried beforehand, even to the dry and theoretic planks of the platform. Judge Flanders, LF been his Te regardin; this point, say: @ ought to have commence right after the Cincinnati Convention. Others atlys” should have been here on the Fourth of uly. VASTLY PUZZLED. In fact, the bolters are at sea regarding past as well as future policy in opposition to Mr, Greeley, How much strength they represent 1s & matter of 5 Es jon have been | democrat can, During all his editorial life he has constantly been Waging war against leading individuals in both these States, and many leading politicians are hoping that. he may be nominated that they may revenge themselves Ausiinst him at te eleciion. What the democratic, party wantis a straight out democrat for each office from dif- ferent partsof the country. The disaffected republicans ould rally with us and a sure victory would be ours Should this Convention nominate Mr. Greeley all true lemocrats will be invited to remain here and make the preliminary arrangements for the nomination of demo- cratic candidates, and placing before the people a demo- ¢ratic platform, that our party may be saved adisgracetul humilinddon of compromising with 4 sorehead faction and taking one of them as our leader, ANOTHER DOCUMENT The most effective and most widely circulated of all these documents, however, was prepared by Judge Ledley, of Springfield, Il., who was the intl- mate personal friend of Judge Douglas, and is Well known In his immediate section as a leading democratic politician, A number of signatures | have already been obtained to the paper, some of which are of safcient importance to attract na- tional attention, WHAT THE CIRCULAR SAYS. The circular is as follows,— We, the undersigned, having an abiding faith in the principles of democracy as oxpounded by Jefferson and jadison and maintained and successfully carried out b} Monroe, Jackson and other. eminent. stitemen and. par riots, from the first organization of the party in 1798 down. to the year 1860,do most solemnly protest against the treasonable designs of a gang of office-seck- ers, claiming 9 democrats, transferring us ke 80 many voting — cattle iv 0 the support of a few disppolnted gore-head radicals. And we do pledge ourselves that In no event will we yote for the worst enemy of our time-honored principles, the notorious Horace Greeley. And we do furtl selven to vote for a straight democratic permitted to have that glorious opportunity, A her pledge our- Pir ive'nre Greeley’s Majority Over Grant—A Prelude to the Railroad Car Canvass. GREENBRIER WuITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Va., July 8, 1572. The greatest anxiety prevails here among the guests as to the action of the Baltimore Convention, which meets to-morrow. It is the chief subject of discussion, and is canvassed in every possible shape. As is usual, there is a large number of Southern politicians among the company, and nota few from the North. The point upon which the people seemed to be exercised was the probable endorsment of the nomination of Greeley and Brown, or whether an attempt would be made to nominate a straight-out democratic ticket. The latter proposition had but few supporters, but in the afternoon the Presidential fever had reached such a pitch that it was resolved to take an informal ballot of the guests upon the subject. This scheme met with general favor, as_ many believed it would furnish an index to the national! vote in November next. All the Southern States, from Texas to Maryland, including Arkansas and Missouri, are represented, while a large number of visitors are here from New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Ohio, Ilit- nols and Indiana. Besides the quests, there are 800 male negro servants, all of whom are voters. None were perinitted to vote except those legally enti- tied to that privilege. At eight P.M. the ballots were counted by a committee with the following result:—White ‘vote—Greeley. and Brown, 353; Grant and Wilson, 23; opposed to both, 87; Wood- hull and Douglass, 8; total white vote, 416. Negro vote—Greeley and Brown, 46; Grant ‘and Wilson, 249; total negro vote, 295. Recap!tulatton—Greeley and Brown, 899; Grant and Wilson, 272; opposed to both, 37; Woodhull and Douglass, 8. The result of supporters of the white-coated Philosopier. MR. GREELEY’S MOVEMENTS. Mr. Greeley breakfasted with his only brother-in- law, John F, Cleveland, at No, 12 Cottage place, yesterday, after which ue took the Bleecker street cars for the Tribune oifce. It was stockholders’ day at the Tribune, and the old gentleman, although no longer on the paper, holds to his stock in the concern as the most precious material treasure he possesseg next to his family. He climbed the rickety Tribune stairs up to the fourth floor, and safely navigated the knotty and well-worn floor into Whitelaw Reid's room, where the stockholders’ meeting was held. This is the second occasion only on which Mr. Greeley has presented himself in the editorial rooms since his’ némiiation.” ‘The Fé- porters in thg city department were somewhat astonished to ee once again the old familiar form, Some of them evince: a desire to cheer him, bat were restrained by thelr fellows, willie others stuck their heads close to their desks {n the evident fear that the “Boss” would think they were lazy. Tommy, the office boy, was apparently divided between his instructions to admit no one except those con- nected with the paper to Mr. Reid's rooms, un they sent ip their cards first, and his reverence for his former chief, He stood squarely in the path of the veteran and glared wonderingly at him; but the resolute stride of the Presidential candidate overawed Tommy, and he finully stepped out. of the way and let bis chief pass unchallenge Mr. Greeley looked as if he might be in @ strange ovice, On entering Reid’s room he m ically looked at a few proofs and articles In manu pt, and even yentured to make a suggestion regarding the schedule for the next day, but checked himself be- fore he had gone far enough to interfere matert- ally with the management of the sheet, After the meeting Mr. y rode to the Lin- coin Club, where he spent the rest of the day recelv- ing a few friends, and Reo | and answering let- ters, Among the visitors were Horace White, of the Chicago Tribune, and Henry Watterson, of the Louisville Courier-Journal, At the headquarters, Glenham Hotel, the day assed away quietly, The host of visitors wio Frequent the rooms are away at Baltimore, aud the jull there is of that depressing kind that usually pre- cedes the storm. Colonel alten Ladin Rane to the Baltimore Convention Major Staples is left in charge. Among the distinguished visitors who called yester- day were Assemblyman W. W. Niles, of Fordham; Colonel BE. BE. F., Williamson, of Lote A. Kam sey Mininger, of Pittsburg; Colonel William M, Grosvenor, of Missouri; Professor J, F, Jackson, of the Military Institute at Tarrytown; Genoral Carlos Butterfield and Henry Watterson of Louisville. Colonel Grosvenor states that Missouri will give 70,000 for Greeley and Brown, and thinks that Tilinois is not hopelessiy for Grant, It only re- quires judicious canvassing to win over a very strong élement in Grant's own State. “I see,” said he, “that boiters’ party is, trying to get up another sensation in Baltimore. They want something to bolt from. I tell you soy ut, in bolts. Why, hang ood.” ‘a clr own Mere eaation oF . private source Was received at the headquarters that Willlam 8, Groesbeck had 2 not considered it worth while to deciine the speculation, They claim to exert a great induence | bolters’ nomination, as he considered it, in Toodle's ee eee dee er team among the | eq, and it is believed that at least one-half of the ame i A A A i phtasé, “Of no conseqnence.” He does not poge to put himself outside the Ifmits at Baltimore, The Glenham headquarters is preparing @ nunt- ber of festive adornments in view of the endorses ment at Baltimore. Two large pictures of the can. didates are hung upon the wall, a crayon sketch of the Philosopher, published by Theodore Tuton, {4 nailed to another wall; while a ver, be . P. Shaw, photograph of the old gentieman, by r., adorns the mantelpiece. THE QUAKERS ON THE MARCH, PHILADELPHIA, July 8, 1872. , The Americus and the Keystone Democratic clubs started to-day for Baltimore to attend the Democratic Convention, Each club was accom- Rants by @ band of musicians, The. Keystone lub will oppose Greeley and favor the nomination of a straight democratic ticket, THE LIBERAL PRESS, There is authority for stating that the proposed convention of representatives of the “liberal” press during the session of the National Democratic Con- vention at Baltimore has been abandoned, WASHINGTON. Release of Dr. Houard by the Spanish Government. OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FROM MADRID, The Property Confiscated in Cuba To Be Restored. Appropriations foe the Fiscal Year. 972. Wasutnaton, July 8, 1 Dr: Houard Released and His Property Restored by Spain. A brief despatch from General Sickles was re- ceived at the State Department to-day, re- porting that after a protracted correspondence, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs haa informed him that the government had ordered the release of Dr. Houard, and the restoration of his property. The welcome news was at once telegraphed to Secretary Fish and the President. ‘The full particulars are not yet Known, as Minister Sickles has acted wholly on the instructions taken out by himself on his return from this country to Madrid, and has troubled the authorities here with but two brief despatches on the subject—the first several days ago, announc- ing that the Spanish government had decided to set Dr. Houard at liberty, and the other: the telegram received to-day. So far as the situation is understood by the Department of State, however, it is believed that this government has carried every material point advanced in behalf of its right of intervention, and that Dr. Houard is released on the ground of his American citizenship and the illegality under our treaty with Spain, of his trial by an extraordinary tribunal. In a despatch from Long Branch it was stated that the President in conversation to-day acknowledged the receipt of the intelligence from this city, and seemed pleased and gratified at the action of the Spanish goveru- ment. Appropriations tor the Fiscal Year. The following is the official exhibit of the regu lar appropriation bills for the present fiscal year, beginning with July 1:— For legislative, executive and judicial . expenses of government for 1672 73.. pet ded “4 For pensjons for 1872 73..... For naval expenses for 1872 73. 28,560,615 32 For army expenses for 1872 73. 5 For postal expenses for 1872-'73....... $28,600,201 84 For coasular and diplomatic expenses for 1872-'73.. seeeseeeees sees 1,219,659 00 For Military Academy expenses for 1872-'73... . 826,161 32 For fortification expense: (32,036,000 00 For riversand harbors for t872- +» 5,276,700 10 For Indians, treaty stipulations and otherwise for 1872-'75.. 6,349,462 24 For sundry civil expenses of the gov- ernment for 1872-'73......++ 22,530,302 85 Total........ sees eee eeee 4 ¢$162,268,872 16 The suuz recommended for appropriation from all sources was $193,495,057, and the amount appro- priated is nearly nine millions less than last year. The yearly running expenses of the government are now reduced to (omitting interest on the public debt, tne payment of pensions and of other unusual and extraordinary expenditures growing out of the exigencies of the late war) about ong; hundred and twenty-five million dollars, about one-sixth of the annual expenditures of the half decade immediately succeding the war, The Applications for Postal Cards. , | ‘The Post Office Department will next week ade, - vertise for proposals for furnishing fifty million ¢ postal cards, authorized under the recent act of Congress, with the option of increasing tne num- - ber to one hundred million, Letters are daily re- ceived at the department asking when the cards will be ready. New York merchants have made appll- cations for over two millions, which are to be used ag advertising cards. Firms in Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and in fact all the large cities have similar requests first lot will be immediately disposed of to corpor- ations and business houses, to be used as a cheap means of advertising- Surgical Statistics from Marine Hospt~ tals. The Treasury Department has decided to call upon surgeons in charge or attending the marine hospitals for specific reports of all surgical opera- tions performed at thelr hospitals, with a statement of when erysipelas, pxohwmia, or gangrene supervened in connection with the number of years the building has been used as @ hospital. Itis thought that the generalization ot the facts obtained will result in obtatning informa- tion invaluable to the surgical professlott. Payment of the Stafford Claim, The injunction which was granted in the case of William Coleman against Sarah H. Stafford having heer, dissolved, that lady to-day received her money ($8,000) from the Treasury Department. Mrs, Stafford, it will be remembered, fainted in the House gallery at the last session, when her clalm was passed, creating quite @ sensation, Hliness of Assistant Postmaster Skinner. General St. John B, L. Skinner, who was formerly for seventeen years First Assistant Postmaster General, was stricken with paralysis on Saturday, and is now in avery critical condition. General Skinner is seventy years of age. Examiners for the Torpedo Service. Rear Admiral John Rodgers has been appointed President, Commodore John ©, Howell, Capt. A. ©. Rhind, Commanders Robert F. Bradford, and D. L. Braine, members ofa Board for the purpose of witnessing the examination of the classes of officers now under instructions in the use and manufacture of torpedoes, Lieutenant ¢ mmander Joseph D. Marvin has been appointed Recorder to the Board. LIZZIE GARRABRANT. The Court of Pardons in Session at Tren= ton=Probability of the Commutation of the Death Penalty in Lizzie’s Case. TRENTON, N. J., July 8, 1872. ‘The Court of Pardons adjourned at half-past ten o'clock to-night, to meet to-morrow morning at half-past nine. There is lit Ue possibility of finding out what Is actually done until the session closes; which will be to-morrow morning before eleven o'clock. All the members are pledged to secrecy, but the opinion in well informed circles is that the death penalty will be commuted in the case of Liz- aie Garrabrant, but that is not oMcial. EXPERIMENT WITH ROAD ENGINES FOR OANALS. Aupany, N. Y., duly 8 1872, ‘The trial of the road steamer for towing canal boats has been postponed until Wednesday, the 1th instant, When it will take place on the cauad between this city and west Troy.